- •Grammar revision (the verb “to be”)
- •2. Use the countable and uncountable (c / u) nouns in the sentences of your own (5) to show the difference.
- •Grammar Revision 1 Present Continuous Tense
- •2. Make sentences negative and interrogative.
- •3. Give participles I to the following verbs.
- •4.Complete the sentences below with the verbs above in the correct tense form.
- •5. Present Simple or Present Continuous? Correct the underlined verbs that are wrong.
- •5. Translate the text from English into Russian. What is going on?
- •6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •Grammar Revision 2
- •6. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
- •Grammar Revision 3 Comparatives and Superlatives
- •V. Make use of the adjectives in brackets.
- •VI. Correct the sentences.
- •VII. Translate from Russian into English.
- •Grammar Revision 4 Present Simple
- •3. Match the activity and the professional. Choose any three sentences and ask all types of questions to them
- •4.Make use of the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
- •5. Translate from Russian into English.
- •Grammar Revision 5 Perfect Tenses
- •3. Use the verbs in brackets in the proper perfect tense form.
- •4. Choose the right variant.
- •5. Translate the sentences from English into Russian. Mind the underlined predicates.
- •III. Give the corresponding passive constructions.
- •IV. Translate into English using the passive voice where possible.
- •V. Translate from English into Russian the sentences from newspaper articles.
- •Legal professions
- •Crime and punishment
- •Text 1 Baxter Slate
- •1. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •2. Answer the questions using the text:
- •3. Fill in the prepositions.
- •4. Translate the sentences.
- •Text 2 John Edgar Hoover
- •1. Are the sentences true or false?
- •2. Ask questions to get the following answers.
- •Topic My University
- •Text 3 The Moscow Academy
- •Text 5 Washington
- •Grammar revision (time expressions)
- •Expressing the Future
- •I. Read each pair of sentences and then answer the question about them.
- •III. Intentions. Fill in the gaps using “be going to” and the verb suggested in brackets. Answer the questions.
- •In Prison
- •V. We use “will” for an instant decision or agreement to do something. “Be going to” means that we have already decided. Complete the conversations choosing one of the suggested variants.
- •VI. Translate the sentences paying attention to expressing the future.
- •An accident
- •An investigation (I)
- •An investigation (II)
- •Washington
- •General information about the usa
- •State государство штат
- •The judicial system of the usa
- •The Federal Bureau of Investigation
- •Lower courts in the usa
Expressing the Future
I. Read each pair of sentences and then answer the question about them.
1. a) I’ll see you on Thursday.
b) I saw you on Thursday.
Which of the sentences is about the future?
2. a) I’m going to Manchester. I’m waiting for a connecting train.
b) I’m going to get a train to Manchester, changing at Birmingham.
Which is spoken during the journey?
3. a) We’ll know the results of the tests next week.
b) We might know the results of the tests next week.
Which sentence is more certain?
4. a) I’m doing two exams this year.
b) I’m doing some work at the moment.
In which sentence has the action already started?
5. a) What time do we arrive in Swansea?
b) What time will we arrive in Swansea?
Which question is more likely if you are traveling by car?
6. a) I’m eating at the Thai restaurant tonight.
b) I’ll eat at the Thai restaurant tonight.
Which would you say if you’ve booked a table?
II. Arrangements. Mr. Bright is a lawyer, he is usually very busy at work. Look at the diary below and complete the dialogue between Mrs. Smarty, his secretary, and a client who wants to make an appointment with him. Use the Present Continuous for future arrangements.
15.04 Monday |
Meet paralegals to discuss arbitration |
11 a.m. |
16.04 Tuesday |
Represent a client before the Competition Tribunal |
2 p.m. |
17.04 Wednesday |
Lecture on real-estate law at the university |
10 a.m. |
18.04 Thursday |
Business lunch with a partner from Florida |
1 p.m. |
19.04 Friday |
Attend the meeting of the state bar association |
9.30 a.m. |
Mrs. Smarty: Mansfield, Bright and Thorpe Inc. Thomas Bright’s office. How may I help you?
Miss Norris: Good morning. It’s Amanda Norris. I’d like to meet Mr. Bright and discuss my property-tax dispute.
Mrs. Smarty: Sorry, but Mr. Bright is very busy this week. I don’t think he’ll be able to make an appointment.
Miss Norris: Can he see me today at noon?
Mrs. Smarty: I’m afraid he can’t. Mr. Bright is…
Miss Norris: What about Tuesday afternoon then?
Mrs. Smarty: Sorry, but he…
Miss Norris: Is Mr. Bright free on Wednesday morning?
Mrs. Smarty: Unfortunately not. He is…
Miss Norris: I see. Well, Thursday at 1 or 2 p.m. would suit me.
Mrs. Smarty: But it wouldn’t suit Mr. Bright, I’m afraid. He…
Miss Norris: How about Friday morning then?
Mrs. Smarty: Sorry to tell you about that, but Mr. Bright… Moreover, he is supposed to finish his report on real-estate issues by the end of this week. He can meet you only next week, Miss Norris.
III. Intentions. Fill in the gaps using “be going to” and the verb suggested in brackets. Answer the questions.
In Prison
Tom: Well… Tomorrow we ____________ (to leave) this place!
Fred: Yes. What ____ you _______ (to do) first?
Tom: Hmmm… first I ____________ (to rent) a big car, meet my girlfriend and take her to an expensive restaurant. We ______________ (to have) stake and drink champagne. What about you, Fred?
Fred:My wife ____________ (to meet) me outside the prison. Then we ___________ (to have) tea with her mother.
Tom: With her mother! You’re joking!
Fred:No, I’m not. I _____________ (to work) for my wife’s mother.
Tom: Really? You ______________ (not / to work) for your mother-in-law!
Fred:Yes. She’s got a little café in London.
Tom: What ________ you _________ (to do) there?
Fred:I ___________ (to wash) up.
Tom: What! Wash up! I _____________ (not / to work)! I ______________ (to have) a good time!
Fred:You’re lucky… I ____________ (to rob) a bank next week.
Tom: Why?
Fred:Because I’m happy in prison!
What is Tom going to do after leaving prison?
What is Fred going to do?
Why is Fred going to rob a bank next week?
IV. You know that “will + V” is used to talk about “neutral future”. Read the conversation between a lawyer and a client, fill in the gaps using one of the given verbs in the Future Simple.
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submit be (×2) have to (×2) need issue require take
Lawyer: Well, maybe I should start by explaining how things work. You say that a writ has been served on you, informing you that an action has been filed against you for breach of contract. Is that right?
Client: Yes, I got it yesterday.
Lawyer: OK. That means that a complaint against you has already been filed with the court. Our next step (1) ___________ to draft an answer to this complaint.
Client: How does that work?
Lawyer: In order to draft an answer I (2) ______________ information from you – facts, documents and the like – so that I can begin preparing your defence. Of course, we (3) _____ then also __________ start building up evidence to support your defence.
Client: Right. What happens next?
Lawyer: Well, it depends on how we wish to proceed. We should try to have the case dismissed as soon as we can. This (4) __________________ filing motions. We (5) _______ also _________ draft briefs clarifying our legal position, which we (6) ______ then __________ to the court.
Client: I see. Do you think there (7) _____________ a trial?
Lawyer: That’s hard to say exactly.
Client: Um, if there is a trial, when (8) ______ it _________ place?
Lawyer: When the time comes, the court (9) _________________ a notice to inform us of the date and time of the hearing.