Exercise 35. Translate from Russian into English.
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- Где ты был вчера вечером?
- Твои родители когда-нибудь ездили за границу?
- Я недавно прочитал очень интересную статью.
- Мы всё сделали.
- Думаю, это лучший исторический фильм из всех, что я видел.
- Они на днях утвердили нашу смету.
- Когда Вы сняли свой первый фильм?
- Сколько Вы уже сняли фильмов?
- В котором часу они вернулись?
- Насколько я могу судить, у него последнее время было много проблем.
- Они только что закончили съёмки.
- Я об этом что-то слышал, но не помню, что.
- Я забыл, как её зовут.
- Где Вы родились?
Exercise 36. Put the verb in brackets in Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. - … (you / meet) Roy's girlfriend?
- Actually, I … (see) her a couple of times but I … (never /
talk) to her. … (you / ever / speak) to her?
- Yes. I … (meet) her at a party the other week. She's really nice and friendly.
2. - Hello! I … (not / see) you for ages! You look wonderful! …
(you / be) away?
- Yes, I … (go) to the South of France last week.
- Really? … (you / have) a good time?
- Yeah, it … (be) great! I … (do) a bit of sightseeing of course, but
mainly I just … (chill out).
- Lucky you!
3. A lot … (change) since computers … (become) part of our daily lives. People who … (spend) all day copying and doing calculations not long ago don't have to do these boring tasks any more. Jobs that … (take) days or even weeks to do in the past are now done in seconds. In offices computers … (replace) typewriters. Even children … (become) familiar with hardware and software. Computerisation of public records … (enable) civil servants to analise the needs of citizens in detail. However, … (life / become) better as a result of all these changes? For example, a lot of jobs … (disappear) when computers … (take) over the work. People … (start) being dependent on calculators and can't do simple arithmetic. There are fears that governments … (not do) enough to ensure that personal information is really kept secret. Some people, especially teenagers, … (develop) psychological problems. It isn't surprising that many people are now wondering whether the spread of computers … (bring) us as many problems as it … (solve). Are computers a blessing or a curse?
Exercise 37. Write true sentences (positive or negative) with Present Perfect or Past Simple. You can come up with your own ideas or use these.
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