Task 1. Read rule 9 and open the brackets putting the verbs into Past Continuous

1. Ted…………. (to play) his guitar at half past seven.

2. At midnight, I ……….. (to sleep), but Jane ……….. (to listen) to music.

3. Luke …… (to stand) outside the bank when suddenly two robbers ran past him.

4. I know Den …………. (to work) late at the office because I saw him when I ………..(to leave).

5. ……. you……….. (to have) a shower when the earthquake happened?

6. Penny ………. (to run) to catch the bus when she slipped and fell.

7. When you saw Eugene ………. he……….. (to go) home?

8. At midnight? Erm…we………… (to watch) a DVD, I think.

 

Task 2. Repeat rules 7 and 9 and use either Past Simple or Past Continuous.

We (to walk)¹ down the street in the direction of Mike’s house, when we (to see)² him in the window of a bus that (to pass)³ by. He (to recognise)⁴ us, too, but he couldn’t get off as the bus (to be)⁵ overcrowded. We (to be)⁶ very sorry that we (to have)⁷ no chance to speak to him. But we could do nothing and (to decide)⁸ to go back. At that very moment we (to hear)⁹ Mike’s voice behind us. “How funny,” he (to say)¹⁰, “I (to go)¹¹ to your place when I suddenly (to see)¹² you here. I am so glad to see you.”

 

Task 3. Complete using the correct form of the verb. Mind sequence of tenses.

1. Stewart said he……(not/ want) any dessert as he was full.

2. Derek shared the news that he and Belinda……(meet) Adam in the evening.

3. When I called, Susie explained she ……. (give) the dog a bath, so she asked me to phone back in half an hour.

4. Marcus said he ………. (try) to find a flat he would like.

5. Debby complained she …….(not/ be pleased) with her job.

6. Our English teacher suggested that Shakespeare ……. (be) probably the greatest writer in the English language ever.

7. Richard said that he and Patricia ……….. (be going to) invite her parents for the weekend.

8. Charlotte said last night that she really ……….. (love) me, even if she doesn’t always show it.

 

Task 4. Rewrite as direct questions.

1. She was interested why I was thinking of quitting the gym.

2. He asked what the difference was between a refugee and an asylum seeker.

3. She was curious to know which of them he preferred.

4. I asked you how you were going to get to Manchester the next day.

5. He wondered if they really got up at six a.m. at weekends also.

6. Carl asked Megan why she was always deleting messages from her phone.  

7. Megan asked Carl what gave him the right to ask questions like that.

 

Task 5. Complete this description using relative pronouns(who/ which/ that/ whom/ whose).

Between 1713 and 1718, a pirate, ………..¹ real name was Edward Teach, but ………² was known as Blackbeard, attacked ships ……..³ sailed in and near the Caribbean. This pirate,………. ⁴ some described as a “demon from hell”, had a large black beard ……… ⁵ was twisted into long tails. He wore belts across both shoulders in ……. ⁶ he carried guns and swords. His pirate days came to an end in 1718 when he was killed in a sea battle, but the stories …….. ⁷ spread about his adventures helped to create the romantic image of pirates ……. ⁸ we have today.

 

Task 6. Add one of these clauses to each of the sentences below. Use relative pronouns and make changes.

he or she controls a sports game some of them are poisonous it consists of nine islands you rent a room or flat from him

most people know him as Mark twain it uses exaggerated actions, often involving accidents the largest part of it is below the surface of the water each competitor takes part in three different sports in it

he has never been married

Model: A bachelor is a man who has never been married.

1. Slapstick is a type of comedy………………………………………

2. A referee is an official……………………………………………...

3. A triathlon is a sports event………………………………………

4. A landlord is a person…………………………………………….

5. An iceberg……is a solid mass of ice floating in the ocean.

6. Snakes………………………………are long reptiles without legs.

7. Tuvalu ………………………….. is a country in the south Pacific.

8. Samuel Clemens ………………….. was a major American writer.

 

Retelling tasks

By the moment you’ve done a lot. Prove us that you know some facts and details of the story quite well.

 

Task 1. Say if the given statements are true or false. Comment on them.

1. Wilson bought Jack when he was already a six-year-old dog.

2. It was the highlight of Jack’s day to play with its master.

3. Leaving Jack in Philadelphia Wilson meant to protect him.

4. Jack got offended and stopped meeting his master at the station.

5. Jack stopped waiting for Wilson and forgot him in the end.

6. Wilson’s relative took a good care of Jack.

7. Wilson missed his dog very much too.

8. When Wilson saw his dog it had a chill.

9. They left for California together.

 

Task 2. Now try to give a detailed answer to the following questions.

1. Who was Wilson’s closest friend?

2. What ritual did they have?

3. What did Wilson say to Jack upon leaving for California?

4. Why did Jack refuse to stay with a relative?

5. How was Jack’s life later on?

6. Who contacted Wilson?

7. Why did Wilson wait for several hours for a trolley?

8. Was what he saw the thing he expected?

9. Why does the author compare Jack with a child?

Task 3. In your point of view how many logical parts are there in the story? What are they?

Task 4. Right now try to retell the story to your partner or to your teacher. We believe that some phrases will be of great help to you. You can find them at the end of the grammar reference at p.117

 

OK. So now off you go to the next story!

Story 7. Two Good Deeds

                                   ( afterRosemarie Miele)

Before reading the story make sure you know how to pronounce these proper names:

Rosemarie Miele

Reynolds

 

Have you got any ideas about what two deeds the story is about? Now read such an enchanting story. We hope you’ll like it. After reading let’s see if your expectations were correct.

I was planting flowers in my garden one day, when I spotted a battered old boxer with a broken chain around his neck, staggering up the road. He had a look of a dog who had been abused. Without any hesitation, he proceeded to walk down my driveway and lie down next to me. Exhausted, he just lay there, his eyes following me as ran inside to get him a dish of water. Returning with the water, I looked into his dark, soulful eyes. A ripple of shock ran through my body: I knew this dog!

About eight years earlier I’d been in the centre of town one morning, when a beautiful, fawn-coloured boxer puppy ran up to me. Bending down to pet him, I noticed his beautiful eyes – and the ID tag around his collar. The tag said he belonged to Mrs. Reynolds and gave a local telephone number. She lived not too far away and came to pick him up in a matter of minutes. After a few wet kisses, the boxer went home. That was the last time I had seen the dog.

My husband came out of the house. I told him I was sure this dog was the one I’d found in town years ago. He thought I was crazy. “How can you be certain? He doesn’t have a collar on and there’s no way to identify him. It has to be another dog. This one is so abused: it couldn’t belong to that nice family. Besides, do you even remember the name of the family?”

Somehow, I did. “It was Reynolds,” I said. “I know it sounds crazy, but I’m sure this is their dog!”

Running inside, I grabbed the telephone book and called the first Reynolds listed. Mr. Reynolds answered and told me he didn’t have a boxer. However, just as he was about to hang up, he said his brother once had a boxer, and gave me his brother’s number.

When I called the first Mr. Reynolds’s brother, he said it couldn’t be his dog because his dog had been stolen six years before. I convinced him to let me bring the dog over so he could look at him. I put the dog into my car. He collapsed in the backseat and lay very still. Crossing over the main highway going into the town, he started to move around. As we passed through the centre of town, he started jumping and bouncing around in the backseat.

When I pulled into the Reynolds’ driveway, there was no containing him. Three teenagers ran out of the house, and when I opened the car door, the dog bounded out and raced to them, whining and yelping in his excitement.

As the dog licked them, they looked him over. Suddenly, one of the boys yelled, “It’s him, it’s him! Look, here’s the big scar he got over his eyebrow when he went through the sliding glass door.”

I stayed a few minutes longer, watching the entire family hug and kiss the old dog, now rejuvenated by joy. They proceeded to run into the house with him.

Backing out of the driveway, I thought again of that morning many years ago when I had first helped the lost boxer find his family. I went home happy, knowing I had been part of a miracle – for the second time in one’s dog life.