- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •I. Read the new words and translate the sentences.
- •II. Read the following words using the transcription and find their Russian equivalents:
- •III. Find pairs of words having the opposite meaning:
- •IV. Find the word which has another meaning:
- •V. Find in the right column Russian equivalents of the English words:
- •1.Circle the correct words.
- •2. Tick the correct sentences and correct the wrong ones.
- •3. Complete Michel’s message to the English Contacts website with the verbs below.
- •4. Now write a short introduction about yourself for the English Contacts website.
- •5. Contrast the Present Simple with the Present Continuous Tense, and explain the difference.
- •Личные местоимения (Personal pronouns)
- •6. Use personal pronouns either in the Nominative or in the
- •7. Supply the missing possessive pronouns.
- •Дополнительный словарь:
- •VI. Write a story about yourself. The questions below can help you. The text above can help you:
- •IV. In pairs, ask and answer questions about your interests. Use the given words if necessary.
- •V. Look at the ideas below. Which three are the most important to your identity?
- •VI. Talk about your choices in Exercise V with the rest of the class.
- •VII. Write six questions to ask your partner. Use the prompts below.
- •VIII. Listening
- •IX. Reading
- •I. Try to answer the following questions. If you can’t, find the meaning of the words after the questions in the dictionary and then try to do it again.
- •II. What does university life mean to you? Find advice in the right column to the statement in the left column.
- •III. Read the information below and say whether it is useful or not.
- •I. Translate and transcribe the following words. Use the dictionary if necessary.
- •II. Match words 1-6 with their opposite meanings a-f.
- •III. In pairs, ask and answer questions about your home cities. Use the words from the previous exercise.
- •IV. Tell the group about the city (town, settlement) you live in.
- •II. Analyze the following Letter of Application. Then choose the appropriate phrase from each pair in the box to complete it.
- •153003, Иваново, ул. Рабфаковская, 34
1.Circle the correct words.
1. He isn’t watching / doesn’t watch a match now. He is in the library.
2. Paddy often watches / is often watching football matches with his friends.
3. Do you work / Are you working or I can come in?
4. My English is getting / gets a lot better.
5. He usually stays / is staying in his flat in London, but he is staying / stays with his parents at the moment.
6. I spend / am spending more time with my girlfriend these days.
7. We don’t write/ aren’t writing to each other very often.
.State and action verbs
We use simple and progressive tenses with action verbs.
The meaning of the verb doesn’t change.
I often eat fruit.→ I’m eating an apple now.
I go home at lunchtime. .→I’m going home now.
Мы можем использовать только простые (неопределенные) времена глаголов, не обозначающих действия (e.g. believe, belong, hate, know, like, love, need, prefer, see, understand).
I want to be alone.
Yes, I remember now.
The list of state (or nonprogressive) verbs.
know realize understand recognize
believe feel suppose think*
imagine doubt remember forget
want need prefer mean
love like appreciate hate
dislike fear envy mind
care
possess have* own belong
taste* smell* hear feel*
see*
seem look* appear* cost
owe weigh* be* exist
consist of contain include
Глаголы, отмеченные звездочкой, могут также использоваться в длительных временах, но с другим значением, как в следующих предложениях:
Nonprogressive Progressive
I think he is a kind man. I am thinking
about this grammar.
He has a car. I am having
trouble.
This food tastes good. The chef is tasting
a sauce.
These flowers smell good. Don is smelling
the roses.
2. Tick the correct sentences and correct the wrong ones.
1. Jack isn’t liking the book.
2. I’m listening to a great piece of music.
3. George doesn’t know the answer.
4. I’m sorry but I’m not agreeing with you.
5. I’m thinking my answer is wrong.
6. You aren’t understanding the joke.
3. Complete Michel’s message to the English Contacts website with the verbs below.
Understand love belong like want think
My name is Michel and I’m twenty-two. I come from Belgium but at the moment I’m studying English in London. I _____ painting and I _____ to be a professional artist in the future. I also _____ to a youth theatre group in Liege and enjoy acting. I don’t have time for sport at the moment but I like swimming. I also_____ crime novels (at the moment I’m reading books by P.D.James). Thanks to my course, I _____ my English is getting better and now I _____ more when people speak to me. My friends say that I’m romantic and cheerful. Oh, I’m also crazy about football. This is my first post – if you have the same interests as me, please write!