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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

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