- •Методичні рекомендації
- •Програма курсу з англійської мови “Ten Steps to Success”
- •Welcome to our programme
- •2. Grammar
- •2.1. Word order
- •2.2. Vocabulary
- •2.3. Types of sentences
- •2.4. Auxiliary verbs
- •2.5. The Present Simple Tense
- •2.6. The Present Continuous Tense
- •3. Conversational topic: “Family Values”
- •3.1. Pre-text work
- •3.2. Text a: My Family
- •4. Grammar
- •4.1. Auxiliary verbs and questions
- •5. Supplementary reading:
- •5.1. Text b: John Smith and his Family.
- •Instructions:
- •5.2. Practice – Vocabulary in use
- •5.3. Text c: My Family
- •Instructions:
- •5.4. Tell about your family history or its lifestyle.
- •6. Writing: What are the values of your family?
- •1. Choose the correct answer: a, b, c, d choice
- •2. Fill in the missing word
- •1. Phonetics
- •1.1. Rules of reading and rhythm
- •1.2. Language Focus
- •2. Grammar
- •2.1. There is / there are
- •2.2. Articles
- •2. 3. Nouns: Singular and plural
- •2.4. Past Simple
- •Important! As there are different tenses for present, past and future, time expressions help differentiate the tenses. Learn and use them in the right place.
- •2.5. Past Continuous
- •3. Conversational Topic
- •3.1. Pre-text work. Invitation to the conversation
- •3.2.Text a. Changes in Education
- •4. Grammar
- •4.1. Past Perfect Tense
- •4.2. Past Perfect-Continuous Tense
- •5. Supplementary reading: Discover the world with us.
- •5.1. Text b. Your University is Your Future.
- •5.2. Text c. Education in Great Britain
- •5.3. Read the text for your knowledge. Text d. Drahomanov National Pedagogical University
- •5.4. Conversational Topic: Your achievements at University.
- •6 . Writing
- •1. Circle the correct item.
- •2. Fill in the missing word.
- •1. Phonetics
- •1.2. Language Focus
- •2. Grammar
- •Important! As there are different tenses for present, past and future, time expressions help to differentiate them.
- •3. Conversational Topic: The Importance of Foreign Languages
- •3.1. Study five parts of the Module “Foreign Languages”
- •4 . Supplementary reading: Discover the world with us.
- •4.1. Text a. The History of the English Language
- •Instructions for the reading:
- •4.2. Conversational Topic: What helps you master the English language?
- •5. Written task.
- •1. Fill in the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
- •2. Choose the correct answer.
- •3. Identify tenses; match numbers to the letters of columns a and b.
- •1. Phonetics and Language
- •1.1.Techniques of reading
- •Vocabulary bank
- •2.1. Future Tenses – future overview
- •The ways to express actions in the future:
- •2.2. Future Simple (will) and be going to express future actions.
- •2.3. Conditional sentences: Type 1
- •2.4. Future Continuous
- •3.1. Travel around the globe.
- •3.2. Get some information about Great Britain from the text given below.
- •3.3. Translate into Ukrainian.
- •4. Grammar
- •4.1. Future Perfect
- •4.2. Future Perfect-Continuous
- •Important! As there are different tenses for present, past and future, time expressions help to differentiate the tenses. Learn and use them in the right place.
- •5. Supplementary reading: Discover the world with us.
- •Cambridge – a University Town
- •Edinburgh
- •Birmingham – the Market Place
- •Manchester
- •5.2. Reading: get some information from the text about the United States of America.
- •5.3. Conversational Topic: Speak about your plans to visit one of the English-speaking countries – When? Why? What?
- •6. Written Task
- •1. Circle the correct item.
- •2. Fill in the missing word.
- •1. Phonetics
- •1.1. Techniques of reading
- •1.2. Vocabulary Bank
- •2. Grammar
- •2.1. Grammar Tenses
- •If you practice hard, you’ll become an expert in this part of grammar. You will speak to foreigners and understand them rather well.
- •3. Conversational topic “Our motherland - Ukraine”
- •Instructions for the reading:
- •Text a. Portrait of Ukraine
- •4. Grammar
- •4.1. Comparative & Superlative Forms
- •5. Conversational topic: ‘Kyiv, a capital of Ukraine’
- •Instructions for the reading:
- •6. Supplementary reading. Discover the world with us
- •6.1. Read and translate the text. Text c: St. Sophia’s Cathedral
- •6.2. Tell about other Ukrainian cities or towns and their curiosities.
- •7. Written task
- •1. The english alphabet
- •2. Ukrainian-english transliteration table
- •1. Articles
- •2. Nouns: singular, plural
- •3. There is /There are
- •2. Nouns: singular, plural
- •Irregular plural forms:
- •3. There is / there are
- •4. Infinitive, Bare Infinitive, Gerund / -ing form
- •5. Comparative forms
- •Stative / state verbs
- •2. Question tags
- •3. Conditional sentences
- •4. Forms of the infinitive: infinitive, bare infinitive and gerund (-ing form)
- •5. Comparative forms
- •Гудій Світлана Олексіївна,
Irregular plural forms:
singular |
plural |
a man |
two men |
a woman |
two women |
a child |
two children |
a mouse |
two mice |
a tooth |
two teeth |
a goose |
two geese |
a foot |
two feet |
an ox |
two oxen |
3. There is / there are
There is / There are is a common phrase in English, used to indicate that something exists or is in a certain location. The main subject follows the verb when there is/are is used.
There is an apple on the table.
There are some apples on the table.
Are there any apples in the shop?
There are no apples in my bag.
Other forms of the verb ‘to be’ can also be used with there is/there are.
There will be a party at Bill's house on Saturday.
There were four witnesses at the crime scene.
There have been two robberies in the last five months.
Contractions are possible, but they are mostly used in informal speech.
There's a fly in my soup.
There're plenty of oranges left.
Appendix 3
GRAMMAR REFERENCE SECTION
Tenses: present, past and future
State verbs
Time clauses.
Question tags
Conditional sentences
4. Infinitive, Bare Infinitive, Gerund / -ing form
5. Comparative forms
Table of irregular verbs
TENSES
PRESENT TENSES
Present Simple Tense
We use the present simple:
For permanent states. Tom works for a construction company.
For daily routines, repeated and habitual actions. He plays tennis twice a week.
For general truths and laws of nature. The sun sets in the west.
For timetables and programmes to replace the future tense. The first flight to London leaves at 9 am.
For sporting commentaries, reviews and narrations. Stevenson catches the ball and passes it to Johnson.
Time
expressionsused with the present simple: usually,
often, always, sometimes, rarely, seldom; every day/week/month/year,
etc, in the morning/afternoon/evening; at night/the weekend, on
Fridays, etc.
Present Continuous Tense
We use the present continuous
For actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking. Tina is doing her homework at the moment.
For fixed arrangements in the near future. I am going to the dentist tomorrow. I've already booked an appointment.
For currently changing and developing situations. The pollution is increasing.
With adverbs such as always to express anger or irritation when an undesirable action happens too often but not always in reality. You’re always forgetting to close the door.
Time
expressionsused with the present continuous:
now,
at the moment, at present, these days, nowadays, still, today,
tonight, always, etc.
Note:
Always + present simple: “every time”. I always have breakfast before I go to work.
Always + present continuous:“too/very often”. You are always complaining!
We cannot use never... again with the present simple. I am never going camping with you again. (NOT: I never g
ocamping withyou again).
Present Perfect Tense
We use the present perfect:
For an action which started in the past and continues up to the present, especially with stative verbs such as be, have, like, know, etc. I have known Dave for years.
For a recently completed action whose result is visible in the present. A new French restaurant has just opened in Bridge Street. We're going there for dinner tomorrow.
For an action that happened at an unstated time in the past. The emphasis is on the action. The time that it occurred is unimportant or unknown. I have visited Portugal. (When? Unstated time.)
Note:
already is used in statements after the auxiliary verb and in questions after the main verb. I have already finished. Have you finished already?
yet is used in negative sentences after a negative contracted auxiliary verb or at the end of the sentence. She hasn’‘t yet finished the report. She hasn't finished the report yet.
still is used in statements and questions after the auxiliary verb or before the main verb. I am still painting the house. He still lives in Hong Kong.
However, still comes before the auxiliary verb in negations. She still hasn't finished her homework.
Time
expressionsused with the present perfect: for,
since, already, always, just, ever, never, so far, today, this
week/month etc, how long, lately, recently, still (in negations),
etc.
Present Perfect- Continuous Tense
We use the present perfect continuous:
To put emphasis on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present, used with action verbs and with words and expressions such as for, since, all morning/day/year and How long? The boys have been playing football for hours.
For an action which started in the past and which lasted for some time. The action may still be continuing or have finished already with the result visible in the present. For this situation two sentences are used. Ken is really tired. He has been working hard all week.
To express anger, irritation, or annoyance. They have been listening to that loud music all night.
For repeated actions in the past continuing to the present. I have been taking Spanish lessons at night school.
Note:
With the verbs live, work, teach and feel we can use the present perfect or the present perfect- continuous with no difference in meaning. He has taught/has been teaching at the school for more than twenty years.
Time
expressions used with the present perfect-continuous: For,
since, how long, recently