Early Autumn (5th form)

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1. Describe the picture.

2. Read the text and write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

There (be) __________ a nice picture in front of me. It (seem) __________ that we (be) __________ in the park on a nice September day. It (be) __________ one of the sunny calm days of the so-called Indian Summer period.

The sun (shine) _______ gently. It (light) ________ the last rich attire (наряд) of the trees. The leaves (be) __________ red and orange. We (see) __________ a lot of them on the ground. They (make up) __________ a many-coloured carpet of the earth.

We (can see) _____________ several children in one of the alleys. They (have) ____________ a rest after a hard school day. There (be) ___________ a lot of things (do) ____________ and (enjoy) __________ there. Look! The girls (bring) ____________ a skipping-rope and now they (skip) ____________. Some other kids (run) ____________. Perhaps, they (play) _______________ tag. The little dark-haired girl (collect) ____________ some nice leaves of different colours. She (carry) __________ them to show to her Granny who (sit) ____________ on the bench under the tree. She (knit) _____________ a sweater for her granddaughter. Granny (be good at) ____________ (knit) __________ and she (like) __________ it. Her little grandson (stand) ___________ behind the bench. It (seem) _____________ he (want) _____________ to join the other kids. But he (be) _____________ shy a little. May be he (can) ______________ not (decide) _____________ what he would like (do) ____________ more: (run) _______________ with the boys or (skip) ____________ with the girls.

When I (look) __________ at this picture I (recollect) __________ the warm autumn days. I (feel) __________ the beauty of nature.

Answer: is; seems, are; is; is shining; lights; are; see; are making up; can see; are having; are, to do, to enjoy; have brought, are skipping; are running; are playing; has collected; is carrying, is sitting; is knitting; is good at, knitting, likes; is standing; seems, wants; is; cannot, decide, to do, to run, to skip; am looking, recollect, feel