- •Eu jep catch project
- •Unit I education system in russia and english speaking countries Lesson 1
- •I see I’m afraid if I’m not mistaken and what about you
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly
- •Informal letters
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •To express your opinion
- •To agree or disagree with somebody
- •Lesson 3
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 4
- •My education
- •Asking and answering questions:
- •I’m not perfectly ready to answer this question, but next time I’ll try to answer!
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6 The secrets of successful language learning
- •Self- study materials for unit I
- •Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense) Positive and Negative Forms
- •General Questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •The Present Simple Tense
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •The Sentence Structure
- •Unit II
- •Countries and cities
- •(Traditions, customs and holidays in Russia and English speaking countries)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit II The Present Continuous Tense
- •Unit III
- •Scientists
- •(Famous people)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •Invention, inspiration, closet, bulb, nap, wax, phonograph, genius, perspiration.
- •Thomas Alva Edison
- •Invent hired closet nap laboratory light bulb
- •Who was ... Thomas Adams?
- •Lesson 3
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research:
- •Alfred Nobel
- •Lesson 4
- •1876 1886 1938 1940 1965 1971 1975 1976 1979 1995
- •How to be a successful inventor
- •Lesson 5
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research.
- •I. Read the text The man who invented e-mail
- •II. Read the article Louis von Ahn
- •Lesson 6 Women in science
- •Problem-based task (webquest) Famous Women – Scientists and Inventors
- •Self-study materials for unit III The Past Simple Tense is used:
- •When we talk about actions and situations in the past we use:
- •Positive form — Regular verbs
- •Positive form — Irregular verbs
- •Negative form and questions
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •Verb to be (The Past Simple Tense) was/were
- •The past continuous tense
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •Past continuous vs. Past simple
- •Unit IV computer Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit IV The Present Perfect Tense
- •Present perfect and past simple
- •Unit V career prospects Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for unit V The Future Simple Tense
- •I’ll be… or I’ll probably be… or I don’t know where I’ll be.
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •I ________________ soon. (to leave)
- •I shall be leaving soon. Or I will be leaving soon.
Self- study materials for unit I
Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense) Positive and Negative Forms
I |
am |
from Russia |
I’m—l am |
He/She/It |
is |
He’s/She’s/It’s = He/ She/It is | |
We You They |
are |
We’re — We are You’re — You are They’re They are |
I |
am |
not |
from Russia |
I’m not — I am not |
He/She/It |
is |
He/She/It isn’t — He/She/It is not | ||
We You They |
are |
We aren’t — We are not You aren’t — You are not They aren’t — They are not |
NOTE: Look at the negative forms: She isn’t married. You aren’t British.
BUT: I’m not a schoolboy.
Exercise 1. Write the short form (she’s/we aren’t, etc.).
He is 4. I am not
They are 5. It is
She is not 6. You are not
Exercise 2. Write the full form (she is/we are not, etc.).
We aren’t 4. They aren’t
I’m 5. It isn’t
You’re 6. She’s
Exercise 3. Put in am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
I ____ from Russia.
Debbie and Mark ____British. They ____ German.
My friend ____ interested in computers.
His parents ____ around 40.
How old ____ you? I____18.
London____ situated on the river Evans. It ____situated on the river Thames.
I ____ keen on sports. But I ____rather good at basketball.
Her name____ Jane. It ____ Helen.
Exercise 4. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
I/keen on Biology.
Rome/in Spain.
We/Russian.
Football/a popular sport in Britain.
The “Beatles” and “Deep Purple”/famous British groups.
American English/different from British English.
My hobbies/art and music.
General Questions
Am |
I |
a student? |
— Yes, I am./No, I am not. |
Is |
he / she / it |
a student? |
— Yes, he/she/it is./No, he/she/ it isn’t. |
Are |
we you they |
students?
|
— Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t. — Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t. — Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. |
Exercise 5. Make general questions with these words. Give short answers.
your mother/at work?
her children/at home?
he/from Italy? ______ ____
I/good at English?
you/interested in books?
I/right?
this subject/difficult?
Exercise 6. Give short answers (Yes, I am/No, he isn’t, etc.).
Are your parents old?
Are all your school friends students now?
Is English difficult?
Is your home town small?
Are you interested in music?
Is your friend good at languages?
Alternative questions
Am |
I |
your friend |
or |
not? |
—Yes, you are / No, you aren’t. |
Is
|
he/ she |
Spanish |
or |
Italian? |
— He/She is Italian. |
it |
difficult |
or |
easy? |
— It’s difficult. | |
Are |
we |
in the city centre |
or |
on the out - skirts? |
— You are on the outskirts.
|
you |
a student |
or |
a schoolboy? |
— I’m a student. | |
they |
at home |
or |
at work? |
—They are at work. |
Exercise 7. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.
Example: You/a student/a schoolboy? — Are you a student or a schoolboy? — I’m a student.
He/in Moscow/in Kiev?
Alan and Henry/students/teachers?
Your new friends/sociable/not?
His daughter/17/18?
Your parents/old/young?
Russia/a big/a small country?
They/designers/artists?