Form 8 .Semester II Writing. Variant II

1) be called / south / be divided / population / be known / east / be situated /make up /be washed

1) England is the largest of the countries that __ the UK.

2) England __ to the __ of Wales and to the __ of Scotland.

3) England __ by the North Sea, __ , __ and the Strait of Dover.

4) About 50 million people out the __ of the UK live in England.

5) England __ into areas. These areas __ counties.

6) The counties around London __ as the Home Counties. They are __ and __ .

2) Use articles with geographical names.

1. ___ London stands on ___ river Thames.

2. Is ___ Mississippi longer or shorter than ___ Bug?

3. ___ USA is the biggest country of ___ North America.

4. ___ Lake Ontario is one of the largest lakes in ___ north of ___ United States on the border with ___ Canada.

3) Choose the right form of the verb.

1. When I ... up, it was a lovely day. ( wake / woke / was waking / were waking)

2. He ... very fast when the police stopped him. ( drove / drives / is driving / was driving)

3. When ... she born ? (were / is / was / did)

4. Why did you leave so early ? I ... a good time. (didn't have / hadn't / weren't having / wasn't having)

5. Why are you so hungry ? I got up late and ... time for breakfast. (hadn't / didn't have / don't have / wasn't having)

4) Form the Passive form.
1. Sam had just bought a new hat.
2. Sam and his friends will probably play many games tomorrow.
3. They made many plans at the party.
4. Jill feeds the little dogs.