Make these sentences into general questions

1. It rains a lot here in spring.
2. The shops close at 5 o’clock.
3. They have parties every weekend.
4. She speaks good English.
5. You drink a lot of tea.
6. They go shopping on Saturdays.

Past Simple

I / He / She / We returned. / left. Didhe return / leave? / Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t. Hedid not (didn’t) return / leave.

25. Put these words into three groups according to the pronunciation of the -ed endings.

pass, waste, wash, rain, enjoy, watch, decide, remember, suggest, return, fail, need, stop, study, mix, end, ask, love, use, listen, want, dance, happen, change, greet

/d/	moved, ...
/t/	worked, ...
/ɪd/	visited, ...

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple.

1. I ___ (live) in this house last year.
2. Two hundred years ago our town ___ (be) just a small village.
3. Several years ago they ___ (be) married.
4. He ___ (dance) with me last night.
5. I ___ (be / not) busy yesterday.
6. I ___ (learn / not) English at school.
7. I ___ (begin) to study English in 2008.
8. Emma ___ (be) the best student in our group.

27. Complete the sentences. Use is, are, was, were, do, does, did.

1. When and where ___ you born?
2. Where ___ you go to school?
3. When ___ you move to Chelyabinsk? — When I ___ a teenager.
4. How large ___ your family?
5. What languages ___ you speak?
6. What city ___ she from?
7. What sort of person ___ she? / What ___ she like?
8. What ___ she like doing in her spare time?
9. What ___ she look like?
10. ___ he married?
11. What ___ you think of me?
12. ___ you know what time it ___?
13. What time ___ the next train leave?
14. What ___ the weather like today?

Complete the following tag questions.

Example:

You learn English, don’t you?

Your sister doesn’t go to university, does she?

You enjoyed the concert, didn’t you?

You are 20 years old, aren’t you?

She isn’t a journalist, is she?

1. You are a first year student, ___?
2. You aren’t married, ___?
3. You read a lot, ___?
4. He is interested in music, ___?
5. They do sports, ___?
6. Your brother studies medicine, ___?
7. She doesn’t speak French, ___?
8. He is going to apply to university, ___?
9. Your sister is a college graduate, ___?
10. Her parents come from Scotland, ___?
11. You are going to be an architect, ___?
12. You look like your father, ___?

Work with a partner. Complete the tag questions; act out the following dialogue.

Applying for a job

Interviewer:	Come in. Please, sit down. It’s Mr Robbins, ___?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, that’s right. Good afternoon.
Interviewer:	Good afternoon. Well, I’ve got your application form here. I just want to check the information. Is that all right?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, of course.
Interviewer:	Now, you are 21, ___?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, I am.
Interviewer:	And you are not married, ___?
Mr. Robbins:	No, I’m not ___, not yet.
Interviewer:	You went to secondary school and technical college, ___?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, I did.
Interviewer:	But you didn’t go to university, ___?
Mr. Robbins:	No, I didn’t. I started work after finishing school.
Interviewer:	I see. You can speak French and Russian, ___?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, I can, but not fluently. I can speak French better than Russian.
Interviewer:	But you can’t speak Spanish, ___?
Mr. Robbins:	No, I’m afraid I can’t,
Interviewer:	And your hobby is travelling, ___?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, it is. And I also like doing a lot of other things.
Interviewer:	Well, thank you very much.

Work with your partner. Imagine you are going to get a new job and you are being interviewed by a hiring manager (HM). Complete the conversation.

HM:	Please, come in. Sit down.
You:
HM:	Now, what’s your name?
You:
HM:	Ah, yes. Now, when did you finish school?
You:
HM:	Fine. And where did you go to school?
You:
HM:	What were your best subjects?
You:
HM:	I see. And what subjects didn’t you like studying?
You:
HM:	Why?
You:
HM:	And hobbies... What do you like doing in your leisure time?
You:
HM:	What sort of job do you want to do?
You:
HM:	Why do you think you’d like doing that?
You:
HM:	Well, thank you very much.

31. Complete the sentences. Use in, with, at, about, on.

1. Which city were you born ___?
2. What sports are you good ___?
3. What kind of music are you interested ___?
4. Who do you live ___?
5. What sort of things do you worry ___?
6. What do you spend the most money ___?

Write questions that match the answers.