IV variant

Task 1 Change the sentences into Passive Voice, paying attention their tenses

1. They built this house in 2001

2. Thousands of people attend this meeting

3. A lot of people were watching TV at 10 o’clock

4. They had waited for you by 7 o’clock

5. We are making breakfast at this moment

Task 2 Change the sentences into Active Voice paying attention their tenses

1. Invitations have been sent to all pupils by him

2. She will be sent to France by her boss tomorrow

3. The car is being repaired by his brother at this moment

4. The flowers are watered by our mother every day

5. I have been said to go out by the doctor

Task 3. A week ago you met your friend Mark and he told you some things. Now retell your another friend what Mark said to you. Use Reported speech.

1. I have been learning English with my sister

2. What is your new phone number?

3. Don’t go to the abroad

4. Are you still a student?

5. I worked at a factory with your ex-girlfriend

Task 4 . Change the sentences into Direct speech:

1. She asked me if I liked my new job.

2. He said he had applied for a job

3. She said she wouldn’t come the next day

4. My mother said it is her work

5. He told me to wait for him

Take 5. Complete the Disjunctive questions:

1. Don’t discuss it with anybody, …?

2. She is her niece, …?

3. We have bought a new house, …?

4. You have a new suit, …?

5. I am slim and good-looking, …?

Unit 4 Text: The food industry

Grammar: Verb+ -ing or Gerund

The food industry

In developing countries, many families produce their own food or buy food from local farmers. In developed countries, however, most people depend on the food industry. This section describes the food industry in the United States. However, much of the information also applies to the food industries in Canada and other developed countries.

The food industry consists of all the activities involved in producing food and getting it to consumers. The main branches of the industry include production, processing, packaging, transportation and marketing. Government regulations cover each branch and help assure consumers of safe, good-quality products. In addition, food companies and other organizations conduct research to increase the food supply and to improve food products.

The food industry is one of the largest industries in the United States. About 3 million Americans, including self-employed farmers, work on farms to produce basic foods. Food-processing plants employ more than one and a half million workers to prepare and package foods for the market. Millions of other workers are involved in the transporting and marketing of food.

Each branch of the food industry contributes to the prices of foods in the market place. The prices reflect the cost of producing the basic food as well as the processing, packaging, transportation and marketing costs. All these costs, plus the profits of each branch of the industry, are paid by consumers.