Стр.90 Unit 8 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

Are you one of those people 1) ______ house just isn’t right? Do you 2) ______ you had a bigger house? Is it about 3) ______ you decorated your bedroom or have you seen some furniture 4) ______ would look great in the living room? Are your friends telling you that you’d 5) ______ get the roof fixed soon? Well, 6) ______ the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, you will need money. You could go to the bank and 7) ______ a loan and be in 8) ______ for the next five years. Or, 9) ______ if you’d thought of …

MIRACLE FINANCING
The painless way to borrow money.

Combine the sentences with the correct relative pronoun, leaving it out where possible. Are the relative clauses defining or non-defining?

1 San Gimignano is within half-an-hour’s reach from here. Its towers can be seen clearly from Belsole.

2 The house was spacious but stuffy. We used to live in the house as children.

3 Tom’s signature was forged on one of the documents. This was a great shock to him.

4 The roommate should be able to cook well. I’m looking for a roommate.

5 Barcelona has a truly spectacular nightlife. We used to go there every year.

Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the original sentences.

1 I really don’t think you should go on a date with her.

2 Tamara only lives and works in London because she married an Englishman.

3 Josh regrets choosing black tiles for his bathroom.

4 I want you to stop biting your nails – it drives me mad!

5 They swindled Mrs Parsons out of her life savings because she is very naive.

6 She had a chance of winning but she withdrew from the race due to a serious injury.

Complete the text with the new words formed from those given in brackets.

The new play

The 1) ______ Beast is a drama based on the problems of 2) ______ and how man (the “beast” in the title) is threatening the 3) ______ of our planet by his constant need to 4) ______ and grow richer. A few weeks ago, I went to see a 5) ______ for the play and met some of the actors backstage. They seemed to be very sincere, pleasant people, but sitting through the play was too 6) ______. After about half an hour, I settled down for a nice, 7) ______ sleep and that was the last I saw of the play. I was 8) ______ by a cleaner about half an hour after the play had finished.

Put the words into the correct categories. Then add two more words to each category. The first and last letters of each word have been given.

hive; draughty; detached house; kennel; frying pan; dressing table; run-down; hall; basement; studio flat; cabinet; cutlery

1 Animal homes: nest, burrow, n_t, b_w

2 Places in the house: utility room, loft, u_y room, l_t

3 Kitchen items: utensils, crockery, u_s, c_y

4 Adjectives to describe places: cramped, cosy, c_d, c_y

5 Furniture: wardrobe, bookcase, w_e, b_e

6 Places to live: mansion, cabin, m_n, c_n

Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Stained-glass windows

Stained-glass windows 1) ______ for their utility and beauty since ancient Rome, when pieces of coloured glass 2) ______ into patterned window frames. In Europe, the art of stained glass reached its height between 1150 and 1500, when magnificent windows 3) ______ for great cathedrals. Throughout the centuries the way stained glass 4) ______ has changed because of improved tools and growing knowledge, but the technique is essentially the same as in medieval times. A full-size drawing of the design 5) ______ as a pattern for cutting the glass. After 6) ______, the pieces can temporarily 7) ______ together by beeswax, and then they are painted. Next the paint needs 8) ______ to the surface of the glass by firing in a special oven called a kiln. The final firing 9) ______ by the glazing process. The pieces of glass 10) ______ by strips of lead.