Variant II

I. Write plural number of the following nouns:

A star, a mountain, a tree, a king, a woman, an eye, a shelf, a box, a boy, a goose.

II. Put articles where necessary:

1. Let's go to... shop. I must buy... bread and... milk. 2. I was at... cinema yesterday. — What... film did you see? — Oh, I saw... very good film. I think it is... best film of... year. 3. Do you often go to... theatre? — No, I don't. I like to go to... theatre, but I am very busy. I work from... morn­ing till... night. I even have no... time to play... piano. 4. Oleg has... lot of... interesting books at... home. 5.... lot of... tourists from... different countries come to... St. Petersburg. They want to see one of... most beautiful cities in... world. 6. My new friend said to me: "I am... student of... first course." 7. We went to... cinema in... evening. 8. What... foreign languages does your father speak? — He speaks__English. He studied... Eng­lish at... school. 9. I am interested in... history.

III. Put possessive pronouns:

1. I do … morning exercises every morning. 2. My brother has … Math lessons in the evening. 3. We like … house. 4. She had … birthday yesterday. 5. They like to spend … free time together. 6. You have … English lessons on Sundays.

IV. Put necessary indefinite pronouns:

1. Are there... pens on the desk? - - Yes, there are.... 2. Are there... sweets in your bag? - Yes, there are.... 3. Have you got... English books at home? - Yes, I have.... 4. There are... beauti­ful pictures in the magazine. Look at them. 5. There is... ink in my pen: I cannot write.

V. Open the brackets using necessary degree of comparison of adjectives:

1. Oil is (light) than water. 2. We shall wait for a (dry) day to go on the excursion. 3. A bus is (fast) than a tram. 4. Take some of these sweets: they are very (nice). They are (nice) than the sweets in that box. 5. He clearly did not like the explanation, and as he listened to it, he became (angry) and (angry). 6. He worked (hard) and (hard) as the end of the term came nearer. 7. The (tall) trees in the world grow in California. 8. Please be (careful) next time and don't spill the milk again.

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Present Simple:

1. My father (to be) not a teacher, he (to be) a scientist. 2. (to be) your aunt a doctor? - Yes, she (to be). 3. (to be) they at home? - No, they (to be) not at home, they (to be) at work. 4. My brother (to be) a worker. He (to be) at work. 5. (to be) you an engineer? - Yes, I (to be) 6. (to have) you got a car? – Yes, I (to have). 7. My younger sister (to have) got many friends. 8. My children (to have) many toys.

VII. Translate from English into Russian the following impersonal sentences:

1. It usually snows in winter. 2. In Great Britain it often rains. 3. It took my friend a lot of time to prepare for an exam in Math. 4. It is worth visiting Italy. 5. They say it is a good theatre.

VIII. Open the brackets and put the verb into Present Simple, Present Continuous or Future Simple:

1. Nick (to go) to school every day. 2. Nick (to go) to school tomorrow. 3. You (to come) to my place next Sunday? 4. You (to read) this book next week? 5. You (to read) books every day? 6. You (to read) a book now? 7.1 (not to see) him tomorrow. 8. What you (to do) tomor­row? 9. What your friend (to do) tomorrow? 10. Where you (to go) next summer?

IX. Open the brackets and put the verb into Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect:

1. When I called at his house, they (to tell) me that he (to leave) an hour before. 2. When I came to the station, I (not to) find my friend there as I (to be) five minutes late and the train (to leave). 3. He (to want) to visit the place where he (to live) in his childhood. 4. The telegram (to come) some minutes after he (to leave). 5. She (to look) very tired as she (to work) hard. 6.1 (to return) to the hotel only late at night as I (to lose) my way in the fog. When I (to come) up to my room, I (to see) Pete who (to stand) at the door of the room. He (to wait) for me as he (to lose) his key and could not get in. 7. When I (to wake) up, it (to be) already ten o'clock. I (to call) my brother. Nobody (to answer). He already (to leave). 8. I (to go) up to the open window. The rain (to stop) and the sun (to shine) brightly. The birds in the garden (to sing). The morning (to be) fine. 9. When the rain (to stop) I (to look) out of the window and (to see) John who (to stand) under a tree waiting for me. 10. When father (to come) home, we (to cook) the mushrooms which we (to gather) in the wood.

X. Translate from Russian into English:

1. Сколько лет вы работаете в этой школе? 2. В одиннадцать часов мы еще работали. 3. В одиннадцать часов мы уже рабо­тали три часа. 4. Я уже три раза говорил тебе, что надо переписать упражнение. 5. Я уже це­лый час читал после обеда, когда пришел пана.16. Я не приду. Я буду писать сочинение весь вечер. 7. Где ты был с прошлой пятницы? 8 Я уже две недели живу у друзей. 9. Я уже две недели жил у друзей, когда получил письмо. 10. Вы должны отдохнуть. Вы слишком много рабо­тали сегодня.

XI. Read and translate the following text:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

England has existed as a unified entity since the 10^th century. The union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284. In the Act of Union of 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanent union as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, but in 1921, the Anglo-Irish treaty formalized a partition of Ireland, although six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom and became known as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was adopted in 1927.

Great Britain was the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19^th century. It played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science.

At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth’s surface.

United Kingdom is one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, a member of the EU, but still remains outside the European Monetary Union. In 1999 the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly of Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established. And it is significant issue in the UK.

United Kingdom is located in the Western Europe, on the British Islands, including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France. Total territory is 244,820 sq km. It has a border with Ireland. Its climate is temperate, moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current. The landscape of UK is mostly rugged hills and low mountains. Nowadays United Kingdom lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes, only 35 km from France and linked by tunnel under the English Channel.

The lowest point is Fenland – 4 m; the highest one is Ben Nevis 1,343 m. Its natural resources are coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead.

Official languages are English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales) and Scottish, as a form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland).

Government type is constitutional monarchy. Administrative divisions of UK are the following:

England is divided into 47 boroughs, 36 counties, 10 districts;

North Ireland is divided into 24 districts, 2 cities, 6 counties;

Scotland is divided into 32 council areas;

Wales is divided into 11 county boroughs, 9 counties and dependent areas.

The Chief of the state is Queen Elizabeth II since 6 February 1952; the Heir of the Crown is Prince Charles, the son of the queen. He was born on 14 November 1948.

XII. Answer the questions on the text:

1. How long has England existed as a unified entity?

2. When was the union between England and Wales enacted?

3. When was the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland implemented?

4. When was the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland adapted?

5. What is Northern Ireland?

6. Was Great Britain the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 17^th century?

7. Is there a connection between France and Great Britain today?

8. Is the United Kingdom a member of the European Monetary Union?

9. Where is the United Kingdom located?

10. What climate has the United Kingdom?

11. What landscape has Great Britain?

12. What are the lowest and the highest points of the country?

13. What are official languages in Great Britain?

14. What are the natural resources?

XIII. Translate from English into Russian:

to exist, entity, to enact, permanent, to implement, adoption, partition, county, to remain, current, maritime

XIV. Translate from Russian into English:

1 Зенит; 2 иметь протяжение, простираться, тянуться; 3 Содружество (свободное объединение независимых государств, не имеющее общего договора или конституции); 4 Европейский монетный союз; 5 граница; умеренный (о климате и т.п.); 6 ослаблять, смягчать; 7 преобладать, господствовать, превалировать, доминировать; 8 ландшафт, пейзаж; 9 уголь; 10 нефть; 11 известняк; 12 железная руда; 13 глина, глинозем.