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chose the blue dress because it was longer. 8)  Alice cut the cake into

small pieces. 9)  Mrs Biggs kept the old letters in a small green box.

4 Look at the sentences and say how negations and questions are made in the passive voice.

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The floor was not cleaned last night.

The cars were not washed in the evening.

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Was the book bought last weekend?

Were the churches built last century?

Wh?

When were the apples bought?

Where was the car made?

Why were the letters burnt?

5 Disagree with the statements. Correct them using the passive voice.

Example: The teacher collected the projects. not the teacher,

the students

No, he didn’t. The projects were not collected by the teacher,

they were collected by the students.

1)  Professor Jackson informed every-

body about the lecture.

2)  John broke their mother’s favou-

rite vase.

3)  Little Sarah built a small sandcas-

tle on the beach.

4)  Emma painted the door yellow.

5)  Tourists killed a lot of dodos.

6)  Marion took two eggs from the

fridge.

7)  Henry scored the last goal in the

game.

8)  Mr Jason chose Plan A.

not Professor Jackson, Profes-

sor Davidson

not John, Florence

not Sarah, little Alice

not Emma, her brother Steve

not tourists, sailors

not Marion, Sharon

not Henry, Max

not Plan A, Plan B

6 Listen, (59), and read.

A.

admire [ədˈmaɪə] — 1) восхищаться; 2) любоваться

bury [ˈberi] — 1)  хоронить; 2)  закапывать в землю

law [lɔ:] — закон

lead [li:d] — вести, приводить

mankind [mænˈkaɪnd] — человечество

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mixture [ˈmɪksʧə] — смесь

village [ˈvɪləʤ] — деревня

whole [həʊl] — целый

all over the world — по всему свету

B.

admire: 1) to admire somebody/something for something. Brian admires

his talented cousin. I admire you for your brave actions. Robert was

much admired for his technical skills. 2) to admire the old cathedral. He

stood admiring beautiful swans on the pond.

bury: 1)  to bury near the church. Both my grandparents were buried

here. 2)  The dog has buried a bone. The old man told the boys that

there was treasure buried in the garden.

law: to break laws, to make laws, to keep the law, the laws of nature,

the law of gravity1. Parliament makes laws. He broke the law and was

punished.

lead (led, led): to lead somebody to some place, to lead a quiet life. This

road leads to my house. Who was chosen to lead the group? Is she able

to lead a quiet life?

mankind: to help mankind, for the good of all mankind, the future

of mankind. There are many world-famous people in the history of

mankind.

mixture: a mixture of feelings, a mixture of different types, a strange

mixture of styles. I was listening to him with a mixture of love and

sadness. The building was a mixture of different styles. Her face showed

a mixture of fear and excitement.

village: a small village, a village on the bank of the river. He was born

in a small Scottish fishing village. The road led to the village where

I first met this unusual man.

whole: his whole body, my whole family, the whole thing, the whole

story. Come on, let’s forget the whole thing. They are the best teachers

in the whole world.

all over the world: to be famous all over the world, to be important all

over the world. People have the same problems all over the world.

Delegates from all over the world came to the conference.

7 A. Use the new vocabulary to give names to the following:

1)  all the humans on the planet;

2)  to put a dead body underground;

3)  a group of houses that is smaller than a town;

4)  to take a person or animal in a certain  direction2;

5)  the rules which people follow in a certain place or in a country;

6)  to look at something with great pleasure;

7)  all of something;

8)  the result of putting things together.

B. Complete the sentences with the new words.

1)  It is not always easy to keep the ... but everyone must do it. 2)  They

... a quiet life in the country and don’t meet a lot of people. 3)  The

pirates ... their gold on a small island in the ocean. 4)  They lived in a

1 the law of gravity [ˈɡrævəti] — закон всемирного тяготения2 direction [dəˈrekʃn] — направление

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beautiful little ... at the foot of the mountain. 5)  He was a great ath-

lete, one of the best in the ... world. 6)  Use a ... of eggs and milk to

make omelette. 7)  Bad ecology is very dangerous for ...  . 8)  People know

the names of some Russian writers all ... the world.

DO IT ON YOUR OWN

8 Translate these sentences into Russian.

1)  The castle was built in the 17th century. 2)  The books were brought

from the library. 3)  The lunch was eaten in no time. 4)  These cameras

were made in Japan. 5)  The English language was spoken only in Eng-

land in the 16th century. 6)  The living room was cleaned an hour ago.

7)  Two bottles of mineral water were drunk because it was very hot.

8)  The vegetables were bought in the morning. 9)  The boy was asked to

come back at 9  p.m. 10)  The work was done at once. 11)  All the stu-

dents were informed about the lecture.

9 A. Write who these pictures were painted by. Ask your family and/or friends to help you if necessary.

a)  Claude Monet

b)  Victor Vasnetsov

c)  Karl Bryullov

d)  Leonardo da Vinci

e)  Vincent Van Gogh

f)  Ivan Shishkin

g) Henry Matisse

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5

3 4

6 7

Mona Lisa Sleeping Tsarevna Italian Midday

Sunflowers Water Lilies Goldfish

The Road in the Rye

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B. Write who these books were written by. Ask your family and/or friends to help you if necessary.

1)  Life on the Mississippi a)  Leo Tolstoy

b)  J.  K. Rowling

c)  Mark Twain

d)  James M.  Barrie

e)  Daniel Defoe

f)  Charles Dickens

2)  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone3)  Peter Pan4)  Oliver Twist5)  Robinson Crusoe6)  War and Peace

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10 Spell these words.

1)  [həʊl] 3)  [ədˈmaɪə] 5)  [ˈberi] 7)  [lɔ:]2)  [ˈvɪləʤ] 4)  [ˈmɪksʧə] 6)  [mænˈkaɪnd] 8)  [li:d]

11 Write these in English.

1)  По всему свету; 2)  вести спокойный образ жизни; 3)  восхищаться

собором; 4)  история человечества; 5)  закопать коробку с монетами;

6)  быть похороненным около церкви; 7)  законы природы; 8)  маленькая

деревня; 9)  соблюдать законы; 10)  нарушать законы; 11)  смесь цветов;

12)  целый класс.

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DO IT TOGETHER

1 Listen to three texts about world-famous scientists, (60), and say which of them:

a)  didn’t go to school to get his education;

b)  was not an only child in the family;

c)  was not healthy while a child;

d)  was buried in a cathedral;

e)  was not interested in astronomy;

f)  spent a lot of time in the south of Europe.

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2 You know the words in column A. Read the sentences (1—9) and say what the words in column B mean.

A. B.

to admireadmiration

admirer

to lead leader

mixtureto mix

to mix up

1)  The young girl looked at her new teacher in admiration. 2)  We’re

full of admiration for all your hard work. 3)  The film star stood among

her friends and admirers. 4)  Kevin has always been a great admirer of

Pablo Picasso. 5)  The Republican Party members will vote next month

to elect a new leader. 6)  Mix the eggs and sugar well. 7)  Oil1 and water

don’t mix. 8)  They are so much alike that it is very easy to mix them

up. 9)  I think I’m mixing him up with someone else.

3 Read these word combinations.

to admire the flowers

to admire modern novels

to admire Russian ballet

a mixture of colours

a mixture of styles

a mixture of theories

1 oil [ɔɪl] — растительное масло

1)  Nicholas

Copernicus

2)  Charles Robert

Darwin

3)  Konstantin

Tsiolkovsky

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the laws of nature

to keep laws

to break laws

to be buried in the castle

to be buried in the abbey

to be buried far away

a village on the bank of the river

a village on the seashore

a fishing village

to lead a peaceful life

to lead to the theatre

to lead the boy from the room

the history of mankind

for the good of all mankind

for the happiness of mankind

the whole world

the whole class

the whole school

4 Ask questions to get information about these facts. Give answers.

Example: Kevin’s plan was supported.

When was his plan supported?

Where was his plan supported?

By whom was the plan supported?

Why was the plan supported?

Last week.

At the Congress.

By everyone.

It was really good.

1)  The poem was written.

2)  The sandcastle was built.

3)  The story was told.

4)  The new land was discovered.

5)  Some species of animals were

killed.

6)  A lot of historic facts were

remembered.

7)  The trees were cut down.

8)  A lot of power stations were

built.

9)  Some rivers were polluted.

5 Work in pairs. One of you asks questions, the other should choose the answers. You want to know:

1)  when America was discovereda)  1392 b)  1492 c)  1429

2)  on what continents rainforests were mostly destroyeda)  Europe c)  North America e)  Asia

b)  Australia d)  South America

3)  when Eugene Onegin was writtena)  1823—1831 b)  1832—1837 c)  1810—1819

4)  when Moscow was foundeda)  1047 b)  1147 c)  1417

5)  when the electron was discovereda)  1807 b)  1877 c)  1897

6)  when World War II endeda)  1945 b)  1948 c)  1946

7)  by whom Robinson Crusoe was writtena)  Daniel Defoe b)  Jonathan Swift c)  Rudyard Kipling

8)  when the first clock was madea)  in the early Middle Ages c)  in ancient times

b)  in the late Middle Ages

9)  where the Eiffel Tower was builta)  Dijon b)  Lion c)  Paris