For the 1st year students Card I i read and translate the text: Travelling

For the 1^st year students


Card I


I Read and translate the text:
Travelling

Modern life is impossible without travelling. Thousands of people travel every day either on business or for pleasure. They can travel by air, by rail, by sea or by road. Of course, travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive too. Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. You can see much more interesting places of the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have very comfortable seats. There are also sleeping cars and dining cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable. Speed, comfort and safety are the main advantages of trains and planes. That is why many people prefer them to all other means. Travelling by sea is very popular. Large ships and small river boats can visit foreign countries and different places of interest within their own country. As for me, I prefer travelling by air. I think it's very convenient.

II Complete the man’s statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets:
Last night I ……………… (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I …………….. (leave) the restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It …………….. (be) a warm evening and I ……………….. (decide) to walk along the beach. Suddenly, I ………………… (hear) a noise. I ……………….. (turn) and ……………… (see) three boys aged about eighteen. One boy ……………… (come) up to me and ……………….. (ask) me the time. When I ………………. (look) down at my watch, he ……………… (hit) me and I ……………… (fall) to the ground. Another boy ………………. (take) my wallet. I ……………….. (shout) for help. Then they ………………(run) away.


III Write on the topic “My family”

For the 1^st year students


Card II


I Read and translate the text:
Seasons
The year is divided into four seasons. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. When winter comes, we are to spend more time at home, because it is cold outside. Ponds, lakes, rivers and streams are frozen and the roads are sometimes covered with slippery ice or deep snow. We may get fog, sleet and frost. The trees are bare, because bitter winds have stripped them of all leaves. In spring nature awakens from her long winter sleep. The trees are filled with new life. The weather gets gradually warmer. The fields and meadows are covered with fresh green grass. The sky is blue and cloudless. When summer comes the weather gets warmer and sometimes it's very hot. There are storms with thunder, lightning and hail. Autumn brings with it the harvest time. The days get shorter and the nights longer. The woods turn yellow and brown, leaves begin to fall from the trees. The sky is grey and it often rains.
II Fill in the blanks as in the example:


I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was .. smaller than … (small)
the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was ……………………………… (small) room in the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was ………………………………… (cold) in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was ……………………………….. (dirty) all the beaches on the island. The food was …………………………………………. (expensive)
I expected and I didn’t have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was …………………………………………………… ( expensive) vase in the whole shop. But ………………………………………. (bad) thing all was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home. It was ………………………………………….. (horrible)
holiday all my life.

III Write on the topic “My specialty”