Task 1. Read the dialogue Прочти диалог и выполни задания. Tour guide: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! And welcome to this fantastic tour of London by bus. My name’s Greg and I’m your guide on our tour of London. As you can see, we’re on an open-top bus, so you can see all the attractions from your seat and you don’t need to walk anywhere.
Tourist 1: I have a question.
Tour guide: Yes?
Tourist 1: Do you have extra umbrellas? I mean, if it rains a lot.
Tour guide: Err, no, we don’t have any extra umbrellas, but don’t worry, I’m sure the rain will stop soon. Right, OK, so where are we going on our wonderful tour? Well, the tour takes two hours and we are going to visit all the famous sites. First we’ll see Madame Tussauds, the museum with wax models of famous people and celebrities, and then we’ll drive along the most famous shopping street in the world, Oxford Street. After that we’ll see the famous clock Big Ben and The Houses of Parliament. As we drive along the river you’ll see the popular attraction, the London Eye, from which you can see the whole city on a sunny day. Then we’ll see Tower Bridge and the famous Tower of London before arriving at Buckingham Palace, just in time for a cup of tea with the Queen.
Tourist 2: Is that included in the tour? A cup of tea with the Queen?
Tour guide: Err, well, no, not exactly, but there’s a lovely café near the palace where you can get a cup of tea.
Write out three places that the tour guide will visit first: 1) ….2)….3)…. (3 points)
Choose the right option.\ Выбери верный ответ
4. Oxford Street is a famous street for…
A) Drinking tea
B) Eating
C) Taking pictures
D) Shopping
5. The Queen lives at …
A) Tower of London
B) Tower Bridge
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Big Ben (2 points)
Reading
Task 2. Read the text about fast food. Прочти текст и выполни задания.
Fast food
How did the hamburger become the most popular, most typical American food?
It got its name from the German town of Hamburg, which was famous for its steak. German immigrants to the United States introduced the “hamburger steak”. McDonald’s sells hamburgers, one of the world’s most famous fast food restaurants.
You can find them in Japan, Germany, Panama, Guatemala, Australia, Portugal, Hong Kong and even Moscow. In fact, there are 13,000 in 120 countries.
What makes American fast food so popular?
Lee Cho, a South Korean, says: “I often go to McDonald’s. It’s clean, less expensive than other restaurants and saves time.”
Natalia Petrova, a girl from Moscow, says “I find the hamburgers very tasty”.
Older people are very critical of this sort of food. Lots of young people in the USA are overweight and parents blame these high-calorie foods that their children eat in large quantities.
Mark sentences as True or False.
1. The hamburger is originally American. [1]
True False
2. People can eat hamburgers anywhere around the world. [1]
True False
3. Older people are critical of fast food. [1]
True False
Write answers. ответь на вопросы
4. Who took the hamburger to the United States of America? [1]
5. Why do people go to McDonald’s? [1]
Total [5]
Writing. Task 3. ответь на вопросы о себе.
Write about yourself, answer these questions:
1) What is your favorite holiday?
2) What do you like to do on the holidays?
3) Who do you usually spend the holidays with?
4) What is your parent's favorite holiday?
5) Do you think holidays are important? Why?
