Question

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Answer 1

Hi there!

1. Express a wish:

1. What a pity, our sportsmen will not participate in World Championship.

I wish our sportsmen participated in World Championship.

2. It`s a pity a lot of birds die because of bird flu.

I wish birds didn`t die of birds flu.

3. It`s a pity I don`t have a computer,

I wish I had a computer.

4. Unfortunately there are a lot of poor people in our country.

I wish there weren`t a lot of poor people in our country.

5. I`m sorry I can`t become a cosmonaut.

I wish I could become a cosmonaut.

I wish I became a cosmonaut.

2. Fill in the blanks with: at, for, after, through, forward to, where necessary.

1. Fred looked at me and smiled. 2. What are you doing? I`m looking for my glasses. 3. I prefer to look through my notes before the examination. My mother has to look after my grandfather, because he`s ill. 5. Don`t look at me, look at the blackboard. 6. All the pupils are looking forward to summer holidays. 7. Are you looking forward to seeing Jane again? 8. This film has been running for 2 hours. 9. Alice was so big, that she couldn`t go through the door.

3. Open the brackets:

1. If this actress hadn`t been famous, she wouldn`t have been given the leading part in this play.

2. I would be grateful if you explained me the purpose of this club.

3. If Sam had been stronger, he would have won the championship.

4. As soon as I finish the embroidery, I will give it as a present to my granny.

5. We would have known English worse now if we hadn`t practiced it every day.

4. Report the following statements:

Mary said: “ The flag of the United Kingdom is called Union Jack.

Mary said that the flag of the United Kingdom is called Union Jack.

Nick says to Lisa: “ Do you see that flying object”?

Nick asks Lisa if she sees that flying object.

The teacher said to pupils: “ Sit still and don`t make much noise while I`m away.

The teacher said to the pupils to sit still and not to make much noise while she was away.

Radu said to Nelly: “ I`ll miss you”

Radu said to Nelly that he would miss her.

5. Define the following words:

berth- a fixed bunk on a ship, train, or other means of transport

pat- touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand

carriage- a four-wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses

knitting needles- a long, thin, pointed rod used as part of a pair for knitting by hand.

box-office - a place at a theatre, cinema, etc. where tickets are bought or reserved.

Good Luck!