III . Combine each of these pairs of sentences so that the second becomes a non-defining relative clause. Pay attention to punctuation.

Example: The Bristol Hotel is comfortable and cheap. I stayed there last summer.

The Bristol Hotel, at which I stayed last summer, is comfortable and cheap

. 1. This mousetrap cost me a shilling. I have never caught anything in it.

2. Tom Slater is a farm laborer. I bought this old bicycle from him.

3. My brother won’t lend me any more money. I have often borrowed money from him.

4. These photographs will show you what my village looks like. I took them last summer.

 

IV. Do the following sentences contain defining or non-defining relative clauses? Mark the sentences D (defining) or N (non-defining). Add commas where necessary.

 

1..She lent me a book. I lost the book that she lent me.

2. My uncle who was very shy when he was a child is now a multimillionaire.

3. Several groups played at the festival. The first group who played was Dire Straits.

4. Pink Floyd who wrote the song “ Money’’ live in London.

V. There are mistakes in the following sentences. Find the mistakes and write the sentences out again correctly.

1.The house where we used to live in was bigger than this one.

2. The single object what I treasure most is an odd coin my grandfather gave me.

3. The woman which I spoke to is his aunt.

4. The salesman who he sold me this T-shirt didn’t tell I couldn’t return it.

 

VI. Match the following words with a definition below. Write the appropriate letter in the gap. There is one definition which you don’t need to use.

1. terrified a) causing anger or impatience.

3. depressing b) making you feel very sad.

4. nervous c) causing great surprise.

5. cross d) very pleased or satisfied

6. thrilled e) in a state of extreme shock or fear.

7. miserable f) worried about what might happen.

8. astonishing g) uncertain about what to think or do.

h) unhappy, tired and uninterested.

i) angry, bad – tempered.

 

VII. Look at the letter and find seven mistakes with the form of adjectives.

Write the sentences out again correctly.

Dear Lucy and Tom,

I’m sorry I haven’t replied to your letter sooner, but I’ve been too worried about my exams.

I’ve just heard that I passed everything, so I’m feeling pretty pleasing.

I was thrilling to hear you are planning to come here. My family and I would be delightful to have you both stay.

You asked about interesting places to visit. The mountains are really amazed in spring with all the wild flowers. I went climbing there with some friends last summer, but one of them was terrifying of heights so we had to come home early.

Another good place to visit is the provincial capital. There are lots of fascinated old streets. It’s worth visiting at any time of year, though the summers can be a bit exhausted with the extreme heat.

Well, I had better finish. Write soon.

Love, Ruben

 

VIII. Complete the passage by using the words and phrases in the list below. Use each item only once.

alternative sources cut down on dramatic increase

exhaust fumes food chain nuclear waste

polluting public transport pesticides

research quality of life traffic jams

rush hour switch to subsidized fares

Environment

Our environment is being destroyed but we still have time to do something about it. Every day during the 1 ___ you can see cars stuck in 2 ___sending their 3 ___ up into the atmosphere, 4 ___ our environment. If we had an integrated 5 ___ system with 6 ___, commuters would be encouraged to leave their cars at home and 7 ___ a more efficient form of transport. It is not only in towns that the 8 ___ is being threatened. Although farmers say they have to spray. 9 ___ on their crops, some experts believe that these chemicals could get into the 10 ___ which will result in a 11 ___ in the number of people affected by cancer and various allergies. More 12 ___ needs to be carried out so that we can 13 ___ the use of harmful chemicals but still produce the food we need.

Potentially the most dangerous threat to the environment is 14 ___ from power stations. Can it really be stored safely? Be developing 15 ___of energy, such as wind and wave power, we can make out world much safer to live in.

 

МОДУЛЬ 18.

Test 18.

I. Match a word in Column A with a word in Column B. There are two extra words in Column B which you do not need to use.

A B

1. hard – working a) mean

2. kind b) well- behaved

4. stubborn d) silly

3. generous c) lazy

5. naughty e) tough

6. sensible f) cruel

7. modest g) flexible

h) narrow - minded

i) arrogant

 

II. What qualities are important for the following? Add two more adjectives to each list and then rank them from 1 to 7.