Task 2. 17.11.2016

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. What is Minsk famous for?

2. Are you fond of visiting historical places and museums?

3. Can you describe any beautiful place in Belarus that you have visited?

4. What can you say about the traffic in the Belarusian capital?

Answers:

a) Oh! It's exiting, heavy and noisy!

b) I'm sorry, I cannot, I think travelling is boring.

c) I think, the capital of the country is famous for its well-planned architecture.

d) I cannot say so, I prefer to visit art galleries and museums.

II. Choose the correct variant:

1. Almost all the buildings in Independent Avenue in Minsk ____ after the Great Patriotic war. a)built; b)were built

2. For many centuries people ___ on trips abroad and ___ other countries. a) had gone, visited; b) went, visited.

3) The most famous historical monuments ___ not only in Europe nowadays. a) were situated; b) are situated

4) The centre of Minsk ___ millions of tourists. a) is attracted; b) attracts.

III. Restore the text and put in the missing words: far, historical, other, sightseeing, buildings, architecture, museum, square.

The House of the Republic is an interesting building of 1___ situated in October 2___. There is a 3 ___ of World War II not 4___ from it. On the 5___ side tourists can see some 6___ and the Residence of the President.It is so interesting to go 7___ around the 8___ centre of Minsk.

IV. Rewrite yhe sentences in Passive.

1. Father gives him money every day.

2. I will buy a new book tomorrow.

3. The builders built this house last year.

4. My sisters clean the house every day.

V. Guess what questions are in the following sentences.

1. The capital of the UK is London.

2. I found this information on the Internet.

3. They must wear a uniform at school every day.

4. My friend goes fishing every Sunday.