Native country and foreign countries

Match the words to make up phrases.

Choose the correct variant. From the hotel we had fantastic _________________________ of the city.

Choose the correct variant. We are going on a ___________________________ to London this summer.

Choose the correct variant. We are going on a sightseeing __________________________ of the city tomorrow.

Choose the correct variant. Sahara desert is the largest desert in Africa.

Choose the correct variant. IsLake Baikal in Russia or is it somewhere else in Europe?

Choose the correct variant. The Andes are the mountains inSouth America.

Choose the correct variant. I saw a documentary last night about Mount Everest inHimalayas.

Read the text and complete the gaps with only ONE word. Krasnaya Polyana Krasnaya Polyana is the most modern and comfortable ski and snowboard resort in Russia. It is just 45 km from the summer resort of Sochi on the Black Sea coast at a height of 600 m. A nearby airport and train station make Krasnaya Polyana one of the most accessible ski and snowboard resorts in Russia. In 2014 Krasnaya Polyana became the mountain venue for the Winter Olympic games. The resort is famous for its skiing pistes and its cosy after-ski restaurants. Krasnaya Polyana has different pistes for beginners right up to the expert skier or snowboarder. For the more adventurous, there are snowfields up to 4,000 metres high that one can reach by helicopter. The locals are very friendly and the place is safe. If you like skiing or snowboarding this is the place to go. 1) Krasnaya Polyana is a Russian ski. 2) It is near. 3) You can findup to 4,000 metres high. 4) There is a railway station and annearby. 5) At the resort there are many pistes and. 6) To visit snowfields up to 4,000 metres high you can use a.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. The United States is a young country. Its written history is only a few hundred years old. It is sometimes called the "New World". Over the last four hundred years millions of people have come to start a new life in this "New World". Americans are not afraid. They built the first skyscrapers.. They like exciting, modern cities, new houses and new cars. At the same time, Americans love old things. They like to visit historic houses and museums. They buildand remember the days of the "Wild West". Americans are interested in old traditions, but they are good at making new traditions too. The people of the United States are. Every American schoolchild learns that the United States is. In a melting pot, different metals are melted together to make a new metal. The United States is like a melting pot for people. In the past, people from many different countries came to the US and made one country out of many. In one city you can find people whose parents, grandparents or great-grandparents came from China, Africa, South America, Southeast Asia and every European country. These different people brought to their new land. The Germans brought Christmas trees. The Irish brought St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The Scots brought Halloween.