1.   Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
tense and voice.                     

The Houses of Parliament

The Houses of Parliament is
the seat of the British Parliament, a great mass of buildings on the east bank of
the Thames is London.
It _______ (to build) in the 19th century after plans by Sir Charles
Barry. The  Houses of Parliament
_________ (to include) three massive towers: Victoria Tower,
Middle Tower and Saint Stephen or the Clock
Tower which ________ (to contain) a clock and a great bell, Big Ben, weighing
13.5 tons. There _______ (to be) also the House of Peers, the House of Commons,
the residence of the Speaker, the libraries and the offices. In World War II
the buildings _____ (to bomb) heavily and seriously ____ (to damage).

 

2. Use the text of ex. 1 and decide if these statements are true of
false.

 1) The Houses of Parliament consist of one building.
_____

 2) The Houses of Parliament are situated on
the bank of the river.  _____

 3) Big Ben is the name of the tower. _____

 4) Big Ben weighs more than fourteen tons. _____

 5) The Houses of Parliament were seriously
damaged during World War II. ____

 

3. Write
responses to the following statements as in the example.

1) They would like to visit
Madam Tussaud’s museum. So would I.

2)  They didn’t see the figures of the celebrities
there. _________

3) He usually gets the
information from the Internet. _________

4) You shouldn’t book the
tickets for the train. ________

5) She hasn’t heard about
this gallery yet. _____

6) You have been reading
for two hours now.