VIII. Add question tags to the following statements and give short answers

Model: London gets a lot of rain.

London gets a lot of rain, doesn’t it?

1. In some parts of the world the weather stays very much the same day after day.

2. Some people know that the snow is melting so fast that rivers will flood.

3. The British people love their country and take care of it.

4. The English also say that they have three variants of weather.

5. The English are famous for their weather.

6. The thick white fog rolls in from the sea all over the country.

7. The weather affects the lives of all of us in many ways.

8. The weather is the favourite conversational topic in England.

9. The weather usually depends on the season.

IX. Form the Past Indefinite of the following regular verbs

to carry; to clear; to compel; to cook; to cry; to dress; to enjoy; to hurry; to jump; to look; to love; to peel; to profit; to regret; to repair; to rob; to scatter; to seem; to shout; to stir.

X. Change the sentences given in the Past Indefinite into negative and interrogative. Give short affirmative and negative answers

Model: She asked the passengers to fasten seat belts.

She didn’t ask the passengers to fasten seat belts. Did she ask the passengers to fasten seat belts? Yes, she did. No, she didn’t.

1. Bad weather ruined crops in many countries of the world.

2. Concierges provided the guests with all kinds of useful information.

3. During the flight the passengers did whatever they liked.

4. Even out of doors they began to experiment with changing the weather.

5. Many hotels required their guests to produce a credit card when registering.

6. People learned to change the 'weather' inside their houses.

7. The dinner included a main course of meat or fish accom­panied by side dishes.

8. The receptionist asked the guest to sign his name.

9. The stewardess greeted the passengers and showed them to their seats.

10. The weather affected the lives of all of us in many ways.

XI. Put the verbs in the correct tense form

1. Above his stall he (to put) the famous notice: “Don't ask how much – It's a penny.”

2. He (not to have) very many things to sell.

3. It also (to change) with the times, once it (to sell) all jumpers and knickers.

4. Last year there (to be) 564 branches of Marks & Spencer all over the world.

5. Over a century ago a Polish immigrant Michael Marks (to have) a stall in Leeds market.

6. Ten years later he (to meet) Tom Spencer and together they (to start) penny stalls in many towns in the North of England.

7. The most important key to its success (to be) its happy well-trained staff.

8. The store (to attract) a great variety of customers from house wives to millionaires.

9. The store (to base) its business on three principles: good value, good quality and good service.

10. Top fashion designers (to advise) on styles of clothes.

XII. Change the sentences given in the Future Indefinite Tense into negative and interrogative. Give short affirmative and negative answers

1. Even if a person does not mind heat or cold or rain or snow, the weather will be important to him.

2. If it is dark in the middle of the day buses and cars will crawl along slowly with their lights on, blowing their horns.

3. If the weather is bad it will ruin crops and the food will cost more.

4. If you press a button with a pictogram of a stewardess she will immediately come to your help.

5. The Export Depart­ment will pack and send goods to any address in the world.

6. The main course will often be fish or meat, and a lot of vegetables.

7. The next course will be something sweet and often baked, such as a fruit pie.

8. When you are through with the formalities, the bellboy will take you and your luggage up in the lift and show you to your room.

9. When you enter the hotel you will go straight to the reception desk to get registered.

10. When you reach your place of destination in a few hours you will realize all the advantages of travelling by air.