2 Each of the words in bold is in the wrong place. Write the correct words on the lines. I haven't got a (1) quarter
but I've got a clock on
my wall and it says it's 12 o'clock. I have lunch at one (2) seconds
That's in one hour, or 60 (3) o'clock
And there are 60 (4) watch
in a minute, so that's 3,600
seconds from now. And (5) hour
an hour after lunch,
at half (6) to
one, I have a sleep, so that's another 1,800
seconds. I usually sleep for two hours. That's 120 minutes or 7,200
seconds. A (7) half
of an hour later, at about quarter
(8) minutes
four, I often have an apple. One of the
visitors gives it to me. A quarter of an (9) past
is 15
minutes. That's 900 seconds. So, if my maths is right, I get my apple in
about 13,500 seconds. It's true I'm just an old donkey called Ned, but
my brain still works well!
2.the nephew of Sir Charles. Sir Charles's nephew
3.the birthday of my boy-friend. my boy-friend's birthday
4.the duties of men-servants. men-servants' duties
5.the last letter of my mother-in-law . my mother-in-law's last letter
6.the recent statement of President Bush. President Bush's recent statement
7.the early poems of Robert Burns . Robert Burns's early poems
8.an interval of ten minutes . ten minutes' interval
9.a distance of five miles. five miles' distance
10.the crew of the ship. the ship's crew
11.the population of England. England's popullation
12.for the sake of economy. Economy's sake
13.the mother of Mary and John mary and John's mother (если мать у них общая)
14.the rooms of the daughter and the son. Daughter's and son's rooms
15.the new house of the Parkers. Parkers' new house
16.the latest record of the champion. Champion's latest record
b)how much do you get? - $60 every week.
c)what do you do? - I deliver letters.
d)(What is your job?) - I deliver letters
e)Do you like your job? - Yes,I love my job.
f)how many days a week do you work? - 3 days a week.
g) how old are you? - I`m sixteen.