Barbara Cartland

Barbara Cartland is a famous love-story writer. According to the Guiness Book of Records she (be) ......................................... the best-selling author in the world.

Barbara Cartland (be born) .................................................. at the beginning of the century. She (write) .................................................. her first book when she (be) ..................................... twenty-one and it sold out as soon as it (reach) .................................................. the shops.

Since then she (write) .......................................... over 450 books, and all of them (be) .......................................... about love.

This is what Barbara says about herself: “I (be) .................................................. very organised. I (have) .................................................. 5 secretaries. I (lie) ................................................ on my sofa, (shut) ..................................................my eyes and just (tell) .........................................the story. I (make) ......................................very few corrections, actually. I only (cut) ..........................

the paragraphs if they (be) ..........................................too long. When I (want) ..............................

.................. a plot, I (say) .................................................. a prayer.”

At the moment Barbara Cartland (hold) ...........................................the world record for the amount of books she (sell) .................................................. .

Задание 9. Раскройте скобки, употребив глаголы в нужном времени:

Conversation

Ann: Do you like travelling?

Bill: Yes, I (like) .................................................. travelling very much. It (be) ...................................... my hobby. I always (take) .................................................. my camera with me and (take) .................. pictures of everything that (interest) .................................................. me: the ruins of ancient buildings, the sights of cities, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, waterfalls and even animals and birds.

Ann: What countries (visit, you) .................................................. ?

Bill: Well, I (be) ..................................... to Italy, Greece, Russia and India. Some day I (go) ............ to the United States. My cousin (live) ........................................... there. She (invite) ........................... me several times already. When I (have) ...................... enough money, I (go) ................ to the States.

Ann: I (be, never) ............................... to any of these countries. When (be, you) .....................

................... in Russia?

Bill: Two years ago.

Ann: Did you go there alone?

Bill: No, I (go) ...........................................there with my father. We (visit) ...........................................

Moscow and St. Petersburg, the most beautiful cities of Russia.

Ann: I (want, always) ............................................ to travel to other countries, but I (have, not) ..........

............................... the opportunity. I (go) .................................................. to Germany in my childhood, but I (be, not) .................................................. anywhere since then.