Which sentence means someone did it for me?Have + something + Past Participle Something + need + Verb + ing Something + need to be + Past Participle
· Change the following sentences using these grammar constructions: 1. The mechanic removed the pedal assembly, the booster, then the master cylinder. 2. The workers replaced the brake lines with new and removed the calipers that were no longer attached to the old discs. 3. We thought of removing the distribution block after disconnecting the line that feeds the rear brakes. 4. My dad asked me to make sure the part is compatible with your make, model and year of car.
· Make the text given above shorter and dramatize it turning it into the report for the programme Top-Gear. You can use the following phrases to make your point of view clear: I suggest/recommend that... Have I made that clear? Do you see what I'm getting at? Would you mind... I wonder if you could... I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you are getting at. Could you explain to me how that is going to work? I don't see what you mean. Could we have some more details, please?
Do you mean that...? Is it true that...?
Do you (really) think that... How do you feel about...?
I never thought about it that way before. Good point! I get your point. That's (exactly) the way I feel.
· Reading for fun. Work in pairs. Read this article, translate and discuss with your groupmates. Of course it’s a joke but what if…? Are there any real ground for such kind of humor? While reading the text pay special attention to grammar. What is peculiar about the text from the point of view of grammar? If Microsoft were GM Microsoft should make cars, GM should make software: At a recent computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon." In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating the following: "If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would be driving cars with the following characteristics: For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day. Every time they repainted the lines on the road, you would have to buy a new car. Occasionally, your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would accept this, restart, and drive on. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart; in which case you would have to reinstall the engine. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought 'Car95' or 'CarNT.' Then you would have to buy more seats. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was more reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five percent of the roads. The oil, water, temperature and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single 'general car fault' warning light. New seats would force everyone to have the same back-end size. The airbag system would say 'Are you sure?' before going off. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by 50 per cent or more. Every time GM introduced a new model, car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car. You'd press the 'Start' button to shut off the engine.
· Look through the text again and compose eight IF-clause sentences. You can use the constructions given below: If + Present, will + infinitive without to If + Past, would + infinitive without to If + Past Perfect, would have + Participle II Unit 4
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