British Prime Minister lives
a) in London, in Buckingham Palace
b) in the United Kingdom, in the Tower
c) in London, at ten Downing Street
d) in the UK, at seven Downing Street
The Tower of London is
a) 800 years old
b) 900 years old
c) 1000 years old
d) 2000 years old
The Beefeaters got their name because
a) they eat much meat
b) they give meat to the ravens
c) they cook meat for the Queen
d) they didn’t get the money, they got meat
It’s bad luck for London if,
a) ghosts fly away
b) ravens eat cakes, meat and eggs
c) ghosts come back
d) ravens fly away
there are three hundred jewels
a) on the Queen’s crown
b) in a special room
c) in the Salt Tower
d) in the Queen’s Palace
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The black London taxi cab (1) _ is a traditional symbol of London. be It (2) ______old- fashioned (старомодный) and clumsy, but in fact it’s look comfortable and speedy. Besides, London taxi (3) ______ know the city driver very well. They spend up to two years studying and learning the names of 25.000 streets. They also must know very (4) ____ where hospitals, good hotels, theatres, clubs, museums, etc. are. Then they have to pass a very difficult test. So when you get into the famous black cab you can be absolutely sure that it’ll take you wherever you want and by the (5) ____ quick possible way.
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Many people have pets – guinea pigs, parrots, cats and dogs. They (1) _______ like members of our families. be
In England many years ago farmers showed the same love for their horses. Some farmers even (2) ________their horses with decorate flowers. Robbin, Dobbin and Hobbin were the names, which farmers (3) _____ to their horses most often. The name Hobbin give was changed into Hobby. It became the word for toy horses - hobbyhorses.
And only many years later people began to use the word hobby. In (4) ________ modern meaning – “something that you do when it you have free time and something that you like (5) most of all.” much
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Lexical test
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People like (1) ___. They travel on business or for pleasure. There are many (2) ___ of travelling: plane, train, ship or boat, car and bicycle. Some people travel on (3) ____. They go hiking. Plane is the (4) ____ means of transport. Train is not very fast, but it’s (5) ____. When people go on excursions they travel by(6) _____. Car is the most popular method of travelling. It is convenient and comfortable. You (7) _____ travel by car everywhere you like. Many people travel by car to many places. Ships(8) _____seas and oceans. People travel by ship for pleasure. (9) ____ people are fond of travelling by bicycle. It’s not (10) _____, but it’s safe.
1 a) travelling b) watching c) riding
2 a) maps b) means c) beans
3 a) bike b) plane c) foot
4 a) slowest b) fastest c) cheapest
5 a) comfortable b) convenient c) different
6 a) bike b) bus c) plane
7 a)can b) must c) would
8 a) cross b) open c) find
9 a) any b) no c) some
10 a) cheap b) different c) fast
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The (1) ___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The largest islands are Great Britain and Ireland. England, Wales, and Scotland are in (2) _____. England is in the central part of Great Britain. The capital of England is (3) _____. The symbol of England is the red (4) __. England is a magic country with beautiful landscapes, cities and villages. England is famous (5) ______ its charming places. Wales is in the south-west with its capital Cardiff. The symbol of Wales is the daffodil. Scotland with its capital Edinburgh is also very popular with tourists from other countries. The symbol of Scotland is the thistle.There are many old (6) ___, amazing landscapes and romantic lakes. The national musical instrument is a (7) _______. Some men wear a traditional (8) ______. Northern Ireland is situated not (9) ______ from the British Isles. The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast. The (10) _______ of Ireland is the shamrock.
1 a) United Kingdom b) Kingdom c) Great Britain
2 a) England b) Great Britain c) Wales
3 a) London b) Cardiff c) Edinburgh
4 a) daffodil b) rose c) thistle
5 a) from b) about c) for
6 a) castles b) houses c) buses
7 a) drum b) trumpet c) bagpipe
8 a) shirt b) skirt c) kilt
9 a) long b) far c) near
10 a) symbol b) badge c) flag
The Normans
Lexical test.
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The past of Britain is full of different (1) ____. Long ago England was (2) ______ by the Normans. The conquest of England began in 1066 with the battle of Hastings. The Normans were Vikings or “Norsemen”. They were very (3) ____ and aggressive warriors. They (4) _____ from a part of France opposite England. This (5) _____ is now called Normandy. The conquest gave England French kings and nobles. They brought the French language. There were three languages. Latin was (6) _____ of the church and the learned men. French was the language of the Kings and nobles. English was the language of the masses of people. (7) _____people didn’t understand French and Latin. Many (8) ____ from these languages came (9) _____ into English. Many English and French words are written in the same (10) ___ and their equivalents are alike.
1 a) adventures b) events c) actions
2 a) taken b) conquered c) caught
3 a) great b) strong c) funny
4 a) gone b) come c) came
5 a) place b) location c) playground
6 a) sentence b) language c) words
7 a) poor b) rich c) bad
8 a) sentences b) sounds c) words
9 a) next b) later c) sooner
10 a) road b) way c) street
