Answer the following questions. Use the phrases: As to …; Frankly speaking…;
How often are seminars (conferences, workshops) held at your University? Use the time expressions: once (twice, three times…) a month (year, quarter); annually, regularly, seldom, etc.
Have you participated in any scientific conference? When? What was its subject? Use the time expressions: last week, (month, year); two weeks (months, years) ago; on June 9, 2010; etc.
Are you planning to take part in any conference (seminar, workshop) in the near future? When is it to be held? What is its objective?
Use the following phrases:
Time: next week (month, year); in a week (month, year); in March;
Objective: to clear up the problem of …; to discuss the question of…;to obtain better understanding of the problem of …; to understand the mechanism of…; to consider the recent developments in the field of …; to report new data on … .
1-because the days were too short and they couldnt get all their work.
2-Maui is a young fisherman
3-they iravelled towards the east to where the sun rises. After 12 days, they arrived at the edge of a huge, red-hot pit where the sun was sloeping.
4-They hid behind some rocks.
5-When the sun began to rise, they threw their ropes over it.
6-Miti ordered the sun "From now on you will travel slowly across the sky"
7-Mikti thought. "OK, Sun. If you promise to go slowly for six months of the year, I will release you." Then the sun promised .
3. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
4. The orchestra had been playing for ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting.
5. I had been walking along the road for five minutes when I saw a monster.
16.3
1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party.
2. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast.
4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating.
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had eaten.
7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been travelling for more than 24 hours.