Underline the most appropriate verb structure. a) i'm remembering / remember where i was when i was hearing / heard about princess diana's death. b) over the years, i've seen / saw the footage of jf kennedy's assassination loads of times. c) i've watched / watched the news about 9/11 live on tv. d) i 'm thinking / think that bill clinton was / has been a good president. e) i used to / would love flying, but airport security checks have changed / had changed how i feel about it now. f) the recent global rec ssion was affecting / affected me personally. g) i never enjoyed / 'd never enjoyed the olympic games until i've seen / saw the last one.

remember. heard

`ve seen

watched

think was

used to, had changed

affected

`d enjoyed, saw

My name is (твое имя). I'm (твой возраст) old. I would like to tell you about my favourite profession.

As a child, each of us wants to become a programmer, an acrobat, an animal trainer or a chauffeur. Whenever we visit the zoo, we want to become zookeepers. When we go to the circus, we imagine ourselves being animal trainers or acrobats. When we visit the amusement park, we want to become ice cream seller. However, when we grow up, our plans rapidly change.

At the moment I’m a secondary school student and my dream profession is a programmer. My choice has been influenced by several factors. First of all, it’s the so-called family profession. My grandfather was also a programmer and he seemed to like his profession very much. Secondly, my parents and teachers have noticed that I’m rather good at Mathematics, at computer and a logic. I really like inventing and constructing various objects, so this skill might help to succeed in my favourite profession.

I know that it’s not easy to become a highly-demanded professional. But when I think of programming, I forget about the difficulties. In my opinion, being a good programmer one should combine the following traits: Mathematics, theoretical knowledge, experience and constant development. The last condition is especially important, because when the programmer stops learning about new construction techniques, his works become old-fashioned and uninteresting.

Another advantage of this profession is its significance for the society. I’d be happy to work on useful projects, such as programming for mobile devices. If by some reason my favourite profession will remain only a dream for me, I’ll choose the profession of a teacher. However, in my free time I will still programming or create some presentations.

Dear Paulo,

I'm sorry I haven't written to you for so long: I had no time at all. Don't get upset for defeat in the football match, you will have many wins! I'm sure it'll all come out in the wash, the main thing is to aim.

I helped my father with his work on holidays: recalculate all his bills, sorted out the documents. In short, i had no time to rest. 

And what about you? Do you like to distribute the newspapers? What kind of newspapers do you destribute?

That's how my holidays passed. I hope you will answer soon.