Тема 5 world around us

5.1. Заполните текст соответствующими формами глагола

Present and past tenses

Hello. This ……… (be) Kitty Beamish. (1)…………………(I / speak) to you from Oxford, where the finals of the World Quiz Championships will be held tomorrow. The favourite is Claude Jennings of Cornwall, the man who (2)………………(know) everything. Twelve months ago no one (3) ………..(hear) of Claude lennings, although (4)…………………………(he / take) part in quiz competitions for years. Now suddenly he is a big star. So far this year (5)…………………….(he / answer) every single question correctly. And he is popular, too. When (6)……………………..(he / arrive) here two days ago, hundreds of fans (7)………………………………(wait) at the station to welcome him. Since his arrival Claude (8)……………………… (read) encyclopedias in his hotel bedroom. He is clearly the man to watch. And now back to the news desk.

5.2. Заполните пропуски

Guy is interviewing a guest on his chat show. It's the actress Melissa Livingstone, who is in the TV soap opera 'Round the Corner'. Put in Guy's questions.

Guy: How often do you record 'Round the Corner'?

Melissa: Oh, we record it every day. It's a full-time job, you know.

1 Guy: And it?

Melissa: In Birmingham, at the BBC studios.

2 Guy: …………………………………………………………………

Melissa: How many? Well, let me see, I think we've done a thousand programmes.

3 Guy: ……………………………………………………………..

Melissa: I'm not going to tell you. How much money I earn is my business.

4 Guy: OK, I'm sorry. …………….

Melissa: Oh, a long time ago. I started acting when I was twelve.

5 Guy: ………………………………………………………………

Melissa: My plans for the future? I just want to go on with 'Round the Corner'.

5.3. Заполните текст соответствующей формой глагола will / be going to.

Complete the news report about the village of Brickfield. Use will or be going to. Sometimes either is possible.

We have learned this week that the local council has plans for Westside Park in Brickfield.

The council is going to sell (sell) the land to a builder, Forbes and Son. The plans are all ready. '(1)……………………………………..(we / build) fifty houses,' said Mr Forbes. 'In two years' time everything (2)………………………………………………..(be) finished. I'm sure people (3)…………………………………..(like) the houses. Most of them (4)……………………………… (be) for young families. And we intend to take care of the environment. (5)…………………………………… (we / not / cut) down all the trees, only a few of them.'But people living near the park are angry. 'This is a terrible idea. We're all against it,' said Mrs Mary Brent. '(6)……………………………………. (we / have) a protest march on Saturday. I expect everyone in Brickfield (7)……………… (be) there. We've reached our decision. (8)……………………………….. (we / stop) this plan.'

5.4. Заполните текст соответствующей формой глагола

Daniel is telling the story of how he forgot his passport.

It ………………… (it / happen) last August at the airport. A few weeks before, a group of us (1)………………. (decide) to go to Greece together for a holiday. (2)………………… (we / wait) in the queue at passport control when suddenly (3)……………………(I / realize) that (4) (I / forget) my passport. (5)……………………… (it / be) quite a shock. (6)………………………………… I / hurry) to a phone and (7) ……………………….. (ring) my parents. (8)………………………………(they / work) in the garden, but luckily my mother (9)…………………. (hear) the phone. (10) ……………….(they / find) the passport and immediately (11)……………….. (drive) to the airport with it. (12)………………….. (I / meet) them at the information desk. (13) …………………..(we / have) no time to talk, but (14)……………….. (I / say) goodbye to them earlier that morning.

(15)…………………………… (I / run) all the way to the plane. I was just in time. When (16)………………………..(I / get) there, the passengers (17)…………………(sit) in their seats ready for take-off. When (18)……………………..(they / see) me, everyone (19)…………………….(start) clapping.