I. a) Put in the sentences the suitable words. Each word or word combination is only used once.
foreign; is spread; is washed by; capital; island; is situated; powerful; languages; cities; occupies; population; area; country:
1. India … in Asia.
2. There are 15 official … in India and thousands of different dialects.
3. Great Britain is an … where England, Scotland, and Wales are located.
4. What city is the … of Japan? – Tokyo is.
5. The UK … the Atlantic Ocean in the north.
6. Success in … language learning is not connected with a person's natural talent.
7. The … of the Russian Federation is about 112 thousand of people.
8. Australia … a whole continent.
9. The USA are considered to be one of the most … countries in the world.
10. English language … all over the world.
b)
The United States of America 1)… in the central part of North America. Its western coast 2)… by the Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast – by the Atlantic Ocean. The total 3) … of the USA is over nine million square kilometers. The 4)… of the USA is about 250 million people; most of them live in towns and cities. The USA is a very large 5)… . The 6)… of the USA is Washington. The largest 7)… of this country are: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and others.
II. Put in: who or which.
1. She returned me the book … I gave her yesterday.
2. Do you know the student … has won the first prize in the competition?
3. The mother tongue is a language … a child learns naturally, in his/ her family.
4. I knew a lady … played tennis every day.
5. Kate found a bag … she liked.
III. a) Use each verb in Present Simple Passive, Past Simple Passive or Future Simple Passive.
1. Bread (eat) every day.
2. The letters (receive) yesterday.
3. Nick (send) to Moscow next week.
4. I (give) a very interesting book at the library last Friday.
5. Many houses (build) in our town every year.
6. This work (do) tomorrow.
b) Read a sentence and write another sentence with the same meaning. Use the Passive Voice.
1. Leo Tolstoy wrote the novel "War and Peace" in the nineteenth century.
2. A lot of children visit the circus every year.
3. The builders will reconstruct this theatre soon.
4. Scientists will solve most mysteries in the future.
5. The explorers gave the newspaper reporters a long interview.
foreign; is spread; is washed by; capital; island; is situated; powerful; languages; cities; occupies; population; area; country:
1. India … in Asia.
2. There are 15 official … in India and thousands of different dialects.
3. Great Britain is an … where England, Scotland, and Wales are located.
4. What city is the … of Japan? – Tokyo is.
5. The UK … the Atlantic Ocean in the north.
6. Success in … language learning is not connected with a person's natural talent.
7. The … of the Russian Federation is about 112 thousand of people.
8. Australia … a whole continent.
9. The USA are considered to be one of the most … countries in the world.
10. English language … all over the world.
b)
The United States of America 1)… in the central part of North America. Its western coast 2)… by the Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast – by the Atlantic Ocean. The total 3) … of the USA is over nine million square kilometers. The 4)… of the USA is about 250 million people; most of them live in towns and cities. The USA is a very large 5)… . The 6)… of the USA is Washington. The largest 7)… of this country are: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and others.
II. Put in: who or which.
1. She returned me the book … I gave her yesterday.
2. Do you know the student … has won the first prize in the competition?
3. The mother tongue is a language … a child learns naturally, in his/ her family.
4. I knew a lady … played tennis every day.
5. Kate found a bag … she liked.
III. a) Use each verb in Present Simple Passive, Past Simple Passive or Future Simple Passive.
1. Bread (eat) every day.
2. The letters (receive) yesterday.
3. Nick (send) to Moscow next week.
4. I (give) a very interesting book at the library last Friday.
5. Many houses (build) in our town every year.
6. This work (do) tomorrow.
b) Read a sentence and write another sentence with the same meaning. Use the Passive Voice.
1. Leo Tolstoy wrote the novel "War and Peace" in the nineteenth century.
2. A lot of children visit the circus every year.
3. The builders will reconstruct this theatre soon.
4. Scientists will solve most mysteries in the future.
5. The explorers gave the newspaper reporters a long interview.
Answers & Comments
A)
1. Is situated
2. Languages
3. Island
4. Capital
5. Is washed by
6. Foreign
7. Population
8. Occupies
9. Powerful
10. Is spread
B)
1. Is situated
2. Is washed by
3. Area
4. Population
5. Country
6. Capital
7. Cities
II
1. Which
2. Who
3. Which
4. Who
5. Which
III
A
1. Bread is eaten every day
2. The letters were received yesterday
3. Nick will be sent to Moscow next week
4. I was given a very interesting book at the library last Friday
5. Many houses are built in out town every year
6. This work will be done tomorrow
B
1. The novel "War and Peace" was written by Leo Tolstoy in the nineteenth century
2. The circus is visited by children every year
3. This theatre will be reconstructed by the builders soon
4. Most mysteries will be solved by scientists in the future
5. A long interview will be given to the newspaper reporters by the explorers