Match the words in the text with the definitions below.
| GDP, the Soviet Union, G8, the Duma, Siberia, the constitution. |
a) It is a governmental forum of leading advanced economies in the world.
b) Gross domestic product.
c) The lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia. Its members are referred to as deputies.
d) A set of fundamental principles according to which a state or other organization is governed.
f) The state on the Eurasian continent that existed between 1922 and 1991.
g) This territory stretches southwards from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and to the national borders of Mongolia and China.
Prepare a report about the political structure of the Russian Federation (not less then 50 words). Use additional sources of information.
Make up the plan of the text and retell it according to the plan (not less then 100 words).
· GRAMMAR FOCUS
Таблица глагола to be в утвердительных предложениях:
| Местоимение | to be в Present | to be в Past | to be в Future |
| I (я) | am a student | was a student | will be a student |
| He (он) | is a student | was a student | will be a student |
| She (она) | is a student | was a student | will be a student |
| It (оно, это) | is a student | was a student | will be a student |
| We (мы) | are students | were students | will be students |
| You (ты) | are a student | were a student | will be a student |
| They (они) | are students | were students | will be students |
Отрицательная форма
Чтобы образовать отрицательную форму спряжения данного глагола нужно поставить отрицательную частицу «not» после одной из нужных форм глагола to be. Вот несколько примеров отрицательного предложения:
· Я не голоден – I am not hungry.
· Он не будет занят – He will not be busy.
· Комната была небольшая – The room was not big.
Вопросительная форма
Для образования вопросительной формы нужно поставить соответствующую форму глагола to be в начале предложения:
· Вы Петр? – Are you Pete?
· Это была комната? – Was this a room?
· Вы голодны? – Are you hungry?
· Он занят? – Is he busy?
Compose the sentences using the following to be expressions in different tenses:
To be happy /unhappy – быть счастливым/несчастливым
To be glad – быть радостным
To be hungry/to be full up– быть голодным/сытым
To be fond of — любить, увлекаться чем-то
To be busy – быть занятым
To be late (for) — опаздывать (на)
To be in time for – быть вовремя
To be present at – присутствовать на (к примеру на уроке)
To be absent (from) – отсутствовать
To be married – быть женатым / замужем
To be single – быть холостым / не замужем
To be lucky – быть везучим
To be ready (for) — быть готовым (к, например, к уроку)
To be afraid (of) – бояться
To be interested (in) — интересоваться чем-то
To be ill / well — болеть / хорошо себя чувствовать
To be angry (with) — сердиться, злиться (на кого-то)
1. Complete what Brenda says about herself in the picture. Use is or are.
My name (1) ______ Brenda Foster. I (2) ______ on the left in the picture. I (3) ______ ten years old and I (4) ______ in the fifth form. My birthday (5) _____ on the first of January. I (6) ______ from Santa Monica, California, USA. I (7) ______ American. My phone number (8) ______ 235-456-789. I live at 16 Park Street. My post code (9) ______ LA 30 SM. I’ve got a sister and a brother. Their names (10) ______ Gina and Paul. Gina (11) ______ 16 years old and Paul (12) ______ only three. I’ve also got a dog. His name (13) ______ Spot. He (14) ______ on the right in the picture. My Mum (15) ______ a doctor. She works at a hospital. My Dad (16) ______ a driver. He works in Los Angeles. We (17) ______ all friendly in our family.
2. Insert appropriate present forms of the verb to be.
A: Hi, Alex. How (1) _________ you?
B: Hello David. I (2) _________ fine and how (3) _________ you doing?
A: I (4) _________doing fine.
B: How (5) _________ your sister? Where (6) _________she now?
A: She (7) _________ in London. She (8) _________learning English there.
B: Really? That (9) _________wonderful! How about your parents?
A; They (10) _________ fine too. They (11) _________ in Cyprus now.
B: (12) _________ you busy tonight?
A: Not really, why?
B: We (13) _________ having a party. Would you like to come?
A: I’d love to. B: Then come to our place at 7:00 p.m.
3. Fill in is, are, He’s, She’s, l’m, They’re.
How _____ your mum? — _______ fine, thanks. How _____ your parents? — _____ OK. How _____ you? — _____ very well, thank you. How _____ your uncle? — _____ fine, thanks. How _____ your children? — _____ OK. How _____ Liz? — _____ fine, thanks. How _____ your cousin? — _____ very well, thank you
4. Write in was / were
_________ Jenny at the party? _________ Lumpy quiet yesterday? _________ you in Kongo? _________ your parents in the local gym yesterday? _________ your friend at school yesterday? _________ you happy yesterday? _______ your mum tired yesterday? _______ you hungry yesterday evening? _______ it cold yesterday? _______ your teacher sad yesterday? _______ your pet hungry yesterday?
Write in was / were
The third day _______ Wednesday. The boys _______ in the swimming-pool. Steve _______ the fastest swimmer! On Thursday we _______ at the circus! The bears _______ funny! The fifth day _______ Friday. In the morning we _______ in the zoo.