Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.

Use articles with geographical names.

1. ___ Pacific is much larger than ___ Arctic or ___ Indian ocean.

2. ___ Sahara is the biggest desert in ___ North Africa.

3. ___ Mont Blanc is the highest peak in ___ Alps.

4. ___ City of ___ London stands on ___ river Thames.

5. Is ___ Mississippi longer or shorter than ___ Rhine?

6. Portugal is a small country in ___ west of Europe; on one of its borders is ___ Spain, on the other ___ Atlantic Ocean

7. Who was the first to reach ___ North Pole?

8. ___ USA is the biggest country of ___ North America.

9. ___ Lake Ontario, or ___ Ontario, is one of the largest lakes in ___ north of ___ United States on the border with ___ Canada.

10. Greece is situated in ___ south of ___ Eastern Europe on the coast of ___ Mediterranean.

11. The official name of ___ Holland is the State of ___ Netherlands, or just ___ Netherlands; the latter word is used with an article because it literally means “low lands”.

12. The forests of ___ Eastern Siberia and of ___ Far East are the greatest forest resources in ___ east of ___ modern Russia.

13. ___ United Kingdom includes ___ Great Britain and ___ Northern Ireland; it occupies ___ British Isles.

14. In what country of ___ Northern Europe is ___ Hague situated?

15. The birthplace of our civilisation was the area situated between ___ Tiger and Euphrates rivers, which is now called ___ Middle East.

Exercise 3. Translate.

1. Вест-Индия это цепочка (chain) островов между Северной и Южной Америкой.

2. Аргентина получила свое название от латинского “argentum”, означающего “серебро”.

3. Эверест – высочайший пик в Гималаях.

4. Гаага – город в западной части Нидерландов, где заседает (sit) голландский парламент.

5. Вы бывали в Эрмитаже (Hermitage)?

6. Филиппины расположены в Юго-восточной Азии.

7. Пиренеи расположены на западе Испании.

8. На Кавказе горы моложе и выше, чем в Крыму.

9. Амазонка – самая крупная река в Южной Америке.

10. Кто первым пролетел через (over) Северный Ледовитый океан в Америку? 11. Египет расположен в северо-восточной Африке; его северная граница – Средиземное море, восточная граница – Красное море.

Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.

At the dentist's

I was on time for my dentist's appointment, but the dentist was still busy with

another patient, so I (1).. sat. (sit) in the waiting room and (2)…… (read) some of the old magazines lying there. While I (3)……. (wonder) whether to leave and come back another day, I (4) …..(notice) a magazine article about teeth. It (5) ……. (begin): 'How long is it since you last (6) ……..(go) to the dentist? (7)……. (you go) regularly every six months? Or (8)……. (you put off) your visit for the last six years?' Next to the article was a cartoon of a man in a dentist's chair. The dentist (9)……. (say): 'I'm afraid this (10)……. (hurt).' I (11)……. (suddenly realise) that my tooth (12)……. (stop) aching. But just as I (13) …….(open) the door to leave, the dentist's door (14)……. (open). 'Next please,' he (15)……. (call), as the previous patient (16)……. (push) past me. 'Actually I'm not here to see you, I (17)……. (wait) for my friend,' I (18) …….(shout), leaving as rapidly as I could. (19)……. (you ever do) this kind of thing? Surely I can't be the only person who (20) …….(hate) the dentist!

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