- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
- •Articles
- •Telephone Numbers
- •Countries and Nationalities
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Are the following sentences true or false? If false, say why.
- •Questions
- •Social english
- •Introductions
- •Dialogues
- •Much/many/a lot
- •Some/any/no
- •There is/are Positive sentence
- •Negative sentence
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Articles
- •Numbers
- •Possessive - ’s/s’
- •Demonstrative Pronouns
- •(The) other(s)/another
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary
- •Speaking
- •Questions
- •Social english Greetings
- •Dialogues
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Possessive Pronouns
- •Articles
- •Adjectives. The Comparative: using -er and more
- •Object Pronouns
- •Like/alike
- •Adjectives. The Superlative: using -est and most
- •Word Order: Adjectives
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Are the following statements true or false? If false, say why.
- •II. Fill in Paul's family tree. Write the names.
- •III. Find in the text English equivalents for these sentences.
- •IV. Quote the sentences in which the following words and combinations are used in the text.
- •Speaking
- •Family relations
- •Appearance
- •Character
- •Questions
- •Social english Time Expressions
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Adverbs Adverbs of manner (answer the question how?)
- •Adverbs of place (answer the question where?)
- •Adverbs of time (answer the question when?)
- •Word order: adverbs of manner, place and time
- •Adverbs of frequency
- •Adverbs of degree
- •Too/either
- •So do I/neither do I
- •Adverbs: the Comparative and Superlative
- •Articles
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary:
- •Speaking Useful Words and Expressions
- •Social english Directions What is the way to ...?
- •Verbs not normally used in the continuous
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions.
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Present Continuous vs. Present Simple
- •To be going to
- •Would like to do vs. Like doing
- •(A) little / (a) few
- •Indefinite Pronouns and Adverbs
- •Reflexive Pronouns
- •Themselves/ourselves vs. Each other/one another
- •Articles
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Are the following statements true or false? If false, say why.
- •II. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. Ask the questions.
- •IV. Quote the sentences in which the following words and word combinations are used in the text.
- •V. Give a summary of the text.
- •VI. Complete these sentences. Use active words and word combinations.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •Speaking
- •Questions
- •Social english Days and Dates
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •Cost, like, be back, stay, finish, snow, pass.
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •There is/are’ in the Future Simple Tense
- •Future Continuous
- •Verbs normally not used in the Continuous
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Future Simple vs. Future Continuous
- •Future Perfect Tense
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- •Ways of Expressing Future
- •Time and Conditional Clauses
- •Time Clause
- •Conditional Clause
- •In case
- •Both, either, neither
- •Both ... And/either ... Or/neither ... Nor
- •Articles
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Are the following sentences true or false? If false, say why.
- •II. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. Ask the questions.
- •III. Find in the text English equivalents for these sentences.
- •Speaking
- •Questions
- •Package tour, trip, travel, journey, cruise, tour, flight
- •Social english
- •Positive form - Regular verbs
- •Positive form - Irregular verbs
- •Negative form
- •Regular and irregular verbs that are easily confused
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Used to/would
- •The Past Continuous Tense
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Past Continuous vs. Past Simple
- •Present Continuous and Present Simple; Past Continuous and Past Simple
- •Emphatic Auxiliaries - do/does/did
- •Articles
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Are the following sentences true or false? If false, say why.
- •II. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. Ask the questions.
- •III. Find in the text English equivalents for these word-combinations and sentences.
- •IV. Quote the sentences in which the following words and word combinations are used in the text.
- •V. Give a summary of the text.
- •VI. Complete these sentences. Use active words and word combinations.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •Speaking Useful Words and Expressions Levels of education in uk:
- •School Subjects:
- •Students and Teachers:
- •Exams and Qualifications:
- •Questions
- •Social english At the Railway Station
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Just/ already/yet/still
- •Not ... Any more/not ... Any longer/no longer
- •Been in/been to/gone to
- •Since/for
- •Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
- •Article
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Are the following statements true or false? If false, say why.
- •II. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. Ask the questions.
- •III. Find in the text English equivalents for these word combinations.
- •IV. Quote the sentences in which the following words and word combinations are used in the text.
- •V. Give a summary of the text.
- •VI. Complete these sentences. Use active words and word combinations.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •Speaking
- •Questions
- •Social english Making an Appointment
- •Dialogues
- •Unit 10
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General question
- •Alternative question
- •Special questions
- •Tag question
- •The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- •We use the following time expressions with the Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General question
- •Alternative question
- •Special questions
- •Tag question
- •Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous
- •Reported speech
- •Reporting verbs
- •Indirect speech
- •Reported statements: with tense changes
- •Reported statements: other changes
- •Reported questions: general and alternative questions
- •Reported questions: special questions
- •Reported questions: tag questions
- •Reported commands
- •Reported offers
- •Reported requests
- •Review of reported speech
- •Reported conversations
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary:
- •Speaking
- •Social English Saying Good-bye
- •Dialogues
- •Unit 11
- •Ability and inability: can, could, be able to
- •Permission and prohibition: can, could, may, be allowed to
- •Obligation and necessity: must/have to/need (to)
- •Must vs. Have (got) to
- •In some sentences, two answers are possible.
- •Obligation and advice: should/ought to/shall/had better
- •Possibility: can/could/may/might
- •Certainty: must/can't/couldn't
- •Probability: should/ought to/will
- •Requests: could/would/can/will
- •Offers: can/could/shall/will/would
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Find in the text English equivalents for these word combinations and sentences.
- •III. Quote the sentences in which the following words and word combinations are used in the text.
- •Speaking Useful Words and Expressions
- •Questions
- •Social english Polite Requests
- •Unsolved mysteries
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Verbs with two objects in the passive
- •Verbs with prepositions in the passive
- •It is said that she ... / She is said to ... (Complex Subject)
- •Have something done
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary:
- •Speaking
- •Questions
- •Social english Expressing Preference and Reluctance
- •Dialogue
- •Unit 13
- •First Conditional vs. Second Conditional
- •Third Conditional
- •"Zero" Conditional
- •First/Second/Third/Zero Conditionals
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary:
- •I. Don't look back at the text and say whether the following statements are true or false. If false, say why.
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •V. Give a summary of the text.
- •Speaking
- •Questions
- •Social english
- •Invitations
- •Accepting Invitations
- •14003, М. Чернігів, вул. Стрілецька, 1.
Adverbs: the Comparative and Superlative
|
Adverb |
Comparative |
Superlative |
|
Adverbs with one syllable |
fast + er => faster hard+ er => harder. They work harder than me. BUT: early + er => earlier |
the fast + est => the fastest the hard + est => the hardest He works the hardest. |
|
Adverbs with two or more syllables |
more quickly less carelessly Today she is more beautifully dressed than yesterday. |
the most carefully; the least dangerously He drives the least dangerously of all. |
|
Irregular forms |
well => better; badly => worse; far => farther/further The children behave better today than yesterday. After the accident he drives even worse. Go farther. The shop is over there. |
the best; the worst; the farthest/the furthest. In his class he studies the best. He usually does tests the worst of all. |
Exercise 33. Complete the sentences. Use the comparative or superlative forms of the words in brackets.
Example: Of all those cars, the Alfa Romeo goes the fastest. (fast)
He wants to finish the job a lot more quickly than it is required. (quickly)
1. Of all the animals in the world, which one lives __? (long)
2. Today the children behave far __ they normally do. (badly)
3. It takes Matt an hour and a half to get to the institute. He lives __ of all students. (far)
4. Our new central heating system works a lot __ our old one. (efficiently)
5. That man works __ but he earns __. It's not fair. (hard/little)
6. He speaks French __ his fellow students. (fluently)
7. Millie's father drives much __ her mother does. (fast)
Articles
|
Zero Article |
Indefinite/Definite Articles |
|
in set expressions to say how people travel (to go) by bus, by car, by train, by plane Also: by road, by rail, by air, by sea, by Underground BUT: on foot It takes me an hour to get to work by bus. He never travels by car. I like going by train. My mother always goes by plane. The institute isn't far. Let's go on foot. His cousin rarely travels by rail or by air. He prefers to go by sea. |
(to be) on a bus, on a train, on a plane (to be) in a car, in a taxi There's a ticket inspector on the train. Stop the driver! My bag is in the taxi. to get on a bus/a train/ a plane to get in a car/a taxi Quick! Get on the train. It's ready to leave. Hurry up! Get into the taxi. There's no time left. to get off a bus/a train/a plane to get out of a car/a taxi Get off the bus. The museum is over there. You may get out of the car at the traffic lights. |
Exercise 34. Complete the sentences with prepositions and articles where necessary.
Example: I generally read a newspaper on the train.
1. 1 usually see Jane ___ bus.
2. Don't go there ___ bus. It's not very far.
3. Get ___car quickly and lock the door.
4. Go ___ foot if you want to see the sights of the city.
5. How long does it take to get to London ___ plane?
6. Get ___ on the corner of the street and walk down the street.
|
Indefinite/Definite Articles |
Zero Article |
|
to indicate frequency once/twice ... a day/a week an hour and a half half a day/a month She goes shopping twice a week. My lunch lasts an hour and a half. in expressions of price, speed, ratio, etc. 5$ a kilo 10$ a metre 10p a dozen 60 kilometres an hour Standard eggs cost 10p a dozen. Sam never drives more than 80 kilometres an hour. |
in set expressions: in time (= soon enough for something) on time (= punctual, not late) at dawn, at dusk, at lunchtime Mr Smith's secretary comes to work in time. The ten o'clock train always arrives on time. with the names of meals to have breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper I usually have breakfast at 8 o'clock. He sometimes has lunch in a restaurant. BUT: (to have) a + adjective + breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper I seldom have a big breakfast, only a sandwich and a cup of sweet tea. When I come home I have a light dinner and then I watch TV or read books. |
Exercise 35. Put in a(n), or'—'.
1. I can cycle 15 miles ___ hour.
2. What time do you usually have ___ lunch?
3. I don't see him very often, only once or twice ___ month.
4. I like to get up in ___ time to have ___ big breakfast before work.
5. He smokes about twenty cigarettes ___ day.
6. It's a very good train service. The trains always run on ___ time.
7. Every now and then we meet at ___ lunchtime.
Exercise 36. Complete the sentences with the articles.
1. She is _____ good musician. She plays ___violin beautifully.
2. Mary's not at ___ office. I think she's at ___ home.
3. Do you want to see Sarah? She's in ___ garden.
4.1 like Jane, there's a lot of ___ warmth about her.
5. Where's ___ dog? I want to take it for ___ walk.
6. Do you like __ wine? No, I don't drink ___ alcohol.
7. I like ___ tea with ___ milk in it.
8. I always listen to ___ radio when I get up.
9. Can your daughter play ___ piano?
10. Fred is ___ only child in ___ family. He's got no ___ brothers or sisters.
11.___Mississippi is longer than ___ Thames.
(DON'T) LIKE/LOVE + -ING
Anna likes jogging and swimming.
I don't like lying in the sun.
They love giving parties at weekends.
We like playing football.
Exercise 37. Complete the following sentences with V + -ing. Use the verbs in brackets.
Example: My father loves _ to music. (listen) - My father loves listening to music.
1. I like ____ in the park in the morning - it's very good exercise. (run)
2. Do you like __in the sea? (swim)
3. She loves __ presents. (give)
4. I don't like __ so I travel everywhere by train or by boat. (fly)
5. My friends and I like __ ball games on the beach. (play)
6. Joe likes __ television after a long day at college. (watch)
7. Linda doesn't really like __ in the office. (work)
8. Ann and I love __ in the countryside. (walk)