1.4 Fill in the correct pronoun.

Dear Jane,

thank you for … last letter. I really enjoyed reading … . Have … sisters started … new school yet? I’m sure … will enjoy … very much if they settle in and make new friends. Mary asked me for … new address, so I gave … to … . I hope … don’t mind. Also I saw Anne last week. She said … would phone you this week to invite you to … birthday party. Please write to … soon.

Love,

Rachel

Grammar: Verb to be – быть, являться, находиться, существовать

	Present Simple	Past Simple	Future Simple
I	am	was	will ‘ll	be
He, She, It	is	was
We, You, They	are	were

Saying Hello Are You British?

• Hello, Mary! – Are you British or American?

• Hello, Pat. – I’m British.

• How are you? – But your wife isn’t British.

• Fine, thanks. And you? She is Canadian I think.

• I’m fine. Let’s go to – No, she is neither British

the movie today . nor Canadian.

• Yes, all right. And what – But her English is so good.

about your brother Tom? – Yes, her English isn’t bad,

• I’m sorry, he is busy. she’s Swiss.

• So, see you soon.

• Bye, Mary.

1.5 Choose and fill in the correct form of the verb.

a) 1.We (is/are) a family of four. 2.He (is/be) at University now. 3.I (were/was) at school last year. 4.My parents (were/was) engineers some year ago but now they (is/are) retired. 5.I (am/will be) an engineer in future. 6.Next summer they (will/will be) in Spain on holidays.

b) 1.What … your name? – My name … Max. 2.Where … you from? – I. … from Nakhodka. 3. … your mother a doctor? – No, she … a teacher. 4. … they at home? – No, they … not at home, they … at University. 5.My favourite subject … maths. – What … your favourite subjects? 6.I … always busy, but I … happy. 7.Whose book … this? – It … Olga’s book. 8. … you a sportsman? – Yes, I … .9.What … your favourite sport? – Tennis … .

c) Mr. Brown … a managing director of the East Bank. He … always on a business trip. Yesterday he … in Geneva. Tomorrow he … in Chicago. At the end of the trip he … always tired but happy. He … at home now. Everybody in the family … very glad to see him at home again. His daughters … also happy to get new computer games from their father.

Grammar: Plurals

student / students, office / offices

country / countries, study / studies

watch / watches, class / classes, box / boxes

man / men, woman / women, child / children, tooth / teeth, mouse /mice

1.6 Give the following nouns in the plural:

magazine, dictionary, fax, woman, city, address, day, baby, match,

play, page, fish, eye, desk, bus, fridge, ship, hobby, house, name

Grammar: there is/are – есть/имеется, существуют

There are four of us in the family.

There is a sofa and two armchairs at the wall.

Is there a shopping centre near your home? – No, there is not.

There are no foreign students in our group.

– Is there a football match on TV?

– Yes, there is.

– How many films are there this evening, John?

– There are two or three good films.

– It’s great.

1.7 Exam topic. Read the text My Family and make up a story about your own family. Say how big your family is; describe your parents (names, age, occupation); your flat/room; free time.