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IV. HOME AND AWAY

I. Rewrite these sentences using the Passive Voice so that they mean the same. Give two variants if possible.

Model: They offered me a job at the hospital. I was offered a job at the hospital.

A job was offered to me.

1.He told the children fairy-tales.

2.I lent 5 dollars to Bill yesterday.

3.My sister advised me to visit this exhibition.

4.The teacher explained the pupils a new grammar rule.

5.They left the children only a few sweets.

6.They paid me a lot of money to do the job.

7.They will interview Dr Johnson in two days.

8.They will show us the Crown jewels.

9.We clean the garages every Sunday.

10.We'll send the invitation to Dick.

II.Put the verb into right form of the Passive Voice (Present, Past or Future Simple).

1.The Tower of London formally use as a prison.

2.Two of my dinner plates break yesterday evening.

3.I punish for something I didn't do.

4.The bridge build last year.

5.You invite to lunch tomorrow.

6.English speak all over the world.

7.My children look after by my mother.

8.The article translate with the dictionary.

9.This picture admire always.

10.His leg hurt in an accident.

III.Put the verbs in the brackets into the Present Simple or the Future

Simple.

1.If Peter ..… (to get) tickets for the Philarmonic, we ..… (to go) to the concert.

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2.If Peter ….. (not to come) to my place, I ….. (to play) computer games.

3.If Frank’s parents ….. (to have) their holidays in summer, they ..… (to visit) Italy.

4.We ….. (to spend) summer in Saint Petersburg together, if my sister ..… (not to go) to the south.

5.If my mother ….. (to buy) a cake, we ….. (to have) a nice tea party.

6.If I ….. (to finish) my work, I ..… (to go) to the cinema.

7.If you ….. (to give) me your address, I ….. (to write) you a letter.

8.If my father ….. (to return) early we ….. (to watch) TV together.

9.I ….. (to tell) you a secret if you ..… (to ring) me up.

10.We ….. (to buy) this book if our mother ….. (to give) us some money.

IV. Answer the questions in the First Conditional.

What will you do…..

1.if it rains on Sunday?

2.if your friends don’t play with you?

3.if your TV doesn’t work this evening?

4.if you lose your keys?

5.if you are late for the lessons?

6.if you find a wallet?

7.if your friend doesn’t come to see you tonight?

8.if you are a teacher of biology?

9.if you live in a big city?

10.if your sister doesn’t stop talking?

V. Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense to form the First

Conditional.

Maria is a girl from your country. She is studying English and she'd like to visit an English-speaking country.

If Maria ….. (to go) abroad, she ….. (to go) to England or America. She ….. (to visit) London if she ….. (to go) to England. If she ….. (to stay) in London, she ….. (to spend) a lot of money. She ….. (not to be able) to stay for a long time if she ….. (to spend) all her money. If her holiday ….. (to be) very short, she ….. (not to practice) her English. It ….. (to be) a pity if she ….. (not to try) to speak English.

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VI. Join two sentences into one using if.

1.It will rain today. We will not go for a walk.

2.Don’t move. You’ll fall down.

3.The wind will change. It will snow.

4.I’ll be careful. I will not break the cups.

5.John will finish school with good marks. My father will take him to the seaside.

6.I’ll go hiking in summer. I’ll see a lot of interesting things.

7.He’ll go shopping. He’ll buy some exercise books for me.

8.All the pupils will come to school tomorrow. We will write a test then.

9.I’ll meet Ann after school. I’ll give her my album.

10.Mike won’t come today. We’ll play football without him.

VII. Choose the correct option to form Second Conditional sentences.

1.If I had / have time, I would come today.

2.If I knew French language, I would translate / will translate this article myself.

3.If he lived / lives in a large city, he would not miss the opportunity to visit exhibitions of painting.

4.If the weather is / were fine, we would go for a walk.

5.If you come / came to me, we would drink coffee and listen to music.

6.If he were free, he would have / will have a walk in the park.

7.If I had enough money, I will buy / would buy a new musical instrument.

8.If you are / were in the theatre, you could look this interesting performance.

9.He will help / would help you if he had a free time.

10.If he bought / buys the ticket beforehand, he would go to the concert.

VIII. Put the verbs in the correct tense to form Second Conditional sentences.

1.If you ….. (to give) me your dictionary for a couple of days, I ….. (to translate) this text.

2.If I ….. (to be) a musician, I ..… (to be) very happy.

3.He ….. (to go) to the Hermitage every week, if he ..… (to live) in Saint Petersburg.

4.Your brother ….. (to become) much stronger, if he ..… (to take) cold shower regularly.

5.If I ..… (to know) the result now, I ..… (to phone) her immediately.

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6.If I ….. (to have) more pocket money, I ..… (to buy) some new English books.

7.If he ..… (to have) more time, he ….. (to visit) his grandparents more often.

8.If she ..… (not to drink) coffee, she ..… (to sleep) better at night.

9.We ….. (to go) to the country, if the weather ..… (to be) fine.

10.If the students ..… (to work) hard, they ..… (to pass) the exams.

IX. Open the brackets in the correct tense to form the First Conditional or the Second Conditional sentences.

1.If I ….. (to travel) first class, it would be expensive.

2.If my friend worked in my office, we ..… (to meet) every day.

3.I'll have a walk in the park, if I ..… (to be) free tomorrow.

4.If I had more free time today, I ..… (to read) the book I took at the library.

5.If you ..… (not to buy) coffee, we'll drink tea.

6.If he lived in Moscow, he ….. (to walk) in Tsaritsyno Park very often.

7.If you invite them, they ..… (to come).

8.If I ..… (to take) a vacation next summer, I will probably go to Britain.

9.If it ..… (to rain), I'll watch TV.

10.If you ..… (to wear) your new dress, you would look lovely.

Dame Ellen MacArthur – a record-breaking yachtswoman

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Dame Ellen MacArthur (born in 1976) is a very brave and talented English yachtswoman. Her first name is Ellen; ‘Dame’ is a special title she received for her outstanding achievements from the British Queen. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world record for being the fastest person to sail around the world. Ellen now heads the crews of Britain’s top sailing teams.

She became interested in sailing after she read the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ books by Arthur Ransome. Her first experience of yachting was on her aunt’s boat on the east coast of England. She instantly fell in love with sailing and the sea. She decided to become a sailor and saved her school dinner money to buy her first boat.

In 1998, aged 22, she was named the Royal Yachting Association "Yachtsman of The Year" in the UK. This encouraged her to go for the big time. In 2001, she came second in the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world

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race. For this, she got her first honour from Britain’s Queen. She got her second award for breaking the solo circumnavigation of the world.

She has used her fame to start her own charity to help young people with cancer and other serious illnesses. Ellen has also made it to the heavens, as well as the seas; there is an asteroid named 20043 EllenMacarthur. In 2008, she was further honoured; French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded her the French Legion of Honour.

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

Choose the correct form of the words in italics:

Dame Ellen MacArthur (born in 1976) is a very brave / bravery and talented English yachtswoman. Her first name is Ellen; ‘Dame’ is a special titled / title she received for her outstanding achievements from the British Queen. On 7 February 2005, she broke / broken the world record for being the fastest person to / for sail around the world. Ellen now heads the crews of Britain’s top sailing teams.

She became interested on / in sailing after she read the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ books by Arthur Ransome. Her first experience of yachting was on her aunt’s boat on the east cost / coast of England. She instantly fell / fallen in love with sailing and the sea. She decided to become a sailor and savings / saved her school dinner money to buy her first boat.

In 1998, aged 22, she was named the Royal Yachting Association "Yachtsman of The Year" in the UK. This encouraged her to go / come for the big time / clock. In 2001, she came / went second in the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race. For this, she got her first honour from Britain’s Queen. She got her second award for / with breaking the solo circumnavigation of the world.

She has used her fame to start her own / owner charity to help young people with cancer and other serious illnesses / illness. Ellen has also made it to the heavens, as well as the overseas / seas; there is an asteroid named 20043 EllenMacarthur. In 2008, she was farther / further honoured; French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded her the French Legion of Honour.

Spell the underlined, jumbled words correctly.

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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 Ellen MacArthur?

2.Would you like to meet Ellen MacArthur?

3.What would you like to know about Ellen MacArthur and why?

4.What did you learn from this text about Ellen MacArthur?

5.What questions would you like to ask Ellen MacArthur?

Write five questions about Ellen MacArthur in the table.

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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.

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

3.ELLEN MACARTHUR POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Ellen MacArthur.

4.MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Dame Ellen MacArthur. Include an imaginary interview with her. Write about what she does every day and what she thinks about.

5.LETTER: Write a letter to Dame Ellen MacArthur. Ask her three questions about her life. Give her three suggestions on what she should do in her future.

Christiane Amanpour – a journalist

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Christiane Amanpour is one of the world’s most successful international news reporters. She was born in London in 1958 to an Iranian father and British mother. She attended exclusive schools in England before moving to the USA to study journalism. She graduated in 1983 and landed a job with CNN in their Atlanta headquarters. She speaks fluent English, Persian and French.

In 1989, Amanpour was posted to Eastern Europe to cover the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism. She began to earn her reputation as a world-class correspondent with her quality reporting. This was followed by an assignment to cover the Gulf War in 1990. She became known for her bravery and her willingness to work in dangerous conflict zones.

For two decades Amanpour has seen history being made and had exclusive interviews with many of the history makers. She reported from many of the world’s hotspots, including, Afghanistan, the Balkans Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Rwanda and Somalia. She said one of her most memorable interviews was with Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. She has received wide acclaim and won numerous awards for her work.

In 1998, Christiane married former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin. Their son was born in 2000. In 2007 she was given one of

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Britain’s top honours by Queen Elizabeth. She lives with her family in New York and is currently posted to CNN’s New York office. She continues to be a cornerstone of CNN’s coverage of major international news stories.

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

Choose the correct form of the words in italics:

Christiane Amanpour is one of the world’s most / mostly successful international news reporters. She was born in London in 1958 of / to an

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