Раздел 3 (задания по грамматике и лексике) 18. "It's so huge!" little Tommy had never seen the sea before...

1. "There is so much water! It looks so impressive!" little Tommy had never seen the sea before and he sounded very emotional.

2. "It does," Tommy's grandfather agreed.

3. He had lived by the sea all his life and could not imagine living somewhere else.

4. Tommy's grandfather was a tall, lean man. Like all fishermen, he smelled of salt, fish, and sun.

5. "Why not?" said the grandfather. "I will if your mum permits us."

6. Tommy said that he had asked for permission and then headed home.

7. "I wish mum weren't such a worrier," he thought. "But unfortunately she worries about everything."

8. When Tommy and his granddad got back home, Tommy's mother was not there. She had left for the local bakery to buy fresh buns for tea.

9. Scotland is a popular tourist destination. To me, the main attraction of Scotland is its castles.

10. The landscape in Scotland is more dramatic than in England and the castles look very impressive there.

11. One doesn't need to be a poet or an artist to see their beauty.

12. Visiting Edinburgh Castle was an unforgettable experience.

13. But it has been seriously damaged by people.

Давайте рассмотрим каждое предложение и правильно заполним пропуски:

1. "It's so huge!" little Tommy had never seen the sea before, and he sounded very emotional. "There is so much water! It looks so impressive!"

   • Здесь правильная форма глагола "be" в настоящем времени, так как речь идет о текущем впечатлении.

2. "It does," Tommy's grandfather agreed.

   • В прошедшем времени, так как это реакция на предыдущее высказывание.

3. He had lived by the sea all his life and could not imagine living somewhere else.

   • Фраза "could not" подходит, так как это прошедшая способность или возможность.

4. Tommy's grandfather was a tall, lean man. Like all fishermen, he smelled of salt, fish, and sun.

   • "Fishermen" является правильной множественной формой слова "fisherman".

5. "Will you take me fishing tomorrow?" asked Tommy hopefully. "Why not?" said the grandfather. "I will if your mum permits us."

   • Здесь уместна форма глагола в настоящем времени "permits", так как предложение условное.

6. Tommy said that he would ask for permission and then headed home.

   • Использование "would ask" указывает на будущее действие в прошедшем времени.

7. On the way, Tommy thought about his mother's answer. "I wish mum weren't such a worrier," he thought. "But unfortunately, she worries about everything."

   • "Worries" в настоящем времени, так как это его текущее мнение о его маме.

8. When Tommy and his granddad got back home, Tommy's mother had left for the local bakery to buy fresh buns for tea.

   • "Had left" указывает на действие, которое произошло до их возвращения.

9. Scotland is a popular tourist destination. To me, the main attraction of Scotland is its castles.

   • "Attraction" здесь используется как существительное, означающее "привлекательная черта".

10. The landscape in Scotland is more dramatic than in England and the castles look very impressive there.

    • "Impressive" как прилагательное, описывающее замки.

11. One doesn't need to be a poet or an artist to see their beauty.

    • "Artist" правильная форма существительного, обозначающего человека, занимающегося искусством.

12. Visiting Edinburgh Castle was an unforgettable experience.

    • "Unforgettable" как прилагательное, описывающее незабываемый опыт.

13. But it has been seriously damaged by people.

    • "Seriously" как наречие, усиливающее прилагательное "damaged".

Надеюсь, это помогло!