Active vocabulary
This emblem, with red and green stripes, is an important symbol of Belarus. What is it?
Flag or national flag
Mark the sentence True/False.
We always add -s to the numerals hundred, thousand, million. And when there is a preposition "of", then we remove -s. Example: Two thousands people. - Thousand of people.
False
Two thousand people. - Thousands of people.
Choose the right variant of the formation of the Present Perfect and the Past Simple tenses.
1. S+have/has+Ving S+V3/ed
2. S+have/has+been+V3/ed S+V2/ed
3. S+have/has+V3/ed S+V2/ed
4. S+V2/ed S+have/has+V2/ed
3. S+have/has+V3/ed S+V2/ed
Fill in the missing parts
____ faster _____
comfortable _________ _________
________ _________ the funniest
fast - faster - the fastest
comfortable - more comfortable - the most comfortable
funny - funnier - the funniest
Match the words with their translation.
1) to be proud of a) располагаться
2)to be famous for b) гордиться
3) to lie c) быть знаменитым
1) to be proud of – b) гордиться,
2)to be famous for – c) быть знаменитым,
3) to lie – a) располагаться
Read the numerals written in numbers correctly.
1. The population of Minsk is about 2 000 000 people.
2. The area of Minsk is more than 300 sq.km.
3. There are 1 000 of shops in Minsk.
1. The population of Minsk is about two million people.
2. The area of Minsk is more than three hundred sq.km.
3. There are thousands of shops in Minsk.
Fill in the gaps with the words last night, just, ago.
1. Mr. Rambler has _____ returned from Belarus.
2. Mr. Rambler saw Jan _____.
3. Uncle Nik left Russia 3 years _____.
1. Mr. Rambler has just returned from Belarus.
2. Mr. Rambler saw Jan last night.
3. Uncle Nik left Russia 3 years ago.
Name 2 exceptions of the rule. (good, bad)
good-better-the best,
bad-worse-the worst
Fill in the gaps with the words. (population, area, temperature)
1)In winter, the ______ drops to -15℃.
2)The _______ of Polotsk is about 80,000 people.
3)The _______ of Polotsk is about 41 sq.km.
1)In winter, the temperature drops to -15℃.
2)The population of Polotsk is about 80,000 people.
3)The area of Polotsk is about 41 sq.km.
Fill in the gaps. Use thousand, hundred, million.
1. Vitebsk art festival attracts _____ of tourists every summer.
2. There are ______ of castles in Belarus.
3. The population of Belarus is 9 _____ people.
1. Vitebsk art festival attracts thousands of tourists every summer.
2. There are hundreds of castles in Belarus.
3. The population of Belarus is 9 million people.
Fill in the gaps with the right tenses.
- You ever ____________ (be) to Belarus?
- Yes, I _________ (be) here last summer. I ___________ (visit) Mir Castle then.
- Have you ever been to Belarus?
- Yes, I was here last summer. I visited Mir Castle then.
Fill in the gaps with the right degree of comparison of adjectives.
1. China is ______(big) than Belarus.
2. Russia is the _________(big) country in the world.
3. Museums are _________(interesting) than movies.
1. China is bigger than Belarus.
2. Russia is the the biggest country in the world.
3. Museums are more interesting than movies.
Match the words with their definition.
1) anthem: a) special clothes worn for a specific event;
2) costume: b) a big, strong building with walls and a tower.;
3) castle: c) a song that represents a country
1) anthem: c) a song that represents a country;
2) costume: a) special clothes worn for a specific event;
3) castle: b) a big, strong building with walls and a tower.
Correct the mistakes.
1.Belarus has hundred of lakes.
2. Seven hundreds bison live in Belovezhskaya Pushcha.
3. Million of trees grow in Belarusian forests.
1.Belarus has hundreds of lakes.
2. Seven hundred bison live in Belovezhskaya Pushcha.
3. Millions of trees grow in Belarusian forests.
Correct the mistakes.
- Did you ever be to Brest?
- Yes, I have been here 3 years ago and have visited the Brest Fortress.
- Have you ever been to Brest?
- Yes, I was here 3 years ago and visited the Brest Fortress.
Correct the mistakes.
1. Minsk is the biggest than Polotsk.
2. Grodno is more beautiful city.
3. Naroch is the goodest lake in Belarus.
1. Minsk is bigger than Polotsk.
2. Grodno is the most beautiful city.
3. Naroch is the best lake in Belarus.
Speak about Belarus using the words below.
Tourists, national food, famous for, castle, bison, symbol.
In Belarus tourists can try national food. Belarus is famous for its old castles. European bison is a symbol of Belarus.
Speak about yourself. Use the Present Perfect and the Past Simple tenses to say: how many times have you visited the place, with whom, what time ago.
I have been to Minsk 7 times. I was there with my sister. I was there 4 months ago.
Compare different means of transport: a car, a plane, a bicycle. Name the fastest and the slowest.
A car is slower than a plane. A plane is faster than a bicycle. A bicycle is slower than a car. Plane is the fastest and bicycle is the slowest.