Exercises

1. Change in all persons

to be a first-year student

to be a full-time student

to have much to do

to have many friends

to study at the department of applied mathematics

to attend lectures, seminars and tutorials

2. Insert in the words given in brackets

1. I get up early (always). 2. I am late for the lectures (never). 3. I get to the University by bus (usually). 3. I go there on foot (never) because I live far from it. 4. It takes me half an hour to get to the University (as a rule). 5. I wait for my friend at the bus-stop (sometimes). 6. We settle the time of our meeting (usually). 7. He comes earlier (often) and waits for me. 8. We have much to talk about (always). 9. At a quarter to 8 we are at the University (already).

3. Paraphrase using never. Note: two negations are not possible in the English sentence.

1. I don’t drink strong coffee. 2. They don’t have lunch at home. 3. They are not at home in the afternoon. 4. He doesn’t take a bus. 5. She doesn’t get bad marks. 6. He doesn’t miss lectures. 7. On weekends they don’t stay at home. 8. She isn’t late for the lectures. 9. They don’t have much free time during a term.

4. Read in the singular.

1. These are my friends.

2. Those students are the students of our University.

3. They sit at the window and watch the traffic.

4. The children play in the morning and sleep in the afternoon.

5. They know English well and are ready to answer the questions.

6. The boys wake up at seven o’clock, wash, dress quickly and run into the dining room for breakfast.

7. My friends don’t understand when they speak quickly.

8. They tell me that when they get home every afternoon they have some food; they never eat or drink anything while they are at the office unless the hot weather makes them thirsty.

9. They go to the seaside for their holiday every year. In the morning they swim, sun bathe, or build sand castles. In the afternoon they play tennis, and after dinner they listen to the band or go to the theatre.

5. a) Write these sentences in the negative and interrogative forms.

1. His house is near the University. 2. He studies at the department of applied mathematics. 3. The building of the University is new. 4. Today the students have one lecture. 5. After the lecture they go to a computing class. 6. The students of this group take part in the scientific society. 7. She brushes her English every day. 8. In the evening she does a lot of useful things. 9. This problem is urgent. 10. They usually come to the problem solution after a heated discussion. 11. The laboratory is well equipped. 12. He usually reads for his exams in advance.

b) Make up special questions to the sentences above.

6. Add the tag.

A

1. I am late, …? 2. I’m not late, …? 3. He is busy, …? 4. He is not busy, …?

5. They are students, …? 6. They aren’t students, …? 7. They study many subjects, …? 8. They don’t study many subjects, …? 9. You have two lectures today, …? 10. You don’t have two lectures today, …? 11. She lives far from the University, …? 12. She doesn’t live far from the University, …?

B

1. They go in for sports, …? 3. The student specializes in pure mathematics, …?

3. He is not afraid of the exams, …? 4. They are part-time students, …? 5. You never miss lectures, …? 6. The students don’t have much free time, …? 7. He is good at mathematics, …? 8. We aren’t late, …? 9. Extra-mural students study independently, …? 10. They don’t have as many lectures as full-time students have, …? 11. I am in time, …? 12. They study mathematics, …? 13. She doesn’t take part in the discussion, …? 14. They are at the dean’s office, …? 15. I am not as lazy as he is, …? 16. These printers are very rapid, …? 17. They print documents very quickly, …?

TESTS

TEST 1. One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence and write down its number and letter.

	She comes from Spain. b. She come from Spain.
	What he do in his free time? b. What does he do in his free time?
	Where lives she? b. Where does she live?
	He isn’t married. b. He doesn’t married.
	Does she has two lectures on Monday? b. Does she have two lectures on Monday?
	He doesn’t play computer games. b. He no plays computer games.
	She doesn’t have a printer. b. She doesn’t has a printer.
	What’s he’s address? What’s his address?

TEST 2. One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence. Write down its number and letter.

1.	Where do they live? b. Where they live?
2.	She goes to home by taxi. b. She goes home by taxi.
3.	My friend and I go in for sports. My friend and I goes in for sports.
4.	I don’t understand the question. b. I no understand the question.
5.	She goes at weekends swimming. b. She goes swimming at weekends.
6.	What you do on Sunday mornings? b. What do you do on Sunday mornings?
7.	Do you play tennis sometimes? b. You play tennis sometimes?
8.	I like very much football. b. I like football very much.
9.	He doesn’t know the answer. He don’t know the answer.

TEST 3. Choose the correct answer.

		Варианты ответа
1.	How much ________ this computer cost?	a.	is
2.	How much ________ this computer?	b. c.	does do
3.	It __________ rainy in summer.	a.	don’t
4.	It __________ often rain in summer.	b. c.	doesn’t isn’t
5.	I __________ stay at home on Sundays.	a.	am not
6.	I __________ at home on Sundays.	b. c.	doesn’t don’t
7.	He __________ have much money.	a.	isn’t
8.	He __________ rich.	b. c.	doesn’t don’t
9.	Mag and her sister _________ live in Rome.	a.	aren’t
10.	Mag and her sister _________ in Rome.	b. c.	doesn’t don’t
11.	Pat’s mother _________ teach students.	a.	isn’t
12.	Pat’s mother _________ a teacher.	b. c.	doesn’t don’t
13.	It ________ cost much to stay at that hotel.	a.	doesn’t
14.	That hotel __________ expensive.	b. c.	isn’t don’t