- •Практикум по грамматике английского языка для подготовки к итоговой аттестации
- •Е. Ю. Воякина, н. А. Гунина, л. Ю. Королева Практикум по грамматике английского языка для подготовки к итоговой аттестации
- •How to use Present Simple and Present Continuous
- •1 Read the paragraph and answer the questions:
- •2 Some people complain about complexities of normal life. They think that their life isn’t exciting enough. Talk about your daily routine. Do you live an action-packed life?
- •3 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
- •4 Make questions to the answers about alan.
- •6. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous).
- •7. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb (present simple or present continuous).
- •8 Complete the dialogue:
- •9 Role-play the conversation in 7.
- •10 Talk to as many people in the class to find a person who shares similar interests with you.
- •1. Present Continuous
- •2. Present Simple
- •I apologise I insist I promise I recommend I suggest
- •3. Mixed Present Simple and Present Continuous
- •Unit 2. Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous
- •Have been to / have been in / have gone to
- •1 Write positive sentences in present perfect simple
- •2 Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.
- •4 Read the text about Loch Ness and complete the sentences.
- •6 Which form is correct: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous?
- •7 Put the verbs into the correct tense: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
- •8 Complete the conversation with the appropriate tenses: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
- •9 Act out a similar conversation.
- •10 Complete the conversation with the appropriate tenses: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
- •11 Role play. Job interview. Work in groups of 4.
- •1 You are writing a letter to a friend. In the letter you give news about yourself and other people. Use the words given to make sentences. Use the present perfect.
- •2 Read the situations and write sentences. Choose one of the following:
- •4 Read the situations and write sentences with just, already or yet.
- •5 Put in been or gone.
- •6 You are asking somebody questions about things he or she has done. Make questions from the words in brackets.
- •7 Complete b’s answers. Some sentences are positive and some negative. Use a verb from this list:
- •8 Complete these sentences using today/this year/this term etc.
- •9 Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the examples.
- •1 Write a question for each situation.
- •2 Read the situations and complete the sentences.
- •3 Mixed Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Simple
- •4 For each situation, ask a question using the words in brackets.
- •5 Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple (I have done etc.) or continuous (I have been doing etc.).
- •6 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them if they are wrong.
- •7 Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets.
- •8 Complete b’s answers to a's questions.
- •Habit in the Past
- •Past Facts and Generalizations
- •Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
- •1. Make past simple ‘wh’ questions:
- •2. Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past or present perfect).
- •3. Write the verbs in the correct tense (Simple Past or Present Perfect).
- •4 Choose the past simple or the present perfect:
- •5 Work in pairs. In turns talk about the suggested topic for about 1 minute. Use Present Perfect and Past Simple.
- •6 Match the beginning of the sentence to its ending.
- •7 Fill in the blanks with used to or a form of be used to.
- •1 Read what Sharon says about a typical working day.
- •2 Put one of these verbs in each sentence.
- •3 A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your questions.
- •4 Complete the sentences, Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
- •2 Brian changed his lifestyle. He stopped doing some things and started doing other things.
- •3 Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today.
- •1 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
- •2 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
- •3 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
- •4 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
- •5 Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
- •6 Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.
- •7 Put the verb into the most suitable form, present perfect or past simple.
- •Past Continuous
- •Past Continuous vs. Past Perfect Continuous
- •1 Use Past Continuous to describe actions happening at a specific time in the past.
- •2 Choose the correct time expression used with the past continuous tense.
- •3 My memorable event. The sentences are mixed. Put them in the correct order to make a story
- •4 Describe your memorable event. Use Past Simple and Past Continuous.
- •6 Choose the past perfect, or the past simple:
- •7 Choose the past perfect, or the past perfect continuous
- •1 What were you doing at the following times? Write one sentence as in the examples. The past continuous is not always necessary (see the second example).
- •1 Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets.
- •2 Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb given in brackets.
- •4 Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done etc.) or past simple (I did etc.).
- •1 Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
- •2 Read the situations and complete the sentences.
- •3 Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).
- •Unit 5 Future forms
- •1 Present Simple vs Present Continuous
- •2 Going to vs. Future Simple
- •3 Future Continuous / Future Perfect / Future Perfect Continuous
- •4 No Future in Time Clauses
- •1 Complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.
- •2 Read the situations and complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.
- •3 Holiday Plans. Ask and answer questions about travel plans
- •5 Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous
- •6 Future Simple or Present Simple
- •1 A friend of yours is planning to go on holiday soon. You ask her about her plans. Use the words in brackets to make your questions.
- •2 Tom wants you to visit him but you are very busy. Look at your diary for the next few days and explain to him why you can't come.
- •3 Have you arranged to do anything at these times? Write (true) sentences about yourself.
- •4 Put the verb into the more suitable form, present continuous or present simple.
- •1 Answer the questions. You are going to do all these things but you haven't done them yet. Use going to and the word(s) in brackets.
- •2 Write a question with going to for each situation.
- •3 Read the situations and complete the dialogues. Use going to.
- •4 What is going to happen in these situations? Use the words in brackets.
- •2 Read the situations and write sentences with I think I'll ... Or I don't think I'll ...
- •3 Which is correct?
- •4 What do you say in these situations? Write sentences with shall I ...? or shall we ...?
- •1 Read about Colin. Then you have to tick (V) the sentences which are true. In each group of sentences at least one is true.
- •2 Put the verb into the correct form, will be (doing) or will have (done).
- •1 Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets. All the sentences are about the future. Use will/won't or the present simple (I see/he plays/it is etc.).
- •2 Make one sentence from two.
- •3 Read the situations and complete the sentences.
- •1 Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into present simple passive.
- •2 Put the verbs in brackets into past simple passive.
- •3 Choose the best option.
- •4 Using the passive, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers.
- •5 Fill in the passive in the appropriate tense.
- •6 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use Active or Passive voice.
- •7 Change the sentences from Active to Passive and vice versa.
- •8 Put the verb in bracket in the correct Active/Passive voice and tense.
- •9 Say if the sentences are Right or Wrong. Correct the mistakes.
- •10 Look at the Hotel Information table and write sentences as in the example.
- •11 Role-play the conversation in 10. Student a – a hotel guest, Student b – a receptionist.
- •12 Passive Pair work Activity. Read the situation below and make a role-play. Use Present Perfect, Past Simple, Future Passive.
- •1 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form.
- •2 Write questions using the passive. Some are present and some are past.
- •3 Put the verb into the correct form, Present simple or Past simple, Active or Passive.
- •4 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody/they/people' etc. Write a Passive sentence.
- •5 Write sentences in the passive. Use these phrases.
- •6 Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using 'somebody' or 'they', write a Passive sentence using the correct tense.
- •7 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Sometimes the verb is Active, sometimes Passive. Mind the tenses.
- •8 Put the verbs in brackets together with the adverbs into the Active or Passive in the correct tense.
- •9 Turn from active into passive.
- •10 Rewrite the following passages in the passive.
- •It is said that... He is said to... (be) supposed to...:
- •1 Rephrase the sentences using Passive voice in two ways. Omit unimportant agents.
- •2 Write these sentences in another way, beginning in the way shown.
- •3 Paraphrase the sentences using Passive voice. Pay attention to prepositions.
- •4 Read each sentence. Then make two new sentences in the passive.
- •5 Read each sentence. Then make two new sentences in the passive.
- •6 Report these rumors.
- •10 Tick (V) the correct sentence, (a) or (b), for each picture.
- •11 Why did you do these things? Answer using 'have something done'. Use one of these verbs:
- •12 Now you have to use 'have something done' with its second meaning.
- •13 Discuss the questions with your partner.
- •1 Rewrite the sentences in the Passive. Do it in two ways when possible.
- •2 Put the following sentences into the passive voice. Sometimes several variants of Passive are possible.
- •1 Fill in the blanks with can or can’t.
- •3 Complete the answers to the questions with was/were able to.
- •4 Answer the questions with a suggestion. Use could.
- •5 Write these sentences in a different way using may or might.
- •6 Write sentences with may or might.
- •7 Complete the sentences with can / can't /could / couldn't and one of these verbs. (ability)
- •8 Look at the following phrases and write in which write you think it is. Then use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill the gaps.
- •9 Imagine it is the year 3012. Describe how things are then.
- •1 Complete the sentences using can or (be) able to. Use can if possible; otherwise use (be) able to.
- •2 Complete the sentences using could, couldn't or was/were able to.
- •3 Put in can or could. Sometimes either word is possible.
- •4 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of can.
- •5 Complete the sentences with a verb in the correct form.
- •6 Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets. Use may or might.
- •7 Complete the sentences using might not or couldn't.
- •9 May or Might: choose the correct answer.
- •10 Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets.
- •1 Fill in must or mustn’t.
- •2 Fill in the blanks with can / can’t or must / mustn’t.
- •3 Fill in the blanks using proper Have To structure and match the examples with the pictures.
- •4 Use must / mustn’t / have to or (not) have to.
- •5 Fill in the blanks using (not) have to / must (not) / can / could:
- •1 Put in must or can't.
- •2 Complete the sentences with a verb in the correct form.
- •3 Complete these sentences with must or have to (in the correct form). Sometimes it is possible to use either; sometimes only have to is possible.
- •4 Make questions with have to.
- •6 Complete these sentences with mustn't or don't/doesn't have to.
- •8 Complete the sentences with must, mustn't or needn't.
- •9 Complete the sentences with must / mustn’t or needn’t:
- •11 Write a sentence (beginning in the way shown) that means the same as the first sentence.
- •12 Complete the sentences using modals listed below. Use capital letters when necessary and you may have to change “have” to “had.” Some gaps may have more than one correct answer.
- •13 Use a suitable present or past modal verb.
- •14 A mysterious letter has arrived for Tom by special delivery. He is nervous about opening it. Add suitable modal verbs to complete the dialogue. He is with Jill, his wife.
- •Unit 10. Conditionals
- •Real condition
- •How to form Zero Conditionals
- •How to form First Conditionals
- •Unreal condition (present and future situation)
- •How to form Second Conditionals
- •Unreal condition (past situation)
- •How to form Third Conditionals
- •1. Choose the correct form of the verb:
- •2. Match the two halves of the sentences:
- •4. Complete the sentences with these phrases:
- •5. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
- •6. What would you do in each situation? These are unreal present situations:
- •9. Write sentences with “ wish…”:
- •10. You don’t like your new house. Write what you wish:
- •11. Using the bold type in the sentences, write wishes as in the example:
- •1. Put the verbs into the correct form.
- •2. You ask a friend questions. Use What would you do if ...?
- •3. Answer the questions in the way shown.
- •4. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.
- •5. Put the verb into the correct form.
- •6. Write a sentence with If ... For each situation.
- •7. Write sentences beginning I wish ...
- •8. Write your own sentences beginning I wish ...
- •9. Put the verb into the correct form.
- •10. Write a sentence with if for each situation.
- •11. Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation, write a sentence with I wish ...
- •12. What do you say in these situations? Write sentences with I wish ... Would ...
- •13. Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
- •2. Report the following. Begin each sentence with ‘She said...’:
- •1. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Charlie. Here are some of the things Charlie said to you:
- •2. Somebody says something to you which is the opposite of what they said before. Write a suitable answer beginning I thought you said ....
- •3. Here are some things that Ann said to you:
- •4. The following sentences are direct speech:
- •5. Change into reported speech:
- •6. Change into reported speech:
- •11. Some of the blank spaces below need articles, others do not. Fill in the articles where needed:
- •1. Some of these sentences need a/an. Correct the sentences which are wrong. If the sentence is already correct, put 'right':
- •2. Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Use a/an where necessary:
- •3. Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Sometimes the word needs to be plural (-s):
- •4. Which of the underlined parts of these sentences is correct?
- •5. Complete the sentences using these words. Sometimes you need the plural (-s):
- •6. What do you say in these situations? Complete the sentences using one of the words from exercise 5:
- •9. Put in a/an or the in these sentences where necessary:
- •10. Put in the or a/an where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty(-):
- •11. Put in the or a/an where necessary. If the sentence is already correct, put 'right':
- •12. Complete the sentences using one of the following. Use the where necessary:
- •13. Put in the where necessary. Leave a space (-) if the sentence is already complete:
- •14. Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (perhaps more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary. Put 'right' if the sentence is already correct:
- •Adjectives
- •Degrees of comparison of adjectives
- •Adverb or adjective
- •1. Write what the underlined word is: adjective or adverb:
- •2. Use one of the words from the box to complete each sentence below:
- •3. Underline the correct item:
- •3 Complete the sentences using one of the following words:
- •5. Put in the right word:
- •6. Complete each sentence using a word from the list. Sometimes you need the adjective (careful etc.) and sometimes the adverb (carefully etc.):
- •7. Choose two words (one from each box) to complete each sentence:
- •10. Complete the sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the words in the list. Use than where necessary:
- •13. Complete the sentences using as ... As:
- •Conclusion
- •References
1. Write what the underlined word is: adjective or adverb:
1. Fast runners win races. …… adjective …….
2. Mathematics is difficult. …………………….
3. She’s a good typist. …………………….
4. She behaved rudely to her boss. …………………….
5. You’ve done well in your test. …………………….
6. The clowns are very funny. …………………….
7. She’s a pretty girl. …………………….
8. He runs fast. …………………….
9. Ann is very sad. …………………….
10. She plays the piano beautifully. …………………….
11. Father is very busy in his office. .……………………
2. Use one of the words from the box to complete each sentence below:
|
hard, hardly, short, shortly, right, rightly, high, highly, late, lately, wrong, wrongly |
1. I..........ever see her nowadays – she’s so busy.
2. Sally thought very..........indeed of the gypsy’s fortune-telling powers.
3. The interviewer................claimed that the house was haunted.
4. She thought long and …....about whether to take part in the experiment.
5. Tell Marie I’ll see her......... .
6. You’ve done this calculation …....... .
7. They were just saying that they hadn’t seen you....... .
8. The car turned ….......round and went back the way it came.
9. The article stopped ….......of accusing anyone of a hoax.
3. Underline the correct item:
He left the room quiet / quietly.
Jane works hard / hardly.
He’s a very nice / nicely man.
The sun is shining bright / brightly.
Smoking is bad / badly for your health.
She behaves very good / well.
He always dresses smart / smartly.
He shouted angry / angrily at me.
This chair is comfortable / comfortably.
He smiled sad / sadly.
You drive very slow / slowly.
4. Complete these sentences:
There was some heavy rain last night.
Yes, it rained very ….. heavily. …………………
Aren’t the children quiet!
Yes, they’re working very ……………………….
James has a loud voice.
Yes, he always talks very ………………………..
Isn’t the teacher angry!
Yes, he’s shouting very ………………………….
Angela’s very happy today!
Yes, she’s laughing very …………………………
6. The telephone rang in the middle of the night. Nick was very sleepy.
He answered it very ……………………………..
7. Kate likes playing slow music.
Yes, she’s playing this piece very ………………
5. Complete the sentence with the correct word from the brackets:
Example: Mice move ….. quietly …… (quiet / quietly)
This exercise is ……………………… (easy / easily)
These people are speaking ………………………….. (quiet / quietly)
Mr. Brown can speak English ………………………. (good / well)
Tigers are ………………………… animals. (brave / bravely)
The footballer is ………………………. (tired / tiredly)
Cheetahs run …………………………. (quick / quickly)
She is lifting the weight …………………………… (easy / easily)
The children are playing …………………………… (happy / happily)
Tony is a ………………………….. skier. (good / well)
6. Supply the proper form, ADJECTIVE or ADVERB:
He always does his homework……………….. (careful).
He is a very ……………………………… (careful) student.
Come ……………………… (quick). We need your help.
You should drive more …………… (slow) along this road.
The old man walks very ………………………….. (slow).
Helen is a very ……………………………. (slow) student.
Her brother, on the other hand, learns…………… (rapid).
Mr. Gonzales has a …………. (permanent) visa.
He hopes to remain in this country……….. (permanent).
This is an …………………………… (easy) exercise.
I can do all of these exercises ……………………… (easy).
Helen works very ………………… (hard) in her new job.
You walk very ………………………… (fast).
They are both ………………………. (serious) students.
They both study English very …………………… (serious).
I agree with you ……………………omplete) in that matter.
This apple is very ………………………. (soft).
She always speaks …………………. (soft) to the child.
Helen is a …………………………….. (beautiful) girl.
Her sister plays the violin …………………… (beautiful).
7. Work in pairs. Guess what your partner is good at. Ask each other questions using appropriate adverbs and adjectives.
Example: Are you good at playing volleyball? - Yes, I play volleyball well.
8. Work in group. Decide where to put the adverb or adverbial phrases in the following sentences:
I went home. (yesterday, on foot)
She walked to where another coach was waiting. (up the hill, briskly, later, luckily)
I was in the mood to go swimming. (hardly, last night)
He is lying. (of course, still)
Stephen spoke to me. (the other day, in a friendly way, in fact)
It rained. (non-stop, all day, heavily, strangely enough)
People hide things of value. (apparently, in the attic, rarely)
She performed the dance.(far, slowly, too)
I think you should get out of the house. (to be hinest, more often)
I saw the comet. (only, in the sky, yesterday)
9. Choose the correct form:
I enjoyed the book. It was very interested / interesting.
Are you interested / interesting in art?
I thought the story was quite amused / amusing.
They were shocked / shocking when they heard the news.
We were all very worried / worrying when he didn’t come home.
It was surprised / surprising that she didn’t come to the meeting.
I usually find football rather bored / boring.
Are you frightened / frightening of spiders?
10. Work in pairs. Tell each other about your interests or worries using adjectives from exercise 9.
11. Fill in the blanks with the adjectives in brackets using degrees of comparison:
Tom is …………………………………… his brother. (old)
This problem is ……………………. that problem. (easy)
John is …………………………. boy in our class. (tall)
My friend is …………………………. my sister. (fat)
My room is ………………… room in our house. (small)
Konya is ……………………… city in Turkey. (large)
The Kızılırmak is ……………… river in Turkey. (long)
Madonna is ………………………….. Sandra. (popular)
My English is …………………….. your English. (good)
The weather today is ………. the weather yesterday. (bad)
This garden is ……………………….. that garden. (large)
Elizabeth is …………………. girl in our group. (beautiful)
I am ……………………………… girl in the class. (short)
What is …………………….. film on TV today? (funny)
Who is …………………………girl in your class? (pretty)
12. Fill in the blanks as in the example:
I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was .. smaller than … (small) the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was ……………………………… (small) room in the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was ………………………………… (cold) in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was ……………………………….. (dirty) all the beaches on the island. The food was …………………………………………. (expensive) I expected and I didn’t have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was …………………………………………………… (expensive) vase in the whole shop. But ………………………………………. (bad) thing all was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home. It was ………………………………………….. (horrible) holiday all my life.
13. Work in groups. Tell each other about your most interesting holidays using adjectives and degrees of comparison.
14. Look at chart. Compare Miss Bennet with her brother and her best friend Tina Robbins:
Age Height Weight
Miss Bennet 21 1.73 57 kg
James Bennet 23 1.82 76 kg
Tina Robbins 20 1.68 61 kg
Example: (Miss Bennet / tall / Tina Robbins)
Miss Bennet is taller than Tina Robbins.
(Miss Bennet / short / her brother James)
(James / tall / her sister)
(Miss Bennet / old / her best friend)
(Her best friend / young / Miss Bennet)
(Miss Bennet / short / her brother)
(Her brother / tall / Miss Bennet)
(Miss Bennet / fat / Tina)
(Tina / slim / Miss Bennet)
(Miss Bennet / slim / her brother)
(Her brother / fat / Miss Bennet)
15. Use “as ……………………. as” in the blanks:
Jack’s English is worse than Sonia’s.
Jack’s English isn’t ……………………………. Sonia’s.
Alper’s bag is 3 kg. Ahmet’s bag is 5 kg.
Alper’s bag isn’t ………………………….. Ahmet’s bag.
An orange is sweeter than a lemon.
A lemon isn’t …………………………………. an orange.
Terry is 1.70 cm tall. Jason is 1.70 cm tall too.
Terry is …………………………………………… Jason.
Chinese is more difficult than French.
French isn’t ……………………………………. Chinese.
Science fiction films and soap operas are very exciting.
Science fictions are ………………………. soap operas.
Chemistry is more difficult than drawing.
Chemistry isn’t …………………………… drawing.
Jane’s car is Mercedes, but Sue’s car is Opel.
Sue’s car isn’t ……………………………. Jane’s car.
July is hotter than May.
May isn’t ………………………… July.
Extra practice:
1. Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word given + the ending ~ing or ~ed:
1. The film wasn't as good as we had expected. (disappoint-)
a. The film was __.
b. We were __ with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It's a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust-)
a. She enjoys her job but it's often__.
b. At the end of a day's work, she is often __.
3. It's been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress-)
a. This weather is__.
b. This weather makes me __.
c. It's silly to get __ because of the weather.
4. Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before. (excit-)
a. It will be an __ experience for her.
b. Going to new places is always __.
c. She is really__ about going to the United States.
2. Choose the correct word:
1. I was _disappointing/disappointed_ with the film. I had expected it to be better.
2. Are you _interesting/interested_ in football?
3. The football match was quite _exciting/excited_ I enjoyed it.
4. It's sometimes _embarrassing/embarrassed_ when you have to ask people for money.
5. Do you easily get _embarrassing/embarrassed?_
6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really _amazing/amazed_ when I was offered it.
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made _astonishing/astonished_ progress.
8. 1 didn't find the situation funny. I was not _amusing/amused._
9. It was a really _terrifying/terrified_ experience. Afterwards everybody was very _shocking/shocked._
10 Why do you always look so _boring/bored?_ Is your life really so _boring/bored?_
11. He's one of the most _boring/bored_ people I've ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything _interesting/interested._