UNIT 3 SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Underline the word which has the stress pattern provided. 1. Ooo discipline employer essential 2. oooOo developmental industry intelligence 3. Oo uniform mechanic tension 4. ooOo receptionist education telephone 5. oOo language helpful computer 6. oO weakness demand applicant Read the sentences and decide which stress pattern the words in bold have – Oo or oO. 1. The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand . desert = _________ covered = _______ 2. I got my firstt record as a present when I was eleven record = _________ present = ________ 3. we finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts. finished = ________ dessert = ________ honey = ________ 4. these companies produce household objects such as fridges and washing machines. produce = ________ household = ______ objects = _______ 5. we import too much petrol and the country’s export figures are going down. Import = __________ export = _________ Check () the word with a different stress pattern from the others 1. picture machine artist mountain 2. answer protect remove allow 3. message minute dentist mistake 4. compare correct enter collect 5. garden funny guitar valley 6. wonder army careful enjoy 7. provide happy photo artist 8. heavy prefer shoulder listen Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. 1. the thieves replaced the _________ painting with a copy. (origin) 2. she’s always full of ________ ideas. (imagine) 3. I wasn’t prepared for the _______ of his reaction to the news. (intense) 4. mothers are often the ones who provide_______ support for the family.(emotion) 1 2 3 4 5. the research shows that computer games may cause________.(aggressive) 6. she is one of the most_________ figures in local politics.(influence) 7. I think that stricter_______is the best antidote for crime.(punish) 8. his problems began in early________.(adult) Complete the sentences with the given words . some of the sentences are passive and some are active. Use any appropriate tense. 1. the examination papers are scored by machine. The students(tell)_______ their results next week. 2. the project got finished early. The committee(complete)________its work three weeks ahead of schedule 3. the teacher(assist)_______by two graduate students during the exam yesterday. 4. during the family celebration, the little boy was crying because he (ignore)______. He needed some attention, too. 5. – where(buy,you)______________that beautiful necklace? - I (buy,not)___________________it. It (give)__________________to me for my birthday.(like,you)________it? 6. soon after I (apply)____________ for a job with the United Nations two years ago. I (hire) 7. the crocodiles at the zoo look like statues. They (lie)________________ perfectly still for hours at the time. They have no need to move because they don’t have to hunt for their food. They (feed)______________ regularly by the zookeepers. 8. this lovely beach won’t exist forever. Eventually, it (erode, probably)_________________away by the sea, and there will be nothing left but bedrock. The geologic forces of nature never stop. 9. yesterday we went to look at an apartment. I really liked it, but by the time we got there, it (rent, already)_____________. 10. bananas originated in Asia. They (introduce) __________________to the Americas in 1516. Until the 1860s, bananas (eat)_____________principally by people of the tropics. Today, bananas (export)____________ to all parts of the world, and they (enjoy)______________ by people who live in all climates. 11. there’s going to be a story in the local newspaper about my neighbor, Mrs.Morris. Tomorrow she (interview)_______by one of the local reportes about her doll collection. Over the years, she (collect)___________more than 100 dolls from all over the word. 12. the sun is just one of billions of stars in the universe. As it travels through space, it (circle)________by many other celestial bodies. The nine known planets (hold)__________in orbit by the sun’s gravitational field. The planets, in turn,(circle)__________by their own satellites ,or moons. 13. early inhabitants of this region (worship)___________the sun and the moon. We know this from the jewelry, sculptures, and other art work archaeologists have found. Both sentences in each pair have the same meaning. Complete the second sentence. 1. the crowd was slowly filling the huge stadium. The huge stadium ___________by the crowd. 5 6 2. the invention of the computer simplified the work of accountants. Since the computer ________________the work of accountants____________simplified. 3. someone has suggested that the shop should close. It____________that the shop should close. 4. ‘I’d take out some travle insurance if I were you, Mr.Smith. Mr.smith _________ take out some travle insurance. 5. the waitress will bring your drinks in a moment. Your drinks______________in a moment 6. someone used a knife to open this window. The window_______________a knife. 7. you will hear from us when we have finished dealing with your complaint. After your complaint__________,you will hear from us. 8. an announcement of their engagement appeared in the local paper. Their engagement_____________in the local paper 9. nobody ever heard anything of David again. Nothing_________David again 10. they paid Sheila $ 1000 as a special bonus $1000 ____________Sheila as a special bonus. Rewrite each sentence so that it does not contain the words underline and so that it contains a passive form. 1.Someone left the phone off the hook all night. __________________________________________ 2.The government has announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow. __________________________________________ 3. A burglar broke into our house last week. ___________________________________________ 4. People asked me the way three times ___________________________________________ 5.The fruit – pickers pick the apples early in the moring ___________________________________________ 6.It’s time the authorities did something about this problem ___________________________________________ 7.Lots of people had parked their cars on the pavement ___________________________________________ 8.The government agreed with the report and so they changed the law ___________________________________________ 9.You have to fill in an application form ___________________________________________ 10.They don’t know what happened to the ship ___________________________________________ Complete the sentences, using the passive 1.I don’t mind / be / give / presents! ___________________________ 2.Charlotte hates / be / treat / like a baby ____________________________ 3.He’s used to / his english / be / correct. ____________________________ 4.I don’t enjoy / be / make / to do the washing – up . _____________________________ 5.I can’t stand / be / ignore. 7 8 _____________________________ 6.He doesn’t remember / be / punish / at school. _____________________________ 7.I’m looking forward to / be / send / abroad by my company. _____________________________ 8.My dog simply loves / be / take / for a walk ______________________________ 9.You’ll never forget / be / teach / by your very first teacher. ______________________________ 10.Yesterday I spent two hours / be / show / how to use the new computer ______________________________ Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same 1.A friend lent George the motorbike he rode in the race. The motorbike George rode in the race _______________________ 2.at the time my aunt was looking after the children for us At the time our children________________________________________ 3.the police have issued a description of the wanted man A description____________________________________________ 4.it was a mistake to enter Brian for the exam . Brian should not____________________________________________ 5.they said they would rather diana didn’t listen to music at worfk Diana____________________________________________________ 6.Johnson first became a member of parliament in 1983 Johnson was first____________________________________________ 7.my legal advisers have told me not to say any more at this time I have ___________________________________________________ 8.nobody had invited Jean to the party, which annoyed her As she ___________________________________________________ 9.tony has another six months to finish his thesis Tony has been____________________________________________ 10.there is no definite decision yet about the venue of the next Olympic Nothing ___________________________________________ 9