Decide if the statements below are true or false

1) You come across advertisements only on TV and in the press. 2) Some countries have strict rules controlling advertisements. 3) In Britain naked women are common in advertisements. 4) In some countries of Islam, it is illegal to use photos of women. 5) Alcohol cannot be advertised on TV in Norway. 6) Advertisements always persuade people to buy products they do not need. 7) Different countries advertise the same product in the same way. 8) All advertisements say that only their product is the best. 9) The message behind most advertisements is to buy the product if we don’t want to be left behind. 10) Pictures of attractive people are used to draw attention to a product, and the suggestion is that we’ll be desirable if we use that product.

Find the information from the text to complete the sentences

1) Advertisements are supposed to be ....

2) Advertisers avoid saying their product is the ....

3) All countries have rules about what is .... advertising.

4) In Britain, people shown drinking must be ... years old or over.

5) Spirits cannot be advertised on TV in ....

CPC 59

Tenses in Active Voice Choose the right variant using Present Perfect, Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. While I (was waiting/waited/have waited) for him to call up, he (had/was having/have had) a good time in the bar. 2. She (has written/wrote/was writing) this exercise yesterday at 8 o'clock. 3. He (has invited/was inviting/invited) me to the party yesterday. 4. I (passed/have passed/was passing) my exam in history today. 5. He (read/has read/was reading) a book two days ago. 6. They (have seen/saw/were seeing) this film last week. 7. She (painted/has painted/was painting) the picture when I came. 8. I (made/have made/was making) my report when you entered the hall. 9. She (was having/had/has had) a bath at seven o'clock last night. 10. She (was washing/washed/has washed) dishes already.

Open the brackets using Past Simple, Present Perfect or Past Perfect

1. When I … (to arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane … (to prepare) a beautiful candle-lit dinner. 2. By the time I got to the office, the meeting already … (to begin) without me. My boss … (to be) furious with me and I … (to be) fired. 3. When I … (to turn) the radio on yesterday, I … (to hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not / to hear) this song for years. 4. Last week I … (to run) into an ex-girlfriend. We (not / to see) each other for years. 5. When Jack … (to enter) the room, I … (not / to recognize) him because he … (to lose) so much weight and … (to grow) a beard. 6. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture … (to disappear) by the time Europeans first … (to arrive) in the New World. 7. I … (to visit) so many beautiful places since I … (to come) to Utah. Before moving here, I never … (to hear) of Bryce Canyon, Arches or Canyonlands. 8. After they … (to see) the Tower they (go) to Westminster Abbey. 9. After Columbus … (to discover) America he … (to return) to Spain. 10. Before they … (to move) to Liverpool they … (to sell) everything.