The present simple tense

Ex.3. Write the 3^rd person singular of the following verbs. Classify the verbs into three groups as it is shown below.

Work, go, fly, destroy, do, pass, rush, buy, pay, try, sell, love, laugh, know, serve, clean, catch, manage, agree, buy, fix, brush, kiss, study, finish, wash, copy, watch, stay, wash, write, read, drive

+s	works, destroys,
+es	goes,
+ies	flies,

Ex.4. Put the verbs into three groups according to the reading rules and read them.

Start, begin, stop, stay, finish, close, open, make, catch, copy, say, like, put, miss, manage, mix, teach, type, try, laugh, fly, freeze, dry, crash, pass, push, lose, drop, fall, rise, save, wish, change

[s] – starts, _________________________________________________________

[z] – begins, ________________________________________________________

[iz] – finishes, ______________________________________________________

Ex.5. Write and read the he/she/it forms.

1. I take – he takes

2. I give – he _________

3. we watch – he _________

4. we buy – she _________

5. you repair – she _________

6. you work – she _________

7. they cost – it _________

8. they close – it _________

9. I think you are right. We can’t rely on him. - I think she _________________.

10. I have all the necessary data on computer. - He _________________________.

11. Banks open at 9 a.m. - This bank ____________________________________.

12. You often leave a message on the answer phone. -Your friend _____________.

13. You look so much like your mum. - Susan ____________________________.

14. You actually do nothing on your day off. - She _________________________.

15. They spend a lot of time driving. - Michael ____________________________.

Ex.6. Read and write the opposite (positive or negative).

1. I understand. – I don’t understand.

2. Fred doesn’t smoke. – He smokes.

3. Paula doesn’t live in Rome. – She ____________________.

4. They all know. – _______________________________.

5. Miss Crown doesn’t like it. – ________________________.

6. Samantha loves you. – ___________________________.

7. You are right. – ______________________________.

8. He is married. – _____________________________.

9. We don’t use it. – ______________________________.

10. It happens very often. – ____________________________.

11. I don’t work for a big company. – ____________________.

12. It costs a lot of money. – _________________________.

13. David doesn’t speak English. – _____________________.

14. Jill and Dick usually wear jeans. – ______________________.

15. The shop doesn’t work on Sunday. – ___________________.

Ex.7. Choose the correct variant.

My sister Floy and I are twins, but we are very different. Floy love/loves classical music, but I like/likes dance music. She usually get/gets up very early, and I hate/hates getting up early. On Sundays, I usually wake /wakes up at about 11. Floy is a vegetarian, she never eat/eats meat. As for me, I eat/eats meat, fish, vegetables, and everything tasty. I often wear/wear jeans, but my sister don’t/doesn’t wear jeans at all. But we both like/likes dancing, using the Internet and a lot of other interesting things.

Ex.8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple.

1. Angela _________ (work) in a bank

2. It _________ (take) her about an hour to get there.

3. My sister _________ (like) her job but she _________ (not like) to get up early in the morning.

4. Sometimes she _________ (oversleep) and _________ (miss) her bus.

5. So she _________ (try) to catch a taxi in order not to be late for work.

6. My mom _________ (say) it _________ (be) very unreasonable and even stupid of her to go to work by taxi.

7. Today ________ (be) my day off. I never _________ (stay) at home on Sundays.

8. But it _________ (look) like rain. You know, it often _________ (rain) here in September.

9. I _________ (not feel) like going out in such weather. Instead, I think I’ll watch a Eurovision Song Contest on TV. It _________ (start) in two hours.

10. Whatever the weather, Angela and her friends usually _________ (travel) somewhere.

Ex.9. Add suitable question tags to the following sentences. Read them with the correct intonation at the end of the tag to show that you are asking if something is true (1-7) and that you are only inviting the listener to agree with you (8-13).

Model: She doesn’t often agree with us, does she?

You are not really asking a question, you are only inviting the listener to agree with you. So your voice goes down at the end of the tag.

I am late, aren’t I?

You are asking if you’re late. So the voice goes up.

1. It’s a lovely day today, _________? – Yes, it’s absolutely wonderful.

2. I hear you speak fluent French, ________ .

3. There is something wrong, __________.

4. She is our new secretary, ________.

5. You know my telephone number, _________ .

6. You remember my address, __________.

7. He finishes work at 6.00, _________.

8. She is busy, _________.

9. It’s cold, _______.

10. The meeting is at three o’clock, _________.

11. These figures don’t astonish our boss, _________.

12. Jack enjoys fast driving, _________.

13. They don’t work at weekend, _________ .

14. She doesn’t care about him, ________.

Ex.10. Fill in the gaps with the correct auxiliary verb to complete the song.

Love Song

… she love him? Yes, she …

… she happy? Yes, she …

… he know it? Yes, he … Yes, he knows it.

… he love her? Yes, he …

… he happy? Yes, he …

…she know it? Yes, she … Yes, she knows it.

… they happy? Yes, they …

... they lucky? Yes, they ...

... they know it? Yes, they ... Yes, they know it.

Ex.11. Complete the questions.

A few months ago Derek bought a second-hand Mustang. The car was cheap, and he was happy. Unfortunately, the car often breaks down. His friend Ron is a mechanic. He does not like the car but he always helps him to repair it.

1. What _________ Derek’s car like?

2. His car often breaks down, _________ it?

3. Does his car _________ ?

4. Does his car _________ often or only rarely?

5. Why _________it break down?

6. Who _________ him to repair the car?

7. _________ Ron a sales manager or a mechanic?

8. Ron doesn’t like this car, _________ he?

9. How often _________ Ron _________ him to repair the car?

10. _________ you think Derek is happy with his car?

Ex.12. Match the questions with the answers.

Do you work or study, or both? Where do you study? You are interested in economics, aren’t you? What is your job? Do you work every day? Is it far from your home? Do you live with your parents? What do you do in the evening? How often do you go to the cinema? What films do you prefer: comedies, romantic films, thrillers or horror films?

a. I am a student, and I also work part time. b. Actually, it doesn’t matter. I just like good films, though I hardly ever watch horror films. c. I usually go out. d. No, only three days a week. e. No, I live in a hostel. My parents live in another city. f. KNEU. I want to be a specialist in marketing. g. I’m an advertising agent. h. About twice a month. i. Yes, I am. j. No, I usually walk to work.

Ex.13. Alice is at a job interview at the moment.

1. Make up questions the interviewer may ask her. Here are some prompts to help you.

Model: why/ want this job → Why do you want this job?

1. have any experience in this kind of work

2. what/ foreign languages/ speak

3. know/ how to send a fax

4. have any computer skills

5. what/ your strengths and weaknesses

6. make decisions quickly and independently

7. feel comfortable meeting new people

8. can/ work under pressure

9. why/ you think/ you are the right person for this job

10. have any questions you’d like to ask us

2. Now formulate questions Alice is likely to ask the interviewer.

1. offer/ you/ a training programme

2. there are/ any promotion prospects

3. how many/ people/ work in this department

4. they/ work overtime/ very often

5. when/ the job/ start

6. what/ the salary scale

7. how long/ the probation (випробний термін)

Ex.14. Work in pairs and try to improvise an interview of your own. You can use some of the questions in Exercise 6. Think about answers.

Ex.15. Open the brackets and put the time expressions in the right place. The first two sentences have been done for you as an example.

1. Don’t call him. You know he is very busy at work. (always) – He is always very busy at work.

2. They give me a welcome (always) when I go there. – They always give me a welcome when I go there.

3. I have a cup of green tea in the morning. (usually) – _____________________

4. My brother drinks coffee. (always) – _________________________________

5. He doesn’t take sugar in his coffee. (usually) – __________________________

6. Oliver is a manager. He gets to work by 9. (normally) – ___________________

7. He drives to the office. (generally) – __________________________________

8. He is late for work (never) but he stays at the office until late in the evening. (often) – ________________________________________________________

9. Does he travel on business? – Yes, he does. (often) – ____________________

No, he does. (never) – ____________________

10. Psychologists say that people who have red cars drive fast and aggressively.

(usually) – _______________________________________________________

Ex.16. Complete the following proverbs and sayings inserting often, always or never in the right place. Match the proverbs with the Ukrainian equivalents. Give your own interpretation of them.

1. The morning sun lasts a day.

2. Lost time is found again.

3. The best is the enemy of the good.

4. The customer is right.

Не можна повернути втрачений час. Клієнт завжди правий. Ніщо не є вічним під місяцем. Краще часто є ворогом хорошого.

Ex.17. Correct the mistakes if there are any.

1. Everyone ask for advice, but few listen.

2. Mother – the bank where we deposit our hurts and worries.

3. Our boss asks us often to work overtime.

4. I am usually start work at half past eight.

5. Nobody doesn’t work at this desk.

6. Do you and Sally go often to the cinema?

7. Your sister likes comedies and romantic films, isn’t she?

8. Does your brother always drive so fast?

9. She is often goes to the park on Sundays.

10. How often you visit your relatives in Vienna?

11. It is rarely raining in Kuwait.

12. What does this sign means?

13. Excuse me, what time is Flight 757 from Warsaw arrive?

14. The moon is turn round the earth every 28 days.

15. Luckily I’m having a friend who speaks Spanish.

Ex.18. Translate into English.

1. Фіоно, це твій брат на світлині?

2. Так, це Семен, а це його партнери; спеціалісти з Німеччини.

3. Семен – бізнесмен. Він часто їздить у відрядження до Німеччини.

4. Він розмовляє німецькою? – Так, досить гарно.

5. Семен читає книги в оригіналі, іноді він дивиться фільми німецькою.

6. Хелен, а ти володієш якою-небудь іноземною мовою? – Так, розмовляю іспанською, тільки трохи.

7. У вас є уроки іспанської в університеті?

8. Так, двічі на тиждень. Крім того, по понеділках і четвергах я ходжу на курси іспанської (take a Spanish course).

9. Я теж хочу вивчати іспанську.

10. Чому б тобі не приєднатися до мене і не розпочати навчання на курсах?