GRAMMAR GUIDE 1

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 525.

Complete the chart practising word-formation. The words in the chart come from TEXT A. Consult the dictionary if necessary.

Exercise 4

Fill in the correct words from TEXT A.

Exercise 3

After World War II many countries of the world decided ____ economic and political barriers. Economic ____ resulted in ____ economic ____ and increased ____ of goods and ____ . The Pacific Rim countries concentrated on ____ of consumer goods. Their economic growth was ____ on low-wage work force combined ____ rapid technological ____ . The Communist countries ____ Eastern Europe had a very ____ growth. They were ____ planned economies and this ____ to the ____ of most Communist governments by the end ____ ____ 1980s. The developing countries are mostly ____ countries. They ____ a lot of money ____ Japanese and Western banks ____ the 1970s. ____ the 1980s these ____ countries were forced to borrow more ____ because prices of ____ such as coffee and sugar fell ____ , reducing their export ____ and ____ debt payments.

TEXT A contains many instances of the Simple Past Tense (Active and Passive). The Simple Past is used for a completed action that happened atone specific time in the past. In other words, it is used for past events which started and finished at a known time in the past. It is also used to describe a definite period of time in the past (from ... to ...). For better understanding and practical use consult the following charts.