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 “Holidays ”.(200-250words)
4. Speak on the topic: “My native country”
Independent work 1
Variant 4
1.Read the text and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words
Nowadays it's very necessary _________(1) a foreign language. Knowledge ______(2) foreign language helps us to develop friendship and understanding among people.
_______(3) total number of languages in the world is from 2500 to 5000. English is _________(4) all ______(5) the world and very popular. There is a proverb: «Knowledge is ________(6)» I agree ________(7) it.
I study English, because I want _________(8) English books of great writers in the original. I want to communicate with people _______(9) different countries, I want to understand their culture and traditions. I like _________(10).
_______________(11) English I can travel _________(12), because more than 1 billion people speak English. I have a pen-friend abroad. She _______(13) in Sweden. I have _______(14) fun writing letters to my Swedish friend.
How ______(15) I learn English? First ______(16) all I read a lot. There _______(17) always an English book on my desk. I'm trying to learn few new words every day. _________(18) words better I put them into groups. For example: believe — believer—belief — disbelieve.
I listen to songs in English and try to recognize the words. I have some tapes and video-tapes in English. I like ________(19) different satellite TV programs in English.
I like __________(20) English.
1.a.to know b. knowing c. is knowing d. knows
2.a. in b. at c. on d. of
3.a.the b. an c. - d. a
4.a.speaking b. speaks c. spoken d. spoke
5.a. in b. over c. at d. around
6.a. good b. strong c. power d. cruel
7.a. to b. in c. of d. with
8.a. reading b. to read c. reads d. have read
9.a. to b. in c. from d. with
10 .a. has travel b. travels c. am travelling d. to travel
11. a. speaking b. speaks c. to speaking d. spoke
12.a. anywhere b. somewhere c. nowhere d. -
13.a. live b. lives c. lived d. living
14.a. many b. few c. much d. -
15.a. am b. does c. have d. do
16.a. to b. in c. of d. with
17.a. is b. are c. was d. were
1 8.a. remember b. to remember c. remembering d. remembers
19.a. watched b. watches c. to watch d. watching
20. a. studying b. study c. to study d. studies