Самостоятельная работа Spotlight 9 Module 5

Module 5

1. Complete the sentences with the words: wrote/ drums/ composed/ play/ blow/ improvise/ conducted

1. Don’t you think the Maestro _______________ the orchestra well?

2. He beat the _____________ like a madman.

3. John Lennon _____________ the lyrics to many of the Beatles best songs.

4. The most famous opera _______________ by Mascagni was “Cavaleria Rusticana”.

5. Jazz musicians almost always ______________ their solos.

6. Most professional musicians ______________ their instruments up to five hours a day.

7. I can remember the time when former President of the United States Clinton appeared on MTV to ______________ his horn – the saxophone.

2. Complete the sentences using comparative or superlative degree of comparison of adjectives.

a. My father is heavy. My uncle is much __________________ than my father.

b. The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was ____________________.

c. Sochi is sunny. Do you know the __________________ place in Russia?

d. Sten is a successful sportsman. His sister is __________________ than Sten.

e. My mother has a soft voice. But my teacher’s voice is ______________ than my mother’s.

f. Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the __________________ baby on earth.

3. Use “as…as” or “not as…as” in the sentences below.

a. Today it’s ______________________ yesterday. (not/ windy)

b. This copy is _________________________ the other one. (bad)

c. Simon is ________________________ Fred. (not/ tall)

d. Grapefruit juice is ___________________________ lemonade. (not/ sweet)

e. Silver is __________________________ gold. (not/ heavy)

f. Oliver is _________________________ Peter. (optimistic)

4. Complete the sentences with the words: very/ completely/ a bit/ really/ absolutely

a. I speak __________________ good Italian but my French is terrible.

b. What an _____________________ gorgeous skirt! Where did you buy it?

c. You should have come to the party. It was _____________________ fantastic.

d. Sorry. I’m _____________________ late, aren’t I?

e. Have you seen that film? It’s ____________________________ amazing!

5. Fill in: into, out of, through, away, over

1. Let`s run ________________ that dance sequence just one more time.

2. Sharon thought David was out of town, but she ran ______________ him at the cinema.

3. He almost ran ____________ a cat yesterday when it jumped in front of his car.

4. The book is about a young boy who runs _______________ from home.

5. We`ve run ______________ sugar – I`ll go and buy some.