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 it.

3.Write a short essay on the topic: “A Visit to the Cinema”.(200-250words)

4. Speak on the topic: “ Outstanding figures”
Variant 30
1. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words
The United Kingdom is a large island --1-----in Europe. It also ---2----part of the island of Ireland. It is -----3--of four nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Over 60 million people live in the United Kingdom. The vast ---4--of the population, however, lives in England. There are many remarkable landmarks to see in the United Kingdom such as the Tower of London, Big Ben, Oxford University and the mysterious Stonehenge .The government of the United Kingdom ------5---a constitutional monarchy. A constitutional monarchy is a -----6---in which the monarch (king or queen) is head of state. Queen Elizabeth II is the ----7---of the United Kingdom. In reality, however, she exercises very little political----8---.The history of the United Kingdom is full of wars, invasions, revolutions, and interesting rulers. Numerous-----9----, fortifications, old cathedrals, and ruins are evidence of the kingdom’s past. The “UK,” as it is often -------10---was once the world’s most powerful nation. It is also the birthplace of the English language.
1. a)controlled b) located c) is located d)started
2. a) managed b) called c) evidence d) includes
3. a) made up b) make up c) is head d) managed
4. a) called b) made up c) majority d) evidence
5. a) managed b) is considered c) called d) made up
6. a) government b) is head c) managed d) monarch
7. a) made up b) evidence c) is head d) monarch
8. a) managed b) is head c) power d) made up
9. a) castles b) hotels c) managed d) cinemas
10. a) is head b) called c) is head d) made up
2.Listen to the text and write ten or more questions according to it.

3.Write a short essay on the topic: “The Best Film I Have Ever Seen”.(200-250words)

4. Speak on the topic: “USA”