Leidsid 33 sarnast õppematerjali, mis on seotud failiga "8. klass Unit 8 Test". Need materjalid aitavad sul teemat sügavamalt mõista.
vabandust, alice, lots, geography, unit, kirjaga, teksi, kuulamisülesanne, airport, wanted, drink, pepsi, peoples, there, around, mother, girls, enjoy, those, subjects, boring, lady, teacher, shopping, parents, tired, suddenly, crying, little, askedNoble, even. That ought to count for something. I knew that if I'd never gone to Forks, I wouldn't be facing death now. But, terrified as I was, I couldn't bring myself to regret the decision. When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end. The hunter smiled in a friendly way as he sauntered forward to kill me. 1. FIRST SIGHT My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down. It was seventy-five degrees in Phoenix, the sky a perfect, cloudless blue. I was wearing my favorite shirt -- sleeveless, white eyelet lace; I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. My carry-on item was a parka. In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks exists under a near-constant cover of clouds. It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America
A life-changing competition Finally, it was the 1st May the final day of the Youth Rock Competition. Many student bands from all over the country were preparing for the final battle. The Raven wasn't an exception. The vocalist, Daemon, practiced the guitar, while the others tried to calm down from the pressure that was thickening the air. Matrix, the guitarist, had taken his little sister with him. While he himself was practicing with the Ravens, Alice sat amongst the public. Suddenly, someone shook her hand. The girl turned and saw one extravagant-looking woman. "You are Alice Owen, right? The legendary Billy Owen' s youngest daughter?" Alice smiled and nodded. "Yet I don't believe my father is a legend." "Well, for me he's an idol! I've always dreamed about his live-concert! And, now, finally, I can hear his singing!" "He's just opening the competition..." But the woman seemed very happy, so Alice decided not to ruin her mood and agreed
____________________________________________________________________________________________ Marks: /10 Words, words, words 4 Complete these sentences using an appropriate word in each space to make a compound noun. 1 We're going on a ______________ holiday. Our flight and accommodation are included in the price. 2 Chicago has a great ______________ life. There are lots of bars and clubs. 3 The Eiffel Tower is a famous ______________ attraction. 4 I read a ______________ paper every day to find out what is happening in the world. 5 My sister went to a ______________ concert last week to see her favourite band. 6 My ______________ friend lives in London. I write to him every month. 7 We visited New York last week and had a great_______________ room. 8 In Chicago you can see some very tall ______________ scrapers.
Inglise keele KT Unit 6 1.Translate (tõlgi) 1) Ma söön tavaliselt lõunaks prae ja magustoidu. I usually have a main dish and a dessert for lunch. 2) Ettekandja tõi meile menüü. The waiter brought us the menu. 3) Praetud munad, viil röstsaia ja tass teed, palun. Fried eggs, a slice of toast and a cup of tea, please. 4) Me tellisime kala friikartulitega ja õunavormi. We ordered fish and chips and apple pie. 5) Kas sulle meeldib kartulipüree? Do you like mashed potatoes? 6) Millestki koosnema. consist of something 2. Complete the text. (lõpeta tekst). A lot of , any , anything , some , something Jack realised he needed something to get Jill out of the car. They didn't have any time to lose. He knew he didn't have anything in his caravan to break the window. ,,We've had a lot of great moments together," he thought. At first he couldn't see anything in the darkness but after some time his eyes got used to it and he found a
But I, in a way, had no · Elicit or remind students of book which was a mother's day gift. choice. I was born to be a composer. strategies for dealing with the true/ Yet, it wasn't until I was working on All I want to do is make music. And it false task type. Encourage students The Knight's Horses that I realised I comes so naturally that I don't even to read the text through once to get wanted to pursue writing as a career. see it as work. Everything inspires me the general idea before reading the As I spent more time working on the and I can't stop thinking about what task statements. Remind students to book I began to hope that I would be my next composition will be, which underline the fragments of the text able to carry on writing. One of the can be quite frustrating when I'm where they have found the answers
case letter, or sometimes just a capital. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z When do you use a capital letter? 4Use a capital letter for the first letter in a sentence: The dog is barking. Come here! 4Always use a capital letter for the word I : I am eight years old. Tom and I are good friends. 4Use a capital letter for the names of people: Alice, Tom, James, Kim, Snow White 4Use a capital letter for the names of places: National Museum, Bronx Zoo, London, Sacramento 4Use a capital letter for festivals, holidays, days of the week, months of the year: New Year's Day, Christmas, Labor Day, Mother's Day, Sunday, Monday, Friday, January, May, July, October Exercise 1 Circle the letters that should be CAPITALS. Then write the correct letter in the space above them.
expected. "Well, now that is quite problematic..."he claimed to the sleeping baby, "Interesting, what would your mother do in a situation like this?" But the child was too small to give him an answer. "Oh well," sighed the man, "sleep while you can, little one!" "You are back!" a gentle voice surprised him. The soldier turned around and saw princess Eliza, the youngest daughter of the queen, swaying at the stairs and smiling her sunny smile at him. "Your highness!" said youth and wanted to make a deep bow, but a sudden laughter stopped him. "What on earth are you doing?" asked the princess and came downstairs waving with her fan. "Oh!" she shouted then and stopped. She was staring at the baby now, whom was scared by such a sudden voice and started crying. "Could you please be a bit quieter, your highness?" whispered the man to the lady who was widely smiling now. "I'm sorry," she said and carefully she came closer to the child.
and went to shop, to buy some lemonade and something to eat. Girls took hookah along with them, so we were doing it for 30minutes, while the sauna was getting hot. So at 7:30 pm we went to sauna.It had 90 degrees accoring to Celsius thermometer. When we finished our trips, it was already 10pm and girls had to leave, to get their bus to home. Only me and two of my friends were left .So we talked about relations and feelings between our classmates. Geography olympiad on 24 October Friday morning, music lesson and bleeding nose.That's how I started my day. Probably I was so nervous and frightened that day because of Geography. I didn't want to go there and didn't have time study anything for it. So on 5th lesson, when everyone's school was already finished, my nightmare started. I was very hungry, nose was still bleeding and my body was shaking.So it started, teacher gave me 5 papers full of exercises to answer
First a doctor, then two detectives, one of whom she know by name. Later, a police photographer arrived and took pictures, and a man who know about fingerprints. There was a great deal of whispering and muttering beside the corpse, and the detectives kept asking her a lot of questions. But they always treated her kindly. She told her story again, this time right from the beginning, when Patrick had come in, and she was sewing, and he was tired, so tired he hadn't wanted to go out for supper. She told how she'd put the meat in the oven - it's there now, cooking" - and how she'd slopped out to the grocer for vegetables, and come back to find him lying on the floor. "Which grocer?" one of the detectives asked. She told him, and he turned and whispered something to the other detective who immediately went outside into the street. In fifteen minutes he was back with a page of notes, and there was more whispering, and through
11 lovers shows a group of people 5 a, 6 d, 7 d, 8 c, 9 d, 10 d 12 recommend 3 in the first picture, the man · Listening: 1 a, 2 c 3 b, 4 c, 5 d appears to have a lot of luggage 2 1 a fairly complex novel and is in an airport setting, 2 extremely well-observed Transcript WB 05 whereas in the other picture, the 3 utterly superb About 9,000 years ago, when migrating group are travelling without any 4 a little cheated hunter-gatherer societies turned to the
The Jew pointed out to Oliver what a nice life the young men led, and Oliver asked if they were done working for the day. Fagin said they were and told Oliver to try to lift the handkerchief from his pocket. Oliver succeeded, and began to learn how to `unmark' them Chapter 10: Oliver spent more time with the Jew, and the other boys each day learning more and more of how to unmark handkerchiefs, and playing the game of picking Fagin's pockets. After a while, Oliver wanted to go out with the boys and do the work they do, and finally Fagin allowed it. On their first day out, Oliver began to get annoyed because the boys weren't doing anything constructive. Then they spotted a gentleman leaning over a bookstall and Oliver watched as they went up to him. They took a handkerchief out of his pocket and Oliver was horrified that they were stealing from him. The man realized that it was missing and turned to see Oliver running away. The other boys screamed `stop
It was cold. So cold, that the little girl could/might not even cry. She was/is scared, but having no other choice, she stood/stands still until it started to rain. Then, finally, a/an older woman spotted the shaking creature, and called her in for/due to a cup of hot chocolate. The little girl had been/was really happy and followed the kind woman. They became good friends and in/at the evening the woman said that/if the girl could stay as long as she wanted/had wanted. And so it was decided that the girl would/will/is going to/was going to stay with her new stepmother. Happy end 1.3 Fill in missing prepositions where necessary. 1) The party was ..... Saturday. 2) What are you doing ..... Tuesday? 3) ..... teachers were not amazed by his pranks. 4) Are you going ..... the ball? 5) ..... piano sounds great, don't you agree? 6) Hey, Keith, bring me some of ..... ice cream, too! 7) Linda sat ..... the rock and sang ..... song.
* visuaalne info on pandud kahekordsete ümarsulgude vahele. I Love English 6 töövihik sobib inglise keele õpetamiseks 8. klassis Töövihik vastab riiklikule õppekavale Retsenseerinud Piret Kärtner, Viive Latt, Ingrit Tera Toimetanud Viiu Menning, Nicola Fyfe, Tiina Helekivi Kujundanud ja küljendanud Eve Kurm Tehniliselt toimetanud Andero Kurm Illustreerinud Ülle Meister Esikaas: Boswell and Dr. Johnson (foto Scanpix). Vaata Unit 20. Autoriõigus: Mare Jõul, Ülle Kurm, 2009 Kirjastus Studium, 2009 Kõik õigused on kaitstud. Ilma autoriõiguse omaniku eelneva kirjaliku loata pole lubatud ühtki selle töövihiku osa paljundada ei elektroonilisel, mehaanilisel ega muul viisil. Töövihik on kooskõlas 2009. a uuendatud õppekomplektiga I Love English 6. Tartu, 2014 ISBN 978-9949-436-59-0 Kirjastus Studium Riia 15b, Tartu 51010 www.studium.ee Trükitud OÜ Greif trükikojas Lohkva, Luunja vald Tartumaa 62207
the sidewalks with romantic delight and they didn't blink an eye when the ground vibrated beneath their feet as the subway roared by below, while I grinned like an idiot and flexed my toes. New York was a brand new love affair for me. I was starry-eyed and it showed. So I had to really work at playing it cool as I made my way over to the building where I would be working. As far as my job went, at least, I'd gotten my way. I wanted to make a living based on my own merits and that meant an entry-level position. Starting the next morning, I would be the assistant to Mark Garrity at Waters Field & Leaman, one of the preeminent advertising agencies in the US. My stepfather, mega-financier Richard Stanton, had been annoyed when I took the job, pointing out that if I'd been less prideful I could've worked for a friend of his instead and reaped the benefits of that connection. "You're as stubborn as your father," he'd said
how long are you planning to be the Devil's dolls?" Loveless smiled and replied quietly, "Sooner or later we'll join your forces and defeat them once and for all!" The other two exchanged a scared look, yet said nothing. The man was too angry to follow the conversation. Heartless left the "Devil's" orphanage and went to see the Royal Church, where all homeless people could stay for the night. At least she had heard so. She herself couldn't enter any church before, because the Puppet Master wanted them to stay away from all sacred placed he was a true Demon, after all! But finally, the long-wanted freedom had arrived! Of course, losing home was unpleasant, but fortunately it was spring, so there was time to live without worries until the first snowfall. It was evening indeed, so the temperature stayed around +5 Degrees only. Heartless was cold, yet she was used to it already. Much worse was walking in the dark. She knew the streets well, and yet there was an
maker. He could not find anyone to teach him, so he went to London. After a year James returned to Scotland where he became mathematical instrument maker to Glasgow University. He also made musical instruments organs, violins, flutes and guitars. Then he began to work on steam engine. He built a new type of engine, with a separate consider and an air pump. It was great discovery. Watt's engine became the basics of industry. He invented a copying machine. The unit of electric power or activity was named 'a watt' after him. He retired when he was 64. His last invention was a machine for copying sculptures. He had many friends. He died in 1819. A monument was erected to him. 4) THANKSGIVING In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. On this day Americans give thanks for their blessings they have enjoyed during the year. Thanksgiving is usually a family day, celebrated with big dinners and happy reunions
2) I need to save up a lot of money for my new laptop 3) Instead of going out alone I decided to call Chris and wait for him to pick me up. 4) Can't you understand! I don't want to waste time arguing with you. 5) Ian decided to leave .?. work earlier and on his way to the bus stop he met his old friend by accident 6) He provided me with the information I needed 7) Jim was staring at the garage door as if he had seen a ghost. 8) Alice understood she had been rude to her sister and went upstairs to apologize to her. 3 Use the verbs in the past simple, the past continuous, or the past perfect 1) While Jack was testing his new conker, it sank and he had to look for some new ones. (test; sink; have to) 2) After Mum had read the letter, she went upstairs to talk to Jane. (read; go) 3) Jim was riding a horse when some girls took a photo of him. (ride; take) 4) I was having breakfast when I heard the telephone ring
I read a book named ,,Girl, 15 Charming but Insane". It's written by Sue Limb. It's an interesting book that talks about the life of 15 year old girl. The main character was Jess and she lived with her mother. Jess had many teenager's problems. She wanted his father to be with her and she wanted to get the attention of the most beautiful boy of the school named Ben Jones. She was also dissatsisfied with her appearance. She had a best friend named Flora, who unfortunately had all of that. She was one of the most beautiful girls in the school, she got every boy she wanted and she had a real home-loving family. Flora was also very popular caused by her richness and beautiful home. One weekend there was a party at her classmate's place. The whole class
2 I need to save up a lot of money for my new laptop. 3 Instead of going out alone I decided to call Chris and wait for him to pick me up. 4 Can´t you undestand! I don´t want to waste time arguing with you! 5 Ian decided to leave from(?) work earlier and on his way to the bus stop he met his old friend by accident. 6 He provided me with the information I needed. 7 Jim was staring at the garage door as if he had seen a ghost. 8 Alice understood she had been rude to her sister and went upstairs to apoligise to her. 3 Use the verbs in the past simple, the past continuous, or the past perfect. 1 While Jack was testing his new conker, it sank and he had to look for some new ones. (test; sink; have to) 2 After Mum had read the letter, she went upstairs to talk to Jane. (read; go) 3 Jim was riding a horse when some girls took a photo of him. (ride; take) 4 I was having breakfast when I heard the telephone ring
"What are you doing, Laurel?" a sudden voice from somewhere behind called. The girl turned around and saw some blue stripes waving, but soon they were gone again. "Um, who is it?" she asked after a minute of silence, but the person who stood there was already gone. The next noise she heard were someone's fast, almost running feet on the stairs that led to her chamber-room. Soon the door opened and a warm hug followed it was her older sister, Mary. Laurel wanted to say `good morning!' like she always did, but something in sister's crying voice stopped her. "Oh poor Laurel!" said Mary, "When Elisa entered the kitchen and said you didn't notice her, I...I just..." And she started to cry, feeling very helpless at the moment. Laurel whispered then, "Don't be sad! I'm sure the doctor will help me! I feel like in a dream...it's so..." But she couldn't be strong any more and soon tears overhold her as well.
Everything fell back into place for a moment, which lasted a bit longer than usual. Jerry and Megan went to London to run some errands, visit his doctor and buy new clothes for Megan. He also began to realise that he had fallen in love with her and as they returned, Jerry asked Megan to marry him but she refused. Miss Marple had seen that coming all along and knew how it would come to benefit. Jerry went to Mr Symmington to ask his permission and of course, Mr Symmington agreed as he wanted Megan out of his way. He soon realised it wasn't going to be as easy, when Megan came to blackmail him, telling she had seen everything. Mr Symmington tried to get rid of her by drugging her with sleeping pills and pulling her to a gas stove, trying to murder her. He was stopped by Jerry and the police. It was then revealed that Miss Marple wished to prove Mr. Symmington's guilt in that way, and Megan was brave enough to assist her.
· Drab, squallid set of scene. Revolting, disgusting · Characters are people with strong animal desires · Neurotic characters unable to understand the forces that control them · By the end of the 18th century the naturalism depicts in europe, but stars to become the literature method no 1 in america · Naturalism appealed American authors because they found it very right to describe what was going on in the turn of century in America · They wanted something fresh, new · They were disgusted by romantics · Showed the harsh tone in moral life · Refleced the development of science · Period of intense urbanisation, the city is in the center of the novel, often · New characters were businessmen, salesman, immigants, poor farmers · These characters were in new settings, skyscrapers, departments store, apartment building, ghetto, stockyard (cattle, cows were slaughtered), commercial trust
There was a family. The book begins whit Sharon's confession of her pregnancy. Her father - Jimmy Senior (Sr) was shocked. She told to her mother - Veronica - it before dinner. In the family was also twins - Tracy and Linda, Jimmy Jr, Darren and Les. Jimmi Sr and Veronica wanted to know who the father is, bus Sharon didn't want to tell it. They asked if the father of the baby is married or if he will marry with Sharon. Sharon said he isn't married and they will not marry. Sharon has been pregnancy for 10 weeks, but she dosen't feel any differences. From book about pregnance she read that differences will come after 10th week. Jimmy Sr. had hangover and that's why he was a little bossy. He thought why nobody had manners. Her wife
Then the government was the monarch, a person, not a place. He had more land than any pervious king. After his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine, he also ruled the lands south of Anjou. His empire stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. England provided most of its wealth, but the heart was Anjou. Henry II began to regain royal control. During the war some barons had become very powerful. He pulled down some of their castles. He tried to restore law & order. He wanted the same kind of justice to be used everywhere. He appointed his own judges to travel around the country. They dealt with crimes & disagreements over poverty. Serious offences were tried in the king's court. At first they had no special knowledge or training. They were trusted to use common sense. By the end of the 12th cent. They had real knowledge & experience of the law which became known as ,,common law", based on custom, comparison, previous cases & decisions
November 8, 1991 Charlie has some good news and some bad news. Firstly the good ones: Charlie got a B for his English paper on Peter Pan. His language skills are also improving. He says that he wants to write when he grows up. At the same time he is helping Mary Elizabeth with her Rocky Horror Picture Show fanzine, Punk Rocky. Charlie also says that he loves Sam. And the bad news is that Sam has already a boyfriend Craig. Charlie's sister tells him that Sam used to be a "blow queen". This hurts Charlie very much, because he didn't want to think like that over Sam. November 12, 1991 Charlie likes Twinkies. He tells a story about rats, pleasurable rewards, and electric shock. It's a very interesting experiment and it tells that rat or mouse would put up with a lot more voltage for the pleasure. November 15, 1991 Charlie thinks a lot about his brother and his dad. I think that Charlie's brother and father are big idols for them. He says that he also wants to join a football team. Nove
Ruth Rendell born 17 February 1930. She has been writing some books under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. She lives in London and is known English crime writer. Known for her psycological thrillers and murder mysteries. Has worked as a journalist for Essex newspapers. Novel ,,Master of the Moor" was Publisher 1982. She has been rewarded with Silver, Gold and Cartier Diamond Daggers awards from Crime Writers' Assosiation and many other awards. Setting The action takes place in the city of Vangmoor. Lots of action goes around the Moor. Time of the story unknown. Characters Stephen Whalby ''Voice of Vangmoor", Loves walks on the Moor. Suspected of killing girls because he knows Moor very well. Not very into the marriage. Lyn Whalby Stephens wife. Leaves Stephen because of Nick. Dadda Whalby Stephens father. Owns a shop and loves antiques. Peter Naulls Stephens old friend and playfriend when he was litte. Loves to travel and Works in London. Nick Stephens old schoolfriend
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen Release Date: August 26, 2008 [EBook #1342] [Last updated: August 11, 2011] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PRIDE AND PREJUDICE *** Produced by Anonymous Volunteers, and David Widger PRIDE AND PREJUDICE By Jane Austen Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 22 Chapter 2 Chapter 23 Chapter 43 Chapter 3 Chapter 24 Chapter 44 Chapter 4 Chapter 25 Chapter 45
Rudyard Kipling - One of the most memorable English writers of all time Family of Joseph Rudyard Kipling Mother- Alice MacDonald Kipling. Alice Kipling (one of four remarkable Victorian sisters) was a vivacious woman about whom a future Viceroy of India would say, "Dullness and Mrs. Kipling cannot exist in the same room."[3] Father - John Lockwood Kipling. Lockwood Kipling, a sculptor, an illustrator, museum curator and pottery designer, was the principal and professor of architectural sculpture at the newly- founded Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art and Industry in Bombay. Later in life Kipling
THE PRE-RAPHAELITES The PRB was formed in 1848 in London and it was an association of painters, poets, critics, sculptors. It was founded by three Royal Academy students who wanted to brake free from the academic art and return to the moral and descriptive truthfulness that they felt was gone from art. (The Royal Academy of Arts is and institution with a purpose to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.). The founders were William Hunt, John Millais, Dante Rossetti. Because of the fact that they were all students they were also very young- the oldest one, Hunt, was 21. They were soon joined by William
Test 13 1 Translate. 1 Minu lemmiklill on maikelluke. My favourite flower is the lily of the valley. 2 Eesti rahvuslikud sümbolid on suitsupääsuke ja rukkilill. The Estonian national symbols are the barnswallow and the cornflower. 3 See kindlus on pärit 15. sajandist. This fortress dates from the 15th century. 4 Saaremaal on palju tuuleveskeid. There are lots of windmills on Saaremaa. 5 Eesti pinnas ei ole väga rammus. Estonian soil is not very rich. 6 Kas sa oled käinud paekivi muuseumis Porkunis? Have you been to the limestone museum in Porkuni? 7 Raekoja plats The Town Hall Square 8 millegagi võrdlema compare sth with sth 2 Write the questions. 1 in / longest / What / Estonia / is / the / river What is the longest river in Estonia? 2 ever / smoke / Have / a / had / sauna / you Have you ever had a smoke sauna?
Fatal walk It was a warm and cloudless Friday evening in summer but Angelina didn't want to go to a party. She went for a walk at a park. She had a great evening and she enjoyed all this incredible nature in the park. Angelina was glad that she hadn't gone to party because she felt herself so relaxed. There were a few people in the park, birds were singing and not so warm evening sun was still shining. I felt a little bit chilly myself and it was getting darker too so I decided to go back home. My way back wasn't very pleasurable. I had always been afraid of those dark unlit side- streets but that walk had been good for me so I wasn't afraid that time. But then I heard screaming from one street. I didn't dare to go there but I peeked around the corner and I saw two men fighting with each other. One man had a gun and he was wearing a black mask. The other man was a typical businessman. I didn't hear what they were talking about but then I heard
In her ... she got married to her french prince Francois, she was widow at the age of 16, was sent back to Scotland. The hole life she tried to get to the throne Mary was arrested and put into a tower. Finally Elizabeth ordered Mary to be executed ( dog under skirt, red underwear, wig). James came to throne, James VI Scotland, James I England 1603. He was a chatolic, not a very clever king. Chatolics were not satisfied with him as the ruler. 1605 Nov 5 a Guy Fawkes day. The Chatolics wanted to blow up parliament along with the king, but unfortunately were betrayed. Soldiers found Guy Fawkes in the celler who was ready to light the powder. G was tortured and executed. Children collect money and buy fireworks on 5th Nov they burn figures, have bonfires, use fireworks. 1621 a ship called " The Mayflower" set sail to America, there were protestants who decided to leave England, landed on the eastern shore of America new settlement called New Plymouth
Could you help me, please? (NOT Couldn't you help me, please?) You haven't seen John, have you? (NOT Haven't you seen John?) 74. One negative word is usually enough. She looked, but she didn't see anything. (NOT She looked, but she didn't see nothing.) I have never heard of him. (NOT I haven't never heard of him.) 75. Much and many are unusual in affirmative sentences (except in a very formal style). He has a lot / plenty of money. (NOT He has much money.) My father has travelled to lots of countries. (More natural than My father has travelled to many countries.) 76. Don't use since to talk about the future. I'll be home from three o'clock. (NOT I'll be home since three o'clock.) The shop will be closed for two weeks from Monday. (NOT The shop will be closed for two weeks since Monday.) 77. Singular fraction + plural noun: use a plural verb. A third of the students are from abroad. (NOT A third of the students is from abroad.) A quarter of the trees have been cut down. 78