THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS. GREAT BRITAIN

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Вы должны знать: 1. Грамматика: — типы вопросов — артикли с географическими названиями и именами собственными — степени сравнения прилагательных 2. Лексика Ключевые слова и сочетания по теме «Республика Беларусь», «Великобритания»

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ENTRY TEST

Part A: Choose the correct variant

1. I (not/understand) that man because I (not/know) English.

    A. not understand, don’t know

    B. don’t understand, not know

    C. don’t understand, don’t know

2. … you visit my parents very often.

    A. Does

    B. Do

    C. Are

3. Don’t make so much noise. Father just (to fall asleep).

    A. has just fallen asleep

    B. just fell asleep

    C. had just fallen asleep

4 Somebody … waiting for you in the hall. I don’t know who he is.

    A. are

    B. was

    C. is

5. A liar is someone who (not/tell) the truth.

    A. not tell

    B. don’t tell

    C. doesn’t tell

6. Will you go to the cinema? No, I (to see) this film before.

    A. saw

    B. have seen

    C. has seen

7. He (to hake) an exam tomorrow.

    A. has

    B. will have

    C. is having

8. Something (to smell) very good.

    A. smell

    B. is smelling

    C. smells

9. Where … you (to go)? I (to go) to the University. I always (to go) to the University at 8 o’clock.

    A. do … go, go, go

    B. are … going, am going, go

    C. are … going, am going, goes

10. Jim (to repair) his car for two hours already.

    A. is repairing

    B. has been repairing

    C. has repaired

11. Bees (to make) honey.

    A. made

    B. make

    C. are making

12. What … you (to do) now?

    A. do … do

    B. have … done

    C. are … doing

13. Who … (to do) it?

    A. did do

    B. did

    C. has did

 

Part B: Insert the correct article

Three men came to 1.__ New York to have 2.__ good time. They came to 3. __ very large hotel and took 4. __ room there. Their room was on 5.__ 45^th floor. In 6. __ evening 7. __ friends went to 8. __ cinema and came back to 9. __ hotel very late.

“I am very sorry,” said 10. __ clerk of 11. __ hotel, “but 12. __ lifts are not working tonight. If you don’t want to walk up to you room, we’ll make 13. __ beds for you in 14. __ hall”. “No, no”, said one of 15. __ friends, “no, thank you. We don’t want to sleep in 16. __ hall. We’ll walk up to 17. __ our room.”

Then he turned to his friend and said: “It’s not easy to walk up to 18. __ 45^th floor, but we’ll make it easier. On 19. __ way to 20. __ room I’ll tell you some jokes; then you, Andy, will sing us some songs; then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting stories.” So they began walking up to their room. Tom told them many jokes; Andy sang some songs.

At last they came to 21. __ 35^th floor. They were tired and decided to have 22. __ rest. “Well,” said Tom, “now it is you turn, Peter. After all 23. __ jokes, I’d like to hear 24. __ sad story. Tell us 25. __ long and interesting story with 26. __ sad end.” “27. __ story which I’m going to tell you,” said Peter, “is sad enough. We left 28. __ key to our room in 29. __ hall.”

 

Part C: Make up sentences with the following words

1. is/best/she/friend/my.

2. learn/different/students/our/subjects.

3. is/the/country/the/in/world/what/largest?

4. reading/is/my/of/best/son’s/fond/friend.

5. wealth/health/better/is/than.

 

Part D: Point out the numbers of sentences which are Passive

1. He is said to be very famous.

2. The text has already been written.

3. Why weren’t you there?

4. English is spoken all over the world.

5. I’m working now.

6. What do you do?

7. What are you doing?

 

Учебный элемент 1 ( УЭ -1)

«THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS»

Warming-up:

· What famous Belarussians do you know?

· Do you know the origin of the word “Belarus”?

· Why do people love their Motherland?

I. Vocabulary Work

1. Pronounce the following words and memorize them:

achievement (n)	достижение
ancient (adj)	древний
annual (adj)	ежегодный; годичный, годовой
auroch (n)	бизон
average (adj)	средний
battle (n)	битва, сражение
branch (n)	Ветвь, ветка; отрасль
bush (n)	Куст
coal/brown coal/slate coal (n)	Уголь/бурый уголь/ горючий сланец
clay (n)	глина
deposit (n)	залежь
devastation (n)	опустошение; разорение
district (n)	район
flax (n)	Лен
inalienable (adj)	неотчуждаемый; неотъемлемый
independence (n)	независимость
invader (n)	захватчик, оккупант
loam (n)	суглинок; плодородная земля
meadow (n)	луг; низина,
nuclear (adj)	ядерный
ox – oxen (pl) (n)	с одной стороны/с другой стороны
peat (n)	Торф
plentiful (adj)	изобилующий, обильный
protection (n)	защита
quarter (n)	четверть
recognition (n)	признание
region (n)	область
severe (adj)	строгий; суровый; требовательный
significant (adj)	значительный, важный, существенный
soil (n)	почва
supremacy (n)	верховенство; верховная власть
to adopt (v)	принимать
to appear (v)	появляться
to poison (v)	отравлять, заражать
to possess (v)	владеть, иметь, обладать
unified (adj)	объединенныё
urban (adj)	городской
wealth (n)	богатство
widespread (adj)	широко распространенный
yoke (n)	иго

2. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:

center, basin, politics, economy, culture, urban, region, continental, catastrophe, flora, fauna, authority, agriculture, to specialize, production, to cultivate, antiquity, manuscript, hypothesis, historian, progress, fascist, industry; sovereign; sovereignty.

3. Study the following word combinations:

Comparatively mild	сравнительно мягкий
computer science	вычислительная техника
domestic and foreign policy	внутренняя и внешняя политика
environmental protection	защита окружающей среды
heavy industry	тяжёлая промышленность
higher educational establishment	высшее учебное заведение
independent state	независимое государство
leading branch	ведущая отрасль
mineral spring	минеральный источник
nuclear catastrophe	ядерная катастрофа
on the one hand/on the other hand	с одной стороны/с другой стороны
rule of law	принцип господства права
secondary special educational institution	среднеспециальное учебное заведение
state language	государственный язык
thick forest	густой лес
to be affected by	быть под влиянием, воздействием
to be covered with	быть покрытым
to border on	граничить с
to consists of	состоять из
to cooperate with	сотрудничать с
to divide into	делить на
to gain recognition	получить признание
to succeed in sth	преуспеть в ч-л
to suffer from	пострадать от ч-л

4. Match the following words with the definitions below:

soil, mineral spring, yoke, to poison, to maintain, bush, deposit, flax, to possess, widespread, inalienable, annual, to divide, to suffer, nuclear

1) of, concerned with, or involving the nucleus of an atom

2) a natural outflow of ground water that contains a high proportion of dissolved mineral salts

3) occurring, done, etc., once a year or every year

4) not able to be transferred to another; not alienable

5) to give poison to (a person or animal); to add poison to

6) the top layer of the land surface of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water, and air

7) to undergo or be subjected to (pain, punishment, etc.)

8) a dense woody plant, smaller than a tree, with many branches arising from the lower part of the stem

9) to have as one’s property

10) an immense oppressive force or burden

11) to separate or be separated into parts or groups

12) an accumulation of sediments, mineral ores, coal, etc.

13) a herbaceous plant which has blue flowers and is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibres of its stems

14) extending over a wide area; accepted by or occurring among many people

15) to keep in proper or good condition;

 

5. Arrange the following words in pairs of synonyms:

1) annual; 2) bush; 3)earth; 4) essential; 5) to concur; 6) to cooperate; 7) shrub; 8)significant; 9) to poison; 10) plentiful; 11) soil; 12) supremacy; 13) yearly; 14) superiority; 15) to spoil; 16) to possess; 17) to own; 18) abundant.

 

6. Arrange the following words in pairs of antonyms:

1) urban; 2) freedom; 3) to unite; 4) severe; 5) poverty; 6) separate; 7) ancient; 8) up-to-date; 9) to divide; 10) light industry; 11) attack; 12) protection; 13) rural; 14) heavy industry; 15) mild; 16) yoke; 17) unified; 18) wealth .

 

7. Translate the Russian words given in brackets:

1) The (почва) (была отравлена) with chemical waste from the factory.

2) What is the (ведущая отрасль) of (тяжелая промышленность) in this country?

3) (С одной стороны) I like this car. (С другой стороны) I’m afraid I can’t afford it.

4) It’s absolutely necessary for everyone to (поддерживать) health.

5) I (страдаю) from insomnia.

6) There’s no use to beat about the (куст). Let’s get down to business!

7) It is (важно) to note that the story did not appear in the newspapers.

8) My grandparents (владеют) a luxurious mansion. It is surrounded by (густыми лесами).

9) A (четверть) of the population voted for him.

10) His (богатство) is estimated at fifty million dollars.

11) Let’s (разделим) this cake into four parts!

12) The black (бык) has trod on my foot.

13) His table is (обильный), but plain.

 

8. Make up your own sentences using the following words and word combinations:

state language; auroch; to succed in sth; independence; environmental protection; to be covered with; to consists of; comparatively mild; to be affected by; computer science.

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