Match the words to make up phrases.
Choose the correct variant. My granny is fairly old. She can’t ___________________________ well.
Choose the correct variant. In the evening we ____________________________ to the news and went to bed.
Choose the correct variant. Our ____________________ is really cosy.
Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb. We _____________ (to go) to Pskov by car.
Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb. The weather _______________ (to be) sunny and warm.
Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb. We _________________ (drive) fairly fast and came to the city in the afternoon.
Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb. We ________________ (to have) lunch in a small restaurant.
Read the text and put the sentences into the correct category. Moscow Zoo is one of the largest and oldest zoos in Russia. It appeared in Moscow in 1864 and had 286 animals then. There are more than 6,000 different animals in its rich collection now: elephants and giraffes, polar bears and brown bears, squirrels and foxes, deer and wolves, lions and tigers. At first the zoo’s buildings were wooden. Now animals live in stone buildings when it is cold outdoors. Moscow Zoo is situated in the centre of the city. When you get there, you are in the animal world. There are two large territories in the zoo with a high bridge between them. In the zoo ponds you can see beautiful water birds. The zoo keepers, workers who look after the animals, feed them, keep them healthy, clean their cages. They know a lot about birds and animals and often answer the visitors’ questions. Moscow Zoo is open in all seasons. Children and their parents enjoy going there. Now there are plans to move Moscow Zoo to a new larger territory.
Read the text and put the sentences into the correct category. Moscow is a great city for tourists. Every year lots of people from different countries come to the capital of Russia to see its places of interest. One of them is the Moscow Metro. Many visitors say that the Moscow Metro stations look like beautiful palaces. And indeed, you can see wonderful columns and beautiful sculptures at some of the stations. The Moscow Metro is one of the deepest metros in the world. When the Moscow Metro opened in 1935, it had two lines. Now it has got more than ten and their number is still growing. The metro trains move very fast and you can easily get to the centre of the city from any other place of the capital. People who live in Moscow are very proud of their metro.