Task 1. decide which sentences in these pairs are wrong. put галка if the sentence is correct and крестик if the sentence is incorrect. in some cases both sentences are correct. 1. a) remember that the pie is baked very quickly; don’t burn it. b) remember that the pie bakes very quickly; don’t burn it. 2. a) we were repeated the new rules several times. b) the new rule was repeated to us several times. 3. a) the delay of the london express was announced to the travelers. b) the travelers were announced the delay of the london express. 4. a) in this restaurant seafood is served to customers. b) customers in this restaurant are served seafood. 5. a) i’m sure this old model won’t sell any longer. b) i’m sure this old model won’t be sold any longer. task 2. insert the necessary prepositions to make these sentences complete. 1. i know jill lives in the north of england but at the moment i can’t think the name of the town. 2. shouting people is very rude, never do it. 3. i’m reading a new book by tony parsons. have you heard him? 4. teenagers usually begin thinking seriously their future careers. 5. i haven’t heard my cousin tina for a long time. i’m going to give her a call myself. task 3. read the text and make it complete with derivatives formed from words on the right. my little niece danielle, 6, has long had a with the “big pencil”, the washington monument. she saw glimpses of it during drives through the district. her first visit to the top of the monument inspired a closer with dead presidents made of metal and stone. it was on the way to the lincoln memorial that she made the remark. “is the president really in there? ” my niece wanted to know. “no, it’s a big of him.” “is he dead, though? ” she asked. “yes.” she got for a moment, trying to reason this through. “so, you mean, after they get rid of presidents, they use them for ” it was my turn to think. “” age fascinate fame acquaint forget sculptor true silence decorate exact
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