Родная страна и страна (страны) изучаемого языка

Choose the correct variant. Criminals are a ___________________________ to society.

Match the definitions to the words.

Choose the correct variant. Jamie has been researching his family history in order to __________________________ his ancestors.

Choose the correct variant. It wasn’t easy for me to ___________________________ to the hustle and bustle of the big city.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. The parade always _______________________ (to start) at 11 o’clock.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. I ______________________ (not to attend) the music festival before.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. Toby ____________________ (to feel) unwell at the moment.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb. The candy floss always ____________________ (to smell) delicious.

Read the text and put the sentences into the correct category. The Swamp People of Louisiana Deep down south in the state of Louisiana, USA, stretches the muddy Atchafalaya Swamp. It is a difficult place to live. The air is thick with moisture, making you sweat constantly, and you are surrounded by snakes, frogs, turtles and wild alligators - 1.5 million of them! However, the ‘Swamp People' have lived a laid-back life along the river here for more than 300 years. They are Cajuns, descendants of French exiles who were taken from Canada in the 18th century. In their stilt houses above the marshes, they grow their own vegetables such as okra and black-eyed peas. But amazingly, their diet also includes alligators, frogs and turtles. It's a slow way of life - except during the alligator hunting season! The 30-day alligator hunt takes place in September. Travelling the waterways in their boats, hunters try to spot alligators under the water. They then throw out lines with rotten meat hooked onto them to attract the reptiles. When they've caught a 'gator', the hunters pull it in by hand. They have to be very careful and predict alligator movements. The animals can easily do a 'death roll’ in the water, when they spin wildly. Despite the danger, the Cajuns catch over 30,000 wild alligators during the season. One alligator hunter, Troy Landry, known as 'King of the Swamp', once caught 82 alligators in one day. However, he has enormous respect for the reptiles. In fact, the Swamp People worked with authorities to protect alligators, after they almost became extinct in the 1920s when their skins were fashionable. Now, too many alligators upset the balance of the ecosystem, so authorities let hunters catch some alligators each season. They give each hunter tags restricting the number of alligators they can hunt in order to sell their meat and skins. The community is facing some problems, however. Prices for skins are always changing, which means the hunters have to look for other work, such as catching shrimp and giving alligator-spotting trips.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right words. If you want to watch parades, and open-air theatre performances and eat, then the Maslenitsa carnival (or ‘Blini Week’)is the festival for you. This fun festival takes place around the end of February and celebrates the end of winter and. For this reason, all the festival-goers eat, which (round, golden and warm). At the end of carnival week, there is a big bonfire to say a final goodbye to winter.