1. The shop assistant said the shoe department was downstairs. 2. The professor said to his assistant he had made great progress. 3. The teacher said to them they could read that text at home. 4. Paul said they would discuss that text the next day. 5. I said he was a very clever man: he could help me. 6. Nellie said she had gone to see Paul the day before, but he had not been at home. 7. She said she couldn't go shopping the next day. 8. Masha said she usually spent her holidays in the south.
4. Fill in with the correct particle. 1. John takes after his dad. He is also a good tennis player , too. 2. Kate took to swimming like a duck to water. 3. Take off those muddy boots before you come in, please! 4. My dad took up golf when he retired. 5. The plane took off an hour late.
5. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition. 1. You are unfit . Look how out of breath you are after coming up those stairs. 2. I am totally in favour of contact sports. 3. Losing this match is out of the question! 4. Jack is in charge of the sports equipment. 5. These golf clubs are in excellent condition.
6. Match to form exchanges . 1. Would you like to go to watch the match? – d) Yes, please. That would be nice. 2. I’m sorry I can’t join you. – e) That’s a pity. 3. Are you busy later? – a) No, not at all. Why ? 4. Can you play tennis ? – c) Of course I can. 5. It’s very nice of you to ask. – b) Don’t mention in.
My favourite book is "1984" by George Orwell. It is a distopian novel. We can only guess that the action starts in year 1984, but an interesting thing is that it was published in 1948, so we can see that two last numbers were shifted. The protagonist is Winston Smith, who finds courage to approve, that he hates Big Brother, the dictator. Later, he fells in love with Julia and they decide to somehow protest against regime. So they go to O'Brien, who is the member of Inner Party and he get them acquainted with the existense of Brotherhood, the forbidden underground organization that does not accept the regime of Big Brother. However, finally it appears that they've been tricked by O'Brien and taken to prison. They are tortured there and made to bertray each other. I liked this book very much and I would advise to read it because it describes perfectly to what degree can dictatorship lead if it takes place in nowadays society. Thus, it can explain the mechanism how totalitarian system works and make the tendencies of modern society clearer.
1. The shop assistant said the shoe department was downstairs. 2. The professor said to his assistant he had made great progress. 3. The teacher said to them they could read that text at home. 4. Paul said they would discuss that text the next day. 5. I said he was a very clever man: he could help me. 6. Nellie said she had gone to see Paul the day before, but he had not been at home. 7. She said she couldn't go shopping the next day. 8. Masha said she usually spent her holidays in the south.