- •The verb - to be -
- •Write short answer for these questions:
- •Now ask and answer the questions:
- •Ask the alternative questions and answer them:
- •Write questions with What/Who/How/Where/Why? Use am/is/are.
- •Complete the questions:
- •Translate the sentences.
- •Pronouns (Местоимения)
- •Fill in the correct personal pronouns.
- •II Put in the right (appropriate) possessive pronouns.
- •III Choose the right word.
- •IV Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns.
- •V Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •VI Fill in this/that/these/those.
- •VII Translate into English.
- •Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- •Exercises
- •Cross out the incorrect alternative in the following sentences:
- •Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Sometimes the word needs to be plural (-s).
- •Translate the sentences.
- •Nouns (Singular and Plural)
- •Give the plural of the following nouns.
- •Translate the sentences:
- •Articles
- •Неопределённый артикль (The Indefinite Article)
- •Определённый артикль (The Definite Article)
- •Отсутствие артикля (Zero Article)
- •Exercises:
- •III Complete these sentences. Use the words in the list. Use the if necessary.
- •IV Look at the underlined words in these sentences. Which is right (the or the)?
- •V Put in the where necessary. If the sentence is correct, write ‘okay’.
- •VI Translate the sentences.
- •There is/are
- •A) Complete the text with an appropriate forms of the verb to be (is, isn’t, are, aren’t).
- •A) Circle the best answer.
- •Describe your bedroom (room) using there is/are and words from the books.
- •Complete the sentences with there is/there are (not).
- •Underline the correct form of there is/there are. Make up 10 questions on the text. Describe your (or smb’s neighbourhood).
- •Translation into English.
- •Some/ any/ no
- •IV Translate the sentences into English.
- •Exercises:
- •Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
- •Put in a lot/ a lot of/ much/ many.
- •In some of the sentences -much- is incorrect or unnatural. Change -much- to -many- or -a lot (of)- where necessary. Write “ok” if the sentence is correct.
- •Choose the correct item.
- •Complete the sentences with little/ a little/ few/ a few.
- •Translate into English.
- •Prepositions of Time
- •I Fill in the gaps with one of the following prepositions at, on, in (where necessary).
- •Put in for, during or while.
- •Put in by or until.
- •Complete the following description with for, during, by, until, at, in or on. Summarize the text. Eleanor is a nurse who works the night shift. How does she manage?
- •Present Simple Tense (Настоящее простое время)
- •Exercises
- •Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of these verbs:
- •Eg.She’s very clever. She speaks four languages.
- •Eg.‘Have a cigarette.’ ‘No, thank you. I don’t smoke.
- •Write questions with Do/Does …?
- •Read the sentences and correct them (the information is wrong). Write two correct sentences each time.
- •Complete the information about the business activities of the Thai company Berli Jucker, using the verbs in the box. Translate the sentences.
- •Translate the sentences:
- •Present Continuous Tense (Настоящее продолженное время)
- •Exercises:
- •Make the following sentences negative and interrogative.
- •Ask questions to the following sentences with the words in brackets.
- •Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the Present Continuous.
- •Eg.‘You ‘re working hard today.’ ‘Yes, I have a lot to do.’
- •A) Complete the texts with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Put 5 questions to each text.
- •In the Park
- •Make up the similar texts about the families as if they were:
- •A) Complete the sentences, opening the brackets.
- •Read the following passages about changes that are taking place in the software industry. Fill in the blanks with the verbs from the box, using the present continuous.
- •Translate into English.
- •Present Simple vs Present Continuous Exercises
- •Rewrite these sentences in the Present Continuous.
- •Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
- •A) Read and translate the text. Do some tasks. A Student
- •Choose the correct form of the verbs.
- •Make up sentences using the following prompts. The first verb should be in the present simple, and the second verb in the present continuous.
- •Translate into English.
- •Past Simple Tense (Прошедшее простое время)
- •Exercises
- •Put in was/wasn’t/were/weren’t.
- •Complete these sentences with the verbs from the list in the past simple.
- •Use the correct forms of the verbs, positive or negative.
- •Ask questions to receive the following answers:
- •Write in the missing forms of the irregular verbs below. Each verb can be used with the expressions on the right. Translate them and use in the sentences.
- •VI Translate the sentences:
- •Past Continuous Tense (Прошедшее длительное время)
- •Exercises:
- •Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the Past Continuous Tense.
- •Choose the correct tense, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
- •In the following sentences put one of the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous and the other verb into the Simple Past.
- •Translate the sentences.
- •Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today.
- •In some of the sentences you can use used to instead of the Past Simple. Where possible rewrite the sentences using used to.
- •Write true sentences about yourself, using used to or didn’t use to and one of the words in the box.
- •Revision
- •Choose the correct form of the verbs.
- •Present Perfect
- •1.Образование
- •2.Употребление
- •Exercises:
- •1. Choose 5 expressing from the list to make short dialogues.
- •2.Read the situations and write the sentences. Choose the verbs from the list.
- •3.Complete the text with the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •4.Make up questions.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •The Degrees of Comparison of the Adjectives
- •Exercises:
- •2. Use a superlative form (-est or most).
- •3. Use a superlative form or a comparative form.
- •4. Use the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
- •5. Open the brackets, using correct degrees of comparisons. Translate into Russian.
- •6. Translate into English.
Complete the sentences with little/ a little/ few/ a few.
'When did you see Sarah?' ' ............... days ago.'
He's very lazy. He does ............... work.
They're not rich but they've got ............... money – enough to live.
The TV service is not very good. There are ............... good programmes.
I can't decide now – I need ............... time to think about it.
Nearly everybody has a job. There is ............... unemployment.
He's not well-known. ............... people have heard of him.
Do you mind if I ask you ............... questions?
I don't think Jill would be a good teacher. She's got ............... patience.
“Have you ever been to Paris?” “Yes, I've been there ............... times.”
Translate into English.
Нам нужно несколько долларов и немного удачи.
У Jane есть небольшой прогресс. Она теперь делает мало ошибок.
На субботу и воскресенье много жителей крупных городов выезжают в сельскую
местность.
Поторопись! У нас мало времени и много работы.
Я полагаю, что в жизни много интересных вещей (много интересного).
Многие считают, что образование – наилучшее капиталовложение.
В течение всей зимы у нас так мало солнечного света, всего лишь несколько
солнечных дней.
Есть ли большой спрос на видео?
Наша компания тратит много денег на оборудование.
В такой конкурентной среде очень трудно получать много прибыли.
Я не могу пить этот сок. В нём слишком много сахара.
- У тебя всегда много работы перед отпуском? - Нет, только в этом году. Мы работали
много, но не успели подготовить все документы.
В нашем офисе работает мало экономистов, но они много работают.
- Вы много знаете о маркетинге? - Нет, не очень.
У нас было мало денег для того, чтобы начать бизнес, поэтому мы обратились за ссудой в банк.
Prepositions of Time
Brief notes: Мы используем предлоги времени at, on, in в следующих ситуациях:
at (с точным указанием времени) - 5 o'clock
11.45
midnight
lunchtime
sunset
night
the weekend/weekends
Christmas/Easter
the moment/present
the same time
on (конкретный день или дата) - Friday/ Fridays
12 March 1990
Christmas Day
my birthday
Friday mornings
in (периоды времени) - the past/ future
the middle ages
the 20th century
the 1990-s
2005
winter
October
the morning/ afternoon/ evening
«In» также имеет значение «через» по отношению к будущему: a few minutes/ 2 days
Мы не используем предлоги перед next/last/this/every (eg. last month, next year, this week).
Мы используем предлоги for/during/while в следующих ситуациях:
for + a period of time during + noun while + subject + verb
(в течение: отрезок времени) (во время чего-л)
2 hours the film I was watching
a week our holiday we were on holiday
ages she watched TV
the weekend
Другие предлоги времени:
- by - к (определённому моменту)
- until (till) - до (+ время в будущем)
- before - перед (чем-л)
Сравните:
1.We'd better hurry. We have to be at home by 5 o'clock.
2.I'll be working until 11.30.
3.She usually has a cup of coffee before lunch.