- •Part I. 5th year, winter term placement test
- •Module 1. Grammar topic 1.1 revision of present tenses (active voice)
- •Module 1. Grammar topic 1.2 complex object
- •Get ready for your module test 1
- •Module 2. Grammar topic 2.1 revision of the past tenses (active voice)
- •Module 2. Grammar topic 2.2 revision of future tenses (active voice)
- •Get ready for your module test 2
- •Module 3. Grammar topic 3.1 revision of modal verbs placement test
- •Module 3. Grammar topic 3.2 subjunctive mood placement test
- •Get ready for your module test 3
- •Part II. 5th year, summer term
- •Module 1. Grammar topic 1.1
- •Revision of all tenses and aspects of the english verb (active voice)
- •Placement test
- •Module 1. Grammar topic 1.2
- •Revision of the verbals. The gerund. The infinitive.
- •Placement test
- •І. Point out the verbals and comment on their form and function.
- •The gerund placement test
- •The infinitive placement test
- •Infinitive or gerund?
- •Get ready for your module test 1 (4)
- •Module 2. Grammar topic 2.1 revision of all tenses and aspects of the english verb. (passive voice) placement test
- •Module 2. Grammar topic 2.2 the participle placement test
- •I. Using the verbs in brackets, supply the appropriate form of the participle.
- •II. Translate from Russian (a)/Ukrainian (b) into English, using participles if possible.
- •Get ready for your module test 2 (5)
- •Module 3. Grammar topic 3.1 general revision and testing revision of the tense-aspect system of the english verb
- •The Green Generation
- •Module 3. Grammar topic 3.2. Revision of the verbals
- •Violence on tv
- •Get ready for your module test 3 (6)
- •Appendix 1 practice translations for revision of your active vocabulary and grammar
- •Appendix 2: verbals
- •Infinitive and gerund
- •Verbs followed immediately by infinitives
- •II. Verbs followed by either gerund or infinitive without a change in meaning
- •Verbs commonly used with the gerunds
- •Verbs with prepositions commonly used with the gerund
- •IX. Set phrases with prepositions commonly used with gerunds
- •Preposition ‘of’
- •Preposition ‘at’
- •Preposition ‘for’
- •Preposition ‘in’
- •Miscellaneous Prepositions
- •XII. Gerunds after prepositions
- •Infinitive and gerund used with different meanings
- •To remember, to forget, to regret
- •To mean
- •To prefer
- •To like
- •To be sorry
- •To be afraid, to dread, to fear
- •To afford
- •To consider
- •To need
- •To advise, to allow, to recommend
- •To be interested
- •To imagine
- •Cannot help (is used to say that it is impossible to avoid or prevent something)
- •Appendix 3 practice translations for revision of your active vocabulary and grammar to succeed in writing your final term exam lexico-grammatical translation
- •Contents
Preposition ‘of’
Noun |
Example |
advantage |
Can you tell us about the advantages of living in a small town? |
art |
He is a good a therapist trained in the art of healing. |
chance |
Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight? |
habit |
He has the irritating habit of biting his nails. |
idea |
I like the idea of living on a boat. |
impression |
She gives the impression of being very busy. |
opportunity |
At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened. |
pleasure |
She had the pleasure of seeing him look surprised. |
pretext |
He left the party early on the pretext of having work to do. |
satisfaction |
He had the satisfaction of seeing his book become a best-seller. |
way |
I’m not happy with this way of working. |
Preposition ‘at’
Noun |
Example |
amazement |
The old lady couldn’t hide her amazement at seeing the boy’s delight. |
astonishment |
His astonishment at seeing me alive was genuine. |
attempt |
The couple made several unsuccessful attempts at achieving a compromise. |
delight |
The students’ delight at hearing the announced exam results was overwhelming. |
dismay |
She could not hide her dismay at finding her husband at home. |
genius |
He’s a genius at organizing people. |
irritation |
She couldn’t but show her irritation at learning that the letter had not been sent. |
pleasure |
The mother’s pleasure at finding her children safe and sound was immense. |
satisfaction |
The teacher’s satisfaction at giving his students good marks was clearly seen on his face. |
shyness |
The girl’s shyness at being introduced to the great scientist amazed everybody present. |
surprise |
They couldn’t conceal their surprise at seeing us together. |
Preposition ‘for’
Noun |
Example |
cause |
I had no cause for complaining. |
excuse |
His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary. |
genius |
He had a genius for making people feel at home. |
gift |
He has the gift of making friends easily. |
ground |
What were his grounds for wanting a divorce? |
motive |
There seemed to be no motive for murdering that old man. |
opportunity |
There’ll be plenty of opportunity for relaxing once the work is done. |
passion |
The English have a passion for gardening. |
pretext |
His pretext for being late was lame. |
reason |
I have no particular reason for doubting him. |
reputation |
I’m aware of Mark’s reputation for being late. |
talent |
She showed considerable talent for getting what she wanted. |