- •Articles
- •5. Put in the or a/an or zero article where necessary
- •7. Put in article where necessary
- •8. Use the proper article. Point out the nouns which denote an object or person already mentioned
- •9. Use the proper article. Point out the nouns which have a limiting attribute
- •10. Insert articles where necessary
- •My uncle’s a shopkeeper
- •The verb “to be “ Present Simple tense of verb to be
- •1.Write the short form:
- •Pronouns (personal and possessive)
- •1. Write the correct possessive adjective for these sentences:
- •2. Use the correct possessive adjective (or a name) to complete the sentences:
- •3. Complete these paragraphs with the correct subject pronoun or possessive adjective:
- •4. Choose the correct word:
- •1. Write the plurals:
- •4. Write your sentences with these uncountable nouns
- •Noun – forming suffixes
- •5. Insert preposition on, in, at or into
- •6. Insert prepositions in or to
- •Prepositions of time at and on
- •7. Translate into your native language.
- •8. Insert prepositions to or of:
- •9. Translate into your native language
- •10. Translate into your native language the following word combinations
- •An English town
- •Numerals
- •1. Write in words:
- •2. Fill in appropriate articles where necessary
- •3. How do we say large numbers?
- •Facts of life
- •6. In the text find expressions which mean the same as:
- •7. Read these sentences and say what statements are true or false True False
- •8. Write these words in right word order
- •10. Put the following sentences in negative and interrogative forms
- •Position of adverbs in sentences
- •A) front position; e.G:.Fortunatly, my sister loves cooking.
- •5. Answer the questions about you. Use an adverb of frequency in your answer.
- •6. Answer the questions, use adverbs: usually, seldom, often, sometimes, and always
- •7. Complete these sentences adverbs of frequency:
- •8. Insert gaps by prepositions and adverbs:
- •Construction there is /are
- •1. Complete the sentences using there’s, there are, is there or are there.
- •2. Write the negative and interrogative:
- •5. Ask questions to the italicized words:
- •6. Put the following sentences into plural forms:
- •7. Put the following sentences into negative and interrogative:
- •8. Insert the verb to be in appropriate form:
- •9. Put questions to italicized words:
- •Quantities adjectives: much, many, few, little, a lot of
- •1. Complete the sentence using much, many:
- •7. Translate into your native language:
- •8. Translate the following sentences onto your native language:
- •10. Insert gaps with words: many, much, a lot, little, a lot of:
- •Modal verbs can, may, must.
- •1.Write the sentences negative or question:
- •9. Translate into your native language:
- •What can Tina do?
- •1. Use “can”, “may”, “must”:
- •2. Define the meaning of the modal verbs “must”, “have to”, “should”, “ought
- •3. Use “can”, “could”, “may”, “might”, “to be able”, “to be allowed”:
- •4. Rewrite each sentence using the words in bold. Do not change the meaning:
- •5. Underline the correct words in each sentence:
- •6. Use “was (were) to” or “had to”:
- •7. Make up a list of what a student has and what he doesn’t have to do:
- •8. Respond to the following statements expressing doubt, expectation, assuredness or advice. Work in pairs.
- •9. Rewrite each sentence using might, can’t or must. Do not change the meaning:
- •I’m sure that David took your books by mistake.
- •Good manners How not to behave badly abroad Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this mean that we all behave in the same way
- •Greetings
- •Past Simple Tense
- •1. Complete these sentences in the past simple:
- •2. Change the verbs into the past:
- •3. Read and translate these sentences:
- •4. Translate the following sentences into your native language:
- •9. Transform these sentences into tag questions and give answers to them:
- •10. Make up questions according to the example:
- •The verb ''to be'' in the Past Tense
- •1. Complete the sentences using was or were:
- •2. Complete the story, add was or were:
- •3. Write questions and answers about the story above, using was or were:
- •Indefinite pronoun any / some
- •6. Choose only one word from the brackets:
- •7. Put the following sentences in negative and interrogative form:
- •8. Insert one of these words:
- •9. Complete the sentences with some or any:
- •The Infinitive
- •1. Insert the particle “to” before Infinitive, where necessary:
- •2. Translate into your native language, be attentive with Active Infinitive and Passive Infinitive:
- •3. Translate into your native language, be attentive with Perfect Infinitive:
- •4. Open the brackets, use necessary forms of Infinitive:
- •5. Change the parts of the sentences:
- •6. Open the brackets to insert the necessary forms of Infinitive:
- •7. Complete the sentences, using a verb given below:
- •The infinitive of purpose
- •1. Make eight more sentences from the box:
- •2. Rewrite the sentences, using to – infinitive:
- •4. Tick the correct sentence:
- •6. Read the sentences about the past. Make negative sentences about the future:
- •7. Complete the sentences with going to and a verb or expression given below:
- •8. Read about Jane’s busy day Jane’s busy day
- •9. Infinitives after adjectives. Complete the sentences:
- •The Smith family’s doctor and dentist
- •Degrees of comparison of adjectives
- •1. Give the comparative and superlative degree of the following adjectives:
- •2. Translate the following adjectives and give their degree of comparison:
- •3. Compare according to the model:
- •4. Answer these questions, pay attention to degree of comparison:
- •5. Translate:
- •8. A) Complete questions, putting the adjectives in brackets in the comparative or superlative
- •9. Give the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets:
- •10. Write the correct comparative for these sentences:
- •Word-building
- •Future Simple Tense
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •3. Translate:
- •Read this text and translate it in written form The end of the melting pot?
- •1. Form nouns from these by means of conversion. Translate them:
- •2. Make up sentence using nouns from ex.
- •3. Give the part of speech of each word in italics, giving a reason for your answer:
- •The Group of Simple Tenses
- •2. Make the following interrogative:
- •9. Complete the questions about Mattie:
- •10. Answer the following questions:
- •Read this text and translate it in written form. Distance education in the world
- •Forming of adverbs
- •1. Form adverbs from these adjectives and translate them:
- •2. Point out the italicized words: adverbs or adjectives
- •3. Choose the proper form of adverb or adjective:
- •4. Insert adverbs in the brackets where necessary:
- •5. Write the adverbs:
- •6. Rewrite the sentences using a verb and an adverb:
- •7. Point out the correct word:
- •8. Put the adjective in brackets in the correct place in the sentence. Where
- •9. Match the verbs or phrase with an adverb:
- •10. Insert the proper adverbs given below:
- •Present Continuous tense
- •1. Translate the following sentences, paying attention to the tense:
- •Open the brackets, using the correct form of verbs:
- •6. Choose the correct verb form:
- •Past Continuous tense
- •4. Complete the sentences using did, was or were.
- •5. Open the brackets and use the Past Continuous Tense:
- •6. Write questions. Use was/were –ing.
- •7. Translate the following sentences into your native language.
- •8. Put the following sentences in negative and interrogative forms:
- •9. Answer the following questions:
- •An embarrassing incident
- •Future Continuous tense
- •I usually …
- •1. Explain the use of Present Perfect in the following sentences and translate:
- •Break, buy, finish, do, go, go, lose, paint, read, and take
- •3. Mary is 65 years old. She has had an interesting life. Write sentences about the things she has done. Use the Present Perfect:
- •6. Choose the correct verb form:
- •1. Read and translate the following questions. Answer them:
- •2. Put your own yes /no questions.
- •3. Alternative questions. Read, answer them and make up your questions:
- •4. Tail questions. Read and answer them. Put your own questions:
- •5. Put the words in the right order to ask a question and write true answers:
- •6. In each of the following sentences there is one mistake. Find it and correct it:
- •1. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:
- •3. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive:
- •4. Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they/people' etc. Write a passive sentence:
- •5. Use the words below to write questions in the Passive. Answer them:
- •6. Rewrite these sentences in the passive:
- •2. They went to the party without ….
- •3. Most people like … presents.
- •4. It’s a dangerous city. People won’t go out after dark because they are afraid of …
- •5. I don’t like … stupid questions.
- •8. Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they', write a passive sentence:
- •9. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is active, sometimes passive:
- •10. Turn these sentences into the Passive Voice:
- •The rubbish dump in the sky
- •Word-building
- •Types of sentences: personal, indefinite personal and impersonal
- •1. Write it is (it’s) or is it:
- •2. Write questions with How far … ?
- •4. Rewrite the sentences in the correct order.
- •The Gerund
- •1. Translate into your native language, be attentively with Gerund:
- •2. Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the gerund and using one of the following prepositions. Some of them are used more than once:
- •3. Translate into your native language, be attentively with Gerund:.
- •4. Open the brackets, using the Gerund in active or passive forms:
- •5. Translate into your native language, pay attention to nouns and pronouns before the Gerund:
- •6. Fill the gaps with the gerund from the box. Use each verb once only:
- •7. Write these sentences, changing the verbs into gerunds:
- •8. Rewrite these sentences, starting with a gerund. You may need to change
- •9. Write the verbs in the box in the correct form in these sentences. Use each verb once only:
- •10. Complete the sentences using the Gerund:
- •The £ 349 housewife
- •Sequence of Tenses
- •1. Translate into your native language, pay attention to tenses:
- •2. Rewrite the following sentences in the Past tense:
- •3. Open the brackets and chose necessary tense:
- •7. Open the brackets, using appropriate form of conditional mood after “I wish”:
- •8. Change conditional sentences of type I into sentences of type II:
- •9. Answer these questions:
- •Smart shopping
8. Rewrite these sentences, starting with a gerund. You may need to change
some words:
e.g.: A good way of keeping fit is to swim every day.
Swimming every day is a good way of keeping fit.
1. It takes a long time to learn a foreign language.
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2. Clean the machine more often- that will solve your problem.
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3. Grow your own food. It’s less expensive.
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4. Give up smoking: it will make you feel better.
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5. It is cheaper to go by rail than by air.
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6. You are not allowed to smoke here.
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7. It’s not very pleasant to be in hospital.
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8. It’s very difficult to windsurf properly.
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9. It’s more difficult to speak a foreign language than to read it.
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10. It is forbidden to walk on the grass.
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9. Write the verbs in the box in the correct form in these sentences. Use each verb once only:
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have, move, watch, learn, study, get up, help, look after, smoke, say, eat, become, work, go, write, live, make, see, go out.
e.g.: Smoking is unhealthy, but a lot of people find it difficult to stop.
1. I’m fed up with … in the city – it’s too dirty. 2. I enjoy… in the garden at weekend. 3. I have decide to stop …in the evenings so that I can save some money for my holidays.4. He’s an artistic person – very good at … poetry. 5. They don’t like … and go everywhere by car. 6. I’m not really interested in … to university. 7. She’s going to continue … for another two years. 8. They’re thinking of … house. 9. That machine? Oh, it’s used for … toasted sandwiches. 10. They’ve given up… meat.
10. Complete the sentences using the Gerund:
1. My brother is fond of classic music, he enjoys… . 2. When the weather is fine, I like … . 3. We shall have our vacation in July, everybody looks forward to … . 4. My son’s friends are leaving for the Alps. I don’t object to … . 5. Though the scientist was tired, he went on … . 6. my sister doesn’t like skating, she prefers … . 7. The article is very long, it seems, she will never finish… . 8. You will enjoy this opera, it’s worth … . 9. The model is quite new, I wonder when they started .. . 10. The contract seems profitable, our company is interested in … .
Read the text.
The £ 349 housewife
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How her weekly pay slip would add up…
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£ hr |
£ week | |
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Nanny |
17.9 hrs |
£ 5.50 |
£ 105.95 |
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Cook |
12.2 hrs |
£ 5.35 |
£ 65.27 |
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Cleaner |
12.2 hrs |
£ 5.35 |
£ 65.27 |
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Laundress |
9.3 hrs |
£ 3.80 |
£ 35.34 |
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Shopper |
6.4 hrs |
£ 3.80 |
£ 24.32 |
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Dishwasher |
5.7 hrs |
£ 3.80 |
£ 21.66 |
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Driver |
2.6 hrs |
£ 4.50 |
£ 11.70 |
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Gardener |
1.4 hrs |
£ 5.90 |
£ 8.26 |
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Seamstress |
1.7 hrs |
£ 3.60 |
£ 6.12 |
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Other tasks |
1.3 hrs |
£ 4.00 |
£ 5.20 |
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Total 70.7 hrs £ 349.09 | |||
As nanny, cook, cleaner, laundress, shopper, dishwasher, driver, gardener, and seamstress, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost £ 349, it was revealed yesterday.
At over £18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 per sent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison offices, and social workers.
Looking after a youngster less than a year old takes a housewife into an even higher pay league. According to a survey, she deserves £ 457 a week-at nearly £ 24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.
Researchers put a price on each chore, and then calculated how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on domestic duties- with looking after the children (17.9 hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.3 hours each0 the most time-consuming.
A wife with a part-time job still works an average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace.
The good news is that these hours decline sharply as children get older. While the average mother with a child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.
Mother-of-four Karen Tudor-Williams, from Reading, said last night: “Wages aren’t practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax system. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t appreciate this. They say they do the DIY jobs, but my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the toilet- that’s the real test.”
Single parent Anne Neale from North-west London said: “The Government should pay for women wages. It’s the husband’s employer who benefits from the work that women do at home.”
Mark these sentences true(+), false(-) or don’t know (?):
1. The average housewife works nearly 71 hours a week. ____ 2. Seventy per cent of the working population earn £18,000 a year. ____ 3. Train drivers earn the same as prison offices.____ 4. Teachers earn about £ 24,000 a year. ____ 5. Looking after children takes up most time._____ 6. Wives with jobs spend more time on housework than on their work.____ 7. The average mother with a child under one works 95 hours a week.____ 8. Karen Tudor-Williams thinks that the government should pay women wages._____ 9. Her husband helps with a lot of the housework._____ 10. Anne Neale thinks that husbands’ employers should pay housewives.
Answer these questions:
1. How do you feel about the situation in the text? 2. Do you think the situation is similar in your country? 3. Do you agree with Karen and Anne? What, if anything, should be done about the situation?