Supply the correct form of the verbs given in brackets and perform the role play given below.

Fuel Relief for Vulnerable

‘Underfunded by £1,5bn’

 

Ministers have omitted to publish a Whitehall report (1) _______________ (to warn) them that they will fail by a huge margin to give 2.3 million of the poorest households enough money to keep warm in winter unless they (2) _______________ (to raise) spending by half over the next seven years.

Michael Meacher, the environment minister, and Brian Wilson, the energy minister, received a report from a government advisory body two months ago, (3) _______________ (to warn) that only 800,000 people (4) _______________ (to have) enough help by 2010 – contrary to a government pledge (5) _______________ (to give) in November last year.

Instead, the government’s warm front programme (6) _________ (modal verb) (7) _______________ (to cut) from April next year because of a squeeze on Whitehall spending. A report by the government’s advisory body, (8) _______________ (to see) by the Guardian, says the current £3bn (9) _______________ (to allocate) until 2010 to tackle the problem (10) _____________ (modal verb) (11) _______________ (to rise) to £4.5bn.

Under the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000, ministers (12) ___________ (modal verb) (13) _______________ (to ensure) that no household (14) _______________ (to live) in fuel poverty by 2016.

Britain has one of the worst rates for winter deaths among the elderly and poor in Europe. It (15) _______________ (to estimate) that between 30,000 and 60,000 people die unnecessarily every winter because they do not have enough money for fuel or live in draughty homes.

MPs and campaigners yesterday condemned the government for (16) _______________ (to keep) the report secret, and for (17) _______________ (to propose) fresh cuts. Steve Webb, Liberal Democrat spokesman on poverty said: “The government (18) __________ (modal verb) (19) _______________ (to publish) these figures and (20) _______________ (to do) something about it.”

(From ‘The Guardian’, abridged)

 

Role play. This year winter in Great Britain is exceptionally cold. However, according to law British pensioners get extra benefits from social security funds only if Britain has subzero temperatures for over 10 days running. This isn’t happening: it is –5ºC for 5 or 6 days, then it is +4ºC, then it goes down to –10ºC. Now a debate is going on in Parliament on the problem of granting extra benefits to the poor in spite of the provisions of the law. (It is vitally important since 7 people have died of cold this week.) A public rally is being held outside Parliament in support of the poor.

 

Role 1. You are Mike Parsons, a Guardian reporter who saw the Whitehall report mentioned in the article given above. Inform the participants of the rally about the state of affairs with the government’s warm front programme.

Role 2. You are Steve Webb, Liberal Democrat spokesman. Say what the government must (has to, is to) do or was to do (to have done) to help the poor.

Role 3. You are Mary Goodwin, a pensioner. Your neighbour died of cold 3 days ago and you are still quite distressed. Speak about the position of the poor and say what must be done to prevent unnecessary deaths.

Vocabulary Revision

23. Revise Vocabulary 1 Unit 7 and do the following multiplechoice task.

1. This mountain is _____ the highest in the world.

A. among B. between

2. This boy was ______ those who attacked me.

A. among B. between

3. _______ you and me, I think he’s rather stupid.

A. among B. between

4. There’s only the tree and the rock, captain: I can see nothing ____!

A. among B. between

5. The fort can’t be _______ against an air attack.

A. defended B. protected

6. He raised his arm to _______ his face from the blow.

A. defend B. protect

7. Such a thin coat doesn’t ______ against the cold.

A. defend B. protect

8. These electric wires are _______ by a rubber covering.

A. defended B. protected

9. _______ yourselves! The enemy are coming.

A. defend B. protect

10. If Mr Smith wants to win his case he must be _______ by the best lawyer he can find.

A. defended B. protected

11. My _______ of her character was wrong. She is much more intelligent.

A. calculation B. estimate

12. There was _______ behind her choice of acquaintances; she wanted people useful to her in business.

A. calculation B. estimate

13. Exact _______ of the cost is necessary before spending public money.

A. calculation B. estimate

14. The room is 20 feet long at a rough ________.

A. calculation B. estimate

15. The driver _______ the journey would take at least two hours.

A. calculated B. estimated

16. That was a(n) _______ threat; she meant to annoy you.

A. calculated B. estimated

17. The boy won’t do his work if he isn’t _______ to.

A. forced B. obliged

18. The girl was so persistent in her request that the manager was _______ to say “yes”.

A. forced B. obliged

19. The boy’s behaviour was so bad that the headmaster was ______ to expel him.

A. forced B. obliged

20. The evidence was so complete that the criminal was _______ to admit everything.

A. forced B. obliged

21. The police searched him but he was ______.

A. clean B. pure

22. It was a sunny day with a cloudless sky of _______ blue.

A. clean B. pure

23. The voices of young boys singing in church were high and _______.

A. clean B. pure

24. These spoons are made of _______ silver.

A. clean B. pure

25. These silver spoons aren’t _______ enough. Wash them again.

A. clean B. pure

26. Someone who behaves as foolishly as you has no right to _______ how others should behave.

A. administer B. prescribe

27. This drug must be _______ very carefully.

A. administered B. prescribed

28. When you _______ a medicine to a child you should be very careful about dosage.

A. administer B. prescribe

29. Stop ________ and eat your dinner!

A. complaining B. lamenting

30. When the old lady started ________ over her misfortunes, we had to leave. We couldn’t bear it.

A. complaining B. lamenting

31. Our neighbours are very noisy. We _______ about it to the landlord, but there was nothing he could do.

A. complained B. lamented

32. When do we meet? – At the _______ time.

A. common B. usual

33. These difficulties are ________ among people of his age.

A. common B. usual

34. What a wonderful bird! – Oh, it’s just a swallow. They are quite _______ here.

A. common B. usual

35. Do they always have milk with meals? – No, wine is more _______.

A. common B. usual

 

Unit 9

 

 

Reading and Speaking: Religion

 

Focus on Grammar:

Emphasis

 

Grammar Training

 

1. Study Grammar Reference p. … and analyze the followingexamples. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Governments will never be able to solve the problem of war and peace.

1. The problem of war and peace governments will never be able to solve.

2. The criminals left a trail, though they were cautious.

3. Cautious though they were, the criminals left a trail.

4. Raines gave the best assignments to his cronies.

5. The person who gave the best assignments to his cronies was Raines.

6. The US State Secretary gave Al Jazeera an exclusive interview in Cairo to improve the image of the USA.

7. The place where the US State Secretary gave Al Jazeera and exclusive interview was Cairo.

8. The reason why the US State Secretary gave Al Jazeera an exclusive interview was to improve the image of the USA.

9. What the US State Secretary did was to give Al Jazeera an exclusive interview.

10. CNN was the primary source for news during the 1991 Gulf war.

11. It was CNN that was the primary source for news during the 1991 Gulf war.

12. It was during the 1991 Gulf war that CNN was the primary source for news.

13. The authorities can’t tolerate a breakdown in the rule of law under any circumstances.

14. Under no circumstances can the authorities tolerate a breakdown in the rule of law.

15. They knew little about the threat.

16. Little did they know about the threat.

17. The pilot won’t go into restricted airspace ever again.

18. Never again will the pilot go into restricted airspace.

19. They didn’t claim responsibility for this until much later.

20. Not until much later did they claim responsibility for this.

21. As soon as the president arrived reporters rushed to interview him.

22. No sooner had the president arrived than reporters rushed to interview him.

23. The official not only leaked the news to the press; but he also gave them confidential information.

24. Not only did the official leak the news to the press, but he gave them confidential information.

25. The president didn’t arrive at the appointed time, and he didn’t give any information to his press-secretary.

26. The president didn’t arrive at the appointed time, nor did he give any information to his press-secretary.

27. We have little information about this affair, and we don’t want to find out new facts.

28. We have little information about this affair, nor do we want to find out new facts.