Colloquial phrases to use:

Child’s first teachers; visual impairments; to become sociable and independent; to intervene; the basic difference; strong social links with.

Grammar revision sequence of tenses

Ex.1. Put the verbs in brackets in the proper tenses paying attention to the Sequence of Tenses.

One day a poor woodman (cut) a big piece of wood near the river. Suddenly his old axe (slip) from his hand and (fall) into the deep water. He (sit) on the bank and (feel) a very sad man because he (lose) his only axe, when all at once a lovely, bright fairy (appear) and (ask) the woodman what (be) the matter. The poor man (say) he (lose) his axe as it (fall) into the water. The fairy (show) him a gold axe and (ask) if it (be) his one. The woodcutter shake his head. Then fairy (show) him a silver axe and (ask) him again if it (be) that very axe. And the answer (be) again negative. At last the fairy (show) him a common iron axe with an old wooden handle. The happy woodman (confirm) that it (be) his own axe. Then the fairy (admit) that she (want) (see) if he (tell) her the truth. And she (give) him both the gold and the silver axes because he (be) an honest man.

Ex.2. Explain why we don’t use the rule of the Sequence of Tenses in the following sentences.

1. Galileo said that the earth goes round the sun. 2. My tutor told me about the children you are teaching now. 3. The child couldn’t notice the misprint because he doesn’t see well. 4. The parents said that we ought to do it ourselves.

Ex.3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English following the rule of the Sequence of Tenses.

1. Если ты не будешь читать в постели (кровати), твое зрение не будет ухудшаться. 2. Я не знаю, смогу ли я пользоваться пособием для слабовидящих. 3. Когда она станет взрослой, она может уже не пользоваться очками. 4. Врач убедила нас, что когда пациент станет старше, его можно будет оперировать. 5. Если ты не будешь носить очки, ты не сможешь полноценно существовать в этом мире, потому что многое не сумеешь разглядеть. 6. Студенты догадывались, что когда придет преподаватель, он сразу же даст им контрольное задание на пройденный (изученный ранее) материал. 7. Когда тебя будут спрашивать об этом инциденте, расскажи все, что ты знаешь подробно.

Ex.4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form keeping in mind the sequence of tenses.

1. The patient was quite unknown to me. I never (see) her before. 2. We felt relief when they (leave). 3. By 10 o’clock he was sure she (not come). 4. The boy was about two years old when the doctors (find out) his blindness. 5. Nobody could say that he (live) his life in vain. 6. When the time of our class was over we (not say) a word, so much we were shaken.

Ex.5. Change the following sentences according to the model using : he was sure; I was sure; we knew; they decided; it was clear; he promised; she noticed.

E.g. I will not be late for the lecture.

I was sure that I would not be late for the lecture.

1. I shall not be late for the exam. 2. Otto Rank is a very good specialist. 3. When we enter the university, we will read many books on special psychology. 4. They need to conduct a lot of experiments to obtain realistic data. 5. She is a talented okulist. 6. I choose a profession of a defectologist. 7. The patient is loosing consciousness.

Ex.6. Change the following sentences into the Indirect Speech using the Sequence of tenses.

1. She exclaimed: “What a chilly night it is!” 2. They admitted: “We are having sunny weather today.” 3. Irina cried: ”Stop talking!” 4. She said to her mother: “Please come and see your grandchildren.” 5. Our teacher told us: “The sun rises in the east.” 6. Their physician said: “You needn’t go to a psychiatrist.” 7. He said to her: “Shall we take our son to a neuropathologist?”

Ex.7. Change the sentences into the Past Indefinite.

1. He says he is a defectologist.

2. He says he had a good education.

3. The special psychologist says he will teach children with Down syndrome.

4. Her daughter thinks she will have done everything by the time they come.

5. His professor asaks what theme I am interested in.

6. Who knows what was said at the lecture on abnormal psychology?

7. I know what you are writing.

Ex.8. Read the poem. Change it into Indirect Speech. Pay attention to Sequence of Tenses.