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C has selected

D selecting

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A broadcasted

B broadcasting

 

C being broadcasting

D having been broadcasted

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A leave..thought

B make …thought

 

C have … thought

D have … thinking

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A living

B live

 

C being lived

D lived

Level 3

Translate into English

1Космополитан утверждает, что если у женщины плохое настроение, ей нужно сменить прическу.

2«Гардиан», основанный в 1825, ценится за своѐ живое изложение и оригинальные статьи.

3В прошлом месяце мы подали заявку на установку телефона. Мы все еще ждем.

4Одна и та же реклама, повторяемая десятки раз каждый день, утомляет, а иногда и раздражает зрителей.

5Мне починили интернет, теперь жизнь снова обрела смысл.

6Если вы не хотите, чтобы ваш ребенок стал зависимым от телевизора, позвольте ему установить в комнате компьютер.

7Случайно просмотренная реклама привела к колоссальным тратам.

8Если не покажут следующий сезон «Доктора Хауса», я вызову мусорозаборщик (garbage collector) и вывезу свой телевизор на свалку!

9Самый простой способ напечатать свою фотографию на передней полосе газеты - это совершить дерзкое преступление и находиться в розыске.

10Скачав книгу «Войну и мир», я успокоилась, посчитав, что половина дела уже сделана. Оставалось всего ничего – прочитать ее.

Level 4

Rewrite the text correctly

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Come home after a very hard working day I prepared dinner and relaxed in the sofa. My beloving husband been kept late at the office, TV broadcasted a never-ending soap opera with the main character having killed by her husband’s lover and turn into a ghost haunted unfaithful spouses, a popular band having moaned from the radio “ You can’t resist making me feel eternally missed”, I made up my mind to entertain myself having had some informative reading.

A newspaper opening I rested my tired eye on a headline “The famous couple divorced with a scandal”. In the editorial I was been 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 advertising. Suddenly the door cracked open...

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ACCORD 15

Modal Verbs +Mass Media and Telephone

Level 1

Complete with the modal verb that suits the situation and the infinitive in the appropriate form

1Mass Media _____ (spend) more time on programmes that raise the cultural level of the people, develop their artistic taste.

2They are not answering the phone, so they ______ (be) out.

3You _______ (hear) BBC news broadcasts all over the world.

4Excuse me, _____ you (lend) me your headset for a moment?

5I have a terrible headache and a pain in my eyes. I ______ (watch) that chat show till night.

6You ______ (buy) a TV aerial, because I have already ordered it in the Internet.

7I _____ (repair) you blue ray player, but you didn`t let me.

8The main aim of this new channel is to provide entertainment, advertise goods so it _____ (have) a success.

9I ______ (leave) my TV set switched on, I ______ (remember).

10I _____ certainly (buy) a HDTV set, which offers a much clearer and more realistic picture and sound, that`s why I ______ (work) day and night.

Level 2

Choose the correct variant

We (1)_______ do something great! We (2)_______ have a media studies lesson and our teacher asked us „(3)_______ you like to make a radio advert for the school?” She (4)______ that we have always been interested in a career in the TV. We asked „ (5)______ we make a plan first?” She insisted that we (6)______ plan our advert in detail and write a script. Most people (7) ______ find it difficult to come up with ideas, but we don`t. We decided that we (8) ______ get in touch with people who used to go to the school. (9) _____ it be that they had not benefited anything from going to

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that school. We (10) _____ ask the head to give us phone numbers of some ex-students. We (11) _____ ask them, they were all happy to help and to

give interviews.

 

1

A were to

B were able to

 

C could

B would

2

A must

B were to

 

C had

D could

3

A will

B shall

 

C may

D would

4

A must have known

B can`t have known

 

C should have known

D needn`t have known

5

A must

B shall

 

C need to

D will

6

A should

B would

 

C would be able

D could

7

A can

B may

 

C will

D have to

8

A had to

B could

 

C were to

D might

9

A shall

B will

 

C may

D can

10

A had to

B were to

 

C were able to

D ought to

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A shouldn`t

B mustn`t

 

C can`t

D didn`t have to

Level 3

Translate sentences from Russian into English

1Она могла часами разговаривать по телефону лежа на диване с глянцевым журналом в руках.

2Памела не могла не вскрикнуть от радости, когда увидела свое фото на первой странице в цветном приложении в местной еженедельной газете.

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3Газеты всегда критикуют за очевидное отсутствие уважения к правде и достоверности. Газеты не должны дезориентировать общественность.

4Неужели он не дал вам возможность оставить сообщение и повесил трубку.

5Неужели у газеты „The Times”, которая имеет репутацию самой влиятельной газеты в Англии, тираж всего лишь пол миллиона экземпляров.

6Что мне делать? Я должно быть забыла телефонную книжку дома, придется звонить в справочную и узнавать телефон издательства.

7Это может звучать странно, но для знаменитостей любая публичность хороша, чем сенсационнее тем лучше.

8Новый редактор самой продаваемой воскресной газеты должен был приехать в среду, но его планы немного изменились.

9Не стоило так беспокоиться, сыновья часто забывают позвонить родителям. Мальчишки остаются мальчишками.

10Зря я вчера не купила Cosmopolitan, там была очень интересная статья о новых модных тенденциях сезона.

Level 4

Rewrite the text correctly

Can it have been that you enjoy the gutter press. You shouldn`t have believed everything that is written in the tabloids, because they would focuse more on sensations and scandals. You can have seen it in their bold, large headlines. I reckon you must have been more interested in the qualities that shouln`t give you detailed and extensive coverage of home and overseas news.

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ACCORD 16

Conditional Zero + People and Society

Level 1

Complete using the correct form given in brackets

1If we __ (to pay)__ such low wages, we _ (not to be)__ able to support our families.

2If you _ (to be) _ jealous of a person you are in love with, you _ (make) _ his/her life unbearable.

3If you _ (to object) to my suggestion, _ (to tell)_ me.

4Many people _ (feel) _ offended, if you _ (to continue) _ joking in such a way.

5You _ (not to have)_ any company at all, unless you _(to be)_

polite.

6Provided a man _(to be) _ in love with a woman, he _(to do)_ anything to please her.

7As long as people _(to be)_ true friends, they usually _(make up)_ very soon.

8If you _(to have) _ the courage to be independent from your relatives, _(to try)_ to be consistent.

9In case you _(to rely on)_ someone, you _(to trust)_ them utterly.

10If you _(to look)_ to someone, you are ready to support them in any situation.

Level 2

Choose the correct variant

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If we (1)___ together in society, we all (2) ___ learn to live together.

(3)____ we (4) ___ always ___ of other people’s behavior, we (5) ___ live with it. You (6)___ mistaken if you (7) ___ it is possible to force other people to behave exactly how we think they should behave. (8) ___ you can convince enough people, you (9)___ get the government to pass a new law. Provided you (10) ___ people live their own lives, you expect them to allow you to live yours.

1

A will exist

B exists

C existed

D exist

2

A have to

B have

C will has

D would have

3

A if

B even if

C in case

D as long as

4

A don’t ___approve

B won’t ___approve

 

C wouldn’t ___approve

D do ___approve

5

A would have to

B have to

 

 

C have

 

D will have

 

6

A are

B will be

C would be

D were

7

A will think

B thought

C think

D would think

8

A Unless

B When

C Though

D If

9

A are able

 

B might be able to

 

C might be able

 

D could be able

 

10

A will let

B don’t let

C let

D won’t let

Level 3

Translate the sentences

1Если вы собираетесь остепениться, убедитесь, что вас супруг – тот человек, о котором вы мечтали.

2Позвольте вашим детям выбрать свой путь в жизни, при условии, что вы их достаточно хорошо воспитали.

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3Питер сумеет остаться Джеку другом только при условии, что он не будет придираться к подружкам Джека.

4Если люди собираются разводиться, постарайся посочувствовать их проблемам.

5Я не думаю, что людям следует полагаться на государство, даже если они безработные.

6Если ты не будешь сдерживать свои обещания, люди тебе доверять не будут.

7Том знает, что если его изберут президентом класса, это будет его достижение.

8Маргарет такая чувствительная, что если ты будешь критиковать ее, тебе придется быть очень осторожной.

9Не обращай внимания на то, что Кейт тебе скажет. Это просто ревность.

10Когда ты влюблен в первый раз, весь мир прекрасен.

Level 4

Rewrite the text correctly

When Kelly will be a grown up, she will be going to have a lot of problems unless she doesn’t realize them now. If she will look on everyone else, it will put people from her. If Kelly continue to be brought this way, she’ll probably be spoilt. Even if she will be in good mood, will keep away from her. If you will have an argument with her, you will be sure to be taken back by her anger.

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ACCORD 17

Conditional Moods + Theatre & Cinema

Level 1

Complete using the correct form given in brackets

1Are you sure that they’ve chosen him? If the play ____ (to do) by this director, it____ (to be) a complete failure.

2If I____ (to be) you, I_____ (not to book) seats on the balcony, you

_____ ( not to see) a thing.

3If you ____ (to bother) to book seats beforehand, we ____ (not to sit) in back rows now.

4 I ____ (not to watch) this play again even if they ____ (to give) me a million dollars! It is a complete disaster!

5You ____ (to see) her play the leading role yesterday if the cast ____

(not to change).

6If the house ____ (to sell out), the administration of the theatre (to inform) the public.

7If I ____ (not to fail) the exams to the Drama Department of the university, I ____ (to become) a star long ago.

8You ____ (to use) your mobiles after the curtain ____ (to fall).

9They ____ (to contribute) to the success of the performance if they

____ (to accept) her to the all-star cast but unfortunately they didn’t.

10If this play ____ (to be a failure), there ____ (not to be) long lines in front of the box-offices.

11Why doesn’t he want to be with me? If he ____ (to ask) me to the cinema, it ____ (to be) the happiest day in my life.

Level 2

Choose the correct variant

If television (1)_____ a part of our life we (2) ______much happier. We

(3)____ more time for our own families if we (4) _____to watch endless sitcoms about somebody else’s problems. I wish I (5) _____stay

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away from watching news showing continuous disasters and making me depressed every time I turn my TV on. If television (6) _____we

(7)_____going to the theatre and reading books. Will you prefer a walk in the park to watching another “House MD” episode? I (8)_____you could! If my TV (9) _____ yesterday I (10)_____ to write this article, but I (11)_____much more about proper dieting because of that wonderful documentary series teaching us how to live correctly.

1

A didn’t become

B hadn’t become

 

C wouldn’t become

D wouldn’t have become

2

A were

B had been

 

C would be

D would have been

3

A would have

B would have had

 

C had

D had had

4

A hadn’t

B didn’t have

 

C wouldn’t have

D wouldn’t have had

5

A would

B should

 

C will

D could

6

A wasn’t invented

B hadn’t been invented

 

C wouldn’t be invented

D hasn’t been invented

7

A continued

B had continued

 

C would continue

D would have continued

8

A want

B desire

 

C wish

D demand

9

A didn’t get broken

B hadn’t got broken

 

C wouldn’t get broken

D wouldn’t have got broken

10

A didn’t manage

B hadn’t managed

 

C wouldn’t manage

D wouldn’t have managed

11

A would know

B would have known

 

C will know

D would learn

Level 3

Translate into English

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