Fill in the blanks using: for, but, however, still, yet
I could not make a report _____I had not read the book.
We don’t like that boy; _____ we shall invite him to the party if you want us to.
Mr. Forrester was scarcely able to walk _____ he answered the call for help.
The keepers protested, ______ the chief of the group did not listen to them.
They were sorry for the little kitten; ______ they thought it ought to be punished.
Translate into English:
Вам нужно починить ботинки.
Бобби услышала, что Том пел, но не повернула головы.
Сообщали, что накануне было посажено много новых деревьев в нашем школьном огороде.
Говорят, что эта статья переведена почти на все языки мира.
Эта книга, которую вы можете читать в свободное время.
Я советую вам записать эти слова, чтобы вы их не забыли.
Когда солнце зашло, стало сразу темно.
Если температура воды будет не менее 18°, завтра мы начнём купаться.
Так как разговор наш был закончен, я пошёл домой.
Поскольку начались солнечные дни, окна остаются теперь всегда открытыми.
Change the following words into adjectives:
Tradition, 2) communicate 3) responsibility 4) effect 5) culture 6) history 7) excellence 8) limit 9) music 10) remark 11) interest 12) conversation 13) understand 14) ambition 15) care 16) create 17) wonder 18) nature
Complete the sentences putting the words in proper forms:
His English is perfect. Some people think he is a _____ English speaker. (nature)
He is extremely _____. He wants to learn several languages and become a diplomat. (ambition)
She is a very _____ person. She will do the task in time. (response)
I think that the usage of this language is very _____. (limit)
The new method of learning English is very ______, but I don’t think it is ____ for everyone. (interest, effect)
If I want to enter the university I must get an _____ mark on the exam. (excellence)
In this school we study languages that are less ______ in Russia. (tradition)
Put the verbs in proper Passive forms:
The essay should _____ yesterday. (complete)
This article ______ when he arrived at the meeting (discuss)
By July 2020 our language research ______ . (finish)
They said that the book _____ from Spanish in 1984. (translate)
Some scientists think that in next decades a simplified version of English ____by many people in the whole world.(use)
A new Scottish textbook ______ recently for the children in Edinburg.
At the moment the intensive technical courses ______ in our local college. (organize)
During the last lesson pupils _____ to some new grammar rules. (expose)
Change the words to complete the sentences:
The conference participants will discuss _____ of the regional economy. (strengthen)
The new traffic organizational system will ____ the negative effects of cars in the city centers. (less)
Everything should be done to _____ the situation in the district and region. (improvement)
We can see a substantial _____ of student numbers in our university. (grow)
Our college offers a new _____ course for teenagers in many modern spheres of life. (develop)
The inflation rate has ______ by 10 % during the last five years in our country. (decrease)
Experts predict a ______ in migration in the whole world for the future centuries. (rise)
The environmental situation in that part of the island had a ___ and many people moved to the mainland.(deteriorate)
The educational program was stopped because of the _____ of interest among pupils. (fall)
The number of people studying languages has ______ significantly. (increase)