Develop Your Skills (Развиваем навыки и умения в английском языке). Часть I. Уроки 5–13. Учебное пособие по практике устной и письменной речи для студ

9. Fill in the necessary words.

1)_____________ is the highest mountain peak in Wales.

2)The Thames is longer than the _____________.

3)_____________ mountains are in the north of Europe.

4)_____________ is the northest state of the USA.

5)Budapest is the capital of _____________.

6)The Swiss speak four languages: ______________________.

7)_____________ is the capital ofAustralia.

8)The ____________ language is much more difficult than Eng-

lish.

9)The Baltic States are formed by _______________________.

10)_____________ Sea is to the north of Great Britain.

10. Insert articles where necessary.

1)Where is _____ Sahara situated?

2)_____ Lake District is very famous for its clean water.

3)_____ Baikal is _____ biggest lake in the world.

4)_____ Canary Islands are a popular resort area in _____ Mediterranean Sea.

5)_____ Greenland is _____ huge island which is situated in

_____Atlantic Ocean.

6)People speak _____ Portuguese in _____ Portugal and_____

Brazil.

7)Mydreamistogoto_____SouthAmericaandtoclimb_____

Andes.

8)Is _____ Jutland peninsula in _____ South or _____ North America?

9)_____Australia is washed by _____ Pacific Ocean and _____

Atlantic Ocean.

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10) _____ Chad is in _____ centre of_____Africa.

11. Insert articles where necessary.

1)_____ Volga is _____ longest river in Russia.

2)Myfriendsarefondofskiingandtheygoto_____Uralsevery

year.

3)_____ Nile is _____ longer than _____ Mississippi, isn’t it?

4)_____ Paris is _____ capital of _____ France.

5)_____ CIS consists of _____ former Soviet Republics.

6)Some people say _____ Australia is not _____ continent, but

_____ big island.

7)_____ Arctic Ocean is _____ smaller than _____ Atlantic

Ocean.

8)_____ Turkey is situated both in _____ Europe and in _____

Asia.

9)_____Amsterdam is _____ capital of _____ Netherlands.

10)Is _____ Canada in _____ North America or in _____ South America?

* 12. Insert articles where necessary.

_____Yenisei,_____Bermuda,_____Volga,_____IndianOcean,

_____ Jutland peninsula, _____ English Channel, _____ Lake Chad,

_____ Kara-Kum, _____ Suez Canal, _____ Laptev Sea, ____ United Arab Emirates, _____ Far East, _____ Netherlands, _____ Northern Europe, _____ Elbrus, _____ CentralAsia, _____ Republic of Ireland

* 13. Insert articles where necessary.

1) Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in _____

world. It is spoken all over _____ SouthAmerica except for _____ Brazil. Like _____ Italian and _____ Portuguese, _____ Spanish language is related to Latin. The recent report stated that _____ number of Spanish speakers in _____ United States of America will be higher than the number of _____ English speakers by the year 2090. As _____ result of this, nearly all schools in _____ North America teach Spanish. The language with most speakers in the world is _____ Mandarin Chinese.

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2)_____Asia Minor is a great peninsula in _____ WesternAsia. It is washed by _____ Black Sea in _____ north, _____ Mediterranean Sea in _____ south. It is occupied by _____ Turkey now.

3)_____ San Marino, which lies in _____ Apennine Mountains near _____ Adriatic Sea, in _____ Northern Italy, is _____ Europe’s oldest existing state. It has a population of less than 20,000 people, most of whom speak Italian.

4)The official name of the country is _____ United Kingdom of

_____ Great Britain and _____ Northern Ireland. The country is situated on _____ British Isles. The two main islands are: _____ Great Britain (in which are _____ England, _____ Wales, and _____ Scotland) and _____ Ireland. _____ United Kingdom is not far from _____

Europe. _____ UK is washed by _____ Atlantic Ocean in _____ west and by _____ North Sea in _____ east. The highest mountains are in

_____ Scotland and _____ Wales: _____ Ben Nevis (1,343 meters) and Snowdon (1,085). The longest rivers are _____ Severn (345 kilometers) and _____ River Thames (346 kilometers).

5)_____ Turkey is situated on two continents: _____ Asia and

_____ Europe. The dividing line is _____ Bosporus, a strait that connects _____ Sea of Marmara and _____ Black Sea.

14.Answer the following questions.

1)Which ocean is bigger: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean? What other oceans do you know?

2)Which river is longer the Nile or the Volga?

3)What country is the most populated in the world?

4)What is the capital of Norway (Bulgaria, Denmark, Sweden)?

5)What languages do the Swiss (the Turks, the Hungarians, the Irish) speak?

6)Which two continents are divided by the Panama Canal?

7)Are theAlps higher than the Urals?

8)Where are the Rocky Mountains situated?

9)What parts does the UK consist of?

10)Which one is higher: Ben Nevis or Snowdon?

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15.Whatregionsoftheworldaretheseplaces/countriessituated

in?

Model: Snowdon is in the north of Wales, the British Isles.

1)The United Arab Emirates____________________________

2)The Lake District___________________________________

3)Lake Chad________________________________________

4)Wellington________________________________________

5)The Himalayas_____________________________________

6)Bermuda__________________________________________

7)Mount Everest_____________________________________

8)The Kara-Kum_____________________________________

9)The Bosporus______________________________________

10)Cyprus___________________________________________

11)The Urals_________________________________________

12)Norway__________________________________________

2)Romania

3)Germany

4)Spain

5)Holland

6)Turkey

7)Sweden

8)Ireland

9)China

10)Russia

* 17. Make up sentences according to the model the given words with one word from each column: Cadillac, Champagne, Rolex, Oxford, English, Milan, Mercedes, Pentax, goulash, Guinness

Example: A Cadillac is an American car.

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18. Complete the sentences with corresponding adjectives. Model: Sirtaki is a popular Greek dance (Greece).

1)Yesterday I had a meeting with __________ (Germany) delegation.

2)Every __________ (the United Kingdom) I met was very friendly.

3)When I was on holiday in France I got acquainted with a ___

_______ (Denmark), a __________ (Switzerland) and a __________

(Norway). I hope we will become pen-friends.

4)The __________ (Spain) don’t like to work hard – every day they have a three-hour break which they call siesta.

5)The __________ (Finland) come to Saint Petersburg very often – some of them even work there.

6)One of my friends, a __________ (the Czech Republic), invited me to spend a holiday at his place in Prague last year.

7)Wherever you go you will always meet a __________ (Japan), a __________ (the United Kingdom) and a __________ (Russia).

8)If you by any chance meet a __________ (Sweden) ask him about their popular resorts.

9)Alot of ________ (Poland) work as waiters and drivers in the countries of Western Europe.

10)I have a new friend and he is from New Zealand, so he must be a __________ (New Zealand).

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19. Where are these capitals situated? Model: Tokio is the capital of Japan.

20. Open the brackets using either the Present Indefinite Tense or Present Continuous Tense.

1)Look at her! She _____________ (to wear) a gorgeous dress

tonight.

2)On Saturdays my wife ____________ (to get up) at 9 o’clock, but today she ___________ (to get up) at 7 o’clock because she has to go to work.

3)_____________ you _____________ (to have) friends in the USA? How often ____________ you ____________ (to visit) them?

4)– What _____________ you _____________ (to look) for? – Mysunglasses.I_____________(toleave)nowandIwanttotakethem with me.

5)– Where _____________ you _____________ (to go)? – I

_____________ (to go) to the cinema. I always _____________ (to go) to the cinema on Friday.

6)In summer my parents _____________ (to spend) their holiday in southern countries.

7)What ______________ (to be) the English for «полушарие»?

8)Everytimehe_____________(togo)toItaly,he___________

(to have) a real Italian pizza for lunch.

9)The equator _____________ (to be) the line in the middle of the map, which _____________ (to divide) it into two hemispheres.

10)How many oceans____________ (to be) there on our planet?

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21. Form as many questions as you can to the following statements.

1)The Browns go to the Crimea every summer.

2)John stayed with his friends for three days.

3)There are more than thirty seas in the world.

4)The Urals divide Russia intoAsian and European parts.

5)The UK is situated in the north of Europe.

6)South America is washed by the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.

7)The Panama Canal separates North America from South America.

8)It takes you four hours to fly from Moscow to London.

9)The Russians see New Year in on the first of January.

10)Mr White and his wife go to Egypt for their winter holidays.

22. Put the adjectives in the brackets in the required degree of comparison form.

1)The Mississippi is almost as ___________ (long) as the Nile.

2)There are _____________ (bad) mistakes in my dictation than in yours.

3)Japanese is as _________ (difficult) as the Chinese language.

4)The Indian Ocean is ________ (warm) than theArctic Ocean.

5)Lake Baikal is _____________ (deep) lake in the world.

6)Greenland is _____________ (large) island on our planet.

7)TheArctic Ocean is ____________ (small) ocean of the four.

8)Summers in Turkey are ____________ (long) than in Britain.

9)Roads in Germany are ____________ (good) than in Russia.

10)Italian food is ____________ (tasty) than British.

23. Put the adverbs in the brackets in the required degree of comparison form.

1)Don’t be in a hurry! Do it ___________ (carefully).

2)He sings ___________ (quietly) than Liz.

3)My sister drives ______ (slowly) of us all.

4)Ann dances _______ (beautifully) than Gwen.

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5)I usually leave the party _____ (late) than my cousin.

6)Thomas works ______ (hard) of all in our class.

7)My best friend plays tennis ______ (well) than me.

8)This actor speaks _____ (clearly) than his partner.

9)It rains ______ (heavily) today than it did yesterday.

10)This girl runs ______ (fast) than those boys.

24. Correct the false statements.

1)The Volga is the longest river in the world.

2)The Baikal is the deepest sea inAfrica.

3)The River Severn is one of the major transport routes in Aus-

tralia.

4)TheAlps are in the USAand there is a popular ski resort.

5)Lisbon is the capital of Spain and Madrid is the capital of Slo-

vakia.

6)Africa is washed only by the Pacific Ocean.

7)TheArctic Ocean is the warmest and biggest in the world.

8)They say Greenland is the smallest continent.

9)Islands occur in deserts.

10)The Earth goes round the Moon.

25.Correct the mistakes.

1)Nile is longer than the Volga. (1)

2)The lake Baikal is a famous tourist resort.(1)

3)Sahara is very dangerous place for people.(2)

4)The Mount Etna is one of five thousands active volcanoes in the world. (1)

5)Spaniariads are fond of corrida. (1)

6)He climbed the Mount Everest last winter. (1)

7)I enjoying the boat trip along Thames very much. (2)

8)The Paris is the most beautiful city in the Europe. (2)

9)There are several geographic regions in the world: the North America, theAfrica,Antarctic and others. (3)

10)Last summer he went to the Berlin for a holiday. (1)

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*26. Cross out the odd one. Explain your choice.

1) Warsaw, Madrid, Sofia, Greece, Paris

2) France, Italy, the United States, Poland, Finland

3) Egypt, China, Denmark, Turkey, Iran

4) Canada, the USA, the UK,Australia, Germany

5) Lithuania, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia

6) Iraq, Japan, China, Romania,Afghanistan

7) Norway, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece

8) Norway,Austria, Sweden, Finland

9) English, French, Farsi, German

10) Australia, China, India, Japan

*27. Complete the chart.

28. Answer the questions.

1)What is the name given to the half of the world that lies north of the equator?

2)Which is predominent on Earth, land or sea?

3)How many days does it take the Earth to make one complete circuit round the sun?

4)Which national flag carries a red maple leaf in its centre?

5)What do we call mountains that sometimes explode blowing ash, rocks and mountain lava into the air?

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6)There can’t be many people who don’t know that Mt. Everest is the world’s highest mountain. But do you know the names of the two countries on whose border Mt. Everest lies?

7)Mont Blanc, Matterhorn and Monte Rosa are all mountains in one European mountain range. What is its name?

8)Another mountain range, the Pyrenees situated in Europe, divides two countries. Can you name them?

9)Which is the highest mountain in Great Britain and where

is it?

10)Which two oceans are joined by the Panama Canal [kq’nxl]?

11)How many seas can you name? Here are some to start you off: the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Sea of Japan... Now you list as many others as you can.

12)How many countries can you name with coasts on the Mediterranean Sea?

13)Which ocean would you have to cross if you wanted to sail directly from New Zealand to Chile?

14)What movements of the oceans and seas are caused by the pulls of the Moon?

15)Which English river flows through these cities: Oxford, Reading [‘redIN] and London?

16)What is the main national language spoken in Mexico?

17)Can you name any other Asian countries in which Arabic is the main language apart from SaudiArabia?

18)Which is the largest country in SouthAmerica?

19)Whereabouts inAfrica is the Cape of Good Hope?

20)What is the name of the great desert that stretches across much of NorthAfrica?

29.a) Note the difference between SORRY and EXCUSE.

sorry 1) used for telling someone you are ashamed or unhappy about something you have done something wrong that has hurt or upset them. – “Извините!”, “Мне жаль”.

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