Phonetics
people and places
the Green Years
random
100

Read the question with the correct intonation.  Name type of intonation. 

Where are you from?

Where are you  \from?

The low fall.

100

Fill in the gaps: 

___ Earth moves around ___  Sun

the the

100
What is Robert's surname? 

Spell it.

Shannon

100

give 3 forms of the verb: shoot

shoot-shot-shot

200

Name 4 types of the syllable of the letter A. Provide examples.

1) [  æ  ] bad                    3)[  a:  ] art 

2) [  ei  ] lake                    4)[  eə  ] stare

200

Fill in the gap:

the blue dress ____ her properly now she's lost some weight

fits - по размеру 

200

Translate the phrase from the book: a cage of guinea-pigs

клетка с морскими свинками

200

Provide a synonym to the word  

plump 

overweight

300

Guess the sound through the description: press your lips tightly and push the air in your mouth between them with the explosion. 

[p]
300

A house that is joined to another similar house with an only one side is a 

semi-detached house

300

When did A. Cronin write "the Green Years"?

in 1944

300

What is Present perfect Inclusive?

the moment of speaking is included 

I have known him for 13 years

400

Read and translate the word: suede

[sweid] -замша

400

Guess the character trait: 

s _ _ _      -     с _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

self -conscious

400

Why did Robert burst into tears when he met Grandpa for the first time?

They started a small dialogue, during which the boy remembered his parents and burst into teats.

400

Give 3 forms of the verbs:

lie- лежать

lie- лгать 

lie-lay-lain

lie-lied-lied

500

Name all assimilations in the phrase:

We are a truly close family.

We are a truly close family.

are a -linking r

tr- devoicing and change in the point of articulation

cl-devoicing and lateral plosion

500

Name 4 streets (exception)  with the article THE

the Strand , the Mall, the High Street, the Main Street

500

Repeat the final sentence from the book.

My food steps ring clear in the empty street.

500

Name all cases of the usage of Present Simple

1) Long -term situations

2)Daily routines

3) general truths

4)future actions connected with the timetable

5)with the verbs which are not used in the pr cont