- •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
Text Two
«The Smugglers»
Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: |
Harold! Yes? Look! There are two men on the beach. Yes, you are right. Goodness, they are climbing up to the castle.. |
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Vocabulary: to hide Keep quiet. Don’t worry. to have a look |
Nancy: Come on, Harold. Let’s get away from here.
Harold:
Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: |
It’s too late. We must hide somewhere. There, behind that wall. Come on, quick. Do you think they are smugglers? Yes, I think so. Look, they are coming. Oh, Harold. Keep quiet and don’t talk. Shhsh. |
Smuggler 1: Well, Jack, where are those boxes?
Smuggler 2: This way. Come along.
Smuggler 1: It’s a good place to hide the drugs.
Smuggler 2: Yes, nobody knows this place. This way. Come along.
Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: |
What are they doing? I can’t see them. They are in the cellar. Good, let’s run down to the farm now. No, we must wait. If we run away now, they’ll hear us. Oh, Harold. I’m really afraid. Keep quiet, Nancy. Don’t worry. There they are again. And with the drugs. Hush. |
Smuggler 1: Are these all the boxes, Jack?
Smuggler 2: Yes, that’s the lot. Let’s take them to the boat. We haven’t got much
time.
Smuggler 1: Yes, the captain of «The Dolphin» doesn’t like waiting.
Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy:
Harold:
Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold:
Peter: Nancy: David: Harold: David: Harold: David: Nancy: David: Nancy: Peter: David: |
What are they doing with the boxes? They are carrying them to the beach. What shall we do? I’ll have a look. Stay here, Nancy. Oh, no. I’m coming with you. I don’t want to stay here alone. Can you see anything? Yes, there’s a boat down there. It looks like a speed-boat. There she goes. The police are too late. One of the smugglers was talking about the captain of «the dolphin». The dolphin? Wait, that must be the name of the smuggler’s ship. They must be taking the drugs to that ship then. Right. Come on, Nancy, to the farm. The police must be there by now. There’s the farm. Hello. Oh, at last. Peter and Uncle David. Hello, Nancy! Hello, Harold! What’s happening? The smugglers were in the castle. The smugglers? Yes, they went away by speed-boat. By speed-boat, of all the bad luck. And with the drugs. Oh, blast! What about the hovercraft? Father is on duty this afternoon. And he has got a radio on board. That’s a good idea. Back to the car. |
Notes. Forms and Patterns.
1. Formulas of Politeness.
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Will Would |
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take me down to Park Road |
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please? |
Of course. Certainly. |
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Could |
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pass me the salt |
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please? |
Here you are. |
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Give me some more tea
Please, pass me the sugar |
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will you? |
Here you are. Of course. Certainly. |
c) |
Would Do |
you mind |
holding the door open? |
Not at all. Of course not. |
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Would you mind |
my (me) shutting the door? if I shut the door? |
Not at all. Of course not. |
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Shall |
I get you a taxi? we all go to the pictures tonight? |
Please do. Yes, let’s. |
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Let’s go |
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shall we? |
All right. |
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2. The Conditionals.
The First Conditional
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e.g.
I’ll come at 8.00 if you phone me.
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If it rains, I’ll stay at home. |
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What will you do if you don’t find a job? |
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If I don’t find it, I’ll phone you. |
Meaning: We use the first conditional to express a possible condition and a probable result.
B. The Second Conditional
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e.g.
If I had enough money, I’d eat in restaurants all the time.
If I saw a ghost, I’d run away.
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If I won some money, I’d travel around the world. |
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What would you do if you had £1,000? |
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If I saw a ghost, I wouldn’t talk to it. |
Meaning: We use the second conditional to talk about things that are not real or not probable now.
The Third Conditional
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e.g.
If you had asked me, I would have helped you.
(But you didn’t, so I didn’t)
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If the weather had been better, we would have gone to the sea. |
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What would you have said, if Mary had seen you? |
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If she hadn’t gone skiing, she wouldn’t have fallen and broken her leg. |
(b) Meaning: We use the third conditional to talk about unreal past events – things that didn’t happen.
3. Ing-forms: Gerund and Present Participle.
We use Participle I (e.g. playing, walking, worrying) as a verb in the continuous forms.
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e.g.
Where is Sally? – She’s playing tennis.
We also use Participle I in the function of an attribute.
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e.g.
It’s a worrying problem.
We can use participle I in the function of an adverbial modifier.
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e.g.
I hurt my leg playing tennis.
We also use Participle I as a part of complex object after the verbs
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see, hear, feel, watch, listen to, notice |
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I heard them going out. |
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We use Gerund (e.g. talking, drinking, reading) as subject of the sentence or as object of the sentence.
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e.g.
Skiing can be dangerous.
I enjoy walking in the countryside.
4. Pronouns both, either, neither.
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both
either
neither
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e.g.
Rosemary has two children. Both are married.
Would you like tea or coffee? You can have either.
Neither of my parents is English.
Drills
Drill 1. |
Could you switch on the light, please?
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Drill 2. |
Can I have a sandwich, please?
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Drill 3. |
Would you mind doing the washing up, please?
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Drill 4. |
Do you mind if I wash the car?
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Drill 5. |
Shall we go for a swim?
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Drill 6. |
Do you want to stay?
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Drill 7. |
You will tell Tom, won’t you?
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Drill 8. |
I want to go to Ascot.
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Drill 9. |
Tom is on holiday now. I expect he is sitting on the beach.
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Drill 10. |
I think I’ll have to ask someone else to help me .
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Drill 11. |
I was sitting in the park. I was writing a letter.
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The woman was driving along. She was listening to her car radio.
I arrived at the examination hall. I was feeling very nervous.
He came into the room. He was carrying a suitcase.
They were walking down the street. They were holding a book.
She was sitting in an armchair. She was reading a book.
Jill was lying on the bed. She was crying.
I got home. I was feeling very tired.
The old man was walking along the street. He was talking to himself.
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Jim was playing tennis. He hurt his arm.
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Ann was watching television. She fell asleep.
The man slipped. He was getting off the bus.
The boy was crossing the road. He was knocked over.
He fell off a ladder. He was changing a light bulb.
Dick burnt himself. He was cooking his dinner.
He broke a cup. He was doing the washing-up.
He ran out of petrol. He was driving to work.
She lost her keys. She was getting out of her car.
Drill 13. |
He reads a lot.
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Drill 14. |
He left school and went to university.
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He studied for three years but failed his exams.
He worked in an office for a while and then emigrated to Australia.
He tried several jobs and then he became a farmer.
He made a lot of money and decided to go home for a holiday.
He arrived in England and married an old girlfriend.
He met his old friends and didn’t want to go back again.
He left school and went to university.
He sold his farm and bought a business in England.