Putting it Off! Your big exams are just (0) the corner and you have only two or three days left to do some
serious revision. You have to commit to memory the history of (13) about Industrial Revolution - so
what (14) you doing organising the kitchen cupboards? Ordinarily, it is (15) a task that you
would choose to do unless you really had to, but suddenly you feel the time is right to pay particular
attention (16) this area of the house and get it looking spotless. The books upstairs can wait.
Such behaviour is known (17) procrastination - a deliberate attempt to avoid something which
really needs to be (18) , but which you can't be bothered to do. Other examples of (19) sort
of behaviour include browsing the Internet or watching television when the kitchen sink is full dirty
dishes, or going off to get tea and coffee at the office (20) of finishing the work you've been
given.
In short, procrastination is the art of putting off (21) tomorrow what should be done today. More
often (22) not, the real reason why a procrastinator delays a job is that they have a vague hope
that (23) else might just do it (24) them.
2. Is he on a plane at this time?
3. Do they really walk?
4. Has he solved this problem?
5. Has she been in the modeling business for so long?
6. Are the children still playing?
7. Did they get tickets for this show?
8. Is he really interested in contemporary art?
9. Has she lived here for three years?
10. Is this really a lie?
11. Has he received the necessary qualifications?
12. Have they made a mistake?
13. Did he ask for help?
14. Does she really want to know the truth?
15. Do they still entertain their guests?
16. Does he really want to find an old map?
17. Did someone call the police?
18. Are they still talking?
19. Is she on the phone for an hour?
20. Did they run away?
ответы:
1.
begged (Он умолял Клару простить его.)
told (asked) (Мой папа сказал (попросил) быть осторожным с разбитым стеклом.)
suggested (Энни предложила позвонить моему коллеге.)
ordered (Полицейский отдал приказ не стрелять.)
asked (Том попросил адвоката послушать его.)
suggested (Брайан предложил поиграть в футбол.)
ordered (Генерал приказал солдатам стрелять.)
begged (Она умоляла врача никому не рассказывать об этом.)
2.
The teacher asked not to make so much noise.
The teacher suggested making a Christmas card.
The teacher asked to be careful with the scissors.
The teacher told (asked) not to open the glue.
The teacher suggested singing a Christmas song.
3.
The doctor told (advised) to stop drinking beer. (Доктор сказал (посоветовал) перестать пить пиво.)
The manager suggested doing some research on that subject. (Менеджер предложил провести исследовательскую работу по этому вопросу.)
The flight attendant told (asked) to switch off the mobile phones. (Бортпроводник сказал (попросил) отключить мобильные устройства.)
The stepmother ordered Cinderella to find her pearl necklace. (Мачеха приказала Золушке найти ее жемчужное ожерелье.)
He suggested eating out that night. (Он предложил куда-нибудь выйти поужинать вечером.)
Alex suggested advertising their product on TV. (Алекс предложил рекламу их продукции на телевидении.)
The police officer ordered not to move. (Полицейский приказал не двигаться.)
She begged Peter to wait a little. (Она умоляла Питера немного подождать.)
Fran suggested going to the swimming pool. (Фрэн предложила отправиться в бассейн.)
I asked (told) not to touch the flowers. (Я попросил (сказал) не трогать цветы.)