Task 1

Read the text about Prince Philip. Fill in the gaps using the words in brackets in the correct form. Do not change the text.

There is an example (0) at the beginning.

Prince Philip, who passed away in 2021, (0) was (BE) probably the world’s most famous husband. He was (1) ____________________________ (HAPPY) married to Queen Elizabeth II for more than 70 years. But he never (2) ____________________________________ (HOLD) the title of king. Philip was born on 10 June 1921 on the (3) ____________________________________ (GREECE) island of Corfu.

He was the youngest of four children of Prince Andrew of Greece. He spent his youth in many different places. In his teenage years, he attended a boarding school in northern Scotland. After school, he went to the Royal Navy training school and became the (4) ____________________________________ (GOOD) student of his class.

When King George VI visited the school in July 1939, Philip was given the job of (5) ____________________________________ (ENTERTAIN) the king’s young daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. This was the first time Philip met his future wife, Elizabeth.

She was very impressed by Philip. A relationship grew up between them. They married in 1947. In 1952, when Elizabeth and Philip were in Kenya, the news came that her father (6) ____________________________________ (DIE) and she was Queen. As her husband, Philip’s main duty was now (7) ____________________________________ (SUPPORT) his wife. He accompanied her on official state visits, but he also visited many foreign countries on (8) ____________________________________ (HE) own. The prince (9) ____________________________________ (KNOW) as one of the most hard-working members of the royal family. But in his spare time, he was also a very (10) ____________________________________ (TALENT) sportsman. He especially enjoyed playing cricket and polo as well as sailing.

Task 2

Read the text about Tuvalu. Complete the text using the correct word or words from the box. Do not change the text. There are some extra words in the box.

There is an example (0) at the beginning.

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The Commonwealth of Nations is an organization made (0) up of independent countries. Almost all of them (1) ____________________________________ to be under British rule at some time in the past. The Commonwealth includes more than 2 billion people worldwide. India alone has a population of 1.2 billion, (2) ____________________________________ makes it the largest member. With just 11,000 people, the islands of Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean, between Australia and Hawaii, form the smallest. If more people (3) ____________________________________ on these islands, there wouldn’t be enough room for them, since Tuvalu’s total land mass amounts to less than 26 square kilometres.

Tuvalu (4) ____________________________________ independent since 1978.

It consists (5) ____________________________________ nine small islands, but for a long time only eight of them were inhabited. The country’s name, Tuvalu, translated (6) ____________________________________ English means “eight standing together”. Tuvalu is one of the 16 Commonwealth countries where the British monarch is still the (7) ____________________________________ head of state. This means that the king or queen, (8) ____________________________________ not involved in the country’s day-to-day government, plays an important symbolic role. A look at Tuvalu’s national flag confirms this: it shows the Union Jack, which is the British flag, as well as 9 stars (9) ____________________________________ the 9 islands of Tuvalu. Queen Elizabeth visited Tuvalu in 1982. In her speech she said that she (10) ____________________________________ a lot about the country from her family. For the people of Tuvalu this was a very special occasion.

Task 1

Prince Philip, who passed away in 2021, (0) was (BE) probably the world’s most famous husband. He was (1) happily (HAPPY) married to Queen Elizabeth II for more than 70 years. But he never (2) held (HOLD) the title of king. Philip was born on 10 June 1921 on the (3) Greek (GREECE) island of Corfu.

He was the youngest of four children of Prince Andrew of Greece. He spent his youth in many different places. In his teenage years, he attended a boarding school in northern Scotland. After school, he went to the Royal Navy training school and became the (4) best (GOOD) student of his class.

When King George VI visited the school in July 1939, Philip was given the job of (5) entertaining (ENTERTAIN) the king’s young daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. This was the first time Philip met his future wife, Elizabeth.

She was very impressed by Philip. A relationship grew up between them. They married in 1947. In 1952, when Elizabeth and Philip were in Kenya, the news came that her father (6) had died (DIE) and she was Queen. As her husband, Philip’s main duty was now (7) to support/supporting (SUPPORT) his wife. He accompanied her on official state visits, but he also visited many foreign countries on (8) his (HE) own. The prince (9) was known (KNOW) as one of the most hard-working members of the royal family. But in his spare time, he was also a very (10) talented (TALENT) sportsman. He especially enjoyed playing cricket and polo as well as sailing.

Task 2

The Commonwealth of Nations is an organization made (0) up of independent countries. Almost all of them (1) used to be under British rule at some time in the past. The Commonwealth includes more than 2 billion people worldwide. India alone has a population of 1.2 billion, (2) which makes it the largest member. With just 11,000 people, the islands of Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean, between Australia and Hawaii, form the smallest. If more people (3) lived on these islands, there wouldn’t be enough room for them, since Tuvalu’s total land mass amounts to less than 26 square kilometres.

Tuvalu (4) has been independent since 1978.

It consists (5) of nine small islands, but for a long time only eight of them were inhabited. The country’s name, Tuvalu, translated (6) into English means “eight standing together”. Tuvalu is one of the 16 Commonwealth countries where the British monarch is still the (7) official head of state. This means that the king or queen, (8) although not involved in the country’s day-to-day government, plays an important symbolic role. A look at Tuvalu’s national flag confirms this: it shows the Union Jack, which is the British flag, as well as 9 stars (9) representing the 9 islands of Tuvalu. Queen Elizabeth visited Tuvalu in 1982. In her speech she said that she (10) had heard a lot about the country from her family. For the people of Tuvalu this was a very special occasion.