1. put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense and voice. the houses of parliament the houses of parliament is the seat of the british parliament, a great mass of buildings on the east bank of the thames is london. it (to build) in the 19th century after plans by sir charles barry. the houses of parliament (to include) three massive towers: victoria tower, middle tower and saint stephen or the clock tower which (to contain) a clock and a great bell, big ben, weighing 13.5 tons. there (to be) also the house of peers, the house of commons, the residence of the speaker, the libraries and the offices. in world war ii the buildings (to bomb) heavily and seriously (to damage). 2. use the text of ex. 1 and decide if these statements are true of false. 1) the houses of parliament consist of one building. 2) the houses of parliament are situated on the bank of the river. 3) big ben is the name of the tower. 4) big ben weighs more than fourteen tons. 5) the houses of parliament were seriously damaged during world war ii. 3. write responses to the following statements as in the example. 1) they would like to visit madam tussaud’s museum. so would i. 2) they didn’t see the figures of the celebrities there. 3) he usually gets the information from the internet. 4) you shouldn’t book the tickets for the train. 5) she hasn’t heard about this gallery yet. 6) you have been reading for two hours now.

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