I see I’m afraid if I’m not mistaken and what about you

It seems to me that I don’t know exactly

PRESENTATION

The Task

Find from the Internet the information about your University:

• The history of foundation;

• Faculties and departments;

• Branches in other towns;

• The faculty you study at;

• The kinds of degrees;

• International cooperation;

• Recreation and accommodation

Process

Choose the parts of: the vice-rector, the dean of the faculty, and other representatives of the university staff. Be ready to prepare presentation about your University.

Self- study materials for section 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

Exercise 1. Put in am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.

1. I ____ from Russia.

2. Debbie and Mark ____British. They ____ German.

3. My friend ____ interested in computers.

4. His parents ____ around 40.

5. How old ____ you? I____18.

6. London____ situated on the river Evans. It ____situated on the river Thames.

7. I ____ keen on sports. But I ____rather good at basketball.

8. Her name____ Jane. It ____ Helen.

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.

1. your mother/at work?

2. her children/at home?

3. he/from Italy? ______ ____

4. I/good at English?

5. you/interested in books?

6. I/right?

7. this subject/difficult?

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.

1. He/in Moscow/in Kiev?

2. Alan and Henry/students/teachers?

3. Your new friends/sociable/not?

4. His daughter/17/18?

5. Your parents/old/young?

6. Russia/a big/a small country?

7. They/designers/artists?

Special questions

What Where Who How How old What What kind of( books) Why Whose friend What colour

is are is are is is is are is is

he? you from? John? you? he? your father like? he fond of? you late? Mary? our flag?

She’s a shop assistant. from Germany. He’s their son. Not bad, thanks. - Eighteen - He’s sociable and very clever - Historical books. - My watch is wrong. - She’s my friend. - It’s white, blue and red.

Exercise 10. Ask the questions.

Example: What is your name? – My name’s Mark.

_________________? _________________? _________________? _________________? _________________? _________________?

Her name’s Pam. No my mother isn’t very young. Yes, it is Frank Ellis. Jane. My shoes are black. Olga is very kind.

Tag questions

I	am	a genius	aren’t	I?	- Yes, I am./No, I am not.
He		a teenager		he?	- Yes, he is./No, he isn’t
She	is	a Londoner	isn’t	she?	- Yes, she is./No, she isn’t
It		far from here		it?	Yes, it is./No, it isn’t.
We				we?	-Yes, we are./ No, we aren’t.
You	are	in the city centre	aren’t	you?	- Yes, you are./No, you aren’t.
They				they?	- Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t.
I	am not	a schoolboy	am	I?	- No, I’m not./ Yes, I am.
He	isn’t	married	is	he?	- No, he isn’t./ Yes, he is.
She	isn’t	at home	is	she?	- No, she isn’t./Yes, she is.

Exercise 11. Give the correct tag to these sentences.

1. Your mother is thirty-seven years old, ___?

2. It's her birthday today, ___?

3. I'm not in class now, ___?

4. You aren't married, ___?

5. They are Russian, ___?

6. I'm fond of hard rock, ___?

7. Alice isn't very friendly, ­­___?

Exercise 12. Ask questions about the information in italics. Example: My mother is 50. — How old is your mother?

1. I'm from a small town in the South of Russia.

2. Yes, Linda is a first-year student.

3. Tom and Sue are sociable and very intelligent.

4. My sister is fond of classical music.

5. I am a bank clerk.

6. Today Tony is at home because it's Sunday.

7. His home telephone number is 678-8996.

8. It's 4 o'clock and you are at work.

E. Bazanova, Moscow, Drofa.

Revision test

1. Put in am, is or are.

2. The weather _is_ very nice today.

3. I ___ not tired.

4. This case ___ very heavy.

5. These cases ___ very heavy.

6. The dog ___ asleep.

7. Look! There ___ Carol.

8. I ___ hot. Can you open the window, please?

9. This castle ___ one thousand years old.

10. My brother and I ___ good tennis players.

11. Ann ___ at home but her children ___ at school.

12. I ___ a student. My sister ___ an architect.

2. Write positive or negative sentences. Use am/am not/is/isn^'t/are/aren^'t.

1. (Paris/the capital of France) Paris is the capital of France.

2. (I/interested in football) _I’m interested in football.

3. (I /hungry) I ______

4. (it/warm today) It ____________ today.

5. (Rome/in Spain) Rome ______

6. (I/afraid of dogs) I ______

7. (my hands/cold) My ______

8. (Canada/a very big country) ______

9. (the Amazon/in Africa) ______

10. (diamonds/cheap) ______

3. Write questions with What/Who/How/Where/Why ...? Use am/is/are.

1. (what colour your car?) What colour is your car?

2. (where my key?) Where ______?

3. (where my socks?) __________?

4. (how old your father?) How __________?

5. (what colour his eyes?) __________?

6. (why John angry with me?) __________?

7. (how much these shoes?) __________?

8. (who your favourite actor?) __________?

9. (why you always late?) __________?

Raymond Murphy. Essential Grammar in Use.