a) Tom has lost his key.
b) Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.
c) A cinema is a place where films are shown.
d) People don't use this road very often.
e) This house was built in 1960.
f) This situation is serious. Something must be done before it is too late.
g) My car has disappeared.
h) Have you heard the news? The President has been shot.
i) A new supermarket will be built here next year.
j) When I came to a party, John had already gone.
a) Том потерял свой ключ.
b) Многие аварии происходят из-за опасного вождения.
c) Кино - это место, где показывают фильмы.
d) Люди используют эту дорогу не очень часто.
д) Этот дом был построен в 1960 году.
f) Эта ситуация серьезная. Что-то нужно сделать, пока не стало слишком поздно.
g) Моя машина исчезла.
h) Слышал новость? В президента стреляли.
i) В следующем году здесь будет построен новый универсам.
j) Когда я пришел на вечеринку, Джон уже ушел.
Dear Anna
In your last letter you asked me to tell you about my pets. OK, I can talk for hours on this topic. I have a dog; his name is La boule. That’s a French word which means a ball. He is a pug and he is very funny. I also have a hamster. His name is Masha. Not a usual name for a hamster, you say, but he is very curious and smart enough. I would also like to have a cat, but perhaps not now.
I’m fine, no changes since the last time. I’m passing my exams next week. After that, I’m looking forward to going abroad. I like traveling a lot. I’ve visited just a few European countries but I fell in love with the Old world. My dream is to go to Paris. This is the city of love, croissants and haut-couture. I think every person should see it and not necessarily die after it!
You told me that you had been to many countries. Tell me about your greatest trip! Have you been to Paris, did you like it? What are you going to do this summer? Where would you like to go?
I’m so happy that your sister married! Wish her and her husband a very good luck! Hope the wedding was as gorgeous as the bride was!
Could you send me some photos?
Sorry, I have to go, my parents are leaving on holidays, I need to see them off.
Waiting for your letter,
Yours truly,
Masha
7. Read the text again. Are the statements true or false? Correct the false statements.
1) The train pushers' job is a full-time job. False. It's a part-time job.
2) Trains are crowded in the morning and in the evening. True
3) People hire stand-in-liners not to waste their time waiting in queues. True
4) Not everybody can work as an ice cream taster. True
5) Ice cream tasters work themselves. False. They work for large ice- cream corporations.
8. Match the highlighted words in the texts with their definitions:
1) crowded - (adj.) very full of people (многолюдный, переполненный)
2) flavors - (n.) the taste of a particular type of food or drink (вкусовые оттенки)
3) evaluate - (v.) to consider or study something carefully and decide how good or bad it is (оценивать)
4) consistency - (n.) how thick or smooth a liquid is (консистенция)
5) hire - (v.) to begin to employ someone (нанимать)
6) texture (n.) the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth (текстура)
7) rush hours (n.) the time when a lot of people are travelling to or from work and so roads and trains are very busy (часы пик)
8) degree - (n.) a qualification given for completing a university course (степень)
Том потерял ключ, has lost
Неосторожное вождение является причиной многих аварий, are caused
Кино - место, где показывают фильмы, are shown
Этой дорогой пользуются нечасто, don't use
Этот дом построен в 1960б was built
Ситуация критическая, надо что-то доелать, пока не поздн. be done
Моя машина пропалаб has disappeared
Слышал новости? Президента застрелили! haas been shot
Здесь в следующем году построят супермаркет, will be built
Когя я пришел на праздник, Джона там уже не было had already been gone