- •Vocabulary
- •2.1 Family
- •3.6 Give English equivalents of the following verbs, all of which have one and the same prefix.
- •3.7 Fill in the correct family member.
- •3.12 Fill in the missing words and word combinations from the list below.
- •3.13 Match the phrases in column a with those in column b. More than one answer is possible.
- •Would you prefer to be the only child or one of two or three children?
- •3.14 A) Match the verbs to the nouns.
- •3.15 Complete the sentences with the word combinations from the box.
- •My Household Chores
- •3.16 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1. Open the brackets. Put the right forms, active or passive, of the verbs.
- •4.2 Present Continuous or Present Simple?
- •4.3 Put in the right article.
- •4.4 Translate into English:
- •4.5. Choose the right variant a,b, c to fill the spaces in 1-10
- •4.6. For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning.
- •5. Listening
- •5.1 Modern Families
- •5.2 Working mothers
- •7.8 Read and translate the text. Headline it.
- •7.9 Study the information in the text. Mind the constructions with should.
- •7.10 Match the words from the text with their synonyms.
- •7.12 Train the phrase - (I/you/he/she/they should…..) and give your own examples.
- •7.13 Comment on all the rules formulated by j. G.Thurber. Add your own rules even though you haven't got j.G. Thurber's experience yet.
- •7.14 Read and translate the article. Divide the text into several parts and choose in each part a sentence which best introduces or summarizes the information. Make a short summary of the article.
- •7.15 Read and translate the text.
- •7.16 Make up a list of dangerous consequences, using the information of the text and steps which help to prevent them.
- •7.17 Express agreement or disagreement with the following.
- •8. Writing
- •Оформление конверта
- •8.2 This is part of a letter from your English pen-pal.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Phonetic exercises
- •1.1 Mind the pronunciation of the following words.
- •1.3 Fill in the puzzle spaces with the words represented by their phonetic symbols.
- •2. My Flat
- •3.8 Match the words to make compounds.
- •3.9 Use the proper word.
- •3.15 Use the required word in each gap.
- •3.16 Complete the sentences using the words from the Key Vocabulary:
- •3.17 Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the box:
- •The House of My Dream
- •3.18 A) Which of these items are in your house? In which room?
- •3.19 Do the following crossword puzzle.
- •3.20 Look at the plan of a flat and decide how you would arrange it. Imagine that you discuss it with someone of your family. Make use of the phrases below.
- •3.23 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1 Choose the right variant.
- •4.2 Present, Past or Future Continuous?
- •4.3 Put 4 types of questions to the given sentence:
- •4.4 Match two parts of the sentences correctly:
- •4.5 Translate into English:
- •4.6 Present, Past or Future Continuous?
- •4.7 Put 4 types of questions to the given sentence:
- •4.8 Match two parts of the sentences correctly:
- •4.9 Translate into English:
- •4.10 Translate into English. Pay attention to there is|are where necessary.
- •5. Listening
- •6. Speaking
- •7. Reading
- •7.4 Answer the questions.
- •8. Writing
- •8.1 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-pal Tom who writes:
- •In your letter:
- •8.2 Write a letter to your pen-pal Mary, who has just moved to a new house. In your letter ask Mary about her new place of living.
- •8.3 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-pal James who writes:
- •Vocabulary
- •2.2 Find the term diy in the text, look through its definition and give the Russian definition of this term:
- •3. Vocabulary exercises
- •3.1 Translate the following international words without a dictionary:
- •3.8 Choose the verb which completes all the expressions in each box.
- •3.9 Which of the following verbs doesn’t collocate with the noun “hobby”.
- •3.10 Cross out the odd word:
- •3.11 Use the required preposition.
- •3.12 Match the words to make pairs of synonyms or antonyms.
- •3.13 Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things and learning things.
- •3.14 Match each hobby with the benefits people get from it. More than one answer is possible.
- •3.15 Make sentences with the words from the table. Say what you like or dislike doing when you have leisure time.
- •3.17 Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list below. The difference between a pastime and a hobby
- •3.18 Complete each sentence in a logical way using the words from the Key Vocabulary.
- •3.19 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1 Put in model verbs or their equivalents.
- •4.2 Complete the dialogue with can or can’t
- •4.3 Translate into English.
- •4.4 Past Perfect or Past Simple? Put in a suitable verb, mind the form of the verbs!
- •4.5 Make up one sentence using Past Perfect.
- •I left the room after I had written the test.
- •4.6 Future Simple or Future-in-the Past?
- •4.7 Combine the separate words into sentences. Use Present Perfect.
- •4.8 Complete the sentences with Present Perfect.
- •4.9 Choose the right variant among the given ones.
- •4.10 Put the right forms of the verbs.
- •5. Listening
- •5.1 Time out
- •5.2 Extreme sports
- •5.3 Popular television
- •7.5 Find in the text the following words and word combinations.
- •7.6 Answer the questions.
- •7.8 Read and translate the text.
- •7.9 Post-reading discussion.
- •7.10 Quiz.
- •7.13 Read and translate the text.
- •7.14 Compare your definitions with those given in the dictionary.
- •7.15 Speak on the popular sports and leisure activities in Russia. Use the vocabulary from the text above.
- •7.16 Read and translate the text.
- •7.17 Find in the text equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •7.18 Answer the questions.
- •7.19 Read and translate the text.
- •7.25 Read and translate the text.
- •7.26 Choose the best answer.
- •7.27 Insert the proper prepositions.
- •7.28 Answer the following questions.
- •7.29 Give the main points of the text in a few sentences.
- •8. Writing
- •8.2 Translate the letters into English. Mind the rules of letter writing.
- •8.3 You have received a letter from your English-speaking friend called Kate who writes:
- •8.4 Вы получили письмо от своей австралийской подруги Марии. Она хочет знать:
- •8.8 Here is an advertisement and two letters asking for information. Read the letters and fill in the chart.
- •8.9 First read the model letter asking for detailed information about Safari and Leisure Park in Namibia.
- •1. Наиболее употребительные выражения, используемые в начале письма
- •2. Наиболее употребительные выражения, используемые в конце письма
- •3. Наиболее употребительные заключительные формулы вежливости
4. Grammar exercises
4.1 Put in model verbs or their equivalents.
1. My uncle ________ swim very well.
2. I ________ do it right now.
3. ________ I call him later?
4. We ________ go with you, because you will need helpers.
5. Peter ________ do it very well, just ask him!
6. Why didn't you come? I told you, you ________.
7. Who ________ give me a piece of advice?
8. Her dad likes to repeat that when he was young he ________ run for ours without z stop.
9. Soon my friend ________ to start working.
4.2 Complete the dialogue with can or can’t
1: Mum, ____ I have my pocket money early this week?
2: No, you ____! I only gave it to you yesterday.
1: _____ you give me next week’s pocket money? I want to buy a present for Barbara’s birthday party.
2: You ____ go to Barbara’s birthday party.
1: Why ____ I go to the party? I went to Jenny’s party.
2: Laura! You know the answer to that. You ____ go to the party because you have exams the next day. You ___ go to parties after the exams, OK?
1: I ____ go if I want to.
2: No, Laura! You ___ .
1: I ___ do anything I want to. I’m not a child, Mum. I’m sixteen.
2: Yes. Only sixteen. That’s why you ___ go to a party the night before an exam.
4.3 Translate into English.
1. Я не должен идти туда.
2. Ее двоюродная сестра хорошо умеет играть на гитаре.
3. Можно я пойду домой?
4. Скоро ты сможешь декорировать свою новую комнату на свой вкус.
5. Ты никогда не умел танцевать.
6. Должен ли я позвонить ему прямо сейчас? – Нет, не нужно.
7. Кто это был? – Это мог быть любой из нас.
8. Кто может ответить на вопрос? – Можно мне?
9. Справа от кухни вы можете увидеть гостиную.
10. Моя сестра должна мыть пол в детской комнате.
11. Зачем ты привела эту грязную собаку домой? – Можно она поживет у нас?
12. Тихими зимними вечерами мы можем сидеть у камина на диване и дружески беседовать.
13. Они вынуждены уехать раньше.
14. Здесь запрещено курить.
4.4 Past Perfect or Past Simple? Put in a suitable verb, mind the form of the verbs!
1. Last year we ________ to England.
2. By that moment she realized that her puppy ________ back home.
3. Nick walked for a while and suddenly thought that he ________ his best friend yet.
4. _____ you ________ lunch?
5. I came home, had supper and then recollected that I ________ my umbrella in the taxi.
6. In the corner there ________ a table and three chairs.
4.5 Make up one sentence using Past Perfect.
Example: I wrote the test. Then I left the room.
I left the room after I had written the test.
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Mr Loveday went out of the room. Then they started discussing the news.
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Jenny finished her composition. Then she began to clean the floor.
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I selected a pair of fashionable gloves. Then I paid for them.
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Fred lost his mobile. And his mother gave him her own.
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He paid for the dinner. Then he left the restaurant.
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Kelly’s father got into a snowstorm. Then he caught a cold.
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Mrs Ray came to the café. And we started the party.
4.6 Future Simple or Future-in-the Past?
1. I ________ (to take) an umbrella if it rains. 2. Dear Sarah, I’m writing to tell you I ________ (to be) in Edinburgh next week. 3. She thought dad ________ (to be) happy if she gave him this book. 4. Do you think it ________ (to snow) tomorrow? 5. We’re lost. I ________ (to stop) and ask the way. 6. I hope my parents ________ (to give) me a puppy as a birthday present. 7. Soon we ________ (to leave) the city and ________ (to go) abroad.