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Revision 2.

This woman has lost her job.

Text 6.1. This woman has lost her job.

Unit 6. The Present Perfect Tense

Example.

Millions of people in Europe and the USA are putting on their skates and doing the strangest things.

How many people in Europe and USA are putting on their skates …?

Exercise 5.2.4. Check your memory. Speak about the history of roller skates.

The Present Perfect Tense обозначает действие, которое завершилось к

настоящему моменту или завершено в период настоящего времени (в этом году, на этой неделе, только что).

have / has (3л. ед.ч.) + V3

+ She has already been to Greece.

– She hasn’t been to Greece yet

? Has she been to Greece yet?

already, just, ever, never, this week, today, yet,

Exercise 6.1.1. Learn the words below and write your own sentences using the Present Perfect Tense.

private secretary личный секретарь

to receive получать

to worry беспокоиться

to earn зарабатывать

to upset расстраиваться

to pay платить

Exercise 6.1.2. Read and translate the text.

Mrs. Clark and her daughter Sarah have been out shopping, and they have just returned home.

Mrs. Clark has just opened a letter; and she’s received bad news. She has lost her job!

For the past year she’s worked as a private secretary for a rich musician. Now the musician has decided to stop working, and he’s asked Mrs. Clark to find another job.

Mrs. Clark is the only money earner in the family, since her husband is no longer living.

The letter has upset Mrs. Clark very much. She’s crying. She’s recently bought a new house, a new car, and many new clothes for her job. She hasn’t paid for them yet.

Now she may not be able to pay for them, because she hasn’t saved much money.

Sarah has heard the bad news, but she really doesn’t understand much about money.

She’s more worried about her mother. Mrs. Clark has never cried in front of her daughter before.

Exercise 6.1.3. Change each sentence into a general (Yes/No) question.

Example: Mrs. Clark and Sarah have been out shopping.

Have Mrs. Clark and Sarah been out shopping?

1. They have just returned home.

2. Mrs. Clark has just opened a letter.

3. She’s worked as a private secretary for a rich musician

4. She has lost her job.

5. The musician has decided to stop working.

6. The letter has upset Mrs. Clark very much.

7. She’s recently bought a new house.

8. Sarah has heard the bad news.

9. Mrs. Clark has never cried in front of her daughter before.

2.1. Complete the text. Use the Past Simple of the verbs.

Tanni Grey-Thompson is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the world. She (1) _______(be) born with spinal bifida, so she (2) _____ (not can) walk and (3) ________ (have to) use a wheelchair. At school her teachers (4) _______ (not expect) her to be good at sport but her disability (5)______ (not stop) her and she (6) ______(swim) and (7) _____ (play) basketball. Then she (8) ______ (see) the London Marathon on TV and (9) _______(decide) to try athletics. At the age of fifteen she (10) _______(represent) Wales in the Junior National Games and (11) _______

(come) first in the 100 metres. Between 1992 and 2004 she (12) _______

(win) sixteen Paralympic medals and (14) _______ (break) 30 World records. She (15) _______ (retire) from wheelchair racing in 2007.

2.2. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1. last / what / you / did / night / do?

What did you do last night?

2. last / you / what / do / did / Sunday/?

3. you / how many hours / last night / did / sleep?

4. do / on your birthday / did / what / you /?

5. did / last summer / where / go / you / on / holiday/?

6. you / did / when / last time / to the stadium / go /?

2.3. Complete the article with the words given below:

attacking, said, clear, eventually, heard, professional, screamed, swimming, thought, was

One morning in November 2004, four people were (1) ________ in the sea about 100 metres from the beach near Auckland, New Zeeland. They were (2) _______ lifeguards on a training swim. Suddenly, about ten dolphins appeared and started to swim around them in circles. At first the swimmers were worried – they (3) _______ that the dolphins were (4) ________ them. One of the swimmers, Ron Howes, tried to swim back to the beach, but the dolphins stopped him and pushed him back to other swimmers. Suddenly, one of the swimmers (5) ________. There was a three-metre shark and it was swimming towards them through the (6) _______ blue water. It came very close to the swimmers. It was only metres away, but it couldn’t attack them because the dolphins were there. The dolphins stated with the swimmers for 40 minutes. (7) ________ the shark swam away and the dolphins let the swimmers return back to the beach. A scientist, Rosemary Finn, who studies the behavior of dolphins, (8) _______ not surprised when she (9) ________ the story. “Dolphins often help other animals and fish when they are in trouble in the sea,” she (10) _______.

2.4. Read the sentences and decide if they are correct.If the sentence is wrong, write down the correct one.

a. Do you know about Sue? She 's given up her job.

b. The Chinese have invented printing.

c. How many plays has Shakespeare written?

d. Have you read any of Shakespeare's plays?

e. Aristotle has been a Greek philosopher.

f. Oh! I' ve cut my finger. It's bleeding.

g. My grandparents have got married in London.

h. Where have you been born?

i. Mary isn't at home. She 's gone shopping.

j. I 've lost my key. I can't find it anywhere

k. Have you seen the news on television last night?

l. I' ve bought a new car. Do you want to see it?

m. I 've bought a new car last week.

n. Where have you been yesterday evening?

o. Jenny has left school in 1991.

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