Look at the table and write questions andanswers.

Richard Branson’s 10 secrets of success

What … ? Where … ? How … ? Does he … ?

How many … ? How much … ? When … ? Why … ?

Has he … ? How often … ? What sort of … ?

1. He employs people he likes personally. This is more important to him than qualifications.

2. He regularly works an eleven-hour day, starting around eight and finding around seven at night.

3. He spends a lot of time talking to people on the telephone but henever sends memos.

4. He rarely holds board meetings. He makes decisions on the phone or on the tennis court.

5. He has a good memory and he writes people’s names on his hand so he doesn’t forget them.

6. He invites every single one of his 10,000 employees to a party at his home in Oxfordshire every year. The last party cost around &100,000.

7. He continually questions his employees about every aspect of the business and he tries to pick holes in their arguments to find out whether their ideas will work.

8. If he becomes annoyed in meetings, he leaves the room. He hardly ever loses his temper.

9. He has had several business failures in the past and nearly went bankrupt several times but he has always survived. He puts his success down to good ideas, good people, and good luck.

10. He didn’t go into business to make money. He went into business because he wanted a challenge.

milk. 3. Are Bess and Helen ready to do the work? 4. Nick and Benspend their holidays at the seaside. 5. The man is in the park. 6. The managers are not at work now. 7. Helen and I are good friends. 8. Is Ben at the lesson now? 9. Where is the calculator? 10. The newspapers are on the table. 11. The child is in the garden with his mother. 12. Our parents are always glad to see us. 13. My brother and I are good football players. 14. Bess knows Ben. 15. I see the picture very well. 16. The students have lectures every day. 17. The boy plays football every Sunday. 18. The teacher asks the students. 19. The students write tests every week. 20. Look at the picture! 21. I have the book at home. 22. Max wants to speakto Helen.

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2. At the concert he played one of his sonatas. (Disjunctive)

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3. The father decided to punish them both. ( Alternative)

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4. Mike goes to bed right after dinner. (To the subject)

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5. There are heavy clouds in the sky. (Special)

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A.

1.What’s the name of the London underground?

a. Metro b. Tube c. Subway

2. What London street is famous for shops?

a. Oxford Street b. Fleet Street c. Lombard Street

3. What is the Barbican?

a. a river b. an art center c. a pop group

4. Which animal can look at the Queen?

a. a dog b. a cat c. a lion

5. Who wrote “Winnie-the-Pooh”?

a. L.Carroll b. O.Wilde c. A.Milne

6. What is English marmalade?

a. apple jam b. orange jam c. sweets

7. The traditional English drink is _______.

a. coffee b. cocoa c. tea

8. What river does London stand on?

a. the Thames b. the Severn c. the Clyde

9. Robert Burns is a ____________ poet.

a. American b. English c. Scottish

10.The oldest university in Britain is in _______________.

a. London b. Edinburgh c. Oxford

B.

1.Who discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head?

a. Darwin b. Fleming c. Newton

2. Who tried to prove that our remote granddads and grannies were monkeys?

a. Churchill b. Defoe c. Darwin

3. Who is the author of “The Lord of the Rings”?

a. Burns b. Tolkien c. Wilde

4. What is the name of a man the monument to whom stands in Trafalgar Square?

a. Nelson b. Chaplin c. Cromwell

5. Who is the first woman Prime Minister of Britain?

a. Thatcher b. Livingstone c. Scott

6. What’s the name of a member of the BEATLES who was murdered in the USA?

a. Rowling b. Lennon c. Stevenson

7. What’s the name of the Princess of Wales who died in a car crash in Paris?

a. Debby b. Dolly c. Diana

8. Who tried to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605?

a. Arthur b. Fawkes c. Drake

9. What’s the name of the Queen who ruled for the longest period in British history?

a. Victoria b. Elizabeth c. Mary

10.What’s the name of the author of the “Harry Potter” books?

a. Rowling b. Alfred c. Constable

(to go) to the Hermitage last week. 2. They (to be) to the Hermitage twice this week. 3. After school yesterday he (to come) home, (to have) dinner, (to read) an article from the latest magazine and (to begin) doing his homework. 4. When your friend (to return) from the south? — She (to return) yesterday. — You (to go) to the station to meet her? — No, I..., I (to be) too busy. 5. With whom you (to discuss) this question yesterday? 6. I (to see) this film this week. I like it very much. 7. When I (to enter) the kitchen, I (to see) that my mother (to stand) at the table and (to cut) some cabbage. She (to cook) dinner. 8. As soon as I (to hear) a cry, I (to run) out of the room and (to see) that a child (to lie) on the ground and (to cry). "What (to happen)? Why you (to cry)? You (to hurt) yourself?" I asked. 9. As soon as I (to see) him, I (to understand) that he (to work) hard. He (to write) something and (not to notice) anything. 10. When I (to come) home yesterday, the children (to run) and (to sing) merrily. "We (to learn) a new song!" they cried. 11. When the young man (to enter) the room, she (to look) at him in surprise.

"What you (to want) to tell me?" she (to say). "Why you (to come)?" 12. It (to rain) hard when I (to leave) home yesterday, so I (to return), (to put) on my raincoat and (to start) again. 13. Your brother (to return) from the north? — Yes, he (to come) a few days ago. 14. You (to be) to the Crimea? When you (to be) there? — I (to be) there in 1993. 15. Where (to be) your brother? — He just (to come) home. He (to take) a shower in the bathroom now.