What are you supposed to do when you arrive in Paris of London?

to take a bus or a taxi to the hotel; to speak to the receptionist; to register at the hotel; to take the keys to the room; to take the things to the room; to unpack; to take a shower; to go sightseeing; to go to the Louvre; to walk along the Seine embankment; to watch the barges on the Seine river; to admire the beauty of the city

Continue the enumeration on your own.

Exercise 132. Report the rumours about an earthquake. Instead of it’s said, people say, they say use a Subjective Infinitive construction.

Model: It is said that the earthquake started in the early hours of the day. — The earthquake is said to have started in the early hours of the day.

1. They say that a lot of buildings are damaged. 2. It is said that a lot of people rushed into the streets out of their beds. 3. They say that the earthquake killed many people. 4. They say that a lot of people have lost their dwellings. 5. It is said that people are expecting help from the government. 6. They say that the rescue team is still working in the ruins. 7. People say that a lot of volunteers are helping the rescue team. 8. It is said that the rescue team have found some people alive. 9. It is said that the Prime Minister arrived at the scene. 10. People say that some buildings remained intact. 11. They say that the emergency team arrived within minutes after the alarm was given. 12. It is said that a lot of people are looking for their relatives. 13. They say that many people need psychological help. 14. They say that people from the ruined houses need clothes.

Exercise 133. Say what Yuri Gagarin is known for. Use the suggested cues.

Model: to be the first man in a space flight. Gagarin is known to have been (or: to be) the; first man in a space flight.

to orbit the Earth in 1961; to say «Let’s go» at the start; to be the most popular man in the world after his flights; to travel all over the world; to meet with enthusiasm everywhere; to receive at Buckingham Palace; to speak to Queen Elisabeth II; to greet in India by J. Nehru, the Prime Minister of India then