Задание № 1. Из нижеперечисленных слов найдите слова подходящие по смыслу выделенным словам

Nation, emblem, union, climate, origin, its identity, flat land, population.

1) The United States is a country of fifty states.

2) The United States grew, and more states joined the group.

3) The United States has forests, deserts, mountains, and land which is level and not high.

4) The United States also has every type of weather.

5) The state with the highest number of people is California.

6) More than half the states have names from American Indian beginnings.

7) The flag is the symbol of the state.

8) The name gives the state a name to say what it is.

The Unfortunate Tandem

It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) _were stony, Harris asked his wife to sit tight. She (3) _could not explain later why she (4) _thought her husband (5) had ordered her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) went go on without turning his head. He (7) believed his wife (8) was sitting behind him.

Mrs Harris (9) found herself on the road alone.

At first, she (10) supposed her husband (11)wanted simply to show his skill and he (12) would return) soon when he (13) reached the hill. But her husband (14) disappeared in the wood.

She (15) began to cry as she (16) had no money, and she (17) did not know Dutch.

People (18) thought she (19) had lost something so they (20) took her to the police station.

Meanwhile, Harris (21) was cycling with great pleasure. But soon he (22) felt wrong. He (23) looked back but (24) saw nobody there.

While thinking how to find his wife he (25) met some local people. They (26) were sure he (27) would find his wife at the police station. There he (28) was asked when, where and why he (29) had lost his wife.

The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) was not a tender one.

Be careful on the roads!

1. We are friends because we have a lot in common.

2. Skateboarding is a popular pastime for teenagers in Kazakhstan.

3. Martial arts are really popular in our country.

4. My father does a lot of physical exercises to keep fit.

5. Sport is a great way to improve strength and balance.

6. Martial arts provide great workout for body and mind.

7. Many teenagers today take up such hobby as skateboarding.

8. Healthy lifestyle is a key to a long and happy life.

9. Skateboarding is an element of the latest street fashion.

10. Sport teaches us such values as discipline.