Ex.5. Change these sentences to emphasize each part in turn as in the model

1. Last month, our company concluded an important contract with AWI Inc. →

It is our company that concluded an important contract with AWI Inc. last month.

It is an important contract that our company concluded with AWI Inc. last month.

It is AWI Inc. that our company concluded an important contract with last month.

It was last month that our company concluded and important contract with AWI Inc.

2. John left his keys in the office yesterday.

3. I bought a red woolen sweater for my brother’s birthday.

4. The secretary sent Peter the documents two hours ago.

5. Mark met Cathy in France in 2008.

6. She played a piece by Mozart brilliantly at yesterday’s concert.

7. Flooding causes most of the damage in spring.

Ex.6. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Pay attention to the empty subject there.

1. According to the forecast, there will be snow tomorrow.

2. There are some very good films on this week.

3. There may be life on other planets too.

4. There was an article in Travel magazine about Tunisia.

5. I think there’s something wrong because there are a lot of people in the street.

6. Shh! Keep your voice down. I think there’s someone behind the door.

7. Is there any point in talking about it again?

8. There’s a train to Leeds at twelve-thirty, isn’t there? Let’s catch it.

9. We agreed to meet in two hours, so there’s no need to hurry.

10. There have been more problems with this project than we expected.

Ex.7. It or there? Fill in the gaps with the appropriate variant.

1. ________ is a letter for you on the desk. ________ is from your bank.

2. ________ is a new one-way traffic system in the centre of the city. As for me, ________ is very confusing.

3. I’m sure ________ will be someone to help you with your luggage.

4. In pies and cakes ________ is a lot of sugar and fat.

5. Don’t you like vegetables? – No, I like most of them. ________is onions that I hate.

6. ________ was Kate’s birthday yesterday, and we had a huge party.

7. ________ is said that the more languages you speak, the easier it is to learn a new one.

8. Will ________ matter if I miss this meeting? – Actually yes, because ________ will be a lot of serious problems to discuss.

9. ________ was in this park that we first met.

10. What’s the new café like? Is ­­________ good? Are ________ many visitors there?

11. ________ a shame that he hasn’t dropped you a line since he left.

12. Look at the sky. ________ seems to be a storm.

Ex.8. Fill each space in these sentences with it or there and the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.

1. ________ me half an hour to get home from the university. (take)

2. ________ to be some mistake. I've never met you before in my life. (seem)

3. ________very expensive to buy a new flat these days, and more and more young people live in rented accommodation. (be)

4. ________ impossible to reach her by phone so I sent a fax. (be)

5. I put my coat on because ________ cold. (get)

6. ________ Jim who caught the ball and saved our team. (be)

7. ________ several fights between football fans outside the stadium but no one was hurt. (be)

8. ________ nothing you can do about the situation, so ________ no use worrying about it. (be)

9. ________ used to be an old cinema here, but ________ knocked down. (be)

10. The situation is still the same. ________ to have been no change. (seem)

11. ________ like rain. We’d better take our umbrellas. (look)

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