Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Alice (take, not) the bus to school every day. She usually (walk) instead. (Take, you) the bus to get to school every day, or (walk, you)? 2. It (rain, not) right now. The sun (shine). (Rain, it) a lot here? 3. Right now I (look) at the board. (I, see) some words on the blackboard. 4. I (need) to call my parents today and tell them about my new apartment. They can’t call me because they (know, not) my new telephone number. 5. The tea is good. I (like) it. What kind is it? I (prefer) tea to coffee. How about you? 6. Right now the children (be) at the beach. They (have) a good time. They (have) a beach ball and they (play) with it. They (like) to play catch. Their parents (sunbathe). They (try) to get a tan. They (listen) to some music on a transistor radio. Тheу also (hear) the sound of sea gulls and the sound of the waves 7. Right now I (think) about sea gulls and waves. I (think) that sea gulls are beautiful birds. 8. Sam is at the library. He (sit) at a table. He (write) a composition. He (use) a dictionary to look up the spelling of some Words. The dictionary (belong, not) to him. It (belong) to his roommate. Sam (look) up words in the dictionary because he (want) to make sure that he doesn’ t have any misspelled words in his paper.
9. A: Which colour (prefer, you), red or blue?
В: I (like) blue better than red. Why?
A: According to this magazine article I (read) right now, people who (prefer) blue to red (be) calm and (value) honesty and loyalty in their friends. A preference for the colour red (mean) that a person (be) aggressive and (love) excitement.
B: Oh? That (sound) like a bunch of nonsense to me.
10. A: (Believe, you) in flying saucers?
B: What (talk, you) about?
A: You know spaceships from outer space with alien creatures aboard.
B: In my opinion, flying saucers (exist) only in people’s imagination.
1) camel riding – катание на верблюдах - desert – пустыня
2) ice diving – подлёдные погружения - polar region – полярный регион
3) hiking – походы - countryside – сельская местность
4) reindeer sledding – катание на оленьих упряжках - frozen valley – замерзшая долина
You con go camel riding in the desert. – Вы можете кататься на верблюдах в пустыне.
You can go ice diving in the polar region. – Вы можете заняться погружением под лед в полярном регионе.
You can go hiking in the countryside. – Вы можете ходить в походы в сельской местности.
You can go reindeer sledding in the frozen valley. – Вы можете покататься на оленьих упряжках в замерзшей долине.
Kiev.
The beautiful capital of the Ukraine is situated on the famous Dnieper River. It is one of the oldest cities. Its history dates back to the sixth century. Kiev museums exhibited many ancient articles at the Metropolitan Museum of New York.
The War Memorial Park is famous for the monument to the Unknown Soldier. There are many graves of soldiers who defended their country to the death. They made Kiev free from the Nazis.
There are very many sports centres in the capital of the Ukraine. The citizens of Kiev can go in for any kind of sport: football, tennis, volleyball, swimming, etc.
The Kiev ballet on ice is well known in many countries. The Ukrainian folk dance group is also widely known. There are many interesting theatres in Kiev.