Assignment 8

Circle all the words that are appropriate in speaking about the following phenomena.

The Industrial Revolution	The period after World War II
the second half of the 18th century the workshop of the world the Great Depression all over the world machine-work a series of inventions fifteen or sixteen hours a day free compulsory education prosperity the franchise to tenants of land dirty slums the National Health Service nationalization	increase in demand for products the steam-engine the Industrial Revolution Queen Victoria dangerous, unhealthy conditions the Labour government the creation of the police force hand-work insurance against old age and sickness legal recognition of trade unions the Welfare State more than a quarter of Britain's national wealth free medical care for everyone

Assignment 9

Look through the text again and write down ways to describe what Margaret

Thatcher's policy was like. Use the vocabulary of the text.

Margaret Thatcher's policy

Assignment 10

Ask six questions about the text (in written form). Let your fellow-student(s) answer your questions.

Assignment 11

Say what the text is about. Comment on the content of the text (orally).

Assignment 12

Present the general idea of the text in five-six sentences. Do it in written form.

GRAMMAR REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT

Assignment 13

Review the Grammar material «The Continuous Tense Form». Study the charts.

Pay special attention to the adverbs and the words denoting time. They are very often used with this Tense Form. You will find them in the first chart.

The main patterns of the Continuous Tense Form are those presented in the sentences that come next. Study the patterns. Make sure you are familiar with all of them and you know how to translate the sentences from English into Russian.

Present: now, at the moment, at present, always, constantly, while...,etc. Past: at 5 o 'clock yesterday (the day before yesterday, last Monday, etc.), from 2 till 3 o 'clock yesterday (the day before yesterday, last Monday, etc.), at this time yesterday (the day before yesterday, last Monday, etc,), all day long, the whole day yesterday (the day before yesterday, last Monday, etc.), at that moment, always, constantly, when..., while..., within (weeks, months, etc.), etc. Future: at 5 o 'clock tomorrow (the day after tomorrow, next Monday , etc.), from 2 till 3 o 'clock tomorrow (the day after tomorrow, next Monday, etc.), at this time tomorrow (the day after tomorrow, next Monday, etc.), all day long, the whole day tomorrow (the day after tomorrow, next Monday, etc.), when..., within (weeks, months, etc.), soon, etc.

What are you doing now? — I am working on the government's proposals to

cut the prices.

They are having a very important meeting at the moment, aren't they?

Advertise the fact that at present you are looking for a job.

He never talks while he is working.

At the time of Queen Victoria's reign, the working classes were becoming organized.

When I returned, he was reading for his economics exam.

The government was constantly complaining of having less money than it needed.

Was she writing a letter or talking on the phone at 5 yesterday?

At this time yesterday, we were giving a presentation of the new product.

At midnight I will still be working.