Exercise 1. Fill the gaps with one of the following words:Imagination,

Exercise 1.

Fill the gaps with one of the following words:

Imagination, working, break, rules, goodbye, called, write, rude

Backwards Day

Bored with doing the same thing in and out? On January 31, take a(n) (1) ________ from the routine by doing everything backwards, because it is Backwards Day.

While it is unclear who created this holiday, it is evident that they wanted it to be a day to break all (2) ________ and to do things their way.

A popular fun holiday among school-going children, it is also sometimes (3) _________ National Backwards Day in the United States.

Celebrating Backwards Day is easy do everything backwards or sdrawkcab.

- Wear your outfit backwards and if you can, talk and (4) _________ backwards.

- Go to bed in the morning and start (5) _________ in the evening, have dinner in the morning and breakfast in the evening; eat your meal, starting with dessert.

- Talk to people with your back towards them. Just make sure you let them know you are celebrating Backwards Day, so they don't think you are (6) ___________.

- Say (7) _________ to people when you meet them, and hello when you depart. Answer the phone with Goodbye! Thank you for calling!

This day is limited only by your (8) ___________ . Use it, and Backwards Day can be lots of fun.



Exercise 2.

Open the brackets using Present Perfect.

_______ the students ________ (improve) their English?
She ________ (become) really beautiful.
_______ this man ________ (invent) many useful gadgets?
People ________ (cause) much destruction to the planet.
I ________ (never surf) in the Pacific Ocean.
The class ________ (do) 5 tests this month.
Allison ________ (find) a few problems with your plan.
_______ you ________ (consult) with doctors about his illness?
I ________ (not meet) Debbie for ages.
Since the previous year, we ________ (not make) any profit.
She ________ (be) sick since Sunday.
You ________ (be) away for 2 weeks.
_______ he ________ (hate) cheese since childhood?
Mark and Katie ________ (not be) together for two years.
I ________ (like) mango since my last trip.