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2.INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Tim Berners-Lee. Talk about what you discover.

3.TIM BERNERS-LEE POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Tim Berners-Lee.

4.MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Tim BernersLee. Include an imaginary interview with him. Write about what he does every day and what he thinks about.

5.LETTER: Write a letter to Tim Berners-Lee. Ask him three questions about his life. Give him three suggestions on what he should do in his future.

Ratan Tata – an Indian industrialist

Read the text and fulfill the exercises.

Ratan Tata is the chairman of the Tata Group, India's largest corporation. He is the latest in a long line of Tatas to head the family-owned company. Ratan has revolutionized the company by focusing on high-tech products. He increased the international profile of the company by buying recognized brands. Tata is single and leads a modest lifestyle in his bachelor apartment.

Tata was born in Bombay in 1937. He received a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from America’s Cornell University in 1962 and briefly worked as an architect in California. He returned to India and joined the Tata Group. In 1971 he was appointed director of the radio and electronics division. Tata worked his way up to become chairman of Tata Industries in 1981.

Tata spent the 1980s transforming and modernizing the company. He branched out into business consultancy and high technology enterprises. His success elevated him to overall chairman of the Tata group. He did away with the old styles of management and recruited an army of eager, technology-savvy managers. The Tata Group is now the biggest on the Indian Stock Market.

Ratan Tata is now setting about making Tata an internationally recognized brand. Tata Motors is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and bought the luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover. He stunned the world by creating the Tata Nano – a car selling for less than $2,500. In 2007, he was listed among the 25 most powerful people in world business by ‘Fortune’ magazine.

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Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right.

Choose the correct form of the words in italics:

Ratan Tata is the chairman of the Tata Group, India's largest corporation. He is the late / latest in a long line of Tatas to head / heading the family-owned company. Ratan has revolutionized the company by focusing into / on high-tech products. He increased the international profile of the company by buying recognized brands. Tata is single and leads a modestly / modest lifestyle in his bachelor apartment.

Tata was born in Bombay in 1937. He received a Bachelor’s degree on / in architecture from America’s Cornell University in 1962 and brief / briefly worked as an architect in California. He returned to India and joined

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the Tata Group. In 1971 he was appointment / appointed director of the radio and electronics division. Tata worked his way / weigh up to become chairman of Tata Industries in 1981.

Tata spent the 1980s transforming and modernization / modernizing the company. He branched out into business consultancy and high technology enterprises. His success elevated / elevation him to overall chairman of the Tata group. He did away / off with the old styles of management and recruited an armed / army of eager, technology-savvy managers. The Tata Group is now the biggest on the Indian Stock Market.

Ratan Tata is now setting / seating about making Tata an internationally recognized brand. Tata Motors is listed / lasted on the New York Stock Exchange and brought / bought the luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover. He stunned / stunning the world by creating the Tata Nano – a car selling for less than $2,500. In 2007, he was listed among the 25 most powerful people in world business by ‘Fortune’ magazine.

Spell the underlined, jumbled words correctly.

Paragraph 1

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2.He increased the international iepoflr of the company

3.Tata is nlesgi

4.leads a tomsde lifestyle

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6.lfibyer worked as an architect

7.he was npeoaidpt director

8.the radio and electronics soiividn

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10.His success elevated him to overall rhncamia

11.He did away with the old lsetsy of management

12.technology-vavsy managers

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14.Tata Motors is stdeil on the New York Stock Exchange

15.ulrxuy brands

16.oanmg the 25 most powerful people

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Number these lines in the correct order.

Put the words back into the correct order.

Answer the questions.

1.What do you know about Ratan Tata?

2.Would you like to meet Ratan Tata?

3.What would you like to know about Ratan Tata and why?

4.What did you learn from this text about Ratan Tata?

5.What questions would you like to ask Ratan Tata?

Write five questions about Ratan Tata in the table.

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

Tasks for individual work.

1.VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2.INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Ratan Tata. Talk about what you discover.

3.RATAN TATA POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Ratan Tata.

4.MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Ratan Tata. Include an imaginary interview with him. Write about what he does every day and what he thinks about.

5.LETTER: Write a letter to Ratan Tata. Ask him three questions about his life. Give him three suggestions on what he should do in his future.

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1.http://englishvoyage.com/exercises/

2.http://www.interactive-english.ru/uprazhneniya/

3.http://www.study.ru/test

4.https://englsecrets.ru/testy

5.https://lengish.com/grammar/category-2.html

6.https://s-english.ru/uprazhneniya

7.https://www.native-english.ru/tests

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III.TIME AND MONEY

I.Look at the following time expressions. For each one, choose either for or since.

1.… the 24th of May.

2.… a year.

3.… last Tuesday.

4.… two and a half hours.

5.… last week.

6.… a long time.

7.… I was a teenager.

8.… ages.

9.… five minutes.

10.… 1998.

II.Complete the sentences with for or since.

1.I have lived in London ….. six months.

2.I have been dancing ….. I was five.

3.She hasn't had a day off ….. three months.

4.I've lost so much flexibility ….. I injured my leg.

5.I haven't been on holiday ….. ages.

6.It's been raining ….. lunchtime.

7.Sarah has lived in Paris ….. 1995.

8.I haven't been on holiday ….. last year.

9.I'm tired of waiting. We've been sitting here ….. an hour.

10.The weather is dry. It hasn't been raining ….. a few weeks.

III.Say what you have already done today and what you have not done yet.

1.I ... /already/to listen to music.

2.I … /not/to go swimming/yet.

3.I … /already/to take some photos.

4.I … /already/to help Jane in the kitchen.

5.I … /already/to play my guitar.

6.I … /already/to go out with my friends.

7.I … /not/to wash my shirts/yet.

8.I … /already/to make my bed.

9.I … /already/to do the washing-up.

10.I … /not/to speak to my maths teacher/yet.

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IV. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1.their, they, yet, have, meal, finished, not.

2.to, been, the, already, have, Tower, we, Eiffel.

3.the, has, plane, landed, yet?

4.done, yet, haven’t, you, why, report, the?

5.married, been, times, has, three, Susan, already.

6.movie, seen, I, already, have, that.

7.finished, yet, have, that, you, book?

8.have, homework, I, my, done, not, yet.

9.I, yet, finished, homework, have, my, not.

10.has, already, to, gone, cinema, he, the.

V.Choose the correct form of the verb.

1.We went / have been to the seaside last summer.

2.I finished / have finished my homework. Can I go out now?

3.I was / have been ill three months ago.

4.Jenny is in Oxford today, but she was /has been in London yesterday.

5.I played / have played basketball when I was younger, but l don’t play now.

6.I have already seen / already saw 'Shrek'.

7.Julie has been / was ill since Tuesday.

8.I didn't see / haven't seen Josh since 1998.

9.We have stayed / stayed at our grandparents for three days. We arrived home yesterday.

10.The dog went / has gone to sleep an hour ago.

VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.

1.I ….. (never/ to be) to the USA. I ….. (to want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t.

2.He ….. (to live) in this street all his life.

3.His father ….. (to come back) to London last Sunday.

4.Yan ….. (to write) a letter to Nick two days ago.

5.He ….. (to send) his letter yesterday.

6.They ….. (just/ to buy) some postcards.

7.I ….. (to change) my job three times this year.

8.The weather was hot and dry for many weeks. But two days ago it ….. (to rain).

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9. Ann is looking for her key. She can’t find it. She ….. (to lose) her key. 10.Tom ….. (to break) his leg five days ago.

VII. Fill in last night, ever, ago, just, yet, always, yesterday in the right place.

1.Nick’s uncle went to Russia 3 years.

2.Mr. Rambler has come back from Paris.

3.Nick has wanted to visit Moscow.

4.Mr. Rambler saw Yan.

5.They haven’t visited this old castle.

6.Have you been to England?

7.The first modern Olympics took place in Athens more than a hundred years.

8.Has Sean eaten Chinese food?

9.Have you worked in a shop?

10.I cut some flowers from my garden.

VIII. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1.We lived here since 1997.

2.I've been ill since two days.

3.How long do you know him?

4.Susie has seen a good film last night.

5.We've finished our homework just.

6.I've already wrote three letters.

7.We have played volleyball last night.

8.They visited Colorado this summer.

9.I'm really hungry. I didn’t eat since last night.

10.I’ve had a cat since two years. It’s name is Willis

IX. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.

My family and I ….. (to move) from London to Cardiff last summer, so we ….. (to live) in Cardiff for seven months now. I miss my friends in London. My best friend is called Megan. We ….. (to meet) at primary school, so I ….. (to know) her for nine years. Unfortunately, I ….. (not to see) her since last summer.

I go to Greystone Secondary School in Cardiff. I ….. (to be) at the school since last September. At first I ….. (not to like) it because I ….. (not to have) any friends here. But the students in my class are really nice and I'm happy here now.

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X. Complete the sentences, choosing the correct answer a, b, c or d.

1.Is it your second visit to Russia? No, I ..… Russia four or five times. a have been to

b had been to c were in

d was to

2.Tom and I ….. friends since childhood. a has been

b were

c have been d was

3.We ….. a kitten 2 months ago. a bought

b have bought c were buying d buy

4.He ….. his work yet. a didn't finish

b haven't finished c hasn't finished d hadn't finished

5.Last night my neighbour ..… you in a perfumer's shop. a seen

b seed

c have seen d saw

6.We ..… to throw a party three days ago but mother ..… no. a have decided / have said

b decided / said

c has decided / said d were deciding / say

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