Test your grammar
Test I. Present Simple.
1. How much … this sweater cost?
2. How much … this sweater?
a) is; b) does; c) do
3. It … rainy in summer.
4. It … often rain in summer
a) don’t; b) doesn’t; c) isn’t.
5. I … stay at home on Sundays.
6. I … at home on Sundays.
a) am not; b) doesn’t; c) don’t.
7. He … have much money.
8. He … rich.
a) isn’t; b) doesn’t; c) don’t.
9. May and her sister … live in Rome.
10 May and his sister … in Rome.
a) aren’t; b) doesn’t; c) don’t.
11. Pat’s mother … teach students.
12. Pat’s mother … a teacher.
a) isn’t; b) doesn’t; c) don’t.
13. It … cost much to stay at that hotel.
14. That hotel … expensive.
a) doesn’t; b) isn’t; c) don’t.
Keys Test I
does 3) c 5) c 7) b 9) c 11) b 13) a
is 4) b 6) a 8) a 10) a 12) a 14) b
Test 2. Past Simple.
1. There isn’t a cloud in the sky, but it (be) cloudy in the mooning. 2. Mrs. Clay usually finishes her work at half past three, but she (finish) it later yesterday afternoon. 3. Every day I help Mom about the house, but last week I was very busy with my exam so I (not/help) her much. 4. Tom isn’t playing tennis tomorrow afternoon he (not play) tennis yesterday. 5. We generally have lunch at 12.30, but yesterday we (have lunch) later. 6. Now my brother smokes a lot but he (not smoke) before. 7. The Frasers live in a four-room apartment but last year they (live) in a small house in the country. 8. I don’t eat meat at all, but the other day I visited my friends and (eat) pork there. 9. My Dad always goes to work by car, but last week he (go) to work on foot. 10. the weather is nice today, but it (be) bad yesterday. 11. We rarely watch television, but last week we (watch) a lot of interesting programmes. 12. Do you often see Tom? – Not often, but I (see) him at the party the other day. 13. I (get) to the marked myself last time, but now I don’t remember how to get there.
Test 3. Future Simple.
1. I’m tired, I (go) to bed. 2. It’s late. I think I (take) a taxi. 3. … I (answer) the question? 4. We don’t know their address. What we (do)? 5. Our test (not/take) long. 6. I’m afraid they (not/wait) for us. 7. Draw (come) to the party tomorrow? 8. You (arrive) in Paris tomorrow evening. 9. The boy (remember) this day all his life. 10. Perhaps they (buy) a new house this year. 11. He (be) fourteen next year. 12. I’m not sure I (find) him at the hotel. 13. We (not/book) the tickets in advance. 14. Do you think it (rain)? 15. Everybody thinks they (not/get) married. 16. There (not/be) any wars in the world. 17. Dad (present) Mag a personal computer. 18. … there (be) drugs for every kind of disease in 50 years time?
Unit III
Text: Compounds of sodium and potassium.
Grammar: Simple Tenses in Passive Voice.
Pre-reading tasks.
ex. I. Pronounce the following words:
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alkali
['ælkəlaı]
lithium
['lıθıəm]
sodium
['sədıəm]
potassium
[pə'tæsıəm]
rubidium
['ru:bıdıəm]
caesium
['sı:zıəm]
oxygen
['oksıdʒ(ə)n]
hydrogen
['haıdrıdʒ(ə)n]
hydroxides
[haı'drɔksaıds]
chloride
['klɔ:rid]
ex. II.
Form the names from the verbs with the help of the suffix -tion.
Model: eliminate – elimination.
Oxidate, distribute, calculate, concentrate, precipitate, titrate, indicate.
ex. III. Match the English equivalents with the Russian:
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precipitation
окисление
concentrate
распределение
oxidation
насыщать
decompose
расчет
distribution
осадок
indicate
указывать
saturate
сконцентрировать
calculation
разлагать на части
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