B) Translate the following word combinations into Russian.

To fall in love with smb./smth.; to have a garden with a stream; to make improvements; to improve; to have a spacious house; to remove walls; to offer a lot of money; to admit smth; to remain in one’s family.

c) Read the article “At home on a train” and explain its title. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct verb form, active or passive.

At home on a train

Pat and Ronald Thomas (not live) in a caravan, but their home (travel) more miles than any other house in Britain! Their house (make) from a pair of Victorian railway carriages, and they (live) there for ten years. ‘I (not want) to live in a train at first,’ admits Pat, ’but when I (see) that this train had a garden with a stream, I just (fall) in love with it. We (buy) it from an old lady, and she already (do) a lot of work on it. But there is a lot left to do and we still (make) improvements.’

Visitors often (surprise) to see how spacious the house is. All the dividing walls (remove), so now the rooms are about fifteen metres long.

Pat and Ronald (pay) £68,000 for their house. Recently they (offer) more than £100,000 for it, but it’s not for sale.

‘I (discover) more and more about the history of this train all the time,’ says Ronald. ‘It (build) in Swindon between 1855 and 1875. We (work) so hard to make it beautiful that I don’t think we ever (sell) it,’ he admits. ‘I hope it (remain) in our family forever’.

D) Here are the answers to some questions about Pat and Ronald. Ask the questions.

1. ….? No, they don’t. They live in a pair of railway carriages.

2. ….? For ten years.

3. ….? An old lady.

4. ….? £68,000.

5. ….? More than £100,000.

6. ….? In Swindon between 1855 and 1875.

7. … ? Yes, they are. They want to make it even more beautiful/

8. ….? No, they won’t. They want it to remain in the family forever.

E) Retell the text.

Have something done – the Causative Passive

Ex. 17. Answer the following questions in the way shown:

“Did Ann make that dress herself?” – “No, she had it made.”

1. Did you cut your hair yourself? 2. Did they paint the house themselves? 3. Did Jim cut down that tree himself? 4. Did Sue repair the car herself? 5. Did you tune the piano yourself?

Ex. 18. Complete the sentences.

We (the house/paint) at the moment. – We are having the house painted at the morning.

1. Your hair is too long. I think you should (it cut). 2. How often (you/your car/ service)? 3. The engine in Tom’s car couldn’t be repaired, so he had to (a new engine/fit). 4. (you/ your newspaper/deliver) or do you go to the shop to buy it. 5. What are the workmen doing in the garden? – Oh, I (a swimming pool/ build). 6. Is it true that many years ago he (his portrait/ paint) by a famous artist? 7. Are you going to (these shoes/repair) or shall I throw them away? 8. I must (my glasses/ mend). They keep falling off. 9. Where do you (your hair/do)?

Ex. 19. Something unpleasant happened to each of these people last week. Make sentences using “have something done”.

Kate (her wallet/steal) from her bag while she was out shopping. – Kate had her wallet stolen from her bag while she was out shopping.

1. Peter (his flat/burgle) while he was out at work. 2. Mr. and Mrs. Woods (the roof of the house/damage) in the storm. 3. Lynne (the radio/steal) from her car. 4. My brother (his nose/ break) in the football match. 5. Fred (his hat/blow off) in the wind.

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