Exercise6. Rewrite the following sentences by using Present Perfect or Past Simple forms of the verbs in brackets:

1. I (to see) her a few minutes ago. 2. They first (to meet) fifteen years ago. 3. 1 (to meet) him twice - once two years ago and once this year. 4. I (to come) to the USA two months ago. 5. 1 (to start) a new job a few weeks ago. 6. How many times you (to be) to London? 7. I (not to see) Peter last week because he was ill. 8. Why are your hands dirty?-Oh. I (to work) in the garden. 9. 1 (to speak) to him last week. 10. Why are you shaking so? What you (to do)? 11. I (to think) for a long time and I (to decide) that you need to give up your job. 12. They (to sign) a contract last year and it is still valid. 13. They (to be married) since last summer. 14. They never (to get) along with each other. 15. I (not to hear) from her recently. 16. My sister (to teach) English all her life. 17. He (to call) his girlfriend several times. 18. vy prother (to reaa) five books so far this summer.

Exercise7. Present Perfect or Past Simple?

1. My sister (to stay) at home yesterday. 2. (to live) here for ten years. 3. My neighbour (to live) out his life in solitude. 4. Your letter (to arrive) two days ago. 5. The game (to start).They are playing now. 6. Last week we (to go) to the cinema. 7. He (to lose) my watch, he can't find it. 8. 1 (to work) all day and now I'm tired. 9. I (to phone) you at five and you weren't there. 10. We (to buy) a new house last week. 11.They (to clean) the car. It looks new again. 12. The children (to drink) all the apple juice! We'll need to get some more. 13. I (to buy) some new jeans, but I don't think I like them. Maybe I'll take them back to the store. 14. We (to own) this TV set since 1993, and it still works! 15. He (to cry) when his girlfriend left him, but he's OK now. 16. I (to finish) the university three years ago. 17. I first (to get) to know him 6 years ago. 18. I (to see) the movie "Titanic" three times. I'm going to see it again tonight. 19. I (to walk) to work every day for the last two weeks!

20. My stomach hurts. I (to eat) too much. 21. I (to do) a lot since we last talked about it. 22. He (to come) in a few minutes ago. 23. We (to make) our last purchase from them over a year ago. 24. We never (to visit) another country before. 25. He (to work) in this company for 5 years. He likes his job

Last year I had a fight with my wife. She said that I was spending too much money on books. I realized that she was right, and promised that I would no longer do this anymore. However, when I went to work, I saw a very interesting book in the kiosk. I haven’t bought anything this week, "I thought," If I write on this book: "For participating in an amateur play," my wife will not say anything. "

- So you participated in the performance, - the wife was surprised, - Why did I not see you?

“I had a balcony for Romeo and Juliet on my shoulders,” I replied.

In the next book I wrote: "With love and best wishes, your loving uncle Ted."

- What kind of uncle? , asked his wife, - Why am I not acquainted with him?

“Poor dear uncle,” I replied, “He has been giving me books since I learned to read.” He has been living in London for twenty years, and he has never left because of his health.

Then various writers began to give me their books out of love and respect for me. Once I came home with a book that Zola gave me. The wife was standing in front of the mirror - she was wearing a new dress.

- Did you buy a dress? - I asked.

“No,” she replied, “your friend gave it to me.”

- What friend? - I shouted.

- The one who gave you so many books - Charles Dickins.

Now it became clear why lately we had such bad lunches.

When you leave school you understand that the time to choose your future profession has come. It’s not an easy task to make right choice of a job. You can start a working career go into business or continue schooling to receive a higher education. There is one institute or a few institutes is nearly every Russian city. There are dozens of them in Moscow and St. Petersburg. If you want to get a professional training you can enter a technical college. There are over 2000 professions to choose and make a decision. It is a dilemma for all family. Fathers usually wants their children to follow their footsteps. Mothers don’t want their sons and daughters to leave the native town. So they persuade kids to enter local colleges and universities. Because of the wide difference in jobs, you should find out all you can about any job which interests you. This can be done by going to the library and by reading widely, and also by talking to adults who have different kinds of jobs. You also need to think about how well you can do what you would like to do. Some follow their parents advice and some follow their own choice. To make the right choice you should consider your traits and characters. To become a good doctor you must be patient, easygoing and kind/ The teacher’s work requires love for children, profound knowledge of subjects and the ability to explain. Detective’s job is very stressful. He must be brave, fair and strong. A couple of years ago I wanted to become a doctor. I thought it was a very noble profession. I was good at biology at the 8 and 9 forms. I wanted to help people who had problems with their health. I know that a doctor should be noble in work and life, kind and attentive to people, honest and prudent. A doctor who is selfish and dishonest can’t be good at his profession. I tried to do my best to develop good traits in myself. Now I have already decided what to do. I’d like to be a teacher. I know that it is very difficult to be a good teacher. You should know perfectly the subject you teach, you must be well-educated and well-informed. A good teacher develops in his students a desire for knowledge and love for truth and beauty. Teaching must be the greatest of all the arts. It is a great responsibility to educate the children. I think that’s the reason why teachers are deeply respected. More and more people realize that every educated person should know a foreign language. That is why I’m going to become an English teacher. I liked English when we first started learning it is still my favourite subject. I will try to enter the department of foreign languages at the University. You study 5 years at Russian universities. After your final exams you are a qualified teacher of English. University education is deep and many-sided. Some students like a post-graduate course to follow an academic career. Most university graduates take up teaching and return to school. I know that a teacher’s job is quite difficult. A teacher can’t say that he knows everything in his field. He goes on learning his subject during all his career to be able to answer any question. He should be an example of competence. So choosing a career and getting a job are two of the most important things, any person does in his lifetime. If we don’t think about the future, we won’t have one.