English Language Task: Advanced Grammar and Reading Practice

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Умова задачі

Read the text and complete the tasks. Last Saturday, Maya decided to visit her grandmother, who lives near the river. She had not seen her for two months because of school and sports practice. When Maya arrived, her grandmother was baking a pie and listening to the radio. After they had talked for a while, they went for a walk in the garden. Maya noticed that the flowers were taller than they had been in spring, and the apples on the tree were almost ripe. On the way back, Maya helped her grandmother carry a basket of vegetables. Although it started to rain, they did not hurry because they were wearing coats. By the time they reached the house, the rain had stopped. Maya felt happy because she had spent a peaceful afternoon and had learned how to make the pie filling. 1) Answer the questions. 2) Find examples of the past perfect tense in the text. 3) Rewrite one sentence from the text in the passive voice. 4) Complete the grammar task below. Grammar task: Choose the correct form in each sentence. A. If Maya ___ earlier, she would have helped with the baking. B. The vegetables ___ by Maya and her grandmother. C. The flowers are ___ than they were in spring. D. Maya said that she ___ the pie filling before. E. The rain stopped, so they ___ to hurry.

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Підказка 1

First, read the text carefully and underline the time expressions that show sequence of events.

Підказка 2

Look for actions that happened before another past action; these often use the past perfect.

Підказка 3

For the passive voice, change the object into the subject and use the correct form of 'be' + past participle.

Підказка 4

For the grammar task, pay attention to conditionals, comparisons, reported experience, and modal meaning.

Покрокове розв’язання

1) The text is about Maya visiting her grandmother and spending a peaceful afternoon. 2) Examples of the past perfect in the text: - had not seen - had talked - had been - had spent - had learned - had stopped 3) Passive voice example: - The vegetables were carried by Maya and her grandmother. 4) Grammar task answers: A. had arrived — This is a third conditional sentence: If + past perfect, would have + past participle. B. were carried — Passive voice in the past simple. C. taller — Comparative adjective. D. had learned — Past perfect shows an action completed before another past moment. E. did not need — The rain stopped, so they did not need to hurry. Possible extra challenge: - Write one new sentence using the past perfect. - Write one sentence in the passive voice about the garden or the vegetables.

Відповідь

A. had arrived B. were carried C. taller D. had learned E. did not need