Ex 23 Paraphrase the following sentences, using a complex object after the verbs given in brackets.
1. Was anybody standing near the door when you came home? (notice). 2. The baby was making the first steps (watch). 3. Somebody opened the door (hear). 4. He lit a cigarette (see). 5. As I came up to the house it was very dark. Suddenly somebody took me by the hand (feel). 6. He made a mistake (not notice). 7. The boys were throwing stones into the river (watch). 8. He was explaining something to the students (hear). 9. He ran and caught a passing bus (see). 10. Somebody pushed me in the back (feel).
State schools provide FREE education.
Parents have to pay for their children's education if they want to ATTEND a private school.
Only 1% of schools in Russia are PRIVATE.
Education in Russia is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 15. COMPULSORY education takes 9 years, it includes 4 years of PRIMARY school and 5 years of SECONDARY school.
At PRIMARY school pupils learn reading, writing, arithmetic, art and sport.
At SECONDARY school the number of subjects grows.
Besides schools of general education in Russia there are LYCEUMS and GYMNASIUMS.
At the end of the 9-year course pupils take a final EXAM.(a number of ex-ms)Pre-school education is OPTIONAL.
It is provided by KINDERGARTENS and NURSERY CLASSES in schools.
Students
Armchairs
To the right of
Mice
Dresses
Toys
The sheep
Teeth
Children
Oxen
Deer
Cloaks
Plates
Foxes
Rooms
Knives
Chairs
Buses
These magazines
Those stickers
These stamps
Those sandwiches
These posters
These teacups
These eggs
Those walls
Those pictures
These feet
Those mountains
These ladies
Those windows
These men
Those matches
These knives
These books
These families
These pies
Those answers
Those apartments
Those teachers
Those comedies
1 There is a bed and a table in the sitting room.
2 There are three armchairs and a sofa in the sitting room.
3 There are two bathtubs and a shower in our bathroom.
4 Are there any plants on the floor?
5 Is there a carpet on the wall?