Form 6. Reading. Variant 1. The Second Term.

Match the words with their definitions.

Complete the text with the words from the box and remember.

Americans enjoy travelling by     ⁽¹⁾ most of all. Families often have two cars and in many states teenagers get driving licences at the     ⁽²⁾ of fourteen. In large        ⁽³⁾ like New York or Boston public transport is very good. There are       ⁽⁴⁾ and the underground. In the countryside Americans use their cars to get around because they often have to drive long           ⁽⁵⁾ to get to school or to work. When they want to       ⁽⁶⁾ their friends or           ⁽⁷⁾, Americans usually travel by plane. This is because the USA is so large that it may take a lot of time to travel by car or by       ⁽⁸⁾.

Remember the text of ex. 2. Write if the sentences are true or false.

1) The car is the most popular means of transport in the USA.       [true, false]

2) Most families have more than one car.       [true, false]

3) There is no good public transport in big cities.       [true, false]

Remember the text of ex. 2. Write if the sentences are true or false.

4) In the countryside Americans don’t have to drive long distances.       [true, false]

5) People usually travel by car around the USA.       [true, false]

6) In the USA teenagers get driving licences at the age of thirteen.       [true, false]

Make up a dialogue.