There are different methods of travelling. You can travel by plane, by ship, by train or by car. Some people travel on foot. You can go along little lanes where the fast car can not go. You can wander through meadows, pass quite lakes and wonderful woods. Also you can see wild animals and flowers in the forest. You can feel the beauty of nature. But I think, it's not a very comfortable way of traveling, because you can get tired very quickly.
I'm very fond of travelling and I prefer to travel by train. I think it's very pleasant. Especially if you have a comfortable seat in a railway carriage you can have a splendid view of the countryside. If the journey is long, you can sleep and have a good rest. Moreover, I consider, big railway stations are quite excited places. There are crowds of people, the porters pull the luggage along the platforms, and hungry passengers hurry to the refreshment rooms.
Some people prefer to travel by plane. I can say it is, of course, comfortable and convenient method of travelling. And it is much quicker than any other method, but, I think, it's more dangerous. Moreover nowadays there are a lot of accidents and plane wrecks.
Exercise 1
Open the brackets. Use Past Simple Tense and Past Perfect Tense:
1. He ( went ) for a walk after he (had washed) his car.
2. She ( washed ) the window yesterday.
3. I (hadn't finished) my translation by 5 o`clock yesterday.
4. Did Ann eat the chocolates last night?
5. She ( wrote) the letter and ( sent )it at once.
6. He ( had watched) this film by 7 p.m. yesterday.
Exercise 2
Open the brackets. Use Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous Tenses:
1. By 2p.m. yesterday I ( had helped) my friend to move from one apartment into another.
2. They ( went ) to the seaside at that time yesterday.
3. Helen ( was cooking) while Nick ( was washing) the car.
4. Roy ( had fallen) asleep before his parents ( returned) home.
5. He (ha been living) in the city for ten years before he moved to the countryside.
6. The children (had been playing) in the garden all afternoon so their clothes were dirty.
Exercise 3
Fill in: on, off, through, up with ( Фразовый глагол PUT)
1. This work may be put_off__ till tomorrow.
2. Put __on__ your cap. It’s hot.
3. I can’t put _up with___ rude people.
4. Due to bad weather they put _off_ the party for a week.
5. Please, put me__through___with this number.
6. I’m afraid you will just have to put _up with___ the pain for a day or two.
Exercise 4. Use TOO or ENOUGH
1. This book is __too__ long for me to read.
2. The knife is not sharp _enough__ to cut meat
3. Is this boy good _enough___ for Mary to date?
4. She is _too___stubborn to agree.
5. You don’t study __enough_.
Exercise 5. Word Formation
1. Everyone knows how important water is. Life on the planet would be __ impossible ___ without it (POSSIBLE) .
2. My younger sister is so rude and ___impolite! ( POLITE)
3. We don`t like to go to the shop because the shop assistant is very unfriendly there.( FRIENDLY)
4. Jack is an ___irresponsible__ person. He can`t help us. ( RESPONSIBLE)
5. What an__unlucky_day! I have got two bad marks! (LUCKY)
6. It`s __illegal___ to drive your car in a drunken state. (LEGAL)
Who wants to take part in the competition?
The students want to take part in the competition, don't they?
Do the students want to take part in the competition or in the musical?