1. Paul is a tech addict. He spends hour surfing the Net.

2. He browses the Internet every weekend.

3. He plays basketball three times a week with the local team.

4. He seems to be quite talented.

5. He doesn't play basketball but he really enjoys watching games. He often goes to matches with his friends.

1. She was kidnapped by an American terrorist group. She was beaten up.

2. She was found by the police 19 months later.

3. She was taken to prison and tried.

4. She said she had been raped by the revolutionaries and had been threatened with death.

5. She was found guilty of bank robbery and using firearms.

6. She was condemned to 18 months in prison.

7. She was later pardoned by President Clinton.

1. While John and Mary were away on holiday their house was broken into.

2. The front door was knocked down.

3. The electricity was cut off and the criminals didn't set off the alarm.

4. They discovered that their papers had been looked into and all mixed up.

5. Their jewels had been found and taken away.

1. We are always told lies.

2. Mark was promised a job (by his boss).

3. Jenny was offered a lot of money.

4. I was showed / shown the way.

5. I will be taught how to edit a film (by a friend).

6. My sister has been given a lot of presents by my parents.

1. The roof has been fixed.

2. The windows have been fixed.

3. The garage door has been fixed and painted.

4. The door has been painted.

5. The lawn has been mown.

6. Two trees and some flowers have been planted.

7. The tree has been removed.

8. A gate has been made.

9. The ground (sol) has been cleaned.

10. A swimming-pool has been built.

11. The house has been redecorated.

1. The roof will be fixed.

2. The windows will be fixed.

3. The garage door will be fixed and painted.

4. The door will be painted.

5. The lawn will be mown.

6. Two trees and some flowers will be planted.

7. The tree will be removed.

8. A gate will be built.

9. The ground will be cleaned.

10. A swimming-pool will be built.

11. The house will be redecorated.

1. He stays indoors and surfs the Net although he is overweight.

2. He knows he puts on weight because he doesn't move enough.

3. He won't lose weight since he's glued to his screen all day long.

4. He spends all his time on the Net although he knows it's bad for his health.

5. He won't be very fit until he changes his habits.

6. He is addicted to the Internet although it's harmful for his health.

7. His health will improve provided he exercises enough.

1. When Helen Keller was one and a half years old, she became very sick.

2. After she lost most of her sight and hearing (vue et ouïe) she realized she would be different.

3. As / Whenever she tried to communicate, she got frustrated.

4. Although / When she wanted to say things, she couldn't.

5. Although she was blind and deaf she learned to talk.

6. As she was bright, she learnt how to speak.

7. When she grew older she tried to help disabled people.

1. As slavery was illegal in the North, slaves wanted to escape there.

2. Harriet Tubman led slaves to freedom. She helped them hide until they reached the North.

3. The slaves moved from one shelter to another at night. Harriet risked her life although she knew she could be arrested.

4. Although it was dangerous she was never caught.

5. As she had helped 300 slaves to escape she was called Moses.