Read the blog post quickly and check your ideas from exercise 1.

GPS CHALLENGE

Dear Friends

CLAUDIA'S BLOG

Sorry I haven't blogged for a while. I've been a bit busy lately. You'll find out why... But first of all, have you ever heard of geocaching? It's a kind of treasure-hunting game that uses a GPS device-usually your smartphone-to find small containers called geocaches hidden all over the world. I can definitely recommend it- it's healthy and fun. So how does it work, exactly? Well, the first step is to go to the geocaching website or download the geocaching app onto your phone. Then choose a geocache and start looking. People have been hiding geocaches for more than ten years, so there are literally millions of them around the world, including Antarctica!

Geocaching began around the year 2000. However, similar games did exist in the past. For example, in the middle of the 19th century, a game called 'letterboxing" became popular in the south of England. People walking in the countryside began to hide boxes of addressed postcards all along the route. When other walkers found a box, they collected the cards and posted them.

In geocaching, the boxes contain a logbook, where the person who finds it can write their name and the date. (They also record the find on the website.) Geocaches often contain a toy or gift, too. You are welcome to take this, provided you replace it with something you have brought with you.

The basic game just involves finding a geocache and recording it online and in the logbook. However, there are lots of variations: multi-cache challenges (each cache leads to the next until the final cache containing the logbook), 'travelling caches' (you move it to a different location and update the information on the website) and webcam caches' (you find a public webcam and capture an image of yourself on the webcam as proof of success). I've tried all of these types, and personally, I've enjoyed the multi-cache challenges the most.

Geocaching is an activity you can do alone or, like me, with a couple of friends, or at events with hundreds of other fans of the game. An example of such an event is the annual "Fumble after Dark' in November in Sweden. I'm seriously thinking about joining it next year. So why don't you get into geocaching too, and I might see you there!

Bye for now!

Claudia

1.   A:  Mary, (your/ yours)               spaghetti sauce is delicious!

            B:  Thank you, but it’s not as good as (your/ yours)                        .

            A:  Oh,no. (Your/Yours)                   is much better. It tastes as good as Anna’s.

            B:  Do you like Anna’s spaghetti sauce? I think (her/ hers)             is too salty.

            A:  Maybe. (My/ Mine)                     mother makes good spaghetti sauce too. (Her/ Hers)                      is thick and rick.

            B:  In truth, making spaghetti sauce is easy, but everyone’s sauce is just a little different.

Choose the correct completion in the brackets.

1. A: Nick really likes (his/him)_____________ new bicycle. It is very light and fast. How do you like (your/yours)__________?

B: (My/ Mine)______________ is cheap, but it's very reliable.

2. A: Excuse me. Is this (your/yours)_____________ umbrella?

B: I don't have an umbrella. Ask Ken. Perhaps it is (him/his)____________.

3. A: When do (your/yours)____________ classes begin?
B: September 2^nd. How about (your/yours)_____________? When do (your/yours)__________ begin?

4. A: Mary, (your/yours)_______________ spaghetti sauce is delicious!

B: Thank you, but it's not as good as (your/yours)_____________.

A: Oh, no. (Your/Yours)_______________ is much better. It tastes as good as Anna's

B: Do you like Anna's spaghetti sauce? I think (her/hers)_____________ is too salty.

A: Maybe. (My/Mine)______________ mother makes good spaghetti sauce too. (Her/Hers)______________ is thick and rich.

B: In truth, making spaghetti sauce is easy, but everyone's sauce is just a little different.

Dan: I'm going to have lunch with my girlfriend's parents tomorrow and i don't know what to wear.

you: Shall i help you to choose something ?

Dan : that ......... great!

sue: I've got a new mobile phone, but i don't understand how it works.

you: Don't worry. ............. you how.

Sue: thanks. ................ really generous of you!

Jake: I don't understand the maths homework.

You: that no problem! ...........it to you.

Jake: oh, thank........,,,,,,,,,

gina : i need to buy a new dictionary, but i don't know which one to get

you:..............you my dictionary if you like. it's really good.

gina: ...........would be great!

( i can explain=i can show=i'll show = that= that's=would be=you)

Choose the correct completion in the brackets.

1, A: Nick really likes (his/him) _______ new bicycle. It is very light and fast.

How do you like (your/yours) ________?

B: (My/Mine) ______ is cheap, but it's very reliable.

2, A : Excuse me. Is this (your/yours) ________ umbrella ?

B: I don't have an umbrella. Ask Ken. Perhaps it is (him/his) ________.

3, A: When do (your/yours) ________classes begin ?

B: September 2\(^{nd}\). How about (your/yours) ______? When do (your/yours) ______ begin?

A: (My/Mine) _____ begin on August 23\(^{rd}\).

4, A: Mary, (your/yours) ______ spaghetti sauce is delicious !

B: Thank you, but it's not as good as (your/yours) ______.

A: Oh, no. (Your/Yours) _________ is much better. It tastes as good as Anna's.

B: Do you like Anna's spaghetti sauce? I think (her/hers) _______ is too

I-Choose the best answer

1. When ( have you joined / did you joined / did you join / have you ever joined ) the school?

2. ( Did you ever worked / Have you ever worked / Worked you / Didn't you have worked ) in England?

3. That's the best speech ( I never heard / I didn't hear / I used to hear / I've ever heard ).

4. He's the most difficult housemate ( I never dealt with / I never had to deal with / I've ever had to deal with / I've never had to deal with ).

5. ( I spoke / I've already spoken / I didn't spoke / I speaked ) to him last week.

6. ( We have signed / We signed / We haven't signed / We have sign ) a contract last year and it is still valid.

7. ( I come back / I came back / I never came back / I've just come back ) from a business trip to France.

8. Prices ( rised / rose / have risen  ) in 1995 but then ( falled / fell / have fallen ) in 1996.

9. You ( listened / didn't listen / haven't listened ) to a word ( I haven't said / I say / saying / I've said ).

10. I can't believe that ( you haven't read / you didn't read / you don't read / you read not ) the news.

II.Put the verbs in brackets into simple past or present perfect

1. We ( study ).............a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.

2. We ( study )............almost every lesson in this book so far.

3. We ( watch / never ).............that interesting program on television last nigh.

5. My wife and I ( travel )............by air many times.

6. My wife and I ( travel )............to Mexico by air last summer.

7. I ( read )............that novel by Hemingway several times before.

8. I ( have ).........a little trouble with my car last week.

9. However, I ( have )..........no trouble with my car since then.

10. We ( live )...........in HN for ten years now and like it a lot.

11. The last time I ( go )............to HN was in May.

12. When my parents were on holiday I ( stay )..........with my aunt for a week.

13. I ( not see ) ...........my son for ages. He ( not visit )..........me since May.

14. Tom ( be )........to HN twice. He loves it very much.

15. My sister ( work )..............for an enterprise for two years.

16. I ( move )...........to HN in 2000. I ( be )..............three a long time now.

17. It was so cold today that I ( wear )............a sweater at school.

18. So far this month there ( be )...........three robberies in this street.

19. When I was young I ( meet )............him three times.

20. Since I ( be )........in this city I ( not see ).........him.

21. She ( work )...........in a bank two years ago.

22. I ( go )............to town yesterday and I ( buy )............. a new book.

23. He ( work )...........here since August.

24. I ( read )........that book already.

25. I ( walk )..........to school every day last night.

26. We ( not be )..........three lately.

27. When I live in HN, I ( work )............in a bank.

28. She ( play )...............tennis since she was eight.

29. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. It ( rain )............for two hours.

30. Ann is looking for a job. She began looking six months ago. She ( look )...........six months.

31. The Sound of music ( become )...............a timeless film classic.

32. Laura ( never / win ).............a beauty contest.

33. I ( not / listen )............to the new Tom Waits CD yet.

34. You ( see )...........any good films recently?

35. The population of India ( increase ).............since 1992.

36. You ( ever / write ).............a love letter for Valentine' Day?

I haven't seen him for months => I last

I haven't beem to a concert for over a year => The last time

The last time I really enjoyed myself was you birthday party => I haven't

It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother => My father hasn't

When did you learn to driver? => How long is it

you have tidied this room for week? => I't weeks

we starrted looking for a flat 2 months ago and we are still looking? => We have

This is the first time I've been to a night club? => I haven't

They have never hear such a thing before? => This is the first time