1. Did you hear about the quiz competition? It was won by Claude Jennings.
2. You know Mrs Miles. She did a parachute jump last week.
3. Have you heard about David? He's been attacked by a bull.
4. Trevor and Laura have bought a house. It's still being built.
5. Did I tell you about Andrew? He likes Jessica.
6. Bad news about your stamp collection. It's been thrown away.
7. Did I mention my neighbours? They've been kidnapped by Martians.
8. Did you hear about the ghost? It was seen by five people.
1). The real power in the country belongs to the British Parliament and to the British Government. The British Parliament has two “houses”: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.<span> The House of Lords doesn’t have much power but it is very important as it can offer and change laws, it can delay laws too.</span>
<span>2). The House of Commons makes laws about the policy of the country, taxes and many other things.</span>
1. neighbours' <span>complaints
</span> 2. today's <span>world
</span> 3. sisters' <span>husbands
</span> 4. women's <span>clothes
</span> 5. ten-minute <span>ride
</span> 6. wives' <span>names
</span> 7. brother-in-law's <span>dog
</span> 8. Tolstoy's and Turgenev's <span>styles
</span> 9. Smiths' <span>luggage
</span>10. grandparents' house.
1. Rory's home has got two bedrooms.
2. The boat is called Marianne.
3. Living on a boat isn't much fun when there's bad weather.
4. They paint the houseboat every year.
5. There are modern painting in the boat's living room.