Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises

Exercise 1. (Text 1) Answer the questions with a sentence from the text.

1. What is a pessimist?

2. Why are today’s cars in trouble?

3. What will the car of the future look like, according to the pessimists?

4. Why won’t it need a pollution control system?

5. How will it run?

6. Why will it be so safe?

7. How many colors will it come in?

8. What is an optimist?

9. How will car companies solve our problems?

10. What will the Supercar look like?

11. How will it run?

12. How many colors will the Supercar come in?

Exercise 2. (Text 2) Answer the questions.

1. Who was a university graduate?

2. Did he get a good job after he left the university?

3. What was his job?

4. Why did he ask his friend to do his job?

5. Why did his friend refuse at first?

6. Will Bill’s friend need the knowledge of the sign language?

7. What will happen the moment he opens the bar at 6 in the evening?

8. What will happen then?

9. Did everything happen as Bill had predicted?

10. How long did six fellows keep making the sign to pour out whisky?

11. What did Bill’s friend do when the fellows got up to their feet and opened their months?

12. How did Bill explain the situation?

Exercise 3. (Text 3) Answer the questions.

1. What do the English know?

2. How many cups of tea wake you up in the morning?

3. How many cups of tea will put you to sleep at night?

4. When will tea cool you off and when will tea warm you up?

5. What good will tea do if you take it in the middle of the morning?

6. What good will tea do if you drink it in the afternoon?

7. How much tea should you drink in off hours?

8. What is the test of good tea?

Exercise 4. ( Dialogue) Answer the questions.

1. Where is Mr Miller going first?

2. What does Harold say of Hastings?

3. Whose car is standing outside the petrol-station?

4. Where are the young people going?

5. What do they promise to bring back?

6. What’s new about the smugglers?

7. What does Mr Miller ask the salesgirl to do?

8. What do the young people want to buy in the supermarket?

9. What does Nancy decide to buy for Harold?

10. Why is Peter laughing?

Exercise 5. Dictation-translation.

A. B. C.

Пессимист – это человек, который всегда ждет худшего. Машина будущего будет открытой машиной без дверей и окон. Она не будет использовать газ и ей не понадобится система контроля загрязнения окружающей среды. Максимальная скорость машины будет 5 миль в час. Оптимисты думают, что автомобильные компании скоро решат все наши проблемы путем выпуска супер-автомобиля. Машина будущего будет больше, быстрее и удобнее, чем раньше. Если не будет хватать газа, супер-автомобиль будет работать на воде. Билл Томсон – выпускник университета. Вероятно, именно поэтому он получил хорошую работу после окончания университета. Он был барменом в частной больнице для глухонемых. Когда ты откроешь бар в 6 часов вечера, войдут несколько парней. Они сделают знак поставить стаканы на стол. Я кинулся к телефону, набрал номер Билла и рассказал ему об этом. Успокойся, приятель. Они слишком много выпили и сейчас поют. Сначала мы едем на заправочную станцию. Мы едем в старый замок. – За привидениями? Мы привезем вам привидение, если увидим симпатичное. Есть какие-нибудь новости о контрабандистах? Мы все еще их ищем. Мне проверить аккумулятор? Что случилось?

Grammar Exercises

Exercise 1.

Put the following into the Future Simple tense; use the short form in negative sentences.

I never believe you. You don’t understand it. I don’t buy cheap things. He never cleans his own shoes. It doesn’t cost very much. I eat an orange every day.

He feels ill. I never have much money. It doesn’t hurt you. I know the answer now. (Tomorrow...) I never look as pretty as her. He doesn’t like it at all.

Exercise 2.

Change the following sentences into the «going to» form of future.

1. He will leave tomorrow.

2. Where will he stay?

3. John will wait for us there.

4. He will lend me the money.

5. We shall eat them all.

6. I’m afraid it will cost a lot of money.

7. Mr Thomson will sell his house.

8. I’ll sing it again this evening.

9. We’ll work harder next year.

10. He’ll speak to us about it.

11. I shall have three weeks’ holiday this year.

12. They will learn Spanish.

Exercise 3.	Rewrite the following sentences: a) in «shall/will» form, and b) in «going to» form. Use a future time expression if necessary.
e.g.	He has just finished it. He’ll finish it next week. He’s going to finish it next week.

1. My sister cleaned my room yesterday.

2. We’ve already climbed the mountain.

3. They came here last year, didn’t they?

4. It didn’t cost so much a week ago.

5. He cut you a bigger piece of cake last time.

6. They didn’t do any business with us in 1990.

7. He looked for you at the party last night.

8. I saw the queen three days ago.

9. Did we go out yesterday afternoon?

10. He stayed at home till six o’clock.

11. They haven’t paid me since March.

12. We didn’t have time to see them all.

Exercise 4.

Put questions to the following statements.

The car of the future will come in grey colour.

1. The top speed of the supercar will be five miles per hour.

2. Harold is going to pay for the card.

3. He will get a bottle of lemonade in the supermarket.

4. They are going to make a trip to the old castle.

Exercise 5.

Put «when» or «if» into each gap.

1. _____ I come home tonight, I’ll have a bath.

2. _____ there is a good program on TV, I’ll watch it.

3. _____ there’s nothing in the fridge, we’ll eat out.

4. I’ll pay you back the money _____ I get my next pay by cheque.

5. We’ll go skiing next winter _____ we have enough money.

6. _____ it’s a nice day tomorrow, we’ll go swimming.

7. I’m coming to London tomorrow. I’ll phone you _____ I arrive.

8. We’re thinking of going to Spain for our holidays. _____ we decide to go, I’ll let you know.

Exercise 6.

Add the missing time conjunction (when, until, as soon as, before, after, while) in the following sentences.

1. I’ll come and see you ___ I have time.

2. We shall be ready ___ you are.

3. We shall go ___ he is ready.

4. You must wait ___ the light changes to green.

5. I’ll write to you ___ I leave England.

6. He will remain in the south ___ the cold weather lasts.

7. ___ I live, I shall always remember his face.

8. You will be able to play the piano ___ you like.

9. They will not climb the hill ___ the moon rises.

10. Don’t buy bananas ___ they become cheaper.

Exercise 7.

Put the verb in brackets into a suitable tense.

1. We shall go as soon as you (be) ready.

2. He will tell you when you (get) home.

3. We’ll go out when the rain (stop).

4. I’ll be ready before you (count) ten.

5. He’ll eat strawberries until he (look like) them.

6. Please sit here until my husband (come).

7. The house will stay empty till we (return).

8. As soon as you buy the book, I (borrow) it from you.

9. I’ll believe it when I (see) it.

10. She (not come) until you are ready.

Exercise 8.	Put «if, when» or «as soon as» into each box, and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
e.g.	If When As soon as	I ___ (see) Peter, I ___ (tell) him the news.
	When	I see Peter I’ll tell him the news.

Paul:

Bye, darling. Have a good trip.

Mary:

Thanks. I ___ (ring) you

I ___ (arrive) at the hotel.

Paul:

That’s lovely, but remember I’m going out.

Mary:

Well,

you ___ (be) out

I ___ (ring), I ___ (leave) a

message on the answer phone so you know I’ve arrived safely.

Paul:

Great. What time do you expect you’ll be there?

Mary:

the plane ___ (arrive) on time, I ___ (be) at the hotel at

about 10.00. That’s 8.00 your time.

Paul:

All right. And remember. Give me a ring

you know

the time of your flight back, and I ___ (pick) you up.

Mary:

Thanks, darling. Bye!

Exercise 9.

Supply a suitable tense for the verbs in brackets.

1. Don’t get off the bus till it (stop).

2. You will be amazed when you (see) the view.

3. Let’s go to a café when the concert (be) over.

4. I don’t know when I (find) a job.

5. I won’t play cards with you again till you (stop) cheating.

6. You won’t forget to lock up the house before you (go) out, will you?

7. I can’t express an opinion until I (know) the facts.

8. We must wait until the waiter (bring) the coffee.

9. I don’t think he (phone) before he arrives.

10. They haven’t said if he (be) there.

11. I (not move) from here until you get back.

12. You’ll know him when you (see) him.

Exercise 10.	Change the following sentences according to the pattern, using «may».
e.g.	Perhaps I will see John tomorrow. I may see John tomorrow.

1. If she stays, she’ll get a job.

2. If you go alone, you will lose your way.

3. They will never come again.

4. Perhaps we’ll go to Spain for our holidays.

5. Perhaps I’ll get my cheque today.

6. Put the keys somewhere safe. Perhaps you’ll lose them.

7. Don’t buy that book for John. Perhaps he won’t like it.

Exercise 11.

Choose the correct verb form in the following sentences.

1. Don’t wait for me. I’ll be/I might be late. It depends on the traffic.

2. What are you doing tonight? – I don’t know. I am going/I might go out, or I’m staying/I might stay at home.

3. We have guests coming for Sunday lunch. I’m going to cook/I might cook roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. I’ve bought all the ingredients.

4. I’m going to buy George a pink shirt. – I wouldn’t if I were you. – Why not? – He isn’t going to like/ He might not like the colour pink.

5. Good-bye, darling! I’ll phone/I might phone as soon as I arrive. – Thanks.Bye!

6. Catherine wants to be a politician. Who knows? One day she’ll be/she might be Prime Minister!

Exercise 12.	Add the adverbs of place and time to the sentences below.
e.g.	soon/ there I’ll meet you there soon.
in Main Street/ now this morning/ at the library at 10 o’clock/ in front of the office tomorrow/ downtown to school/ early right now/ up the street there/ in a little while this summer/ in the mountains last year/ to the seashore at home/ every day		They live ___ ___ . I saw you ___ ___ . I’ll meet you ___ ___ . They have to go ___ ___ . Johnny goes ___ ___ . Mr Jones is coming ___ ___ . We’ll see you ___ ___ . We are going camping ___ ___ . They went ___ ___ . She stays ___ ___ .

Exercise 13. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Он легко сдаст свой экзамен по английскому языку. 2. Ты будешь здесь завтра? 3. Когда ты собираешься закончить эту книгу? 4. Если они будут много работать, они легко сдадут экзамены. 5. Ты уже написал письмо? – Нет, но собираюсь. 6. Где мистер Миллер? – Вероятно, в гараже. 7. Ты мне поможешь сегодня вечером? – Нет, но я мог бы помочь завтра. 8. Если я поступлю в университет, я буду изучать историю.

SOME MORE PRACTICE

Task 1. Read the text and answer the following questions:

1. Who sent Cristina Sanchez to a bullfighting school?

2. How does Cristina look like out of the ring?

3. Why doesn’t Cristina socialize?

4. How many times was Sanchez injured?

Cristina Sanchez: Living by the Sword

When Cristina Sanchez told her parents that she wanted to become a bullfighter instead of a hairdresser, they weren’t too pleased. But when she was eighteen her parents realized that she was serious and sent her to a bullfighting school in Madrid.

Since last July, Sanchez has been the most successful novice in Spain. Out of the ring, Sanchez does not look like a matador. She is casually elegant, very feminine and wears her long blond hair loose. She seems to move much more like a dancer than an athlete.

When she was fourteen, Sanchez’s father warned her that the world of bullfighting was hard enough for a man and even harder for a woman. Even though Spanish women won the legal right to fight bulls on equal terms with men in 1974, there are still matadors who refuse to fight in the same ring as her.

Sanchez lives with her family in Parla, south of Madrid. Her family is everything to her and is the main support in her life. “My sisters don’t like bullfighting, they don’t even watch it on TV, and my mother would be the happiest person in the world if I gave it up. But we get on well. Mum’s like my best friend.”

When Sanchez is not fighting she has a tough fitness routine – running, working out in the gym and practicing with her father in the afternoon. By nine she is home for supper, and by eleven she is in bed. She doesn’t drink, smoke or socialize.

“You have to give up a lot,” says Sanchez.

Sanchez spends most of the year travelling: in summer to Spanish and French bullfights and in winter to Latin America. Her mother dislikes watching Sanchez fight, but goes to the ring when she can. If not, she waits at home next to the telephone. Her husband has had to ring three times to say that their daughter has been injured, twice lightly in the leg and once seriously in the stomach. After she has been wounded, the only thing Cristina thinks about is how quickly she can

get back to the ring. She has a champion’s mentality, as well as courage and technique.

a sword – шпага

a bullfight – бой быков

a novice – новичок, начинающий

to injure – повредить, ранить

Task 2. What does the Future Simple express? What does “may” express?