Focus on Grammar
Exercise 13. Make the plural forms.
A star, a mountain, a tree, a shilling, a king, the waiter, the queen, a man, the man, a woman, the woman, an eye, a shelf, a box, the city, a boy, a goose, the watch, a mouse, a dress, a toy, the sheep, a tooth, a child, the ox, a deer, the life, a tomato.
Exercise 14. Open the brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous.
The man who (speak) to a passenger (be) our Customs inspector who (work) at the Customs of the airport.
What you usually (do)? – I (be) a student. I (study) at the Customs Academy.
Where you (hurry)? – I (hurry) to the railway station. My sister (come) from Moscow.
You (hear) the speaker well? – Yes, I (hear) him clearly. I (listen) very attentively, but I (not understand) the main points of his speech.
As a rule, it (take) him twenty minutes to get to the Customs Academy.
Listen, somebody (knock) at the door.
What she usually (do) at the weekend? – She usually (go) to see her friends.
Don’t come into the room. My brother (work) there now.
Where you (go)? – I (go) to the library to prepare for my seminar.
He seldom (stay) at home on Sunday.
Exercise 15. Translate into English.
Я обычно хожу пешком в таможенную академию. Я добираюсь за 10 минут.
Какой иностранный язык вы изучаете?
Она увлекается танцами и рисованием.
Где вы проводите выходные?
В свободное время я люблю слушать рок-музыку.
Каким видом спорта занимается твой брат?
Он всегда читает газету по утрам.
Я бы хотела изучать немецкий язык.
Мой рабочий день начинается рано.
Студенты факультета таможенного дела изучают различные предметы.
Exercise 16. Complete these sentences using did, was, or were.
__________ you have a good time?
What time __________ you leave?
_________ he staying in/at a hotel?
What ___________ they doing?
What __________ you do then?
Why __________ he working late last night?
She __________ n’t understand.
I __________ n’t having a test at 5 o’clock yesterday.
What __________ the students writing?
Exercise 17. Insert the article if necessary.
London
London occupies vast areas on (1) ___north and south banks of (2) ___Thames. London is not only a large city, but it is also (3) ___large seaport. Large ships go up and down the Thames. There are miles and miles of docks along (4) ___banks of the Thames. (5) ___large ocean going vessels bring different goods from many countries thousands of miles away.
(6) ___City of London is (7) ___area with a long history. It is also called (8) ___commercial and financial heart of London. (9) ___West End of London is (10) ___fashionable quarter. One can see (11) ___finest theatres, (12) ___cinemas, concert halls, (13) ___largest museums and shops.
(14) ___East End of London is (15) ___district of markets and docks. It is especially famous as (16) ___centre of the clothing industry. Westminster is (17) ___part of London that has long been connected with royalty and government. Buckingham Palace is (18) ___official residence of (19) ___Queen. Downing Street, 10 is (20) ___official residence of (21) ___Prime Minister.
For more information on the English Tenses turn to Grammar reference section.
1 traveller (BR English) traveller (AM English)