The notebook for English Control works

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The NOTEBOOK
for English Control works 
______________ district School №_____ 
The pupil of 8
th
____ class 
__________________ ____________________ 

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Date___________________ 
PROGRESS CHECK 1 
1. Listen and say True or False. 
 
1) The British people believe the first guest to enter through the front
door should be a young, dark-haired woman.
_____ 
2) Bread, salt and coal as presents on New Year mean good luck in
England. 
_____ 
3) In Japan Christmas is called Oshogatsu.
_____ 
4) In Denmark neighbours break the dishes into pieces to show who has
the most friends.
_____ 
5) People in China don’t like red colour because it brings unhappiness. 
_____ 
6) Puerto Ricans have a practice of throwing buckets of rubbish out of
the window in order to do away with the bad luck of the last year.
_____ 
7) Some South Africans clean their houses for New Year and throw old
furniture and sometimes fridges from the windows of tall buildings.
_____ 
2. Read and complete the text with phrases and sentences. 
 
Montana 
5 July 
Dear all 
(1) ... . I miss you a lot. I’m having a wonderful time in America. My American family 
is very kind. Yesterday we celebrated Independence Day and (2) … . It was a holiday 
and we went to a rodeo. (3) … . We saw cowboys on horses and bulls. In the afternoon 
we watched TV.
(4) … about the origin of Independence Day. On July 4, 1776 the thirteen colonies on 
the Atlantic coast got their (5) … and America was born! It was very emotional. On TV 
they played the National Anthem and (6) …
I thought the celebrations were over, but at about 9.00pm we (7) … and saw a concert 
and a lot of fireworks! What a wonderful day! (8) … . 
Love 
Sanjar 
 
A There was a programme
B went to the square
C It was really exciting.
D I hope you are well.
E I look forward to seeing you all again 
soon.
F sang it too! 
G we had a fantastic time. 
H independence from Great Britain 

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Q 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
A 
3. Write the nouns or verbs. 
1) compete – e.g. competition
5) ___________ – celebration 
2) ___________– illumination
6) invite – _____________ 
3) declare – ___________
7) ______________ – participation 
4) congratulate – ___________
8) ______________ – instruction 
4. Read and complete the sentences with the words. 
juicy, decorations, programmes, happiness, called,
organize, widely, decorate, decorated, books 
Before New Year’s Day, in Uzbekistan, people prepare for the holiday. They put 
(1) _____________ on a New Year tree at home; they also (2) _____________the 
streets and houses with colourful lights and balloons. The main heroes of the Uzbek 
New Year are Father Frost and Snow Girl, who are (3) _____________ in Uzbekistan 
as Korbobo and Korkiz. 
At midnight on December 31, when the clock strikes 12, the Uzbeks (4) 
_____________ a party, the main dish of which is a watermelon. If the watermelon is 
sweet and (5) _____________, then the whole year will be successful and happy. In 
addition to a watermelon on the Uzbek New Year’s table, there should be a lot of fruits: 
grapes, persimmons, apples, bananas and oranges. 
Uzbekistan’s New Year is a really family holiday. At the table relatives and 
friends gather together, they talk about the good things of the old year and hope to have 
(6) _____________ in the new year. 
This great international holiday comes to every family and, of course, is 
celebrated in cities and round the whole country (7) _____________ and cheerfully. 
The capital shines with colourful lights and it is (8) _____________ with balloons and 
beautiful New Year trees.
Children have a lot of entertainment programmes in the circus, theatres, squares 
and parks. They can meet their popular heroes from favourite (9) _____________ and 
cartoons.
Leisure activities for adults are interesting too. Cinemas, cafes, clubs and 
restaurants are full of people. Each entertainment place tries to differ from others with 
its unique show (10) _____________ . 
Number of correct answers: _________ 
Mark: _______ 
Teacher:________________ 

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Date___________________ 
PROGRESS CHECK 2 
1. Listen and choose the correct answer. 
1 Alik thinks that Samsung is … 
a) …better brand than 88 Tauri phone from Lamborghini. 
b) … as good as 88 Tauri phone from Lamborghini. 
2 He thinks that the most expensive brand is … 
a) Samsung W2015 Luxury Flip b) iPhone Princess Plus 
3 The worst brand is… 
a) Samsung Galaxy Ace b) Apple iPhone 
4 iPhone Princess Plus costs … 
a) $117,600 b) $176,400 
5 The most popular brand with young people is… 
a) Realme b) Nokia 
6 Alik is using … 
a) ASUS b) Huawei 
7 Alik likes his smartphone because it … 
a)
…is comfortable. b) … has a good colour. 
Q 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
A 
2. Read and write the verbs in the correct form. 
The Week Junior (1) _______ (be) a fantastic 
magazine for young readers. The Week Junior
(2) __________ (explain) news and events which 
are (3) __________ (happen) in the world for 
children. It (4) __________ (give) young people 
the skills to think critically, (5) __________ 
(learn) about the world around them and ask 
questions. It (6) __________ (help) learn in the 
classroom and helps them look further. From 
news to nature and science to geography, it (7) 
__________ (give) a big number of topics and 
tells children about what’s (8) __________ (happen) in the world in an interesting way. 
It (9) __________ (give) children a weekly opportunity to explore and discover
amazing things about the world. It (10) __________ (help) young people develop 
independent thinking and their own opinions. 
3. Put the sentences in passive voice where necessary. 
Water problem 

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We all know that water (1) _____ (be) one of the most important things in our life. 
According to some research, 90 percent of water in our country (2) _____ (use) in 
agriculture.
A media tour (3) ___________ (organize) for a group of media journalists in Khorezm 
region to (4) _______ (see) how the water resources (5) ______ (use) in this area. 
According to the World Resources Institute, Uzbekistan (6) ______ (take) the 25th place 
among 164 countries where there is little water. This (7) ______ (make) us seriously think 
about taking all kinds of measures so that water (8) ______ (use) carefully.