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Patrick gave Laura beautiful roses.
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Laura was given beautiful roses by Patrick. Beautiful roses were given to Laura by Patrick.
5. Passive Voice with modal verbs is formed according to the same general formula:
modal verb + (to) be + Participle I I
Mary must type the report at once.
The report must be typed at once.
We should not let the children watch TV late at night.
The children should not be let watch TV late at night.
The tourist instructor had to send Frank home immediately.
Frank had to be sent home immediately
6. Phrasal verbs preserve their second element both in Active and Passive sentences, e.g.
Everyone laughed at John when he came into the classroom. =
John was laughed at (by everyone) when he came into the classroom.
Here is a list of phrasal verbs that are often used in Passive sentences
· to argue about
· to arrive at
· to carry out
· to deal with
· to look at
· to look for
· to look after
· to look into
· to listen to
· to refer to
· to send for
· to rely on
· to laugh at
· to pay for
· to hear of
· to wait for
· to see off
· to see to
· to insist on
· to talk about
· to talk over
· to read to
· to put up with
· to turn up/down
· to speak to/about
· to pay attention to
· to make fun of
· to think of/about/over
· to make use of
· to take advantage of
· to catch sight of
· to lose sight of
· to take care of
· to find fault with
· to break into
· to throw away
7. It is very important not to confuse two prepositions that are often used with Passive voice
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These tasty cakes were made by Agnes. They were made with eggs, milk, flour and some fruit
*TASK 74. Read an article taken from an American magazine. Underline all the cases of Passive Voice and define what tense form is used.
In the United States the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a federal agency that decides if foods and drugs are safe. When a new food or drug is developed, the FDA conducts tests. If the new product is found to be safe, the manufacturer is allowed to sell it. Changes are constantly being made by the FDA as it learns more about a food or drug. Saccharin is a sugar substitute that is used by dieters and others who can't eat sugar. However, after saccharin was sold for many years, the FDA found that it might not be safe. Experiments were conducted on rats. Rats that were fed large amounts of saccharin developed cancer. A danger to humans has not been proved and saccharin continues to be sold, but manufacturers have been required to put a warning label on products that contain saccharin. Sometimes after a food or drug has been on the market for years, it is recalled by the FDA because new evidence shows that it may be harmful. Not long ago, a birth-control device was taken off the market because some women had serious side effects* from it. In some cases, this device even caused death.
The FDA also decides if a medicine can be sold without a prescription. For many drugs, a prescription is required because the FDA believes that the user needs to be supervised by his or her doctor. Some drugs must be controlled by the pharmacy because they might be abused**.
Drugs that are sold without a prescription are called "over-the-counter" drugs. Aspirin, which is used to treat pain, is one of the most common over-the-counter drugs. Sometimes the FDA decides that a prescription drug is safe enough to be sold over the counter. Over the past 15 years, about 45 drugs that were originally prescription drugs have been approved for over-the-counter sale.
New drugs are being developed and tested all the time. Drugs have to be tested for years before they can be sold to the public.
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*A side effect is a secondary effect of a drug. Often it is a bad effect.
**When a drug is abused, it is used for something other than a medical purpose.
*TASK 75. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
Part A
1. That's a lovely shirt. Is it new? – Yes, It ____________ (to buy) for me by my grandmother.
2. When do you have to have this report ready? – Well, it must ____________ (to hand in) by Tuesday.
3. Did you read the newspaper this morning? – No. It ____________ (not to deliver) by the time I left for work.
4. Where is your car? – At the garage. It ____________ (to repair).
5. Do you know your exam results yet? – No. They ____________ (not to announce) yet.
6. Are you going to make dinner tonight? – No. It ____________ (to make) by Simon. He promised to do it.
7. Have you finished your homework yet? – No, but it ____________ (to finish) by eight o'clock.
8. Who waters your plants for you when you're away? – They____________ (to water) by my neighbour.
9. Who takes Sam to school every day? – He ____________ (to drive) by his mother.
10. Don’t come into the room, Jane. – Why? – It ____________ (to paint).
Part B
John: Do you still work at Browns and Co?
Ted: Yes. I do. I ____________ (to employ) by Mr. Brown for five years now, you know.
John: Oh. Do you still enjoy it?
Ted: Oh yes! I ____________ (to give) a promotion last year and I'm very happy.
John: A promotion? So, what is your job now?
Ted: I ____________ (to make) Head of European Sales.
John: So, what do you do?
Ted: Well, sometimes I ____________ (send) to other countries on business.
John: I see. Do they pay you well?
Ted: Well, I ____________ (to pay) quite well and I expect I ____________ (to give) a pay rise soon.
John: Good for you!
Part C
The Academy Awards Presentation first ___________ (to organize) in 1929 and since then, it ____________(to hold) every year. The presentation ____________ (to attend) by those at the top of the film industry and ____________ (to watch) on TV by millions of viewers who want to see who ____________ (to present) with the golden statue which ____________ (to desire) by everyone in the motion picture world.
The voting for the Academy Awards ____________(to conduct) secretly and the results ____________ (not to reveal) to anyone until the envelope ____________ (to open) on stage in front of the audience. Awards ____________ (to give) for the best individual or collective work and ____________(to separate) into different categories.
Up to five nominations ____________(to make) in each category. The awards, which ____________ (to know) as Oscars, ____________ (to consider) to be the highest honour anyone in the film industry can ____________ (to give).
*TASK 76. Fill in the blanks in the sentences given below with the prepositions “by” or “with”.
1. Joanne was woken up ______ a loud noise.
2. The parcel was tied up ______ a string.
3. John was told off ______ his mother.
4. This picture was painted ______ a famous artist.
5. The chair was covered ______ a woolen blanket.
6. The walls were decorated ______ posters.
7. My car was repaired ______ my father.
8. This dessert was made ______ fresh cream.
9. The door was opened ______John.
10. The lock was broken ______ a hammer.
11. This book was written ______my favourite author.
12. The cake was decorated ______ icing.
13. The tiger was shot ______ a gun.
14. Claire was shouted at ______ her teacher.
15. In the train Mr. Black was hit on the head ______ an umbrella.
16. The tree was burnt ______ a lighting.
17. This machine is operated _____ electricity.
*TASK 77. Change the sentences given below into passive, where possible.
1. The nanny takes the children to the park every day.
2. They didn’t come home late last night.
3. Meg asked the policeman for directions.
4. I left very early yesterday afternoon.
5. Someone is repairing the garden fence.
6. Charles is moving house next month.
7. The letter arrived two days ago.
8. Do they teach Latin at this school?
9. I don't like people pointing at me.
10. Michael has made the 3 grammar mistakes.
11. Is Tim cleaning the house?
12. Who built the Pyramids?
13. Someone is cleaning the windows.
14. I don't like people laughing at me.
15. People spend a lot of money on food.
16. Is Sue washing the car?
17. Who’s made this mess?
18. Grandfather is going to tell the children a story.
19. They will open the new sports centre soon.
20. Who broke this mug?
21. They sent for the doctor two hours ago.
22. I’m sure, the Jury will have reached a verdict by the morning.
23. The teacher will mark the essays in three days’ time.
24. Clive hasn't cut the grass yet.
25. They may not repair the car this week.
26. The police are questioning the suspects.
27. Had Helen closed the door before she left the house?
**TASK 78. Fill in blanks using the correct active or passive form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. In recent years, Americans ____________ (to become) more concerned about their health.
2. People also __________ (to take) more interest in good health and nutrition lately.
3. They want _________ (to warn) about the possible dangers of some products.
4. Manufacturers____________ (to make) to put warning labels on certain products.
5. Some foods and drugs that may be dangerous for people’s health ___________ (to take) off the market.
6. Several years ago cancer-causing substances ____________ (to find) in saccharin.
7. Experiments ____________ (to do) on rats but a danger to humans ____________ (not to prove).
8. Nevertheless manufacturers ____________ (to require) to put a warning label on products that contain saccharin.
9. Cancer-causing substances ____________ (to find) in cigarettes.
10. Consumers ____________ (to inform) immediately by radio and TV.
11. Warnings ____________ (to put) on cigarette packages and most Americans very soon ____________ (to react) to that and __________ (to give up) smoking.
12. Many restaurant managers ____________ (to add) nonsmoking sections.
13. Smoking ____________ (to prohibit) on domestic airline flights.
14. In the last decades many useful drugs ____________(to develop) but unfortunately a cure for cancer ____________ (not to find) yet.
**TASK 79. Change the sentences in the texts given below into passive.
Part A
Someone broke into the National Gallery late last night. The thieves had broken the alarm system before they climbed through a window. They stole some priceless works of art. They used a getaway car to escape. The police have questioned some suspects. They have not caught the thieves yet.
Part B
Yesterday afternoon, a volcanic eruption destroyed an entire village. Mount Sirius, which experts though dormant, erupted at 3 pm. Tourists had seen smoke rising from the mouth of the volcano two days before. The police moved the villagers away from the area for their own safety. Tons of lava and rock came out of the volcano and wrecked houses, roads and trees. Although the blast physically injured only a few people, doctors are treating many for shock. The authorities are making the area surrounding Mount Sirius clear in case of further activity.
Part C
A few days ago, somebody stole Keith Dunn's motorbike. Keith had left his motorbike outside his house. Keith immediately reported the theft to the police. The police told him they would try to find his motorbike as soon as possible. This morning, the police called Keith and asked him to go to the police station. They had found his motorbike. The thieves had painted it and then sold it to someone else. The new owner had parked the motorbike outside the police station. The police arrested the thieves.
Part D
Yesterday afternoon, the school held a sports day. John's teacher entered him for the 100m race because people thought John was the fastest runner in the school. John's teacher blew the whistle and the race started. Loud cheers filled the air as John's friends cheered him on. John overtook all the other runners and, as people had expected, John won the race. The headmaster gave him a trophy as a prize.
Part E
Do you think that people will ever use electric cars? Someone has already invented the electric car, but at the moment they are too expensive for most people to buy. Also, you have to recharge their batteries frequently. However, if people drove electric cars instead of the cars we use today, the air we breathe would be cleaner, as they would not pump exhaust fumes into the atmosphere.
Part F
Last week, the Prime Minister visited Dawston. The Mayor of the town greeted him when he arrived and gave him a tour. He introduced the Prime Minister to some important businessmen and took him to lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, the Mayor held a meeting and the Prime Minister addressed the citizens of Dawston. He told them that he had enjoyed his visit very much.
***TASK 80. Translate into English.
Дорога Саллі,
Я думаю, ти здивована, що лист, який ти зараз читаєш, було послано не з Бірнмута (Burnmouth), куди я планувала їхати спочатку. Справа в тому, що коли я приїхала туди три дні тому і побачила, як змінився Бірнмут за тридцять років з тих пір, як я була там останнього разу, я вирішила, що мені краще поїхати до більш спокійного місця.
По-перше, той затишний готель, де ми зупинялися останнього разу, знесли. На його місці побудували великий готель, в якому постійно багато людей та багато галасу. На пляжі тепер в десять разів більше відпочиваючих, ніж було колись. Діти тепер не будують замки з піску, а постійно бігають і стрибають навколо тебе, і немає ні хвилини спокою. Крім того, на пляжі у кожної групи відпочиваючих є приймач або магнітофон, і тобі доводиться слухати какофонію з різних музичних жанрів і стилів від джазу до важкого року.
Парк, в якому ми з тобою любили гуляти, знищено. На його місці тепер будують великий супермаркет. Усі дерева зрубано, і більше немає клумб з дивними квітами, якими так любувалися. Все це дуже смутно.
Щоб не розстроюватися ще більше, я зібрала всі речі і перебралася до Бродстерса. На щастя, до цього маленького курортного містечка „цивілізація” ще не добралась. Тут все тихо та спокійно. Парки не знищують, важкий рок на пляжі не слухають, маленькі готелі не змінили на величезні готелі. Я не можу сказати, що життя за ці 30 років зовсім не змінилося, але, безперечно, багато серед змін тут на краще.
Я повертаюся у понеділок 20 серпня. Сподіваюсь, скоро побачимось.
Тельма.
*TASK 81. Give two passive sentences for each active one.
1. The old man showed me the way to the station.
2. Did you send your brother the books?
3. The parents promised the boy a bicycle.
4. We mustn’t tell her the truth.
5. They finally offered him a good position.
6. They paid her good money for the translation.
7. The student handed the book to the teacher.
8. They bought the children some ice-cream.
9. Did the bank lend him the money he asked for?
10. He sang me an old Irish song.
11. They awarded him the first prize.
12. They wrote her a thank-you letter.
13. You owe me an apology.
14. They sold us the car very cheap.
15. Will they read this story to the boy?
**TASK 82 Fill in blanks using the correct active or passive form of the verbs given in brackets.
Part A
Mr. Townsend ___________ (to use) the same medication for ten years. Every day he ___________ (to take) two pills. Usually when he ___________ (to need) a refill, he ___________ (to call) his doctor, and his doctor ___________(to call) the pharmacy.
Last week Mr. Townsend ___________ (to go) to the drugstore to get a refill on his medication. He ___________ (to give) the prescription number to the pharmacist. He ___________(to tell) by the pharmacist to come back in half an hour. While Mr. Townsend ___________ (to shop) in the store, his name ___________ (to call) over the loudspeaker. Mr. Townsend ___________ (to go) to the pharmacy, and ___________ (to tell) that the prescription couldn't ___________ (to refill) because it was more than six months old. Mr. Townsend ___________(to tell) the pharmacist that he ___________(to use) this medication for a long time. She said that this medication ___________ (to control) carefully and that the refill had to ___________(to approve) by the doctor. She also ___________ (to offer) to call the doctor for him.
The doctor ___________(to give) her permission to refill the prescription. Finally, Mr. Townsend ___________(to give) his medication and ___________(to tell) to use the medication carefully. This medication shouldn't ___________(to use) when drinking alcohol and should ___________(to take) after meals.
Part B
Tea ___________ (to make) from the leaves of the tea plant. At first, it ___________ (to use) as a medicine, but it ___________ (to become) an everyday drink in the 3rd century AD. First, the leaves ___________(to pick) from the plant and they ___________(to spread) onto a cloth. They ___________ (to leave) there for up to twenty hours. Next, the leaves are rolled up until they ___________ (to break) into small pieces. Finally, the leaves ___________(to dry). The tea ___________ (pack) into containers and sent to different countries. It ___________ (to sell) to customers as loose leaves, as tea bags and as instant tea. To make tea, we ___________ (to boil) water and ___________ (to pour) it over the dry tea in the teapot. This ___________ (to leave) for three to five minutes. We can then add milk, lemon or sugar. In Britain, it was the custom to serve tea in the afternoons with sandwiches and cakes. This custom ___________ (to start) by the Duchess of Bedford around 1840. Today, tea ___________ (to drink) all over the world.
Part C
Coffee is said to originate from Kaffa in Ethiopia and most species of coffee plant ___________ (to find) in the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere. The species which ___________ (to think) to be the earliest coffee plant ever ___________ (to cultivate) by man is Coffea arabica. Today it ___________ (to grow) mostly in Latin America. The coffee shrub ___________ (to reach) a height of 8-10 metres and ___________ (to have) white scented flowers. It ___________ (to produce) a red fruit which ___________ (to call) a cherry. The cherry ___________ (to contain) two seeds which ___________ (to join) together. These seeds, which also ___________ (to know) as beans, first ___________ (to roast) and then they ___________ (to grind) to make coffee. The grounds then ___________ (to process) in a variety of different ways. Sometimes they ___________ (to filter) and sometimes they ___________ (soak) in water to make the drink, which is popular with so many people. Coffee is available as grounds or as instant coffee powder and ___________ (to drink) by one third of the world's population.
***TASK 83. Translate into English.
1. Де ти був на канікулах? – Я їздив у туристичну поїздку по старовинним містам України. – Скільки днів тривала ваша поїздка? – Два тижні. Першого дня нас повезли містами Волині. Нам показали будинок, де жила Леся Українка. Там зараз дуже цікавий музей. Я довідався там багато нового.
2. Яка красива картина! – Її було намальовано моїм батьком ще до того, як я народився. Це моя мати, їй тут 18 років. Правда, гарна?
3. Ти не чув, чи схопили злодіїв, які пограбували Національну Картинну галерею? – Так. Про це передавали в останніх новинах до того, як я виходив з дому.
4. Боже мій! Яке безладдя у твоїй кімнаті! Її, мабуть, не прибирали вже тиждень! – Мамо, раз ти сказала тиждень, тоді не все ще так страшно. Насправді, я не прибирав її вже місяць.
5. Твій батько завтра їде на роботу машиною? Він не може мене підвезти? – Боюсь, що ні. Нашу машину вже місяць ремонтують.
6. Пітеру сподобалася стаття, яку надрукували про нього у нашій місцевій газеті? – Ні. У ній тричі згадано його ім’я, і кожного разу воно написано по-різному. Він просто розлючений!
7. Де ти будеш купувати свою весільну сукню? – Я не збираюсь її купувати. Вона буде пошита моєю старшою сестрою. Ніхто не зможе це зробити краще, ніж вона.
8. Книжку вашого професора вже видано? – Ні. Її ще друкують. Вона буде продаватися у всіх великих магазинах, починаючи з 1 вересня.
9. Де ти був? Тебе шукали цілий день. – За мною вранці прислали з роботи, і я біг у такому поспіху, що не зміг нікого попередити, що мене не буде вдома.
10.Ти чув, що двоє хлопців з нашої школи впали в ополонок (ice–hole) під час катання на ковзанах на озері. – Вони, певно, зараз лежать із запаленням легень? – Та, ні. Як тільки дітей витягли з крижаної води, їх одразу ж відправили у лікарню. До великого подиву лікарів та батьків у них навіть немає нежиті.
**TASK 84. Fill in the gaps in the text below with the right forms of the verbs given in brackets.
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE
In December 1978, Arlena Twigg was born in a Florida hospital. Arlena was very sick as she ________ (to have) a malformed heart. By the time Arlena ________ (to be) nine and a half years old, she ________ (to suffer) most of her life. Finally, her doctors recommended that she should have heart surgery. In preparation for the surgery, Arlena ________ (to give) a blood test, and the doctors ________ (to discover) that she could not possibly be the genetic daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Twigg. It ________ (to believe) that Arlena ________ (to switch) with another baby soon after her birth. Arlena died while in surgery. Her parents, the Twiggs, ________ (to feel) that they had lost two daughters - their natural daughter, who ________ (to take) away from them at birth, and Arlena, who they ________ (to love and raise) since she was an infant.
After investigating hospital records, the Twiggs ________ (to find) that their real daughter ________ (to be) a healthy nine-year-old girl named Kimberly Mays, who was born in the same hospital around the same date as Arlena. How or why the babies ________ (to switch) is not known. The Twiggs ________ (to sue) the Florida hospital that ________ (to make) this mistake. Mr. and Mrs. Twigg ________ (to allow) to meet with their daughter Kimberly, whom they never ________ (to know). However, the court ________ (to decide) that Kimberly should stay with the father who ________ (to raise) her since birth. Mr. Mays's wife, Barbara Mays, died when Kimberly was a baby.
**TASK 85. Translate into English remembering about the use of phrasal verbs in the passive voice.
1. Вона читає всі книжки, про які багато говорять.
2. Всі лекції цього професора слухають з великим інтересом.
3. Коли пошлють за лікарем?
4. Цю пропозицію треба гарно обміркувати.
5. Вас проведуть?
6. Над цим жартом завжди сміються.
7. Вона любить, коли про неї говорять.
8. Коли викинуть ці старі речі?
9. Старий любив, коли йому читали.
10. Про це питання сперечалися три дні.
11. На цю картину завжди дивляться з захопленням.
12. На мене ніколи не звертають уваги.
13. Над Пітером завжди насміхалися.
14. Землю незабаром втратили з виду.
15. Завдання було виконано.
16. До Девіда завжди чіплялися.
17. На тебе ніколи не можна покластися.
18. Покваптесь, вас чекають.
19. З ним не можна мати справу.
20. З цією ситуацією доведеться упокоритися.
21. Це питання треба розглянути негайно.
**TASK 86. Mary has just arrived home from work. Neil is already there. Complete their conversation by using the right tense forms
MARY: Hi! I'm back. Sorry I'm late.
NEIL: Hello. What kept you?
MARY: I ___________(to have) to use the ring road and I ___________ (to stick) in a traffic jam for forty minutes.
NEIL: Why you ___________(not to use) the usual route?
MARY: Because the road ___________ (to close) until work on the access road to the new hospital ___________ (to complete).
NEIL: When is it due to ___________ (to finish)?
MARY: Well, the access road ___________ (to open) by the Mayor next week, according to the newspaper, and the Health Minister ___________ (to invite) to open the hospital on the same day, but they ___________ (to know) yet whether she definitely ___________ (to come).
NEIL: A lot of money ___________ (to waste) if she ___________(not to come).
MARY: Why's that?
NEIL: You ___________ (not to see) all those rose bushes that ___________ (to plant) round the hospital?
MARY: So what? They ___________ (to be) lovely for the patients.
NEIL: But the patients ___________(to be able) to see them, because they're round the entrance, and the wards ___________(to look) out in the other direction. A lot of people ___________ (to protest) about it, but all their complaints ___________ (to ignore) until it was too late.
MARY: If they had money to spare, it must ___________ (to spend) on facilities for patients, not on making the front look pretty for the Minister.
NEIL: Absolutely. It's typical of this local council. They ___________ (to elect) to save money, but they do just the opposite.
MARY: Perhaps they ___________ (to throw) out at the next election.
NEIL: I hope so. Now, are you ready for supper?
**TASK 87. Read this letter from Maurice, who is on holiday in Britain, to his sister Wendy in New Zealand. Put the verbs in brackets into a suitable tense form, active or passive.
Dear Wendy,
How are you? We' ve been having a lovely time. We 're being very well looked after by our hosts. We __________ (to take) sightseeing and we __________ (to introduce) to some of their friends, who __________ (to make) us feel very welcome. Last night we __________ (to show) round a castle, by the owner! Most of the land in this area __________ (to belong) to his family for about five hundred years. Apparently, the land __________ (to give) to them after one of his ancestors __________ (to kill) while trying to save the king’s life. Quite romantic, isn't it?
The castle itself was a little bit disappointing, to be absolutely honest. The owner told us that it __________ (to suffer) serious damage during a fire about thirty years ago. When the building __________ (to restore) they __________ (to install) central heating and things like that. So once you're inside, it __________ (not feel) much different to any other large old house. But the owner if a real character. He told us lots of stories about things that __________ (to happen) to him when he was young. He __________ (to send) abroad to work in a bank, but he hated it, so he __________ (to behave) very badly in order to __________ (to sack). He kept us laughing for hours. I hope he __________ (to invite) here before we leave. I'll have lots more to tell you when we get back.
Take care. Yours affectionately.
Maurice
***TASK 88. Translate into English.
1. Я вже зібрав усі документи для продажу будинку. Чи може хто-небудь віднести їх завтра нотаріусу, щоб їх підписали? Як тільки ці документи будуть підписані, можна буде дати об’яву про продаж.
2. Я хочу розповісти тобі щось важливе. Але мені увесь час здається, що нас підслуховують. – А тобі не здається, що за тобою слідкують? – Від наших конкурентів можна чекати чого завгодно.
3. Ти чула, секретарку містера Дрисленда звільнили, тому що вона постійно запізнювалася на роботу. Вона буде дуже здивована, коли узнає про це. Вона очікувала, що її підвищать по службі і зроблять секретарем Генерального директора.
4. Співробітники цього офісу працюють дуже погано. На телефонні дзвінки вчасно не відповідають, відповіді на листи відсилають з тижневим запізненням, у звітах припускаються грубих помилок. Цьому потрібно негайно покласти край. Нехай це питання розглянуть якомога швидше.
5. У той час як місіс Джоунс була у лікарні, вона дуже непокоїлася за свій сад і трьох котів, які залишилися вдома самі. Але коли вона повернулася додому, вона побачила, що її квіти та овочі постійно поливали, за її котами гарно доглядали та регулярно годували. Навіть трава на галявині була скошена. Місіс Джоунс була дуже вдячна своїм сусідам за турботу.
6. Містер Краун, ви би не могли прийти зараз до поліцейської ділянки. Людину, яку підозрюють у крадіжці машині, вчора було затримано і зараз допитують. Поліція сподівається, що цю людину пізнають свідки злочину.
7. Коли ми були в Парижі, ми сподівалися побачити відому „Мону Лізу”. Але нам сказали, що зал, де вона знаходиться, як раз у той день ремонтували, і картину перенесли до сховища. Такі міри обережності (precautions) приймаються постійно, тому що цю всесвітньо відому картину декілька разів викрадали, і ніхто до сих пір не впевнений, чи експонується у Луврі оригінал Леонардо чи його підробка.
8. Боюсь, що книжку, яку зараз шукають, не знайдуть ніколи. Її, мабуть, загубили, коли бібліотека переїжджала у нову будівлю. Якщо вона не буде знайдена, начальника відділу рідких книг змусять платити величезний штраф, але все одно це не поверне цей унікальний рукопис.
9. Одразу видно, що ця ваза дуже дорога. Цікаво, скільки за неї було заплачено. – Це не ваза. Це старовинна грецька амфора. Її знайшли під час розкопок недалеко від Афін. На аукціоні Сотбі її оцінили у $ 300,000.
10.Вибачте, той кавовий сервіз, про який ви говорите, вчора було куплено. Але якщо він вам дуже сподобався, такий самий можна заказати спеціально для вас і доставити через два дні. Втім, у нас дуже великий вибір красивого посуду, і вам можуть показати більше 50 сервізів різних дизайнів і розцвіток.
11.Гаррі, Кейт, як було порвано книгу? – Ми сперечалися, хто буде читати її першим, і ненавмисно її порвали. – Вам не можна купувати гарні речі. Все, що попадає у ваші руки, одразу ж забруднюється, ламається або губиться. Коли ж ви подорослішаєте і зрозумієте, що з речами необхідно поводитися акуратно?
12.Тебе часто посилають у відрядження? – Майже кожен місяць. Минулого тижня мене посилали у Донецьк, три тижні тому я їздив у Львов. – А ти знаєш, куди тебе пошлють наступного місяця? – Взагалі-то, план відряджень складається на декілька місяців вперед, але іноді виникають термінові питання, і мене просять виїхати до необхідного місця негайно.
13.Чому Сандра не була вчора на тренуванні? – Хіба ти не чула, її виключили із нашого спортивного клубу. – За що? – Її звинуватили у крадіжці грошей із роздягалень. – Не може бути! – На жаль, це правда. Її помітили, коли вона діставала їх із чужої сумки. – Як це жахливо!
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