Translate into English using Possessive Case.
1. Он показал мне письмо своей сестры. 2. Она взяла коньки своего брата. 3. Дайте мне тетради ваших учеников. 4. Принесите вещи детей 5. Вчера дети нашли птичье гнездо. 6. Это – семья моего друга. Отец моего друга – инженер. Мать моего друга – преподаватель. 7. Чья это сумка? – Это сумка Тома. 8. Чьи это словари? – Это словари студентов.
11. Put the correct form of the verb to be in Present Simple.
1. I ... a pupil. 2. My father ... not a teacher, he ... a scientist. 3. ... your aunt a doctor? – Yes, she ... . 4. ... they at home? – No, they ... not at home, they ... at work. 5. My brother ... a worker. He ... at work. 6. ... you an engineer? – Yes, I.... 7. ... your sister a typist? No, she ... not a typist, she... a student. 8. ... your brother at school? – Yes, he ... . 9. ... your sister at school? – No, she ... not at school. 10. My sister ... at home. 11. ... this your watch? – Yes, it ... . 12. She ... an actress. 13. This ... my bag. 14. My uncle ... an office-worker. 15. He ... at work. 16. Helen ... a painter. She has some fine pictures. They ... on the walls. She has much paper. It ... on the shelf.
12. Translate into English using the correct form of the verb to be in Present Simple.
1. Я студент. Я в университете. 2. Мой брат художник. Он не инженер. 3. Моя сестра на работе. Она врач. 4. Он студент. 5. Вы студент? – Нет, я врач. 6. Моя сестра дома. 7. Мы не в университете. Мы дома. 8. Мой брат ученик. Он в школе. 9. Ваша мама дома? - Нет, она на работе. 10. Ваш двоюродный брат дома? – Нет, он в школе. Он ученик. 11. Ваша сестра учительница? – Нет, она студентка.
13. Put the correct form of the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.
1. My father ... a teacher. 2. He ... a pupil twenty years ago. 3. I ... a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister ... not ... at home tomorrow. 5. She ... at school tomorrow. 6. ... you ... at home tomorrow? 7. ... your father at work yesterday? 8. My sister ... ill last week. 9. She ... not ill now. 10. Yesterday we ... at the theatre. 11. Where ... your mother now? – She ... in the kitchen. 12. Where ... you yesterday? – I ... at the cinema. 13. ... your little sister in bed now? – Yes, she ... . 14. ... you ... at school tomorrow? – Yes I ... . 15. When my granny ... young, she ... an actress. 17. My friend ... in Moscow now. 18. He ... in St. Petersburg tomorrow. 19. Where ... your books now?
14. Translate into English using the correct form of the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.
1. Мой брат сейчас в школе. 2. Мой брат был вчера в кино. 3. Мой брат будет завтра дома. 4. Ты будешь дома завтра? 5. Она была вчера в парке? 6. Он сейчас во дворе? 7. Где папа? 8. Где вы были вчера? 9. Где он будет завтра? 10. Мои книги были на столе. Где они сейчас? 11. Моя мама вчера не была на работе. Она была дома. 12. Мой друг не в парке. Он в школе. 13. Завтра в три часа Коля и Миша будут во дворе.
15. Use the correct form of the verb to be
1. Mathematics ... very difficult.
2. Our football team ... winners.
3. There ... many birds in the tree.
4. The dishes ... on the table.
5. My teeth ... white.
6. How many students ... there in your group?
7. ... my shirts washed yet?
8. Not many cities ... as big as Moscow
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L i s t e n i n g
Listen to a dialogue and answer the questions.
a. What time of the day is it?
b. What kind of relationship do the speakers obviously have?
c. What was the reason to stop the conversation?
Listen again and fill in the gaps in the sentences taken from the dialogue.
How …… life?
How ……. you getting on?
And how ……. your wife?
I ……. glad to meet you!
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L a n g u a g e F o c u s
18. Study the following speech patterns. Read the translations and guess the meaning of the rest.
| Let me introduce myself to you. | Разрешите представиться. |
| Let me introduce you to my father. | |
| Let me do it for you. | |
| Let me help you. | |
| What is your trade? | Чем Вы занимаетесь? |
| What is your profession? | |
| What is your occupation? | |
| What are you? | |
| Are you acquainted with Miss Flop? | Вы знакомы с мисс Флоп? |
| Is Miss Clark acquainted with Richard? | |
| Do you want to get acquainted with Mr. Fox? | |
| Are we acquainted? | |
| I am sorry to here that. | Мне жаль это слышать. |
| I am glad to know you. | |
| I am ready to help them. | |
| I am happy to meet you. | |
| There is nothing to boast of. | Хвастаться нечем. |
| There is nothing to complain of. | |
| There is nothing to look at. | |
| There is nothing to argue about. |
S p e a k i n g
19. Read the following dialogues and spot speech patterns from ex. 13 in them. Act out the dialogues.
- Good morning, Mr. Flake. Let me introduce Benjamin Lark to you.
- How do you do, Mr. Flake! I am glad to meet you.
- How do you do, Mr. Lark! Pleased to know you. What is your occupation?
- I am a biochemist. What are you?
- Me too. I am pleased to know you.
- The pleasure is mine!
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- Alice, Are you acquainted with William Porter?
- I don’t think so.
- I want to introduce him to you. He’s very clever, well-educated and has good manners. … William, this is my sister Alice. Alice, meet William Porter.
- Hi, Alice!
- Hi, William! How are you?
- There is nothing to complain of. Thanks. How are you?
- Fine, thank you.
- What is your trade, Alice?
- I am a student. I study at London University. What about you?
- I am an economist.