U n I t 11

I. GRAMMAR REVISION: Present Simple, Past Simple Tense

Ex. 1. Put the verb into the correct form.

1. Jane doesn’t drink (not/drink) tea very often.

2. What time … (the banks/close) in Britain?

3. ‘Where … (Martin/come) from?’ ‘He’s Scottish.’

4. ‘What … (you/do)?’ ‘I’m an electrical engineer.’

5. It … (take) me an hour to get to work. how long … (it/take) you?

6. I … (play) the piano but I … (not/play) very well.

7. I don’t understand this sentence. What … (this word/mean?)

Ex. 2. Ask Liz questions about herself and her family.

1. You know that Liz always plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.

How often …?

2. Perhaps Liz’s sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Ask Liz.

… your sister …?

3. You know that Liz reads a newspaper every day. You want to know which one.

4. You know that Liz’s brother works. You want to know what he does.

5. You know that Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often.

6. You don’t know where Liz’s mother lives. Ask Liz.

Ex. 3. Now answer these questions.

1. Do you often go to see your friends? 2. How often do your friends come to see you? 3. How often do you go to the cinema together? 4. When did you last go to the cinema? 5. When did you begin learning English? 6. Do you spend much time on your English? 7. How much time do you usually spend on your homework? 8. How many questions does the teacher usually ask you in class? 9. How well do you usually know your lesson? 10. When do you usually get up on weekdays? 11. What do you do then? 12. Do you go to bed early or late? 13. When do usually have dinner (breakfast, supper)? 14. Do you have dinner at home or at the place of your work? 15. Where are you going to have dinner today? 16. When did you last go to the country? 17. Where do you want to spend next week-end? 18. What’s the weather like today? 19. What kind of weather do you like? 20. Do you like to go for walks in bad weather? 21. Do you ski? 22. Which games do you play? 23. Where do your parents live? 24. Do you often go to see them? 25. When did you last see them? 26. When are you going to see them again?

Ex. 4. Put the verb into the correct form.

1. Yesterday (to be) my day off. I usually (to wake up) early on my day off, but sometimes I (not to get up) at once. I (to get up) at eight o’clock yesterday. 2. ‘When you (to have) breakfast yesterday?’ ‘I (to have) breakfast at nine in the morning. 3. We usually (to stay) in the country for the week-end, but the weather (to be) bad and we (not to go) to the country tomorrow. 4. ‘When you last (to go) to the theatre?’ ‘Two weeks ago.’ 5. I usually (to go) to bed at eleven o’clock. Yesterday my friends (to come) to see me, and I (to go) to bed at one in the morning. 6. She (not to be) at home now. She (to play) tennis. 7. We (not to play) tennis last Sunday. 8. When your son (to go) to college? 9. ‘You (to speak) to Ann yesterday?’ ‘No, I (not to remember) when I last (to see) her. 10. Catherine (to be) in the garden. She (to pick) cherries. 11. My elder brother (to join) the army when he (to be) eighteen. 12. They (to leave) Moscow at night. 13. He (to tell) you about it during a lesson? 14. Cuckoos (not to build) nests (гнезда). They (to use) the nests of other birds. 15. I always (to buy) lottery tickets but I seldom (to win). 16. You can’t have the book now because my brother (to read) it.

Ex. 5. Translate from Russian into English paying attention to forms of the personal pronouns:

1. Я прочитал его статью на прошлой неделе. 2. Я не видел его вчера. 3. Их друзья были у них (пошли навестить их) на прошлой неделе. 4. Мы спросили его: «Как ваша фамилия?» 5. Сестры Петрова решили навестить его и уехали к нему на прошлой неделе. 6. Погода была хорошая, и дети попросили свою сестру повести их в парк. 7. Где вы его видели на прошлой неделе? – Мы видели его в театре. 8. Друзья Белова спросили его о (его) работе, и он ответил на их вопросы. 9. Я взял журналы и прочитал их дома вчера вечером. 10. По вечерам он имел обыкновение читать своему сынишке. 11. Им понравился новый фильм? – Да, он им очень понравился.

II. NEWSPAPER READING: чтение и перевод отрывка из газеты.

III. Home task: отрывок из газеты для чтения и перевода;

Translate from Russian into English:

Моя приятельница Анна пришла ко мне в субботу после работы. Мы решили повторить перед диктантом слова (из) первых пяти уроков. Мы начали работать в семь вечера. Я люблю заниматься с Анной. Она много читает и хорошо знает английский язык. Мы повторили слова и прочитали тексты. Мы также повторили грамматические правила и сделали много упражнений. Потом Анна задала мне много вопросов, и я ответила на них. Мы потратили на это много времени. Мы закончили работать в девять часов и пошли в кино в десять вечера. Фильм продолжался два часа и закончился в 12. Мы пришли домой поздно, и Анна осталась у нас. В воскресенье мы решили поехать за город. Погода была хорошая, и мы провели за городом три часа.

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