II. Read the text, choose True or False. And give reasons for any false answers

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. He was born in Italy. His father and both grandfathers were cloth makers. Columbus was a seaman and made many sea voyages.

Most people in Columbus’s days thought that the earth was flat and they did not believe that beyond the Atlantic Ocean lay India. In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain gave him money to go to India. He decided to sail west as he was sure that our planet was round. There were 3 caravels: the Santa Maria, the Nina and the Pinta. After sailing 4000 miles he reached some land. The crew saw something like a white cliff and cried out: «Tierra! Tierra!». Columbus thought that it must be India but it was not. It was a new land — a hew continent. It was America. Columbus named the land they had reached San Salvador («Holy Saviour»). People began to speak about the land as «The new World».

European people came to the New World for many reasons. Some hoped to find gold and silver. Priests and missionaries came to bring the Christian religion to the Indians. Among those who came for freedom was a small group of English people called Pilgrims. They wanted to start a new life and to have no religious problems they had in England. In 1620 on the ship «Mayflower» they landed in the north-east of America. They set up a colony and called that part of the country «New England».

1. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. He was born in Spain. True or false

2. In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain gave him money to go to India. True or false

3. After sailing 5000 miles he reached some land. True or false

4. European people came to the New World for many reasons. True or false

5.  Among those who came for freedom was a small group of English people called Pilgrims True or false

 

III. Write an essay “The profession of a teacher is important and noble”.

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I. Put the verb in brackets in the correct passive form.

1. These trees _____ (plant) last autumn.

2. We _____ (not invite) to a concert last Saturday

3. Mushrooms _____ (gather) in autumn.

4. Many houses _____ (burn) during the Great Fire of London.

5. His new book _____ (to finish) next year.

6. Millions of e-mails _____ (send) every day in the world.

7. The exercise _____ (do) an hour ago.

8. Computers _____ (use) all over the world.

9. The letter _____ (receive) yesterday.

10. Our house _____ (build) in 1990.

 

II. Read the text, choose True or False. And give reasons for any false answers.

New Zealand has a high standard of living. New Zealanders eat more butter and meat per person than do the people of any other country. The government’s medical program provides excellent health care. About 70 % of New Zealand people own their houses. Almost every family has a car.

      Most New Zealanders live in single family houses with small vegetable gardens. In the larger cities, some people live in high rise apartment buildings. Almost in every New Zealand home there are refrigerators, wash machines, and other mo­dern electrical appliances. But air conditioning and central heating are rare because the weather rarely becomes extreme­ly hot or extremely cold. In summer, New Zealanders prefer to keep windows open. In winter, fireplaces or electric heaters keep the homes warm.

      Although about four fifths of New Zealand’s population lives in urban areas, cities are uncrowded. Traffic jams seldom oc­cur, even in downtown areas. Large cities have excellent res­taurants, milk bars, theatres, concert halls, and other places of entertainment. City life in New Zealand tends to be rather quiet. However it is changing in larger cities, where international tourism is developing rapidly.

     Near a fifth of New Zealand’s people live in rural areas — in some of them, small settlements are linked by good roads. But in other areas, rancher’s nearest neighbors may live kilometers away. Some ranchers live almost in isolation. Never­theless, most farms and ranches have electricity. Many farm families run their farms with little or no hired help.

 

1. New Zealanders eat more cheese and milk per person than do the people of any other country. True or false

2.   Most New Zealanders live in single family houses with small vegetable gardens. True or false

3. City life in New Zealand tends to be rather noisy. True or false

4.  Large cities have excellent res­taurants, milk bars, theatres, concert halls, and other places of entertainment. True or false

5.  It is changing in larger cities, where international tourism is developing rapidly. True or false        

 

III. Write an essay “The theatre will continue attracting large audiences”.

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I. Turn the following sentences into Indirect Speech.

1. My friend asked me, “Will you bring your sister with you?”

2. She said, “I will go to the theatre”.

3. I asked him, “Are you listening to me?”

4. She asked me, “Do you often go to see yours friends? ”

5. Our teacher asked, “What have you prepared for today?”

6. She asked, “What is he doing?”

7. I said my son, “Don’t forget to clean your teeth”.

8. He said to me, “Ring me up tomorrow”.

9. My uncle said, “I have never been to Turkey.”

10. Father said to me, “I feel bad today”.