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C) Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Ask questions of all types. Retell it. Make up your own singular text.

to have (3) to rain to be to sit to write to watch

A Letter

Dear Mother,

I ….. to you from our hotel at Golden Beach. Sam and I are on vacation here with the children. We’re happy, but to tell the truth, we ….. a few problems.

The weather isn’t very good. In fact, it’s cold and cloudy. It …..!

The children – Nick, Pete and Martha – aren’t happy. In fact, they’re bored and they ….. a terrible time. Now they’re in their room. They ….. on the bed, playing cards and ….. TV.

The restaurants here are expensive, and the food isn’t very good. In fact, Sam is at the doctor’s now.

All the other hotels are beautiful and new. But our hotel is ugly, and it’s very, very old. In fact, right now a repairman is in our bedroom fixing the sink.

So, Mother, we ….. a few problems at Golden Beach, But we are happy. We’re happy to be on vocation, and we’re happy to be together.

Love, Susan.

VI. Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative.

1. I’m tired. I’m going (go) to bed now. Goodnight!

2. We can go out now. It isn’t raining (rain) any more.

3. ‘How is your new job?’ ‘Not so good at the moment. I ….. (enjoy) it very much’.

4. Catherine phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. She ….. (have) a great time and doesn’t want to come back.

5. I want to lose weight, so this week I ….. (eat) lunch.

6. Angela has just started evening classes. She ….. (learn) German.

7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They ….. (speak) to each other.

8. George has gone to work in Spain. When he arrived his Spanish wasn’t very good but now it ….. (improve).

9. Norman comes from Hull, but he ….. (study) electronics in London.

10. B.A.T. ….. (sell) the British retail chain, International Stores, to Dee Corp. for $ 430 million.

11. Ted Turner’s cable – TV company ….. (think) to buy ESPN, America’s largest cable channel.

12. These days the country’s economy ….. (recover) after a long recession.

VII. Read the newspaper extracts. Match the extracts in column A with the extracts in column B.

A B

 

1. Burmah Castrol has invested £ 1.3 a. It is currently developing a new

million in a joint venture in China. financial television service for the

2. Aer Lingus has leased four A330 UK and Europe.

aircraft. b. It is shutting down mines and reduc-

3. First Leisure has moved into the ing the workforce in order to become

health and leisure business. more competitive.

4. British Coal is getting ready for c. It is looking for buyers for its coke,

privatization. polypropylene, and fertilizers

5. Reuters Holdings is a financial and businesses.

news information group. d. It is maintaining its exploiration

6. ICI, the chemicals giant, wants to sell programme at al Masile and is testing

off some of its non-core subsidiaries. a number of smaller sites near the

7. The US trade representative arrived in main oilfield.

Japan last Thursday. e. He is having talks with ministers



8. Canadian Occidental Petroleum is about the liberisation of financial

optimistic about its exploration activities markets.

in the Yemen. f. It is building a factory to manufacture

products for the Chinese aluminium

industry.

g. It is currently expanding its flights to

New York and Boston.

h. It is setting up three new fitness clubs

and hopes to expand further next year.

 


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