Independent work variant Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words

2.Listen to the text and write ten or more questions according to the text

3.Write a short essay on the topic: “My Favourite English Writer ”.(200-250words)

4. Speak on the topic: “Learning strategies”
Variant 28
1. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words
London is the capital of Great Britain, its…----1---, economic and cultural centre. It's one of the ----2----es in the world. Its population is more than 13 illion people. London---3---river Thames. The city is very old and beautiful. It ----4-----more than two thousand years ago.Traditionally London ----5----into several parts: the City, the West End, the East End and Westminster. The City is the ---6---part of London, its financial and business centre. The heart of the City is the Stock Exchange. Westminster is the most ---7---part of the capital. It's the administrative centre. The Houses of Parliament, -----8---of the British Government, are there. It's a very beautiful building with two towers and a very big clock -----9-----Big Ben. Big Ben is really the bell which strikes every quarter of an hour. Opposite the Houses of Parliament is estminster Abbey. It's a very beautiful church built over 900 years ago. The tombs of many great statesmen, ---10----and writers are there. To the west of Westminster is West End. Here we find most of the big shops, hotels, museums, art galleries, theatres and concert halls. Picadilly Circus is the heart of London's West End. In the West End there are wide streets with beautiful houses and many parks, gardens and squares. To the east of Westminster is the East End, an industrial district of the capital.
1. a) clean b) political c) dirty d) traditional
2. a) largest b) large c) small d)biggest
3. a) situates b) was situated c) situated d) is situated
4. a) was founded b) founded c) is founded d) found
5. a) to divide b) divides c) is divided d) divided
6. a) oldt b) oldest c) favorite d) older
7. a) especially b) speak c) important d) papers
8. a) the seat b) papers c) heart d) make
9. a) call b) called c) was called d) arrived
10. a) papers b) science c) scientists d) squares.