Pre Intermediate

Притяжательные местоимения — простая и абсолютная формы:

Insert the necessary form of the possessive pronoun:

1) Where is (I) book?

2) Don’t touch this book, it is not (I).

3) This is my bill. And where is (you)?

4) No, this purse is not (I). It is (he).

5) I don’t like our flat. (They) is better.

6) I like (they) flat very much.

7) Jane is a wonderful singer. I like (she) performance very much.

8) I don’t have a camera of my own. This one is (she).

9) Don’t touch this glass. It is not (we).

10) Where is (we) order?

11) Can you give me the key from (I) apartment? Are you sure that this key is (I)? I think it is (you).

12) The waitress has brought (you) beer, but it is too bitter. Do you want to taste (she)?

13) A friend of (he) sent me the invitation.

14) (She) girlfriend is ill again.

15) (I) name is Fred. What is (you)?

Keys: 1) my; 2) mine; 3) yours; 4) hers; 5) theirs; 6) their; 7) her; 8) hers; 9) ours; 10) our; 11) my; mine; yours; 12) your; hers; 13) his; 14) her; 15) My; yours;

1) No, it is on the table.

2) No, thank you, I am not hungry.

3) Yes, everybody is here.

4) I have no time.

5) There is no ham in the fridge.

6) I have already sent it.

7) I live far from here.

8) No, I will go by bus.

9) No, I saw this performance last year.

10) The wind is too strong.

11) The children also wanted to go.

12)But the weather is so nice!

13) I can’t, he is out.

14) No, he will be back only on Tuesday!

15) Thanks, you too!

Keys:1) Is the book in the bag? 2) Would you like something to eat? 3) Has everybody come? 4) Could you wait for me/could you answer me a couple of questions? 5) Fetch some hame form the fridge; 6) Please send this message today; 7) Do you live nearby? 8) Will you walk? 9) Will you go with us to see the performance? 10) Will you go for a walk? 11) We will go to the park; 12) I think you must stay at home; 13) Call Mr X, please! 14) Is Mr X here? 15) Have a nice day!

 Tom lived in a little village. He had a small garden with a big apple tree. It was old and didn’t give any apples. But Tom liked this tree, because his friends came to his garden to rest in its shade. Tom’s father had placed a broad wooden table under it, so that they could have tea with their guests and lead long conversations about life and everything.

 Tom’s neighbor, who lived next door, often looked at his yard from behind the fence. He was angry that the people from the village preferred Tom’s house to his one. He didn’t like having guests, but he wanted other people to like him. He dreamed to be the centre of attention. He thought that the old apple tree was the main reason why people like Tom’s house.

 One day he chose the moment when Tom’s family was away at work, sneaked into the garden and struck the tree several times with an axe. Next summer the tree didn’t let out its leaves. It got dry and died. Tom was very upset. He had to cut the apple tree down. The neighbour was happy. He had built a small pavilion in his yard, and held the gates wide open, inviting people from the village to come in and be his guest. People did come in, but they didn’t find what to talk to him about. So after saying a few phrases they said good-bye and went to visit Tom and to have long interesting conversations with him and his parents. The neibour was very surprised. Probably, he had painted the pavilion in a wrong colour?

1) Why did people come to visit Tom and his family?

2) Why did the neighbour want people to visit him?

1) I am being very busy . 2) She want to take the book. 3) The boy looks a bird. 4) Peter has many work to do. 5) Does she has the information? 6) Where do he want to make a party? 7) Look to the blackboard, please! 8) Where do you go at? 9) Is the book much interesting? 10) Do you want see this film? 11) Mister Blacks wife is a professor. 12) The weather is such nice that a lot of people go to the river. 13) Does Peter and Jim want to learn English? 14) The lesson finishes in five o’clock. 15) What do you wants to know? Keys: 1) I am busy; 2) she wants; 3) looks at; 4) much work; 6) Where does; 7) Look at; 8) go to; 9) very interesing; 10) want to see; 11) Black's; 12) so nice; 13) Do; 14) at five; 15) do you want;

Рaderevski оnce visited a small tоwn in uрstste New Уоrk. While strоlling alоng оne afternооn he heard a рianо, and fоllоwing the sоund came tо a hоuse оn which was a sign reading: "Mss Smith. Рianо lessоns 25 cents an hоur.”

 Рausing tо listen he heard the уоung wоman trуing tо рlaу оne оf Chорin`s nоcturnes, and nоt succeeding verу well. Рaderevski walked uр tо the hоuse and knоcked.

Miss Smiths came tо the dооr and recоgnized him at оnce. Delighted, she invited him in and he sat dоwn and рlaуed the nоcturn as he оnlу cоuld, afterwards sрending an hоur in cоrrecting her mistakes. Miss Smiths thanked him and he deрarted.

 Sоme mоnths later he returned tо the tоwn, and again he tооk the samr walk. He sооn came tо the rоad оf Miss Smith, and, lооking at the sign, he read: "Miss Smith (рuрil оf Рadarevski). рianо lessоns 1.00 an hоur.” Рaderevski – Падеревский Игнацы Ян (1860-1941)б известный польский пианист. Chорin – Шопен Фридерик (1810-1849), великий польский композитор.

Answer the questiоns:

1)Whу did Miss Smith raise рrices fоr her lessоns?

2)Whо рerfоrmed Chорin better: Рaderevski оr Miss Smith?

3)Did Рaderevski like Miss Smith`s рerfоrmance оf Chорin`s nоcturn?

Present simple and present continuous.

1. To ride:

 Tom likes sport. He …a bicycle.

Jack can`t talk on the phone now. He… a bicycle.

2. To go:

 There is a heavy back pack in Harry`s hand: he … to school.

Jill is already 9 years old.She… to school.

3. To take:

Max is a photographer. He …. photos of nature.

 Don`t disturb Judy, she … a photo of nature.

4. To write:

Rebecca is a famous writer, she…books.

 Wenworth hasn`t slept for already several nights because he ….a book.

 5. To think:

Willam…that he will go to the party tonight.

 Alex is lying in the sun and…about his future.

 6. To go: After his work Tom usually…to the pub.

Do you like Katy? I … to invite her to go to the cinema with us.

 7. To sing:

 Polly has a brilliant voice. She…wonderfully.

Can you hear that? Somebody…a song!

8. To wash:

 Jim likes to help his mother. He always …dishes after meal.

What is Percy doing? He …the dishes.

9. To take:

After going to a gym Mark usually …a shower.

I…my exams at 13.00 p.m. tomorrow.

10. To eat:

-I can`t understand what you are saying to me, what are you doing? – I … a sandwitch.

-Do you like pasta? –Sure, I …everything.

1) I like to go to the country where …

2) He likes travelling: he says he gets …

3) The food was very tasty and …

4) The baby was sleeping and …

5) Nobody knew Tom’s address because …

6) The party was very noisy and …

7) The police came but …

8) As soon as Mother left …

9) Granny liked her garden because …

10) I don’t like winters because …

11) The house is comfortable because …

12) The books of this author are so dull …

13) The evening is very warm and…

14) I cooked dinner because …

15) I got quite cold while …

a) … he never invited anybody to his place.

b) … they found nobody in the house.

c) … that nobody reads them.

d) … I was waiting for guests.

e) … there are a lot of children outside.

f) … a lot of new impressions from his trips.

g) … everybody was speaking in a low voice.

h) … it is well-planned.

i) … there is a river with a lot of fish there.

j) … her child began to cry.

k) … there were a lot of flowers in it.

l) … they are cold.

m)… the neighbours called the police.

n) … George ate so much that he felt bad afterwards.

o) I was waiting for the bus.

ЛуныЖ 1) – шж 2) — аж 3) – тж 4) – пж 5) – фж 6) – ьж 7) - иж 8) – ож 9) – лж 10) – дж 11) – рж 12) – сж 13) уж 14) – вж 15) щж

WOULD LIKE (TO DO) or LIKE (DOING)

1) Would you…? or Do you…? Match the questions and answers.

1. Would you like to watch TV?

2. Would you like something to drink?

3. Do you like parties?

4. Do you like hamburgers?

5. Do you like watching TV?

6. Would you like to go to the cinema on Sunday?

 a. Yes, especially films and cartoons.

 b. Yes, I’d love to. What time?

 c. No. there’s nothing good on tonight.

 d. I’m afraid I don’t. I think they’re noisy, and there are usually too many people.

 e. No. I think they’re very bad for you.

 f. No, thanks. I’m not thirsty.

2) Tick the correct form of the verb.

Would you like a drink?           

Do you like a drink?

(Yes, I'll have an orange juice)

Do you like going for walks?     

Would you like to go for a walk?

(Yes, I often go walking in Scotland)

Do you like swimming?                       

Would you like to go for a swim?

(What a good idea!It's hot today)

What do you like doing at the weekend?  

What would you like to do this weekend?

(I like putting my feet up and relaxing)

What do you like to do in the evening?

What would you like to do this evening?

(Why don't we pop round and see Alice and Brian?)

3)  would like or like? Complete the sentences with would like(to do) or like (doing) and the correct form of the verb. 1) What sort of books ________you ______(to read)? I ______biographies and thrillers.

2. ________ you ______(be) a teacher when you grow up? No, they don’t earn much and they work very hard.

 3. It’s Sophie’s birthday soon. Is it? What ______she______(have) for a present? Well, I know she ______(cook). Why don’t you buy her a new book.

4. My son has a lot of pens and pencils. She ______(draw). 5. My brother is a very fast runner. He says that one day he _____(run) in the Olympic Games.

 Some of the following sentences contain mistakes. Find them and correct the sentences.

1) This is very cold in the street.

2) Last summer it was often rain.

3) Does it often rain in this part of the country?

4) I didn’t do it alone. This is all my friend’s success.

5) Neither we nor our brother have any idea about it.

6) Have you to walk your dog three times a day?

7) You don’t have to agree, do you?

8) There are an armchair and a few chairs on the hall.

9) Your hands are dirty. Have you repaired the car?

10) Did you read the book an hour ago?

11) Are you giving the book back? Did you already read it?

12) When have you been in London?

13) Have you been in London?

14) How long have you been in London?

15) What did you do at five o’clock yesterday?

16) What will you do at this time tomorrow?

17) I was taking a shower when the telephone rang.

18) I am right, am I not?

19) I don’t know about it too.

20) She is a good student.She works very hardly.

Keys: 1) It is very cold… ; 2) .. it often rained; 3) correct 4) friends’; 5) has 6) Do you have to walk… ; 7) correct; 8) There is… 9) Have you been repairing… 10) correct; 11) Have you already read… ; 12) When were you… ; 13) to London; 14) correct; 15) What were you doing… ; 16)What will you be doing… ; 17) correct; 18) … aren’ I? 19) …either; 20) … hard;

   When two English people meet, their first remarks after they greet each other will be about weather. "It’s a lovely morning, isn’t it?” or "Isn’t it hot today?” and the other person will answer, "Yes, the heat will hopefully last till the end of the day;  we have never had such a fine summer.”

   Or perhaps the day is dull; it is raining a little, the sky is grey, and everyone is wearing a raincoat or carrying an umbrella. As the cars and buses go along the street they splash the water and mud on passers-by. Gradually it gets dark; a thick fog is spreading over London. The lamps are lit in the streets and in the shops and offices; cars and buses put on their lights and can only crawl along.

   As one friend meets another he says: "Isn’t it a beastly day?” — "Yes, isn’t it?" — answers the other.

   Then comes winter. After a heavy fall of snow the ground is white. There is a hard frost. It is just the day for a good country walk. It is still freezing hard and the ponds are frozen over. There are crowds of people on them sliding and skating, and here is a merry group of schoolboys having a snowball fight. It is very pleasant while the frost lasts.

   A few months pass and spring comes. After a short period of rain fine weather usually sets in. A light wind is now blowing and soft white clouds are sailing in the sky. However, the weather in England is changeable particularly in spring. It is sometimes rather cold. The sky is overcast and it often rains. Then people hurry indoors.

DIALOGUE: A: What beastly weather! It is simply pouring!

B: My Grandma used to say that it was raining cats and dogs. Such a funny phrase!

A: It is. But I’ve got wet through.

B: I’ve seen on Internet that there will be a heat spell later this week.

A: Oh, I don’t mind the rain. It is quite pleasant to walk with a good raincoat on. And good Wellington boots, of course.

B: And you call this July! Where is the summer?

A: Oh, we had it last Thursday after dinner.

1) You don’t like ice-cream, …?

2) The child is tired, …?

3) You are not busy, …?

4) The river is in the South, …?

5) It is not cold in the street, …?

6) Your Granddad likes going to the cinema, …?

7) The exam was yesterday, …?

8) You went on holiday last year, … ?

9) The exam wasn’t difficult, …?

10) There were a lot of students at the lecture, …?

11) You have to get up early, …?

12) He was not afraid, …?

13) He had a lot of work, …?

14) You must go, …?

15) You had to go, …?

Keys:1) do you? 2) isn’t he? 3) are you? 4) isn't it? 5) is it? 6) doesn’t he? 7) wasn’t it? 8) didn’t you? 9) was it? 10) weren’t there? 11) don’t you? 12) was he? 13) hadn’t he? 14) mustn’t you? 15) didn’t you?