- •Unit VII
- •1. Read, pronounce the following words and word combinations correctly:
- •Grammar Прошедшее длительное время (The Past Continuous Tense)
- •I (he, she, it) was working. We (you, they) were working.
- •Grammar exercises
- •2. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous.
- •3. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Past Simple or the Past Continuous:
- •5. Find the sentence in the form, the Past Continuous.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •Revision exercises
- •7. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form.
- •8. Ask questions to the words in bold.
- •9. Ask general, alternative and disjunctive questions.
- •10. Translate into English.
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •The United States of America
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •17. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •18. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •19. Answer the following questions.
- •20. Give a short summery of the text “The United States of America.”
Text and vocabulary exercises
17. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
населенный другими людьми; заставило мореплавателей искать; был назван в честь; скалистый и непривлекательный; слегка возвышается над морем; имеют неправильную форму; разделенные маленьким островом; принимать и изменять законы; представляет количество штатов; самый плотнонаселенный город; непревзойденная коллекция.
18. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
1. Amerigo Vespucci, another Italian explored …. 2. On the Atlantic shore of the United States, the northern coast is …. 3. The Great Lakes are thought to contain … 4. Two giant waterfalls are divided by … 5. The Great Plains are like …. 6. Another feature of the weather and climate of the United States is …. 7. The flag of the USA consists of … 8. Washington was founded in 1790 on … 9. The US president lives and works in… 10. The president leads … 11. The legislative power belongs to … 12. The most populous city in the United States is …
19. Answer the following questions.
1. Who discovered the continent of America? 2. What countries does the USA border on? 3. What are the names of old and young mountains in the USA? 4. Where are two giant waterfalls situated? 5. What is the population of the USA? 6. Is the president elected for four or five years? 7. The legislative power belongs to the president, doesn’t it? 8. What natural resources does the USA have? 9. Is Washington the most important city in the political sense? 10. What city is home to an almost unrivaled collection of world class museums, galleries?
20. Give a short summery of the text “The United States of America.”