GrammarPhone. The DO-RE-MI of English grammar – Четырехуровневый грамматический сборник
.pdf7 The letter having been already sent by post, Ann realised that she had forgotten to write the most important thing.
8 Frankly speaking, the functioning/work of the post office in some countries cannot be called perfect.
9 The weight limit of the parcel being exceeded, they refused to accept it. 10 Having connected her boss with the minister the secretary went out to have lunch.
Level 4
The post office was full of people, buying stamps, sending telegrams, subscribing to newspapers. Being short of time I hurried inside. I needed to send a parcel to my cousin, studying in another town. Having weighed the box I realised that it exceeded the weight limit, as if being stuffed with stones. With growing curiosity I unwrapped the parcel. There were some clothes, photos, CDs… and a huge jar of jam, made by my loving mother for her nephew…
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Level 1
1Have had ; printed
2Divided/being divided
3Known
4Awaited ; Unnoticed
5Are made
6To have … printed
7To have … fixed
8Have … installed
9Had … advertized
10Printed
11Bought
Level 2
1A; 2D; 3B; 4B; 5C; 6D; 7B; 8A; 9C; 10A; 11C; 12B; 13A; 14C; 15D.
Level 3
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1Cosmopolitan states that if a woman is in bad spirits she needs to have her hairstyle changed.
2“The Guardian” founded in 1825 is appreciated for its lively reporting and original features.
3Last month we applied to have a telephone installed. We are still waiting.
4One and the same ad repeated several times every day makes viewers bored or sometimes irritated.
5I had the Internet connection repaired, now my life has acquired sense again.
6If you don’t want your child to be addicted to TV let him have a computer installed in his room.
7An occasionally watched ad lead to tremendous expenses.
8If they don’t broadcast the new season of “House MD” I will call for a garbage collector and have my TV taken away to a garbage dump.
9The easiest way to have your photo printed on the front page of a newspaper is to commit a bold crime and be wanted by the police.
10Having downloaded the book “War and Peace” I calmed down thinking about half of the business being complete. There was just little left – to read the book.
Level 4
Coming home after a very hard working day I prepared dinner and relaxed in the sofa. My beloved husband kept late at the office, TV broadcasting a never-ending soap opera with the main character killed by her husband’s lover and turned into a ghost haunting unfaithful spouses, a popular band moaning from the radio “ You can’t resist making me feel eternally missed”,
I made up my mind to entertain myself having some informative reading.
A newspaper opened I rested my tired eye on a headline “The famous couple divorced with a scandal”. In the editorial I was informed “How to make sure that your husband is unfaithful to you”. In the ads a famous mobile company had their new cell phone with a built-in lie detector for family needs advertised. Suddenly the door cracked open…
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ACCORD 15
Level 1
1might spend
2must be
3can hear
4could you lend
5shouldn`t have watched
66.needn`t have bought
7could have repaired
8may have
9might have left, can`t
10will, have to work
Level 2
1B; 2B; 3D; 4A; 5B; 6A; 7B; 8B; 9D; 10A; 11D.
Level 3
1She would spend hours lying on the sofa with a glam magazine and speaking over the phone.
2Pamela couldn`t help screaming of delight, when she saw her photo on the front page in the colour supplement of a local weekly paper.
3Newspapers are always criticised for their apparent lack of respect for truth and accuracy. They mustn’t mislead the public.
4He can`t have hung up without giving you the opportunity to leave a massage.
5Can it be that “The Times”, the most influential newspaper in Britain has a circulation of just under half a million.
6What am I to do? I must have left my telephone book at home, I`ll have to call the Information to learn the publisher`s number.
7It may sound strange, but for celebrities any publicity is good publicity, the more sensational the better.
8A new editor of the best-selling Sunday newspaper was to have arrived on Wednesday, but his plans changed a little.
9You needn`t have worried, sons often forget to ring their parents. Boys will be boys.
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10 I should have bought Cosmopolitan yesterday, there was a very interesting article about new fashion tendencies of the season.
Level 4
Can it be that you enjoy the gutter press. You shouldn`t believe everything that is written in the tabloids, because they may focuse more on sensations and scandals. You can see it in their bold, large headlines. I reckon you must be more interested in the qualities that will give you detailed and extensive coverage of home and overseas news.
ACCORD 16
Level 1
1are paid, won’t be
2are, make
3objects, tell
4will feel, continue
5won’t have, are
6is, will do
7are, make up
8have, try
9rely on, trust
10look
Level 2
1D; 2A; 3B; 4A; 5B; 6A; 7C; 8D; 9B; 10C.
Level 3
1If you are going to settle down, make sure your partner is the person you’ve been dreaming of.
2Let your children choose their own way of life on condition they are brought up well.
3Peter will manage to be Jack’s friend only if he doesn’t find fault with Jack’s girl-friend.
4If people are going to divorce, try to be sympathetic.
5I don’t think people should rely on the state, even if they are unemployed.
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6If you don’t keep your promise, people won’t trust you.
7Tom knows if he is chosen as class president it will be a real achievement.
8Margaret is so sensitive that if you criticize her, you’ll have to be very careful.
9Ignore what Kate says to you. It’s just jealousy.
10When you are first in love, the whole world is a wonderful place.
Level 4
When Kelly is a grown-up, she is going to have a lot of problems unless she realizes them now. If she looks down on everyone else, it will put people off her. If Kelly continues to be brought up this way, she’ll probably be spoilt.
Even if she is in a good mood, keep away from her. If you have an argument with her, you are sure to be taken back by her anger.
ACCORD 17
Level 1
1Is done,will be
2Were, would not book, won’t see
3Had bothered ,would not be sitting
4Would not watch, gave
5Would have seen, had not been changed
6Is sold out , informs / will inform
7Had not failed , would have become
8Must not use / are not to use ,falls
9Would have contributed, had accepted
10Were/was , would not be
11Would ask , would be
Level 2
1B; 2C; 3A; 4B; 5D; 6B; 7C; 8C; 9B; 10D; 11A.
Level 3
If I were younger I would act more. I wish I could find a role for my dramatic type. And even then I wouldn’t act things that are staged now. I wish modern authors could write. You would be shocked if you heard what
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plays they have the cheek to stage. If I were the Ministry of Culture, I would have had them all dismissed long ago and given green light to the young talents. And if the play is bad, no acting will save it. Perhaps the reason is that the public quitted being interested in the theatre. Maybe if people went to the theatre as often as they go to the cinema, that wouldn’t be so depressing. If you had come up to the theatre just ten years ago, you would have seen long lines in front of the box offices before a first night. And now we would be happy if at least half of the house were /was sold out.
Level 4
If the Disney studio hadn’t taken a young and unknown illustrator and animator we wouldn’t have the famous Tim Burton now. The studios wished they had noticed him long before for his full length debut with the lowbudget “Peewee’s Big Adventure” became a surprise blockbuster. If Burton’s remarkable style were not so popular in public, studios wouldn’t trust him with such large budgets. The list of his beautifully designed and highly stylized films including "Batman," "Edward Scissorhands," "Beetlejuice," "Big Fish," "Sleepy Hollow," and "Ed Wood" wouldn’t be complete without the world famous cartoons “Corpse Bride” and “Nightmare before Christmas”. You may wish his psyche wouldn’t have been so much influenced by old horror films. But without it we would have quite a different Burton.
ACCORD 18
Level 1
1hadn’t been polluted
2should pay (pay)
3chose
4weren’t (wasn’t) being damaged
5threatened (threatens)
6would be
7had realized
8should continue
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9(should) plant, save
10would be considered.
Level 2
1B; 2C; 3D; 4A; 5B; 6D; 7A; 8C; 9D; 10A.
Level 3
1I wish cutting down rainforests (deforestation) hadn’t destroyed the natural habitat of thousands of birds and animals.
2I wish organic food would be cheaper. If most people could afford such purchases! People would be able to be sure of their health.
3I’d rather there were less congestion on the roads. It would be easier to get to work.
4I wish the air quality weren’t so bad that people have to stay indoors.
5It is important that advantages and disadvantages of GMOs should be considered carefully before they are implied in industry.
6It is time farmers refused to use pesticides and other kinds of fertilizers. If it were done vegetables and fruit wouldn’t harm consumers’ health.
7It is vital that the measures should be taken to restrict smoking in all public areas. If only people followed the law requirements.
8But for carbon dioxide emissions, we would never have learnt what global warming is. I wish we hadn’t.
9The forest looked untouched as if there weren’t several large industrial enterprises in the distance of several kilometers. Greenpeace activists feared it should turn into another ecological disaster area.
10The vital necessity is that there should be a further search for renewable energy sources. The industrial usage of wind, wave and solar power would be another decision of ecological problems of the society
Level 4
Most nations continue to live as if nothing threatened (threatens) their habitat. Moreover, they exist as if the number of environmental problems hadn’t (hasn’t) increased dangerously. Scientists warn that one of the most
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serious problems (should) be changes to the atmosphere, which has led to the Greenhouse effect. The greens insist that cutting down on exhaust fumes from vehicles should help solve the problem. Had people been aware of ecological problems, we would be able to drive cars in cities and towns that run on electricity – a much cleaner fuel than petrol. I wish we, as individuals, had started to do something long ago. It is important we should also help to reserve finite resources by recycling things made of glass, aluminium, plastic and paper.
ACCORD 19
Level 1
1can’t be getting
2ought to have passed
3should have gone, should you miss
4wouldn’t come
5couldn’t be, are to have
6needn’t have worried
7may be included
8Can … have been abolished
9must have had
10has to recognize, can never replace
Level 2
1C; 2B; 3A; 4B; 5D; 6D; 7A; 8C; 9B; 10B.
Level 3
1Jane must have been detained after classes. Can I speak to her about A-level exams? – No, you mustn’t. You can’t worry her before the test.
2Despite the great number of candidates he was able to pass the interview at the Iowa University and was enrolled.
3Last week a delegation of teachers from Great Britain was to arrive. But they must have changed their plans.
4After graduating they may have to take a training course in the chosen professional field.
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5– You needn’t have chosen six majors to get a bachelor’s degree, three are enough. – You could have told me beforehand. I’ve spent so much effort and time on lessons!
6You should read you CV once again, there may be mistakes in it.
7I suggested that my sister should enter the Royal Scottish Academy of
Music and Drama in Glasgow, but she wouldn’t listen. The Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art in London must have attracted her more.
8Can he have mentioned Harvard in his list of universities? He must be very confident of his knowledge.
9– Shall I speak on the topic of the seminar? – No, you needn’t. Your essay showed that you must know the subject of the discussion perfectly.
10Don’t argue with the Professor. You ought to pay more respect to his experience and knowledge.
Level 4
My perfect school should be a new school that may give you the right qualification to get the job that is to be yours. Pupils should also be provided with more career information. They also have to be told that unemployment is a fact of life that they may have to live with. In my school you wouldn’t have to wear a school uniform and you would be able to wear what you want. And if you miss some classes – why should you worry at all? It’s not a great problem here. My old school was a cold place where you couldn’t talk to teachers freely. Such a situation should have been changed long ago. I think my perfect school must interest you. Can it be otherwise? – You ought to know the answer…
ACCORD 20
Level 1
1had he opened
2have you downloaded/did you download
3had designers created
4had someone hacked
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5we carry out
6did I suspect
7did Jason realise
8have I visited
9had Dennis finished
10had he clicked
Level 2
1A; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5B; 6B; 7A; 8B; 9C; 10D; 11A; 12B; 13A; 14D.
Level 3
1- Your laptop (computer) looks new!
2Seldom have I used it recently!
3– Never before have we seen such comfortable furniture!
4You are right! This ergonomically designed furniture has been invented this year.
5Only in the course of time will they realise the importance of artificial intelligence!
6No sooner had we updated our anti-virus software than it detected a new type of virus.
7Hardly had they bought a new computer when he downloaded a lot of games.
8Now he is a real computer nerd!
9Little did people realise that technology would become a fundamental part of life in the 21st century.
10Little did I know that the experiment would be performed on animals.
11Never have I heard about this unique wireless Internet connection.
12Hardly had I clicked on the thumbnail picture when I saw the full-size version.
13-No sooner had he bought the latest mobile phone than he purchased the newest digital camera. He always wastes his money!
14-I don’t think so! Under no circumstances can analogue video cameras match the quality of digital ones. He is a real techie!
Level 4
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