Speak about your childhood friend or sister/brother. record your answer (audio or
video). speak at least for 1 minute. support your answer with examples. make full sentences using the present/past simple tense, the structure “used to”, ing/ed participles, and vocabulary on the topic “traits of character”, etc.
the following questions will help you. it’s not necessary to answer all of them, just use them to think about what you will say and the language you will need.
what does your childhood friend/sister/brother look like?
what did he/she use to look like when he/she was much younger (in childhood)? was he/she very different?
what is he/she like?
what did he/she use to be like when he/she was much younger (in childhood)? was his/her character very different?
what do you like doing together? what does he/she make you feel like? does he/she make you amused/interested/annoyed?
Задание 1. 1. His work was more careless than mine.
His work was the most careless in the class.
2. Basketball is more popular than tennis.
Basketball is the most popular (sport) in the USA.
3. This watch is more expensive than that one.
This watch is the most expensive in the shop
4. Tuesday is more convenient for me than Friday.
Tuesday is the most convenient for me of all week- days.
Задание 2.
1. I‘m going on a trip to New York.
2. Please make an appointment when you come.
3. My brother isn’t going with me.
4. Were you interviewed by Mr. Cooper?
5. Did you put your signature on this application form?
6. I have changed my appointment on Monday to Tuesday.
7. I can come any day besidesThursday.
Задание 3.
1. The performance must be over and there are many people leaving the theatre.
2. I don’t believe that he said it. He can’t say such things.
3. It is impossible that they should have refused to help you. They can’t break their promise.
4. Can you really mean this?
5. I’m sure my students must be at a lecture now; they never miss classes.
6. The message must be delivered in time as we received an immediate answer.
7. There is no doubt that was all prepared beforehand. He may watch you.
Первая идея Бенджамина Франклина об электричестве была опубликована в 1752.
2 A pencil was connected to an electric wire.
Карандаш был присоединён к электрическому проводу.
3 A lot of telegraph companies had been set up by 1861.
К 1861 году было основано(создано, открыто) много телеграфных компаний.
4 More and more money had to be raised to lay a cable at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Приходилось собирать всё больше и больше денег, чтобы проложить кабель по дну Атлантического океана.
5 Nowadays news and business information can be sent instantly to almost every part of the world.
В наши дни новости и деловая информация может быть отправлена незамедлительно практически в любую часть мира.