- •Самостійна робота № 1
- •Choose a past tense form and one of the expressions above to complete the following sentences. See the example.
- •Make questions from the prompts and complete each answer by using in, on, or at:
- •A small shoe company lost a great deal of money. Then a group of younger managers took the company over and made it profitable. Say what they did, using the past tense. See the example.
- •Bill Klemens went to Malaysia on a business trip. He is discussing the trip with a colleague, Joelle Kee. Complete the spaces in the dialogue.
- •Complete the phrases below. Use a form of ‘shall’ or ‘will’ in your answer.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the will future or the present simple.
- •Rewrite the following sentences using will or won't.
- •Make spontaneous decisions using I'll... Based on the comments below.
- •Complete the sentences using a verb in the present tense.
- •Use the words in brackets to make predictions with going to.
- •Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future, using will or going to.
- •Fill in will or to be going to.
- •Самостійна робота № 2
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
- •Two colleagues meet in Paris. Read the dialogue and put the verbs into the present continuous.
- •Continue these sentences using a verb in the present continuous.
- •Decide whether the verbs refer to general activities or current projects. Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.
- •In the following exercise, decide whether these situations are permanent or temporary. Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.
- •In each of the following sentences, put one of the verbs into the present simple and the other into the present continuous.
- •Circle the correct word or phrase.
- •Complete the text with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
- •Read each set of information. Decide the order in which things happened. Then write two new sentences based on the information. Begin each one with the same words. See the example.
- •In the following sentences, put one of the verbs in brackets into the past continuous, and the other into the past simple.
- •Put the verb in brackets into the future continuous.
- •Answer the questions in the future continuous, using the given suggestions.
- •Put the verb in brackets into the present indefinite, the future indefinite and the future continuous.
Complete the sentences using a verb in the present tense.
1. Don't worry, I'll go and see the lawyer before I sign the contract.
2. I think our Sales Director will leave as soon as ______________ .
3. You needn't wait for Mr Takashi. I'll stay here until ______________ .
4. My boss will be delighted if ______________ .
5. Everyone is very stressed, but things will get better when ___________ .
6. I am fairly sure that I will get promoted as soon as ______________ .
Re-write these sentences using going to.
1. I have decided to accept the job.
I’m going to accept the job.
2. You have heard my complaint. What do you intend to do about it?
______________________________
3. We have decided to go ahead with clinical trials of the new drag.
______________________________
4. They have decided not to go abroad this year.
______________________________
5. This is where we are planning to build the new offices.
______________________________
Use the words in brackets to make predictions with going to.
1. These dotcom stocks are ridiculously over-valued.
(they/crash) ____________________________________
2. Demand for tin is rising, but supply is falling.
(price/rise) _____________________________________
3. The company is in serious financial difficulty.
(it/go bankrupt) _________________________________
4. My boss is looking for another job.
(she/leave the company) ___________________________
5. We should have left much earlier.
(we/be late) _____________________________________
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future, using will or going to.
1. A: I'm afraid the fax machine isn't working.
B: Don't worry, it's not a very urgent letter. I ___________ (post) it.
2. A: We've chosen a brand name for the new biscuits.
B: Really? What ___________ (you/call) them?
3. A: Why are you taking the day off on Friday?
B: I ___________(look) at a new house.
4. A: I'm afraid there's no sugar. Do you want a coffee without any?
B: No, I ___________ (not have) one, thanks.
5. A: Have you decided what to do about improving the circulation of the magazine? B: Yes, we ___________ (cut) the cover price by 10% as from October.
6. A: I'm afraid I can't take you to the airport. Something important has just come up.
B: Never mind. I ___________(take) a taxi.
7. A: Do you need any help?
B: Oh, yes please ___________(you/carry) the display stand for me?
8. A: Could you make sure Mr Wilson gets my message?
B: Yes, I ___________ (tell) him myself when he gets in.
Fill in will or to be going to.
I’m going to spend my holiday in Crete because there is a lot to see. I ________ travel there by ferry because I enjoy boat trips. I’m not going on my own; my best friend ________ come with me and I think my cousin ________ come too if I ask her. We ________ stay in Hania for two weeks, then we ________ go somewhere else. I hope we ________ find a hotel easily but if there’s any problem, we ________ stay at a campsite. We ________ swim every day so I ________ take a lot of suntan oil with me – I think we ________ need it. I am looking forward to this holiday. I’m sure it ________ be the best holiday ever.
I heard on TV last night that Portsmouth Council is going to build a new swimming pool in the center of town. They ________ start work in July and the pool ________ probably be finished by September. The Mayor said, “I’m sure the people of Portsmouth ________ welcome the new pool. I hope they ________ understand the temporary problems which ________ be caused in the center of town.” The opposition leader does not seem to like the idea. He ________ organize a protest to stop the council wasting public money, and he believes that the majority of the people living in Portsmouth ________ support them.
A journalist is interviewing a director of a paints manufacture, Byant Ltd. The company is in trouble because last week chemicals polluted a local river. Complete the dialogue with appropriate future forms of the words in brackets.
Journalist: Are you going to close (close) the factory?
Byant: Of course we __________(not/close) the factory. 800 people work here. We ___________ (install) a new purification system next summer.
Journalist: People think your new system __________ (not/be) enough.
Byant: I'm sure it __________ (be).
Journalist: _________ (invest) more in environmental protection?
Byant: We __________ (increase) spending on this by 25%'this year and next year.
Journalist: Is that too little, too late?
Byant: No, certainly not. We _________ (spend) a lot of money. And now, we can promise you something else. The river _________(be) clean again by the end of this week.