I. Fill in the blanks with the following words. Use only one word in each space.

be successful round foreign languages by boat was awarded is situated

David can speak three ………………… English, French and German.
Japan ……………. in Asia.
If you work hard, you’ll ………… in your career.
The winners will travel ………… from Australia to New Zealand.
I went on a tour …….. Siberia.
The famous scientist ……… a Nobel Prize in 1999.

II. Put in the if needed.

1. …. Houses of Parliament.


6. …. Netherlands

2. …...Trafalgar Square.


7. ….. Tower of London

3. …. Atlantic Ocean


8. ….. Australia

4. …. Big Ben


9. …..Russian Federation

5. …. Buckingham Palace


10. …. France

III. Express the same using passive constructions.

1. John R.R. Tolkien wrote his famous novel “The Lord of the Rings” in 1965.

2. Our football team will win the prize.

3. The students use computers at the lesson.

4. The writer will publish his new book next year.

5. A group of artists organized this original exhibition.

6. Thousands of tourists visit London every month.

IV. Write the words into two columns world combinations and its translations:

1. a skyscraper


a. население

2. the official emblem


b. родной язык

3. the financial and cultural centre


c. небоскрёб

4. the mother tongue


d. континент

5. to communicate


e. официальная эмблема

6. the continent


f. кленовый лист

7. a leaf of the maple tree


g. финансовый и культурный центр

8. a population


h. сообщать, общаться

V. Writing.

Remember the rules of writing greeting postcards.

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