1 Is it important to have a good sense of humour in your country?
2 Which are the most popular comedians and TV
comedy shows from your country?
3 Is live comedy popular in your country?
4 Do people in your country laugh about the same
things as British people?
5 Do you know any British or American TV comedy
programmes? Which ones?
2. Jim usually WAKES UP late on Sundays.
3. She CAN dance.
4. You have been working all day. You MUST be very hard.
5. This tea tastes a bit STRANGELY.
6. Our holiday was too short. The time passed very QUICKLY.
7. If I FOUND a wallet in the street, I WOULD take to the police.
8. They would very rather offend if I DIDN`T GO to see them.
9. I wish it STOPPED raining.
10. I wish she WAS COMING.
11. If I WERE a tutor, I WOULD teach my very young learners to paint.
12. I wish I HELPED you.
Capital punishment was abolished (Past Simple Passive) in England in November 1965.
In England there are no minimum sentences, except for murder, which carries a penalty of life imprisonment, but life sentences are rarely more than 14 years, because they can be reduced (Present Simple Passive) for good behavior, often by one third or more.
Some murders are committed (Present Simple Passive) by criminals evading arrest, by insane or mentally disturbed people, by cold-blooded sadists completely devoid of all human feelings.
The important thing in the prevention of murder is to eliminate the weapons and instruments with which these crimes are committed, (Present Simple Passive) and to stop the dangerous influence of violence in books, films, and other mass media, from which some criminals derive their “inspiration”.
Punishment can also be seen (Present Simple Passive) as a reform because it warns other people of what will happen if they tempt to break the law.