- •Contents
- •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
- •Is used to talk about:
- •Positive forms
- •It goes very well.
- •Negative forms
- •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
- •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.
Verb to be (The Past Simple Tense) was/were
Now Charlie is at work.
At midnight last night he wasn't at work.
He was in bed. He was asleep.
am /is (present) –> was (past):
- I am tired (now). I was tired last night.
- Is she at home (now)? Was she at home yesterday morning?
- The weather is nice today. The weather was nice yesterday.
are (present) –> were (past):
- You are late (now). You were late yesterday.
- They aren't here (now). They weren't here last Sunday.
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positive
negative
question
I
he
she
it
was
I
he
she
it
was not
(wasn’t)
was
I?
he?
she?
it?
we
you
they
were
we
you
they
were not
(weren’t)
were
we?
you?
they?
- Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.
- When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs.
- We were tired after the journey but we weren't hungry.
- The hotel was very comfortable and it wasn't expensive.
- Where were you at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon?
- Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
- Those shoes are nice. Were they expensive?
- Why was he angry yesterday?
short answers
Yes, ( I/he/she/it ) was. ( we/you/they ) were. |
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No, ( I/he/she/it ) wasn’t. ( we/you/they ) weren’t. |
- 'Were you late?' 'No, I wasn't.'
- 'Was Ted at work yesterday?' 'Yes, he was.'
- 'Were they at the party?' 'No, they weren't.'
Revision test
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Put In am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some are past.
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Last year she ..was......... 22, so she ......is.......... 23 now.
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Today the weather ............ nice, but yesterday it ............ cold.
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I ............ hungry. Can I have something to eat?
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I ............ hungry last night, so 1 had something to eat.
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Where ............ you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning?
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Don't buy those shoes. They ............ too expensive.
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Why ............ you so angry yesterday?
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We must go now. It ............ very late.
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This time last year I ............ in Paris.
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We ............ tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
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Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He ............ a famous film star.
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'Where ............ the children?' 'I don't know. They ............ in the garden ten minutes ago.
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Put in was/wasn't/were/weren't.
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We didn't like our hotel room. It was.... very small and it wasn’t.... very clean.
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Kate got married when she ................ 24 years old.
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I phoned you yesterday evening but you ................ at home. Where ................ you?
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George ................ at work last week because he ................ ill. He's better now.
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The shops ................ open yesterday because it ................ a public holiday.
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................ you at home at 9.30?' 'No, I .................................. at work.'
Raymond Murphy, Essential Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press