Стр.47 Revision 1 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 8 класс
Grammar Present simple and present continuous 1 Write one negative and one affirmative sentence. Use the information in brackets. We’re learning about the UK now.
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Grammar
Present simple and present continuous
1 Write one negative and one affirmative sentence. Use the information in brackets.
We’re learning about the UK now. (the USA)
We aren’t learning about the UK now. We’re learning about the USA.
1 My friends go to the USA twice a year. (once a year)
2 They’re visiting Dallas at the moment. (Houston)
3 It’s hot in New York in winter. (cold)
4 It’s raining there today. (snow)
5 I watch American films. (Russian)
Past simple and past continuous
2 Complete the text with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
In 1783, the USA (1) gained independence from Britain.
In 1789, George Washington (2) became the first president of the USA.
In 1865, the American Civil War (3) ended. After that, slavery (4) was illegal.
In 1929, the USA (5) suffered a terrible economic crisis called The Great Depression.
In 2001, terrorists (6) destroyed the World Trade Center in New York. Many people (7) were working there when that happened.
In 2008, Barack Obama (8) won the presidential elections and (9) became the first black president of the USA.
Comparatives and superlatives
3 Complete the questions with comparative or superlative adjectives. Can you guess the answers?
USA Quiz
1 Which is the largest (Alaska) state: Florida, Alaska or Hawaii?
2 Which city is bigger (New York): New York or LA?
3 What’s the most valuable (a dollar) coin: a cent, a dime or a dollar?
4 Which sport is more popular (baseball): soccer or baseball?
5 What is taller (the Empire State): the Empire State or the Statue of Liberty?
Quantity: some, any, much, many and a lot of
4 Choose the correct words.
Hello from New York!
I’m Studying English here. There aren’t (1) any other Russian students here, but there are (2) some Ukrainian girls. It’s fun! I haven’t got (3) much free time because I’ve got (4) a lot of English classes every day. Yesterday we went sightseeing. The city is exciting but it’s very busy – there’s (5) too much traffic here. I’ll send you (6) some pictures.
See you soon,
Lisa x
Error correction
5 Find and correct one error in each sentence.
1 How many does it cost?
2 The T-shirt isn’t enough big.
3 Americans are speaking English with an American accent.
4 He went to New York ago two years.
5 While he was visiting Hollywood, he was meeting a famous actor.
6 I meet hardly ever Americans in my city.
7 The smaller US state is Hawaii.
8 J.F. Kennedy were a president.