Put the verbs in brackets into the passive form. Fill in the gaps. Linda ...... .......(to ask) to feed

In the past people learnt about news from newspapers. Nowadays people usually learn what is happening in the country and in the world from TV or radio news programmes or from the Internet. Still we cannot imagine our life without newspapers. There are dozens of them on every news-stand. There are newspapers for professionals, for businessmen, for children and teenagers, for men and women, for sports fans, for those who are interested in gardening and for those who keep pets.Some newspapers publish serious articles on politics, economy and finance, some aim to entertain their readers. Many newspapers express certain political opinion and people choose them according to their own political beliefs. In short, you can always find a paper which suits your interests. Besides, there are many free local newspapers which are put into your postbox whether you ask for it or not. Probably they are not interesting, because they consist mainly of advertisements, but you can find a lot of useful telephone numbers and addresses there.My parents subscribe to Argumenty i Facty. I also like this weekly. I don't read all the articles, but in every issue I find something interesting. I think that most articles are very well written, they give a detailed and well-balanced analysis of current events and trends in economy. I like to read articles on social issues, interviews, reviews of new books, plays and TV shows. One of my favourite columns is The Quotation of the Day, where they quote our popular politicians and give their comments. Sometimes it's very funny.Quite often I buy Sovershenno Secretno (Top Secret) and practically in each issue there are some fascinating stories which you read like a detective story. Sometimes they uncover things I have not heard about, sometimes they show well-known events in a completely new light.From time to time I read Moskovsky Komsomolets. It's one of the most popular daily papers, but I don't consider it serious. However, I never miss an article written by Minkin. I think he is a very good journalist. I also like Merinov's cartoons. Sometimes they publish good reviews of new films, new CDs and so on.In short, I think that TV, radio and the Internet have their advantages, but nothing can substitute newspapers.

Present Continuous. Interviewer: Today, I'm in London and I'm interviewing (interview) Josh Ellis. Josh 1 ….. (come) from Wales. What2 ….. (you do), Josh? Josh: Well, I'm a student. This term we 3 ….. (study) modern music. I 4 ..… (play) the guitar and saxophone quite well and I 5 ….. (learn) to play the trumpet. Interviewer: 6 ..… (you belong) to a band? Josh: Yes. There are five of us. We usually 7 ..… (practise) at the weekend. At the moment we 8 ..… (make) a recording of our own songs and we 9 ….. (organise) a tour to Germany and France. Interviewer: So life is busy for you? Josh: Well, yes. In fact, life 10 ….. (get) quite stressful right now because of college exams next week! 2 Write sentences. (he/like/play tennis?) Does he like playing tennis? 1 (he/prefer/swim) ….. 2 (I/not Like/eat/meat) ….. 3 (Matt/enjoy/dance?) ….. 4 (I/can't stand/be/indoors all day) ….. 5 (They/quite like/live/abroad) ..… 3 Complete the sentences with these words. after, back, on with, up, up to 1. I'm not sure when they'll get back home. 2. The boys are very quiet. I wonder what they're getting ….. . 3. He never gets ..… early in the morning. 4. She doesn't get ….. her brothers very well. 5. She always takes the dog for a walk when she gets ….. from school. 6. I like looking ….. my young nephew. 4 Complete the sentences with these verbs. do, have, go, make My grandfather lives in a cottage in the country. Every morning he has breakfast at eight o'clock, 1 ..… his bed and then 2 ..… the housework. He always 3 ….. his main meal at one o'clock. In the afternoon, he 4 ..… his shopping in the village. He 5 ….. swimming once a week. 5 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. We had (have) our end-of-year party Last Saturday in the big hall at college. In the afternoon, Pete and I 1 ..… (get) the hall ready. But while we 2 ..… (put) up the decorations, Pete 3…... (fall off) the ladder. Fortunately, he 4 ….. (not be) hurt. That evening, when I 5 ….. (arrive) at the party, the band 6 ..… (play) and some of the students 7 ..… (dance). We 8 ..… (want) to have a barbecue outside, but it … (rain) so we 10 ….. (eat) inside. 6 Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Past Simple. Anna: I got (get) an email from my English penfriend, Julie, yesterday. Maria: That's nice. 1 ….. (you ever meet) her? Anna: No, but we 2 ….. (speak) on the phone. She 3 ..… (never visit) our country and I 4 ..… (never go) to England. Maria: My French penfriend 5 ..… (came) here last year and he 6 ….. (stay) with us for a month. I 7 ..… (not visit) him yet. His parents ….. (invite) me to stay with them next summer. Anna: That's great. 19 ….. (go) to France two years ago with my family and we 10 ….. (like) it very much. 7 Complete the sentences with a, an, the or no article. What time do you get up in the morning? 1. She can speak ….. Japanese. 2. I've forgotten my pen. Have you got ….. pen I can borrow, please? 3. I want to go to ..… new Leisure Centre next week. It's just opened. 4. We're not really interested in ….. sport. 5. He wants to be ..… film director. 6. Excuse me, waiter, can we have ….. bill, please? 7. Does he know a lot about ….. computers? 8. A: What are you doing at ..… weekend? В: I don't know. 9. A: Here's ..… phone number of his college. B: Thanks. I'll ring them now. 10. My niece wants ….. book about dogs for her birthday but I don't know which one to get her. 8 Complete the sentences with the correct words. There is one extra word. angry, energetic, excited, happy, sad, tired, worried She's worried, about her exams because she hasn't worked very hard this year. 1. Their parents get ….. when they come home late. 2. He's been jogging in the park and now he's really ….. . 3. She's ….. because her boyfriend hasn't phoned her. 4. I'm ..… because I've passed my driving test. 5. The children are going on holiday to America. They're very ….. because they've never been abroad.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She 1) ... has been making.... (make) clothes ever since she 2) ………….(be) a young girl. She 3) …………………………. (get) her first jobin a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She 4) …………………… (sew) buttons onto ashirt one day when she 5)………………….. (have) a brilliant idea for a design. After she6) …………………. (speak) to her bank manager, she got a loan and she 7) …………....…….(open) her own little workshop. Now she 8) …………………………. (make) lots of money

Put the events in the correct order. Расставьте события в правильном порядке.
Model:Rob MacWizard (want) to visit Misha Inin in Russia.—
Rob MacWizard wanted to visit Misha Inin in Russia.

1. Agent Cute (visit) the boss in his office in London.
2. Agent Cute (watch) the boys from a tree.
3. Agent Cute (start) his mission in Russia.
4. The Queen of England (return) the Stone of Destiny to Scotland.
5. Robin (stay) with Misha in Obninsk.
6. Rob's mother and father (worry) about Rob.
7. Misha and Robin (try) to fly back to Russia.
8. Agent Cute (look) for Misha and Robin in London.
9. Boss (phone) Agent Cute in the hospital.
10. Misha and Robin (help) Alice get to Tunbridge Wells.
11. Misha and Robin (celebrate) Halloween.
12. Agent Cute (celebrate) Bonfire Night.

found (find) unconscious in front of WA. He (2) ... (take) to hospital but the doctors (3) ... (be) unable so far to detect the cause of his condition. Apparently, he (4) ... (not attack) or (5) ... (mug). He (6) ... (not drink) either. He (7) ... (regain) consciousness this morning and (8) ... (question) now about the incident. His condition (9) ... (describe) as good and he (10) ... (not suffer) from any pain or discomfort. He (11) ... (visit) by the AC later today, who wants to know whether he (12) ... (treat) property.

2.With passive forms.Complete the sentences these prepositions: about, by(x5), in,on(x2), with.

1)The patient was operated on by a famous surgeon from NY.

2)His attention was focussed ... the smallest paintihg in the room.

3)This will be dealt ... immediately ... our complaints department.

4)Chosto`s work has been talked ... a lot and criticised ... some people.

5)The money will be invested ... a new museum.

6)The violun solo,composed ... Tchaikovsky,was played ... real feeling ... the Portuguese violinist.

3.Use the cues to write passive sentences in the past.

1) the museum/build/glass and metal/a young architect - The museum was built of glass and metal by a young architect.

2) the statue/make/wood/a young sculptor from London - ...

3) the dich/invent/a French chef/and make/six differetn kinds of fruit - ...

4) the roof/repair new tiles/a local builder - ...

5) the journey/make/three-metre boat/two students from Canada - ...

6) the star/discover/a new radio telescope/a French astronomer - ...

7) the plants/spray/a pesticide/the gardener - ...

8) the Taj Mahal/built/marble/a Mogul emperor - ...