Complete the sentences.
1.allan went abroad last summer,
2.her granny is fond of gardening,
3.my relatives will join them soon,
4.we haven’t arranged the party yet,
5.bob doesn’t buy presents himself,
6.look, they are taking pictures,
7.sometimes you watch soap operas in the evening,
2. make new sentences from these ones using reported speech:
1. i thought, ‘’he is going to give up his job’’
2. ‘’go to your room now and do your homework’’, the mother said to her son.
3.the teacher asked nina, ‘’do you live far from the school? ’
4. ‘’what have you bought me for christmas? ’’ the little boy asked his parents.
5. helen: i cannot call you, i’ve lost your phone
3.use present perfect or past perfect
1.nick hoped there(be) no post since
2.you ever (see) a fliyng
3.he looked at the girl and understood he (see) her somewhere
4.john is hungry because he(have) nothing to eat since
5.i wondered what he (do) since we last met?
However, two American teachers, William Draves and Julie Coates, believe that it is not the boys who are the problem, but the school. Their book, “Nine shift: Work, life, and education in the 21 st century explains that in fact boys are better prepared for the future. Boys are more interested in computers and the internet. They like taking risks, and thinking about ways of making money and teamwork – things that are important for success at work.
The problem is that schools punish boys for this behavior because they are bad at listening and following instructions.