- •Lesson 21
- •II. Translate into English:
- •I. Form the Past Indefinite from the infinitives in brackets. Name the signals of the Past Indefinite Tense.
- •II. Contrast the Present Perfect with the Past Indefinite Tense. Replace the underlined adverbs by those in brackets. Give your own situation to justify the use of each of the present tenses:
- •III. Translate into English:
- •IV. Finish the sentences and answer them:
- •V. Express disagreement and complete the situation according to the model:
- •VI. Use the appropriate article wherever necessary:
- •Lesson 22
- •I. Make up sentences with the following groups of word. Use either the Past Indefinite or the Perfect, supply the missing words:
- •III. Complete the following sentences using since and for as in the model:
- •IV. Translate into English using the Durative Perfect:
- •V. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present Indefinite Tense:
- •VI. Translate into English using the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous and the Present Perfect Tense:
- •VII. Dictation-translation:
- •Lesson 23
- •I. Use Present Perfect for the indefinite time and Past Indefinite for definite time:
- •II. Answer questions according to the model:
- •III. Make sentences according to the model. Use the adverbial modifiers given below:
- •IV. Explain the use of the Past Indefinite in the following sentences:
- •V. Contrast the Present Perfect Tense with the Past Indefinite Tense:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Make the sentences more emphatic by using the Present perfect in clauses of time:
- •VIII. Translate the following sentences, using the Present Perfect Tense:
- •IX. Translate into English. Mind the use of articles before the names of meals:
- •Lesson 24
- •I. Contrast the Past Indefinite and the Present Perfect Tense.
- •II. Use the sentences given below in dialogues. Use the notes given in brackets:
- •III. Translate the following dialogue, using the Present Perfect Tense where necessary:
- •IV. Translate into English. Pay attention to the use of the Present Perfect Tense and the Past Indefinite Tense in the questions beginning with "where", "why", "how":
- •V. Translate the following sentences according to the model:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Insert articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 25
- •I. Translate the sentences according to the model:
- •II. Translate the following extract from the novel by Mark Twain:
- •III. Translate into English:
- •V. Complete the following sentences adding another clause.
- •VI. Make dialogues out of the following stories. Pay attention to the Present Perfect Tense:
- •Lesson 26
- •I. Open the brackets using the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite Tense:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Make up dialogues on suggested situations. Use the model below:
- •IV. Speak about yourself. Use expressions of time: for many years, all my life, since 1975, since we moved here in 1970, since I left school, etc.:
- •V. Change the following sentences into those with predicates in the Present Perfect Tense. Make the new statements more extensive:
- •VI. Insert articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 27
- •I. Answer the questions using the Past Conditions and the Future Continuous tense:
- •II. Answer the following questions using the continuous tense forms (Present, Past, Future):
- •III. Contrast the Past Indefinite with the Continuous Tense:
- •IV. Translate into English:
- •V. Complete the following sentences using the Future Continuous Tense according to the model:
- •Lesson 29
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Make up dialogues:
- •IV. Insert articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 30
- •I. Translate into English:
- •II. Open the Brackets. Choose the most suitable of all the Continuous tenses. Give reasons for your choice.
- •III. Translate into English using the most suitable tense:
- •IV. Make up shot dialogues as shown in the model:
- •V. Insert the correct article in the blank spaces:
- •Lesson 31
- •I. Translate into English paying attention to the ways of expressing futurity:
- •II. Make sentences out of the following, using either the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous Tense:
- •III. Complete the following descriptions stating what was happening at some moment in the past:
- •IV. Translate into English. Pay attention to the use of the Continuous Tenses:
- •V. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 32
- •I. Use the following sentences in short dialogues:
- •II. Replace the infinitives in brackets with the suitable tenses:
- •III. Translate into English.
- •IV. Speak on the subject suggested by the following situation:
- •V. Put into Reported Speech the following statements:
- •VI. Put into reported Speech the following questions:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •Lesson 33
- •I. Report the following statement. Use the reporting verbs in the Present Tense. While doing the task make use of the following verbs: say, tell, somebody, state, assert:
- •II. Report the following questions. Use the reporting verbs: ask, wonder, want to know, inquire, doubt etc.
- •III. Make up 10 indirect questions about the book you are reading now. Begin with I'd like to know, I wonder:
- •IV. Make up talks on suggested situations:
- •V. Supply the correct form of each of the verbs in brackets:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Insert the correct article in the blank spaces:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •Lesson 34
- •I. Report the following questions:
- •III. Translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Continuous Tenses. Give two variants where possible:
- •IV. Make sentences from the following, using the correct tense form:
- •In the Waiting Room.
- •V. Translate the underlined verbs into English. Retell the story: Несчастный случай
- •VI. Make up dialogues on suggested situations:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •VIII. Insert articles where necessary:
- •Lesson 35
- •I. Make sentences from the following, using the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect tense:
- •II. Translate the underlined verbs into English. Retell the story: Покупая книги
- •V. Insert the articles:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •III. Make up short dialogues about a thing you've mislaid or lost: Use the following phrases:
- •IV. Translate into English:
VI. Insert articles where necessary:
1. Dylan Thomas, … well-known English poet, was born in 1914 and died in 1953. 2. Haratio Nelson, … British naval commander, defeated Napoleon in … Battle of Trafalgar. 3. Harlem, … former village on … Manhattan Island, now is … negro quarter of New-York city. 4. Mr. Hammon, … editor-in-chief of “Tablets” was … man of athletic type. 5. I’m sure you know Alfred Hard, … professor at … London University. 6. W. Jonson, … Superintendent of the School, received me in his office. 7. Hart, … uneasy nervous man, made a few sarcastic remarks. 8. Then I was introduced to Charles March, … nephew of our host. 9. Erich Maria Remarque, … Germanborn anti-war writer, is very popular in your country. 10. Ann, … daughter of the landlady, cooked … breakfast for the boarders. 11. Sir Christopher Wren, … Great English architect, is the creator of St. Paul’s Cathedral. 12. William Caxton, … father of English printing, died in 1491. 13. Sartoris was … midshipman, … junior officer in training. 14. An enquiry was held at Plymouth, … port where the ship docked. 15. The court room, … eighteen century building, was crowded with excited people. 16. Captain McKay was on the quarter-deck … part of the deck which is reserved for officers.
Lesson 27
Test on the Use of Tenses and Articles.
I. Answer the questions using the Past Conditions and the Future Continuous tense:
1. Were you doing your home work at 6 o’clock yesterday? 2. What were you doing then? 3. What will you be doing at 3 o’clock tomorrow? 4. Will you be hurrying home after classes? 5. What was your mother doing when you got home yesterday? 6. Do you know when you will be taking your English exam this year? 7. Where will you be for your Holidays this year?
II. Answer the following questions using the continuous tense forms (Present, Past, Future):
1. What is the weather like? (rain a little). 2. Why didn’t you go to the country yesterday? (rain). 3. What will the weather be like tomorrow? (the radio, give the weather forecast in a few minutes). 4. Why did the militia-man stop him? (walk across the street in the wrong place). 5. Why don’t you want to go to the cinema tonight? (finish the book I must give back tomorrow). 6. Where is Mother? (work in the garden). 7. Why didn’t he hear the bell? (play football). 8. Why can't we speak to him now? (write business letter). 9. What is the noise about? (watch a football match). 10. Why do you think you won’t get much sleep tonight? (travel all night). 11. Will you come to the party? (not move to a new flat).
III. Contrast the Past Indefinite with the Continuous Tense:
1. We (do) a lot of oral work during the first term. 2. She (live) with her parents when war broke out. 3. Our school football team (win) the championship last year. 4. The night watchman (sleep) when I called at your house. 5. As we (climb) the mountain your guide (slip) and (fall). 6. We (play cards in the living-room when thieves (take) our things from the bedroom. 7. The little girl (be afraid) because it (get dark). 8. When I (learn) French I often (confuse) the tenses. 9. While he (dig) in the garden, he (find) an old coin. 10. We (drive) to the station as we learned that his father (come) by the afternoon train.
IV. Translate into English:
1. Я вас ждал в 10 часов вчера. Почему вы не пришли? 2. Мой брат готовил уроки, когда пришел его друг. 3. Что Вы делали, когда я вошел? 4. Они не будут играть в шахматы в 12 часов в воскресенье. Они будут гулять в парке. 5. Он будет сдавать экзамен на будущей неделе. 6. Когда Вы придете домой сегодня? 7. Он не пришел к нам в этом месяце. 8. Если Вы вернетесь в 11, я все еще буду работать. 9. Мне жаль, что я не смог прийти, Вы меня ждали? 10. На будущей неделе мы будем готовиться к экзаменам. 11. Вы ведь путешествовали в это время в прошлом году, не правда ли? 12. Кто из вас будет встречать делегацию завтра? 13. Где Вы были в 11 часов? Я звонил Вам, но Вас на было. – Я катался на лыжах. 14. Он читал газету, когда я его увидел. 15. Сто лет назад правила королева Виктория. 16. Моя сестра готовила для гостей все утро. 17. Он много читал, когда был студентом. 18. Всю прошлую неделю он красил дом. 19. Когда митинг кончился, и мы пошли домой, шел сильный дождь. 20. Я вчера целый час готовился к докладу.