Present tenses with a future meaning
Exercise I. Read these sentences and translate them.
1. His elder brother is playing football on Sunday next week. 2. Some students of our group are joining the English class next year. 3. The Browns are planning to spend their weekend in the country. 4. I’m flying to Egypt tomorrow morning. 5. They are visiting art exhibition on Wednesday. 6. John and Julie are getting married next month. 7. We are going shopping on Friday. 8. Pete has a terrible toothache. He is visiting the dentist in the afternoon. 9. The manager is meeting a delegation from China on Thursday. 10. They are having a party on Saturday evening.
Exercise II. Read these sentences and translate them.
1. The plane leaves in an hour. 2. The football match begins at 7.30. 3. Our train arrives in Moscow at 2.30 p.m. 4. The meeting is at 4 o’clock. 5. The art exhibition opens on 4 April and finishes on 30 May. 6. Tomorrow is Tuesday. 7. The train arrives at the station on time.8. The flight for Rome leaves at 12.00. 9. The film starts at 6.30 pm. 10. Our classes begin at 8.30.
Exercise III. Put the verbs into the present simple or present continuous.
1. My friends (go) to the concert this week. 2. Do you know when the film (start)? 3. We (have) a party on Sunday evening. 4. The flight for London (leave) at 2.00 p.m. 5. Your mother (go) to the supermarket. Would you like to join her? 6. Tony and Pat (get married) next Saturday. Have you heard about it? 7. There is not any bread at home. You (go) to the shop to buy some? 8. What you (do) this evening? 9. Tomorrow (be) Tuesday. 10. Your train (arrive) at 4 or 5 o’clock?
Exercise IV. Write about your plans for this year’s holiday. Use the expressions below or use your own ideas.
go sightseeing, eat local dishes, visit museums, relax on the beach, go sailing, visit relatives, go to summer school, try horse riding, find part-time job, travel abroad, go sunbathing, go on safari, take pictures, dive the pool, buy postcards, go fishing, stay at a hotel, sleep in a tent, go windsurfing, go by plane (car, train, bus ship).
HOME EXERCISES.
Exercise I. Translate from Russian into English.
1.Наш самолет улетает через час. 2. Сегодня вечером у нас вечеринка. Ты придешь? 3. Завтра суббота. Мы играем в футбол. 4. Брауны улетают во Францию завтра утром. Они укладывают чемоданы. 5. Выставка откроется 8 апреля и закончит свою работу 10 мая. 6. Занятия начнутся вовремя. 7. Во время отпуска они навестят родственников заграницей. 8. Они остановятся в гостинице. 9. Поезд прибудет на станцию в 4 часа. 10. Завтра рано утром мы идем на рыбалку.
Exercise II. Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous
‘Some people still (believe), the world is flat’, he said
‘You (joke)’, I replied. ‘I (not to know) anyone who does’.
‘Well, you (know) me’, he replied. ‘I (believe) that the earth is flat. I met a man the other day. I (forget) his name now. He said that the earth (look) like a flat dish. ‘
‘…you (try) to tell me that you (believe) him?’ I asked...
‘I certainly do,’ he answered’. ‘I (think) that he is right.’
‘And which side of the dish…you (live) on?’
‘Oh, I (not to know). He didn’t tell me that1.
Exercise III. Give the right form of the verbs in brackets.
A. I (look) out of my window. I can see some children in the street. The children (play) football. The always (play) football in the street. Now a little boy (kick) the ball. Another boy (run) after him but he cannot (catch) him.
B. Put the adverbs in the right place.
- She answers my letters (often).
- We work after six o’clock (never).
- The shops close on Saturday afternoons (always).
- Do you go to work by car? (seldom).
- Our teacher collects our copybooks (frequently).
- We spend our holidays abroad (sometimes).
- I get up early on Sundays (never).
- He goes to bed very late (as a rule).
- He is washing up (now).
- They are sitting at the table (at the moment).
UNIT III.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE
(ПРОСТОЕ ПРОШЕДШЕЕ ВРЕМЯ)
LESSON I.
PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERB “TO BE”
| Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative | Short Answers | |
| Long Form | Short Form | |||
| I was You were He She was It We You were They | I was not You were not He She was not It We You were not They | I wasn’t You weren’t He She wasn’t It We You weren’t They | WasI…? Wereyou …? He …? Wasshe …? It …? We …? Wereyou...? They…? | Yes, I/he/she/it Was No, he/she/it wasn’t Yes, you/we/they were No, you/we/they weren’t |
| Time expressions used with past simple: yesterday, last week/month/year, two days/weeks/months/years ago, in 1997 , etc. |
Exercise I. Use was wasn’t, were, weren’t
1. I …..in London five years ago.
2. Charlie Chaplin …a great cosmonaut.
3. Yuri Gagarin ….a famous singer.
4. Agatha Christie and Jack London …. writers.
5. Tchaikovsky ….a great Russian composer.
6. John Kennedy ….a famous inventor.
7. Marie Curie …. a Russian inventor.
8. Leonardo da Vinci and Christopher Columbus … born in America.
9. Elvis Prestly … the king of rock and roll.
10. Albert Einstein …a citizen of three different countries.
Exercise II. Read the text and answer the questions.
Charlie Chaplin was one of the funniest actors ever. He was born in East Street, Walworth, London. Charlie Chaplin was born on the 16-th of April in 1889.His parents were music hall singers.
1. Was Charlie Chaplin a famous actor?
2. Was Charlie Chaplin born in Paris?
3. Was Charlie Chaplin born in 1920?
4. Was Charlie Chaplin born in 1889?
5. Was he a son of music hall singers?
6. Were his parents artists?
Exercise III. Answer the questions about you.
1. Where were you born?
2. When were you born?
3. Were you a good pupil?
4. Were you a tall boy?
5. Were you at the Institute yesterday?
6. Were you at work yesterday?
7. Were you in London last year?
8. Were you in Spain with your family?
9. Were you at a restaurant with your friends?
10. Were you happy?
Exercise IY. Ask and answer, as in the example.
1. Bob/yesterday evening? –at the cinema. Where was Bob yesterday evening? –He was at the cinema.
2. The manager/ at 9 o’clock p.m?- at home
3. You/ last summer? –in Italy.
4. Your friends/ last month? –in Egypt.
5. Mary and Tony/ last Sunday? –Internet café.
6. The children/ yesterday afternoon? –at the park
7. The students/ on Saturday? –at a party.
8. Mr. and Mrs. Black/ on holiday/last year? –in Russia.
9. Pat/in 1998? –in Spain.
10. Your parents / yesterday? –at work.
HOME EXERCISES.
Exercise I. Write where you/your friends/your parents were last year/week/month, yesterday, some days ago.
Exercise II. Describe yesterday’s weather. Use the verb wasand the words: warm/cold, sunny/gloomy, frosty, temperature, below/above zero, muddy, etc.
Exercise III. Read the text and answer the questions
The Days of the Week
It’s interesting to know how the days of the week came to have such names.
These names are very old, for they were chosen long, long ago, in the days when people worshipped a different god each day.
Sunday was the Sun’s day and the next day was the Moon’s day or Monday. Tuesday was called after Tiu, the god of war. Wednesday was Woden’s day, the hightest god of the Teutonic peoples. Thor was the thunder god, his day was called Thor’s day or Thursday. Woden’s wife insisted on having a special day of her own. Her name was Freya, so her day came to be called Friday. Saturn was the Roman god of the fields; his day was Saturn’s day or Saturday.
Note: Tiu [ti:u:], Woden [woudn], Thor [oo:], Freya [freie], Saturn [s ten]
Answer the questions.
1.When were the names of the days chosen? 2. How were the names for the days chosen? 3. What is the origin of the name given to Sunday? (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday)? 4. Which day was called after the god of war? 5. Which day was called after Woden’s wife? 6. What was her name?
LESSON II.