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Unscramble the words, use articles or particle to where necessary:

livgale          

ticy       

pitacal          

trenec         

rehtomnald             

reha        

gireno         

wotn       

Uirkena        

apkr       

nrigaelo         

Cearim           

macine         

fildifcut          

letl        

veli        

terintiseng            

Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the correct words.

Complete the sentences with is, are, was, were.

1. There      [is, are, was, were]a party in my uncle’s house last night.

2. There      [is, are, was, were]two cats in my cousin’s bedroom now.

3. There      [is, are, was, were]many bottles of milk in the fridge yesterday.

4. There      [is, are, was, were]ten children in the park last Sunday.

5. There      [is, are, was, were]one book on the table.

6. There      [is, are, was, were]some pencils and a rubber on her daughter’s desk.

7. There      [is, are, was, were]many cities, town and villages in our Motherland.

8. There      [is, are, was, were]an old man in the street early in the morning.

9. There      [is, are, was, were]many cars in the centre of the city yesterday evening.

10. There      [is, are, was, were]a nice plant on the windowsill in my living room. 

Choose the correct pronoun or adjective to complete the sentences:

1. There was         [any, not any] cake on the table on Wednesday.

2. There is         [any, not any] book on my sister’s shelf.

3. There wasn’t      [some, any, no]old sofa in the grandmother’s room last summer.

4. There were      [many, much]monkeys in the zoo three years ago.

5. There were not      [many, much]pupils in the classroom the day before yesterday.

6. There are       [many, much, any]little villages in our region.

7. There aren't      [some, any, no] children in the bus.

8. There were     [any, no]trees in the garden last spring.

9. Is there      [some, any]milk in the cup?

10. There is      [many, much]butter in the fridge.

11. Were there      [some, any]tasty things at Tom’s birthday party?

12. How      [many, much]people are there in this region of our country?

13. There were not      [some, any, no]children at the zoo.

14. There was not      [some, any] park in our village.

Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct form. Use only full forms in negatives:

1. Dave (to be)     in the village last week.

2. (to be )     your brother good at Mathematics 5 years ago?

3. The weather (not to be)         rainy last Saturday.

4. My father (to be)     a good pupil many years ago.

5. (to be)      Jack and Mag in Kyiv yesterday?

6. Paul (not to be)         in the Republic of the Crimea last summer.

7. It (not to be)         difficult for us to answer the teacher's questions at the last History lesson.

8. (to be)     the weather snowy or rainy the other day?

9. My mother and I (to be)      in the park two hours ago.

10. My friends (not to be)          in the swimming pool last weekend.

11. (to be)      the boys in the city centre last Sunday?

12. There (not to be)          vegetables in the shop yesterday.

Complete the text with was/were or there was/there were in the correct form.

the Nobel Prize – Нобелівська премія

enough – достатньо

achievement – досягнення

In 2004, Wangari Maathai            [was, were, there was, there were]the first African woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her great achievement            [was, were, there was, there were]to plant trees in Kenya. When Wangari            [was, were, there was, there were]a young woman,            [was, were, there was, there were] many trees in her country, but later            [was, were, there was, there were] no trees there. As a result,            [was, were, there was, there were] not enough food and clean water. Wangari and her friends            [was, were, there was, there were]very hard-working and they planted 30 million trees in their country. Wangari’s life            [was, were, there was, there were]interesting.

Read the text and do the tasks after the text.

to use – використовувати

to prefer – надавати перевагу

to arrive – прибувати

to save – зберігати

dangerous – небезпечний

careful – обережний

to steal – вкрасти

fear – страх

Online shopping

My name is Sara, and I love shopping online very much. I prefer mobile phone apps, but sometimes I use my computer. The phone is better for me, and I can do my shopping from my bed!

I love shopping so much that I buy everything I need at home. I get food, books, and even large pieces of furniture like my sofa and bookshelves all online! But I still prefer to buy clothes from the shop so I can try them on to be sure they fit me fine.

Yesterday, I bought a birthday present for my mother, and it arrived today! That saves me a lot of time. I am a very busy person, and I am a little forgetful too. If I think of something I need, then it is wonderful that I can buy it at that moment.

My friends aren’t as comfortable with buying things online as I am because they think that it can be dangerous. But I am very careful with all of my personal details. I think the biggest fear that people have with using their credit cards online is that someone will steal their number. It is important to be sure that the web page is secure. People should not be afraid of shopping online. I think it will be the only way we will do our shopping in the future!

Read the sentences and choose if they are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)

1. Sarah and her friends like doing shopping online.   [T, F]

2. Sarah doesn’t buy clothes in the shops, because she is sure, they fit perfectly.   [T, F]

3. She seldom uses her computer; she prefers her phone to buy something online.   [T, F]

4. Yesterday Sarah bought a present for her mother, a sofa and bookshelves.   [T, F]

5. Sarah’s friends don’t think it’s dangerous to buy things online.   [T, F]

6. Someone can steal the number of your credit card with online shopping.   [T, F]

7. Online shopping saves a lot of time.   [T, F]

8. Online shopping will be only one way of shopping in the future.   [T, F]

Find the English equivalents of the following phrases from the text.

Read the words before listening to the text:

experience – досвід

a mall – торгівельний центр

а market – ринок

wedding – весілля

quality – якість

Listen to the text and choose the correct answer:

1. Who had a bad experience buying clothes online in the past?                [Lucy, Kevin, Lucy and Kevin]

2. Who doesn’t buy clothes online these days?                [Lucy, Kevin, Lucy and Kevin]

3. Who buys clothes at the mall?                [Lucy, Kevin, Lucy and Kevin]

4. Who prefers to buy expensive clothes?                [Lucy, Kevin, Lucy and Kevin]

5. Who buys clothes at the market?                [Lucy, Kevin, Lucy and Kevin]

6. Who likes colourful clothes?                [Lucy, Kevin, Lucy and Kevin]

Listen to the text again and choose the correct person for the following sentences:

I bought clothes online some times in the past, but they were bad quality.       [Lucy, Kevin]

It is silly to buy something online when you can’t try it on.       [Lucy, Kevin]

The colour was different from in the picture and the style wasn’t good on me.       [Lucy, Kevin]

My friend bought a suit to wear at his wedding but it was terrible quality.       [Lucy, Kevin]

I buy all my clothes at the mall.       [Lucy, Kevin]

The clothes are really colourful and cheap at the market near the river.       [Lucy, Kevin]

I don’t like shopping so I don’t often do it.       [Lucy, Kevin]

The clothes are bad quality at the market, the colours are really bright, it doesn’t look smart.       [Lucy, Kevin]

There aren’t any fitting rooms at the market.       [Lucy, Kevin]