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I. read the first sentence of each paragraph and match each paragraph with the corret topic.
1.Leavig St Kilda __
2.St Kilda around 1800 __
3.St Kilda today __
4.Where is St Kilda? __
THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
a) It isn`t an easy place to get to. In`s in the Atlantic Ocean about 65 km west of the Outer Hebrides island, which are to the north-west of Scotland. it takes 14 hours to get there from Scotland by boat. A few people visit the tiny islands of St Kilda every year, but not many.
b) About tw hundred years ago the population of St Kilda was about 200. hey had their own way of life. They climbad up the cliffs and caught sea birds for food. They had meetings in the village streets and made their own laws. They didin`t have much contact with people from other places.
c) But life hard for the people of St Kilda, and many decided to leave the islands and travel to the USA or Australia to look for work. They wanted to earn money and have a better life. By 1930, there were only 36 inhabitants left. They decided that they wnted to leave too, and on 29 August, a boat arrived and took them to Scotland. They never returned.
d) Today, there aren`t any permanent inhabitants of St Kilda on the islands. However, the islands are not empty. Scientists live and work there, studying the sea birds and other wildlife. There are also a few soldiers. there isn`t much entertainment, but at least there is nw a sauna and a bar !
II. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1. St Kilda is 65 km west of Scotland. __
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2. It takes 14 hours to get from Scotland to St Kilda by boat. ___
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3. Not many people visit St Kilda __
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4. Many inhabitants of St Kilda moved to other countries to find work. __
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5. In 1930, the final 36 inhabitants wanted to stay on St Kilda. __
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6. On 29 August 1930, the final 36 inhabitants went to Australia. __
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7. There are only scientists on the islans today. __
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8. There isn`t any entertainment on the islands. __
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III. Complete the sentences with a or an in one gap and the in the other.
1. He lives in ____ small twn in ____ north of Scotland.
2. She`s ___ computer programmer in ___ army.
3. He`s ___ only person in the photo wh`s wearing ___ hat.
4. She`s ___ journaliste with ____ New York Times.
5. I always watch ___ DVD at ____ weekend.
6. ____ head teacher at my school has got ___ new car.
7. My sister is ____ led singer f ____ rock group.
8. ____ teacher at my school lives by ___ sea.
IV. Which sentences need a definite article (the) and which are generalizations? Tick or complete.
1. I don`t like ___ Mondays. V
2. I`ll see you at _the__ weekend.
3. I don`t really like _____ heavy metal music.
4. I really wear ____ jeans.
6. _____ tigers live in Asia.
7. Polar bears don`t mind ____ cold weather.
8. I`m not enjoying ____ cold weather this winter.
9. He`s reading ____ new Harry Potter book.
10. I don`t read____ boks about magic.
V. Complete the text with a/an or the.
We recently moved to South Milton, which is ¹__a___ small village near teh sea. My dad`s ²____ doctor, and he got ³____ new job here. At first , I thought in was ⁴____ most boring place in ⁵____ whole world, because ⁶____ nearest town is 15 kilometres away. but I have nwe hoobies now. I love going to the beach and going out to sea in my kayak, which is ⁷_____ small boat. I go every day when ⁸_____ weather is good,and even when it`s bad! I also have ₉_____ job in ¹⁰____ village post office to earn some money. I really like my lige in ¹¹_____ cuntryside now.
VI. Complete the advertisement. write a, an, the or a tick (V) if no article is needed.
Is ¹__V__ fun inportant for you ? Do you enjoy ²____ excitement of ³____ big cities? Or are you looking for⁴ ____ relaxing break? Wateyer you need, we have the perect holiday for you. spend ⁵____ few days in North Wales - ⁶_____ scenery is amazing and there are lots of lakes and rivers for people who like ⁷____ water sports. Or how about ⁸___ weekend in New York ? Spend the evening in a jazz club, and then climb ⁹___ Empire State Builing for great views of ¹⁰____ city at night.
DAJE MAX. ZA WSZYSTKIE !
I.
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
II.
1. false (St Kilda is 65 km west of the Outer Hebrides island)
2. true
3. true
4. true
5. false (In 1930, the final 36 inhabitants wanted to leave St Kilda.)
6. false (On 29 August 1930, the final 36 inhabitants went to Scotland).
7. false (there are also a few soldiers)
8. false (there is a sauna and a bar)
III. Complete the sentences with a or an in one gap and the in the other.
1. He lives in a small town in the north of Scotland.
2. She`s a computer programmer in the army.
3. He`s the only person in the photo who`s wearing a hat.
4. She`s a journalist with the New York Times.
5. I always watch a DVD at the weekend.
6. The head teacher at my school has got a new car.
7. My sister is the lead singer for a rock group.
8. A teacher at my school lives by the sea.
IV. Which sentences need a definite article (the) and which are generalizations? Tick or complete.
1. I don`t like Mondays.
2. I`ll see you at the weekend.
3. I don`t really like heavy metal music.
4. I really wear jeans.
6. Tigers live in Asia.
7. Polar bears don`t mind cold weather.
8. I`m not enjoying the cold weather this winter.
9. He`s reading the new Harry Potter book.
10. I don`t read books about magic.
V. Complete the text with a/an or the.
We recently moved to South Milton, which is ¹ a small village near the sea. My dad`s ²a doctor, and he got ³a new job here. At first , I thought in was ⁴the most boring place in ⁵the whole world, because ⁶the nearest town is 15 kilometres away. but I have new hoobies now. I love going to the beach and going out to sea in my kayak, which is ⁷a small boat. I go every day when ⁸the weather is good,and even when it`s bad! I also have ₉a job in ¹⁰the village post office to earn some money. I really like my live in ¹¹the cuntryside now.
VI. Complete the advertisement. write a, an, the or a tick (V) if no article is needed.
Is ¹__V__ fun inportant for you ? Do you enjoy ²the excitement of ³_V_ big cities? Or are you looking for⁴ a relaxing break? Watever you need, we have the perect holiday for you. spend ⁵a few days in North Wales - ⁶the scenery is amazing and there are lots of lakes and rivers for people who like ⁷_V_ water sports. Or how about ⁸a weekend in New York ? Spend the evening in a jazz club, and then climb ⁹the Empire State Builing for great views of ¹⁰the city at night.