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Ex.2. Look at the plan. Is the information true or false?
1.The jewelry store is behind the Italian restaurant.
2.The bar is on Second Avenue.
3.The police station is on the left of the fire department.
4.The toy store is across from the Chinese restaurant.
5.The movie theater is opposite the book store.
6.The sporting goods store is behind the furniture store.
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7.The bar is next to the Chinese restaurant.
8.The women’s wear store is between the Italian restaurant and the sporting goods store.
9.The men’s wear store is on/at the corner of Pine Street.
Ex.2. Fill in the missing preposition.
1.The women’s wear store is _____ the jewelry store.
2.The movie theatre is _____ the book store.
3.The women’s wear store is _____ the jewelry store and the bar.
4.The toy store is _____ of Main Street and Forest Street.
5.The jewelry store is _____ the Italian restaurant.
Ex.3. Study the language of describing position below and use the information to answer these questions.
Where is the office? Is it in building A, B, or C? Describe the position of the other two.
-The office is near the station. (It’s only two minutes on foot.)
-It's in / on Liberty Avenue, on/at the corner, on the left.
-It's next to the post office. (They are side by side.)
-And it's opposite / across from the bank. (On the other side of the road.)
Ex.4. Look at the picture below. If someone gives you the following instructions, where will you arrive?
1.Go straight on, take the second turning on your left. Pass the pub. It’s opposite the stadium.
2.Go straight on, turn right on Cliff Street. Go up Oxford Street. Turn left. It is between the station and the pub.
3.Go ahead. Turn the second turning on your right. Pass the bank and the chemist.
It’s at the corner of Oak Street and Oxford Street.
4.Go ahead. Turn right. Go along Cliff Street. Turn right again. It is on your right next to the baker.
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5. Go along Pine Street. Cross Cliff Street. It is between the hospital and the bank.
B. Giving directions.
Memorise the language of giving directions:
-come out of the General Post Office on Eighth Avenue;
-turn left into / onto Eighth Avenue;
-go along /up / down Eighth Avenue;
-take the first right onto West 33rd Street;
-walk past Madison Square Garden and Penn Station;
-go across Seventh Avenue, Avenue of the Americas, and Broadway;
-go into the last building on the left;
-take the lift (AmE elevator) to the 102nd floor.
Ex.5. Read the following conversations with visitors to the town.
Conversation 1
A:Excuse me, how do I get to the shopping centre?
B:Go along Princes Street, turn first left at the crossroads, then turn second right. The shopping centre is about 50 metres along that road, in the pedestrian area.
A:So, down Princes Street, left at the crossroads and then second right?
B:Yes, that's right.
A: Thanks a lot.
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Conversation 2
A:Excuse me, how do I get to the museum?
B:Let me see ... yes. Go along this road. At the traffic lights turn left into Green Street
and go straight on to Abbey Square. The museum is in the Square, on the right.
A:Sorry, could you say that again?
B:Yes. Go along this road. At the traffic lights turn left into Green Street. Then go
straight on to Abbey Square. The museum is in the Square, on the right. A: Thank you very much.
Conversation 3
A:Excuse me, is this the way to the sports centre?
B:No, the sports centre is in the opposite direction. Go along this road. There's a bridge on the left. Go over the bridge, then turn first right, then first left. The
sports centre is at the end of the road, on the left, past the cinema. A: Many thanks.
Conversation 4
A:Excuse me, can you give me directions to the convention center?
B:Yes, sir. It’s really close to here. Actually it’s within walking distance.
A:That’s what I heard. It’s a nice morning so I wanted to walk there.
B:Ok. Well, when you leave the hotel, cross the street and go right. When you see the library, turn left. That should be one Forty Second Street West (142nd W.) Head straight for a block and the convention center will be there on your right.
A:Thank you so much
B:You’re welcome.
Ex. 6. Using the map below, explain to a person new to your town how to get the desired thing. Choose from among:
get some hiking boots, get some cat food, buy some milk, work out, buy some pants, grab a hamburger, get some aspirin, see a movie, buy a book, mail a letter, buy some CDs, get a bite to eat.
The first dialogue is an example.
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1. A: Do you know where I can get a cup of coffee? B: Sure. You could try the Starry Café.
A:Where’s that?
B:It’s on 2nd Avenue across from the pharmacy.
A:Thanks.
B:No problem.
2. A: Do you know where I can __________?
B:Sure. You could try the ___________.
A:Where’s that?
B:It’s on 2nd Avenue above the Grocery.
A:Thanks.
B:You are welcome.
3. A: Do you know where I can __________?
B:Sure. You could try the ___________.
A:Where’s that?
B:It’s at the end of Elm Street below the Town Pub.
A:Thanks a lot.
B:That's OK.
4. A: Do you know where I can __________?
B:Sure. You could try the ___________.
A:Where’s that?
B:It’s right on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Elm Street.
A:Thanks.
B:No problem.
5. A: Do you know where I can __________?
B:Sure. You could try the ___________.
A:Where’s that?
B:It’s just at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Elm Street above the Chemist's.
A:Thank you.
B:Not at all.
6. A: Do you know where I can __________?
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B: Sure. You could try the ___________.
A:Where’s that?
B:It’s on 2nd Avenue just opposite Max Records on the second floor.
A:Thanks.
B:You're welcome.
Ex.7. Work in pairs. Use the words below to complete the dialogues. You don’t need to use them all.
start get on come finish stop change get off go take go to
1.A: Excuse me.
B:Yes?
A:I want to ______ New Road.
B:Go to the right platform. ______ the first train. ______ at Yellow Circle to the train for Youth’s Gardens. ______ at Jankie’s which is on the New Road.
A:Thank you. How many stations from Yellow Circle?
B:It’s the second station.
A:Thank you very much.
B:You’re welcome.
2.A: Excuse me.
B:Can I help you?
A:How do I get to Crossroads?
B:______ any train from platform 1. ______ at King’s Yard. ______ the local train - it’s yellow. ______ at the next station. That’s it.
A:Thank you.
B:That’s quite all right.
Ex.8. Fill in the blanks for each extract. Use the following words.
across |
your |
corner |
down exit far front how right looking lost miss |
moment |
off |
on take |
to transfer way |
Directions by Street Name and Nearby Landmarks:
A:You look ____________ . Can I help you?
B:Yeah. I’m ____________ for the Opera Theater. Do you know where it is?
A: It’s on the ____________ of Vladimirskaya Street and Bogdan Khmelnytsky Street. It’s not far from the Golden Gates Metro station. You can’t __________ it.
Directions by Underground or Bus:
A:Excuse me. Can I trouble you for a ____________ ?
B:Sure. What’s wrong?
A: I’m lost. Do you know ____________ to get ____________ the Olympic
Stadium?
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B: The easiest ____________ to get there is probably by underground. Just
____________ the Central Line to Khreschatyk Station, ____________ to Maidan Nezalezhnosti on Blue Line and get ____________ at Olympiyska Station. When you go out any ____________ , it should be right in ____________ of you.
Directions by Foot or Car:
A:Can I get to the Premier Palace Hotel from here ____________ foot?
B:Sure. It’s not that ____________ . Just go ____________ Bogdan Khmelnytsky
Street, then turn ____________ to Pushkinskaya Street and then left to Taras Shevchenko Street. The hotel should be on ____________ right. It’s
____________ from Bessarabska Square.
Using the above dialogues as a model, explain how to get to your university or home by underground or bus, on foot, by street name or nearby landmarks.
Ex.9. Look at the office plan. Can you match the questions and answers?
1Excuse me. Where's the lift?
2Excuse me. Where are the stairs?
3Where's the computer room?
AWhere's the drinks machine? 5 Where are the toilets, please?
a On the right, just after the lift,
b It's over there. The first door on the right,
c It's just past the stairs. The third door on the right.
d Go through the doors at the end, and they're on the right,
e Go to the end of the corridor, through the doors, and turn left.
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Ex.10. John Smith has come to Glick and Warburg on a business trip, but he can’t find where the company’s office is. He calls Laura Sands, the company’s manager, on his mobile. Read the dialogue from the Business Basics course and answer these questions.
1 Where is John exactly? 2 Which floor is Glick and Warburg on? 3 Mark the position of Glick and Warburg on this floor plan.
L.: Laura Sands. How can I help you? V: Hi, Laura. This is John.
L: John! Where are you?
V: I'm in your building but I can't find your offices. L: Are you on the fourteenth floor?
V: No. I'm on the fourth. At reception they told me to go the fourth. L: No, we're on the fourteenth, John. Are you near an elevator?
V: Yes, there's one just next to me. It's Elevator D.
L:Elevator D. OK. So take the elevator to the fourteenth floor. When you come out of the elevator, turn left. You'll see the Conference Center in front of you.
Then take the first right.
V: One second. So that's left at the elevator, then first right.
L:Yeah. Go along the corridor, past the Conference Center. At the end of the corridor you come to a small escalator. Go up the escalator, and Glick and
Warburg is immediately on the right, just opposite the Business Center. V: So that's along the corridor, up the escalator, and you're on the right.
L:Yeah - just opposite the Business Center. It's easy to find. There are signs everywhere.
V: OK, thanks, Laura. I'll be with you in a moment. Bye.
L: Good luck, John!
Ex.11. You work in an office on the fourteenth floor. Decide where it is on the floor plan above, but don't tell your partner. Give your partner directions from one of the four lifts / elevators. Your partner must say which office it is.
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GRAMMAR EXERCISES
PAST TENSES
Ex.1. Define the tense forms in the sentences and translate them into Ukrainian.
Model:
He solved (Past Simple) the cross-word yesterday. He was solving (Past Continuous) the cross-word puzzle when he heard (Past Simple) the telephone ringing. He had solved(Past Perfect) the cross-word puzzle by the time the film started (Past Simple). He had been solving (Past Perfect Continuous) the crossword puzzle for half an hour.
1.Yesterday I was ringing up to my secretary but nobody answered. I was ringing her from 3 till 5 o’clock. At last she answered at eight o’clock in the evening.
She told me that she had been working on her report all that time.
2.The weather was terrible. It was raining heavily. She had been standing at the bus stop for half an hour but there was no sign of any transport.
3.When I arrived, he was staying in the same hotel where we first had met.
4.One day I was sitting in my office in a small town on the west coast of England.
It was five o’clock in the afternoon. I had already finished my work for the day and was resting quietly in my favourite armchair. I was thinking of the days that had gone by, especially of those days that I had spent on the Coral Islands in the Pacific.
Ex.2. Define what tense forms should be used in the following microsituations. You don’t need to translate the sentences.
1.Ми погодились, коли вона запропонувала нам поїхати у відрядження. Вона запевняла, що організація була чудовою.
2.Мені дзвонив хто-небудь 20 хвилин тому? – Так, твій партнер з бізнесу. – Що він сказав? – Він сказав, що замовив тенісний корт на сьому годину.
3.Де ти був учора ? Я приходив до тебе. Я подзвонив кілька разів, але ніхто не відповів. – Я був на виставці наших товарів. Я працював там кілька годин, коли ти прийшов до мене.
4.Жінка сиділа біля вікна і думала. Вона думала про те, що її колега не повідомив її перед тим, як поїхав до Києва.
5.Коли я зустрів її пів години тому, її очі були червоні. Я зрозумів, що вона плакала.
6.Сара прийшла додому о шостій. Вона повечеряла і почала читати книжку, коли раптом згадала, що вона забула подзвонити босу.
7.Вони йшли по вулиці і розмовляли, коли вона раптом забула, що хотіла сказати.
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8. Вони прийшли додому опівночі, тому що збори закінчились пізно. Коли вони зайшли до квартири, то побачили, що всі вже сплять.
THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Ex.3. Write the Past Simple of the following verbs Refer to the Table of Past Tenses – Spelling.
Smile, argue, cancel, reply, plan, file, point, die, ship, wave, map, carry, lie, stop, use, relax, stay, study, tie, cram, try, open, drop, hurry, step, borrow, drag, permit, refer, differ, control, hope, hop, annoy.
Ex.4. Write the Past Simple of the verbs in the list below. Systematize them into three groups according to the reading rules. Then, read the verbs out. /d/ - після голосних та дзвінких приголосних – play-played
/t/ - після дієслів, які закінчуються на /k/, /s/, /ts/,/f/,/p/ – watch-watched /id/ - після дієслів, які закінчуються на /t/ або /d/ – addadded
Wait, start, tape, explain, charm, smash, remind, hope, shout, rain, aim, happen, listen, tame, laugh, help, wish, wave, visit, kiss, look, miss, enjoy, dive, crash, clean, jump, arrange.
Ex.5. Write the past forms of these irregular verbs.
Be, broadcast, burn, catch, choose, cost, cut, drive, eat, find, fly, get, have, meet, see, send, stand, take, teach, think, wake, and write.
Ex.6. Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb in the correct form.
find, meet, burn, hit, choose, ride, begin, buy, lend, teach, fly, break, catch, cut
1.My friend lent me the sum of money I asked him for.
2.Larson _________a horse when he lived in the village.
3.The boys ________ the ball and ________ the windowyesterday.
4.My group mate ________ the topic for the course paper last week.
5.The Browns ________ to Paris on holiday last year.
6.She ________ her school mate at the theatre last night.
7.The wooden hut ________ fire and ________ last summer.
8.George ________ the latest model of Nissan last month.
9.She ________ the ring she had lost at the wedding ceremony.
10.Father ________ his son to drive last summer.
Ex.7. The main forms of the following verbs are often misused.
beat — beat — beaten |
lay — laid — laid |
bite — bit — bitten |
lie — lay — lain |
feel — felt — felt |
lie — lied — lied |
fall — fell — fallen |
rise — rose — risen |
find — found — found |
raise — raised — raised |
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