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1)Did she go to school?

2)Who did she live with?

3)When did she start work?

4)Where did she work?

5)How many hours did she work?

6)Did she write poems?

7)Did she create poems in her head?

8)How old is she now?

9)Does she often think about her past life?

9. Think of your grandparents and great-grandparents?

Do you know their names?

How old are they now?

Where did they live?

Did they work hard when they were young?

Speak about them.

10. Read the text about Anna once again. Complete the questions about Anna.

1)When ____ Anna leave school?

2)Where ____ she ____ after school?

3)What ____ she ____ at university?

4)When ____ she ____ a job?

5)Who ____ she ____ in 2009?

6)What ____ Anna and Dmitry ____ in 2010?

Work with your group-mate. Ask and answer questions about Anna. Answer the questions about you.

What did you do in 2003? When did you leave school? When did you go to university?

11. Complete the sentences with the verb in the negative.

Example: I saw John but I didn’t see Mary.

1)They worked on Monday but they ____ on Tuesday.

2)We went to the shop but we ____ to the bank.

3)She had a pen but she ____ any paper.

4)Jack did French at school but he ____ German.

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12. What did you do yesterday? Write true sentences.

Example: (watch TV) I watched TV yesterday. or I didn’t watch TV yesterday.

1)(get up before 7.30)

2)(have a shower)

3)(buy a magazine)

4)(speak English)

5)(eat meat)

6)(drink coffee)

7)(go to bed at midnight)

13. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.

1)I (watched/watch/did watch) a film on TV last night.

2)He (didn’t drink/didn’t drank/not drink) any coffee for lunch.

3)Last year I (did fly/flied/flew) to America.

4)I (didn’t knew/not know/didn’t know) him very will, I’m afraid.

5)Did you make a cup of tea? (Yes, I make/Yes, I made/Yes, I did)

6)When did you last see a film at the cinema? (Before two weeks/Two weeks ago/Ago two weeks)

14. Read and translate the time phrases that we often use in the Past Simple. Put them in order from now going back into the past.

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15.Make true sentences about you. Use the time phrases from ex. 14.

16.Do you know any famous people of Belarus? What are they famous for? Read about Euphrosyne of Polotsk, a patron saint of Belarus. Before reading make sure you understand the following words and phrases.

Put the verbs into the Simple Past.

Predslava ____ (be) born in the family of Prince Svyatoslav-Georgy in 1110 in Polotsk. She ____ (be) beautiful, clever and rich but at the age of 12 she

____ (run away) from home. She ____ (go) to the convent, where she ____ (become) a nun and ____ (take) the new name of Euphrosyne.

Later she ____ (found) her own convent. Euphrosyne ____ (be) welleducated and could read and translate from Greek and Latin. She ____ (copy) religious books and ____ (give) money to poor people.

She also ____ (found) two churches and several monasteries. They ____

(become) centres of enlightenment in the Principality of Polotsk.

Later in her life she ____ (make) a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. During the trip Euphrosyne ____ (fall ill) and ____ (die) in 1173. Her relics are in Polotsk now. There is also a monument to St. Euphrosyne in the centre of Polotsk.

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17. Match the words and translate the word combinations.

18.Make your own sentences with these word combinations.

19.Ask and answer questions about Euphrosyne of Polotsk.

20.It is high time we started speaking about our native country, the Republic of Belarus. Study the words to the topic.

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21. Make sure you can pronounce the following words correctly.

22. Read the text.

Belarus

The Republic of Belarus is situated in Eastern Europe. Belarus covers over 207 000 square km (kilometers). It borders on five countries: Poland in the west, Lithuania and Latvia in the north-west, Russia in the east and Ukraine in the south. Belarus is a landlocked country but it has a favourable geographical position.

The population of Belarus is 9,5 million people. Most of them live in cities and towns. The capital of Belarus is Minsk. Today Minsk is a modern international city. More than 1,8 million people live in Minsk. The country has 6 regions with the centres in Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev, Vitebsk and Minsk.

The principal religion of Belarus is Orthodox. Belarus has two official languages: Belarusian and Russian. About 80% of the population are Belarusians. People of other nationalities also live in Belarus. They are Russians, Poles, Ukrainians, Tatars. Belarus is a presidential republic. The president of Belarus is the head of the state.

The climate in Belarus is moderately continental. We have mild winters and warm summers. Forests cover 40% of the country. Our native country is a beautiful land. There are thousands of lakes and rivers on the territory of Belarus. The main rivers are: the Neman, the Dnieper, the Prypyat, the West Dvina. The largest lake is Lake Naroch. Belovezhskaya Pushcha is the greatest forest and natural reserve in Belarus. There aren’t any high mountains in Belarus. Unfortunately Chernobyl disaster harmed our people and nature a lot.

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Our country has a heroic past. It was the arena of severe battles in the years of World War I and World War II. Our country lost about a third of its population.

Modern Belarus is a country of developed industry, education and culture. It is a large economic region.

The main industries include metallurgical industry, machine-building, chemical and petrochemical, light and food industry. Belarus produces and exports trucks, tractors, fodder harvesters, tyres, timber, paper, refrigerators, TVsets, chemical fibers and yarn. Agriculture specializes in grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beet, flax, meat and dairy products. Natural resources include peat deposits, potash salts, wood, granite, limestone, clay, sand, brown coal, some oil and natural gas.

There are a lot of places of interest in Belarus. Mir Castle, Nesvizh Castle, St. Sofia Cathedral, Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Braslav lakes attract tourists from different countries.

I love my native country and I am proud of it.

23. Find English equivalents in the text.

Расположена в Восточной Европе, граничит с пятью странами, выгодное географическое положение, на востоке, на северо-западе, основная религия, два официальных языка, тысячи рек и озер, самое большое озеро, героическое прошлое, в годы первой мировой и второй мировой войн, много достопримечательностей, туристы из разных стран, потеряла треть населения, запасы торфа, нанесла большой вред.

24. Fill in the gaps with the active words.

1)Belarus ____ on Russia in the east.

2)There are six ____ in Belarus.

3)Minsk is the ____ of our country.

4)Belarus has developed heavy and light ____.

5)Though we have two ____ ____, most people speak Russian.

6)Belarusians are friendly and tolerant. People of different ____ live here happily.

7)The second most popular ____ is Roman Catholicism.

8)The agriculture of our region ____ in meat and dairy products.

9)Our nature ____ from Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

10)Potash salt, clay, peat and limestone are our main ____ ____.

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25. Are the following statements true or false? Correct if necessary.

1)Belarus is a landlocked country in Western Europe.

2)Belarus borders on seven states.

3)More than 9 million people inhabit our country.

4)Vitebsk is the centre of our region.

5)Belarusians make up 60% of the population.

6)There are a lot of forests in Belarus.

7)The country has great deposits of oil and gas.

26. Answer the questions about Belarus.

1)Where is Belarus situated?

2)What countries does it border on?

3)What is the area of Belarus?

4)How many people inhabit our country?

5)Minsk is the capital of Belarus, isn’t it?

6)How many regions are there in Belarus?

7)What is the climate of Belarus?

8)Are there many rivers and lakes in Belarus?

9)Are there any high mountains?

10)Did Belarus suffer from fascists during the Great Patriotic War?

11)What is modern Belarus?

12)What are its main industries?

13)Is Belarus rich in natural resources? What are they?

14)Who is the head of the country?

15)What places of interest can you recommend to visit?

16)Are you proud of your country? Why?

27.Read the paragraph about the nature of Belarus. Find all the adjectives.

Can you translate them?

28.Study the rule about Degrees of Comparison.

Существует три степени сравнения прилагательных: положительная

(Positive), сравнительная (Comparative) и превосходная (Superlative). Например: large – larger – the largest.

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Односложные и двусложные прилагательные, оканчивающиеся на – y, -er, -ow, как правило, образуют сравнительную степень при помощи суффикса -er, а превосходную – при помощи суффикса -est.

Остальные двусложные и многосложные прилагательные образуют сравнительную степень при помощи слова more, а превосходную – при помощи слова most.

Study the table. Pay attention to the spelling rules.

Для сравнения двух вещей и т.п. употребляется союз than (чем). Обратите внимание на местоимения после than.

She is taller than me. (or than I am) He is older than him. (or than he is)

Например:

Anna is older than Maria.

Анна старше, чем Мария. Greek is more difficult than Latin.

Греческий язык сложнее, чем латинский.

Для усиления сравнительной степени употребляется слово much со значением намного, гораздо.

My car is much cheaper than his car.

Моя машина гораздо дешевле, чем его машина.

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Прилагательные в превосходной степени употребляются с определенным артиклем the.

This is the most expensive restaurant in the city.

Это самый дорогой ресторан в городе.

С прилагательными в превосходной степени часто употребляется ofphrase.

Mark is the tallest of all.

Марк выше всех ростом.

29. Write the comparative and the superlative degrees of the adjectives.

Example: Big – bigger – the biggest.

1)Strong

2)Bad

3)Hot

4)Slow

5)Easy

6)Difficult

7)Happy

8)Good

9)Important

10)Long

11)Popular

12)Modern

13)Rich

14)Great

15)Poor

16)Early

17)Clever

30. Write the opposite. Use comparatives.

Example: Cheaper – more expensive

1)Colder

2)Worse

3)Younger

4)Safer

5)More difficult

6)Taller

7)Earlier

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