Make one sentence from two. Complete the sentences with an -ing clause.

1. A taxi was taking us to the airport. It broke down. The

broke down.

2. A factory had just opened in the town. It employs 500 people. A

has just opened in the town.

3. I bought a magazine. It contained a lot of wonderful photos. I bought a

a lot of wonderful photos.

1- e
e) to try make yourself a better person; -стараться сделаться лучше
2 - h
h) because I'm already pretty much one of the best people - потому что я уже один из лучших людей
3 - c
c) when you're trying to be helpful;- когда ты пытаешься оказывать
4 - g
g) was gonna go on a diet; -собирался сесть на диету.
5 - b
b) give up making my resolutions too; - перестать принимать новогодние решения тоже.
6 - d
d) eating her potato chips so loud;  - есть так громко свои картофельные чипсы
7 - f
f) from what I've seen so far; - из того, что я видел до сих пор.

1.       fill in a/an/some.

tea                                                

                                                 

potatoes                                    

                                                 

 

2.       fill in many/much.

he always asks questions.

has she got books?

i don’t buy food in this supermarket.

there aren’t houses in the street.

people come to moscow in summer.

you mustn’t drink so coffee.

 

3.       form new words to fill the gaps.

she is a well-known of children stories.             write        

there was an international of foreign students.     meet

those photos have made a great on me.                 impress

john is fond of sport. he goes in for .                     dive

do you know who is the of this piece of art?         create

look at the map and find the answers, please.       inform

 

4.       choose the right variant of the verb form.

the lesson five minutes ago.

a)       begins           b) began           c)will begin

sam’s friends a party next saturday.

a)       will have         b) have           c) had

we never english pudding.

a) are eating           b) will eat           c) have eaten

the smiths usually their holidays at the seaside.

a) spent           b) were spending           c) spend

she an interesting book at the moment.

a) is reading           b) reads           c) will read

 

5. form the sentences.

last/ he/ english/ year/did/ study ?

     

morning/ i/ exercises/ a lot of/ do/ in/ the .

on/ talking/ the/ who/ phone/ is/ now ?

been/ london/ have/ ever/ you/ to ?

breakfast/ tomorrow/ will/ for/ have/ you/ what ?

 

6. writing.

you have received a letter from your english-speaking pen friend tom.

last weekend my father and i went to oxford. it was great. do you like to travel? where did you go last year? are you going to visit some new places next

write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. ask him 1 question.

write 70 words. remember the rules of letter writing.