- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Find equivalents:
- •II. Form nouns using suffixes -ion, -tion:
- •III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •IV. Complete the following sentences:
- •V. Match each term in Column a with its definition in Column b:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Give the English equivalents for:
- •II. Give the corresponding nouns to the following verbs:
- •III. Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate terms
- •IV. Say whether these statements are true or false and if they are
- •V. Answer the following questions:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. State the part of speech and say how the words are formed:
- •Find equivalents:
- •III. Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate terms
- •IV. Match each term in Column a with its definition in Column b:
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Form the new words with the following suffixes:
- •Find equivalents:
- •III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •IV. Match each term in Column a with its definition in Column b:
- •Define which of the following items best completes the statement:
- •Complete the following sentences:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Retell the text d using the following words and
- •Grammar exercises The Past Indefinite Tense
- •V. Give short and full answers:
- •VI. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Put questions to the italisized words:
- •IX. Complete the Disjunctive Questions:
- •X. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite Tense:
- •XI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or
- •XII. Translate into English:
- •The Functions of the Verb «to do»
- •The Future Indefinite Tense
- •XVIII. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Indefinite Tense:
- •XIX. Translate into English:
- •The Imperative Mood
- •XX. Use the verbs in the Imperative Mood:
- •XXI. Make the imperative sentences emphatic:
- •XXII. Make the following negative:
- •XXIII. Use the words below to complete the sentences:
- •XXIV. Translate into English:
- •Exercises for individual work
- •I. Change the following into the Past Indefinite:
- •II. Complete the sentences:
- •III. Change the following sentences into the Past Indefinite:
- •IV. Change the following sentences into the Future Indefinite:
- •V. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or
- •VI. Open the brackets:
- •VII. Translate into English:
V. Give short and full answers:
1. Did you sleep well last night? 2. Did you wake up early this morning1? (it is no longer morning) 3. Did you have breakfast this morning? 4. Did you drink some coffee before class? 5. Did you catch the bus this morning? 6. Did you understand what I said? 7. Did you tell your friend the news?
VI. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
1. The children slept in the open air. 2. He answered at once. 3. Mother turned off the gas. 4. They decided to go to the Crimea in July. 5. Olga passed all her exams. 6. We heard a terrible noise. 7. The clock struck twelve when he came. 8. They asked us to help them. 9. She thought about it.
VII. Answer the following questions:
1. What time do you usually get up? 2. What time did you get up this morning? 3. What time did the sun rise this morning? 4. What did you have for breakfast? 5. What did you drink this morning? 6. What time do you go to bed? What time did you go to bed last night? 7. What did you buy last week? 8. What did you wear yesterday? 9. What did you do last night? 10. What did you have for lunch yesterday?
VIII. Put questions to the italisized words:
1. My aunt grew beautiful roses. 2. They lost their way because it was dark. 3. My friend visited his grandmother on Sunday. 4. The students worked on the farm in summer. 5. Our family went to the Caucasus last year. 6. Father talked with my teacher a few minutes ago. 7. The concert lasted for two hours. 8. The children drank milk in the morning.
IX. Complete the Disjunctive Questions:
a) 1. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ... ? 2. The twins arrived last night, ... ? 3. Bill put the money in the bank, ... ? 4. You had a good time, ... ? 5. That was Ann on the phone, ... ? 6. That was an easy test, ... ? 7. His mother was very proud of him, ... ? 8. You thought about it, ... ?
b) 1. Mary wasn’t angry, ... ? 2. You weren’t at home last night around nine, ... ? 3. Our teacher didn’t give us a home assignment, ... ? 4. There wasn’t any problem, ... ? 5. It didn’t matter very much, ... ? 6. He didn’t wake you up, ... ? 7. Nobody called on the phone, ... ? 8. The children weren’t surprised, ... ?
X. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite Tense:
1. I didn’t want to meet Paul so when he (enter) I (to leave). 2. Luckily the driver (see) me and (stop) the lorry in time. 3. Last year I (live) near my office. I always (walk) there. I (not work) at this office five years ago. 4. When you (return) home the day before yesterday. — I (return) home at 7 o’clock the day before yesterday. 5. What language you (study) five years ago? — I (study) German. 6. Our family (go) to the Crimea last summer.
XI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or
the Past Indefinite Tense:
1. You (to lock) the door before you left the house? 2. He (not to smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up. 3. He (to fall asleep) at half past seven. 4. I (to phone) you twice yesterday and (to get) no answer. 5. It (to be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer. 6. I (to read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much. 7. We (to miss) the bus. Now we’ll have to walk. 8. He (to leave) the house at 8.00. — Where he (to go)? — I (not to see) where he (to go).