Безрукавая. Практикум по английскому языку WORKBOOK

12. Make up all types of questions.

1.There is a book on the table.

2.He must work hard today.

3.We are leaving for Moscow next week.

4.We were reading the whole evening.

5.They don't go to work on Sunday.

6.It is not cold today.

7.We learn English at school.

8.They will show you how to get there.

9.They finished the translation before the end of the lesson.

UNIT 3

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1.There + to be в Simple Active Tenses.

2.The Indefinite and The Definite Articles.

3.Present Progressive Active.

1. Fill in the gaps with the indefinite or the definite articles where necessary.

1.This is ____ pen. ___ pen is red.

2.These are ____ pencils. ____ pencils are black.

3.In the morning I eat ___ sandwich and drink ____ tea.

4.I see ____ book in your _____ hand.

5.This is ____ pineapple. ____ pineapple is delicious.

6.My _____ cousin is upset.

7.She bought ____ meat, ____ butter and ____ potatoes yesterday. She also bought ____ cake.

8.It is my sister’s ____ bag. It is _____ yellow.

9.I have two ____ sisters.

10.My ____ brother has ____ big _____ black ____ cat.

11.Is your father at _____ home? No, he is at _____ work.

12.We have ____ large _____family.

13.My _____ mother is _____ doctor.

14.I have ____ pen, but I have no _____ pencil.

15.____ kittens like _____ milk.

16.We had ____ English lesson.

17.Yesterday I got _____ letter from my _____ friend.

18.______ Russia is the largest country in the world.

19.Open _____ window, please.

20.____ weather is fine today.

21.What ____ beautiful _____ day!

2. Kentham is a small town. Look at the information in the box and write sentences about Kentham with There is/are or There isn’t/aren’t.

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1.a castle +

2.a restaurant +

3.a hospital +

4.a swimming pool –

5.a cinema + 2

6.a university –

For example: There is a castle in Kentham.

There isn’t a swimming pool in Kentham.

3.Write sentences about your city or town. Use There is/are or There isn’t/aren’t.

4.Fill in the gaps with There is/are or There isn’t/aren’t

1.Kentham isn’t an old town. ________________ any old buildings.

2.Look! ____________ a photograph of your brother in the newspaper!

3.Excuse me, ___________ a bank near here?

4.____________ five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters

and me.

5.How many students __________________ in the class?

6.The road is usually very quiet. _________________ much traffic.

7._______________ a bus from the city to the airport?

8._______________ any problems?

9.______________ nowhere to sit down. __________________ any

chairs.

10.________________ a man on the roof.

11.________________ seven days in a week.

12.How many players _______________________ in the football

team?

13.What’s wrong? - _______________ something in my eye.

14._______________ anything good on TV tonight? – Yes,

_____________ a film at 8.15

Describing character

5.Organize these words into pairs of opposites and put them in the

columns below.

Adjective suffixes Exercises

6. Write an adjective (or adjectives) formed from these nouns or verbs and check them in the dictionary.

7.Fill the gaps with suitable adjectives.

1.You must be very …when you drive in wet weather.

2.Everyone in my country has heard of her; she’s very … .

3.The tourist information officer was very …, and told us everything we needed to know.

4.This is a very … road, you know. There were three serious accidents

last year.

5.It was very … when I hit my leg against the corner of that table.

6.This bag is very … : I take it to work and when I go on holiday.

7.We’ve never had problems with our TV in ten years; it’s been very ... .

8.The factory is in the ... part of the city, and it’s not very attractive.

9.A 100 gram bag is 80 pence, but the 200 gram bag is only £1.20, so it’s more … to buy the larger bag.

10.It’s terrible that there are so many … people in a country.

11.Teenagers want to be ... , and wear all the latest styles.

12.I can’t understand a word of these instructions – they’re … .

8.Complete the Genealogical Tree.

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9.Open the brackets, using Present Continuous.

(NOW) 1. Timothy (to feed) ________ his dog. 2. Mr. Jones (to clean)

________ his yard. 3. Nancy (to paint) ________ her kitchen. 4. Our neighbours (to wash) ________ their car. 5. I (to wash) ________ my hair. 6. Who ________

(to fix) your sink? 7. What ________ she (to do) ________ now? – She (to dance)

________. 8. The children (to brush) ________ their teeth. 9. What ________ he (do) _________ at the moment? - He (to fix) his bicycle. 10. They (to have)

________ a big dinner together. 11. The boys (to run) _______ about in the garden. 12. I (to do) ________ my homework. 13. John and his friends (to go)

________ to the library. 14. Ann (to sit) ________ at her desk. She (to study)

_______ geography. 15. A young man (to stand) _______ at the window. He (to

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smoke) ________ a cigarette. 17. The dog (to lie) ________ on the floor. 18.

________you (to have) ________ a break? 19. What language ________ you (to study) ________? 20. Who (to lie) ________ on the sofa? 21. What _______ they (to talk) ________ about? 22. It _____still ______________ (to rain). 23. I (to open) ________ an umbrella. 24. John (to play) ________ computer games.

10.Open the brackets, using Present Continuous.

(NOW) 1. It (not to rain) ____________ any more, it (to clear)

____________ up and the sun (to shine). The jazz band (to play) _____________

in the park. A lot of people (to listen) ____________ to the music and they really (to have) ____________ a good time. But they (not to dance) ____________ yet. There is a coffee shop there. Only seven people (to sit) ____________ there, and only five people (to wait) ____________ in the queue. Some people (to have)

____________ sandwiches and (to drink) ____________ coffee, tea or fruit juices. The boys and the girls over there (to laugh) ____________ and (to make)

____________ a lot of noise. They (to play) ___________ games and Tom (to take) pictures. So what (to go) on_______________?

11. Translate into English, using Present Continuous.

(СЕЙЧАС) 1. Я сижу в парке на скамейке и кормлю птиц. 2. Мама сидит на диване в гостиной и смотрит телевизор. 3. Это фотография моих друзей. Том играет на гитаре, а Джейн поёт. 4. А здесь они танцуют на моём дне рождения. 5. Мы делаем упражнение. 6. Мы не купаемся. 7. Они играют во дворе? 8. Нина и Аня моют пол. 9. Коля помогает маме. 10. Ты помогаешь папе? 11. Моя сестра читает интересную книгу. 12. Они идут в школу. 13. Вы идете в школу? 14. Он работает? 15. Твоя бабушка идет в магазин? 16. Он покупает конфеты. 17.Что делает твоя сестра? 18. Где играют дети? 19. Почему ты смеешься? 20. Куда они идут? 21.Что несут эти мальчики? 22. Я читаю. 23. Он не пишет. 24. Мы не работаем. 25. Вы читаете? 26. Он спит? 27. Коля и Маша играют в футбол. 28. Катя играет на рояле. 29. Она не поет. 30. Моя сестра спит. 31. Папа пьет чай? 32. Твои родители пьют чай? 33. Я не сплю. 34. Она сидит за столом.

12.Open the brackets, using Present Continuous or Present Simple.

1.In the evening I often (to go) ________ to see my friends. 2. On Sunday we sometimes (to go) ________ to the cinema or to a disco club. 3. Andrew (to get)

________ up very early as he (to live) ________ far from college. He (to be)

________ never late. 4. It (to be) ________ six o’clock in the evening now. Victor (to do) ________ his homework. His sister (to read) ________ a book. His mother and grandmother (to talk)_______. 5. I (to write) ________a letter to my grandmother who (to live) ________ in Novgorod. I (to write) ________ to her very often. 6. It (to take) _________ me forty minutes to get to school. 7. Hello, Pete, where ________ you (to go) ________? - I (to hurry) ________ to institute.

8.When ________ your lessons (to begin) ________ on Monday? - They (to begin) ________ at nine o’clock. 9. Where ________ your sister (to be)? - She (to

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do) ________ her homework in the next room. 10. It usually (to take) ________

me an hour to do my written exercises. 11. Where Boris (to be) ________? I (to look) ________ for him. - He (to have) ________ dinner. 12. I (to look) ________

for a cassette recorder. ________ you (to have) ________ anything on sale? - Take a look at this little cassette recorder. - No, I (not to want) ________ that kind. - Well, this Supersound might interest you. It (to be) ________ a good size, it (to be)

________stereo and it (to have) ________ a radio to listen to the news.

UNIT 4

GRAMMAR PRACTISE

1.The Numerals.

2.The Plural Forms of Noun.

3.Future-in-the Past.

1.Rewrite the following sentences in plural form.

1.This is a spider. ______________________________________

2.That is a snail. _________________________________________

3.This is a star. __________________________________________

4.This is a film star. _______________________________________

5.That is a cartoon. __________________________________________

6.This is a boy. _____________________________________________

7.This is a baby. _____________________________________________

8.That is a plate. _____________________________________________

9.That is a flower. ___________________________________________

10.That is a bookshelf. ________________________________________

11.Is this a sofa? _______________________________________________

12.Is this a bookcase? _______________________________________

13.Is this a man? ___________________________________________

14.Is that a ball? ____________________________________________

15.Is that a train? ______________________________________________

16.Is that a plane? _____________________________________________

17.Is the window open? _________________________________________

18.Is the door closed? __________________________________________

19.Is the boy near the window? ___________________________________

20.That is not a king. _________________________________________

21.That is not a queen.___________________________________________

22.That is not a bus. ___________________________________________

23.This isn't a mountain. ______________________________________

24.That isn't a goose. ________________________________________

25.This isn't a mouse. _________________________________________

26. It is a sheep. _____________________________________________

27.It is a cigarette. ____________________________________________

28.It is a cat. __________________________________________________

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29.It is not a girl. ____________________________________________

30.It isn't a bag. _______________________________________________

31.It isn't a tree. _____________________________________________

32.It is not a bad egg. __________________________________________

33.It is a good egg. __________________________________________

34.Is that a flower? __________________________________________

35.Is this a rose? ___________________________________________

36.This is a pot. _______________________________________________

2.Rewrite the following sentences in plural form.

1.This man is an engineer.______________________________________

2.That woman is my sister. ______________________________________

3.This child is my son. ________________________________________

4.That goose is big. _____________________________________________

5.This mouse is white. __________________________________________

6.This man is a doctor. ________________________________________

7.That woman is my cousin. She is a teacher. __________________________

8.That girl is my niece. She is a pupil. ____________________________

9.This girl has a blue sweater. ____________________________________

10.This boy has a warm coat. _____________________________________

11.My uncle has a large flat. ______________________________________

12.There is a table in the room. ___________________________________

13.I have a good pen. My pen is in my pocket. ________________________

14.There is a flower in the vase. _________________________________

15.This child's foot is sore.______________________________________

UNIT 5

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

1.The Degree of Adjectives.

2.Continuous Tenses.

3.Impersonal Sentences.

1.Choose the right form in these sentences. In some cases both forms are right.

1.Is the station much further/farther?

2.You’ll find the explanation further/farther on.

3.Your record is worse/worst than mine.

4.It’s the less/lesser of two evils.

5.She always wears the last/latest fashion.

6.We have no further/farther information.

7.Nick skates good/well.

8.His latest/last words were,- “The end”.

9.She is the oldest/eldest member of our family.

10.My flat is smaller/littler than yours.

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11.I have got less/lesser patience than you.

12.He is much older/elder than his wife.

13.This is the more/most beautiful picture I’ve ever seen.

14.His English is best/better than mine.

15.She is better/best now.

16.It is the furthest/farthest point west.

17.It is the oldest/eldest building in the city.

18.He is my older/elder brother.

19.It is the more/most I can do.

20.He did his better/best to get there.

2.Read and translate the text. Put it the suitable words in the gaps. Some words may be repeated.

Sunny, dull, rain, late, wind, sunshine, thick, wet, early, windy, clouds,

storms, day

WEATHER FORECAST

London and South East England: ___________ spells in the morning,

___________ and cloudy later. A light south-westerly _________ by late afternoon. Max temperature is 10 - 13 (degrees) C (50 – 56 F). Tonight, light winds. Min temperature is 7 - 9 C (44 - 48 F).

South West England and Wales: A _____________ day with spells of light ___________ for most of the morning. Strong winds during the afternoon

and possible ________________ by early evening. Max. temperature is 8 – 10 C (46-50 F). Tonight strong winds. Min temperature is 6 - 8 C (42 - 46 F).

North East England: Early ___________will give way to

__________________ and rain for most of the___________. Max. temperature is 9 - 11 C (48 - 52 F). Tonight, ___________ rain. Min temperature is 5 - 7 C (4044 F).

North West England: A few __________ spells during the morning, but becoming cloudy by ________________ afternoon with rain until _____________

evening. Max. temperature is 7 - 9 C (46 - 50 F). Tonight, rain. Min temperature is 4 – 6 C (38 - 42 F)

Scotland: Cloudy and ______________. Heavy rain throughout the day. Max. temperature 5 - 7 C (40-44 F). Tonight, storms, Min temperature 4 - 6 C (38 - 42 F).

Northern Ireland: A _______________ wet day with heavy rain and

_________________ clouds. Max. temperature 9 - 11 C (48-52 F). Tonight, storms, Min temperature 6 - 8 C (42 - 46 F).

sleep) ______________now. 4. My little sister (to sleep) ____________ at this time yesterday. 5. My friends (not to do) ____________ their homework now. They (to play) ____________ volleyball. 6. My friends (not to do) ____________

their homework at seven o’clock yesterday. They (to play) ____________

volleyball. 7. She (to read) ____________ the whole evening yesterday. 8. She (not to read) _____________ now. 9. Now she (to go) _____________ to school. 10. What you (to do) now? _____________________________- I (to drink)

____________ tea. 11. You (to drink) tea at this time yesterday?

______________________________________________No, I (to eat)

___________ a banana. 12. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read)

____________ again. 13. Look! My cat (to play) ____________ with a ball. 14. When I went out into the garden, the sun (to shine) ____________ and birds (to sing) _____________ in the trees. 15. You (to eat) ice cream now?

________________________________16. You (to eat) ice cream when I rang you up yesterday? ____________________________________________________17. What your father (to do) now? ____________________________________18. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday?

__________________________________________________________19. Why she (to cry) now? ____________________________________________20. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?________________________________

6.Open the brackets, using Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1.I (to go) ____________ to the cinema yesterday. 2. I (to go)

____________ to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday. 3. I (to go) ____________

to the cinema when you met me. 4. I (to do) ____________ my homework the whole evening yesterday. 5. I (to do) ____________ my homework when mother came home. 6. I (to do) ____________ my homework yesterday. 7. I (to do)

____________ my homework from five till eight yesterday. 8. I (to do)

____________ my homework at six o’clock yesterday. 9. I (not to play)

____________ the piano yesterday. 10. I (not to play) ____________ the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I (to read) ____________ a book. 11. He (not to sleep)

____________ when father came home. He (to do) ____________ his homework.

12.When I (to go) ____________ to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) ____________ and (to laugh) ____________. They told me a funny story. Soon I (to laugh) ____________, too. I still (to laugh)

____________ when we came to school. After school I (to tell) ____________ this story at home. My father and mother (to like) ____________ it very much. 13. When we were in the country last summer. I (to go) ____________ to the wood one day. In the wood I (to find) ____________ a little fox cub. I (to bring)

____________ it home. I (to decide) _____________ to tame the cub. I (to tame)

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