EXPRESSING WISHES AND REGRETS ABOUT THE PAST - EXERCISES

I.Rewrite the sentences beginning with I wish or If only

1.I'm sorry I didn't book a seat. (I wish …

2.I didn't wake up early and I missed my bus. (If only …

3.I didn't bring a map. (I wish …

4.I'm sorry I ever came to this country. (I wish …  

5.I'm sorry I left my last job. (If only …

6.I didn't stay in my last job. (I wish …

7.I'm sorry you told Jack. (I wish …

8.It's a pity you didn't ask him how to get there. (I wish …

9.I'm sorry we accepted the invitation. (If only …
10.I didn't go shopping. (I wish …
11.I didn't tell them about it. (If only …

KEY TO EXERCISE I

1.I wish I had booked a seat.

2.If only I had woken up early.

3.I wish I had brought a map.

4.I wish I hadn’t come to this country.

5.If only I hadn’t left my last job.

6.I wish I had stayed in my last job.

7.I wish you hadn’t told Jack.

8.I wish you had asked him how to get there.

9.If only we hadn’t accepted the invitation.
10.I wish I had gone shopping.
11.If only I had told them about it.

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 1 & 2
      2.Betty Azar - Understanding And Using English Grammar (3Rd Ed) - Advanced - Longman

THE THIRD CONDITIONAL - EXERCISES

I.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1.We were travelling with false passports. That was the trouble. If our passports … (be) all right, we …. (not be) arrested.

2.We had to stand almost all the way. It was all Tom's fault. If he …(book) seats, as I told him to, we …(have) quite a comfortable journey.  

3.It was rather a dull game so I left before the end; if I …(wait) another five minutes, I …(see) Chelsea scoring a really exciting goal.

4.He …(not be) so angry if he … (know) the whole story.

5.I had no map; that's why I got lost. If I …(had) a map, I …(be) all right.

6.If I …(realize) what a bad driver you were, I …(not come) with you.

II.Rewrite these sentences using an if construction.

1.I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop.

2.You didn't tell me we had run out of bread, so I didn't buy any.

3.She didn't know you were in hospital, so she didn't visit you.

4.We got a lift, so we reached the station in time.

5.We didn't listen carefully; perhaps that's why we made this mistake.

6.We only came by bus because there were no taxis.

7.I didn't know your number, so I didn't ring.

8.She didn't speak to him, possibly because she was so shy. 

KEY TO EXERCISES

I.

1.had been, wouldn’t have been

2.had booked, would have had

3.had waited, would have seen

4.wouldn’t have been, had known

5.had had, would have been

6.had realized, wouldn’t have come

II.These are possible answers but not the only possible answers;

1.If I had seen the signal, I would have stopped.

2.If you had told me we had run out of bread, I'd have bought/(I would have bought) some.

3.If she had known you were in hospital she would have visited you.

4.If we hadn't got a lift we wouldn't have reached the station in time.

5.If we had listened carefully we wouldn’t/(mightn't) have made this mistake.

6.If there had been taxis we would have taken one.

7.If I had known/(If I’d known) your number, I would have rung.
8.If she hadn't been so shy she would/(might) have spoken to you.  

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 1 & 2  

FUTURE FORMS - WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE - EXERCISES

I.Put the verbs in the correct future form: will/won’t + inf., be going to + inf., Present Simple, Present Continuous, Future Continuous, Future Perfect Simple or Future Perfect Continuous;

1.I …. (see) my bank manager tomorrow. (I have arranged this.) 
   I'm going to ask him for a loan but I expect he …..(refuse).

2.That glass ….(fall).It’s rolling to the edge of the table.

3.The winter school term …(finish) on 30^th March, and the spring term …(start) on 25^th April.

4. A: You …(do) something for me? ~ B:Yes, of course; what is it?

5. Tom: Where you …..(go) for your next holiday? (Where have you arranged to go?)

    Ann: I don't know yet but we probably …..(go) to Spain.

6. That oak tree still ….(stand) there fifty years from now.

7.A:What you ….(do) when you grow up? ~ B:I ….(be) an acrobat in a circus.

8. I hope they ….(repair) this road by the time we come back next summer.

9.Get out of the building! It sounds like the generator ….(explode).

10. No, I …(not tell) you the end! Go on reading and find out for yourself!

11.A: How long you ….(stay) in this country? (Have you decided to stay?) ~ B: Another month.I …(go) home at the end of the month. ~ 

     A: What you …(do) then? ~ B: I …(try) to get a job.

12.A: I'll ring you tomorrow at six. ~ B: No, don't ring at six; I ….(bath) the baby then. Ring later.

13.By 2010, every household …(install) a security alarm system.

14.I imagine the stadium …(be) full for the match on Saturday.

15.Employer: But there are a lot of mistakes in this report, Miss Jones.

     Miss Jones: Yes, I suppose there are. All right, I …(type) it again.

16.By the end of next year I ….(work) for him for 45 years.

17.I haven’t got time to discuss it right now. My plane ….(leave) in twenty minutes.

18.A: You …(open) the door for me, please? ~ B: Yes, certainly.

19.A: Don't ring at 7.00; she …(watch) her favourite TV programme. 
  ~ B: All right. I …(ring) at 8.30.

20.Shop assistant: We have some very nice strawberries. 
     Customer: All right. I ….(have) a pound.

21.A: There's someone at the door. ~ B: I ….(go). But I expect it's someone for you.

22.A: Here are the matches: but what do you want them for? ~

     B: I …..(make) a bonfire at the end of the garden; I want to burn that big heap of rubbish.

23.I don’t understand how those marathon runners do it! The race began more than an hour ago. By the time they reach the finish line, they ….(run) steadily for more than two hours. I don’t think I can run more than 2 minutes!

KEY TO EXERCISE I

1.I’m seeing; he‘ll refuse

2.is going to fall

3.finishes, starts

4.will you do

5.Tom: …are you going… Ann: we’ll probably go

6.will still be standing

7.A: … are you going to do…; B: … am going to be …
8.will have repaired

9.is going to explode

10.won’t tell you

11.A: are you going to stay / are you staying; B: am going;

     A: are you going to do; B: am going to try

12.will be bathing

13.will have installed

14.will be

15.Employer: // Miss Jones: I’ll type

16.will have worked / will have been working

17.leaves

18.A:will you open

19.A:will be watching B:I’ll ring

20.Customer:I’ll have

21.I’ll go

22.am going to make

23.will have been running

Taken from: 
      1.A Practical English Grammar - Thomson-Martinet - Oxford U.P. - Exercises 2  

      2.Betty Schrampfer Azar - Understanding And Using English Grammar (3Rd Ed) - Advanced - Longman

  

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

The Cannes International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France. It previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from around the world. It was founded in 1946, and it is the most prestigious film festival in the world. The Cannes Film Festival is held annually (usually in May) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congres.

The Cannes Film Festival has its origins in the late 1930s. In 1947, the festival was held as the "Festival du film de Cannes", where films from sixteen countries were presented. 

At that time the principle of equality was introduced, with a jury made up of only one representative per country.The festival is now held at the Palais des Festivals, expressly constructed for the occasion. The festival was not held in 1948 and 1950 on account of budgetary problems. Although its origins may be attributed in part to the French desire to compete with Autumn's Venice Film Festival, in 1951 Cannes was moved to Spring to avoid a Fall clash.

The most prestigious award given out at Cannes is the Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") for the best film.

The 2013 Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 15 to May 26, 2013. The President of the Jury will be the American film director Steven Spielberg. The Great Gatsby movie, whose director is Baz Luhrmann, will open the Cannes Film Festival 2013.

   

Prepared by:Aleksandar Stoimenovski

                   Viktorija Marinova 

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

THE WEIRDEST CELEBRITY BEAUTY SECRETS

Demi  Moore

Demi Moore looks impossibly young for her 50 years. Could this be why? In a 2008 Letterman appearance, the actress admitted to indulging in a “leech therapy” detox. “It detoxifies your blood,” she explained. “And they have a little enzyme that when they’re biting down on you, gets released into your blood and generally you bleed for quite a bit. And your health is optimized. It detoxifies the blood and I’m feeling detoxified right now.”

Sienna Miller

Sienna is into icy facial treatments, too (maybe these ladies are onto something?). The actress credits her good skin to London facialist  Una Brennan’s method. “It’s a pretty intense experience: she uses freezing ice masks that make you feel as if your brain is going to fall out of the top of your head. You look wonderful afterwards, though.”

Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts soaks her fingernails in olive oil for a few minutes once a week, according to the Model Beauty Tips website. The olive oil moisturizes your nails without making them weak. It will also soften your cuticles and helps to prevent hang nails.

Catherine Zeta Jones
Catherine Zeta Jones brushes her teeth with mashed strawberries, according to the Model Beauty Tips website. Strawberries contain malic acid, which will remove some of the surface discoloration on your teeth. Mix one strawberry with 1/2 tsp. baking soda, and leave it on for five minutes. You should not do this more than once a week, because of the acidity, according to the Fit Watch website.

Tyra Banks and Jessica Alba 
Tyra Banks and Jessica Alba are fans of Vaseline. They use it anywhere, from their feet to their face, according to the Model Beauty Tips website. Vaseline also keeps your lips and the skin under your eyes hydrated. Use it for pushing back your cuticles, too.

Sources: www.modernmom.com

              www.dailymakeover.com

Prepared by: Aleksandra Anastasova

BEAUTY TIPS Part 2

Chocolate mask for face

Includes 10 g clear chocolate in powder, 1 spoon honey, 5 g sugar and 2 spoons almond oil. All these ingredients mixed well, until you get smooth past. Put the mixture on your face and neck and gentle massage with a finger 1-2 min. Than wash your face with a warm water. The result is soft, smooth and elastic skin with only one application.

Solution for the acne…Aspirin!!!

Acne are very often appearance and for girls who past the puberty long ago. Take 1 aspirin, make it powder and add some water drops. These mixture apply directly on the acne and wait some minutes for dry them. Then wash your face only with warm water. The aspirin reduces the redness and dries the acne. These procedure repeat it few times in a day until she completely disappear.

Do you want flat stomach? Here are some tips…

Do you think that you have rounded stomach and your skin isn’t enough tight? Chinese massage will speed up the metabolism, it’s going to stimulate the flow of the energy through the body, it will tight your skin and make it gentle. At first start with a massage on your stomach. Make 30 circles in the directions of arrows, than on the other side. In the other phase of the massage, massage the stomach with sudden interruptions with your fingers, about 72 times, while your skin becomes warm.

How to grow your hair faster? Read these Pumpkin mask!

The Pumpkin will feed your hair excellent because it’s reach with vitamins A and potassium and because of that it causes useful effect on the scalp and hair growth. Put two boiled, smacked Pumpkins in a container, add one spoon coconut oil, one spoon honey and one spoon yogurt. Mix the ingredients and add them on wet hair. Live it for 15 min and than wash it with a shampoo. 

Sources: www.kafepauza.mk
              www.lady.mk
              www.leapfitness.com

FASHION

Fashion

 

Fashion is a general term for a popular style or practice, especially in clothing, footwear, accessories, makeup, body piercing, or furniture.

Fashion refers to a distinctive and often habitual trend in the style with which a person dresses, as well as to prevailing styles in behaviour. Fashion also refers to the newest creations of textile designers. "Fashion" means clothing more generally and the study of it. Although aspects of fashion can be feminine or masculine, some trends are androgy.

Cloaks:

Jackets:

Shirts:

Swimsuits:

Shoes:

Bags:

This spring are current the thin leaning stripes, used in fashion. They are treated in clothes done as tops, dresses, skirts, and more. For example:

LEATHER

The skin is also current this spring. From the leather are made known fashion jackets, pants, bags, belts, etc.

LACE

The lace is a way of expressing the femininity. It looks very attractive and elegant and also gives a gently look.

CHECKER-BOARD

Checker-boards are also very popular among the youth. They are very specific, but provides an interesting and chic look.

Military

It started like trend in the winter but the dark green will be a great success also in the summer. This colour is predicted to be in the mode in this summer.

White 
This is the most favourite colour of summer season.
Also this year it will continue to be in mode

Red 

Red colour especially Staring Red is the colour of passion and it should not miss your wardrobe.
This is the colour which is present in every mode runway. 
Red is the colour which grab attention.

Gold 

Gold is one of most favourite colours this year.
People prefer it a lot and they try to combine it with different colours.

Flesh colour 
This colour for 3 years continues to be a success.
People use it a lot and combine it especially with gold.

Flowers 

A bunch of flowers in your clothes will be very attractive.
Try to use them a lot because this year they are in mode.

Made by: Verdzinija Milanova and Ljupka Anakieva

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion ,  http://fashiongirlsal.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-summer-2013-trends.html