Find the Russian equivalents of the following English proverbs

ЗАДАНИЯ 7-8 класс

Listening

You will hear a conversation between a girl, Holly, and a boy, Max, about having a party.

Listen and decide if each sentence (1-7) is correct or incorrect. Write the letter ‘T’ for ‘True’ or the letter ‘F’ for ‘False’. You will hear the conversation twice.

1. Max has already thought about his birthday party. _____________

2. Holly thinks Max should invite more people this week. _____________

3. Max wants to invite more than twenty people. ______________

4. Max says all his friends have a lot in common. ________________

5. Holly says Max should buy some new CDs for the party. _____________

6. Holly and Max share the same opinion about playing a DVD. ____________

7. In the end, Holly persuades Max to have the party on a Friday. ____________

Reading

Read the menu and do the tasks below.

THE BOAT RESTAURANT

Part I

Decide whether the statements below (1 -6) are true or false. Write the letter ‘T’ for ‘True’ or the letter ‘F’ for ‘False’.

1. Lunch is served for two hours only. _______________

2. Dinner starts at 2:30pm. ___________

3. Bread and butter comes free with the starters. ______________

4. The snacks are available for lunch and dinner. ______________

5. If you order a snack the salad and chips cost extra. ______________

6. There are three flavours of ice cream. ___________________

Part II

Recommend and write a dish or drink for these customers in the table below.

1. “I’m a vegetarian and I want a starter but I don’t like soup. What starter should I choose?”

2. “I want a main course but I only have £5 and I don’t like cheese. What do you suggest?”

3. “I really love seafood. Which main course do you suggest?”

4. “I want a dessert but I don’t like sweet things. What can I choose?”

5. “I don’t like eggs or cheese and I only have £4. What snack can I choose?”

6. “It’s a really hot day and I need a cold drink. I only have £1, though. What can I have?”

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.

Use of English

Part I

Read the text about Mark Twain andchoose the correct answer (A, B or C) to fill in the gaps.

Mark Twain, who lived from 1835 to 1910, is one of America´s most famous (1) …. He wrote many (2) …, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain´s own life was (3) ... enough to be a book.
Twain was born in the state of Missouri, near (4) … Mississippi River. He came from a poor (5) …. His father died when he was twelve, so he had to leave school. While he was still a boy, he worked as a riverboat pilot. He steered boats up and down the (6) … Mississippi River.

The name Mark Twain comes from the Mississippi. Mark Twain's real name (7) … Samuel Langhorne Clemens. On the river Samuel Clemens often (8) … the boatmen shout Mark twain! This meant the water was twelve (9) … deep. When Samuel Clemens began (10) … he chose for himself the name Mark Twain.

1.	A	singers	B	authors	C	actors
2.	A	books	B	book	C	tales
3.	A	interested	B	interest	C	interesting
4.	A	a	B	the	C	-
5.	A	country	B	family	C	parents
6.	A	short	B	tall	C	long
7.	A	was	B	is	C	to be
8.	A	heard	B	hear	C	listened
9.	A	foot	B	legs	C	feet
10.	A	write	B	to write	C	wrote

Part II

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions (1 – 5).

1. be / to / don’t / if/ going / we / up. / We’re / hurry / late /

_______

2. watch / children / TV / doesn’t / her / Joan / let / eight. /after /

_______

3. Sunday / you / afternoon / were / Who / with / on /

_________?

4. the / go / you / How / do / to / cinema / often /

_________?

5. of / every / books / There / the / lots / bookcase. / were / on / of / shelf /

__________

Part III

· There are three pairs of synonymous sentences below.

· Fill in the gap in the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

· Write down no more than ONE word.

Example: Martha was educated at home. - Martha got her education at home.

1. First he attended a private school.

First he ____________ to a private school.

2. He enjoys music and plays the piano very well.

He is ____________ of music and plays the piano very well.

3. I like playing basketball.

Basketball is my ____________ sport.

Part IV

· There are three pairs of synonymous sentences below.

· Fill in the gap in the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

· Write down no more than THREE words.

Example: Michael Green was in the process of writing a letter when the telephone rang. - Michael Green was writing a letter when the telephone rang.

1. He was in Spain last year. He was in Spain two years ago. He came back from it last week.

He ____________________ there three times.

2. Look at her. She is in the process of drawing a new picture.

Look at her. She ____________________ a new picture.

3. "I really don't know what to do." "Don't worry. I promise to do it myself."

"I really don't know what to do." "Don't worry. I ____________________ it myself."

Part V

Find the Russian equivalents of the following English proverbs.

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

2. Small rain lays great dust.

3. A cat in gloves catches no mice.

4. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

5. There is a time to speak and a time to be silent.

a. Без труда не вытащишь и рыбки из пруда.

b. Друг познается в беде.

c. Посеешь ветер, пожнёшь бурю.

d. Всему своё время.

e. Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе.

Writing