Стр.14 Unit 1 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 10 класс

Practice your English

A Look at the picture. What can you guess about Mark?

B Read the text quickly to check your guesses.

C Choose the correct answer.

Everyone thinks I am a bored / boring person because he collects things, and some people feel / are feeling that collecting things is one of the most bored / boring hobbies. Mark’s collections are rather different, though: one is a collection of chocolate wrappers, while the other is aeroplane boarding passes! I know my collections look / are looking unusual, or even eccentric, but in fact there are quite a few people collecting these things,’ he says. ‘I now have 102 wrappers and 23 boarding passes, and both my collections still grow / are still growing! Whenever I’m out, I always / occasionally keep an eye out for different wrappers and if I see a chocolate bar with a wrapper I haven’t got, I buy it. As for boarding passes, I rarely / sometimes travel by plane myself, but I’ve asked all my friends and relatives to bring me some whenever they fly anywhere. It’s actually really fun and quite challenging to find different designs, though my mum gets / is getting more and more tired of the mess in my room; she is always / sometimes telling me she is going to throw everything out!

D Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

1. It’s the first time our team has won the World Cup.
Our team has won the World Cup before.

2. I actually find extreme sports very interesting.
I am in extreme sports.

3. Manchester United beat Real Madrid 2–0.
Manchester United the match with Real Madrid.

4. Football practice was very tiring.
I was very after football practice.

5. I usually watch TV after school, but not today.
I’m TV after school today.

6. I may buy a PlayStation 3; I haven’t decided yet.
I am of buying a PlayStation 3.

Do you collect anything? What? Why do you think people collect things?