Жизнь и творчества русских писателей

1. Listen to the text “It Is Important to Know a Foreign Language” and tick the correct sentence.

1) a) The mother-cat is short.
b) The mother-cat is wise.

2) a) The mother-cat and her kittens live downstairs.
b) All the cats live upstairs.

3) a) The kittens eat vegetables for breakfast.
b) The kittens eat porridge and milk for breakfast.

4) a) Every morning the cat goes to a primary school.
b) Every morning the kittens go to a primary school.

5) a) The kittens are fond of all the subjects.
b) The kittens don’t like all the subjects.

6) a) Cats and dogs speak the same language.
b) Cats and dogs speak different languages.

2. Choose the right verb form.

1. They (buy/ bought/ has bought) a vacuum cleaner yesterday.
2. Who (was/ has been/ were) to the village recently?
3. Ann (sings/ is singing/sing) upstairs. She (sings/ is singing/ sing) very well.
4. He (leaves/ left/ will leave) for Boston in 2 days.
5. He (go/ goes/ went/ will go) to the exhibition the other day.
6. She (know/ knows/ knew/ has known) this photographer for many years.
7. A customs officer usually (ask/ asks/ is asking/ has asked) passengers to write the custom declaration.
8. He (doesn’t see/ don’t see/ isn’t seeing) what the problem is.
9. How … you … (do feel/ are feeling)?
10. I (am writing/ writing/ write) now.

3. Make the sentences, put the words in the correct order.

1) has / Sam / long / in / how / Madrid / lived / ?
2) yet / I / travelled / Spain / not / to / have / .
3) ever / you / visited / the / have / British Museum / ?

4. Read the text and answer the questions.

“NEW TRANSPORT”
New words:
scooter - самокат
means of transport [‘mi:nz] – транспортное средство
parking – парковка
safe [seif] – безопасный
Berlin [‘bə:lin] – Берлин
even [‘i:vn] – даже
ride [raid] – ездить верхом
rule [‘ru:l] - правило

Today most people travel a lot. In the morning we go to school on foot or by metro or by bus. Sometimes we take a train or even a plane and go far away!
Scooter is a means of travelling too. Children and their parents really like them. Children ride scooters in the park, and New York office workers ride scooters, and Berlin policemen travel in that way.
Why don’t people go by car or ride a bike? In many cities parking is a problem, even bike parking. But a scooter is a great help for you. It is small and you can put it into your bag. They are not so expensive as cars and bikes. And they are safer and easier to use than skateboards or roller skates. Riding a scooter is as fast as six kilometers an hour. Scooters with a motor go faster.
Riding a scooter can be not very safe. There are no traffic rules for scooter riders. In London you mustn’t ride a scooter in the City.

How can people travel today?
Why do people like to ride a scooter?
Is riding a scooter safe? Why?