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SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST

Learn the following translations.

Russian English
1. Уникальный город расположен на 118 островах и имеет свыше 200 каналов и 400 мостов. The unique city is located on 118 islands, and has over 200 canals and 400 bridges.
2. Ты просто должен увидеть это сам. You just have to see it in person.
3. Как насчет поездки в Таиланд? What about going to Thailand?
4. Он покрыт кокосовыми деревьями и яркими цветами. It is covered with coconut trees and brightly-coloured flowers.
5. Не теряйся (звони, пиши). Keep in touch.
6. Соединенные Штаты Америки занимают южную часть Северной Америки. The United States of America occupy the southern part of North America
7. США граничит на севере с Канадой и с Мексикой на юге. The USA borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south.
8. Это звучит прекрасно! That sounds fine!
9. Самая высокая вершина это гора Мак-Кинли, которая расположена на Аляске. The highest peak is Mount McKinley which is located in Alaska.
10. Самый большой остров – это Великобритания, которая состоит из трех частей: Англия, Шотландия и Уэльс. The largest island is Great Britain, which consists of three parts: England, Scotland and Wales.
11. Тринадцать полос представляют 13 первоначальных штата. The thirteen stripes represent the original 13 states.

 

a) Fill in the sentences with correct words. There is one extra word.

punctual, beach, square, paradise, island, skyscraper

 

1. Piazza San Marco is a beautiful ………………………… in Venice.

2. Ireland is located on the ……………………………. .

3. A very high building is called a ………………………………….. .

4. A person who never comes in time is not ………………………… .

5. Paris is a ………………………….. for lovers.

1. What ……. your aunt’s name? (be)

2. Mark and I ……. friends any more. (be/not)

3. There …….. a vase and a book on the table. (be)

4. Who …….. got a pet? (have)

5. What’s ………………………. building in the world? (tall)

6. To my mind Venice is ………………………….. than Paris. (romantic)

7. You are not as ………….. as me. (tall)

8. I have ……………… money than you. Can you land me some? (little)

9. We ……………………. at the same factory. (work)

10. My brother ………………………… . (study/not)

11. He never ……………………….. to rock music. (listen)

12. It ………………………… hard yesterday. (rain)

13. ………….. you ………………. home late yesterday? (come)

14. Where ………… you …………..yesterday? (be)

15. I ………………………. about that singer before. (hear)

UNIT 2. *** HOLIDAYS ***

1. Vocabulary

(public) holiday  
holidays (Br), vocation (US)  
celebrate / celebration  
feast  
participate in  
sweetheart  
decorate with  
honor  
gather  
family gathering  
buy gifts (presents) for  
on Christmas eve  
wish each other  
greeting card  
be independent of  
watch fireworks  
ghost / witch  
jack-o-lantern  
carve pumpkins  
pilgrim  
settle in  
sail / sailor  
survive  
tribe  
custom  
ribbon  
ornaments and lights  
roast turkey  
wax candles  
fill with trimmings  
be similar to  
for dessert  
condensed milk  
extend from…. to  
tree branch  
fight against  
look scared / ing  
do / go sightseeing  
make a sandcastle  
miss smb / sth  
sunbathe  
join smb  
superstition  
envy smb