. Exercise 1. Open the brackets. Remember that you should use the rules of the Sequence of Tenses.
1. He said that he still (to be) fond of collecting stamps and coins.
2. She said that her parents (to divorce) two years ago already! – Oh, how awful! I can’t believe it’s true!
3. I met him at the disco yesterday and he told me that I (to dance) very well and I answered that it (to be) no wonder because dancing (to be) my hobby for many years!
4. She said her mother’s hobby (to be) ballet and she (to dance) pretty well in her youth. Can you imagine? – No, hardly.
5. My great-grandparents (to be) engaged for a whole year before they (to get) married. – I believe it’s impossible nowadays.
6. Did you ask Mike to take the camera to the party? – Yes, he told me that he (to come) and (to take) a lot of pictures.
7. Did you persuade your cousin in the necessity of sports? – Yes, but she promised that she (to go in for) sports) only since that summer.
8. What did you tell your little niece? – Nothing special – I only (to tell) her that I (to travel) all the summer and that it (to be) a lot of fun and now she wants to go with me.
9. Did you invite Mary to the basketball game in which you (to take part) the next week? – Yes, I did, but it turned out that she (to watch) the horseracing competitions at that moment.
10. Has your mother already finished sewing the dress for the
4 ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing
guide
O WRITING GUIDE
A TASK
Write an email to Beth about your interests.
B THINK AND PLAN
1 What's your name and age?
2 Where are you from and what's your school?
3. How many people are in your class?
4 Do you do sports as a class?
5 What sports do you and the other people in
your class like?
6 What other lessons do you enjoy? Why?
7 What questions have you got for Beth?
C WRITE
Write your email. Use and, or and but and the
key phrases
Paragraph 1. Introduction
My name's...
Paragraph 2: Hobbies and interests
I'm really into ...
Paragraph 3: Questions
What about you?
D CHECK
and, or and but
• spelling
Объяснение:
1. If a burglar breaks into your house, always hand over your valuables.
2. I ran into an old friend at the supermarket yesterday.
3. We ran out of milk, so can you buy some when you're at the supermarket?
4. Hand your car keys over.
5. I saw two policemen running after a robber.
6. Keep your mobile phones swithed off at night.
1. Если в ваш дом вломится грабитель, всегда отдавайте ценные вещи.
2. Вчера в супермаркете я столкнулся со старым другом.
3. У нас кончилось молоко, так что можешь купить его, когда будешь в супермаркете?
4. Отдай свои ключи от машины.
5. Я видел двух полицейских, бегущих за грабителем.
6. Держите свои мобильные телефоны выключенными на ночь.