Ex. 3. Open the brackets and put the verb into the Past Simple tense.

1. Professor Openshore (to give) he whole life to studying Psychic Phenomena. He always (to lose) his temper if anybody (to say) that he (to believe) in ghosts. But he also (to go furious) If anybody (to say) that ghosts (not to exist). He (to use) to say to his friend Father Brown, that he (to try) to explain psychic phenomena scientifically. Professor (can) explain the appearance of ghosts almost in all| cases, but cases of disappearance of people (to be) much more difficult. Only yesterday he (to receive) a letter about the most mysterious one - a man (to read) a magic book and (to be kidnapped) by the devil.

2. Author Conan Doyle (to be born) m Edinburgh, Scotland 1859. He (to go) to school in England and in Austria. He then (to study) medicine at Edinburgh, University. He (to become) a doctor in England, but he also (to find) time to write. He (to spend) almost a year as a ship's doctor, travelling around the world. In 1891 he (to stop) practicing medicine and (to become) a full-time writer. Conan Doyle (to write) many different kinds of books. Some of them (to be) historical, some he (to devote) to the war, but those, which (to make) him famous (to be) the stories about Sherlock Holmes. Later the author (to collect) them together as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. People immediately (to fall in love) with that clever gentleman, who (to solve) big mysteries using tiny details and his devoted friend, Dr, Watson, who (to follow) him everywhere, but (to be) not as quick to understand as Holmes.

Soon the author (to get tired) of his famous heroes, and (to create) a story of Holmes mysterious death. He (to die) in the violent streams of the water -fall. Under such circumstances (to perish) the cleverest man of all times.

Ex. 4. Render the story in the Past Simple Tense.

Peter wakes up. He opens his eyes. He is in the house. He is lying on the floor in Mary's room. Mary isn't there. The room is dark. There's a big piece of wood near the window.

Peter's head hurts. He tries to move his hands. He can't. His hands are tired behind his back. His feet are tired too. Peter doesn't know what the time is. He doesn't know what day it is. His mouth is dry. He makes an attempt to shout, he calls for somebody. No one comes. Only dead silence comes as an answer. Then a brilliant idea strikes his mind. He moves his legs to and fro. Slowly he approaches the window.

Ex. 5. Finish the story given above. Imagine how Peter managed to escape and what happened then.

Ex. 6. Make the following sentences negative or interrogative.

1. I saw him coming into the room. 2. There was another child in the waiting- room. 3. Our horse won the race. 4. Jack was the only soul who wanted to save my life. 5. My aunt took all possible care of her husband. 6. We called her manly woman for the strong mind and will. 7. Holmes looked impatiently at watch. 8. A stranger seated himself into a big armchair. 9. A brilliant idea struck my mind. 10. He had a fine-cut wooden stick in his hand.

Ex. 7. Ask your friend if he did the same before.

Pattern:I am a student.- Were you a student last year?

Jack is in London now. - Was he there two years ago?

1. Look, it is raining. 2.My stepsister is a very easy-going girl. 3.1 think, I'm very close to my mother-in-low. 4. Now I'm always in a hurry in the morning, guess Bobby will be an honest and devoted friend for our daughifer.6. Jill's band is rather absent-minded, but all m all he is a kind fellow. 7. Well, people in Italy are fun- loving and friendly. 8 .Every morning I have a cup of coffee a toast. 9.She visits the morning service in the church every day. 10. Lessy often shows me her notes. 11. He seems rather strange to me. 12. I support the head’s decision.

Ex. 8. Pretend you do not hear well. Ask your interlocutor to repeat, don't forget being polite.

Pattern: At the lesson we wrote a composition. -I beg you pardon, did you composition?

1. Jane seemed to me rater independent and extravagant. Mr. Done drove a I and took goods to Clivdon. 3. On her knees Mrs. Jason held a bright red hand bag.4. We had a fight and he ripped all my pictures up. 5. When we were young she was energetic and creative enough to carry this project on. 6. To tell you truth, it was rather difficult to keep to such a strict diet.7. Though having a s' tooth, I managed to cut down on cakes and lost tree kilos.8. Helen couldn't stand his behaviour any longer.9. She was fed up with Nick's thoughtless tricks. 10. My father-in law tried that suit on, but it did not become him, though fitted perfectly. 11. Her parents thanked us by giving enormous bunches of flowers.