Interview with a holiday traveler

Interview with a business traveler

Репортер интервьюирует двух пассажиров Туннеля в Париже. Напишите вопросы из слов в скобках.

Past Simple questions

Выполните письменный перевод текста на русский язык. Затем, используя только свой перевод, переведите его на английский. Сравните с исходным текстом.

Прочтите статью из журнала. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple.

Give true answers to these questions. Add more details.

HOLIDAY AND TRAVEL

LESSON 3

GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE

Прежде чем прочесть текст, ответьте на приведенные ниже вопросы и выпишите Past time expressions – обстоятельства времени, используемые с Past Simple.

1. When did you last go abroad?

A few months ago. I had a holiday in Florida. / In June. I went to Athens on business. / Last summer. I visited a friend in Australia. / etc.

2. When did you last do some exercise?

3. When did you last travel by train?

4. When did you last see a film at the cinema?

5. When did you last read a book?

6. When did you last watch TV?

The Channel Tunnel – a 200-year project

In 1985, the Eurotunnel organization won (win) a contract to build a railway tunnel under the English Channel. The following year, ten British and French companies (form) a construction group to work with the Eurotunnel organization, and just four years later, the giant digging machines (meet) under the sea-bed. The tunnel finally (open) in 1994.

The French (have) ideas for a tunnel between France and England as early as 1802, but the British

(not show) much interest. The sea (keep) foreigners out - including unfriendly ones like Napoleon! In

1875, French engineers (begin) a tunnel, and work (start) at the British end in 1881. But the project (stop) in 1882, and very little_______(happen) for the next 100 years.

The cost of today's tunnel (increase) from £4.6 billion to over £11 billion. But it (give) Britain its land-link with Europe - the first since the sea (rise) and (cut) Britain off from the continent 8,000 years ago.

Interviewer Welcome to Paris. D id you have a good journey?? (journey/have/did/a/you/good)

Traveller Yes, thanks. It went very well.

Interviewer (on/time/did/train/leave/the)?

Traveller Yes, it left at exactly 7.00 a.m.

Interviewer _____________(you/the/enjoy/trip/did)?

Traveller Yes, it was excellent. I had a good breakfast, and I did a lot of work.

Interviewer ________________ (the/you/did/prefer/tunnel/to/flying)?

Traveller Yes, I really did. It’s quick and it’s easy.

Interviewer __________________(why/this/time/choose/tunnel/did/the/you)?

Traveller We wanted to try it and see if we liked it.

Interviewer __________________(did/take/how/long/journey/the)?

Traveller Only three hours.

Interviewer __________________(you/it/think/of/did/what)?

Traveller Well, it was fast, but it wasn’t very interesting for the children. They always enjoy the ferry trip. It’s part of the holiday.

Past Simple wh- questions

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