2 вариант. Moscow. The heart of Moscow is Red Square.It has more historic associations than any other place in Moscow. The Kremlin and St.Basil’s Cathedral (Vasily Blasheny) are masterpieces of ancient architecture.

Moscow

Moscow is the capital of Russia, its political, economic, commercial and cultural centre. It is one of the biggest and most beautiful cities in the world. Moscow is a modern city now. The population of the city is about 9. 8 million people. Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yuri Dolgoruky.

The heart of Moscow is Red Square. It has more historic associations than any other place in Moscow. The Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral (Vasily Blasheny) are masterpieces of ancient architecture. The main Kremlin tower, the Spasskaya Tower, has become the symbol of the country.

Moscow is famous for its museums and if you are fond of painting you can go to the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum or the Tretyakov Art Gallery which was named after the Moscow merchant and great lover of Art Pavel Tretyakov and see a lot of interesting portraits and landscapes there. We say that the Tretyakov Art Gallery is a treasure-house of Russian art.

Lots of theatres of Moscow are well-known. The best-known is, of course, the Bolshoi Theatre, which is one of the famous theatres all over the world.. People can enjoy numerous cinemas, restaurants, cafes as well.

There are many fine buildings, wide streets, green parks, large squares, churches and monuments in Moscow. It is necessary to mention such famous monuments as the monuments to the great Russian writer Alexander Pushkin and to the first Russian printer Ivan Fedorov. Visiting the capital a lot of foreigners from all over the world come to see these monuments and many other places of interest.

Moscow is the main educational centre of the country. There are many higher educational establishments in it. Famous Moscow University was founded in 1755 by the great scientist Mikhail Lomonosov.

Moscow is a political centre, where the government and the Parliament of our country work.

Moscow underground is one of the most beautiful in the world. There are 9 railway stations in Moscow and 5 airports around the city.

Задания к тексту:

I. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. When was Moscow founded?

2. What is the population of Moscow?

3. What is the symbol of the country?

4. What places of interest art there in the centre of the capital?

5. What are the most famous museums there?

6. When was the State Moscow University founded?

7. How many airports are there in Moscow?

II. Переведите на английский язык:

1. Москва была основана Юрием Долгоруким.

2. Красная площадь- сердце Москвы.

3. Собор В. Блаженного является шедевром древнего зодчества.

4. В Москве много исторических памятников.

5. В Москве находится много вузов.

6. Московское метро - одно из самых красивых в мире.

Задание 2. Составьте предложения из следующих слов:.

a) you/ painting/Do/ enjoy?

b)  does/he/not/books/like/reading.

c)  is, late, it, autumn

Задание 3. Вставьте is или are. Предложения переведите.

1. There … two cups of tea on the table.

2. There … a pot on the table.

3. There … a bathroom near the kitchen.

Задание 4. Перепишите предложения. Замените выделенные слова личными местоимениями в именительном или объектном падеже.

1. Are Bess and Helen ready to do the work?

2. Nick and Ben spend their holidays at the seaside.

3. The man is in the park.

Задание 5. Замените выделенные слова притяжательными местоимениями

1. This is Ben's room.

2. This is Helen's hat.

3. Here is my parents' house.

Задание 6. Поставьте глагол, данный в скобках, в форме Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple. Употребите следующие слова – ориентиры: tomorrow, every day, yesterday.

       The children (play) in the park

Задание 7. Поставьте следующие предложения:

а) в вопросительную форму б) в отрицательную форму;

1. Your mother is a worker.

2. There are ten students in our group.

Задание 8. Выберите в скобках правильный вариант модального глагола. Переведите предложения.

1. I (must, may) go home.

2. (Can/May) I use me your bike for today?

3. … (May/Could) you give me the recipe for this cake?

3 вариант.

Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст. Выполните задания после текста.

The Great Romantic

Lord Byron (1788-1824) didn’t live a long life. He was an aristocrat and a fashionable man. But he loved freedom (свободу) and a simple country life. His personality attracted Britain and all Europe. He brought to his poetry romanticism of his times. He was talented and handsome, noble and brave. London admired him.

George Gordon Byron was born on January 22nd, 1788. He was the son of John Byron and his wife, Catherine, whose ancestors (предки) were of the royal house of Stuart. He spent his early years outside the capital. He lived in the north. Later his mother took him to Aberdeen. There they lived for several years. George went to Aberdeen Grammar School and there is a monument to him outside the school. Now it is a museum and art gallery. Later he studied at Harrow School and the University of Cambridge.

When Byron was 19, he came to London. One day the poet wrote, “I woke up and found myself famous. ” It happened after the publication of his autobiographic poem “Childe Harold” in 1812.

The fact is that from 1809 to 1811 he had traveled in different parts of Europe and in the poem he described everything that had happened to him.

In the summer of 1816 Byron left Britain forever (навсегда). He traveled around Europe and soon he became a member of the Greek liberation movement (освободительное движение), for which he died. But he did not lead the Greeks in battle as he wished. He died of fever (лихорадка).

Задания к тексту:

I. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1) When and where was G. Byron born?

2) Where did he study?

3) What did he describe in the poem?

4) When did he become famous?

5) When did he die?

II Переведите на английский язык:

1) Он любил свободу и простую сельскую жизнь.

2) Он принес в свою поэзию романтизм того времени.

3) Сейчас это музей и галерея искусства.

4) Он описывал все, что с ним происходило.

5) Я проснулся и обнаружил себя знаменитым.

Задание 2. Составьте предложения из следующих слов:

a) day, lovely, a, is, it

b)    of / travel /people/thousands/day /every.

c)    at/ good/Ann/is/ acting?

Задание 3. Вставьте is или are. Предложения переведите.

1. There … a cat on the table.

2. There … 3 dogs in the box

3. There … 4 hens in the house.

Задание 4. Перепишите предложения. Замените выделенные слова личными местоимениями в именительном или объектном падеже.

1. The cat is drinking milk.

2. The managers are not at work now.

3. Helen and I are good friends.

Задание 5. Замените выделенные слова притяжательными местоимениями

1. Nick's mother is an economist.

2. Where is my brother's bag?

3. I like Helen's car.

Задание 6. Поставьте глагол, данный в скобках, в форме Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple. Употребите следующие слова – ориентиры: tomorrow, every day, yesterday.

I (eat) lunch in the cafeteria.

Задание 7. Поставьте следующие предложения:

а) в вопросительную форму б) в отрицательную форму;

1. He has a lot of work today.

2. My friend saw an interesting film yesterday.

Задание 8. Выберите в скобках правильный вариант модального глагола. Переведите предложения.

She (may, should) read this book.

He (can, may) speak English.

The students (must, may) use a calculator at the Maths lessons.