Відкрий дужки Which is the largest country in Europe? (France, Britain, Ukraine, Germany) Which is the largest country in the world? (The USA, China, India, Russia) Which country has the biggest population? (India, the USA, China) Which is the biggest of the animals? (an elephant, a hippo, a whale) Which animal is the best friend of men? (a cat, a dog, a hamster) Which is the tallest animal in the world? (an elephant, a giraffe, a horse) Which is the fastest animal in the world? (a horse, a cheetah, a lion) Which is the biggest wild cat in the world? (a lion, a tiger, a lynx, a cheetah)

1. Peter (was reading) by the fireplace when the door ( opened) and the maid (entered). The cook (followed) her. 2. When the mother (satisfied) herself that the children (were sleeping) peacefully in their beds, she (took) out the Christmas presents and carefully ( put) them into the stockings which (were hanging) at the beds. 3. If you ( ring) me up tomorrow, I (will tell) you all about it. 4. The lesson (has not yet begun), and the children (are talking) loudly in the corridor. 5. I (have lived) in St. Petersburg since 1991. 6. By the fifteenth of January the students (had passed) all the examinations. 7. The students (had written) the paper by dinner-time. 8. They (had been sailing) down the river for many hours before they ( came) to the village. 9. I (have not been) to my home town for five years. 10. The rain (had stopped) by the time we ( reached) home. 11. The message (arrived) five minutes after he (had left) the house. 12. It (was) nearly eleven o'clock when we ( began) doing this work. 13. At last the reply from my grandmother (had come), and my mother (told) me that she (would come) soon. 14. Here you (are) at last! I (have been waiting) for you for twenty minutes. Aren't you ashamed?

Лето – потрясающая пора. Я с большим нетерпением ожидала каникул, и вот наконец они настали.

В первую неделю каникул я вместе с ребятами из художественной школы ходила на пленер. Мы там изображали цветы, деревья, траву, и много чего еще. После пленера я несколько раз ездила в деревню. Мы ездили туда всей семьей, чтобы оказать бабушке с дедушкой. Иногда я оставалась в деревне ночевать. А когда возвращалась домой, то навещала подружек и ходила с ними гулять.

А потом началась знойная пляжная пора. Мы с сестрой почти ежедневно ездили на пляж, где купались и загорали.

Увы... Лето промчалось очень быстро! И уже снова пора в школу.