Контрольная работа для 6 класса (параграф 2)

Аудирование

Listen and write if the sentences are true or false. (Audio # 46)

1. Lena went to Britain with her family.

2. Lena’s family were going to visit London and Wales.

3. Lena’ family came to London in the morning.

4. Lena saw little from the taxi window.

5. Lena understood that London was big and green.

6. Lena’s hotel was near the Tower of London.

7. In the morning the family decided to visit St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower.

Чтение

Read the text and match its parts (1— 4) with their names (a -e). There is one name you don't have to use.

a) Great Home for the Great Queen

b) The King Who Never Had the Palace

c) The Palace Nowadays (в наши дни)

d) The First Owners (владельцы) of the House

e) The Rooms to See in the Palace

Buckingham Palace

1. Buckingham Palace began its life as Buckingham House. The first Duke (герцог) of Buckingham built it at the beginning of the 18th century, but in 1762 the English King George III wanted it as a family home and bought it from the Duke’s son.

2. King George IV didn’t think it was beautiful and decided to rebuild it, but the work took a very long time and George IV died before he could live in it.

3. The next king disliked Buckingham Palace and tried to give it to Parliament1, who didn’t want to take it. When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, the palace was not ready yet. Victoria made more changes. She and her family lived in Buckingham Palace during all the years of her reign (царствование).

4. All British monarchs after Queen Victoria used Buckingham Palace as their residence. Now Queen Elizabeth II and members of her family are living there. Parts of the palace are open to visitors. You can tell when the Queen is at home because there is a flag on the roof of the palace.

Лексика

Use the words from the box to complete the sentences.

1. Pavel Nakhimov, a famous Russian , was born in 1802.

2. You can see the British flag on the roof of Buckingham Palace when the is in.

3. British people have a lot of interesting __________________ .
4. The weather was nasty and we didn’t go boating, we didn’t go fishing .

5. Australia is a , a country and an island.

6. Do you know why black _________________ live in the Tower of London?

7. There are a lot of cathedrals with large ________________ in Europe.

8. Belfast is situated in Ireland, Dublin is __________________ situated there.

Грамматика

Complete the sentences with the derivatives of the words on the right.

1. The theatre is in the __________ square of the city. (centre)

2. There was a __________ carpet on the wall. (colour)

3. Moscow is a _____________ capital of Russia. (culture)

4. She had ____________ flowers in her garden. (beauty)

5. John always spends his holidays on the ______________ beaches of California. (sand)

6. He liked _____________ weather. (sun)

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