5b Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1 In the last 20 years, South Africa has developed into…

Error correction
2 Correct the sentences.

1. She worked for a charity since January, X
2 How long have you knew about the picnic? X
3 I have lived in France two years ago. X
4 What have you did with the charity boxes? X
5 Adam hasn’t called me since two days. X
6 I have done never a sponsored swim. X​

2 ** Correct the words in bold in the sentences. There are a hundred years in a decade. century 1 There are twelve weeks in a year. 2 There are fifty-two days in a year. 3 There are ten minutes in a decade. 4 There are usually 365 centuries in a year. 5 There are twenty-four minutes in a day. 6 There are ten years in a millennium. 7 There are sixty seconds in an hour. 8 There are sixty months in a minute.​

Choose the correct item.

1) He _____ to find a job at the moment, he must do something to earn a living.

a) is trying b) try c) tries

2) Where_________? At our head office in London.

a) are you working b) you are working c) do you work​

3) What __________? I’m looking for a file.

a) do you do b) you are doing c) are you doing

4) We usually ______a lot of troubles with our suppliers.

a) have b) having c) are having

5) I don’t know what this word___________.

a) mean b) is meaning c) means

6) Two years ago inflation was 4%. Last year it was 3%. Inflation ________.

a) has fall b) has fallen c) fell

7) The suppliers __________ their prices since May.

a) haven’t changed b) didn’t change c) didn’t changed

How long _________you _______here? Since 1999.

a) have/worked b) did/work c) have/work

9) Sales were poor. A year later they were better. Sales________.

a) have improved b) has improved c) improved

10) The economic growth in China ________ the highest lately.

a) was b) has been c) been

Find the mistakes in six of the sentences and correct them

Read the text and decide if the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones. (2

marks for a correct answer/ total 16 marks)

Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts. Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages because they need them for their work, others travel abroad, for the third studying languages is a hobby. Everyone, who knows foreign languages can speak to people from other countries, read foreign writers in the original, which makes your outlook wider.

It is not surprising that many intellectuals and well-educated people are polyglots. I study English. Nowadays English has become the world’s most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations. Over 300 million people speak it as a mother tongue. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada, the South Africa Republic. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization and other political organizations. Half of the world’s scientific literature is in English. It is the language of computer technology.

To know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every good specialist. The English language is a wonderful language. It is the language of the great literature. It is the language of William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens. The great German poet Goethe once said, “He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one”. That is why in order to understand oneself and environment one has to study foreign languages.

1)English is widespread.

2)To learn English is difficult

3)Оnе must learn foreign language to get marks a school or at the university.

4)English is not important in different areas of the political and cultural life.

5)English is not the language of computers technologies.

6)Onlу English is the official language ol the United National Organization.

7)To know english today is absolutely necessary for every educated man.

8)The great German poet Goethe once said, that only that person knew his own language,who knew any foreign language

1 Choose the correct time expressions. Sometimes two answers are possible.

1 Nowadays / Suddenly / Then, a lot of people visit Australia. 2 My brother failed his driving test three times. But finally i eventually / nowadays he passed it. 3 Suddenly / Nowadays / Finally, Helen left the room. 4 I’ve recently / finally / afterwards learned how to swim. 5 First of all / Finally / Then, we visited Spain, then / afterwards / recently we went to France.​

Решите Два задания,90 баллов

2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the in nitive.

1. We didn’t believe you . it.

A. to do C. do

B. to be done D. to have been done

2. The teacher wishes them . part in the conference. A. to have been taken C. to be taken

B. to take D. take

3. He allowed these data . in the article.

A. to use B. use C. to be used D. be used

4. He didn’t expect them . here.

A. to study C. to have been studied B. to be studied D. study

5. The teacher made the students . the metal properties. A. to study C. to have been studied B. to be studied D. study

6. The teacher let the students . the experiment.

A. to change C. to be changed

B. change D. to have been changed

7. The teacher supposed the students. the text about engineering ma- terials.

A. to be read C. to have been read B. read D. to have read

8. He ordered the experiment . by them.

A. to be made C. to have made B. make D. to make

9. We expect them . this problem long ago.

A. to have investigated C. to be investigated B. investigate D. to investigate

10. He believes the manufacturers . the technological process. A. to have been changed C. change

B. to change D. to be changed

3. The text contains di erent mistakes: 2 — in spelling, 5 — in grammar. Cor- rect the mistakes and rewrite the text.

There are various clases of materials. They can be divide into two groups: metals and non-metals. Metals includes ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Cast iron and steel is common ferrous metals. Copper and aluminium is non-fer- rous metals. Non-metals embraces polimers, ceramics, etc.

Look at the text about a modern
school. Complete the gaps.
Use: classroom,
digital, educational, interactive, lessons,
participation, students, subjects, textbooks, trips.

Hawthorn School
There are no schoolbags full of 1). at Hawthorn
School. In this school, teachers and 2) studen. all use
laptops or tablets, Inside the 3).this emphasis on technology continues. All 4). take place using 5) . whiteboards. The 6) . at
the school are the same as at any other secondary school,but teaching staff try to take advantage of the 7). revolution in the curriculum as much as possible. This can mean anything from 8).and multimedia presentations to online projects, and
homework and marks via email! There’s still room for traditional activities like school 9) . to museums, but the philosophy at Hawthorn is that
technology encourages student 10) . and prepares
them for the world they will
graduate into

Grammar: choose the right variant
1)Agriculture and manufacturing important in all industries.
a)is b) are c) have d) be
2)Consumers . for some services.
a)does not pay b) does not pays c) do not pay d) not pay
3) What is right for 3 298?
— two thousands two hundred and ninety eight
-two thousand two hundred and ninety eight
4)It is . to develop agriculture.
a)essential b) nice c) impossible
5) Producers study the market situation (чтобы знать) how many goods to produce. a)to know b) that to know c) to knowing
6)We … … economics last year.
a) didn’t studied b) weren’t studied c) didn’t study d) not studied
7)New workers ……… by the company every year.
a)are employed b) are employing c) employed d) do employ
8)What is right for 2004?
-twenty and four
-twenty oh four
-two thousand and four
9) Living conditions in this country are . than in my country.
a)badder b) more bad c) worst d) worse
10) The supply of fuel is the . problem for many European countries.
a)most serious b) more serious c) least serious d) serious
11) I have lived in this country . 5 years.
a) for b) since c) more d) —
12)They dont have competitors on this market.
a)some b) ever c) any d) a
13) I havent seen him . he graduated from university.
a)from time b) since c) yet d) for
14)Put the words into the right order: productivity increased recently company has The its.
15)Where . . . his articles last year?
a)did the scientist publish b) does the scientist publish c) has the scientist published

Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct answer. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use