Questions. 1. Is London the largest city in the world?

1. Is London the largest city in the world?

2. What's the population of London?

3. Traditionally London is divided into several parts. Can you name them?

4. What do you know about the City?

5. Who was St Paul's Cathedral built by?

6. Who founded the Tower of London? When was it rebuilt?

7. What is Westminster Abbey famous for?

8. Where does the British Parliament sit?

9. What is Big Ben?

10. Why was Trafalgar Square named so?

11. Why does Buckingham Palace attract so many tourists?

12. What are the most famous London museums and art galleries?

Контрольная работа № 1.

Вариант 3.

Часть 1.

GRAMMAR

Образуйте множественное число следующих существительных.

Box, dish, prize, city, child, kilo, goose, deer, nucleus, species, roof, family, fly, swine, shore, pen, glass, knife, story, name, wolf, flag, ticket, computer, client, mother-country, bookcase, woman-writer.

Выпишите существительные, которые употребляются только во множественном числе (25 существительных).

shorts, tights, gymnastics, congratulations, crossroads, patience, scales, lodgings, foundations, equipment, research, authorities, soap, contents, athletics, cattle, scissors, taxes, pyjamas, economics, police, news, means, goods, pants, subjects, billiards, darts, looks, countryside, traffic-lights, tongs, toothpaste, headphones, delays, binoculars, electronics, eyes, trousers, outskirts, premises, mechanics, spectacles, clothes, stairs, maths.

Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. Is there anybody else in ___ waiting-room? — Yes, ___man wants to speak to you.

2. Are ___Urals higher or lower than ___Alps?

3. Could you give me a lift to___ college?

4. I like to be in ___centre of everything.

5. What oceans does ___Panama Canal connect? — I suppose ___Atlantic and___ Pacific Oceans.

6. " You must do this exercise at ___school and that one at___ home, " said our teacher in a loud voice.

7. At ___night I had ___terrible headache after I had drunk ___lot of ___wine in ___evening.

8. ___Alaska is the biggest and coldest state in ___USA.

9. What a strange building! — It's ___prison. It was built in the last century.

10. Do you usually go by ___train or in ___car there?

Раскройте скобки, употребив сравнительную или превосходную степень прилагательного или наречия.

1. December 22 is (short) day of the year.

2. January is (cold) than Mach.

3. Which is (deep), Lake Michigan or Lake Superior?

4. His house is (far) in the street.

5. Their house in the country is (little) comfortable than their flat in the town.

6. Detective films are as (boring) as western films.

7. Tennis is ________ than skiing, but football is the_______ sport. (popular)

8. They have got down to business without any (far) delay.

9. My (old) sister is 4 years (old) than me.

10. February is (snowy) and (cold) month of the year here.