- •U n I t 3
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Find equivalents:
- •II. Give the corresponding nouns to the following verbs:
- •III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •IV. Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate terms
- •V. Ask someone
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Give the characteristic of British economy using
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Name the word-building elements (suffixes, prefixes) and
- •II. Give the English equivalents for:
- •V. Match each term in Column a with its definition in Column b:
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •IV. Match the synonyms:
- •V. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •Communicative situations
- •The Present Continuous Tense
- •VI. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •VII. Give short and full answers:
- •VIII. Do as you are told and say what you are doing:
- •X. Use the Present Continuous Tense as in the pattern:
- •XV. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •XVI. Use the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite:
- •XVII. Translate into English:
- •The Construction «to be going to»
- •XVIII. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •XIX. Put the verbs in brackets into the «to be going to» form:
- •XX. Complete the sentences by using «to be going to»:
- •Exercises for individual work
- •I. Replace the Infinitives in brackets by the Present Continuous:
- •II. Change the following sentences using «to be going to»:
- •III. Use the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite:
- •IV. Translate into English:
The Present Continuous Tense
VI. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
Pattern: The students are writing a test.
Are the students writing a test?
The students aren’t /are not/ writing a test.
1. The teacher is explaining a grammar rule. 2. He is always leaving his dirty dishes on the table. 3. The boys are skating. 4. I am waiting for them. 5. It is raining heavily. 6. The students are discussing a serious problem. 7. We are writing a dictation now. 8. She is doing her shopping. 9. My friend is smoking now. 10. Tom and Jane are hurrying along the street. 11. He is teaching his boy to ride. 12. The secretary is speaking over the telephone.
VII. Give short and full answers:
1. Are you having a seminar? 2. Is he speaking to the dean? 3. Are you preparing for your examinations? 4. Are you consulting the dictionary? 5. Are they working at this problem now? 6. Is Ann wearing her new dress? 7. Are you telling the truth? 8. Is your father always losing his car keys? 9. Is he talking to a friend of his? 10. Are you feeling well today? 11. Is Petrenko coming tonight? 12. Am I answering your questions well? 13. Is it snowing heavily? 14. Is your father looking through the morning newspapers?
VIII. Do as you are told and say what you are doing:
Pattern: Go to the door. — I am going to the door.
1. Go to the blackboard. 2. Write a sentence on the blackboard. 3. Clean the blackboard. 4. Hold the duster in your left hand. 5. Take your seat. 6. Open your text-books at page 42. 7. Read and translate the text A. 8. Find the verbs in the Present Continuous Tense. 9. Close your text-books. 10. Retell the text.
Answer the following questions:
1. What are you doing now? 2. Why aren’t you writing? 3. How are you feeling? 4. What are you thinking about? 5. Who is waiting for you? 6. Where is your friend waiting for you? 7. What is your friend wearing? 8. Who is making that noise? 9. Where are you going on holiday this year? 10. Is the sun shining? 11. Why are you learning English? 12. Are you doing anything this evening? 13. What are you reading now?
X. Use the Present Continuous Tense as in the pattern:
Pattern: I (work/rest) — I am working. I am not resting.
1. We (take English/teach English). 2. My mother (do housework/watch TV). 3. The students (go to college/come back from college). 4. The boy (play in the street/sleep). 5. You (ask a question/answer my question). 6. He (read a book/write a test).
XI. Explain the use of the Present Continuous Tense:
1. Don’t make any noise, the children are sleeping. 2. The students are taking their examinations on Friday. 3. He is writing a new play. 4. She is leaving the city in two days. 5. The delegation is arriving tomorrow. 6. I am going abroad in July. 7. The telephone is ringing. 8. She is always ringing up and asking questions.
XII. Complete the Disjunctive Questions:
1. We are having an English lesson now, ...? 2. The teacher is explaining the rule to the students, ... ? 3. The students are translating an English article, ... ? 4. They are not consulting the dictionary, ... ? 5. I am not making notes, ...? 6. Father is having lunch now, ... ? 7. The sun is shining, ... ? 8. She is listening to the news, ... ? 9. The birds are singing, ... ? 10. My parents are packing their things now, ... ?
XIII. Put questions to the italicized words:
1. The girl is trying on a dress. 2. The boy is running fast. 3. George is leaving for France tomorrow. 4. He is giving a lecture tonight. 5. The teacher is explaining a grammar rule. 6. Victor is answering the professor’s question. 7. The students are discussing an interesing problem. 8. My sister is looking for a book to read.
XIV. Replace the Infinitives in brackets by the Present Continuous:
1. She (not to work), she (to swim) in the river. 2. Someone (to knock) at the door. Shall I answer it? — I (to come) in a minute. I just (to wash) my hands. 3. It is a lovely day. The sun (to shine) and the birds (to sing). 4. You can’t see Tom now: he (to have) a bath. 5. She always (to lose) her glasses and (to ask) me to look for them. 6. We (to have) breakfast at 8.00 tomorrow as Tom (to catch) an early train. 7. I (to wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong. 8. The last train (to leave) the station at 11.30.