On a Diet

First she gave up smoking.

Then she gave up gin.

Then she gave up chocolate cake.

She wanted to be thin.

Then she gave up breakfast.

Then she gave up lunch.

On lazy Sunday mornings

She even gave up brunch.

No matter what she gave up,

Her skirts were very tight.

‘cause she ate twelve cans of tuna fish

for dinner every night.

Exercise 1. Learn the following verbs:

to speak – spoke – spoken

to make – made – made

to learn – learnt – learnt

to buy – bought – bought

to sell – sold – sold

to have – had – had

to spend – spent – spent

to go – went - gone

Exercise 2. Say as in the model.

• I looked through these catalogues yesterday.

to translate the letters;

to speak to the manager about our visit to the plant;

to study the catalogues of Blake & Co;

to phone Mr. Carell;

to make an appointment with the American businessmen

Exercise 3. Say and respond as in the model.

• He lives in Moscow now.

• Yes, now he lives in Moscow, but some years ago he lived in London.

to learn English;

to produce machines Model A;

to sell machines Model A 10;

to buy chemical equipment from Green & Sons;

to work at a plant;

to live in a new district of Minsk

Exercise 4. Say and respond as in the model.

• They say your managers started work at 10 yesterday.

• No, they didn’t. They started work at 9.15.

to buy kitchen equipment from France;

to have talks with the British businessmen;

to make a contract with Brown & Co;

to receive two offers from Brown & Co;

to spend the weekend outside Minsk

Exercise 5. Ask and answer as in the model.

• Did you stay at home last night?

• No, I didn’t. I went out.

to receive much mail;

to discuss the terms of payment;

to go to the plant;

to watch TV;

to live in an old district of Minsk;

to invite friends to your place

The verb to be in the Past Simple Tense

To be – was\were – been

I was

You were

He was

She was

It was

We were

You were

They were

Exercise 6. Ask and answer as in the model.

• Was the General Director in the office yesterday?

• No, he wasn’t. he was in the conference room.

Mr. Blake\at home

Mrs. Blake\in the living-room

the Blakes\at their friends’ place

the Blakes’ children\at home

Nancy\in the kitchen

the girls\in the park

Adverbs much (много), little (мало)

Наречия much и little в предложениях стоят после глаголов. Наречие much может заменяться a lot.

At our lessons we speak English a lot.

People in England love their homes very much.

I have never been to Tashkent and I know very little about this city.

Exercise 7. Insert much, very much, a lot, and little.

I work at my English …

I help my wife at home …

We know about London …

I speak on the phone …