Kondrateva Svetlana Ivanovna

Test 7 form

  1. Let’s listen to the text and do the tasks.

There are a lot of ecological problems. The problem of pollution has grown. In many rivers water is very dirty. Radiation is the main problem too. Every ten minutes one kind of animal, plant, insect disappears. The situation is serious. In Belgorod region there are a lot of people who think about the future of the planet. We have many reservations. They are: VorsklaForest, Lysye mountains, Yamskaya Steppe. A lot of animals- hamsters , Hedgehogs: plants-oaks, maples: insects-bats beetles, butterflies are written into the Red Data Book of Belgorod region. The government of our region receives many laws about the protection of environment. People help to keep the country tidy. They clean pavements, sweep streets, grow and water flowers and trees, feed animals birds, put the rubbish in the rubbish bin. That’s why our city is white clean and beautiful.

1True false

1. People don’t help to keep the country tidy.

2.People don’t think about the future of the planet.

3.We have four reservations in Belgorod region.

4.Only animals are written into the Red Data Book of Belgorod region.

5.We haven’t got ecological problems in our city.

2. Match signs meaning and Russian equivalent

1. Keep your country tidy - a. берегиприроду

2. Keep off the grass – b. несорить

3. Put your litter in the bin- c. перерабатывайтеотходы

4. Keep dogs under control- d. уважай жизнь природы

5.Recycle- e. погазонамнеходить

6. Respect the life and work of the countryside- f. выгулсобакзапрещен

  1. Let’s read the text about ecological problems in Belgorod region nowadays.

Water is very important for life on the Earth. There is much water in our region There are many rivers ponds and lakes in Belgorod region. The chief rivers are: the Seversky Donets, the Oskol and the Vorskla. In many rivers water is very dirty. Often, The Belgorod Vitamin Factory,The Belgorod Mechanical Engineering Plant dumped chemical wastes into the river Razumenka. That’s why people cannot swim there . In Stary Oskol the water in the river and ponds is
so dirty that it can kill fish. There is not enough oxygen in the water.

The problem of pollution has grown. More and more factories, cars, and trucks add their bad breath to the air. The Instrumental Engineering Plant The Belgorod Asbestos and Cement Plant send a lot of smoke into air. This is also very bad, because nowadays it's difficult to breathe in our city.

Some people’s activities do a lot of harm to the forests. People cut down trees to build farms homes and roads. Many animals and plants lose their homes. This is bad for the Earth’s air too.

True or false.

  1. Water is unimportant for life on the Earth.
  2. Some people do a lot of harm to the forests.

3. Air pollution is the most problem in our region

4. In many rivers water is very clean.

5. There are a lot of fish in the rivers.

FindEnglishequivalents:

1. недостаточно кислорода в воде;

2. вода в реках и прудах грязная;

3. сбрасывать химические отходы;

4. трудно дышать в городе;

5. вырубатьлеса.

III. Choose the right prepositions.

1) He is interested … collecting stamps.

a) in +

b) with

c) of

2) She is fond … pop music.

a) in

b) with

c) of +

3) I am not used …driving fast.

a) in

b) to +

c) by

4) They went … talking.

a) to

b) on +

c) by

5) She was looking … her notes.

a) about

b) after

c) through +

6) What are you looking…?

a) about

b) for +

c) after

Test 8 form

Read the text,choose and fill the words from the table.

There are а lot of sights in Belgorod. I would recommend to visit some

interesting places to my foreign …1. At first people must visit Sobornaya Square. It is the most …2 place in Belgorod.In Sobornaya Square people have meetings, holidays, parades, concerts. Every year there is a very big New Years Tree in the center of Sobornaya Square.

People like to … 3 to this square to look at the tree. Then they should go to the Diorama. It is the largest … 4 in the country.

It’s devoted to the Battle of Kursk Bulge. There are a lot of unique …5) there such as: collection of awards and medals of the period of the …6)War, collection bronetank technics and the weapon of the period of the Second World War. At last it’s worth seeingthe church of Transfiguration. The …7) was fully given to Eclesia by the September of 1991 because of invention of the relics of Joseph the Sanctifier, bishop of Belgorod.

a)museum b) beautiful c) collections d) come e)Second World
f) friends g)cathedral

Ответы: 1-f 2- b 3- d 4- a 5- с 6- e 7- g

Outstanding people

There are a lot of famous people in Belgorod region. Among them you can find the names of politicians and public figures, intellectuals and scientists, heroes of war and labour, sportsmen and artists.

Alexey Vasilevich Pogorelov is one of the best mathematics and academician of Russia. He was born in March, 3 in1919 in Korocha. In 1930 his family went to Kharkov, when his father began to work the construction on the tractor factory.

In 1945 Pogorelov ended engineering academy of N.E.Zhukovsky. Since 1947 he worked in Kharkov university, in 1948 he became the doctor of sciences. In 1950 Alexey Vasilevich was winner of State premium USSR, in 1959 - the premium of N.I.Lobachevsky, in1962 he was winner the Lenin’s premium. Pogorelov is author of some textbooks of mathematics.

Vladimir Fyodorovich Raevsky was the decembrist, the poet and publicist. He was born in March, 28 in1795 in a village Hvorostyanka, in the family of a nobleman. Raevsky traveled a lot to the European Russia, he visited Moscow, Petersburg, but the poet spent his summer in Hvorostyanka.

Stanislav Kosenkov is an eminent graphic artist. His works are famous all over the world. He created 40 illustrations to different books. He was awarded with the gold medal for painter. We can find his paintings in the State Tretyakov Gallery and other 14 museums of Russia.

Read and write: true false.

  1. Alexey Vasilevich Pogorelov wasthe doctor of sciences.
  2. There are some famous people in Belgorod region.
  3. Raevsky spent his summer inMoscow, Petersburg.
  4. Pogorelov is author of some textbooks of history.
  5. Raevsky wasn’t the decembrist, the poet and publicist.
  6. Kosenkov’s nameis famous all over the world.
  7. Kosenkov is the landscape writer.
  8. Pogorelov was winner of many premiums.

1-T 2-f3- f 4- f 5- f 6- T 7- f 8-T

Answer the questions.

  1. Whose works can you find in galleries and museums of Russia?
  2. Who is one of the best mathematics and academician of Russia.
  3. Who liked to travel a lot?
  4. Is Pogorelov an author of some textbooks of mathematics or history?

5. Did Kosenkovcreatemany illustrations to different books?

6, When and where was Raevsky born?

7. What awardsdid Pogorelov have?

8. Who are you proud of?

Answer the questions.

1.What are the national symbols of Belgorod? (the flag of Belgorod region, the Coat of arms)

2. What colour can you see on the national flag of Belgorod? (black, green, blue, white )

3. What river is Belgorod situated on? (the Seversky Donets)

4. What is the largest museum in Belgorod which is devoted to the Battle of Kursk Bulge? ( the Diorama Museum).

5.Whose monument is built in Belgorod near the Drama theatre? (Shchepkin)

6.How are people, who live in Belgorod, called? (theBelgorodian)

Выберите правильный предлог:

1)It’s not very easy … me to translate it.

a)for +

b)on

c)to

2)You can rely … her being honest.

a) for

b) on +

c) in

3) We were waiting … the taxi to drive to the door.

a) for +

b) on

c) to

4) Do you know the way … making good coffee?

a) for

b) of +

c) to

5) There is a nice book … you to read.

a) for +

b) to

c) by

6) I will meet you there … 1 p.m.

a) in

b) at +

c) on

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