Exercises exercises

Exercise 1

Прочтите фразу. Задайте вопрос к этой фразе в соответствии с примером. Произнесите свой вопрос вслух и напишите его.

ПРИМЕР    Фраза: They're all sitting in the garden. Ответ:  How long have they been sitting there?
	Фраза:	John's still waiting for Mary.
	Фраза:	He's still working in that office.
	Фраза:	We're living in London now.
	Фраза:	Mary's still staying at the Grand Hotel.
	Фраза:	Mrs. Smith is still talking to Mrs. Jones.
	Фраза:	That fire's still burning.

Exercise 2

Прочтите фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером. Произнесите свой ответ вслух и напишите его.

ПРИМЕР    Фраза: That car is very expensive. I can't buy it.  Ответ:  That car is too expensive for me to buy.
	Фраза:	The coffee is very hot. John can't drink it.
	Фраза:	This question is very difficult. They can't answer it.
	Фраза:	These oranges are very sour. We can't eat them.
	Фраза:	This hat is very small. I can't wear it.
	Фраза:	The hotel is very far away. You can't walk to it.
	Фраза:	That tree is very high. John can't climb it.

Exercise 3

Прочтите фразу и измените ее в соответствии с примером: - поставив глагол в отрицательную форму, - подберите антонимы к прилагательным и наречиям. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР    Фраза: The water is too cold to swim in.  Ответ: The water isn't warm enough to swim in.

Фраза:  This suit is too expensive for him to buy.

Фраза:  John is too young to see that film.

Фраза:  She is too ugly to be a film star.

Фраза:  This case is too heavy for me to carry.

Фраза:  That man is too weak to lift this box.

Фраза:  This bikini is too small for me to wear.

Exercise 4

Прочтите вопрос. Ответьте на него в соответствии с примером, используя данные слова и выражения и сокращенную форму вспомогательного глагола. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР    Вопрос: Is John still sleeping? hours  Ответ: Yes, he's been sleeping for hours.

Вопрос: Is Mary still writing letters? two o'clock

Вопрос: Are you living in Scotland now? a year

Вопрос: Are you still working for the same company? I left school

Вопрос: Are they still trying to learn French? ten years

Вопрос: Are they all sitting in the garden? lunchtime

Вопрос: Is he still playing tennis? ten o'clock

Exercise 5

Прочтите фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР    Фраза: They serve red wine here. I like red wine.  Ответ: I like the red wine they serve here.

Фраза:  He grows roses in his garden. I love roses.

Фраза:  My son writes poetry. I don't understand poetry.

Фраза:  Her husband composes. She can't stand music.

Фраза:  This firm builds modern houses. I like modern houses.

Фраза:  This group plays pop music. I adore pop music.

Фраза:  My mother makes cheese. I like cheese.

Exercise 6

Прочтите фразу. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в форме одного из следующих времен: Present Perfect / Present Continuous / Past Simple / Past Continuous. Впишите глаголы в нужной форме.

ПРИМЕР  Фраза: It (still rain) when I (come) in just now. It (rain) all morning.  Ответ: It was still raining when I came in just now. It has been raining all morning
	Фраза:	I (wait) here for you for nearly an hour. I (already drink) four whiskies.
		Ответ: I ______ here for you for nearly an hour. I ______ four whiskies. Фраза:  What (you do) all this time? I (not see) you for weeks. Ответ: What _____ all this time? I _____ you for weeks.
	Фраза:	They (not work) for several days now. They (be) too ill.
	Ответ:	They _____ for several days now. They
	Фраза:	It (not rain) for a month now. The grass is very dry.
	Ответ:	It _____ for a month now. The grass is very dry.
	Фраза:	Peter (write) since two o'clock. He (already write) five letters.
	Ответ:	Peter _____ since two o'clock. He _____ five letters.
	Фраза:	I (sleep) for the last two hours and I (not wake) up properly yet.
	Ответ:	I _____ for the last two hours and I _____ up properly yet.

Exercise 7

Прочтите фразу. Измените ее в соответствии с примером, используя наречия too / enough. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР    Фраза: The coffee is very hot. You can't drink it.  Ответ: The coffee is too hot to drink.

Фраза: That girl is very beautiful. She could become a film star.

Фраза:  It is very hot. You can't sit in the sun.

Фраза:  This book is very boring. I can't read it.

Фраза:  I haven't got much time. I can't help you.

Фраза:  That woman is very fat. She can't get through the door.

Фраза:  He hasn't done much work. He can't pass the exam.

Exercise 8

Прочтите фразу. Впишите, если нужно, в пропуски определенный, либо неопределенный артикль.

ПРИМЕР    Фраза: Peter went to _____ shops in _____ Oxford Street yesterday. Ответ: Peter went to the shops in _____ Oxford Street yesterday.

Фраза: He went into _____ large department store to buy _____ pair of _____socks.

Фраза: He bought _____ nice pair of _____ grey socks.

Фраза: He couldn't find any trousers in _____ colours he likes.

Фраза: He likes _____ dark blue; he doesn't like _____ bright colours generally.

Фраза: Next he went to _____ supermarket to buy _____ piece of _____cheese.

Фраза: He loves _____whine, but _____ trouble is that he prefers _____ white wine.

Exercise 9

Составьте из данных слов фразу в соответствии с примером. Напишите свой ответ.

ПРИМЕР    Слова: These... books / children.  Ответ: These are the children's books.

Слова: That... end / road.

Слова: This... letter / my father.

Слова: Here... French teacher / James.

Слова: That... car / their parents.

Слова: There... top / hill.

Слова: Here... tools / men.

Exercise 10

Прочтите фразу. Впишите пропущенные глаголы make / do в нужной форме.

ПРИМЕР    Фраза: She is _____ the housework. Ответ: She is doing the housework.

Фраза: You must _____ an effort or you will fail the exam.

Фраза: I _____ my best, but I didn't finish in time.

Фраза: He _____ a fortune by selling second-hand clothes.

Фраза: He _____ up his mind to go to Canada.

Фраза: My flat needs painting. I'm going to _____ it up next week.

Фраза: Have you _____ arrangements for the holidays yet?

Exercise 11

Прочтите фразу. Впишите пропущенные предлоги.

ПРИМЕР    Фраза: I am not keen _____ studying, but I'm sitting an exam next week.  Ответ: I am not keen on studying, but I'm sitting an exam next week.

Фраза: I have to read _____ all sorts of boring things I am not interested _____.

Фраза: Mary is pretty fond ______ John, but she's crazy _____Peter.

Фраза: _____ the last moment we went to a Chinese restaurant _____a change.

Фраза: James is bored _____ his work. What _____Malcolm?

Фраза: This paper only comes _____ once a week.

Фраза: It's your own fault if you don't take a break _____time _____time.