- •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.
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 |
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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 |
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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.).
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He is 4. I am not
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They are 5. It is
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She is not 6. You are not
Exercise 2. Write the full form (she is/we are not, etc.).
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We aren’t 4. They aren’t
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I’m 5. It isn’t
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You’re 6. She’s
Exercise 3. Put in am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
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I ____ from Russia.
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Debbie and Mark ____British. They ____ German.
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My friend ____ interested in computers.
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His parents ____ around 40.
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How old ____ you? I____18.
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London____ situated on the river Evans. It ____situated on the river Thames.
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I ____ keen on sports. But I ____rather good at basketball.
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Her name____ Jane. It ____ Helen.
Exercise 4. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
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I/keen on Biology.
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Rome/in Spain.
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We/Russian.
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Football/a popular sport in Britain.
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The “Beatles” and “Deep Purple”/famous British groups.
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American English/different from British English.
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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.
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your mother/at work?
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her children/at home?
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he/from Italy? ______ ____
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I/good at English?
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you/interested in books?
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I/right?
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this subject/difficult?
Exercise 6. Give short answers (Yes, I am/No, he isn’t, etc.).
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Are your parents old?
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Are all your school friends students now?
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Is English difficult?
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Is your home town small?
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Are you interested in music?
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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. |
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Are |
we |
in the city centre |
or |
on the out - skirts? |
— You are on the outskirts.
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you |
a student |
or |
a schoolboy? |
— I’m a student. |
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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.
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He/in Moscow/in Kiev?
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Alan and Henry/students/teachers?
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Your new friends/sociable/not?
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His daughter/17/18?
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Your parents/old/young?
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Russia/a big/a small country?
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They/designers/artists?