Very mild but breezy, especially in the west and north where there will be some rain.

SE England, London, E Anglia, Lincs, E Midlands: cloudy but generally dry. Mild, with the afternoon brightening up. Fresh south-westerly winds. Max temp 13 or 14C (55-57F). Tonight, mild. Min 6-8C (43-46F).

Cent S England, W Midlands: Cloudy, but any drizzle will die out leaving a brighter afternoon. Fresh south-westerly winds. Max temp 12-14C (54-57F). Tonight, mild and mostly dry. Min temp 6-8C (43-46F).

Make up your own weather forecast at your region.

11. Read the texts on pp 61-65 and follow the instructions before the texts.

PASSIVE VOICE

I read a book. – A book is read by me.

He is watching a TV now. – A TV is being watched by me now.

They have done the home task.- The home task has been done by them.

She has been writing a novel for 2 hours. – A novel has been written by her for 2 hours.

Choose the passive structure.

1. He lives in a small house.

1. Somebody built it about forty years ago.

2. It was built about forty years ago.

2. English is worth learning.

1. People speak it on a lot of countries.

2. It is spoken in a lot of countries.

3. He got a sports car, but he didn’t like it.

1. So it was sold again.

2. So he sold it again.

4. My nephew is an artist.

1. Another picture has just been painted by him.

2. He has just painted another picture.

   5. The new Virginia Meyer film is marvelous.

      1. They are sowing it at our local theater.

      2. It is being shown at our local theater.

Insert the right passive structures into the sentences.

Had been given had been told had never been taught

Was given (2) was offered was promised was sent

Was shown wasn’t being paid

I’ll never forget my first day at that office. I (1)________ to arrive at 8:30, but when I got there the whole place seemed to be empty. I didn’t know what to do, because I (2)________ no information about the building or where I was going to work, so I just waited around until some of the secretaries began to turn up. Finally I (3)_______ a dirty little office on the fifth floor, where I (4)_____ a desk in a corner. Nothing happened for an hour; then I (5)_______ some letters to type on a computer by one of the senior secretaries. This wasn’t very successful, because I (6)_______ how to use a computer. (In the letter I (7)______ when I (8)________ the job, I (9)________ computer training, but they’d obviously forgotten about this). By lunchtime things hadn’t got any better, and I decided that I (10)________ enough to put up with this nonsense, so I walked out and didn’t go back.

11. Look through the text on pp 56-59 “Vegetation and soil” and find the examples of the Passive Voice.

1.___________

2. _________

3.__________

4. ___________

11. Read the text carefully and translate the following sentences:

    1. Climate plays a particularly important role in the distribution of vegetation, as different kinds of plants need different amounts of heat and moisture in order to grow well.

    2. Broadly speaking, in areas which have a heavy and well-distributed rainfall and at least one month per year with average temperatures above 10C, the natural vegetation is likely to be forest.

    3. This productive topsoil upon which agriculture depends has taken hundreds of years to develop, but if it is misused it can be destroyed within a very short time.

    4. It affects soil type both directly through the weathering effects, and indirectly as a result of its influence upon plant life.

XIV. Put the questions to the following answers:

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Type of vegetation depends on the climate that is specific for this/that area.

________________?

The soil forms a very thin layer.

________________?

5.

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2 processes: the decomposition of rock and the decay of plant and animal life.

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The most important factor is the climate, then comes the influence of plants and animals and finally the methods of farming.

11. Do the exercises on pp 59-61.