16. Put the verbs in the correct form. There (to be) 22 million homes in Britain — big homes and small homes, old cottages and new buildings, houses and flats. Many British people (to love) old houses. They also (to love) gardening, and there (to be) gardens everywhere you go: in towns, villages and out in the country. Two thirds of families in Britain (to own) their houses. Millions of these houses (to be) the same with two or three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, dining room and kitchen downstairs. There (to be) a great many different kinds of homes in Britain but there (to be) not enough. It (to be) often very difficult for young people to find a home when they (to want) to start a family. British homes (to be) usually smaller than American homes. But like Americans, different generations usually (not to live) in the same house.

1. Факты и общие сведения выражаются Present Simple. Для конструкции «there be» выбираем единственное или множественное число по существительному после глагола.

There are 22 million homes in Britain — big homes and small homes, old cottages and new buildings, houses and flats. Many British people love old houses. They also love gardening, and there are gardens everywhere you go: in towns, villages and out in the country. Two thirds of families in Britain own their houses. Millions of these houses are the same, with two or three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, dining room and kitchen downstairs. There are a great many different kinds of homes in Britain, but there are not enough. It is often very difficult for young people to find a home when they want to start a family. British homes are usually smaller than American homes. But, like Americans, different generations usually do not live in the same house.