1. Use the right verb forms to complete the text.
Moscow is the capital of Russia. It _is_ (be) the biggest city in the country too. More than ten million people (live) there. The Moskva River (run) on its territory. There ___ (be) a lot of universities in our capital. It ___ (be) a political and business centre of Russia too. You can (find) many theatres, galleries, museums, parks and cine¬mas in Moscow.
The Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible (make) Moscow the capital of Muscovy in 1547. It (grow) up around the Kremlin, but in 1712 Peter the First (move) the capital to St Petersburg. But Moscow (be) an important city too. In 1918, Moscow (become) capital Russia again.
2. Complete the text with the right forms of the words on the right.
Norway is Europe's sixth (big) biggest country. It is wide in the south but narrow in the centre and in the north. The centre of Norway is the
(narrow) . There are a lot of mountains and (forest) in Norway. Summers in Norway are not hot, they are (cold)
than in many (country) on the continent, and the winters are (long) . It is very cold in the north but the rainy territories
of the country in the west are much (warm) because of the Gulf Stream.
ˈfɛbrʊəri ˈfɔːˈtiːnθ ɪz seɪnt ˈvæləntaɪnz deɪ.
ɒn ðɪs deɪ jʌŋ ˈpiːpl sɛnd kɑːdz ɔː ˈflaʊəz tuː ðəʊz huːm ðeɪ lʌv.
March 25th is s Mother's day' English people decorate their houses with flowers and cook a nice holiday dinner.
mɑːʧ ˈtwɛnti fɪfθ ɪz ɛs ˈmʌðəz deɪ ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈpiːpl ˈdɛkəreɪt ðeə ˈhaʊzɪz wɪð ˈflaʊəz ænd kʊk ə naɪs ˈhɒlədeɪ ˈdɪnə.
On the morning of the 1st of April the English people play funny tricks. Most newspapers have at least one unlikely story.
ɒn ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ ɒv ðə fɜːst ɒv ˈeɪprəl ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈpiːpl pleɪ ˈfʌni trɪks.
məʊst ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz hæv æt liːst wʌn ʌnˈlaɪkli ˈstɔːri.
Halloween takes place on the 31st of October. At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches. They cut horrible faces in pumpkins and put a candle inside.
ˌhæləʊˈiːn teɪks pleɪs ɒn ðə ˈθɜːti-fɜːst ɒv ɒkˈtəʊbə.
æt ˈpɑːtiz ˈpiːpl drɛs ʌp ɪn streɪnʤ ˈkɒstjuːmz ænd prɪˈtɛnd ðeɪ ɑːˈwɪʧɪz.
ðeɪ kʌt ˈhɒrəbl ˈfeɪsɪz ɪn ˈpʌmpkɪnz ænd pʊt ə ˈkændl ɪnˈsaɪd.
The 5th of November is Gue Fawkes Night.
ðə fɪfθ ɒv nəʊˈvɛmbər ɪz Gue fɔːks naɪt.
On the 11th of November all English people remember those who died in the two world wars, in churches special services are held.
ɒn ði ɪˈlɛvnθ ɒv nəʊˈvɛmbər ɔːl ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈpiːpl rɪˈmɛmbə ðəʊz huː daɪd ɪn ðə tuː wɜːld wɔːz, ɪn ˈʧɜːʧɪz ˈspɛʃəl ˈsɜːvɪsɪz ɑː hɛld.
26th of December is Boxing Day. People visit friends and relatives or watch one of the many sporting events.
ˈtwɛnti-sɪksθ ɒv dɪˈsɛmbər ɪz ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ.
ˈpiːpl ˈvɪzɪt frɛndz ænd ˈrɛlətɪvz ɔː wɒʧ wʌn ɒv ðə ˈmɛni ˈspɔːtɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts.