Model: The girls were singing a folk song. I heard it. — I heard the girls singing a folk song.
1. The woman was shouting at the boys. We heard it.
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2. The birds were singing in the trees. She heard it.
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3. The man was trying to unlock the door. I noticed it.
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4. The boy was whistling. They heard it.
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5. The children were swimming in the river. We watched it.
Exercise 3. Paraphrase the following using the Objective Participle Complex. Underline the Objective Participle Complex.
Model: The hairdresser did her hair. — She had her hair done.
1. The tailor made a suit for him.
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2. The worker repaired his car.
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3. The photographer took a photograph of him.
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4. The typist typed his article for him.
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5. The waiter brought them dinner.
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6. His wife washed and ironed his shirt.
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7. Their daughter cooked supper for them.
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8. The porter brought his luggage into the car.
Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with the Comparative and Superlative form of the adjectives in brackets:
1. Tom is older than his brother. (old)
2. John is the tallest boy in our class. (tall)
3. This problem is ________________________________ that problem. (easy)
4. My friend is ________________________________________ my sister. (fat)
5. My room is _________________________________ room in our house. (small)
6. Konya is ________________________________________ city in Turkey. (large)
7. The Kızılırmak is ____________________________________ river in Turkey. (long)
8. Madonna is __________________________________________ Sandra. (popular)
9. My English is _______________________________________ your English. (good)
10. The weather today is ________________________________ the weather yesterday. (bad)
11. This garden is _________________________________________ that garden. (large)
12. Elizabeth is ______________________________________ girl in our group. (beautiful)
13. I am _________________________________________ girl in the class. (short)
14. What is ___________________________________ film on TV today? (funny)
Exercise 5. Form the plural of nouns.
child _____ children
ox__________________
zero ________________
goose________________
mouse ______________
sheep ________________
monkey_____________
species_______________
industry_____________
belief_______________
woman______________
leaf_________________
army_________________
tomato_________________
watch_________________
plate_________________
fish_________________
fox_________________
watch_________________
scarf_________________
wolf_________________
mouse________________
dollars_______________
wife_________________
speech_______________
volcano______________
euro_________________
person_______________
LONDON
Do this exercise before you listen. Match the pictures(A-H) with the words (1-8).
A B C D
E F G H
1. Big Ben 5. Oxford Street
2. Tower Bridge 6. London bus
3. Houses of Parliament 7. London Eye
4. Buckingham Palace 8. Tower of London
Exercise 1. Do this exercise while you listen. Write a number (1 -8) to put these places in order that the tour bus will visit them
| Oxford Street Houses of Parliament Buckingham Palace Madame Tussauds, Museum Big Ben Tower of London Tower Bridge London Eye |
Exercise 2. Circle the best word to complete these sentences.
1. The tour takes________ (1) hours.
2. At Madame Tussaud’s you can see_____ (2).
3. Oxford Street is a famous street for_______ (3).
4. The Queen lives at____ (4).
5. Big Ben is a _____ (5).
6. You can see great views of London from _____ (6)
| № | A | B | C | |
| 1. | two | too | tuo | |
| 2. | maps of London people | models of famous | famous shops | |
| 3. | drinking tea | eating | shopping | |
| 4. | Buckingham Palace | the Tower of London | Tower Bridge | |
| 5. | tour guide | clock | bridge | |
| 6. | Oxford Street | the Houses of Parliament | London Eye |
LONDON
Key words
population -населення
almost - майже
thousands - тисячі
prison – вязниця
сoronation - коронація
takes place – мати місце, відбуватись
hide -ховати
anybody - хтось
except - окрім
celebrities - знаменитості
huge – величезний
guard - охоронець
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom. It is the largest city in Britain. It has got a population of about 7 million people. It is a very old city. It was founded by the Romans almost 200 years ago. Three hundred years ago, in 1666 there was a big fire – The Fire of London. Many houses burnt but only six people died in the fire.
London is famous for its museums, performing arts, and its historical places. The original area is the City. There are thousands of offices and banks but only a few people live here.
You can see Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square. It commemorates his victory……………… There are two fountains in the square and you can feed pigeons here.
The Tower of London was built in the 11th century. It was a prison for Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth I, but now it is a museum. Today, you can see the Crown Jewels there.
Tower Bridge is near the Tower of London. It was opened in 1894.
Westminster Abbey is a beautiful church where the Coronation Ceremony takes place. Westminster Abbey is in west London, near the Houses of Parliament where you can see and hear the famous Clock Tower, where the bell Big Ben is hidden.
Hyde Park is the most popular park in London. At Speakers’ Corner anybody can speak about anything (except the Queen).
We have Madame Tussaud’s Museum. Madame Tussaud was a French lady who opened it in 1835. She made historical figures and celebrities in wax models. It is really amazing!
The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace. The Palace has huge gardens. The Duke of Buckingham built this palace in 1703 and Queen Victoria made it the official residence of the British monarchs. Soldiers are known to stand in front of the Palace. The ceremony of the Changing of the Guard is always a great tourist attraction. The guards wear special uniforms: bearskin hats (called ‘busby’), black trousers and red coats.
London stands on River Thames. There are 27 bridges over the Thames in London and 8 tunnels under the river.A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to use an underground train. Londoners call the underground the ‘tube’. There are many famous red buses in London called double-deckers and London taxis are called black cabs.
Exercise 1.Decide whether the statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
1. London was founded by Romanians.
2. Six buildings burnt in the Fire.
3. Not many people live in the city.
4. There are lots of pigeons in Trafalgar Square.
5. Big Ben is a famous tower next to the Houses of Parliament.
6. You can speak about the Queen at Speakers’ Corner.
7. Busby is a part of soldiers’ uniform.
8. The Changing of the Guard is not very interesting.
9. There are eight bridges in London over the Thames.
10. London buses are red and have two floors.
