1 Complete the conversation with the gerund or infinitive of the verbs.
1 A What's wrong with your brother?
B He's really upset about losing (lose) the
match.
2 A Your sister's homework is really hard.
B I offered
(help) her, but she
ignored me.
3 A I finished the homework, but I think some of my
answers are wrong.
B Don't worry about it.
(make)
mistakes is normal.
4 A Have you heard about Clare?
B Don't tell me! It isn't kind
(gossip)
about people.
5 A Why are you doing all the chores?
B
(earn) some money,
6 A What are you doing this weekend?
B Seb suggested
(go) to the mall on
Saturday morning. Do you want
(come)?
№1. As a child, Steven lived in a village. Outside the village there was a house where a strange old woman and her granddaughter Eliza lived. The CHILDREN often played together. One day, Eliza WAS unusually sad. When Steven was about to leave, the old woman said, “I know you are friends. But never come to our house again. Never ever!” The girl took the boy to the gate. “Will you miss me?” she asked. The boy said, “Yes, I will!” To his surprise, the girl said, “But I won’t! I DON' WANT to see you anymore!” She closed the gate. The next day the girl LEFT for the city. Steven was upset but he hoped that one day he WOULD SEE Eliza again. Five years later Steven became a student and moved to the city. He rented a small apartment on the FIRST floor. One day, when he WAS WALKING to the university, he saw Eliza. She was sitting on the bench in the park with an ice-cream in her hand. He ran up to her and said “Hello! It’s nice to see you again!” But Eliza looked up at HIM, stood up and walked away. “I wish I KNEW what is going on,” Steven said to himself, and decided to start his own investigation.
№2. Choosing a career is one of the most difficult choices we have to make in our lives. There are lots of interesting and EXCITING professions, but which of them is the right choice for you? Researchers who work in EDUCATION and sociology asked people across the UK what their dream job would be. And the results were quite UNEXPECTED. According to the survey, people find modest jobs like charity work or gardening the most ATTRACTIVE. Often at the top of their list are jobs such as a nurse or a TEACHER. The study also shows that people in the UK are very PRACTICAL and focus on the dream jobs they have a realistic chance of getting.
№3. A few years ago I was on a camping holiday in Bristol. There WERE lots of other girls from around the UK, but I was the only one from Scotland. The camp WAS LOCATED in the woods, not far from the river. The camp life was even MORE INTERESTING than I had expected. We enjoyed all kinds of camping activities – sports and games, different shows and contests. Everything was fine apart from one incident that took me aback. Once, at lunchtime, when I WAS EATING ice cream, one of the girls asked: “So, do you have ice cream in Scotland?” I DIDN'T KNOW how to react. My neighbour repeated her question. I nodded, “Yes.” My answer provoked a wave of absurd questions about my country: “Have you ever seen a ghost in your castle?” “Do all Scottish MEN wear checked skirts?” I FOUND out that some people believe silly stereotypes about Scotland. They believe that Scots really carry bagpipes in THEIR bags to play the instrument on the streets, and that Scots practise magic. At last, the girls said that they WOULD COME to Scotland one day to see it with their own eyes and to separate the truth from the myths.
2. Lucy had packed her suitcase by the time I called her.
3. The children had finished doing their homework by nine o'clock.
4. Julie had typed the letters by the time her boss came to the office.
5. I had not finished my lunch when uncle Bill came.
6. After Sarah had done the shopping, she had coffee with her friends at a cafe.
7. When I got to the garage, the mechanic had not repaired my car.
8. The boys were nervous because they had not been on a plane before.
1. Джейсон вернулся домой прежде, чем началась буря.
2. Люси уже упаковала чемодан к тому времени, как я позвонил ей.
3. Дети уже закончили делать домашнее задание к девяти часам.
4. Джулия уже напечатала письма к тому времени, когда ее босс пришел в офис.
5. Я ещё не закончил обедать, когда пришел дядя Билл.
6. После того, как Сара сделала покупки, она выпила кофе со своими друзьями в кафе.
7. Когда я добрался до гаража, механик ещё не отремонтировал мою машину.
8. Ребята волновались, потому, что раньше не летали на самолете.