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Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises

Exercise 1. (Text 1) Answer the questions with a sentence from the text.

  1. What is Loch Ness?

  2. Is it wide and shallow?

  3. Why is it very black?

  4. What is there in the lake?

  5. What for have there been expeditions?

  6. What can you see in some interesting underwater photos from 1975?

  7. Does everybody believe that there really is a large animal in the loch?

  8. What do some people say?

  9. Why do some people keep watch day and night all summer?

  10. What does the monster, Nessie, look like?

  11. What is the best time to see the monster?

Exercise 2. (Text 2) Answer each question with a complete sentence.

  1. What can you train dogs to be?

  2. What have guide dogs learnt to do?

  3. What do they know?

  4. Does it take a long time to train a dog?

  5. What dogs are suitable for training?

  6. When does the real training for a dog begin?

  7. What do police dogs learn to do?

  8. Why are the dogs tracing drugs becoming more and more important?

  9. Where does the trainer hide the drugs?

  10. Are these useful dogs worth their weight in gold?

Exercise 3. (Text 3) Answer the questions:

  1. Does Nancy like the cakes?

  2. What has Nancy got?

  3. What is Nancy’s father?

  4. What is Nancy’s mother?

  5. How old is Nancy’s brother?

  6. What is Uncle David?

  7. What is Nancy by profession?

  8. What’s the matter with an old man in the bus?

  9. Where is the ambulance taking the man to?

Exercise 4.

Read the text and answer the questions on the text.

Guess the meaning of the underlined words.

Hitch-hiking

Hitch-hiking was once a cheap and friendly way to travel but nowadays it is quite dangerous. You often hear stories of hitch-hikers who are attacked or murdered by drivers, or of drivers who are robbed by hitch-hikers. Because of this, hitch-hiking is not allowed in many countries.

Danny, 15, a schoolboy.

«I live in the country. I often hitch-hike into town to save money. I always get lifts from people I know but sometimes I have to wait quite a long time».

Paul, 20, a student.

«I’ve hitch-hiked for three years, I’ve been all over Europe. I enjoy it. You meet a lot of people and visit many interesting places».

Susan, 42, a housewife.

«I don’t like it. I think it’s dangerous. None of my children are allowed to do it. I prefer to buy them a train ticket than let them hitch-hike».

Kerry, 19, a nurse.

«I’ve hitch-hiked since I was sixteen. I don’t go alone. I go with my boy-friend or a girlfriend. My mum hates it but I’ve never had any bad experiences. I know how to look after myself».

Answer the questions:

  1. Is hitch-hiking only dangerous for hitch-hikers?

  2. Is hitch-hiking allowed in all countries?

  3. Would you choose hitch-hiking as the way to travel? Give reasons.

Danny

  1. Where does he live?

  2. Why does he hitch-hike?

  3. Does he always get a lift at once?

Susan

  1. What does she think of hitch-hiking?

  2. Do her children hitch-hike?

  3. What does she prefer to do?

  1. Paul

  1. How long has he hitch-hiked?

  2. Where has he been?

  3. Does he like it? Why?

Kerry

  1. How long has she hitch-hiked?

  2. Does she hitch-hike alone?

  3. Has she ever had any bad experiences?

Exercise 5. Dictation-translation.

  1. Еще чашку чая?

  2. Боже мой! Посмотри на этот автобус.

  3. Могу ли я чем-нибудь помочь?

  4. Скорая помощь придет через пару минут.

  5. Осторожно! У него сломана нога.

  6. Как дела?

  7. А теперь - в кино.

  8. Надо же .....

  9. Люди говорят и верят уже несколько столетий, что в озере живет чудовище.

  10. На некоторых интересных подводных снимках 1975 года вы можете видеть голову и большое туловище.

  11. Некоторые люди считают, что это всего лишь ил, который поднимается со дна озера, или ветки деревьев, которые плывут по воде.

  12. И все же есть люди, которые не спускают глаз днем и ночью все лето, в надежде хоть краешком глаза увидеть Несси.

  13. Чтобы подготовить собаку для специальных заданий, требуется много времени.

  14. Собака должна быть умной, иметь хороший характер и желание сотрудничать.

  15. Собаки учатся отслеживать людей, которые потерялись, препятствовать преступникам, когда же убегают от полиции, и находить людей, погребенных под развалинами дома после землетрясения.