10. Translate the sentences into English using the verb «to be».

1. Как тебя зовут? Меня зовут Аня. 2. Как его зовут? Его зовут Джон. 3. Где он? Он в Лондоне. 4. Откуда ты родом? Я из Санкт-Петербурга. 5. Ваша мама дома? Нет, она на работе. 6. Мой папа – программист. 7. Мой любимый предмет – английский язык. 8. Мой брат был в кино вчера. 9 Мы не были на юге прошлым летом. 10. Вчера они были в библиотеке. 11. Завтра мой дедушка будет в деревне. 12. Он будет прекрасным журналистом. 13. Моя сестра была студенткой в прошлом году, а сейчас она – врач. Ты тоже будешь врачом? Нет, я не буду врачом. Я буду инженером.

What do you remember?

Choose the correct answer a, b, or c .

1. Are you English? ________

a) Yes, I’m b) No, I not c) Yes, I am

2. They ________ from Milan, they’re from Rome.

a) not are b) aren’t c) isn’t

3. She _______ pretty and friendly.

a) are b) am c) is

4. Where ______ the nearest stop, please?

a) is b) are c) am

5. _______ the shops open at 8 o’clock? No, they ________ closed.

a) Is … are b) Are … are c) Are … is

6. Where _______ you born?

a) was b) were c) wasn’t

7. He ________ eighteen next year.

a) shall be b) will be c) shan’t be

8. Why ________ you at work yesterday?

a) wasn’t b) weren’t c) not were

9. I ______ in France last month.

a) am b) were c) was

10. Tomorrow ________ Saturday.

a) shall be b) will be c) not will be

11. I _______ tired last week.

a) were b) was c) weren’t

12. _________ that hotel expensive?

a) Are b) Is c) Am

13. My hair ________ not clean. I must wash it.

a) are b) is c) was

14. The sweater ________ nice, the trousers __________ nice, too.

a) are… is b) is … is c) is … are

15. My father’s a pilot. I ___________ a pilot too.

a) will be b) shan’t be c) shall

Read the text. Mark the sentences T (True) or F (False).

1. Vincent van Gogh was famous during his life.

2. Vincent was from Germany.

3. Theo van Gogh was Vincent's father.

4. Before he was a painter, Vincent was a teacher.

5. Vincent was interested in religion.

6. He was a good student.

7. Paul Gaugin was Vincent's friend.

8. He was a happy person.

9. Vincent's paintings were popular in his life.

10.Today his pictures are very expensive.

A famous painter

Today the artist Vincent van Gogh is very famous, but he was never famous during his life.

Vincent was Dutch. His family was from a small village in the Netherlands. His brother, Theo, was a very important person in his life. Vincent was usually poor, but his brother always helped him with money.

Vincent was always good at painting, but he had many different jobs. He worked for an art company, and in a bookshop, and he was a teacher. He was interested in religion, and he wanted to study theology, but he wasn't a very good student. When he was 27 he started to work as a painter. He lived in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, where he was with his friend, the painter Paul Gaugin. But Vincent was never really happy, and he was often not well. When he was only 37, he ended his life.

When Vincent was alive, he wasn't famous and his paintings weren't popular. Today his pictures are very expensive, and you can see them in art galleries all over the world.

Оборот there is (there are)

Предложения с вводным there сообщают о наличии или существовании лица или предмета в каком-либо определенном месте.

Вводное there в предложении является формальным подлежащим, которое вводит сказуемое. После оборота there is/are исчисляемые существительные в единственном числе употребляются с неопределенным артиклем. Во множественном числе существительные употребляются без артикля.

В случае наличия в предложении более одного существительного сказуемое согласуется с первым из них.

There is a newspaper and some magazines on the table. – На столе газета и несколько журналов.

There are some magazines and a newspaper on the table. – На столе несколько журналов и газета.

Перевод таких предложений обычно начинается с обстоятельства (места или времени), причем оборот there is на русский язык зачастую не переводится.

There is a book on the desk. – На письменном столе (лежит, находится) книга.

There is a lot of snow in winter. – Зимой много снега.

Сказуемым в предложении такого типа может быть не только глагол to be, но также модальные глаголы (can, may, must, ought to) и ряд других глаголов (to live, to exist, to stand, to lie, to come).

There must be a dictionary on the shelf. – На полке должен быть словарь.

There exist different opinions on this problem. – Существуют различные мнения об этой проблеме.

Present Simple	Past Simple	Future Simple
There is a book in the bag. There are some books in the bag.	There was a book in the bag. There were some books in the bag.	There will be a book in the bag. There will be some books in the bag.
There is not (isn’t) a book in the bag. There are not (aren’t) any books in the bag.	There was not (wasn’t) a book in the bag. There were not (weren’t) any books in the bag.	There will not (won’t) be a book in the bag. There will not (won’t) be any books in the bag.
Is there a book in the bag? Are there any books in the bag?	Was there a book in the bag? Were there any books in the bag?	Will there be a book in the bag? Will there be any books in the bag?