(Копія) Writing Comprehension II semester

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form of the Passive Voice.

This poems (to discuss) at the Literature lesson tomorrow.

The catalogue of books (to make) last week.

The city library (to visit) every day.

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form of the Passive Voice.

The house (to build) last year by my father.

The house (to decorate) this week.

Let’s go out. It (to rain) now.

Julia is very good at languages. She (to speak) four languages very well.

Did you hear about Sue? She (to give up) her job.

My mother (to grow up) in Italy.

Choose the correct variant.

Have you finished painting the living-room .. ?

Don’t forget to lock … door when you leave!

When this quarantine is over we will travel to the coast of … Atlanlic Ocean.

Complete the text with the phrases (A—D).

In the north of Britain there is a very deep lake___                                       [as the monster is called, goes back a long way, such as high-quality Scottish woolens, which has an air of mystery]_____⁽¹⁾. Its name is Loch Ness, here «Loch» being the Gaelic word for «lake». Below its surface hides a monster! People say they have seen it and photographed it. There is even an early film of the monster in motion. Monster-watching _                                       [as the monster is called, goes back a long way, such as high-quality Scottish woolens, which has an air of mystery]_______⁽²⁾, so do efforts to capture it, or at least prove scientifically that it exists. But Nessie, __                                       [as the monster is called, goes back a long way, such as high-quality Scottish woolens, which has an air of mystery]_______⁽³⁾, is shy and refuses to play. Local bus tours to Loch Ness in­ clude a boat trip on the lake, a tour of Urquhart Gastle and a visit to the Loch Ness exhibitions. There you can find out the details of sightings of the mon­ster. You can also see full-size models of some of the scientific investigations. And there are shops, selling local specialities, ___                                       [as the monster is called, goes back a long way, such as high-quality Scottish woolens, which has an air of mystery]______⁽⁴⁾ and glass monsters.

Read the text. Fill in (1—5) with the words.

Once upon a time there lived a King who __              [decided, had decided, was deciding]_____⁽¹⁾. To have an experiment. He put a huge stone on a roadway so that it blocked the movement. Then he hid himself behind a nearby tree and wanted to see if anyone would take it away from the road. There were lots of different people who __              [passed, were passing, had passed]_____⁽²⁾ by the stone, some of them were wealthy and important, but most of them just walked around it. Many loudly criticised the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

When the King was about to come out of his shelter, he saw a peasant who came along; he __                   [were carrying, was carrying, had been carrying]_____⁽³⁾ a load of vegetables. When the peasant __            [came, was coming, had come]____⁽⁴⁾ nearer to the huge stone, he laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. It took much time and efforts to remove the stone to the side of the road. After the peas­ant __               [picked up, has picked up, had picked up]____⁽⁵⁾ his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the rock had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King saying that the gold was for the person who re­moved the stone from the roadway.

Complete the text with the words from the box.

THE TOWNS OF NORTHERN IRELAND

The area of Northern Ireland is small, you can get anywhere in less than 2,5 hours. The two main cities are Belfast, the __         __⁽¹⁾, and Londonderry. Belfast has many fine buildings and all the advantages of a big city. Londonderry, or Derry as it's also called, is a fine, old city, full of __         ___ ⁽²⁾. Ballycastle is typical of the lovely busy_        ___⁽³⁾ towns.

But perhaps the greatest pleasure of Northern Ireland is its__         ___⁽⁴⁾. Its lakes, hills and rural landscapes offer peace and quiet. The coastline is magnificent. Just along the coast is Dunluce __        __⁽⁵⁾, a romantic ruin that merges with the cliffs.

On the north-east__       _____⁽⁶⁾ is the Giant's Causeway. Legend says that it's the remains of a road built by a giant to cross the sea to Scot­land, and nearby is the organ that he played.

Read the text. Fill in (1—5) with the words.

Shavarsh Karapetyan is an ll-time world record holder, 17-time world champion, 13-time European champion.

This story happened on September 16^th, 1976 when he __            [did, was doing, had done]_______⁽¹⁾ his usual morning jogging along the embank­ment in the city of Yerevan in Armenia: a large trolleybus with 92 passen­gers ___          [lost, loosed, had lost]______⁽²⁾ control and fell into the freezing water. The trolleybus sank about 10 metres deep and most of the passengers couldn't get out. Without a second of hesitation, Shavarsh ___              [jumped, had jumped, was jumping]______⁽³⁾ into the freezing water to rescue people.

One by one, he saved 20 people's lives. After he __               [spent, was spending, had spent]_______⁽⁴⁾ nearly 20 minutes in the freezing water and after his 30^th dive, Shavarsh lost consciousness. This courageous act__             [cost, costed, was costing]_______⁽⁵⁾ him dearly: with a high temperature he stayed in hospital for 45 days. He finally recovered, but was never able to compete again. Today's experts agree that no one but Sha­varsh could have done what he has done.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

Kelly wasn’t at home when I called, so we ________her a message.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

I’m going to _____you on the loudspeaker, so everyone can hear what you’re saying.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

Welcome to Western Telecom. Please ______your mobile phone number with the country and city code.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

Lily _____her phone on silent, and it rang when she was in the cinema.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

Jake went into a shop and _____the credit on his mobile.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

Jack _____Melanie’s number to his contacts list.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

I _____my phone last night, so the battery is very low.

Complete the sentence with the correct verb.

I couldn’t phone anyone because my mobile ______of credit.

Complete the reported speech the correct verb.

He _____to me he wasn’t sure.

Complete the reported speech with the correct verb.

I ____you I’d be late.

Complete the reported speech with the correct verb.

You ____me we didn’t have an exam.

Complete the reported speech with the correct verb.

She _____it didn’t matter.

Complete the reported speech with the correct verb.

We _____we were very sorry.

Complete the reported speech with the correct verb.

They _____us they were moving abroad.

Rewrite the sentence in the reported speech. Pay attention to the tense, the pronouns and time expression.

“We’ll phone you back tomorrow.”

The company told me_______.

Rewrite the sentence in the reported speech. Pay attention to the pronoun and time expression.

“I’m watching a documentary on TV now.”

Dad told me __________.

Rewrite the question in the reported speech. Pay attention to the tense, the pronouns and time expression.

“ Did you buy your T-shirt at the concert yesterday?”

I asked Simon __________________.

Rewrite the question in the reported speech. Pay attention to the tense, the prounoun and time expression.

“Are you going to watch the match today?”

Jason asked us ________.

Rewrite the question in the reported speech. Pay attention to the tense and pronouns.

“ Where did you leave my tablet?”

Kate asked me __________.

Rewrite the question in the reported speech. Pay attention to the tense and the pronouns.

“What do you do in the evenings?”

They asked us ________.

Choose thre correct reporting verb and complete the sentence with the infinitive or -ing form of the verb in bracket. Відповідь напишіть через кому.

Our next door neighbour accused / warned us of ________(make) too much noise last night

Choose the correct reporting verb and complete the sentence with the infinitive or -ing form of the veb in bracket. Відповідь напишіть через кому.

My brother finally admitted / apologised _______(tell) everyone my secret.

Choose the correct reporting verb and complete the sentence with the infinitive or -ing form of the verb in bracket. Відповідь напишіть через кому.

I begged / offered her _______(pay) for our train tickets.

Choose the correct reporting verb and complete the sentence with the infinitive or -ing form of the verb in bracket. Відповідь напишіть через кому.

The President has denied / refused ________(answer) any more questions on this topic.

Choose the correct reporting verb and complete the sentence with the infinitive or -ing form of the verb in bracket. Відповідь напишіть через кому.

My Spanish friends mentioned / told _______(come) to visit us this summer.

Choose the correct form, active or passive, to complete the sentences.

1. Three men               [were arrested, arrested] after the incident, and five others            [took, were taken] to hospital.

2. About 71 percent of the Earth's surface            [cover, is covered]by water, and oceans          [hold, are held] about 96% of all Earth's water.

3. The package          [sent, was sent] more than a week ago, but it                [wasn't arrived, didn't arrive] until yesterday.

4. My camera             [stole, was stolen ]and I          [lost , was lost]all the photographs from my last trip.

5. I                [don't allow, am not allowed]to see you any more, so you                [should be come, shouldn't come]again.

6. The building                [destroyed, was destroyed]by the fire last Monday, but the firefighters              [rescued, were rescued]everybody.

Choose the sentences only in the Passive Voice.

Rewrite the sentences into Passive Voice:

We bought this car yesterday.

Rewrite the sentences into Passive Voice:

W. Shakespeare wrote “Romeo and Juliet”.

Rewrite the sentences into Passive Voice:

We use mobiles every day.

Rewrite the sentences into Passive Voice:

Ben repaired my computer yesterday.

Rewrite the sentences into Passive Voice:

Tim sent an SMS to his friend

Rewrite the sentences into Passive Voice:

They attend lectures every day.