Text 3 Exercise 1. Read the text and do the tasks MY HOBBY My hobby is collecting stamps. When I was still a baby, my mother began collecting them for me. They were in four albums, but since then I have added three more, so that now I have a bigger collection than any of my friends. How do I get my stamрs? I have never bought a single one from a shop. My father, who works in a big office, sometimes brings me stamps from different parts of the world. And I have friends both here and in other countries who send me stamps in return for the ones I send them. Now that I am working for my living, I don’t have as much time as before to spend on my stamps. But in the evening what can be better than to sit down at a table with my albums arranging the new stamps in them, writing in the names of the countries, or, if I am too tired, only looking through the stamps already in the albums. Each stamp has a story to tell of distant countries and strange people. I see pictures of men and women, birds and animals that I myself have never seen. Kings and presidents pass before my eyes, and I can follow the history of whole nations. But my stamp collection doesn’t make me think of the past. Just as my moth er collected for me, so I, too, am collecting for my future child. What better way will there be of making him interested in history, geography and languages? If I can pass my hobby on to him, he will be grateful to me for it, as I am grateful to my mother. Exercise 2. Agree or disagree, use speech patterns. 1. The young man has three albums with stamps. 2. His mother began collecting stamps for him. 3. He buys stamps in a shop. 4. He spends much time on his hobby now. 5. Each stamp tells him a story of distant countries and people. 6. Stamp collection makes him think only of the past. 7. Stamps help him to follow the history of whole nations. 8. The young man wants to pass his hobby to his future child. Exercise 3. Do you agree that stamp collecting is very useful and interesting? Why/why not?

When my younger brother, Ibrahim, was a toddler, he used to call me dad (instead of Eyad) and we used to laugh about it. But as we grew up, 7 years apart, this joke started to become a reality. Ibrahim copied me in every possible way, and has an unshakable faith in me. For the longest time I considered him my best friend. I took care of him, taught him, and confided in him. I care about him so much that I don’t want to disappoint him. I know he is watching my every move, so I am watching my every move. I know he is copying every word I say, so I am careful with what I say. If I ignore my work, he ignores his and if I cut corners, he follows suit. I want to be proud of him so I need to be proud of me.
Last summer, I asked my father if I could help around the office. He said he has “a project” for me. I had to scan some 1000 old charts into the new electronic system.

2. The parade …..(start) at 10 am so let's hurry. *

3. Petra looks upset because she …… (lost) her lucky charm. *

4. The kids …….(watch) TV at the moment. *

5. Kate is tired. She ……..(work) since morning. *

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive or -ing form.

6. Her parents don’t let her ……. (stay) out late. *

7. Sue promised ….( study) harder. *

8. After …..(do) the household chores, I always relax on the sofa. *

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.

9. James (wait) for a while and then (open) the door to see who …. (make) that strange noise. *

10. Sam was really happy because he …(pass) all his exams. *

11. Yuri …..(work) on his computer for two hours before it …….(break) down. *

12. I …..(mop) the floor while my brother ……. (cut) the grass. *

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense: future simple, future perfect, future continuous, future perfect continuous.

13. She …… (play) football for three years in June. *

14. He …….. (drink) three litres of water by the end of the day. *

15. The film …. (start) by the time you arrive. *

16. If you're going out, I ……(come) with you. *

17. I can't go out on Saturday or Sunday night. I ….. (study) all weekend. *

Choose the correct answer.

18. Pete is ……. helpful person of all. *

the least

less

little

19. As Ivan grew up, he got taller and ….. *

the tallest

taller

tall

20. The more you exercise, the ……… you'll become. *

fit

fitter

fittest

21. This T-shirt is …… cheaper than the blue one. *

much

very

lot

22. Tom is …….older than his brother. *

slightly

by far

little

Put the verbs in brackets into the passive.

23. This building ……..(estimate) to be at least 200 years old. *

24. Our house…… (burgle) last night. *

25. £100,000 ……(donate) to the local orphanage by somebody who wanted to remain anonymous. *

26. All the packaging ……(must / remove) before placing the pizza in the oven. *

27. How often ……..( cats / should / feed) ? *

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

28. If you stop eating so much junk food, you(lose) weight. *

29. If you(mix) blue and yellow, you get green. *

30. If Katy had worn a helmet, she(not hurt) her head when she fell off her bike. *

31. If only I(not get) angry at Tim today. *

32. I wish I(not be) so afraid of the dark. *

33. If we all (use) public transport more instead of cars, pollution will be reduced. *

34. If you(play) a team sport, you would be a lot fitter and healthier. *

35. If I wasn't on a diet, I(order) a dessert. *

Report what each person said.

36. "We are going on a hike tomorrow," John told me *

37. "Have you still got a sore throat?" Amanda asked. *

38. "Go to the doctor's," Jenny said *

39. "Fortunately, she didn't break her leg," Samantha said to me *

40. "Matt's got a really bad headache," Andrea said. *