Prepare 6. Unit 5: Plus

VOCABULARY

Complete the words in the sentences. (Перша літерa слова вже є).

1. Shakira r         her first album in 1990.

2. Marie Curie r         the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911.

3. Leonardo da Vinci p        the Mona Lisa in the 16th century.

4. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay c        Mount Everest on 29th May 1953.

5. Laura Gallego Garcia p          her first book in 1999.

6. Michael Palin t          around the world in 79 days.

7. Rafael Nadal p       his first tennis match at Wimbledon in 2003.

8. Aristide Boucicaut o       his first department store in Paris in 1852.

VOCABULARY

Complete the text with the words in blue. There are some extra words.

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London is a beautiful city full of many historical sites. There are over 50 (1)          in the city of London, including St Paul’s (2)           which

is the tallest religious building in the city. There are 259 (3)        to climb to reach the dome in the (4)      . Another famous building is the very large house where the Queen lives which is called Buckingham (5)        . It has over 750 rooms, so that’s a lot of (6)        that need cleaning! The city also has a number of (7)         , with houses built around all four sides. Often you can find a (8)        of a famous figure in the centre, such as that of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square.

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of to be (was/were, wasn't/weren't) in the past.

1. I     very tired last night after playing football.

2. She        hungry at lunchtime, but she was very thirsty.

3. A:      your friends interested in seeing the film?

   B: Yes, they were.

4. I        at home yesterday evening. I was at my uncle’s.

5. We      very happy. The show was fantastic!

6. A:      you cold last night?

   B: Yes, I was.

7. My homework        in my bag. It was in my bedroom.

8. We         at school yesterday. It was a holiday.

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the verbs in blue. Use the past simple.

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1. My dad        for a company in Los Angeles last year.

2. I        the school orchestra in March.

3. My mum         maths at university.

4. We         school on 15th September.

5. They         London in 2015.

6. The Great Fire        rats in 1666.

7. We        pancakes on 19th February.

8. My grandmother        me last night.

Complete the text with the verbs from the list. Use the past simple.

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We went to Disneyland in California last year for our holidays. We (1)           by plane. Disneyland is very big and when we arrived, we (2)         what we wanted to see. There were lots of places to visit and, for lunch, we (3)         for half an hour at a restaurant in the park and had a hamburger. At the nd of the day, I was very tired. I (4)       to walk to our hotel but my dad (5)         me in the end! We (6)        in America for two weeks and I really (7)         it. I (8)        lots of pictures to my friends. Now they want to go too!