3. Translate the sentences.

1. Разрешите дать Вам совет.

2. Фильм имел большой успех.

3. Деньги – вещь очень важная

4. Какая нудная работа!

5. Только работа тебе поможет забыть всё.

6. Что нового? – Нет новостей - уже хорошая новость.

7. У тебя много работы сегодня? – Нет, я свободен.

There is/are

1. 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.

2. 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!

1. Translation into English.

1. В нашем микрорайоне 2 кинотеатра.

2. Где находится супермаркет, далеко или близко от вашего дома?

3. В комнате много народа, нет свободных мест.

Present Simple Tense

Настоящее простое время

Образуется от инфинитива без частицы -to- во всех лицах, кроме третьего лица единственного числа, принимающего окончание -s.

Утвердительная форма:

I, you, we, they - work

He, she, it - works

Отрицательная форма:

I, you, we, they + don’t (do not) + work

He, she, it + doesn’t (does not) + work

Вопросительная форма:

Do + you, we, they + work?

Does + he, she, it + work?

Present Simple употребляется:

1. Когда мы говорим о научной истине или о постоянном состоянии:

The Sun rises in the East.

At British Universities studies begin at 9.15 a.m.

2. Когда мы говорим о привычках или вещах, которые происходят регулярно:

My sister works in a shop.

I like jam for breakfast but my wife prefers sugar.

3. Когда говорим, как часто повторяются обычные, постоянные действия в настоящем времени; в этом случае употребляются обстоятельства времени, выражающие частоту и повторность действия.

- always

- often - sometimes

- frequently - daily

- seldom - every day (week, month …)

- rarely - once (twice) a week

- usually

- regularly

He takes a shower, at 7 every morning.

Bill never misses lectures at the university.

4. Для выражения действия в будущем, когда мы говорим о расписании, программах (общественный транспорт, кино, спектакли и т.д.)

What time does the train leave?

The basketball match starts at 8 o’clock tomorrow.

Exercises