2B.

RUNNING
WILD?

Roadmap B2
baby Which stages are
toddler the easiest?
the hardest?
primary school child
teenager Why?
young adult
adult
older person
tackle the problem
increase funding
carry out research
ban the use of
take action
do more to
warn about the dangers
crack down on
offer alternatives
enforce a law
a problem area проблемный район
a problem family проблемная семья
a problem child проблемный ребенок
the start of the problem начало проблемы
the root of the problem корень проблемы
the heart of the problem суть проблемы
the problem appears проблема появляется
the problem exists проблема существует
the problem lies in проблема состоит в
the problem arises проблема возникает
solve the problem решить проблему
tackle the problem решить проблему
resolve the problem решить проблему
overcome the problem преодолеть проблему
pose the problem поставить проблему
cause the problem вызвать проблему
1. Правительство должно принять меры, чтобы
решить проблему бедных людей в стране.

2. Это проблемный район, в котором живет много

проблемных семей с проблемными детьми.

3. Суть проблемы состоит в том, что многие семьи

в этом районе не имеют хорошо оплачиваемой
работы и вынуждены работать много, чтобы
заработать.

4. Поэтому множество проблем возникают из-за

постоянной нехватки денег на достойную жизнь.
5. Проблема бездомных людей также существует
в нашей стране. Но что вызывает эту проблему?

6. Правительство должно провести исследование и

приложить усилия для преодоления проблемы
бездомных.

7. В целом, я думаю, что ставить проблемы перед

правительством – это долг любого гражданина
страны, а правительство обязано принимать законы,
чтобы сделать жизнь людей лучше.
Passive voice O+ be
be +V3/ed (by S).
tense formula
Present Simple am/is/are
Present Continuous am/is/are being
Present Perfect have/has been
Past Simple was/were
Past Continuous was/were being
Past Perfect had been
Future Simple will be
be going to am/is/are/was/were going to be
modal verbs modal (to) be
 Use:
 we don’t know who does/did smth;
when it’s obvious who does/did smth;
 when it’s not important who does/did smth;
to emphasise new information;
to use a formal style.

We use by to say who did something and it’s important information.

We use with to say about the thing used to do smth.
The soup should be eaten by people with the spoon.
We can use get instead of be in informal speech.
You should wait a bit before you get paid.
If we have two objects in the sentence, people are the priority.
I was given a lot of presents for my birthday.
A lot of presents were given to me for my birthday.
 Active – Passive.
S MV O
Parents shouldn’t allow their teen children to stay out late at
night.
O + be + V3/-ed (by S).
Teen children shouldn’t be allowed to stay out late
at night by their parents.
O O
The teacher has asked us a lot of questions.
We have been asked a lot of questions (by the teacher).
1. The school has been given a lot of money, and I think it ________onca new
swimming pool.
2. Please ignore the smell in the living room. It _________elast week.
3. Have you heard the news? A new sports centre __________ bby the river next year.
4. When we got to the airport, we discovered that our flight ____________.
5. The head teacher can’t see you right now. She’s actually _________by h someone
from the local paper. g
6. Every day, about 1.9 billion fizzy drinks ______ around the world.
7. I don’t know how the book _________ , but pleasef accept my apologies.
8. Watch out! Always look both waysd before crossing the road! You ____________!

a e. was painted
a. could be killed
b. will be built f. are sold
c. should be spent g. being interviewed
d. got damaged h. had been cancelled
1. As soon as the fire broke out, we ____________to
b leave the building
immediately.
2. By the time we saw the news about the break-in, the robbers________. e
3. I’m not sure what our English assignment topic is, we still ___________f .
4. If you need somewhere to work quietly, you can use room 15. It___________at
g
the moment.
5. We’ll have to find another way to drive into the city. The main road
h
___________from next week for repairs.
c my uncle.
6. I won’t need to get a taxi from the airport because I ___________by
7. If you use your phone in a cinema, you might_____________ .
d so I hope
8. I’ve been in the same position at work for a few years now,
I__________very soon.
a
a. will get promoted e. had already been caught
b. were instructed f. haven’t been told
c. am going to be picked up g. isn’t being used
d. get told off h. will be closed