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Exercise 14. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a form of have something done. Do not include the doer of the action.

Exercise 13. Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the correct form of have something done. Remember to use the correct form of the verb.

Example: They are having their flat decorated at the moment. (their flat/decorate)

1. I ___ at the moment, (my camera/repair)

2. We___ every month, (the accounts/check)

3. She's just ___. (her suit/dry-clean)

4. Are you going to___ or shall I throw them away? (these shoes/repair)

5. They will___ in a week, (their central heating/service)

6. I have to___(my hair/cut) because it's not allowed to wear long hair at school.

7. Ted___ in his flat last month, (a telephone/install)

8. John and a friend of his___(their photograph/take) when they heard a scream for help.

9. Sue's mother told her that she must___(her tooth/fill).

10. Poor Frank___(a lot of money/steal) while he was on holiday.

Example: The barber is cutting his hair this evening. He is having his hair cut this evening.

1. Someone has stolen my car.

2. The dentist has pulled out one of Jeff's teeth.

3. Someone broke Peter's nose in a fight.

4. A painter was painting our house when it began to rain.

5. The tailor made that suit especially for Steve's wedding.

6. The mechanic is servicing our car because it's going to be a long journey.

7. George's hat was blown off in the wind.

8. The postman delivers our newspapers every day.

VOCABULARY:

1. although, prep. - хоч, хоча

It is warm although it is November already.

2. clue, n - ключ(до розгадки чогось)

to find the clue - знайти ключ до розгадки

3. annual, adj - щорічний, річний

annual income - річний прибуток

annually, adv. - щорічно

4. craft, n - судно

aircraft - повітряне судно, літак

spacecraft - космічне судно

5. to break off - раптово припинятися, обривати(ся)

to break off communication - обірвати зв'язок

The leader didn't know why the group had broken off communication.

6. to fall victim - стати жертвою

Who has fallen victim to the bad mood of a boss?

7. to protect from sometimes - захищати від чогось

I don't know who'll protect the young people from deceitful promises.

8. probe, n - зонд; дослідницька космічна ракета; автоматична науково-дослідна станція

unmanned probe - безпілотний зонд; автоматична космічна ракета

9. to launch - запускати; катапультувати

The spacecraft was launched two decades ago.

10. surface, n - поверхня

the entire surface - повна поверхня

The entire surface of the planet was mapped in detail.

11. to be covered with - бути покритим чимось.

The surface is covered with crabes.

12. to take photo - фотографувати

Many pictures/photos of Mars were taken.

13. to wane - зменшуватися; спадати

The power began to wane gradually.

14. to announce - оголошувати; проголошувати

The speaker announced the news from the station.

15. to doubt - ставити під сумнів, сумніватися

to doubt results - ставити під сумнів результати

The engineer doubted the correct data of his experiments.

No doubt, spacecraft will be launched duly.

16. to set off - запускати ракету

It was announced that the craft would be set off in 2 decades.

17. to exceed - перевищувати

As the road wavy, one shouldn't exceed the speed of his car.

18. to reveal - показувати, проявляти

Last time the landscape revealed a rocky plain.

19. man-made, adj - зроблений людиною

I've never seen man-made channels. I wonder how much they differ from natural ones?

20. to seek - шукати, розшукувати

What shall we seek in the rocky mountains?

21. to obtain - отримувати

to obtain information/ results/ data

One of the task was to obtain data about the size of the new craft.

22. to drop - висаджуватися; опускатися (на землю)

Everybody didn't doubt that the crew would drop on the planet in time.

23. previously, adv - раніш, попередньо

The data was known previously.

24. crucial, adj - критичний, вирішальний.

There was a crucial event in history of Mars.