Exercise 2. Match the highlighted words in the text with their opposites in the box.
boring -
dangerous -
dirty -
expensive -
old -
terrible -
Exercise 3. Underline the correct item.
1. He was very surprised / surprising by her sudden change of attitude.
2. The adventure was exciting / excited.
3. Her experience was terrified / terrifying.
4. The police were puzzled / puzzling.
5. What an amazing / amazed person he is!
6. She felt relaxed / relaxing in the hot sun.
7. He was disturbed / disturbing by the threatened / threatening phone calls.
8. He found the history lesson extremely bored / boring.
9. The audience were thrilled / thrilling with the magician’s tricks
Exercise 4*. Fill in the correct participle.
John: You must be very ____________ (excite). Paris is a _______________(fascinate) city. There are so many interesting things to do. You won’t be ___________________ (bore).
Emma: Well, I am a bit _______________ (worry) because I cannot speak French very well.
John: You should buy a phrase book and then you will not be _________________ (embarrass) if someone speaks to you. They won’t be ___________________ (annoy) if you make a mistake, and most people will be ____________________(please) if you ask for something in French.
Emma: I am sure they will find my accent very ___________________ (amuse).
John: Do not be silly. I’m sure you’ll have a very ______________________ (stimulate) holiday.
Exercise 5. Put the verbs in the correct tense. Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PRESENT PERFECT:
1. ……………………….. Tim ………………………. (finish) his work yet?
2. ……………………….. he ………………………… (finish) it ywsterday?
3. They ……………………………………. (just / go) out.
4. They ……………………………… (go) out a minute ago.
5. …………………… Ann …………………………. (study) yesterday afternoon?
6. …………………… you …………………………. (send) the letters yet?
7. …………………… she ………………………….. (call) him a week ago?
8. They ………………………………………. (not / see) the film yet.
9. The train ……………………………………………… (just / arrive).
10. ………………………. you ……………………………. (ever / be) in a TV studio?
11. …………………… you and Tom ………………………… (enjoy) the party last night?
12. …………………… you ………………………………. (not / finish) school last year?
13. I ………………………………………. (lose) my dictionary. I can’t find it anywhere.
14. His hair looks short. He ………………………………………….. (have) a haircut.
15. When ………………………………………………. (he / give up) smoking?
16. Jane …………………………………….. (buy) her car two weeks ago.
17. My bicycle isn’t here. Somebody ……………………………………………. (take) it.
18. Why ……………………………………… (Jim / not want) to play tennis last Friday?
19. The car looks clean. ……………………….. you ……………………….. (wash) it?
20. When we were on holiday, the weather …………………………… (be) terrible.
How to write a postcard
Key words
right hand side –права сторна
left hand side -ліва сторона
to include – включати
state -стверджувати
accommodation -помешкання
a description -опис
boat - лодка
particularly - особливо
funny - смішний
delicious –смачний
tasted like more –дуже смачний
finish off - завершати
1. Write the name and address, whom you are going to write on the lines on the right hand sideof the postcard. Don't forget to include the country - you might not have to do this at home, but you do if you're abroad.
2. The left hand sideof the postcard is for your message. Start by writing "Dear ... (the name of the person you're writing to)"
3. Statewhere you are and what it's like, for example : "I'm in London, it's great."
4. Write a sentence about what you're doing right now, for example: "I'm writing this postcard to you while I'm waiting for the double-decker tour bus."
5. Write a sentence about your accommodation, like : "The hotel is lovely, it has a big fountain outside and there's a beautiful view from our window."
6. Then include a descriptionof something you did on one of the days that you enjoyed, such as: "Yesterday we went on a boat trip across the river, I loved finding out about all the different sights in the city."
7. Write a comment about something particularly good, bad or funny about the holiday, like: "I tried fish and chips and they were delicious, they tasted likemore!"
8. Finish off by writing : "Wish you were here," or "See you on Friday," or any other ending you want to write and then sign off with : "Love, (your name) "
Your postcard should now be in the same format as this:
Dear ...
We're in London, it's great. The hotel is lovely, it has a big fountain outside and there's a beautiful view from our window. Yesterday we went on a boat trip across the river. I loved finding out about all the different sights in the city. I tried fish and chips and they were delicious, they tasted like more. Wish you were here.
Love (your name)
Stick a stamp onto the top right corner of the postcard and send it.
You could receive a postcard from that person next time they go on holiday!
REMEMBER GRAMMAR:
The Past simle of irregular verbs is formed by adding _ending –ed at the end of the verb, except for the verbs match the irregular verbs with their past forms:
ex:I visit --> ___I visited______________
You like --> ________ You liked_________
They hate --> ______They hated___________
The Past simle of regular verbs is formed by changing the word into the second form.
See (_________) ● ● Went
Be (_________) ● ● Bought
Go (_________) ● ● Saw
Buy (_________) ● ● Was / were