Grammar Exercises

Ex. 1. Consult the Grammar Focus about Future Indefinite (Simple) Tense.

Ex. 2. Make the following interrogative and negative:

1. They will be in Paris the day after tomorrow. 2. She will cook breakfast for us. 3. We shall start at dawn. 4. The boy will be seven next year. 5. The plane will take off in five minutes. 6. I shall see you on Monday. 7. They’ll tell us about it.

Ex. 3. Complete the sentences with will or won’t.

1. Can you wait for me? I won’t be very long. 2. There is no need to take an umbrella with you. It _____ rain. 3. If you don’t eat anything now, you _____ be hungry later. 4. I am sorry about what happened yesterday. It ____ happen again. 5. I have got some incredible news! You ____ never believe it. 6. Don’t ask Margaret for advice. She ____ know what to do.

Ex. 4. Put questions to the italicized words.

1. Our friends will come to see us tomorrow. 2. They will arrive in some minutes. 3. His parents will be at home after six. 4. Jack won’t go to the cinema because he is busy. 5. We’ll play chess this evening. 6. We’ll get up at seven tomorrow.

Ex. 5. Fill in the correct future or present forms.

1. If you ____ (come) tomorrow, you ____ (see) them here.

2. Carol ____ (buy) that dress, if she ____ (have) enough money.

3. When I ____ (arrive) in New York, I ____ (call) you.

4. If his sister ____ (pass) last exam excellent, she ____ (become) a student.

5. He ____ (not recognize) his flat, when he ____ (come back).

Ex. 6. Combine the given sentences as in the model:

Model: He will get tickets. We shall go to the theatre. – If he gets tickets, we shall go to the theatre.

1. The weather will be fine. The children will go on a trip. 2. The wind will blow from the west. It will rain. 3. You won’t wake me up. I’ll miss the train. 4. We’ll take a taxi. We’ll catch the train. 5. The lawyer will be in the office. He will consult you. 6. I will work overtime. I’ll get extra pay.

Ex. 7. Consult the Grammar Focus about to be going to.

Ex. 8. The people in the sentences below are all thinking about their summer holidays. Complete the sentences about what they plan to do using to be going to . Use these verbs.

travel learn read stay walk

play see cycle swim lie

1. I am going to stay in bed all day.

2. We …………. the Atlantic Ocean.

3. I ……………… lots of books.

4. I ……………….. in the sun.

5. We …………….. round the world.

6. I ……………….. to Brighton on my new bike.

7. I ……………….. lots of sport.

8. We ………………. English in a summer school.

9. I ……………….. in the sea every day.

10. I ………………… in the mountains.

Ex. 9. Underline the correct item.

1. “I really need a drink.” “OK, I’ll buy /’m buying you one. What would you like?”

2. “You look dreadful.” “I know, I’m seeng /’ll see the doctor tomorrow at 4 o’clock.

3. “Did you water the plants?” “Oh, no, I forgot; I’ll water /am going to water them now.”

4. I’m sure he’ll understand / ‘s going to understand if you explain it to him clearly.

5. If I have / will have enough money, I’ll buy a new bicycle.

6. Excuse me, Colin. Will you be going / Will you go to the library this morning?

7. I’m not sure when I go / will go on holiday this year.

8. If we go / will go to Greece in the summer, we will visit the islands.

Ex. 10. Complete the sentences using to be going to for future.

1. ……………………….. the dinner tonight? (you/make)

2. He …………….. for a new job soon. (look)

3. It ………………. hot today, so we should take some bottles of water. (be)

4. …………………… that film on television tonight? (you/watch)

5. My brother ………………. the States next month. (visit)

6. We ………………. in the hotel these days. (stay)

7. They ……………….. new swimming pool in the centre of town. (build)

8. …………………… another car? (they/buy)

9. I ……………….. David’s parents tonight. (meet)

Ex. 11. a) Give the plural of the following nouns (in writing).

Chairman, company, activity, standard, quality, relation, decision, employee, operation, customer, supervisor, problem, team, target, task, performance, organization, human being, resource, opinion, library, objective.

b) now read the nouns out loud.

Ex. 12 . Match the English words and world-combinations from set A with

their Ukrainian equivalents from set B:

SET A

a) standard of living; b) supply goods; c) motivate employees; d) on the other hand; e) carry out the work; f) quality of life; g) work as a team; h) set targets and standards; i) measure the performance of the organization; j) divide the task among the employees; k) make day-to-day decisions; l) long time planning; m) depend on the level; n) human being; o) social skills; p) set objectives; q) make orders; r) on the one hand; s) analytical abilities.

SET B

1) навички спілкування; 2) рівень життя; 3) доставляти товари; 4) намічати цілі; 5) робити замовлення; 6) людина; 7) з одного боку; 8) оцінювати працездатність організації; 9) залежати від рівня; 10) мотивувати службовців; 11) з іншого боку; 12) довгострокове планування; 13) якість життя; 14) розподіляти завдання серед працівників; 15) встановлювати цілі та норми; 16) виконувати роботу; 17) працювати як одна команда; 18) приймати щоденні рішення; 19) аналітичні здібності.

Ex.13. Make sentences using the chart:

must be able – мусить бути спроможним

have to –мусить, повинен

need to - потребує

Lawyers Finance managers Supervisors Personnel managers Sales managers General managers Department managers

must be able to have to need to

divide tasks among the workers; organize people; make decisions; direct and lead other people; set objectives; communicate with employees; select people for a job/for work; measure the performance of the department; develop people; help employees to grow as human beings; deal with customers; consult people on legal issues; discuss figures with an accountant.

Ex. 14. Pair work. Agree with the following statements using the models:

Model I: Use: Of course, certainly, I am sure.

A. In my opinion, a good manager must be able to decide how to use the company’s resources (to develop people).

B. Of course, he must. And he must be able to develop people.

1. In my opinion, every manager must be able to set objectives (to divide tasks among the employees). 2. I personally think, that a good manager must be able to measure the performance of his/her unit (to set targets and standards). 3. I am sure, that every supervisor must be able to direct and lead his/her employees (to communicate with them).

Model II:

1. Must a good manager control and direct people effectively? (find new decisions).

2. Certainly, he must. And he must find new decisions too.

1. Must every manager use his organization’s resources effectively? (help people to grow as human beings). 2. Must he plan his organization’s work? (have relations with other companies). 3. Must every society help people to create their standards of living? (their quality of life).

Ex.15. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary:

Mr. Ford is the general manager _____ our company. 900 employees work _____ our company and Mr. Ford knows how to motivate and lead them. He often speaks _____ people _____ their jobs and their future and their problems. He is able to measure the performance of every unit and get the unit’s managers to work effectively. He also knows how to divide the task _____ the units. _____ this task every manager needs _____ social skills, and Mr. Ford has got such skills.

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