- •Verbs not normally used in the continuous
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •Alternative questions.
- •To be going to
- •Indefinite Pronouns and Adverbs
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Are the following statements true or false? If false, say why.
- •II. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. Ask the questions.
- •IV. Quote the sentences in which the following words and word combinations are used in the text.
- •V. Give a summary of the text.
- •VI. Complete these sentences. Use active words and word combinations.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •Speaking
- •Questions
- •Social english Days and Dates
Questions
Exercise 1. Answer the following questions.
1. How do you prefer to spend your leisure time?
2. What are you planning to do tonight/tomorrow/ next week or any other time in the coming future? Are you doing anything special this week?
3. Imagine that you've got a lot of money. What sort of thing would you like to buy or where would you like to go?
4. When are you going to get married?
5. Do you ever travel by yourself?
6. What is your friend wearing at the moment? Does he always dress like that?
7. What do you usually wear to go to the institute/to a party/to the theatre?
8. What kind of clothes do you prefer (casual/smart/ trendy, etc.)?
9. How often do you wear smart clothes? On what occasions?
10. Who do you usually dress for: for yourself or for other people?
11. Who buys you clothes - you yourself or your mother?
12. Does your mother always like the way you dress?
13. Is there anything among your clothes that you especially like? Why do you like it?
14. Some students wear the same clothes to all exams. They say it/they bring them luck. What about you?
15. Which season do you like best? Why?
16. Does the weather influence you in any way? Which weather is the best/the worst for you?
Social english Days and Dates
What day is it today? - (It's) Monday.
What date is it today? - (It's) October 9th.
When is your birthday? - (It's) in March.
9/10/ ... - the ninth of October or October the ninth
1919 - nineteen nineteen
1300 - thirteen hundred
1805 - eighteen-oh-five
Days: |
Months: |
Seasons: |
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Monday |
Friday |
January |
May |
September |
winter |
Tuesday |
Saturday |
February |
June |
October |
spring |
Wednesday |
Sunday |
March |
July |
November |
summer |
Thursday |
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April |
August |
December |
autumn |
Prepositions of Time |
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at |
in |
on |
no preposition |
1. + time of the day at 2 o'clock at midnight at noon (=12 o'clock in the daytime) at lunchtime 2. + weekends at the weekend at weekends 3. + public holiday at Christmas at Easter |
1. + a part of the day in the morning in the afternoon in the evening BUT: at night 2. + longer periods (months, seasons, years, etc.) in July; in (the) summer; in 1998; in the 19th century |
1. + a day on Monday on Wednesday on Saturday on Christmas day 2.+ a day + a part of the day on Monday morning on Saturday night on Wednesday evening |
1. before next, last, this next week last night this year 2. before today, tomorrow, yesterday, tonight |
Exercise 1. Put in the correct preposition at/on/in or -
1) __ 8 July |
7) __ Friday evening . |
2) __ Wednesday |
8) __ Christmas |
3) __ 4 p.m. |
9) __ night |
4) __ spring |
10) __t he weekend . |
5) __ the morning. |
11) __ tomorrow evening |
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition of time.
1. The football match is __ Sunday.
2. My birthday is __ January 14th.
3. My English class is __ Friday afternoon.
4. Our town is quiet __ weekends.
5. __ autumn it's always rainy.
6. Mike's birthday is __ December.
7. Usually I've got lots of presents __ New Year's Day.