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Fill the missing vowels, mind the article a and the particle to.

1. fntn           

2. msm         

3. bs     

4. thtr          

5. ppst         

6. htl        

7. pplr        

8. sqr         

9. brdg         

10. bsh       

11. bldng           

12. ntv       

13. st        

14. spcs         

15. gllr          

16. prd      

17. plc        

18. vr     

19. crcs         

20. chstnt           

Match the word with its translation

Choose the words which are used with the or without article -

    [the, -]Spain

    [the, -]English channel

    [the, -]Odessa

    [the, -]Novgorodska street

    [the, -]Crimea

    [the, -]Kyiv

    [the, -]Europe

    [the, -]Alps

    [the, -]South Africa

    [the, -]river Donets

    [the, -]Carpathians

    [the, -]south

Fill in the table with the next information:

Past Simple; while, when; Present Continuous; every day, usually; S+was/were+Ving+SPS; now, still; S+Ved/V2+SPS; S+Vs/es+SPS;

Fill in the gaps with the words. Pay attention to the tense.

to be situated,a chestnut, to describe, along, to be proud of, a bush, to visit, to come, spacious, to stay at, to be busy, to cost.

1.We ………              our motherland because it is big and beautiful.

2. There are many ……          squares in our capital.

3. The building of this hotel ........             in the centre of the city.

4. We can see many trees, …………        and flowers in the streets of this regional centre.

5. Last year we …………..           a wonderful hotel in a small town near the sea.

6. There are many ………           along the streets in Kyiv.

7. Our village         …………. . The population of it is about 1,500 people.

8. Our teacher ........           us the bridges over the Dnieper at the Geography lesson.

9. In spite of the weather we ........         this busy square .

10. There is a big fountain in this square. Many people ........      to have a rest at it in summer.

11. The room in this hotel………       about 1.000 dollars.

12. There are a lot of fashionable shops ……..       the streets in the centre of our town.

Correct the mistakes in the sentences

1. Who swim in that swimming-pool opposite the supermarket last week? – These children did.     

2. There are a beautiful theatre in our park some years ago.    

3. These museum is very popular with people of this city.            

4. Which of those intelligent students visits the open-air theatre

now? – Jim and Mag are.            

5. Sam didn't went to that popular circus yesterday.   

6. My parents is speaking with their friends in the cafe at the corner of the street the whole evening yesterday.              

7. Did they sell a lot of goods yesterday? – Yes, they sell.    

8. Our native town was founded on 1430.        

Choose the right variant

1. There are many ....             [the bridges, bridges, briges] in Kyiv.

2. They stayed in a beautiful hotel           [last week, every day, still]

3. We were walking ...       [along, on, at] the street from 5 till 6 p.m.

4. Many people visit this theatre every year. It is a very ....           [expensive, narrow, popular] place with people.

5. She was speaking on the phone while I was washing up.                    [Past Continuous, Past Simple, Present Continuous]

6. I ....     [was, am, be]proud of my elder brother.

7. She was born in nineteen sixty-three.      [1936, 1963, 1863]

8. This square is.....                   [spacious, more spacious, the most spacious]in our city.

9. Jack visited many визначних місць                    [places of interest, main places, popular places] in London in summer.

10. ....          [Who, Which of, When]is looking at the pictures in the gallery now?

11. - My sister ...      [is, was, does]. She likes to visit galleries.

12. My dream is to go to ...     [a, the, -]Pacific Ocean.

13. The Carpathian                 [The Carpathians, Carpathians, The Carpethians]are in the west of Ukraine.

14. He is not standing opposite the supermarket ...           [while, yesterday, now]

15. Ukraine borders ...    [at, in, on]7 countries.

16. This village is very ....          [spacious, busy, open-air]. There are many people there.

17. Nickie chose the picture in the museum for her mom.                 [Past Simple, Present Simple, Past Continuous]

18. That shop-asisstant gave me three hundred and thirty-eight hryvnias.     [348, 349, 338]

19. My sister was ....                  [popular, more popular, the most popular] than her friend in the class.

20. The population of Ukraine is приблизно forty-four million people.          [more, about, opposite]

21. ....       [Where, When, Why] was she reading her book? - At eight p.m.

22. .......                [Do you hate, Are you hating, Did you hate] that popular boy from Lviv now?

23. We are standing on the bridge over ....     [a, the, -] Dnieper.

24. When did you go to your nativ            [native, the native, a native]town?

25. Our family likes to visit an open-air theatre in Kyiv .....            [now, last year, every year]

26. Their house is situated ...    [in, on, at]Shevchenko Street.

27. My cousin was born ... .... ....                [in the twelfth, on the twelfth, on the twelvth]of April.

28. Our father ......            [sits, is sitting, sat]at the corner of our street at the moment.

29. London, the capital of Great Britain, stands on ....            [the Thames, the Tames, Tames]

30. These girls are staying at .....               [the nicier, the nicest, the most nice] hotel of the city.

Read the text and fill in the missing words from the box.

beautiful, the Black Sea, to rest, population, popular, this city, native city, to visit, thousand, shops

a tourist ['tʊ(ə)rist] – турист

a seaport ['si:pɔ:t] – морський порт

at the seaside ['si:said] – на морському узбережжі

a beach [bi:ʧ] - пляж

Hi, Jack,

I’m writing you from my _______             , from Odessa. It is a big and ____           city. It is one of the largest cities in Ukraine. Many tourists like ____          our city. It was founded in 1794. The __            of our city is about one million and four ___          people.

Odessa stands on ____               and it is a large seaport of our country. Many people from different cities and villages like _____         in Odessa at the seaside.

The famous Arkadia beach is the best place for having a rest in Odessa in summer.

There are a lot of places of interest in our city: Odessa Dolphinarium, Seaside Boulevard, Opera Theatre, Privoz Rynok, Shevchenko Park, Music Comedy Theatre, Kobzov Circus. The main street in our city is Derebasovskaya Street. We can see a lot of beautiful buildings, modern ____       and cosy cafes along it. This street is very _____         with people who come to rest in Odessa.

So, I am very happy, that I live in _____           . I am very proud of it. Do you want to visit my city? I’d like to see you here. Write me soon.

Your friend, Tom

Connect the parts of the sentences

Say true or false.

1. Tom’s native city is Lviv.       [true, false]

2. The population of the city is about one million and four hundred people.       [true, false]

3. Odessa is a big seaport.       [true, false]

4. The main street in Odessa is Schevchenko Street.       [true, false]

5. Odessa stands on the Asov Sea.       [true, false]

6. Tom is proud of his city.       [true, false]

7.There are a lot of cosy cafes in Odessa.       [true, false]

8.Tom's friend's name is Nick.       [true, false]

Listen to the text and do the following tasks

approximately [ə'prɔksɪmətlɪ] приблизно

The river Vltava - річка Влтава

attractive [ə'træktɪv] привабливий

referred as [rɪ'fɜːd] згадується як

a medieval statue [medi'i:v(ə)l 'stæʧu:] середньовічна статуя

Lesser Town - Мале Місто (історична частина міста)

Jewish Quarter ['dʒu:ɪʃ 'kwɔ:tə] Єврейський квартал

Prague Castle ['prɑːg'kɔ:s(ə)l] Празький замок

the Guinness ['ginis] Book of Records ['rekɔ:dz] Книга рекордів Гіннеса

a continental climate [kɔnti'nentl 'klaimit] континентальний клімат

1. Prague is the largest city of the Czech Republic       [true, false]

2. It is not the cultural centre       [true, false]

3. The population of Prague is approximately 2.2 million people       [true, false]

4. The city stands on the river Dnieper       [true, false]

5. Prague is reffered as "The Mother of Cities"       [true, false]

6. There are two bridges in Prague       [true, false]

7. Charles Bridge is the most popular       [true, false]

8. Charles Bridge is in the Guinness Book of Records       [true, false]

9. Prague has a continental climate       [true, false]

10. It is better to visit Prague in June       [true, false]

11. Prague has warm winters and cold summers       [true, false]

12. You can see medieval buildings in Prague       [true, false]

Choose the correct order of the sentences

1. Prague has a continental climate.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

2. Some people say that Prague is on of the most attractive cities in the world.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

3. The best time to visit Prague is around May and September.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

4. It is built on the banks of the River Vltava.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

5. The most famous is Charles Bridge.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

6. Prague Castle is the most popular.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

7. You can visit The Old Town, The New Town.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

8. The castle dates back to the 9th century.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]