3. Возразите вашему товарищу, употребляя to be в Past и Future Indefinite.

Образец:

— I am 16 years old.

— You were 16 last year. This year you are 17 and next year you will be 18.

I. My friend is in Brest. 2. We are on duty today. 3. Our friends are at the seaside this summer. 4. She is a student now. 5. It is cold today.

4. Рабoтa втроем: первый утверждает, второй переспрашивает, а третий возражает.

Образец:

A. — She is busy.

B. — Is she busy?

C. — She is not busy now.

1. I am tired. 2. They are students. 3. His sister is a champion. 4. He is a very kind man. 5. His sister is married. 6. Their grandmother is on pension. 7. They were abroad last month. 8. Her children will be in the village in summer. 9. I shall be in Moscow tomorrow.

5. Работа втроем: один утверждает, другой переспрашивает, третий отрицает.

Образец:

А — They have (have got) a new flat.

В — Do they really have (have got) a new flat? (Have they really got a new flat?)

С — No, they haven't a new flat. (They naven't got a new flat),

new furniture, much free time, five English classes a week, much work, a new time-table, a car, skates

6. Заполните пропуски глаголами to be, to have (have got) в соответ­ствующем времени. (см. Ключ)

1. He... a good athlete two years ago. He... many medals. 2. We... (...) a new flat. It ... very large and sunny. 3. I ... six classes yesterday. I was very tired. 4. We... at the skating-rink at 7 o'clock yesterday. We... a good time there. 5. Last year he... good marks in English and this year he... good marks too. 6.... he (...) a sister? He... (...) a sister and a brother. 7.... you (...) a new bag? Yes, I.... 8.... she a bicycle? — Yes, she....

7. Расскажите о своей группе, используя содержание ниже приведенного текста. My Class

The pupils in my English class are nice and interesting. Nick is a tall boy. He is very clever. Bob is a short boy. He is a good runner. Jane and Kate are twins. They are very beautiful girls. Pete is a very serious boy. He is from Moscow. Ann is a funny girl. We all love her. Tom is our champion. He likes sport very much. We are all good friends. But our English teacher is very angry with us today.

Nick is absent from class. He is in the library. He prepares his talk. Bob is absent too. He is in the hospital. Jane and Kate are absent. They went to the country to their grandmother. Pete is absent. He is at the dentist. Tom is absent too. He takes part in the city competitions. There are two students at the English class today: Ann and me. We are ashamed of our friends.

Оборот there is (there are)

A

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, was, were, will be) исчисляемые существительные в единственном числе употребляются с неоп­ределенным артиклем. Во множественном числе существитель­ные употребляются без артикля.

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

There is a newspaper and some journals on the table.

There are some journals and a newspaper on the table.

При переводе на русский язык предложений с вводным there перевод обычно начинается с обстоятельства (места или време­ни):

There is a lamp on the table. На столе есть (имеется, на­ходится) лампа.

There is much snow in winter. Зимой много снега.

Сказуемым в предложении такого типа может быть не толь­ко глагол to be, но и другие глаголы: to exist (существовать), to live (жить), to come (приходить), to lie (лежать) и др.

There appeared many new В стране появилось много

parties in the country. новых партий.