- •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.
General questions
I I I
you you you
Do we come from Russia? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.
they they they
Does (he / she) go to university? Yes, (he / she) does. / No, (he / she) doesn't.
Does it cost_ much ? Yes, it does./No, it doesn’t.
Exercise 6. Add do or does to make general questions and do, don't, does or doesn't to give short answers.
Example: --------- she live with her parents? — Yes, she-----.
Does she live with her parents? — Yes, she does.
------- you like your job? — No, I ------.___
Do you like your job? — No, I don't.
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___I speak good Italian? — Yes, you ___.
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___You drive to work? — No, I ___.
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___they work hard at university? — Yes, they ___.
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___Alan smoke? — No, he ___.
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___Patrick like computer games and cartoons? Yes, he ___.
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___children usually eat much ice-cream? — Yes, they ___.
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___ you take exams every month? - No, we ___.
Exercise 7. Make these sentences into general questions.
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The shop closes at 5 o'clock.
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They have parties every weekend.
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She speaks good English.
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You drink a lot of tea.
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They go shopping on Saturdays.
Exercise 8. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative, or a general question, according to the instructions.
Example: I visit my parents very often. (negative) — I don't visit my parents very often.
Does he go to school every day? (positive) — He goes to school every day.
She comes from Italy. (question) — Does she come from Italy?
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Helen's husband drives her to work. (question)
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They watch television every night. (negative)
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He doesn't walk to work every day. (positive)
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Does he live in this street? (positive)
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Denny and his cousin go to the cinema on Fridays. (question)
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His elder brother works in a fast food restaurant. (negative)
Alternative questions
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Do we like tea or coffee? — Coffee.
you
they
Does he / she get up late or early? — (He gets up) early.
Does it travel fast or slowly? — (It travels) fast.
Exercise 9. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.
Example: She (get up) early/late? — Does she get up late or early? — She gets up early.
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He (go) to work by bus/by train?
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Classes (start) in the morning/in the afternoon?
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His mother (work) as a bank manager/as an economist?
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Jacky (like) classical music/jazz?
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The shop (close) at 5/at 6 p.m.?
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His friends (watch) television/go out in the evenings?
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You (play) the guitar/the piano?
Tag questions
I I? — Yes, I do./ No, I don't.
We live in Russia, don’t we? — Yes, we do./ No, we don't.
You you? — Yes, you do./ No, you don't.
They they? — Yes, they do./ No, they don't.
He / She likes poetry, doesn’t he/ she? — Yes, he/she does. / No, he/she doesn’t.
It costs much, doesn’t it? — Yes, it does./ No, it doesn't.
I I? — No, I don’t. / Yes, I do.
You you? — No, you don't./ Yes, you do.
We don’t speak Italian, do we? — No, we don't Yes, we do.
They they? — No, they don't. / Yes, they do.
He/she doesn’t work in an office, does he/she? — No, he/she doesn't. / Yes, he/she does.
It doesn’t rain in winter, does it? — No, it doesn't. / Yes, it does.
Exercise 10. Give the correct tag to these sentences.
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She doesn't live in London, ___?
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I don't write to my penfriend very often, ___?
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Emma works in a sports shop, ___?
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Her elder brother doesn't play the violin, ___?
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They go dancing on Saturdays, ___?
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It snows a lot in this part of the country, ___?
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They don't stay at home most evenings, ___?