Task 1 Complete the sentences with article the where necessary. 1) Dnieper is the biggest river in Ukraine. 2) Ben Nevis – the highest mountain in Great Britain – rises in Highlands Mountains. 3) Lake Ontario is in Canada. 4) Americans call Mississippi river “the Father of Waters”. 5) There are many cinemas, theatres and shops in Piccadilly Circus. 6) Yonge Street in Canada is the largest street in the world. 7) Lough Neagh is the largest lake in United Kingdom. 8) British Museum shows works from ancient Asia, Egypt, Rome and Greece. 9) When we were in London last summer, we stayed at the Plaza Hotel. Task 2 Choose the correct variant: A/B or C. 1) Ukraine is an independent state in … Europe. a) southeastern b) southwestern c) Northerneastern 2) Ukraine … on Russia, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. a) stretches b) belongs c) borders 3) The geographic centre of Europe is … near Rakhiv. a) supported b) situated c) settled 4) The … of Ukraine is more than 42 million people. a) population b) territory c) people 5) The … is the third largest river in Europe. a) Dnister b) Dnieper c) Volga 6) Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea and the Sea of … . a) Azov b) Aegean c) Caspian 7) In the 11 th century the Golden Gate was the main … to the city. a) monument b) museum c) entrance 8) The Carpathian Mountains lie in the … of Ukraine. a) south b) west c) east Task 3 Rewrite the sentences and questions in the passive. 1) Sam has organized this party. 2) Has Ben repaired the door? 3) A dog has chased its master. 4) Have they done their shopping? 5) The council has supported the financial programme. 6) Has Mike done the report already?

When I was still very young, I always believed in various miracles, for example, in the existence of wizards, magic and ghosts. That is why my older brother often liked to make fun of me, as if they all exist and, according to the legend he invented, live somewhere in our apartment, but only show up at night. I argued with him for a long time that this was not true, but believing his arguments, I decided that maybe my brother was not mistaken, and all these mysterious creatures actually live in our house. Moreover, every night, sweets from the vase disappeared somewhere, and my brother was always in sight. I wanted, by all means, to see the night thieves, and therefore, my brother and I agreed that we would take turns on duty at night, and when one notices something, we will immediately wake the other up.

Naturally, the plan failed miserably, with the onset of midnight we were already sound asleep and did not see any ghosts. So we tried to take turns on duty a couple of times, but all this was unsuccessful. Then we came up with the idea, just to follow what is happening in the room together, so as certainly not to miss anything.

One day I went to the forest to pick mushrooms. At first everything was fine, and when I collected a sufficient amount of mushrooms, I realized that I had to return home. I turned around and realized that, the road is not the one I was walking on. I immediately felt scared and did not know how to get out of there. But she continued to walk and fortunately there is a river flowing there, and walked along this river, knowing that it would lead me to the people. And so I got to some village, and there people brought me to my parents. After that, I never went alone.