The Kyiv Ballet Theatre has received recognition all over the world. Its history began in 1867. Today " The National Opera of Ukraine" (the theatre's official name) has become the first stage of the state. Almost every day the theatre opens its doors to spectators. Once the theatre curtain rises, you start to be a part of the magical world. The theatre buiding and its interior bring some additional charm to this magic. On the "National Opera of Ukraine" stage appeared many famous dancers: Sergey Lifar, Nadezhda Pavlova, Maya Plisetskaya, Marina Timofeeva (The Bolshoy Theatre), Alla Osipenko, Irina Kolpakova, and Vladimir Malahov from St Petersburg Kirov Ballet. There are 24 ballets in the theatre repertory today: Giselle, Silfida, Carmen, Raimonda, Swan Lake, Marriage of Figaro, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty,etc. The new generation continues the bright traditions of the Ukrainian musical culture.
A unique festival in Karachi is the "Crocodile Festival". This is a festival held (1) __called Sheedis in Pakistan. It is believed that Sheedis came as (2) __. This festival is held at a shrine in Manghopir, a dry and humid part of Karachi, which dates back (3) __.
During the festival the people feed crocodiles and dance and sing. A father takes (4) __and dangles it above the jaws of a crocodile. This is done to find blessings for the child.
Durinf this festival people also make pledges to the shrine. These pledges are given to crocodiles. The pledges consist (5) __. When crocodiles accept the meat, it is seen (6) __. This suggests that crocodiles will not attack people.
1. Choose the correct variant.
1) Where have you been? I ___ for you for an hour.
A have waited B waited
C was waiting D have been waiting
2) I ___ the housework yet.
A haven’t done B haven’t been doing
C hasn’t done D hasn’t been doing
3) Mark went to the zoo last Sunday.
A So does Frank. B So did Frank.
C Neither did Frank. D As do Frank.
4) Mike can’t skate well.
A Neither can Dan. B Neither could Carol.
C So can Nataly. D So could Nataly.
5) He made a lot of friends, ___ he was happy in the new town.
A so B so that
6) It was raining, ___ I took an umbrella with me.
A so B so that
2. a) Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
1) I (not to work) in the garden for half an hour.
2) Johnny looks tired. He (to drive) the car for five
hours.
b) Complete the questions with the correct question tags.
1) She isn’t happy, ___ ?
2) Dogs don’t eat fish, ___ ?
3. Write a short story (8 sentences) answering the following questions:
— Why do people go in for sports?
— What are the most popular physical activities among the boys and girls of your age?
— How does sport influence our body and mind?
— What is your favourite kind of sports?