Жизнь и творчества русских писателей

1. In each line circle the words with the general meaning.

1. earthquake, flood, disaster, volcanic eruption, drought

2. mountains, geography, deserts, coastlines, plains

3. lizards, snakes, animals, crocodiles, whales, monkeys

2. Match the two columns. Each word can be used only once.

1. to travel to


a) a spacesuit

2. intergalactic


b) other galaxies

3. to launch


c) a space station

4. to wear


d) a satellite

5. to live in


e) spaceship

3. Open the brackets and use the Past Perfect Tense

1. I ... (to have) breakfast before I went to school.

2. He went to meet his friends after he ... (to do) his homework.

3. By 8 o’clock the rain ... (to stop).

4. Alice was late because she ... (to miss) the bus.

5. She went to the post-office after she ... (to write) the letter.

4. Fill in the gaps with since or for.

1. She has been studying English____ your birthday.

2. Meredith has been living here ____ 1997.

3. Meredith has been living here _____eighteen years.

4. He has been working here ______ the last two years.

5. We have been living here ______ 5 years.

5. Open the brackets and use the Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense.

1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday.

2. I (to go) to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday.

3. She (to do) her homework when mother came home.

4. We (to do) our homework yesterday.

5. When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete.