Практическое занятие 1. Тема « Positive and negative adjectives, derivatives. Present Simple, Present Continuous, stative verbs. Adverbs of frequency, question tags».

A Circle the words that complete the sentences correctly.

1 Martha is a / an single / alone mother who has three young children.

2 Mr Jones is an estate agent / officer who will find exactly what you’re looking for.

3 Is that your moving / mobile phone ringing, or mine?

4 I met Colin on holiday and we’ve kept connected / in touch ever since.

5 Being a very small flat, it is rather cramped / narrow for three people.

6 Lisa can stay for the weekend, but she’ll have to share / compare a bedroom with Laura.

7 If you keep on spending so much money, we won’t be able to pay the price / rent.

8 On the other side of the lake locates / lies the wealthiest area in the town.

B Complete the following sentences with the words below. There are TWO extra words which you do not need to use.

common concerned dull enormous popular responsible spacious wealthy

1 This room looks terribly ……………. without any bright colours in it.

2 Because of its ideal location, the area round here is very …………….. with the rich.

3 Mr Waites was ………………. for making the heart of the city more attractive.

4 We are all …………………. About the children playing in the old block of flats.

5 With all the furniture you’ve got, you really need a ………………… flat.

6 When there is so much crime in this city, living in fear is a ……………….. problem.

C Choose the correct form of verb in each sentence.

1 Louise went to live in Canada, didn’t / isn’t she.

2 Bernard want / wants to move to a better area.

3 They repair / are repairing the windows at the moment.

4 They are / work always in the garden on Sunday mornings.

5 Flats in this area are costing/cost much more that those in the northern suburbs.

6 Does Calvin thinks/think that it’s worth spending more money on having a better view?

Практическое занятие 2. Тема « Jobs, suffixes, collocations with arrange, find, make, write. Past Simple, Past Continuous. As, while».

A Choose the best answer, a, b, c or d, to fill each gap and complete the text below.Childhood Thoughts. At some time during their childhood, most young boys dream of becoming a member of the emergency services. Some want to (1)……………in a relative’s footsteps, whereas others just want to be like heroes in films or on TV. For me it was different. Playing games like cops and robber was not one of my favourite (2) ………….. .I didn’t want to be a policeman and (3) ………… people from criminals; I simply wasn’t (4)…………………..enough to do that. And the idea of facing (5)………….. or going through thick black smoke wearing a (6)………….and breathing (7)………….. in order to (8)………….. someone who had lost (9)………… didn’t interest me at all. As regards being an ambulance driver, I think I could (10)…………. the job of driving fast through lots of traffic.All this has made me (11)……………. the risks these people (12) …………. at work every day.

1 a go b move c run d follow

2 a pastimes b lessons c subjects d entertainment

3 a protect b struggle c produce d turn down

4 a creative b proud c famous d brave

5 a hot b burning c warm d flames

6 a hat b cap c helmet d crown

7 a equipment b clothing c machines d hoses

8 a rise b rescue c take d hold

9 a senses b life c understanding d consciousness

10 a have b do c make d take

11 a create b appreciate c refer d support

12 a take b issue c get d produce

B Choose the correct form of verb in each sentence.

1 I got a job as a waiter while I was living / lived in Bristol.

2 Because my driving instructor was so good, I was learning / learnt to drive quite quickly.

3 This law firm was very small when I was joining / joined it.

4 He had a problem with his computer while he was writing / wrote his new book.

5 She was signing / signed a new record contract last year.

C Complete the unfinished words in the following sentences. Put one letter in each space.

1 You have to be very put _ _ _ _ to teach young children.

2 It is important for mus _ _ _ _ _ _ to spend time practising their instruments.

3 Imagine being an astronaut and flo_ _ _ _ _ in space!

4 James is now a film star, but I knew him when he was a struggling act_ _.

5 Being a fam_ _ _ singer, she is often in the news.

6 He was very creative as a child and has chosen to become a des_ _ _ _ _.