Think about the answers to these questions. use the text from task 1. choose the best answer for each question.

1. why was nobody taking any notice of the thief?

a. because he was of no interest to anybody in the town.

b. people were not paying attention on purpose because they were afraid of the criminal.

c. because he was mingling with the crowd of tourists.

2. why was the thief mingling with the tourists?

a. he wanted to make friends with some of them.

b. he wanted to take photos of the building, so he was pretending to be a tourist.

c. he was waiting for the same bus as the tourists.

3. why didn't philippe get any closer to the thief?

Answer:

Exercise 1

news + paper = newspaper

foot + ball = football

skate + board = skateboard

bath + room = bathroom

sun + flower = sunflower

Exercise 2

art --> artist

football --> footballer

direct --> director

cycle --> cyclist

cycle --> cycler

play --> player

Exercise 3

I usually walk to work but today I’m taking the bus.

I usually read books but today I’m playing Scrabble.

I usually go skiing but today I’m going to swim.

I usually play chess but today I’m playing backgammon.

Exercise 4

1. John is in the school basketball team.

2. John goes to computer club on Tuesdays.

3. John meets his friends on Fridays.

4. John plays chess on Thursdays.

5. John helps his mum with the shopping.

Exercise 5

Let me introduce my friend. His name is Denis Petrov.

Nobody lives in the town now. It is a ghost town.

There are daily and weekly newspapers in the UK.

Working in mines is a very dangerous job.

There were many ruined buildings after the tornado.

My mum is always worried when I am late after school.

We knocked on the door. But there was nobody at home.

When he saw the car accident, he rushed to the car, he wanted to help as he was a doctor.

My little brother is very nice, he is seldom naughty.

I was very puzzled when I saw a strange sign on the wall.

Exercise 6

flew - летел или летела

began - начал или начала

saw - видел или видела

drank - пил или пила

heard - слышал или слышала

gave - дал или дала

ate - ел или ела

found - нашёл или нашла

forgot - забыл или забыла

I would say that I am a creative person by nature and interesting ideas for decorating interior and designing clothes are often born in my head, so I would like to be a fashion designer. But first I need to enter the University of Technology and Design and during the whole year I hard preparing for the entrance exams. My tutor helps me in it.

Of course, it is still only plans, but I should try and go for my dreams. I think that I will succeed.

Перевод на русский - Я бы сказала, что я творческий человек по своей природе и интересные идеи по оформлению интерьера и моделирования одежды очень часто рождаются у меня в голове, так что я хотела бы стать модельером. Но сначала мне нужно поступить в Университет технологии и дизайна и в течение всего года я усердно готовлюсь к вступительным экзаменам. Мой репетитор мне в этом.

Конечно, это еще только планы, но я должна стараться, чтобы мои мечты осуществились. Я думаю, что у меня все получится.