Упр.3 Юнит 2 Уроки 11-12 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 8 класс

Read the text about the USA. For questions 1–12, choose the best answer (a, b or c) to fill in the gaps in the text.

The United States is a young country. But it is rich in (1) … People from the (2) … to the west of the USA happily celebrate local and national (3) … . Some of them, like Thanksgiving Day, are (4) … with American history, others, like Christmas, (5) … with religious events. Independence Day that (6) … the birth of the country is (7) … celebrated by the Americans. Wherever Americans are on the day they always (8) … for picnics, barbecues and to watch (9) … . Many Americans gladly (10) … their local or ethnic traditions and take part in local festivals and fairs. These celebrations (11) … special food, drink and entertainment. (12) … the history of the USA is not long, the country has a long list of national, ethnic and regional celebrations.

1. a) anniversaries; b) customs and traditions; c) historical events
2. a) east; b) west; c) south
3. a) occasions; b) parades; c) celebrations
4. a) told; b) separated; c) connected
5. a) divided; b) are associated; c) introduced
6. a) depends on; b) considers; c) marks
7. a) loudly; b) widely; c) especially
8. a) unite; b) make way; c) wish
9. a) films; b) fireworks; c) pictures
10. a) remember; b) believe in; c) follow
11. a) include; b) unite; c) make up
12. a) Although; b) No doubt; c) As

Here is the information about one of the English-speaking countries. Complete the sentences using the appropriate words.

The official name of the country is the Republic of (0) … Africa. It is an independent (независимый) (1) … . Its (2) … population is about 40 million. Pretoria is the capital of the country. There are several (3) … languages that are spoken in South Africa. The official ones are Afrikaans and English but most people speak Bantu. The republic (4) … is situated in the south of Africa. The history of the country is (5) … associated with the fight of the black people for their rights. Much of the country was (6) … divided into the areas where white people and black and coloured people lived. The whites dominated many black and coloured people. It was a history of (7) … violence. Nowadays blacks and whites in South Africa have equal (равные) political rights, (8) … there are still many problems, (9) … no jobs and poverty (бедность) in the areas where black people live.

Transform the sentences so that the second sentence has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. Many people consider that Spain and Portugal are good places for summer vacations.
2. We know that Christmas is the most popular holiday in Britain and the USA.
3. Many people think that patriotic symbols are very important for national celebrations.
4. They say that Thanksgiving Day unites many American families for a Thanksgiving dinner.
5. Some people suppose that the British monarch is the most important symbol of the country.
6. Many people consider that British football is the best.
7. They say Americans have more national celebrations than any other nation.

Complete the sentences using the appropriate words.

The United States is a young country. But it is rich in (0) … (historical events/customs and traditions). People from the (1) … to the (2) … of the USA happily celebrate local and national (3) … . Some of them, like Thanksgiving Day, are (4) … with American history, others, like Christmas are (5) … with (6) … . Independence Day that (7) … the birth of the country is (8) … celebrated by the Americans. Wherever Americans are on the day they always (9) … for picnics, barbecues and to watch (10) … . Many Americans gladly (11) … their local or ethnic traditions and take part in local festivals and fairs. These celebrations (12) … special food, drink and entertainment. (13) … the history of the USA is not long, the country has a long list of national, ethnic and regional celebrations.

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with an appropriate tag.

1. Many people in Russia don’t even know that there are several special occasions in the Russian celebrations calendar, … ?
2. Easter is the most important Christian holiday in Russia, … ?
3. People shouldn’t forget some important dates connected with the history of the country, … ?
4. A foreigner will always find an interesting occasion to celebrate in Russia, … ?
5. Russian Winter Festivals attract many tourists to Russia, … ?
6. There are new special occasions in the Russian celebrations calendar, … ?
7. The British are considered to have a strong sense of humour, … ?
8. You have heard a lot about the British traditions of talking about the weather and drinking a lot of tea, … ?
9. Russia is made up of 89 subjects of the Federation, … ?