- •Harold: Here I am in Hastings. Now where’s Castle Road? Ah, there’s a
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns.
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns.
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •A Sad Story of a Sad Man
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns.
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Text Two
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns.
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns.
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Text One “Polite Conversation”
- •Text Two
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns.
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises Exercise 1. Give 4 possible forms of polite requests and an answer for each of
- •Text One «The King is Dead: Long Live the King»
- •Text Four
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Startling discovery off florida coast
- •Список использованной литературы
- •Contents
- •Focus on english
- •Часть II
Notes. Forms and Patterns.
The Past Continuous Tense
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I was talking you were talking he/she was talking we were talking you were talking they were talking |
Was I talking? Were you talking Was he/she talking? Were we talking? Were you talking? Were they talking? |
I was not (wasn’t) talking you were not (weren’t) talking he/she was not (wasn’t) talking we were not (weren’t) talking you were not (weren’t) talking they were not (weren’t) talking |
We use the Past Continuous:
to indicate that the action was going on at a given time in the past.
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e.g.
At 6 a.m. I was still sleeping.
to provide a past time frame for another activity.
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e.g.
They were discussing the prices when the fire started.
to indicate that two actions happened at the same time and lasted for the same period.
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e.g.
While the fire brigade were fighting the fire, we were trying to save some of our works of art.
(с) Adverbials.
We use the following time expressions with the Past Continuous:
yesterday at 5; yesterday from 5 till 7; yesterday all day long; last year at that time, etc.
Types of questions:
They were discussing the prices yesterday from 3 till 5. |
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2. Prepositions: adjective + preposition.
After many adjectives we use particular prepositions:
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angry about |
worried about |
nervous about |
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I am worried about my exam. |
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good at |
bad at |
clever at |
hopeless at |
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I’m not very good at mathematics. |
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surprised at/by |
shocked at/by |
amazed at/by |
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We were surprised at/by the size of the house. |
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famous for |
well-known for |
responsible for |
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Brazil is famous for its coffee. |
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interested in |
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I’m quite interested in photography. |
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afraid of |
proud of |
ashamed of |
jealous of |
capable of |
fond of |
tired of |
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Are you afraid of spiders? |
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engaged to |
married to |
similar to |
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Marianne is engaged to Alan. |
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nice of |
kind of |
good of |
polite of |
stupid of |
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It was very nice of Simon to lend you the money. |
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nice to |
kind to |
good to |
polite to |
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A shop assistant should be polite to customers.
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3. Prepositions: noun + preposition.
After many nouns we use particular prepositions:
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difference between |
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There are a lot of differences between living in the country and living in a city. |
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reason for |
demand for |
need for |
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What was the reason for the accident? |
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increase in |
decrease in |
rise in |
fall in |
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There has been an increase in the price of petrol. |
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example of |
cause of |
picture of |
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Have you got a photograph of your family? |
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answer to |
solution to |
reply to |
invitation to |
reaction to |
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I got an invitation to dinner yesterday. |
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Drills
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Are they dancing?
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Drill 2. |
Why didn’t you go out last night? (rain)
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Why didn’t you come to the party? (feel bad)
Why did Harold want the pen? (write a précis)
Why did they tell him to be quiet? (watch TV)
Why did Nancy stay at home? (do the flat)
Why didn’t he stop to talk to you? (hurry to the lecture)
Why didn’t you come up to them? (speak to the Dean)
Why did you switch off the radio? (work)
Why didn’t you go to the skating-rink last week? (snow heavily)
Drill 3. |
Were you eating and drinking when the policeman arrived?
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Was he singing and fighting?
Was she talking and crying?
Were you and Peter dancing and shouting?
Were the customers laughing and reading?
Was he watching TV and singing?
Drill 4. |
When did she meet Helen? (walk along the street)
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When did you catch that cold? (skate on a frosty day)
When did he write those nice poems? (have a holiday)
When did she learn the language? (live in England)
When did she hear that song? (listen to the concert on the radio)
When did you buy that book? (read up for my exams)
When did the boy hurt himself? (ride the bicycle)
When did Philip lose his camera? (walk about the city)
When did he ring you up? (have supper)
Drill 5. |
I’m sitting down now. - And when I came in?
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He isn’t living in a flat now. - And at that time a year ago?
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John’s learning French now. And at that time last year?
They aren’t sleeping now. And when the Smiths arrived?
The sun’s shining now. And when you got up?
The children aren’t playing in the garden now. And when it started to rain?
He’s talking to John now. And when you saw him?
I’m not doing my homework now. And when I phoned?
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I made the tea. John cleaned the car.
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It rained. I walked up the hill.
They watched television. I wrote some letters.
You talked to Mary. I talked to John.
I had a holiday. He worked hard.
You had a bath. The girls washed the dishes.
Mary got ready. John fetched the car.
The house burned down. You slept.