Habits - present and past

I.Use the correct form: present simple, will+inf., present continuous, past simple, would+inf., used to+inf.

1. I usually get up late, so most mornings, I just …(have) a cup of tea for breakfast.
   

Relative clauses exercises

level: upper-intermediate

 I.Rewrite the sentences using present participle or past participle.

1. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us?
2. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet.
3. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
4. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
5. The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress.
6. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
7. They live in a house that was built in 1890.
8. We have an apartment which overlooks the park.

II.Circle the correct explanations (a or b) of the meaning of each sentence.

       1. The teacher thanked the students, who had given her some flowers.

a.The flowers were from only some of the students.

b.The flowers were from all of the students.

               2. The teacher thanked the students who had given her some flowers.

                        a.The flowers were from only some of the students.

b.The flowers were from all of the students.

               3. There was a terrible flood. The villagers who had received a warning of the impending flood escaped to safety.
                a.Only some of the villagers had been warned; only some escaped.

b.All of the villagers had been warned; all escaped.

               4. There was a terrible flood. The villagers, who had received a warning of the impending flood, escaped to safety.

a.Only some of the villagers had been warned; only some escaped.

b.All of the villagers had been warned; all escaped.

               5. Roberto reached down and picked up the grammar book, which was lying upside down on the floor.

a.There was only one grammar book near Roberto.

b.There was more than one grammar book near Roberto.

               6. Roberto reached down and picked up the grammar book which was lying upside down on the floor.

a.There was only one grammar book near Roberto.

b.There was more than one grammar book near Roberto.

III. Discuss the differences in meaning in the following pairs of sentences.

           1. He reached in the basket and threw away the apples that were rotten.

           2. He reached in the basket and threw away the apples, which were rotten.

           3. The students who had done well on the test were excused from class early.

           4. The students, who had done well on the test, were excused from class early.

           5. Cindy was delighted when she opened the present, which was from her grandmother.

           6. Cindy was delighted when she opened the present that was from her grandmother.

           7. The teacher pointed to the maps that were hanging on the rear wall of the classroom.

           8. The teacher pointed to the maps, which were hanging on the rear wall of the classroom.


 IV.Combine the following pairs of sentences using relative pronouns, making any necessary  changes and adding commas if necessary.
        
           1.I am looking after some children. They are terribly spoilt. (two ways)
           2.This is Mrs Jones. Her son won the championship last year.
           3.We'll have to get across the frontier. This will be difficult.
           4.I was waiting for a man. He didn't turn up. (The man . . .)
           5.You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it. (Thank you very much for. . .)
        6.When I was in town I met your sister. She was shopping for some clothes.
           7.The city was beautiful. We spent our vacation there.
           8.She lectured on a topic. I know very little about it.
           9.Her latest novel is really good. I read it on my holiday.
          10.She said that the men were thieves. This turned out to be true.
          11.Here’s the address. You should write to this address.  

             KEY to exercises

      

II           I.

            1.Do you know the woman coming toward us?

            2.The people waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet.

            3. I come from a city located in the southern part of the country.

            4.The children attending that school receive a good education.

            5.The scientists researching the causes of cancer are making progress.

            6.The fence surrounding our house is made of wood.

            7.They live in a house built in 1890.

            8.We have an apartment overlooking the park.

            II.

            1.b)

            2.a)

            3.a)

            4.b)

            5.a)

            6.b)

            III.

            1.Only some apples were rotten.

            2.All the apples were rotten.

            3.Only some students were excused from class early.

            4.All the students were excused from class early.

            5.There was only one present (from her grandmother).

            6.There were many presents.

            7.There were other maps in the room, hanging on other walls.

            8.All the maps were hanging on the rear wall of the classroom.

      IV.
            1.a.I'm looking after some children who are terribly spoilt. 
               b.The children (that) I'm looking after are terribly spoilt. 
            2.This is Mrs Jones whose son won the championship last year.
            3.We'll have to get across the frontier which will be difficult.
            4.The man (who/that) I was waiting for didn't turn up.
            5.Thank you very much for the present (which/that) you sent.
            6.When I was in town I met your sister, who was shopping for some clothes.
            7.The city where we spent our vacation was beautiful.  
            8.She lectured on a topic (which/that) I know very little about.
            9.Her latest novel, which I read on my holiday, is really good.
            10.She said that the men were thieves, which turned out to be true.
            11.Here’s the address (that) you should write to.


     prepared by:

     Ivana Ristova

     Taken from: 
     1.Betty Schrampfer Azar - Understanding And Using English Grammar (3Rd Ed) -
     Advanced - Longman
     2.Grammar Practice - Upper Intermediate - E. Walker & S. Elsworth - Longman - 2000

     3.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 2

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Queston 1: Does money measure my success or my self-worth?

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Katarina Ivanovska

Katarina Ivanovska is a Macedonian model and actress. She began her modelling career in 2004, appearing at Milan Fashion Week after winning the Look Models International model search in Macedonia. In December, 2004, she appeared in a pictorial for Elle magazine and has also appeared in Citizen K, Stiletto and the Italian and Russian Vogue. She has been featured on the covers of Diva and Maxima magazines and in advertisements for D&G in 2006. She is considered the most successful Macedonian model. In 2010, Ivanovska appeared in Serbian Elle magazine. In 2011 she signed a contract for advertising Victoria's Secret products. 

                    Christian Dior - Haute Couture (Spring 2007)
  
                   

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   At an invitation of the high school "Uretmen Ejup Topcu Anadalu"- Orhangazi and the Mayor of Orhangazi, there was an official visit to the twin town Orhangazi - Turkey by a delegation from the Municipality of Vinica and representatives from our school "Vanco Prke"- Vinica including several students in the period from 3 to 9 November 2012. 

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The land of the sun is the land of the tastes. Macedonia is the land of the gourmands and true fans of a good meal. From appetizers, main dishes, salads to desserts, Macedonian cuisine can offer numerous traditional dishes for every taste.
The traditional Macedonian cuisine combines Balkan and Mediterranean characteristics, inherite­­d largely from Turkish tastes that prevailed during long centuries of Ottoman rule, then our neighboring Greece, and to some extent Italian and Austrian cuisines, which makes it a heterogeneous.

Zelnik­­­­­

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The sequel of the incredible “Batman Begins” (2005) and “The Dark Knight” (2008) will literally blow your mind.

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Sara Miteva.

When you’re in high school, you start to like different things, you build your own perception of things and you start being pickier. And, you’re much closer to being 18, which I think is what everyone’s actually waiting for.

Becoming an adult means you can drive a car. Nowadays young people think it is a very important thing, especially for boys, because they think that will make them popular with girls. When you’re 18, you can also go out whenever you like and come back home whenever you like and going to the disco is also a very popular thing among young people today. You can travel to a foreign country without your parents signing a document, you can vote in elections and you can get married.

But is it all so great? When you’re 18 you can’t justify yourself that you’re still a child when you can’t do something. You have to be much more responsible. If you break the law, you’ll be the one being punished for that, not your parents. You have to make your own money, because your parents won’t be always here to cover you. One day you’ll also have to make a family, so you have to be able to take care of them.

To sum up, when you’re 18, you can’t hide under your mother’s skirt anymore. You have to go out and face the world. So, enjoy while you can, because soon you will understand why all the adults say that they want to go back to their childhood.

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We watch movies every time we find something interesting for us. We usually think that movie scripts are invented by the screenwriters and they have no meeting points with people's lives. But sometimes you will find yourself in some roles and you’ll think that you are the lead character in that movie. So, you will be surprised when you find out how many movies are based on true stories.

1. "Into The Wild" - directed by Sean Penn and released in 2007 with Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden

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