Question

4 Be to and be about to (C)
Complete these sentences on the news. Some are spoken by the newsreader in the studio
and some by reporters on the spot. Use be to or be about to with the verbs in brackets.
? The new museum is to open (open) in the autumn.
? The Prime Minister is at the microphone now. He is about to start (start) speaking.
1 The leading runner is nearly there now. She
2 Taves.
(win) the race.
(go) up from next April.
3 The US President
4 The riot isn't over yet, but the police are here. They...
5 The talks on world trade
(visit) Ireland in the new year.
(take) place later this year.
(move) in.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. is about to win

2. is about to start

3. is to visit

4. are about to move

5. are to take