You are going to read some facts about Scotland. Four paragraphs have been removed. Choose from A–G the one which fits each gap (13– 18). There is one extra paragraph which you don’t need to use.
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The name “tattoo” has an interesting origin. Traditionally the soldiers were told to return to the living quarters each night by a beat of the drum which sounded like “tat-too”.
The word “clan” means “family” and the great clans of the 16th and 17th centuries were really like big families, ruled by powerful chiefs. (13) __ .
Many people in Scotland have the name McDonald or McKenzie. “Mac” means “son of” and people with this name feel they belong to the same family or clan. Common boys’ names are Angus, Donald or Duncan, and girls’ names are Morag, Fiona or Jean. The national dress of Scots is the kilt, which was originally worn by men.(14) __ .The wearing of tartans (coloured checks) is traditional in Scotland. (15) __25th January is celebrated by Scotsmen all over the world, as it is the birthday of Robert Burns. (16) __ .During the festival pipe music is played, traditional dress is worn and traditional meal is eaten. (17) __ . Many Scottish people still use some Scottish words when they speak English. For example, “wee” means small as in “wee laddie” — small boy. (18) __ . If someone answers your questions with “aye” they are agreeing with you, because “aye” means “yes”.
A. People also recite poems by their favourite poet.
B. Sometimes there were battles between different clans but nowadays the McDonalds, the McKenzies and the Campbells all live in peace with each other.
C. Originally, it was worn as a long piece of cloth thrown over the shoulders.
D. There are still old people in faraway corners of Scotland who speak Gaelic.
E. It is a skirt with a lot of folds.
F. A “bonnie lass” is a pretty girl and a “bairn” is a young child.
G. The festival is called Burns Night.
В задание говорится зачеркнуть неправильные предложения. Задание на знание Past Simple и неправилтных глаголов. Объясню какие варианты правильные, какие нет:
1. fighted - неправильно, пр.вр. глагола to fight - fought. Соответственно правильный второй вариант.
2. Did you catch - правильно,
did you caught - неправильно, вс глагол Did ( пр. вр. гл. to do) и так указывает на время, после него основной глагол применяется в форме настоящего времени.
3. Первое предложение неправильное, т.к. глагол run - в времени будет - ran (3 формы: run, ran, run). На время указывает обстоятельство времени Last week - на неделе.
4. Здесь правильное первое предложение, второе неправильное, т.к время глагола to leave - left (ушел).
5. Первое правильное didn’t tell, второе нет . После did или didn’t используем основной глагол в настоящем времени.
Объяснение:
It is summer. Mother duck has got six eggs. Five eggs break and five yellow ducklings come out. But the sixth egg doesn’t break. "Oh dear! This egg is very big," says mother duck. Later, the sixth egg breaks. A big grey duckling comes out. "Oh no! This duckling is ugly!" shouts mother duck. "Come on, ducklings. Let’s go and visit the hen," says mother duck. She looks at the ugly duckling and she says, "Walk behind your brothers and sisters. I don’t want anybody to see you. You’re ugly!" The ugly duckling is sad. The hen sees the ducklings. She sees the ugly duckling too. The hen laughs. "Look! That duckling is silly!" says the hen. "He has got short legs. He’s grey. His beak is silly. He’s an ugly duckling!" Everybody laughs. The ugly duckling is very sad.