Rita nelson is fourteen, and she has changed her school because her parents moved to another town this summer. “let me tell you about my new school. i’m having a great time. all pupils are very friendly, but it’s very different from my old school. i can tell you! first of all school starts at 8.00 here, a whole, hour before it did in that school. this morning i forgot about it and got to school ten minutes late, so the teacher put a note into my record-book. i was really angry! there are a lot of other differences in this school, of course. we have seven lessons here almost every day. what else? the school day is different, too. in my former school we finished school at 3.00, and then most pupils went home. here we finish lessons at 3.30, and then most pupils go to sports practice. well, they love sports here. i joined gymnastics and football clubs here. a lot of girls play football in this school. i had my first practice yesterday, and i feel tired today. another important thing here is learning to do practical things. their metal and wood shops are like small factories, and we are taught to drive as well. it’s fantastic. i had my first lesson in driving a tractor yesterday.” exercise 1. choose the right answer. rita nelson is a) 13 b) 14 c) 15 lessons in rita’s previous school started at a) 7 o’clock b) 8 o’clock c) 9 o’clock rita has lessons every day. a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 rita’s lessons are over at a) 3. 00 b) 3.30 c) 4.00 after lessons most pupils go a) to sports practice b) home c) for a walk exercise 3. true or false? 1)rita doesn’t like her new school. 2)today rita came to school in time. 3)student don’t love sports in the new school. 4)many girls play football in the new school. 5)rita likes to drive a tractor.
Present Simple
1. I prefer an interesting book to other kinds of entertainment.
2. She doesn't have leisure at the weekend because she has too much homework to do.
3. My brother can't make a fascinating plot for his new book.
4. My sister likes to read confusing stories with an open final.
Present Perfect
1. I haven't ever seen a more spectacular film.
2. He has made many titles to his funny stories.
3. My mother has always been the most convincing person in our family.
4. I haven't enjoyed my leisure when I was a teenager.
Present Continuous
1. She is crying because of the death of her famous character in the book she is reading now.
2. My sister is having a rest after cooking dinner.
3. The children are writing a catchy story for their Literature class.
4. I am entertaining my younger sister while our parents aren't at home.
Объяснение:
Не менее часто встречаются и задания, где необходимо переделать предложение так, чтобы знаки препинания были расставлены иначе. Такие задания, во-первых, тренируют ум и воображение, во-вторых, активизируют память. Часто такие задания построены на оппозициях, заложенных в самом правиле: например, если обобщающее слово стоит перед группой однородных членов, то…, а если после – то… и др.
Рассмотрим поэтапное выполнение такого задания. Для начала внимательно ознакомимся с нашим «исходным материалом» – возьмем пример посложнее примера с обобщающим словом и заглянем в тему «Знаки препинания в СПП».
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