QUESTION 5.  Writing transformation

1.   I went to a Japanese restaurant because I wanted to eat sushi for dinner  ( So)

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2. He couldn’t come to class because his father was very sick. ( So)

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3. He drinks too much coffee  ( should)

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4. The last time I saw her was a week ago. (  present perfect)

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5.  He  started working here more than ten years

  He has…………………………………………………………

6. I think carving wood is difficult. (find)  

  I find………………………………………………………………………

Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots or rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything - not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “You must give up fishing!”, my friends say “It’s a waste of time”. But they don’t realize that I am not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting alone in a boat and doing nothing.

1. Is fishing the writer’s favourite sport?

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2. Why are some fishermen unlucky?

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3. What does the writer catch after having spent whole mornings on the river?

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4. What do the writer’ friends advise him ?

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5. What is the writer really interested in?

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after for twice shouldn’t healthy

It is very important to have (1) __________ teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food, They also help us to look nice. How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we have to go to a dentist (2) _________ a year. Second, we should brush our teeth at least twice a day – once (3) ________ breakfast and once before we go to bed. Second, we should eat food that is good (4) ________ our teeth and our body : milk, fish, raw vegetables and fresh food, Chocolates, sweets and biscuits are bad especially when we eat them between meals. And last, we (5) _________ use an old toothbrush.

I. Put the verbs into the correct tenses ( past simple or present perfect tense) 1. Peter (play)____ foolball yesterday 2. They (repaint) _______ their house . It looks more beautiful again. 3. Last years , we (travel) _______ to Italy. It was the first time to Italy 4. John and Peggy (do) _______ their homework. Now they can watch the film. 5. I (visit) _______ my friend in Sapa two days ago. 6. We (live) _______ in another country before. 7. She (not buy) _______ a new car in 2021. 8. I’m sorry, but I (step) _______ on your toes. 9. (you / ever / play) ____________ chess ? 10. The girls ( not have) __________ their lunch yet. II. Underline the correct answers. 1. I saw/ have seen that film already. 2. We went/ have gone to the movies three times last month. 3. Did you ever do/ Have you ever done volunteer work? 4. I had/ have had five tests so far this semester. 5. Linus did/ has done his homework before he went to sleep. 6. This is my grandparents’ house. They lived/ have lived here for more than 50 years. 7. She bought/ has bought a new mobile phone two days ago. 8. Did you see/ Have you seen Peter at the party last night? 9. I read/ have read this book twice and I still find it very interesting. 10. They didn’t play/ haven’t played very well yesterday. They lost the match

II. Read.

I was a postman in a remote area of Myanmar. Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, which were far away from each other. In each village, I delivered and collected the post. I also used to read and write letters for the villagers. Most of them were illiterate. I also passed on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages. The people treated me well. It was a hard job but I loved it.

U Sein Tun

from Myanmar

My mother came from Baffin Island. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house built from blocks of ice. The house had only one room for all the generations: grandparents, parents, brothers, unmarried sisters, and sometimes other relatives. Everyone worked together to survive the Arctic winter. Men went out hunting while women stayed at home making clothes and preparing food. When they had to travel far, they rode on dogsleds. At night they used to entertain themselves by telling and acting out stories. They danced to drum music too.

Akycha from Canada

* Find the words which mean:

Story 1.     16. not able to read or write:                    ………………………………

                  17. tell:                                                     ………………………………

                  18. behave towards (somebody):             ………………………………

Story 2.     19. a cubed chunk:                                    ………………………………    

                  20. to live in difficult conditions:            ………………………………

                  21. a vehicle that travels over snow:       ………………………………

** Discuss the questions.

22. Why did the postman have to walk from village to village? 

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23. Why were most villagers illiterate? 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………24. Why did the people in Baffin Island use ice blocks to build their houses? 

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25. Why did each house have only one room? 

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III. Use used to or didn’t use to with the verbs from the box to complete the sentences.

        go                           do                              get                           eat                             tell   

          play                         have                          write                        speak            spend

26. Mr. Dorothy ……………………………fishing, but now he is too busy to do it.

27. Victoria ……………………………short hair, but now her hair is long and wavy.

28. Those old secretaries ……………………………reports on computer, but now they do.

29. I miss my childhood when we ……………………………a lot of time playing hide and seek.

30. I ……………………………computer games. I can’t understand why many people like it.

31. I still remember the stories my grandmother ……………………………us when I came to visit her.

32. Cooper ……………………………on with the girl living next door, but now they are best friends.

33. At some point kids start doing things they ……………………………. They get more independent.

34. My sister ……………………………potato chips when she was younger. Now she likes them a lot.
35. He lived in France until he was six. He ……………………………French, but he’s forgotten a lot of it.