Life in the 1800s
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Êóðñ, 1 ñåìåñòð Lesson 15, Unit 6, p. 46-49 (ÄÎÌÀØͪ ÇÀÂÄÀÍÍß)
Ex. 6 Complete with the correct form of the adjectives
Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives: Revision
Nick's bedroom
If you come into my bedroom, follow these rules!
No!
Don't go in when I'm at school.
Don't switch off my computer.
Never borrow my things.
Don't use my CD player.
Never read my diary.
Yes!
Clean my room.
Bring me snacks.
Make my bed.
Help me with my homework.
1. Nobody … read Nick's diary. 2. Visitors … switch off Nick's computer. 3. Visitors … take away dirty plates and cups. 4. Nick's parents … go into his bedroom when he is at school. 5. Mum and Dad … make his bed. 6. Mum and Dad … bring him a sandwich. 7. Nick's sister … listen to music on his CD player.
1. My English is … (good) than my French. 2. Athens is … (old) than Rome. 3. It was the … (bad) mistake Mike has ever made. 4. Excuse me, where is the … (near) bank? 5. It was the … (happy) day of my life. 6. Which is the … (heavy) animal in the world? 7. I think that Everest is the …high) mountain in the world. 8. This book is as … (boring) as that one. 9. Mike's room is … (small) than yours. 10. This hotel is … (expensive) than the Grand. 11. Mary is the … (young) child in our family. 12. Brazil isn't as … (old) as Canada. 13. Sydney is the … (large) city in Australia. 14. This story is … (funny) than the first one.
Grammar:Obligation and permission in the past
Ex. 1 Complete the text with the past form of the verbs in brackets
Amelia was born in England in the 1800s. Life was very different for women in those days. She (1) … (is not allowed to) go to university. Women (2) … (can't) go to university until almost 1900. Only women from rich and upper class families (3) … (are allowed to) study subjects such as Music, Art or French but they (4) … (don't have to) work. In fact, many rich women (5) … (can't) work because they didn't have enough education or training. Women from poor families (6) … (have to) work in factories and laundries.
In the 1800s, a woman (7) … (is not allowed to) keep the money she earned from her work because she (8) … (have to) give everything to her husband. Rich women like Amelia (9) … (are not allowed to) travel alone, someone always (10) … (have to) accompany them. Amelia (11) … (can't) go out with her friends or marry who she wanted. She always (12) … (have to) have the permission and approval of her family. She (13) … (is not allowed to) be a doctor, lawyer or politician, in fact she (14) … (can't) even vote.
Life was very different in the 1800s!
Ex. 2Read the text from Ex. 1 again and decide if the sentences are true or false
1. In the 1800s women could go to university. 2. Women from rich families had to work. 3. Women from rich families could study music or languages. 4. Women were allowed to travel alone. 5. Amelia couldn't marry without the permission of her family. 6. In the 1800s women could vote.
Ex. 3Complete Sandra's blog with could / couldn't, had to / didn't have to or was allowed to / wasn't allowed to. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
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