- •I. Word order: adverbs with the verb.
- •1. These sentences are all taken from real recorded conversations.
- •Say how often you do some of the following things.
- •3. Rewrite each underlined sentence using the adverb in brackets.
- •Rewrite these sentences putting the words and phrases in brackets in the best order. Note that none of these sentences are emphatic:
- •II. Present and past habits. Repeated actions and states.
- •6. Use one of the sets of notes below to complete each dialogue. Expand the dialogues using your own ideas, act them out in class.
- •7. Here are some laws of nature. Join the beginnings and the ends. Think of other occurrences of Murphy’s Law.
- •9. Transform the statements below into negative sentences and questions making other necessary changes.
- •10. Complete the text with words from the box, using used to ...
- •11. Make sentences with used to and didn't use to about how people lived hundreds of years ago. Use your own ideas.
- •12. Write some sentences about things that you used to or didn't use to do/think/ believe when you were younger. Work with other students, find out what they used to do/think/ believe.
- •13. Rewrite these sentences, using be/ get used to (doing) smth:
- •15. In the following text, delete any examples of would that are not acceptable:
- •1. Try to memorize the following set expressions about habits:
- •2. Render the following text into English using the active grammar constructions and (for extra points) the active vocabulary (you are welcome to add your own comments!): Привычки великих.
- •3. Insert the correct prepositions into the following sentences (you can find a more comprehensive list of dependent preposition patterns at the end of this book):
- •In pairs ask and answer questions about each other’s likes and dislikes using the active expressions with dependent prepositions.
- •2. Comment on the following quotes about habits. Use the active vocabulary:
- •Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits. Mark Twain
- •1. Grammar. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Vocab. Suggest active vocabulary units corresponding to the following definitions:
- •1. Join the beginnings and ends, putting in if.
- •2. Choose the correct tenses (present or will...).
- •3. Complete these sentences any way you like.
- •II. Second Conditional sentences.
- •4. Transform the sentences into the second conditional making them hypothetical, and translate them into Russian.
- •5. Put in the correct verb forms.
- •6. Complete the sentence with a suitable form of the verb in brackets.
- •11. Choose the most sensible verb form and complete the sentences.
- •IV. Third Conditional sentences.
- •12. Transform the sentences into the third conditional.
- •13. Put in the correct verb forms.
- •15. Match the beginning of each sentence with the most suitable ending.
- •14. Complete the conversations:
- •In the dock: Chariot
- •In the dock: One man (and his dog)
- •In the dock: The Internet service provider
- •In the dock: The jilted lover
- •In the dock: The government
- •In the dock: The superhacker
- •VI. Mixed Conditional sentences.
- •17. Put the words in brackets into the correct tenses.
- •Vocab & speaking
- •1. Arrange the following expressions in the appropriate gaps in the exercise below. Change the form of the expression according to the context.
- •2. Render the following text into English. Use at least 15 active vocabulary units.
- •3. The verb get is used in a variety of expressions. There are a lot of them in this Unit. For more practice do the following exercise.
- •4. Complete the following sentences with the correct prepositions.
- •1. Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text.
- •2. Read the article.
- •27 July, 2010
- •3. Retell the text using the active grammar patterns and at least 15 active vocabulary units.
- •4. Choose the best answer according to the text.
- •5. Find the following words and phrases in the text.
- •6. Discussion.
- •7. Comment on the following quotes about crime and punishment. Use the active vocabulary:
- •1. Grammar. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Vocab. Suggest active vocabulary units corresponding to the following definitions:
- •I. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous.
- •1. Complete the text with the verbs in the box (there is one verb too many). You will need five past progressives and three simple pasts.
- •2. Complete each paragraph with one set of verbs, using the past simple or past continuous.
- •3. Complete the sentences using these pairs of verbs. Use the past simple in one space and the past continuous in the other.
- •4. Complete this text with either the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Where alternatives are possible, think about any difference in meaning.
- •II Past Simple vs. Past Perfect.
- •5. Use the Past Simple or the Past Perfect to complete the sentences:
- •6. Underline the correct answers. In some cases only one is correct, and in others both are correct.
- •7. Complete this text with these verbs.
- •III Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous.
- •8. Complete the sentences with one of these verbs, using the same verb for each sentence in the pair. Use the past perfect continuous if possible; if not, use the past perfect.
- •9. Choose the past perfect continuous form of the verb if appropriate; if not, use the past perfect.
- •10. Study this conversation extract. If the underlined verbs are correct, write “V”. If they are wrong, correct them using either the past perfect (active or passive) or past perfect continuous.
- •11. Complete this text with these verbs in the past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- •IV Tense Revision.
- •12. Choose the right tenses:
- •13. Complete the two texts about World War I with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- •14. Underline the correct form.
- •15. Choose a novel or story, and select one or two pages. Make a list of the past tenses used on these pages. Are these the only tenses possible, or are others also acceptable?
- •16. Read the synopsis of a famous short story. Render the story into English. Последний лист
- •1. Idioms
- •2. Life without phrasal verbs
- •3. Complete the sentences with the corresponding prepositions.
- •4. Nationality adjectives.
- •3. Now read the text and see if you were right. Celebrity scandal and Anne Frank: the reading diary of British teenagers
- •4. Find words in the text that mean the following. The paragraph numbers are given to help you.
- •5. Are the following statements True (t) or False (f)? If they are false, say why.
- •6. Retell the article. Use at least 15 active vocabulary units.
- •7. Some words are often found together. Match the words on the left with their collocations on the right.
- •8. Now match nine of the collocations with their meaning.
- •9. Discussion
- •10. Comment on the following quotes on books and reading. Use the active vocabulary:
- •1. Grammar. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Vocab. Translate parts of the following sentences using the active vocabulary.
Vocab & speaking
Here we are looking at six idioms which are linked to the topic of crime. These idioms are not necessarily about crime; they just use the language of crime to describe other situations. Find out what they mean, how you can use them and then do the quiz:
A steal
A steal is anything that is much cheaper to buy than you would expect. The item is a real bargain and great value for money. It is so cheap, that is almost like we have stolen it!
'I only paid 20 dollars for this dress and it's a designer brand. It was a real steal!'
Highway robbery
Highway robbery (also known as daylight robbery) means that you feel something is much more expensive than it should be. You feel you are paying way too much.
'The soft drinks in the cinema are really expensive. I paid 10 dollars for a cola. It's highway robbery!'
Thick as thieves
When people are thick as thieves they have a very close relationship. They're probably best friends who are always together and never keep secrets from each other.
'Lee and Mike have been as thick as thieves since they met in junior school. They do everything together.'
On the case
When someone is on the case they are doing what needs to be done in a particular situation. They are dealing with the task or problem.
'Don't worry about it. I'll have the report done by Friday. I'm on the case.'
Get away with murder
When someone gets away with murder they are not punished for bad behavior. They did something bad or wrong and did not get into trouble for it.
'She never does her homework and she's always late for class. Our teacher lets her get away with murder! He never punishes her.'
Partner in crime
A partner in crime is a person who helps you to make a secret plan to do something wrong or dishonest. They help you to do something bad or naughty.
'Tom made sure nobody was looking as I set off the fire-alarm in our school. He was my partner in crime.'
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How much? There's no way I'm going to pay so much. That's ___.
highway robbery partner in crime get away with murder on the case thick as thieves a steal
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Paul helped me to break open the door. He was my ___.
a steal highway robbery thick as thieves on the case get away with murder partner in crime
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He's a badly behaved boy, but his parents never do anything. They let him ___.
on the case get away with murder thick as thieves highway robbery a steal partner in crime
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James said that he would get the tickets. He said he was ___.
partner in crime thick as thieves on the case a steal get away with murder highway robbery
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Because I'm so generous, I'll let you have it for half price. That's ___ for you.
get away with murder highway robbery a steal thick as thieves partner in crime on the case
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You never see Emma without Jenny. Those two are as ___.
thick as thieves get away with murder on the case highway robbery partner in crime a steal
1. Arrange the following expressions in the appropriate gaps in the exercise below. Change the form of the expression according to the context.
convict smb of a number of years in prison arrest smb for committing an offence give evidence acquit smb of guilty as charged the Counsel for the Defence charge smb with the offence not guilty the Counsel for the Prosecution plead guilty or not guilty to pay a fine barristers Crown Court
When someone is _____1______ he is taken to the police station for interrogation. If the police decide there is a case against him, he is _____2_____, that is to say the police formally accuse him of committing it.
Serious criminal cases are passed up to the _____3_____, where the accused is tried for the offence by a judge and usually a jury.
At the trial the accused _____ 4_____. If he pleads not guilty, the jury, composed of twelve ordinary citizens, has to decide if he is guilty or not. The judge directs proceedings, and decides what punishment to give if any. The lawyers who try to persuade the jury are called _____5_____ . In court, the one on the side of the accused is known as _____6_____, and the one against him is called _____7____. Each barrister calls witnesses to _____8_____ in support of his case. When all the evidence has been heard, the jury retire to another room, where they try to reach a verdict. If they find the accused ____9_____, we say he has been ____10_____ the offence. The judge then passes sentence. He may sentence the guilty person ____11____ or to _____12_____. If the verdict is “_____13_____” we say the accused has been _____14_____ the offence, and he goes free.
Now learn the text by heart.