Exercises. 1. Find the answers in the text:

1. Find the answers in the text:

Where did the participants plan to go that evening?

Was it an ordinary film?

How much free time did they have before the film?

Did they go sightseeing by tube?

Did they talk with Mr. Hill during the ride?

About what did they speak?

2. Use the verbs in the right forms:

There (is, are) different speed limits in towns and on motorways in England.

Two yellow lines on the load (to mean) no parking.

One yellow line (to mean) parking (to restrict).

I know that when you (to be) in Russia you (to hire) a car and (to drive) it a few days. (to be) it very difficult to drive on the right?

Oh, it (to be) very difficult at first.

It was especially difficult when I (to want) to overtake

But the hardest (to be) roundabouts.

We, Englishmen always (to drive) on the left.

3. Insert prepositions:

One.. the evenings they decided to go.. the cinema... the film was to start they had an hour... their disposal.

They decided to have a ride.. London.. Mr. Hill's car.

We might have a ride. this entertainment area... Leicester Square.

The Strand is famous.. its rich hotels.

We could also drive... St Paul's Cathedral.

4. Insert articles:

The Cathedral looks majestic in... evenings lights.

Let's start... journey.

When you drove in Russia, did you always find... ways very easily?

Once I was in... tiaffic jam for... hour

5. Underline the modal verbs and translate the sentences into Russian:

The driver must wear a seat belt.

The front seat passenger must also wear a seat belt.

You must be all very good drivers.

In big cities the car may be clamped and towed away.

Before the film was to start they had an hour at their disposal.

What would you like to see?

We would be glad to see all that.

And what would you recommend?

I wouldn't say so.

I should let bygones be bygones.

We might have a ride through this area.

Then we could also drive to the Cathedral.

6. Make sentenses:

7. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

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— What woud you like to see during...

— And... recommend?

— We might... Leicester Square and... the Strand... hotels. Then... Cathedral. It looks...

— We would be glad...

— Then let's start...

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— By the... I know that when you were in... hired... drove... Was it very...

— Oh... at first. It was... to concentrate especiaially when... over­take But the hardest were... Well, you know, we, Englishmen, have always, and are accustomed...

— Did you... the ways.

— I wouldn't... Once... leirible. I was in... and... lost. But finally... all right. I.. bygones.

8. Complete the disjunctive questions:

The streets of London are very narrow...

The cars and buses move fast in London...

There are speed limits in towns...

There are speed limits on motorways...

The speed limits are not very high..

You have never driven on the left...

9. Make sentences: