3. Identify tenses; match numbers to the letters of columns a and b.
A 1) Sam has been talking on the phone for half an hour.
2) The plane from Brussels arrives at 8:30.
3) Ann had finished her work before she met her friends.
4) Stuart has just got a letter. He is happy.
5) We have had the dog for three years.
6) They are moving into a new flat next week on Friday.
7) First she paid the driver, then she got out of the taxi.
8) At seven o’clock yesterday evening they were having dinner.
9) They had been looking for a house for six months before they found the needed one.
10) He was walking down the street when he ran into an old friend.
B action which
a) - started in the past and continues up to the present (used with state verbs);
b) - recently finished and whose result is visible in the present;
c) - puts emphasis on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present;
d) – has been arranged for the near future;
e) – is used with programmes or timetables;
f) – was in progress when another action interrupted it;
g) - happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past;
h) - happened immediately one after the other;
i) - puts emphasis on the duration of a past action finished before another
past action;
j) – was in progress at a stated time in the past
4. Match the number of the sentence to the right letter of the tag question.
A 1) You didn’t like strong coffee, ______ you?
2) You talked to the boss, ______ you?
3) Susan and Kevin can’t wait for you, _______they?
4) He can do this test on his own, _______he?
B a) can
b) did
c) can’t
d) didn’t
MODULE 2: Crossing Barriers
LESSON FOUR
“A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.”
Chinese proverb
LESSON FOUR. Part one
1. Phonetics and Language
1.1.Techniques of reading
Task 1: Read the English letters.
K f J r L d B w a P c R s X m Q i o g F d E W y U v Z G Y j I q H s N e T y O u
Task 2: Spell the following words.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. Go ahead! Dream. Explore. Discover. Enjoy.
Task 3: Read the words as in the examples given in bold (underlined syllables are stressed).
Here, severe, sphere, zero, serious, serial, period, stereo, hero;
That, cat, happen, crack, catch, latter, happy, black, badge, drank;
Help, pen, bench, edge, enter, letter, bedroom, gentle, settle, length;
Doctor, strong, daughter, knock, autumn, caught, fond, rock;
Must, cup, hungry, pulse, club, under, thunder, judge, Dutch;
Sit, pick, quickly, did, crypt, inch, symbol, gym, synonym.
Task 4: Read affirmative sentences with the falling tone. Stress the underlined words.
They are very tired. I am happy. The lazy dog lay in the shade. It is a fine night for a ride.
They may stay till April. You ask too many questions. No one knows him. I was afraid to spend so much money. The airplane finally arrived in Paris. I prefer tea to coffee.
Task 5: Read special questions with the falling tone.
Where do you live? How do you pronounce this word? What are they arguing about? Who wrote this poem? How do you do? How are you? What do you choose? What are you? Who are you?
Task 6: Read general questions with the rising tone.
Are you happy? Do you like jazz? Is this way to the city centre? Will you wait for me, please? Is it snowing? May I use your phone? Can I help you? Shall I read? May I come in? Do you want me to read? Have you enjoyed the time?