- •Содержание
- •Предисловие
- •Unit 1. About myself
- •Add to your active vocabulary:
- •Additional material
- •My family
- •Add to your active vocabulary:
- •Grammar exercises
- •Unit 2. My working day
- •Add to your active vocabulary:
- •Additional material
- •My day off
- •Grammar exercises
- •Unit 3. Our university
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- •Grammar exercises
- •Unit 4. Orenburg
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- •Grammar exercises
- •Unit 5. Russia
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- •Additional material moscow
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- •Grammar exercises
- •Unit 6. Great britain
- •Great britain
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- •Additional material
- •The union jack
- •Grammar exercises
- •Unit 7. London
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- •Grammar exercises
- •Unit 8. Higher education in great britain Read, translate and retell the text: higher education in great britain
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- •Ex. 2. Transcribe, read and translate the following words:
- •Ex. 3. Complete the following sentences:
- •Ex. 4. Say if it is right:
- •Ex. 5. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •Additional material oxford and cambridge universities
- •Grammar exercises
- •Unit9. The united states of america Read, translate and retell the text: the united states of america
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- •Additional material british and american families
- •Unit10. Customs and traditions in english-speaking countries Read, translate and retell the text: english customs and traditions
- •Add to your active vocabulary:
- •Additional material english-speaking countries
- •Tests Test 1. Variant I
- •1. Write plural form of nouns:
- •2. Give the right form of the verb in в Present Simple:
- •3. Put 5 questions to the sentences:
- •Test 1. Variant II
- •1. Write plural form of nouns:
- •2. Give the right form of the verb in в Present Simple:
- •3. Put 5 questions to the sentences:
- •Test 2. Variant I
- •1. Choose the correct tense form:
- •2. Complete the verb form:
- •Test 2. Variant II
- •1. Choose the correct tense form:
- •2. Fill in the spaces with the correct “time” words:
- •Classroom expressions
- •Colloquial english phrases and idioms
- •Написание русских имён собственных английскими буквами
- •Additional texts for reading u.K. Political system
- •The weather in great britain
- •Vegetation and wildlife
- •Sports in great britain
- •Sightseeings of london
- •The houses of parliament
- •Theatre in great britain
- •Famous englishmen
- •Stratford-upon-avon
- •Список использованных источников
Grammar exercises
Ex. 1. Write the correct form of the Present Perfect to complete these sentences:
1. …….. to Rome (you ever be)? 2. …….. this film before (I see). 3. …….. in an office (she never work). 4. …….. in an airplane (I never be). 5. …….. to Germany (he ever be)? 6. …….. my parents (you met)?. 7. …….. in the theatre (you ever work)? 8. …….. to all the capital cities of Europe (she be). 9. …….. this book (I read). 10. …….. that new film about aliens (you see)? 11. …….. abroad (we never be). 12. …….. a British policeman before (they never see). 13. …….. in a foreign country (they ever live)? 14. …….. the President (they meet).
Ex. 2. Is 's a short form for is or has?
Model: He's tired. / It's dead. / She's thirsty. (= is).
He's gone. / It's disappeared. / She's left. (= has)
1 He's tired. 2 She's worried. 3. She's arrived. 4 He's left the country. 5. It's escaped. 6. She's stopped working. 7. She's ill .8. He's had a cold. 9. He's eaten.
Ex. 3. Make up sentences in Present Perfect using “never”, “a few times”, “a lot of times”:
to swim in the sea |
to eat cherries |
to see a rainbow |
to lose a lot of money |
to dance with a famous singer |
to drink champagne |
to break an expensive dish |
to fall in the swimming-pool |
to win a game of chess |
to teach a cat to talk |
Ex. 4. Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the Present Perfect or Past Simple:
Model: I (read) that book three times. – I've read that book three times.
She (go) home three days ago. – She went home three days aqo.
I (meet) Mr and Mrs Shelley.
She (start) school in 1984.
I (leave) the office early last night.
He (see) the film before.
(You be) to Austria?
(You see) the film on TV last night?
When (you arrive) in London?
John (be) to Germany before.
(You read) this book before?
I (not see) him yesterday.
I never (go) anywhere by plane until now.
(You hear) their new record? It's the best they've ever made.
I (not know) about the disco last night.
Ex. 5. Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the Past Simple or Past Perfect:
1. They ………. the gates before I ………. there. (lock, get)
2. By the time we ………., the party ………. .(arrive, finish)
3. I ………. the shop as soon as I ………. the contents of the box. (ring, check)
4. After we ………. it on the phone, I ………. him a letter about it. (discuss, write)
5. We ………. a good rest when our guests ………. .(have, all leave)
6. When she ………. the office this morning, Jim ………. . (ring, already go out)
7. Before we ………. Tim to the theatre, he ………. a stage play. (take, never see).
Ex. 6. Match the phrases in the left column with those in the right column:
I (not finish) the report by Monday |
and we’ll be able to get a smaller house. |
In a couple of years the children (leave) home |
and it’s needed for Monday morning. |
On our next wedding anniversary, |
I (drive) for fourteen hours |
When I get home tonight, |
I (work) for forty years. |
When I retire, |
we (be) married for twenty-five years. |