II. Define the tense forms of the underlined verbs. Translate the sentences into Russian. Make the sentences negative. Put questions to the sentences

VARIANT №5

Для правильного выполнения контрольной работы №1 необходимо усвоить следующий грамматический материал:

1. Существительное. Множественное число. Притяжательный падеж. Артикли.

2. Местоимения личные, притяжательные, вопросительные, указательные, относительные.

3. Числительные.

4. Прилагательные. Степени сравнения.

5. Структура предложения. Повествовательные, отрицательные, вопросительные предложения. Оборот there is/ are.

6. Особенности образования форм глаголов to be, to have.

7. Видовременные формы глагола (действительный залог). Правильные и неправильные глаголы.

8. Типы вопросов.

I. Read the short text and choose the correct word in the sentences below.

TOO MANY MISTAKES

"More and more organisations are now approaching us to teach grammar and business writing to their staff", says Julian Watts, from the Better English Group, which runs grammar courses for companies nationwide. There are different reasons for this: Senior staff no longer ask secretaries to prepare their business documents. Also, communication is very fast and staff send emails without checking them first.

1. They don't remember their surnames.

2. Can you give me your new CV.

3. - What is the company's name?

- Its name is the Supra.

4. Whose/who's is this mobile phone? Can I ask calling?

5. - What time does the plane arrive?

- That's 8 p.m.

II. Define the tense forms of the underlined verbs. Translate the sentences into Russian. Make the sentences negative. Put questions to the sentences.

1. New technological developments won’t give new opportunities, create new kinds of jobs.

(Future Simple. Новые технические разработки дадут новые возможности, создадут новые виды рабочих мест.)

2. The word "economics" doesn’t derive from the Greek word "oikonomika" that means household management.

(Present Simple. Слово "экономика" происходит от греческого слова "oikonomika", которое означает домашнее управление.)

3. They won’t be installing the soft ware from 3 till 5 tomorrow.

( Future Continuous. Они будут устанавливать программное обеспечение завтра c 3 до 5.)

4. When I left the office, the managers were not discussing the ideas for the new project with suppliers.

Past Simple, Past Continuous. Когда я покинул офис, менеджеры обсуждали идеи для нового проекта с поставщиками.

5. You won't have any problems with your guarantee if you wait more than a month. Will you have any problems with your guarantee if you wait more than a month?

(Present Future Tense. У вас будут проблемы с гарантией, если вы будете ждать больше чем месяц)

6. Our new software engineer won’t have tested the new system by the end of the working day.

(Future Perfect. Наш новый разработчик программного обеспечения проверит новую систему к концу дня.)

7. Didn’t the manager visit the factory last February?

(Past Simple. Менеджер посещал фабрику в прошлом феврале?)

8. They didn’t pay the money they had borrowed only some days before.

(Past Simple, Past Perfect. Они заплатили деньги, которые заняли, за только несколько дней до этого.)

III. Fill in the gaps with the necessary form of the verbs “to be, to have”.Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Many big projects have a number of problems. (У многих больших проектов есть некоторые проблемы.)

2. The supplier had a lot of computers in stock last month. (У поставщика было много компьютеров в запасе в прошлом месяце.)

3. The company will has been closed during the summer. (Компания была занята в течение лета.)

4. The old design of this product was very successful. (Старый дизайн этого продукта был очень успешен.)

5. This international company has offices in London and New York. (У этой международной компании есть офисы в Лондоне и Нью-Йорке.)

6. We will have a conference tomorrow. So I am very busy with my report today. (Завтра у нас будет конференция. Таким образом, я очень занят своим отчетом сегодня.)

7. Our boss is very strict. (Наш босс очень строгий.)

IV. Define degrees of comparison of the adjectives:

quicker progress – The Comparative Degree, greatest success – The Superlative Degree, less difficult – The Comparative Degree, the worst result – The Superlative Degree, the highest degree – The Superlative Degree, the most popular – The Superlative Degree, the least possible – The Superlative Degree, more popular – The Comparative degree, the best library – The Superlative Degree, more important – The Comparative Degree.

V. Make up sentences with “there is/there are”

Model: At the Open University; more than 150,000 students.

There are more than 150,000 students at the Open University.

1. to expand old universities; a tendency ; in Britain.

There is a tendency to expand old universities in Britain.

2. more than 40 universities; in Britain.

There are more than 40 universities in Britain.

3. in your computer, viruses, no.

There are no viruses in your computer.

4. in your group; students; how many?

How many students are there in your group?

5. busy, and not very much, and, companies, small, large.