Comprehension

I. Matching:
1. geographical a) attractions
2. north b) farming
3. diverse c) tribes
4. tourist d) borders
5. financial e) coast
6. extremely f) castles
7. Germanic g) position
8. share h)centre
9. medieval i) society
10. sheep j) popular

II. Choose the correct preposition:
with (1); of (3); to (3); by (2); after (1); for (1); from (2); in (1);
into (1); on (1)
1. consist
2. thanks
3. washed
4. refer
5. named
6. surrounded
7. known
8. date back

9. range
10. interested
11. fond
12. divided
13. proud
14. go ___ a tour
15. associated
16. differ

III. Filling in the gaps.
a)entrance
b) due
c ) tube
d) escape
e) event
f)experience
g) filled
h)keep
i) attractions
j) single
k)crowded
l) tourist-filled
m) donations
At the moment I'm in London. It's my first 1)of living in the capital city
of the UK – and in a busy, 2) metropolis it's easy to feel like a small
fish in a very big pond. I take the 3)to work; the London Underground is a
great transport network. However, first thing in the morning it's often very
4)on the tube. The tube can be quite expensive, at £4 for a 5)
ticket. Luckily, if you have an Oyster card you pay almost half that! As a capital
city, London has loads of great 6). Some of them require an
7)fee, but there are lots of things which you can do for free. The
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palaceis a well-known 8), which
takes place daily at 11.30 am between April and July. Most museums in London
are free for everyone to enjoy, but 9)are welcome. Last week, I visited the
British Museum. I particularly liked the room 10)with old watches and
clocks. One thing I love about London is the free newspaper sand magazines. The
articles aren't too long, and it's a great way to11)up with the news! As
much as I'm enjoying living in London temporarily, it'll be nice to
12)the big smoke (a slang term for London, 13)to theam ount of
pollution) and return home!

Last summer I went to the Black sea with my parents. We stayed there for a fortnight. I went swimming every day. The weather was wonderful all the time, the water was warm and clean. We bathed and watched small fishes and jelly fish in the water. Sometimes we saw sea stars or sea shells there. Once we even saw a dolphin. We often sat on the beach and watched ships sailing in the distance or looked at numerous seagulls gliding over the sea. We ate ice-cream and fruit on the beach and lay in the sun. I had a nice tan by the end of our rest. I made a lot of friends and we played volleyball on the beach together.  Every morning we had nice breakfast and a small run along the coast. We saw amazing waterfalls and visited a mountain lake. My days were full of different events and on returning back home in the evening I was exhausted but slept with a smile on my face. In a word, I had a wonderful time, and unforgettable experiences this summer. Next year I will certainly go to the seaside again.

летом я ездила на Черное море с моими родителями. Мы были там две недели. Я ходила каждый день плавать. Погода была замечательная все время, вода была теплой и голубой. Мы купались и смотрели рыбок и медуз в воде. Иногда мы видели морских звезд или морских ракушек. Однажды мы даже видели дельфина. Мы часто сидели на пляже и смотрели, как корабли плывут в отдалении и смотрели на многочисленных чаек, скользящих над морем. Мы ели мороженое и фрукты на пляже и загорали. У меня был красивый загар к концу нашего отдыха. Я нашла там много друзей и мы играли в волейбол на пляже. Каждое утро мы завтракали и потом совершали маленький пробег вдоль побережья. Мы видели красивые водопады и побывали на горном озере. Мои дни были полны разных событий и возвращаясь вечером домой, я была усталой, но спала с улыбкой на лице. Одним словом, у меня было там прекрасное время и я получила незабываемые впечатления. В следующем году я обязательно поеду снова к морю.

It was the most wonderful day, I went to the Carpathian Mountains in the summer, I was very interesno.A saw a mountain, Visoka I watched the look of the Carpathian Mountains. Once I was in the camp where I come to know and Alyona Nastey.Nam was very interesting to watch prirodoy.Ya ottdohnula well in the Carpathians! 
Это был самый чудесный день,я поехала летом в карпаты,мне было очень интересно.Я увидела горы, с висока я смотрела как выглядят карпаты. Еще я была в лагере там я познокомилася с Алёной и Настей.Нам было очень интересно наблюдать за природой.Я прекрасно оттдохнула в Карпатах!