Английский язык. Практикум по грамматике для студентов 2-го курса, уровень высшего образования «бакалавриат»

IV. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1.I much driving don’t very enjoy.

2.closing the would you mind door?

3.flying Ann she by hates travelling that’s why prefers train.

4.you dislike why do here living?

5.good I’m languages at learning foreign very.

6.you are in interested for working us?

7.I a new instead bicycle bought of going holiday on away.

8.work David went spite to feeling in of ill.

9.Reading is interesting books very.

10.Listening occupation my to favourite is music.

V. Write the sentences with the correct form of the Present Perfect.

1.Helen speaks French so well because she ….. (to live) in France.

2.….. you ever ….. (to spend) your holidays in Japan?

3.The rain ….. (to stop) and the sun is shining in the sky again.

4.I ….. never ….. (to be) to New York.

5.My father knows so much because he ….. (to travel) a lot.

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6.….. they ….. (to take) any photographs while traveling in the south?

7.I ….. (not to see) him since 2012.

8.….. you ….. (to pass) your driving test yet? – Yes, I ….. , but I ….. (not to buy) a car yet.

9.It is very late, and buses ….. (to stop) running. We must find a taxi to get to the hotel.

10.How many times ….. you ….. (to visit) Saint Petersburg?

VI. Put the verb into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1.The building of the house ….. (to begin) early in May.

2.He ….. (to visit) the Crimea last year.

3.….. you ever ….. (to be) in London?

4.He ….. (not to eat) yesterday.

5.The rain ….. (to stop) and the sun is shining in the sky again.

6.Look at this birdhouse. Mike ….. (to make) it himself.

7.He ….. (to come) home two minutes ago.

8.I ….. (not to read) the newspaper today.

9.….. you ….. (to play) the piano yesterday?

10.I ….. (to see) Helen last week.

VII. Choose the correct ending.

1.Ann went to the bank, but she returned …..

a)a few minutes ago.

b)for an hour.

2.A friend of yours is looking for a job. Perhaps …..

a)she was successful.

b)she has been successful.

3.Jim is on holiday. He …..

a)has gone to Italy.

b)went to Italy.

4.Mike is looking for his key. He can’t find it. …..

a)He has lost his key.

b)He lost his key.

5.They visited Disneyland and …..

a)they love it.

b)the loved it.

6.Bob is a friend of mine. I have known him …..

a)for a long time.

b)very well.

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7.Your friend’s brother went to Australia ……

a)this year.

b)some time ago.

8.Sue and Alan have married …...

a)since June.

b)last July.

9.I am looking for Steve. …..

a)Did you see him?

b)Have you seen him?

10.Ann has gone out. – Oh, has she? What time …..

a)has she gone?

b)did she go?

Queen Elizabeth II – the United Kingdom's Queen

Read the text and fulfill the exercises.

Queen Elizabeth II is well known throughout the world. She is the Queen of sixteen countries but lives in the United Kingdom. Her ancestors have ruled over the UK for over a thousand years. She holds enormous power over her 129 million subjects, but rarely gets involved with politics. She is a hard-working Queen who has adapted to world changes over six decades.

Elizabeth has many other positions besides being a monarch. She is Head of the Commonwealth (the collection of 16 nations), Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Chief of Fiji and head of many parts of the UK armed forces. She married a Greek prince in 1947. Her husband is known as the Duke of Edinburgh.

Elizabeth was born in London in 1926. She was third in line to the throne and never expected to become queen. She was on safari in Kenya when she received news that her father had died and she was the new Queen. She was crowned in 1953 and soon after the ceremony she went on a sixmonth world tour to visit her people.

Elizabeth has always taken her position as Queen extremely seriously. She has never given a press interview, and no one knows her political views. She has been the ultimate professional throughout her working life. Even her dress has stayed conservative. She is famous for her plain-coloured coats. She continues to attend many cultural events as part of her public role.

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Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right.

Choose the correct form of the words in italics:

Queen Elizabeth II is well known / know throughout the world. She is the Queen of sixteen countries but living / lives in the United Kingdom. Her ancestors have rulers / ruled over the UK for over a thousand years. She holds enormous power over her 129 million subjects, but rare / rarely gets involved with politics. She is a hard-working Queen who has adapted to world changes over six decades.

Elizabeth has many another / other positions next to / besides being a monarch. She is Head of the Commonwealth (the collecting / collection of

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16 nations), Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Chief of Fiji and head of many parts of the UK armed forces. She married a Greek prince in 1947. Her husband is known / knowing as the Duke of Edinburgh.

Elizabeth was born in London in 1926. She was third in line of / to the throne and never expected for / to become queen. She was on / in safari in Kenya when she received news that her father had died and she was the new Queen. She was crowned in 1953 and soon after the ceremony she went in / on a six-month world tour to visit her people.

Elizabeth has always taken her position was / as Queen extremely seriously. She has never given a press / pressed interview, and no one knows her political views. She has been the ultimate professional throughout her working life. Even her dress / dresses has stayed conservative. She is famous for her plain-coloured coats. She continues to attend many cultural events as part with / of her public role.

Spell the underlined, jumbled words correctly.

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4.lyraer gets involved with politics

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Number these lines in the correct order.

Put the words back into the correct order.

Answer the questions.

1.What do you know about Queen Elizabeth II?

2.Would you like to meet Queen Elizabeth II?

3.What would you like to know about Queen Elizabeth II and why?

4.What did you learn from this text about Queen Elizabeth II?

5.What questions would you like to ask Queen Elizabeth II?

Write five questions about Queen Elizabeth II in the table.

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

Tasks for individual work.

1.VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2.INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Queen Elizabeth. Talk about what you discover.

3.QUEEN ELIZABETH II POSTER: Make a poster showing the different stages of the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

4.MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Queen Elizabeth II. Include an imaginary interview with her. Write about what she does every day and what she thinks about.

5.LETTER: Write a letter to Queen Elizabeth II. Ask her three questions about her life. Give her three suggestions on what she should do in her future.

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Francis Firebrace – an aboriginal storyteller

Read the text and fulfill the exercises.

Francis Firebrace is an Aboriginal storyteller of the Yorta Yorta people in Australia. As well as telling stories, he is an inspirational speaker, an entertainer and an artist. He also describes himself as a passionate humanitarian. He has entertained and inspired people from all over the world with his Dreamtime stories – traditional tales from his culture.

Francis was brought up in the Australian bush and lived a life very close to nature. When he was seven, he moved to a village of 300 people, which he thought was a city. He wasn’t used to seeing groups of more than ten. He grew up wanting to be white and said: “That was sad but it…gives me compassion for other people.”

Firebrace spent his twenties on the land hunting rabbits and kangaroos, and listening to his elders telling the stories that are passed down through generations. When he was 28, he moved to Canberra and got into filmmaking. He won an international film award, which changed his life 180 degrees. He now performs on television, at Sydney’s Opera House, and at festivals across the globe.

Firebrace says he is a “travelling storyteller” and gets his stories by swapping them with other tribal people. “All my stories are selected for their meanings and positive messages. The only way to make change is to go out there and give people another view of life. That's what I do through my stories, my paintings and my philosophy,” he said.

Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right.

Choose the correct form of the words in italics:

Francis Firebrace is an Aboriginal storyteller of the Yorta Yorta people in Australia. As good / well as telling stories, he is an inspirational speaker, an entertainer and an artist. He also describes himself is / as a passionate / passion humanitarian. He has entertained and inspired people from all over the world with his Dreamtime stories – traditional tails / tales from his culture.

Francis was brought / bring up in the Australian bush and lived a life very close to natural / nature. When he was seven, he moved to a village of 300 people, which he thought was a city. He wasn’t used to seeing groups / group of more than ten. He grew up wanted / wanting to be white and said: “That was sad but it…gives me compassion for other people.”

Firebrace spent his twenties / twenty on the land hunting rabbits and kangaroos, and listening to his elders telling the stories that are passed in / down through generations. When he was 28, he moved to Canberra and got / put into filmmaking. He won an international film award, which changed his life / live 180 degrees. He now performs on television, at Sydney’s Opera House, and at festivals across the globe.

Firebrace says he is a “travelling storyteller” and gets his stories by swapping / swapped them with other tribal people. “All my stories are selection / selected for their meanings and positive messages. The only way

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for / to make change is to go out there and give people another view of life. That's what I do threw / through my stories, my paintings and my philosophy,” he said.

Spell the underlined, jumbled words correctly.

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2.he is an inspirational praekse

3.He also bceesrsdi himself as a passionate humanitarian

4.traditional tales from his cutrlue

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6.he moved to a lagleiv of 300 people

7.He wasn’t used to gisnee groups of more than ten

8.He grew up wanting to be iweth

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12.festivals across the oebgl

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14.my stories are selected for their meanings and positive eegsssam

15.give people another ivwe of life

16.my poloyhihsp

Number these lines in the correct order.