Test: There is/are

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Grammar

1. Погода отвратительная, на улице много грязи

2. В машине есть бензин?

3. В наших отношениях не было привязанности, мы расстались легко

4. В моей жизни просто период депрессии, не обращайте внимание

5. Сколько батареек в этом устройстве?

6. Зеркала расположены возле стены, а кровать напротив телевизора

7. В бизнесе нет места жалости

8. Сколько потенциальных лидеров в вашем коллективе?

9. В наши дни на улицах много шума

10. В ее глаза будет много страсти, я уверен в этом

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Vocabulary

необходимость		justice
привязанность		unemployment
сострадание		tray
насилие		blood
рабочая сила		abundance

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Translate the sentences and determine the type of Present simple

1. Какое время подходит для вас? -

2. Вы всегда покупаете мясо без добавок -

3. Зрители всегда приветствуют артистов -

4. Большинство программ скучные в наши дни –

5. Как правило, трудно найти жилье в Лондоне -

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Translate the sentences and determine the type of Past simple

1. Дом был в огне позавчера? -

2. Они поженились давным-давно -

3. Он страдал депрессией в прошлом году -

4. Кто схватил деньги и убежал 2 дня назад? –

5. Мы выполнили работу с минимальными усилиями - __________________________________________________________

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Translate the sentences and determine the type of Future simple

1. Когда они будут в командировке? -

2. Ты будешь его игнорировать или нет? -

3. У нее будет большое влияние на детей -

4. Это будет хорошая новость для вас завтра? –

5. Он не будет покупать майку на распродаже -

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Choose the correct category for each marker

in 1952, next week, as a rule, sometimes, last night, from time to time, the day after, long ago, eventually, tomorrow, the other day, in 2 hours, one of these days, once upon a time
Present Simple	Past Simple	Future Simple

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Tell about your daily habits

________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

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Translate into English

1. Взломщик сейчас грабит дом -

2. Почему Ваша кошка царапается сейчас? - __________________________________________________________

3. Я злой, а твое лицо все еще сияет от счастья - __________________________________________________________

4. Мы все еще пристально смотрим в одну точку - __________________________________________________________

5. Пока я читаю газету, моя кошка трется о мою ногу - __________________________________________________________

6. В настоящее время она не отправляет клиентам ответ - __________________________________________________________

7. В данный момент я пытаюсь сконцентрироваться, не мешай(distract) - __________________________________________________________

8. В то время как мы смотрим телевизор, молоко проливается на плиту - __________________________________________________________

9. Мой шеф пытается подсчитать сумму налога, который ему надо уплатить - __________________________________________________________

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Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous

Caller: Good morning, 1) «be» _is_ Mr. Green there?

Man: No. he 2) «not/be» ___________ here. He 3) «work» ___________ at the moment. He usually 4) «work» ___________ until 4 p.m.

C: What about Mrs. Green? Where 5) «be» ___________ she?

M: She 6) «do» ___________ the shopping now. She always 7) «do» ___________ the shopping on Thursday afternoons.

C: Where 8) «be» ___________ the children?

M: They 9) «play» ___________ football. They always 10) «play» ___________ football after school.

C: How 11) «you / know» ___________ all this? Who are you?

M: I 12) «be» ___________ the burglar!

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Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. Diane can’t come to the phone because she (wash) ___________her hair

2. Diane (wash) ___________ her hair every other day or so

3. Kathy (sit, usually) ___________ in the front row during class, but today she (sit) ___________ in the last row.

4. Please be quiet. I (try) ___________ to concentrate

5. (you, lock, always) ___________ the door to your apartment when you leave?

6. I wrote to my friend last week. She didn’t answer my letter. I (wait, still) ___________ for a reply.

7. After six days of rain, I'm glad that the sun (shine) ___________ again today

8. Every morning, the sun (shine) ___________ in my bedroom window and (wake) ___________ me up

9. A: Look! It (snow) ___________

В: It's beautiful! This is the first time I've ever seen snow. It (snow, not) ___________ in my country

10. Right now I (look) ___________ around the office. Ann (write) ___________ in her book. Alex (bite) ___________ his pencil. Mike (scratch) ___________ his head. Olga (stare) ___________ out the window.

11. A: Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What (I, do) ___________

B: You (rub) ___________ the top of your desk with your hand?

A: Close, but not exactly right. Try again.

B: Aha! You (rub) ___________ your hands together.

A: Right!

12. Right now Martha is in the science building. The chemistry experiment is dangerous, she (want, not) ___________ to spill any of the acid. She (be, always) ___________ careful when she does a chemistry experiment.

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Topic for discussion

Who is better: men or women? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

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Discuss the differences in meaning in each group of sentences

These flowers smell good	Hiroki is smelling the flowers
I think Roberto is a kind man	I am thinking about this grammar
I see a butterfly. Do you see it too?	Jane is seeing a doctor about her headaches
Kathy looks cold. I'll lend her my coat	Tina is looking out the window. She sees a butterfly
Sam appears to be asleep. Let’s not disturb him	My favorite actor is currently appearing at the Paramount
I feel that it is important to respect other people's opinions	I'm not feeling well today
Ann has a car	I am having a hard time, but Olga is having a good time
I remember my first teacher. Do you remember yours?	Aunt Sara is looking through an old picture album. She is remembering the wonderful days of her childhood
This piano is too heavy for me to lift. It weighs too much	The grocer is weighing the bananas

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Underline mistakes and write the correction

1. I'm liking a good cup of coffee after lunch -

2. These days we're always having tests in school -

3. Everyone needs a break from work sometimes - __________________________________________________________

4. I must lose weight - I'm weighing over 30 kilos - __________________________________________________________

5. Maria is going to the shops every Saturday morning - __________________________________________________________

6. I'm not having enough money for a long holiday this year - __________________________________________________________

7. My brother lives with us until he can find a flat of his own - __________________________________________________________

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Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in the box

behave, come, cost, eat, enjoy, feel, have, have, have, go, like, love, realize, say, serve, show, smile, stay, take, visit

Dear Stephanie,

How are you? We’re fine. Our trip round the States (1) ___is going___ well and we (2) ___________ ourselves very much. One good surprise is that things (3) ___________ less here than back home. For example, this weekend we (4) ___________ in a motel beside a lake. We (5) ___________ a room with a beautiful view for only 35$ per night. The only thing we (6 - not) ___________much is the food. Restaurants (7) ___________ dinner rather early. We (8 - never) ___________ at six o’clock at home so we (9 - not) ___________ hungry then and Americans (10) ___________ very big meals. Apart from that, we (11) ___________ a wonderful time. We (12) ___________ lots of interesting little towns and we (13) ___________ the scenery. People here (14) ___________ in a very friendly manner towards strangers, all the shop assistants (15) at us, and everyone (16) ___________ ‘Have a nice day!’. At home, the TV (17 - always) ___________ us bad news stories about the States, but in fact, when you (18) ___________ here, you (19) ___________ it’s a really great place.

We (20) ___________ lots of photos to show you. Much love, Mick and Mary

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Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. I can't afford that ring. It (cost) ___________ too much.

2. Look. It (begin) ___________ to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not) ___________ my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) ___________ a raincoat.

3. I (own, not) ___________ an umbrella. I (wear) ___________ a waterproof hat on rainy days.

4. As a rule, I (sleep) ___________ until 6 o'clock in the morning, and then I (get) ___________ up and (prepare) ___________ for my work.

5. Shhh, Grandpa (take) ___________ a nap in the living room. We (want, not) ___________ to wake him up. He (need) ___________ his rest.

6. Right now I (look) ___________ at Janet. She (look) ___________ angry. She (have) ___________ a frown on her face. She certainly (have, not) ___________any fun right now.

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Translate into English

1. Они все еще заполняли заявление -

2. Вчера весь вечер громыхало и дождило -

3. Они не отменяли встречу вчера вечером -

4. Секретарь работал вчера с 10 до 5 вечера -

5. Мы не могли запереть дверь весь день вчера - __________________________________________________________

6. Я переезжал в новый дом в течение 3 месяцев - __________________________________________________________

7. Дул сильный, холодный ветер весь день вчера - __________________________________________________________

8. Ты вчера спорил с ним, когда я пришел домой? - __________________________________________________________

9. Когда я пришел домой, грабители вламывались в дом - __________________________________________________________

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Fill in the gaps with the past simple or past continuous

1. My parents got to know each other when they were (study) ___________ at university.

2. Doctor Fisher (travel) ___________ widely as a young man and (always keep) ___________ a diary.

3. I (see) ___________ my brother and his girlfriend when I (wait) ___________ for the bus, but they (not see) ___________ me.

4. Lily (fill) ___________ in the application form and (give) ___________ it to the receptionist.

5. While I (work) ___________ in Rome, I (meet) ___________ a girl who (look) ___________ just like your sister.

6. Simon (finish) ___________ with his girlfriend because she (always cancel) ___________ dates at the last moment.

7. Anna's feeling depressed because she (hope) ___________ for a pay rise last week, but she (not get) ___________ one.

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Underline the correct form of the verbs

Making changes: Ada Atkins, 93, explains why she came to live in town.

Years ago, nobody in my village (1) locked/was locking their front doors. We felt safe in those days. Last month, I (2) met/was meeting my neighbor in the street when I was (3) walking/walked home from the shops and she (4) told /was telling me some bad news. Thieves (5) were breaking/ broke into people's houses while they (6) were sitting/sat in their back gardens. I (7) realized/was realizing that I (8) wasn't wanting/didn't want to live there anymore. So last week I (9) was moving/moved to this little flat. It’s unusual to leave in town, but people are more friendly than I (10) was thinking/thought they might be, and I feel much happier and safer!

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Fill in the gaps with the past simple or past continuous

1. I am sitting in class right now. I (sit) ___________ in class at this exact same time yesterday.

2. I don't want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing happened yesterday. I (want, not) ___________ to go to the zoo because it (rain) ___________.

3. I (call) ___________ Roger at nine last night, but he (be, not) ___________ at home. He (study) ___________ at the library.

4. I (hear, not) ___________ the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep) ___________.

5. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine) ___________. A cool breeze (blow) ___________. The birds (sing) ___________.

6. My brother and sister (argue) ___________ about something when I (walk) ___________ into the room.

7. I got a package in the mail. When I (open) ___________ it, I (find) ___________ a surprise.

8. While Mrs. Emerson (read) ___________ the little boy a story, he (fall) ___________ asleep, so she (close) ___________ quietly and (tiptoe) ___________ out of the room.

9. A: Why weren't you at the meeting?

10. B: I (wait) ___________ for an overseas call from my family.

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Fill in the gaps with the present simple or future simple/continuous

1. Right now I am attending course. Yesterday at this time, I was attending course. Tomorrow at this time, I (attend) ___________ course.

2. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) ___________ at the airport, my whole family (wait) ___________ for me.

3. When I (get) ___________up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) ___________ , the birds (sing) ___________ , and my roommate (lie, still) ___________ in bed fast asleep.

4. A: When do you leave for Florida?

5. B: Tomorrow. Just think! Two days from now I (lie) ___________on the beach in the sun. A: Sounds great! I (think) ___________ about you.

6. A: How can I get in touch with you while you're out of town?

7. B: I (stay) ___________ at the Pilgrim Hotel. You can reach me there.

8. Next year at this time, I (do) ___________ exactly what I am doing

9. now. I (attend) ___________ work and (care about) ___________ family next year.

10. Look at those dark clouds. When work (be) ___________ over, it

11. (rain, probably) ___________.

12. A: Are you going to be in town next Saturday?

13. B: No. I (visit, in Kiev) ____________ my aunt.

14. A: Where are you going to be this evening?

15. B: I (work, at the office) ___________ on my report.

16. A: Do you think life will be very different in 100 years from now?

17. B: Of course. I can imagine it in my mind. People (live) ___________ in modular mobile residential units that they can take with them if they have to move.

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Topic for discussion

Whom do you admire the most? In what way does that person inspire you? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________