WRITING (THE SECOND TERM)
Variant 1
01. Rewrite the following sentences using the Gerund and the words in brackets.
1) I want to see this new comedy programme very much. (to look forward to)
2) Pam would like to listen to music. (to prefer)
3) My parents agreed to buy me a new mobile phone for my birthday. (not to mind)
4) Greg doesn't like to speak about his plans for the future. (to hate)
02. Complete the dialogues with the correct modal verbs.
1) should, must, can
-I hurry or I'll be late for the conference.
-You take a taxi if you want to be in time. By the way, you take my car. I
don't need it today.
2) may, could, have to
you spell your name, please?
-A-n-d-e-r-s-o-n.
- Thank you, Mr Anderson. Now you fill in this questionnaire and wait for the
invitation to our club.
I ask you for a pen to fill in the questionnaire?
- Here you are.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions from the box. Some prepositions are
used more than once.
of about on in with
1) One of the main advantages the Internet is that news appears the screen as soon as things
happen in real life. 2) Journalists often intrude people's private lives. 3) Who is guilty
giving unreliable information to the journalists? 4) People like watching TV news because they
have a chance to see everything their own eyes 5) Most of the people enjoy listening to
music the open air. Nowadays a lot of people are worried the amount violence on
TV. 7) Television provides an opportunity to keep people up to date the latest news.
04. You have just returned from your holidays.
Write a letter of 80-100 words to your friend including the following points:
where you have been; what you have seen; what the weather was like;
whether you liked the food; what vou enioved most about the trin . До ть будьласка ?
Now, I've regarded them, rather selfishly, perhaps, as my particular preserve, but this morning I'm sending you on a job I'd usually keep for myself.
I dislike Chris because he is very rude and insensitive.
I know you just want to be helpful, but, well, it's all such a mess.
He's rude, arrogant and ignorant.
Truth is I've been becoming rather forgetful.
They devote their lives to caring for the sick. I found him to be a sensitive and caring person. The school aims to provide a caring environment. He took over the responsibility of caring for the animals.
The report said he was quite talkative. Судя по рапорту, он был разговорчив. You're not very talkative tonight, man.
He was silly enough to believe her.
But I will make an addendum to that that says you are just easily annoyed in general.
Nosy and all in my business!
Объяснение:
My hobby is playing computer games. Both grown-ups and children are fond of it now. It has become one of the most popular hobbies nowadays. I think that playing with a computer is very interesting. It is not only "wasting time" as some people say.
Computer games make us to think things over properly, they widen and develop our mind and imagination. I have a good collection of different games and when I have some free time I play them with great pleasure. My favourite game is...
Some of my friends have the same hobby and we like to play together.