Exercise 16. Complete the sentences with the past perfect passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. When we arrived at the hotel we discovered that the wrong room ………………. (reserve) for us.

2. We couldn’t have the larger room because it …………… (give) to other guests.

3. We thought that our order ………………. (lose).

4. When I came out of the office I found that my car radio …………. (steal).

5. He didn’t pass his LSAT exam as he ………… (not give) full information on the format.

6. When I came home I saw that the window in the living room …………… (break).

 

Exercise 17. Rewrite the part of the sentence in italics in the past continuous passive.

· I couldn’t work at my office that day as the construction workers were refurbishing it.	____________________________________________ ______________________
· They were discussing your case when I entered the room.	____________________________________________
· He had a feeling that someone was following him all the time.	____________________________________________
· She first met him when a reporter was photographing him for local newspaper.	____________________________________________
· Did you understand that the criminals were watching you?	____________________________________________

 

Exercise 18. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple /past simple / present perfect / future simple passive.

 

Unusual laws around the world

 

· You …………… (forbid) to feed pigeons in St. Mark’s Square, Venice. The act …………. (outlaw) some years ago to reduce pigeon numbers and protect historic structures.

· It ……….. (ban) to run out of fuel on the autobahn in Germany.

· In order to improve the image of the beach swearing ………. (make) an offence in the Nineties. If you …………. (catch) foul-mouthing you ……………. (fine).

· It …………. recently…….. (ban) to wear high heels in the Acropolis and other historic sites.

· In Japan it …………. (forbid) to be fat. A maximum waistline of 80 cm. for men ………. (set) by lawmakers last year.

Exercise 19. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

1. Согласно условиям контракта, товары будут доставлены на следующей неделе. 2. Контракт был расторгнут по соглашению сторон. 3. Контракт был подписан сегодня. 4. Сроки поставки оборудования еще не обсуждались. 5. Запрещается изменять условия контракта в одностороннем порядке. 6. Денежная компенсация была присуждена пострадавшей стороне.

Unit 5 Modal Verbs

Forms and meanings

Positive Sentences

can could	ability permission(можете) arrangement	He can speak Chinese perfectly.  You can come at 7.   They can see the doctor at 10: 30 He could run fast when he was young.
must	necessity obligation duty   command strong advice	You must visit India one day! He must talk to a teacher. Passengers must wear seatbelts during take-off. They must leave the room at once. You must try snowboarding. It's great!
may might	permission possibility (может быть, возможно )	He may speak to him now. I may/might go to Italy this year.
should	moral obligation advice	He should help his parents.   You should wear a hat. The sun is strong.

 

 

Negative Sent ences

cannot(=can't) could not (=couldn't)	phohibition (нельзя)     possibility	You can't drive before 18. She can't cross the street here. You couldn't wear jeans at work. (they were not allowed) I had a party last Sunday but Mary couldn't come.
must not (mustn't)	prohibition (нельзя, запрещается)	They mustn't smoke in public. Students mustn't speak at the exam.
may not(=mayn't) might not (=mightn't)	prohibition (very sharp) (категорически запрещается) instruction	You may not walk across the railway line.     Students mayn't enter the room during the exam.
should not (=shouldn't)	disapproval	You shouldn't eat a lot of cakes. They should not (=shouldn't) sit outside in the sun at midday.

 

 

Questions

 

can could	request	Informant: Can you lend me some money? Polite: Could I use your phone? Can/Could you be quiet, please?
must	necessity	Must I do this task? –Yes, you must. No, you needn’t
may	permission можно	May I see your garden? -Yes, you may. No, you can’t. May I make a suggestion?
should	ask for advice/ Opinion (следует )	Should I buy something for dinner? -

 

Passive voice

Smth./smb.

can /could may/might must should

be

done

 

The text must be translated into Russian.

They should be invited to the party.

 

 

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with can or can't.

 

Young people wanted for competition.

 

…….you speak English? ……you write business letters? …..you conclude contracts? ……you work overtime? ….provide us a copy of you Diploma in Law at our request? Then you …….immediately call us. Whatever you do, you have all the chances to become a famous lawyer one day.

You ……..enter the competition by phone or by email. We will then invite the lucky people for the interview.

Please note: we ……..answer every e -mail or phone call, so if you don’t hear from us in two weeks, it means we haven’t chosen you this time.

 

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