- •I. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous.
- •1. Complete the text with the verbs in the box (there is one verb too many). You will need five past progressives and three simple pasts.
- •2. Complete each paragraph with one set of verbs, using the past simple or past continuous.
- •3. Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.
- •4. Complete this text with either the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Where alternatives are possible, think about any difference in meaning.
- •II Past Simple vs. Past Perfect.
- •5. Use the Past Simple or the Past Perfect to complete the sentences:
- •6. Underline the correct answers. In some cases only one is correct, and in others both are correct.
- •7. Complete this text with these verbs.
- •III Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous.
- •8. Complete the sentences with one of these verbs, using the same verb for each sentence in the pair. Use the past perfect continuous if possible; if not, use the past perfect.
- •9. Choose the past perfect continuous form of the verb if appropriate; if not, use the past perfect.
- •10. Study this conversation extract. If the underlined verbs are correct, write “V”. If they are wrong, correct them using either the past perfect (active or passive) or past perfect continuous.
- •11. Complete this text with these verbs in the past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- •IV Tense Revision.
- •12. Choose the right tenses:
- •13. Complete the two texts about World War I with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- •14. Underline the correct form.
- •15. Choose a novel or story, and select one or two pages. Make a list of the past tenses used on these pages. Are these the only tenses possible, or are others also acceptable?
- •2. Life without phrasal verbs
- •3. Complete the sentences with the corresponding prepositions.
- •1. Grammar. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Vocab. Translate parts of the following sentences using the active vocabulary.
2. Vocab. Translate parts of the following sentences using the active vocabulary.
1. It is very important that everyone knows how (вызывать скорую).
2. Now the sights and sounds of this ceremony are (транслируются) instantaneously to billions around the world.
3. Pirate DVDs, fake designer clothing and counterfeit computer games were all found on market stalls in Hounslow, and trading standards officers warned consumers to (остерегаться) merchandise at cheap prices.
4. We wanted to (избавиться от него), but he was very much attached to us, and wouldn't go.
5. The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it (стоило целое состояние).
6. We (пошли искупаться) in the in-house hot bath before setting off to Nagano City.
7. General Motors Co. generated $1 billion (наличными) last year after leaving bankruptcy in July as Chief Executive Officer Ed Whitacre cut half of the U.S. brands and shuffled management to push for a profit in 2010
8. Those who know each other well are often the best candidates to be participants in (розыгрышах).
9. (Документальное кино) is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality.
10. Sons who have fond (детские воспоминания) of their fathers are more likely to be emotionally stable in the face of day-to-day stresses.
White had a habit of playing his trumpet (с самого утра), which really irritated his neighbors
I want more for my son than a career running a photocopying machine, and (представляешь?) - so does my son.
I worked hard to (заработать деньги) for college, and then decided not to go
For the first time Martin's glorious sleep was interrupted by (бессонницей), and he tossed through long, restless nights.
There's been a (переворот) in one of the African republics.
Not only were they exceeding the speed limit but their purpose in exceeding that speed limit was to (ехать наперегонки).
Five countries today signed a number of international conventions (связанных с) human rights on the sidelines of the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate.
If you (будете фотографировать) of the Sun at the same time each day, would it remain in the same position?
The European Union makes a big effort to (поддерживать связь с) its citizens and to keep them informed.
(Ты слышал анекдот про) the 'Responsible Lenders'?
Can you recall the last time you had to (иметь дело с) a negative or difficult person?
ACTIVE VOCABULARY.
p. 30 (learn the phrasal verbs in exercise 1), Have you heard the one about...?
R4.1 yacht, go for a drive (a walk, a dip, a ride etc.), lean smth against smth, take a picture, in cash, crew, sail in calm waters, eventually, bug, spread (insecticide) over, (…$) worth of damage, get rid of
p. 31 call an ambulance, help smb to their feet
p. 32 (learn the words and expressions to speak about books and reading), Where is the story set?, supernatural, insomnia, dozens of, be related to, childhood memories, landowner, deal with, battle for (control of the country), a bloody coup ([ku:])
p. 33 shepherd, turn (lead) into (gold)
p. play practical jokes on smb, beware of, do one’s best, fool smb, an ad, rotate, drip, a supermarket chain, genetically engineered, whistle, hoax, documentary, harvest, on the news, broadcast
p. 35 convert, call off
R4.4 raise money, race each other (down the street), a flatmate, do smth first thing in the morning, a payphone, a stunt, the local council, hilarious, I bet…, be in touch with smb
p. 36 (study the informal sentences for exaggerating in ex. 1)
R4.5 turn up, cancel (the order), cost a fortune, on the Internet, install software, drive smb crazy, stay out of trouble, ask smb round, Guess what?