With the words "Elementary, my dear Watson …", the most famous detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes, starts to explain a crime to his friend, Dr.

corner .

2. Something fell on the floor. (What?)

goes to the sports ground at four o'clock(Where) 3.My friend can play tennis very well.(Who) 4.The girl likes to play tag.(Does) 5.My brother and I go to the swimming pool with our parents.(With whom)

a broken home, to go through a great deal, long-term, sperm, custody, talking arrant nonsense.

1 _____________ is a process by which an egg is fertilized by

outside the body: in vitro. It is a major treatment for infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed.

2) Children from ________ are nearly five times more likely to suffer damaging mental troubles

than those whose parents stay together.

3) The government continued to____________________ the issue of public transport.

4) Jobs are limited and supply of potential workforce vastly________________ demand.

5) In most situations, ___________ is awarded to one parent with whom'the child will live most of the time.

6) It is a frequent observation that persons who _________________________ of trouble or pain to get

something tend to value it more highly than persons who get the same tiling with a minimum of effort

7) I have problems with speaking in public: every time I see people waiting for me to say something, I start

jabbering and_______________________ .

8) Human______________________ memory is, obviously enough, intended for storage of information over

a long period.

9) Heavy rains have______ a lot of damage people in this region.

10) This fellow is_______________ ; he fixed a problem I didn't even know I had with my car.

the Present simple, the Present continuous)

1)
I
…… (be) busy now. I ….(do) my homework.

2)
I
can help you. I …(be) free now. I ….(do) my homework.

3)
Look!
Little Johnny … (wash) his bike. He is funny, isn’t he?

4)
Little
Johnny ….(wash) his bike. Now the bike ….(be) clean.

5)
I
…..(learn) the new words now.

6)
I
….(learn) the words and I can go with you.

7)
I
…..(read) the story. I think I can answer your questions about it.

8)
I
… (read) the story now. We can discuss it later.

9)
Mary
….(be) busy. She ….(buy) a present for her sister.

10)
She
…(buy) a present for her sister. She can go to the bookshop now.

of a good babysitter.

common sense, bossy, sensibly, trustworthy, responsibility, enthusiastic, entertainer, relaxed, discipline, reliable, patience

What Makes a Good Babysitter?

When I was at school, I used to do a lot of babysitting at the weekends to earn a bit of extra pocket money. Most of the work I did was for family friends who had young children, and knew that I could cope with the

1)_________________ of looking after their kids I think one of the most important qualities of a good

babysitter is 2)_____________________ - you shouldn't get angry or

annoyed, but just stay calm in all situations. I suppose how you deal with anything is just a matter of 3)

_____________________ ; if there's a problem you just have to deal with it 4)____________________________ and use

your brain! I was always firm with the children but never 5) ____________________ because 1 don't

think you get anywhere with them if you keep on telling them to do things when it's unnec-essary. I tried to

be 6)_____________________ with them; I didn't make too many rules, because that way we all enjoyed

ourselves, and they always looked forward to me coming. Obviously a certain amount of 7)

_____________________ is needed, as you don't want them running roimd the house out of control. I'm a bit of

a(n) 8)____________________ when it comes to looking after kids; I like to make

them laugh. We always sang a few songs and played a few games. I always tried to appear 9)

_____________________ and interested in what they were doing as this helped them become confident, The

most important quality for a babysitter, as far as the parents are concerned, is that you are

___________________ 10) They are leaving you alone in their house with their children, and so they

really have to be able to trust you. Of course you have to be 11) __ ; it wouldn't be

much good if they couldn't depend on you to get there on time every time,