Exercise 5. Translate into Ukrainian.
1. Thank you for having sent me such beautiful flowers.
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2. He was accused of having sold important state secrets.
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3. He denied having sold them.
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4. He insisted on being innocent.
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5. He was afraid of being put into prison.
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6. The noise in the next room prevented me from thinking.
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7. I think of going to the south in summer.
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8. The boy denied being constantly scolded and punished.
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9. I insist on speaking to him.
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10. I was looking forward to seeing my brother.
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11. I don't feel like playing lotto today.
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12. She succeeded in making a very good translation of this difficult text.
Exercise 6. Use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m tired, because I have been working (work) very hard.
2. He _________________________________ (write) letters all morning.
3. Catherina is getting fatter because she _____________________________ (eat) too much.
4. My mother __________________________ (peel) the potatoes all afternoon.
5. Cathy _____________________________________urse since March.
6. How long _________________ you ________________________ (learn) English?
7. Where are my eye-glasses? I _______________________________ (look) for them for an hour.
8. Charles ________________________ (escape) from the police for years.
9. How long ____________________ you _______________________ (use) a computer?
10. Elizabeth ____________________________ (live) with Mike for three years.
11. She _______________________________ (earn) quite a lot of money for the last two years.
12. It _____________________________________ (rain) fro six hours.
HOLIDAYS IN GREAT BRITAIN
VIDEOWORK. Holidays in Great Britain
PRE-WATCHING EXERCISES
Which of these countries are suitable for resting during holidays.
Chiana | the Caribbean |
France | Hungary |
Poland | Brazil |
Florida | Western Europe |
WHILE VIEWING ACTIVITIES
Choose the right answer
1. The most popular month for a holiday among British holiday-goers is …
a. April | b. June | c. August |
2. How many holiday trips do the British people take every year?
a. 40 Million | b. 4 Million | c. 14 Million |
3. What country is the number one choice for many British people?
a. France | b. Spain | Russia |
4. What is a good reason for taking a holiday abroad?
a. British weather | b. money | c. nothing to do at home |
5. Why is Brighton a very popular place?
a. fishing | b. sea side holiday | c. foreign tourists |
6. People come to Brighton to …
a. skate, swim and go jogging | b. lie in the sun, play sports and go to the races | c. sunbathe, swim, windsurf, sit in a deck chair |
7. The tourists stay …
A | at hotels |
B | at guesthouses |
C | in flats |
D | at Bed & breakfasts |
E | outdoors |
F | at friends |
8. Cheap and popular kinds of holidays are …
a. camping in tents and staying in caravans | b. staying at home | c. visiting friends in the neighborhood |
9. Where do more than 2 million British people spend their holidays?
a. in Devonshire | b. in Devon, Cornwall | c. in Chester |
10. London is … among the British people
a. popular | b. not so popular | c. the most popular |
11. What other leisure activities are popular among the British?
A | climbing and cycling |
B | Horse racing |
C | walking in a hills |
D | visiting London |
E | sailing in boats |
Complete the sentences
1. Lots of people take a ….
a) two weeks break
b) twelve weeks break
c) two week break
2. Almost a quarter of the British people go on their holiday to …
a) Spain
b) Spanish
c) Spanish man
3. In Britain there is not that much … in summer
a) sunshine
b) sun
c) sunny
4. Everyone hopes for ………………..and………………..
a) lots of sun / not much pain
b) lots of sunshine / not too much rain.
c) lots of sun and rain
5. Other activities people do are things such as …
a) climb and hike
b) climbing and hiking
c) climbed and hiked
AFTER VIEWING ACTIVITIES
Exercise 1. Match the place with the activities to do there.