<span>1. In school, you can learn a lot of interesting information.
2. Meet interesting people.
3. Get a good education.
4. Participate in exciting contests and <span>competitions.</span></span>
1. What does the English family prefer?
2. What kind of house does the English family prefer?
1. (Besides) being (clever) - герундий
2. before (answering) - герундий
3. the fax announcing - причастие наст. вр. (причастие I)
4. spoken about - причастие прош. вр. (причастие II)
<span>About 90 per cent of all
crimes in Great Britain <u>are dealt</u> (Present Simple Passive) with by
Magistrates’ courts which can impose fines or prison sentences of up to six
months.
Capital punishment <u>was abolished</u> (Past Simple Passive) in England in
November 1965.
In England there are no minimum sentences, except for murder, which carries a
penalty of life imprisonment, but life sentences are rarely more than 14 years,
because they <u>can be reduce</u>d (Present Simple Passive) for good behavior,
often by one third or more.
Some murders <u>are committed</u> (Present
Simple Passive) by criminals evading arrest, by insane or mentally disturbed
people, by cold-blooded sadists completely devoid of all human feelings.
The important thing in the prevention of murder is to eliminate the weapons and
instruments with which these crimes <u>are committed</u>, (Present Simple
Passive) and to stop the dangerous influence of violence in books, films, and
other mass media, from which some criminals derive their “inspiration”.
Punishment <u>can</u> also <u>be seen</u> (Present Simple Passive) as a reform
because it warns other people of what will happen if they tempt to break the
law.
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