Жизнь и творчества русских писателей

I. Part. (Listening)

1Write down the missing information

I’m dreaming of living in a _____________ on a green hillside within a 10-minutes of a broad ____________ ____________ beach or of a nearby ____________. I’d like to have a __________ _____ ___________. I’d like to grow a variety of __________ and _________________. I can move to any _____________. It’s a _____________ country with various ___________, landscapes and ______________.

2Write which information is True (T) and which is False (F)

Tom knows where he’d like to live. ________

He’d like to have a big farm in a prairie. __________

He said that for growing variety fruits and vegetables need a lot of rains. _______

He dreams to have a lot of horses. ________

He considers that his country is very small, and it has little possibilities for your life. ______

He thinks that he can move to any place. ___________

II Part. (Reading)

Write down words in the missing places.

It is an _____ state. It covers a territory of two _____ islands and several smaller ones. Its coast is over 6,000 miles long. It may be a small island by Russian _____, but geographically it is varied. The south and the east of the island consist of flat _____ or _____. Mountainous areas are found only in the north and west. In this _____ you are never very far from the coast and there are lots of _____ resorts. It has a mild _____. It is never very cold or very hot. There’s steady rainfall throughout most of the year. The main passenger _____ and _____ are in the Southeast. It’s a rich country, one of the richest in the ____.

1-large, 2-climate, 3-standards, 4-plains, 5-world, 6-hills, 7-island, 8-country, 9-ports, 10-seaside, 11-airports

Part

1 Write which situation is informal (Inf), formal (F), neutral (N)

You ask an American teenager during a TV bridge “Across the Ocean” about teenagers’ favourite places for summer holidays. ________
You are at a travel agency. You ask agent about bus tour to Windsor. _________
You are at the railway station. You ask the clerk about the nearest train to London. _____

2 Match the words and the description with its meaning

1 patience


a) a willingness to do what someone tells you to do even if it is unpleasant

2 toughness


b) the ability to move quickly and easily from place to place



3 self-reliance


c) the ability to see or describe a future event in advance as a result of knowledge, experience, reason, etc.

4 self-confidence


d) a feeling that you can do things successfully, that people like you, that you are attractive, etc.

5 predictability



e) great care

6 submission


f) the ability to wait for smth calmly for a long time

7 mobility


g) the ability to live through difficult conditions

8 cautiousness


h) the ability to use one’s own power of action and judgement without depending on others

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3 Which country the following information is related to. Write USA, UK, Australia, Russia

Many people live in the outback there. __________
There are eleven time zones in this country. _____________
It’s sometimes called the Land Down Under. _______________
No place in it’s more than 120 kilometers from the sea. _________
It’s known for frontier experience. __________
The people of this country started the fashion for seaside holidays. __________
It’s situated in two continents. ____________
Half of the population spend time gardening. _____________