Reading. Form 6. Term 2

Read and complete the text. There is a choice you don’t need.

An old villager decided to visit his children, who lived in the city. The villager didn’t travel too much in his life because 1. {_}   [a, b, c, d, e] . It was his first trip to that city. So, one morning he was waiting for a bus {_}   [a, b, c, d, e] . As he wasn’t sure which bus to take, he asked a woman next to him, «Which bus should I take {_}   [a, b, c, d, e] ?» «Bus number 177,» the woman replied, and got on the next bus. The same evening, the woman returned to the village and got off the bus at the same stop. To her surprise, she {_}   [a, b, c, d, e] . «Why didn’t you get the bus to the city?» she exclaimed. «Not yet,» he said, «only 170 buses have passed and there are six more before my bus arrives.»

a. at a bus stop

b. found the villager still waiting

c. to get to the city

d. he didn’t like long road trips

e.liked him

Match the questions to the answers. (Натискай на цифру запитання і відповідну літеру відповіді)

Read the text and decide if the statement is True or False.

The Golden Gate of Kyiv is one of Ukraine’s oldest historical monuments. It is located in a small public park at the corner of Volodymyrska and Velyka Pidvalna Streets and currently serves as a museum, a magnificent landmark and just a beautiful meeting point easy to locate and nice to wait at. It gave its name to the nearest underground station so no tourist wishing to see it will get lost. This gate was one of three constructed by Yaroslav the Wise, Prince of Kyiv, in the mid-eleventh century. It was modelled on the Golden Gate of Constantinople, from which it took its name. In 1240 the Golden Gate was partially destroyed by Batu Khan’s Golden Horde. It remained as a gate to the city during the eighteenth century. It gradually fell into ruins, but in 1982 the gate was completely reconstructed for the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv.

***currently – в настоящее время

to construct – построить

the mid-eleventh century – середина 11 века

It was modelled on– они были смоделированы по

partially destroyed – частично разрушены

gradually – постепенно

The text tells about one of the oldest and most beautiful Ukraine’s palaces.

Read the text and decide if the statement is True or False.

The Golden Gate of Kyiv is one of Ukraine’s oldest historical monuments. It is located in a small public park at the corner of Volodymyrska and Velyka Pidvalna Streets and currently serves as a museum, a magnificent landmark and just a beautiful meeting point easy to locate and nice to wait at. It gave its name to the nearest underground station so no tourist wishing to see it will get lost. This gate was one of three constructed by Yaroslav the Wise, Prince of Kyiv, in the mid-eleventh century. It was modelled on the Golden Gate of Constantinople, from which it took its name. In 1240 the Golden Gate was partially destroyed by Batu Khan’s Golden Horde. It remained as a gate to the city during the eighteenth century. It gradually fell into ruins, but in 1982 the gate was completely reconstructed for the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv.

***currently – в настоящее время

to construct – построить

the mid-eleventh century – середина 11 века

It was modelled on– они были смоделированы по

partially destroyed – частично разрушены

gradually – постепенно

From the text we can say when the Golden Gate was constructed.

Read the text and decide if the statement is True or False.

The Golden Gate of Kyiv is one of Ukraine’s oldest historical monuments. It is located in a small public park at the corner of Volodymyrska and Velyka Pidvalna Streets and currently serves as a museum, a magnificent landmark and just a beautiful meeting point easy to locate and nice to wait at. It gave its name to the nearest underground station so no tourist wishing to see it will get lost. This gate was one of three constructed by Yaroslav the Wise, Prince of Kyiv, in the mid-eleventh century. It was modelled on the Golden Gate of Constantinople, from which it took its name. In 1240 the Golden Gate was partially destroyed by Batu Khan’s Golden Horde. It remained as a gate to the city during the eighteenth century. It gradually fell into ruins, but in 1982 the gate was completely reconstructed for the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv.

***currently – в настоящее время

to construct – построить

the mid-eleventh century – середина 11 века

It was modelled on– они были смоделированы по

partially destroyed – частично разрушены

gradually – постепенно

The Golden Gate of Kyiv gave its name to the gateway of Constantinople.

Read the text and decide if the statement is True or False.

The Golden Gate of Kyiv is one of Ukraine’s oldest historical monuments. It is located in a small public park at the corner of Volodymyrska and Velyka Pidvalna Streets and currently serves as a museum, a magnificent landmark and just a beautiful meeting point easy to locate and nice to wait at. It gave its name to the nearest underground station so no tourist wishing to see it will get lost. This gate was one of three constructed by Yaroslav the Wise, Prince of Kyiv, in the mid-eleventh century. It was modelled on the Golden Gate of Constantinople, from which it took its name. In 1240 the Golden Gate was partially destroyed by Batu Khan’s Golden Horde. It remained as a gate to the city during the eighteenth century. It gradually fell into ruins, but in 1982 the gate was completely reconstructed for the 1500th anniversary of Kyiv.

***currently – в настоящее время

to construct – построить

the mid-eleventh century – середина 11 века

It was modelled on– они были смоделированы по

partially destroyed – частично разрушены

gradually – постепенно

Batu Khan’s Golden Horde completely destroyed the gates.