- •The verb - to be -
- •Write short answer for these questions:
- •Now ask and answer the questions:
- •Ask the alternative questions and answer them:
- •Write questions with What/Who/How/Where/Why? Use am/is/are.
- •Complete the questions:
- •Translate the sentences.
- •Pronouns (Местоимения)
- •II Put in the right (appropriate) possessive pronouns.
- •III Choose the right word.
- •IV Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns.
- •V Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •Fill in the correct personal pronouns.
- •VI Fill in this/that/these/those.
- •VII Translate into English.
- •Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- •Exercises
- •Cross out the incorrect alternative in the following sentences:
- •Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Sometimes the word needs to be plural (-s).
- •Translate the sentences.
- •Nouns (Singular and Plural)
- •Give the plural of the following nouns.
- •Translate the sentences:
- •Articles
- •Неопределённый артикль (The Indefinite Article)
- •Определённый артикль (The Definite Article)
- •Отсутствие артикля (Zero Article)
- •Exercises:
- •III Complete these sentences. Use the words in the list. Use the if necessary.
- •IV Look at the underlined words in these sentences. Which is right (the or the)?
- •V Put in the where necessary. If the sentence is correct, write ‘okay’.
- •VI Translate the sentences.
- •There is/are
- •A) Complete the text with an appropriate forms of the verb to be (is, isn’t, are, aren’t).
- •A) Circle the best answer.
- •Describe your bedroom (room) using there is/are and words from the books.
- •Complete the sentences with there is/there are (not).
- •Underline the correct form of there is/there are. Make up 10 questions on the text. Describe your (or smb’s neighbourhood).
- •Translation into English.
- •Some/ any/ no
- •IV Translate the sentences into English.
- •Exercises:
- •Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
- •Put in a lot/ a lot of/ much/ many.
- •In some of the sentences -much- is incorrect or unnatural. Change -much- to -many- or -a lot (of)- where necessary. Write “ok” if the sentence is correct.
- •Choose the correct item.
- •Complete the sentences with little/ a little/ few/ a few.
- •Translate into English.
- •Prepositions of Time
- •I Fill in the gaps with one of the following prepositions at, on, in (where necessary).
- •Put in for, during or while.
- •Put in by or until.
- •Complete the following description with for, during, by, until, at, in or on. Summarize the text. Eleanor is a nurse who works the night shift. How does she manage?
- •Present Simple Tense (Настоящее простое время)
- •Exercises
- •Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of these verbs:
- •Eg.She’s very clever. She speaks four languages.
- •Eg.‘Have a cigarette.’ ‘No, thank you. I don’t smoke.
- •Write questions with Do/Does …?
- •Read the sentences and correct them (the information is wrong). Write two correct sentences each time.
- •Complete the information about the business activities of the Thai company Berli Jucker, using the verbs in the box. Translate the sentences.
- •Translate the sentences:
- •Present Continuous Tense (Настоящее продолженное время)
- •Exercises:
- •Make the following sentences negative and interrogative.
- •Ask questions to the following sentences with the words in brackets.
- •Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the Present Continuous.
- •Eg.‘You ‘re working hard today.’ ‘Yes, I have a lot to do.’
- •A) Complete the texts with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Put 5 questions to each text.
- •In the Park
- •Make up the similar texts about the families as if they were:
- •A) Complete the sentences, opening the brackets.
- •Read the following passages about changes that are taking place in the software industry. Fill in the blanks with the verbs from the box, using the present continuous.
- •Translate into English.
- •Present Simple vs Present Continuous Exercises
- •Rewrite these sentences in the Present Continuous.
- •Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
- •A) Read and translate the text. Do some tasks. A Student
- •Choose the correct form of the verbs.
- •Make up sentences using the following prompts. The first verb should be in the present simple, and the second verb in the present continuous.
- •Translate into English.
- •Past Simple Tense (Прошедшее простое время)
- •Exercises
- •Put in was/wasn’t/were/weren’t.
- •Complete these sentences with the verbs from the list in the past simple.
- •Use the correct forms of the verbs, positive or negative.
- •Ask questions to receive the following answers:
- •Write in the missing forms of the irregular verbs below. Each verb can be used with the expressions on the right. Translate them and use in the sentences.
- •VI Translate the sentences:
- •Past Continuous Tense (Прошедшее длительное время)
- •Exercises:
- •Use your own ideas to complete the sentences. Use the Past Continuous Tense.
- •Choose the correct tense, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
- •In the following sentences put one of the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous and the other verb into the Simple Past.
- •Translate the sentences.
- •Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today.
- •Choose the correct form of the verbs.
- •In some of the sentences you can use used to instead of the Past Simple. Where possible rewrite the sentences using used to.
- •Write true sentences about yourself, using used to or didn’t use to and one of the words in the box.
- •Revision
- •Present Perfect
- •1.Образование
- •2.Употребление
- •Exercises:
- •1. Choose 5 expressing from the list to make short dialogues.
- •2.Read the situations and write the sentences. Choose the verbs from the list.
- •3.Complete the text with the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •4.Make up questions.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •The Degrees of Comparison of the Adjectives
- •Exercises:
- •2. Use a superlative form (-est or most).
- •3. Use a superlative form or a comparative form.
- •4. Use the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
- •5. Open the brackets, using correct degrees of comparisons. Translate into Russian.
- •6. Translate into English.
There is/are
A) Complete the text with an appropriate forms of the verb to be (is, isn’t, are, aren’t).
So, the most of our students live in the so-called students’ flats. They are great! There … a gym and a swimming pool. And there … a superb bar with great music. We go there every night! The flats are really nice. There … four bedrooms in a flat and there … a kitchen and a bathroom too. Unfortunately there … a living room, but the bedrooms are big and comfortable. There … any shops, but there … a supermarket not far away.
b) Answer the questions on the text.
Is there a fitness center or a gym in the area?
There isn’t any swimming pool there, is there?
Where can students listen to nice music?
How many bedrooms are there in a flat?
What else is there in each flat?
Is there a living room in a flat?
How many shops are there in the area?
A) Circle the best answer.
My bedroom in the flat isn’t very big, but it’s comfortable. There is a/some/any big bed and a/some/any comfortable armchair. There are a/some/any plants near the window and a/some/any cushions on the floor. There aren’t a/some/any posters on the wall but there’s a/some/any mirror and a/some/any shelves. I haven’t got a/some/any books on the shelves, but there are a lot of CDs and tapes.
Describe your bedroom (room) using there is/are and words from the books.
a wardrobe a TV set next to
a sofa a CD player in the middle of
a small table a mirror at
a stereo above on
an armchair beside
a carpet under
Complete the sentences with there is/there are (not).
Kenham isn’t an old town. … any old buildings.
Look! … a photograph of your brother in the newspaper!
“Excuse me, … a bank near here?” “Yes, at the end of the street.”
… five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.
“How many students … in the class?” “Twenty.”
“Can we take a photograph?” “No, … a film in the camera.”
“ … a bus from the city center to the airport?” “Yes, every 20 minutes.”
“ ... any problems?” “No, everything is OK.”
… nowhere to sit down. … any chairs.
Underline the correct form of there is/there are. Make up 10 questions on the text. Describe your (or smb’s neighbourhood).
Martha’s Apartment Building
Martha’s apartment building is in the center of the town. Martha and other tenants are happy because the building is in a very convenient place.
Across from the building, there is/there are a Laundromat, a bank, and a post office. Next to the building, there is/there are a drugstore and a restaurant. Around the corner from the building, there is/there are two gas stations and a bus stop.
There is/there are a lot of noise near Martha’s apartment building. There are/there is a lot of cars on the street, and there is/there are a lot of people in the neighborhood all day and all night.
The apartment building is convenient. There is/there are an elevator there. There is/there are a TV antenna on the roof. There is/there are a fire escape too. In Martha’s kitchen there is/there are a refrigerator and a stove. It’s convenient!