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I. TEXT

 A. THE 8 th OF MARCH

 There are many holidays in our country; the 8 th of March is one of them.

It is a happy and nice holiday. It is a good tradition in our country to give presents and flowers to women

on this day.

Each family celebrates this spring holiday. In the morning, men go to the shops or markets to buysome flowers. They try to clean flats and help women to cook a holiday dinner.

Sons and daughters help mothers too: they make a cake, lay the table and wash dishes holiday dinner.

All the members of the families try to be well dressed on this day.

Some families celebrate the 8th of March by going to the theatres and concerts. They buy tickets

 beforehand.

Others prefer to invite guests and stay at home.

There is almost the same holiday in England. It is called Mothers’ Day and celebrated in spring.

Sons and daughters come and give gifts to their mothers on this day.

If it is not possible to see your mother, you can send presents and cards to her. Flowers and cake are

the traditional gifts for all mothers in England. All women try to be pretty and happy on this day.

B. Questions

1. What kind of holidays do we have on the 8th of March?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2. What do men usually give to women on the 8th of March?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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3. How do you celebrate this holiday?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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4. Why do all women want to be pretty during this holiday?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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6. What holiday in England is like the 8th of March?………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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II. Grammar

1. Find the antonyms

1. outside a. narrow

2. to accept b. to forbid

3. broad c. unavailable

4. to allow d. to reject5. innocent e. careful

6. to approve f. guilty

7. available g. to disapprove

8. careless h. inside.p. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

 

2. Use the correct form of the verbs

1. I wish the radio ………………. the President’s entire speech( to broadcast)

2. He wishes he………………….to mail the letter when he goes to school(not to forget)3. Her husband wished she…………………so much money on clothes(not to spend)

4. We wish we……………. A raise in the salary(to get)

5. They wished their travel agent……………….carefully their route long before the trip(to plan)

6. We wished we………………the reservation ahead of time(to make)

7. I wish you…………………. TV when I am so busy cleaning the house(not to watch)

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3. Fill in with the necessary article a, an, the

 

In…15th century….people knew only three continents….Europe, …Asia, …Africa. They knew

nothing about such….a big continent as…. America. ….man who discovered ….America was born in1451 in….Italy. His name was Christopher Columbus. He became…sailor at….early age. Knowing

that …Earth was round, he decided to reach …India sailing to….west …  p. 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

4. Place the modifiers in right order

1. The……………………………children playing in the sand are our neighbors’ (small, two,

sunburn)

2. I like my mother’s………………………dress very much (silk, old, blue)

3. His…………………….face was even more grave than before (young, solemn, oval)

4. Has anyone seen my……………………….shoes? (worn, old, wet, dirty)p. 4 3 2 1 0/34 (73)