Writing
1. PW. Change the sentences from Direct into Indirect Speech

1. “The nature-nurture controversy is very old”, said the teacher.
2. “There is a difference between optimists and pessimists,” says my grandmother.
3. “Personality is nature specific to each individual,” said Jane.
4. “Optimists always expect the best things though they have a lot of problems,” said the doctor.
5. “The researchers believe that the environment and the genes, nurture and nature - work together and are both important,” said Ben.

2 | IW. Create a paragraph about "Optimism or pessimism". a) Read the model text below and find out the main idea in it. b) Correct the punctuation mistakes.

I think there is a difference between optimists and pessimists and it isn’t a difference in life experiences an optimist who is going through a hard time feels confident that life will get better while a pessimist is more cynical and believes anything will always be difficult and painful optimists always expect the best though they have a lot of problems. But pessimists tend to expect the worst and see only problems while an optimist looks at the bright side and instead of seeing a problem pessimists may give up trying to be optimistic maintaining a positive hopeful yet realistic perspective in the face of hard times can be a real challenge -everybody is facing right now in the world but it is essential to live peacefully and happily As for me it is important to see the beauty love generosity and goodness as well

3. | IW. Write at least two paragraphs about the personality of someone you know well. Use "other, others, another" and ideas from the topic.

4. | PW. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box. Some pronouns can be used more than once.

a) other | b) anoth | c) the other | d) others | e) one | f) ones

1. Some English people have got their own houses, ... live in flats.
2. There are two books on the table. One is English and__is German.
3. The girl didn’t like the blouse that the shop assistant offered and she asked her to show ... one.
4. Give me ... cup of tea, please!
5. What ... remedies do you take for your backache?
6. Some streets in our city are crowded, but ... are very quiet.
7. The students in my class began learning ... foreign language.
8. What ... languages does your father know?
9. Sensitivity to ... people’s feelings makes him a kind person.