1
find the definitions (a-e) for the following words (1-5) and write down 5 combinations of numbers and letters with a comma
1. turn the tv up
2. turn over
3. tv licence
4. commercials
5. favorite programs
a. programs you like most
b. money you have to pay if you have a tv
c. the advertisements between programs
d. to increase the volume
e. to change to a different channel
2
match the words (1-6) and the descriptions (a-f) and write down 6 combinations of numbers and letters with a comma
1. weather report
2. tv guide
3. chat show
4. documentary
5. commercial
6. national news
a. it helps us learn about new products, but it can be pretty annoying.
b. it helps us choose what to wear and whether to take an umbrella.
c. it helps us choose what to watch.
d. the presenter interviews guests (usually celebrities) in informal atmosphere.
e. it tells us what is going on in our country.
f. it provides us with interesting facts about animals, historical events, inventors, etc.
1. теперь она избегает ходить туда так часто, как раньше.
now she avoids going there as often as she used to go before.
2. он, бывало, внезапно появлялся в доме своей матери и так же внезапно исчезал.
he used to appear suddenly at his mother's home and to desappear in the same way.
3. она, бывало, часами сидела у открытого окна, глядя на лес за холмом.
she used to sit next to an open window for hous looking at the forest behind the hill.
4. иногда она жаловалась на свою трудную жизнь, и ей становилось легче.
sometimes she used to complain of her difficult life and she felt better.
5. я лично думаю, что теперь вы говорите по- лучше, чем раньше.
i think that now you speak english better than you used to speak before.
6. теперь он совсем не курит, так как у него плохое здоровье, а ведь раньше он курил сигарету за сигаретой.
now he doesn't smoke at all as he has bad health but earlier he used to smoke sigarettes one by one.
7. он начал изучать французский, а в детстве он занимался с частным преподавателем .
he began to learn french and in his childhood he used to study english with a tutor.
8. когда-то он был весьмя состоятельным человеком.
some time he used to be quite rich.