Task 3.Try some tough questions

1. What are the official languages of the United Nations?

a. English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese;

b, English, Russian, French, German, Spanish;

c. English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.

2. Which is the oldest written language? a. Greek; b. Egyptian; c. Latin.

3. Where do they speak Dutch? a. Denmark; b. Holland; c. North America.

4. Lake Baikal is closest to which country?

a. North Korea; b. Kyrgyzstan; c. Kazakhstan; d. Mongolia

5. Which country does not border the Arabian Sea? a. Iran; b. India; c. Afghanistan; d. Pakistan

6. Which country leads the world in cigarette consumption?

a. China; b. Russia; c. India; d. Indonesia

7. Which island territory is the smallest of the four?

a. British Virgin Islands; b. Bermuda; c. American Samoa; d. Christmas Island

8. Which country leads the world in the production of olive oil?

a. Syria; b. Greece; c. Spain; d. Italy

9. Which country is home to the largest amount of forested land?

a. Russia; b. Brazil; c. Canada; d. United States

10. Which German city is closest to Austria?

a. Hamburg; b. Berlin; c. Munich; d. Frankfurt

11. Kazakhstan and which other country share what is left of the Aral Sea?

a. Uzbekistan; b. Turkmenistan; c. Russia; d. Azerbaijan

12. The Philippines are directly south of which country?

a. Japan; b. South Korea; c. Singapore; d. Taiwan

Keys :

Task 1. 1c, 2.1c, 2a, 3b, 4c, 5c 6a.

Task 2. 1.c. 2.b.3.e. 4.c. 5.e.

Task 3. 1.c.; 2.b.; 3.b.; 4.d.; 5.c.; 6.a.; 7.b.; 8.c.; 9.a.; 10.c.; 11.a.; 12.d.

Использованная литература:

Борисов И.С., Борисова Л.М. Вступительный экзамен по английскому языку, М. 2002.

Романова Л.И.Английская лексика в тестах, М.2003.

Степанова Е.Н., Волгина Е.А. Как сдать экзамен по английскому языку

Countries and continents. Texts for Reading and Discussion. M. 1997

English- Russian Phraseological Dictionary.- Москва, Русский Язык, 1984.

Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2003. Microsoft Corporation.

Encyclopedia Brittanica

First Certificate Avenues, Cambridge University Press, 1997

In Company. Intermediate/ Mark Powell..- Macmillan, 2002.

Inside Out Upper Intermediate Student’s Book. Oxford.

INSTANT DISCUSSIONS / Richard MacAndrew, Ron Martinez., - Thompson, Heinle, 2004.

Korneeva E.A. English in Practice, Leningrad, Prosvescsheniye, 1979.

Language in Use Intermediate Classroom Book, Cambridge University Press, 2000

Language in Use Upper-Intermediate Classroom Book, Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2004-5. The vocabulary section in www.onestopenglish.com

Macmillan Exam Tests for Russia. Grammar and Vocabulary.Intermediate / Malcolm Mann, Steve Taylore- Knowles, Elena Klekovkina, 2006

Macmillan Exam Tests for Russia. Grammar and Vocabulary.Pre-Intermediate / Malcolm Mann, Steve Taylore- Knowles, 2007

Matters Intermediate / Jan Bell, Roger Gower.. – Longman, 1996.

Matters Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book/ Jan Bell, Roger Gower.. – Longman, 1996.

Merkulova Y.M. English for University Students, St. Petersburg, 2002.

MN # 1-2, January 10-16, 2001

New Millennium English 10 Stident’s Book, 2001

Tests in English Thematic Vocabulary, Znanye, Kiev,1999.

The New Cambridge English Course 3, Cambridge University Press,1998

The New Cambridge English Course 4, Cambridge University Press, 1998

True to Life, Intermediate / Ruth Gairns, Stuart Redman.. –Cambridge University Press, 1996.

True to Life, Upper Intermediate / Ruth Gairns, Stuart Redman.. –Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Upstream. Upper Intermediate / Bob Obee - Virginia Evans.. – Express Publishing Sample Unit.

Vertogradova L.A., Milkevich E.C. Supplementary Material for the first –year students of Interpretry department, Rostov-on-Don, 2001.

Vertogradova L.A., Fastovskaya T.B., Stepanova E.N. Practical English, 1-2-3 Year, 1998.

Wordbuilder/ G. Wellman.. Macmillan

www.onestopenglish.com

www.alleng.ru

www.macmillan.ru

http://ru.wikipedia.org

Учебно-методическое пособие

По практике устной и письменной речи английского языка ПИ ЮФУ

Погребная Ирина Федоровна

Степанова Елена Николаевна

Добрицкая Александра Витальевна

Наши рекомендации