Task 12. Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.

1 Fire has completely destroyed the left wing of the house.

been The left wing of the house...has been completely destroyed by... fire.

2 Under no circumstances must you remove books from the library.

removed Under no circumstances ______________________from the library.

3 It's still possible to find copies of their album at selected music stores.

found Copies of their album ___________________at selected music stores.

4 Don't you object to people asking you for favours all the time?

being Don't you object to______________________________ all the time?

5 The teacher insisted that all latecomers remain behind at the end of the class.

made The teacher ___________________________at the end of the class.

6 I don't appreciate people not paying me on time.

being I don't appreciate ________________________________on time.

7 You have to wear safety helmets at all times.

worn Safety helmets ______________________________at all times.

8 These remains are believed to date back to the Bronze Age.

that It _______________________________back to the Bronze Age.

9 Why did they make the decision without consulting me?

made Why__________________________without their consulting me?

10 Anne persuaded her brother to lend her the money.

got Anne_____________________________________her the money.

11 John has invited me to his birthday party.

have I________________________________John's birthday party.

12 I'd better get a mechanic to look over the car before we set off for Spain.

looked I'd better ___________________before we set off for Spain.

13 We have not yet finalised details for the wedding.

been Details ______________________________for the wedding.

14 Aren't you going to ask someone to repair the roof before winter sets in?

have Aren't you______________________the roof before winter sets in?

15 The office now handles all transactions on computer.

handled All transactions ________________________on computer.

Task 13. Find the word which should not be in the sentence.

1 He has been being offered an interesting job.

2 Were you be shown how to fix it?

3 He likes to having his photograph taken.

4 The criminal is believed to have been left the country.

5 This painting it is believed to be his masterpiece.

6 He was seen to leaving the farm at dawn.

7 All the silverware was disappeared without trace.

8 The film star is expected that to give a press conference this afternoon.

9 She was had a new cooker delivered yesterday.

10 Have you been had the report typed yet?

11 We should to have a new garage built.

12 He insists on having his office is cleaned twice weekly.

13 Did you have had the reception organised by an agency?

14 We had the locksmith to open the door.

15 Did you get an application form be mailed to you?

16 They had been had a burglar alarm installed.

Exercises are taken from Virginia Evans FCE Use of English. For the Revised Cambridge Examination 1.pp. 90-98

Infinitive

Study the sentences. Underline Infinitive forms. Try to explain the rules.

1. People tend to think that Westerners are assertive and creative.
2. I would suggest it is the result of the different education systems.
3. I would like to examine and evaluate these differences.

4. Questions are brought up for the teachers to answer.

5. No matter how familiar we are with a teacher, it is not easy for us to automatically talk to them about our concerns.

1. They have class or group discussions and they are forced to express opinions.

7. In this way, students also listen to other's ideas, which make them not only learn from the teachers, but also their peers.

8. Teachers often have to rush through the textbooks to meet the deadline of every monthly examination.

9. I noticed that recently teachers tried to train us in the ability to analyze and organize information we receive, but exams put pressure on students to ignore this.

1. Students are not expected to speak up in class or respond to the questions that the teacher asks.

11. Somehow the community has formed a rather queer concept that certificates and scores are believed to represent ability.

12. Confucius is known to be the greatest teacher ever.

13. They spend more time on class and group discussion in order to know how to speak up logically and learn to accept other people's opinions.

14. There are tons of school rules to follow and students are expected to line up like troops when attending assembly.

15. Rules like: "sneakers and socks have to be white or black", "shirts need to be tucked in", and "no makeup or nail polish is allowed" are common.

16. I personally don't think these issues have anything to do with one's attitude.

17. The Eastern education system seems to be working on producing "perfect", "zero-mistakes" students.

18. This way, students who put lots of effort to their studies can be satisfied with the grades they get and will maintain the motivation to keep up the good work and those who don't work hard also learn that lack of effort is not sufficient to earn a good outcome.

19. Teachers are meant to be respected and sometimes students even have to bear teachers' bad temper.

20. Students under Western education generally are more willing to speak about their problems to their counselors.

21. Western education encourages people to pursue their true interests.

1. It would be difficult to just rely on this small portion of teachers.

23. It also means that the spiritual life of each person is easy to impoverish.

24. Western education produces people who are able to make choices more consistent with their own true interests.

25. This gives them the motivation to follow their interest with passion which drives them to become leaders in their chosen field.

26. In the East, seniors oftentell us to equip ourselves so that we will have the ability to help others after becoming an adult.

1. On the contrary, Westerners know better how to relish life and this world.
2. I believe if we want our society to be more progressive and be in line with the most advanced countries, there is definitely a need to reform our education system.

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