Exercise 2. you are a reporter of a magazine. your editor is worried by a housing problem very much and he gives you the task to find out if there’s any progress in this sphere. so you think over the items of your future interview. you think that the questions should be in the passive voice because it attracts to the objects themselves. how are the things going with those buildings of our city which must be repaired? … they already (to repair) or … it only (to plan) yet? … the housing problem (to solve) in our city some day? during the last year four new houses (to build), three more (to build) now, and the constructions of several houses (to finish) lately. — have the people already moved in them? - no, the houses (to live in) yet, but they (to move) into very soon. generally, many houses (to build) in our city every year, but in the last years the number of new buildings of our region (to reduce) considerably. – what … it (to connect) with? – mainly it (to connect) with economic problems. can the old houses (to reconstruct) or (to reorganize)? — such way out of the situation (to think of), but it (to decide) to postpone this decision.
During the last year four new houses were being built, three more are being built now, and the constructions of several houses have been finished lately. — Have the people already moved in them? - No, the houses haven’t been lived in yet, but they will be moved into very soon.
Generally, many houses are built in our city every year, but in the last years the number of new buildings of our region has been reduced considerably. – Whatis it connected with? – Mainly it is connected with economic problems.
Can the old houses be reconstructed or be reorganized? Such way out of the situation is/was thought of, but it has been decided to postpone this decision.