VII. Discussion questions

1. What was your favorite subject at school? 2. Have you read any books on this subject? 3. Where your classes in this discipline interesting? 4. Have you decided what profession to choose? 5. What do you do to prepare for you future work or to get better changes for that profession? 6. Have you had talk with your parents on future profession? 7. What profession did your parents advise you to take up? 8. Do your parents say that it is up to you to decide which road you will take in life? 9. What will you be after graduating from the Institute? 10. If you are admitted to this faculty, what specialization would you like to take up?

VIII. Write down a composition called “My future profession” using the texts. You must touch upon the following problems:

1. What were your plans for the future when you were a child?

2. What made you choose this profession?

3. What do you like in your future profession?

Grammar: Past Simple

Прошедшее простое время употребляется для:

• Описания действий, происходивших в прошлом, но не связанных с настоящим. Прошедшее действие может характеризоваться обстоятельством времени (yesterday – вчера, last week – на прошлой неделе, a month ago – месяц назад, on Sunday – в воскресенье):

EX: I met him last week

Я встречал его на прошлой неделе.

• Описания ряда последовательных действий в прошлом:

EX: She came up to the house, opened the door, and turned on the light in the hall.

Она подошла к дому, открыла дверь и включила свет в прихожей.

Образование Past Simple

Форма Past Simple правильных глаголов образуется прибавлением к основе инфинитива окончания – ed

EX: to end – ended; to work – worked; to open – opened

Форма Past Simple неправильных глаголов образуется различными способами (список неправильных глаголов):

EX: to speak – spoke, to meet – met, to know – knew

Для построения вопросительной и отрицательной формы используется вспомогательный глагол to do в Past Simple – DID:

I saw him before я видел его раньше

I didn’t see him before я не видел его раньше

Did I see him before? Видел ли я его раньше?

Exercises

EXERCISE 1. Form the Past Simple Tense from the verbs given below

To bring, to blow, to do, to seem, to last, to draw, to break, to listen, to read, to jump, to feel, to hear, to sleep, to cry, to appear, to love, to show, to sing, to hide, to get, to understand, to forget, to remember, to tell, to ask..

EXERCISE 2. Put the verbs in the following sentences into negative and interrogative form

1. He knew her address. 2. This engineer needed help. 3. I liked my new apartment. 4. They found a new solution of this problem. 5. She worked very hard on this problem. 6. He realized that he was right. 7. I saw this movie yesterday. 8. I was in Moscow last year. 9. She decided to go to the country and left last month. 10. They moved to their new house.

EXERCISE 3. Translate into English

1. Ты был в колледже вчера? 2. Каким студентом он был? 3. В понедельник мы ходили по магазинам, выбирали подарки. 4. Вчера была очень хорошая погода. 5. В прошлом году я успешно сдал все экзамены. 6. Месяц назад мы ездили на море. 7. Я не успел все сделать вчера. 8.Было довольно темно, но мы не увидели звезд на небе. 9. Он хотел мне помочь, но я отказался. 10. Я вчера вспомнил, где я его видел.

EXERCISE 4. Make up a situation (10-15 sentences) with using the verbs in the Past Simple Tense

EXERCISE 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple

1. The other day I (to meet) a friend of mine at the conference. 2. We (to listen) to almost all reports there yesterday. 3. They (to go) to the country last Sunday 4 Many specialists (to take part) in the last conference. 5. We (to buy) a new software program for the computer tlie day before yesterday. 6. He (to begin) to study Economics a year ago. 7 When I (to come) to the library yesterday, the librarian (to give) me a lot of books on this problem. 8. What salary you (to get) last month? 9. He (to get) a bad mark- at the exam because he hardly (to know) the subject and (to forget) many facts 10. Last time my colleague (to ask) me to help him with a difficult task. 11. Their company O be) quite successful in trading last season. 12. The men (to be) very busy, when I (to come) to ask them about their working conditions. 13. When Peter (to get) his new job?

EXERCISE 6. Open the brackets, using Present or Past Simple.

1. You (to read) English books? 2. My sister (to read) that book last term. 3. When the delegation (to arrive) in Moscow? It (to arrive) yesterday. 4. This train usually (arrive) at 7.30. 5. I (not see) Andrew at the lecture. 6. Where you (to put) my dictionary? 7. This little girl always (to put) her dresses in the wardrobe. 8. Who (to send) a resume to a computer firm? 9.When you (to graduate) from the University? 10. The job interviewer always (to ask) many difficult questions. 11. You (to like) the new candidate? 12. I (to be) very busy, when you (to enter) the office, that's why I (not to discuss) the matter with you.

EXERCISE 7. Translate into Russian

1. I was born in April. 2. Mr. Buckster worked in the USA in 1998. 3. - When did you marry? ~ Jack and I got married two years ago. 4. Max left the house for college, walked to the bus-stop, got on the bus and after some stops got off, had a sandwich in a cafe ... and decided to go back home. 5. I saw the sea long ago, in my childhood. 6. Roger went to University and lived in a hostel. 7. It often rained in the autumn of 1996. 8. The Scotts had dinner at six o'clock and went to a pub. 9. - When and where did you buy this ring? - Oh! It was long ago! 10. It happened on a sunny spring day. 11. I didn't read much during my vacations. 12. The guests said good-bye and left the house. 13. The brothers went to the same school, entered the same University, worked at the same company, and even fell in love with the same girl. - No wonder, they were twins, weren't they? 14. - Who painted this work of art? - It was Levitan. 15. - How long did she wait? - She waited for half an hour and left.

EXERCISE 8. Put the sentences into negative and interrogative form.

1. I was born in a big American family. 2. The students were busy preparing for the exams. 3. I was shy in my childhood. 4. Mrs. Sweet taught Geography at school. 5. We did all the work on time. 6. The scouts heard something strange. 7. My father read all the detective stories from the public library. 8. It started raining. 9. Our group liked the new teacher. 10. My little sister had a kitten. 11. We had a nice journey to Jamaica last year. 12. Our family had dinner early yesterday. 13. We had great fun at the Halloween party! 14. She had to get up at 7 o'clock in the morning. 15. It snowed a lot this winter.

EXERCISE 9. Open the brackets and put the verb into the right form

1. You (be born) in Moscow? 2. I always (be afraid) of flying by planes. 3. What (happen) last Monday? 4. The train (start) at ten o'clock sharp. 5. Where you (be) yesterday? I (phone) you all day long! 6. Somebody (copy) the top secret file. I wonder who (come) here last night? 7. It (rain) all day long the day before yesterday and I (not, go shopping). 8. What (make) you give up jogging? 9. They (talk) for only twenty minutes and (fall in love) with each other deeply. Two months later they (marry). 10. As I (leave) the money at home yesterday, I (not, have lunch). 11. They (come) to the bank on Friday evening, but they (have) no money. 12. When my parents (be young), they (not, have) their own flat and they (have to) rent a room. 13. The boy (work) at his father's farm, (go) to the Art Institute in Kansas City and many years later he (found) his own cartoon company. The boy was Walt Disney. 14. - Who (do) this perfect translation of Shakespeare's sonnet? - It (be) Marshak. 15. - You (pay) a fortune for this car last year, didn't you? - Who (tell) you this? It (cost) me almost nothing then! 16. As soon as the tourists (arrive) in Paris, they (buy) the tickets to the Louvre. 17. - When the plane (take off)? - It (take off) ten minutes ago. 18. James (offer) me to go to the piano concert. It (sound) good, so I (agree). 19. He (wait) in the rain till it (get) dark, but she (not, come). 20. It (rain) for many days and nights during the rainy season.

EXERCISE 10. Ask your friend questions like it’s shown in the example:

- Did you clean your teeth yesterday? - Yes, I did. As usual, I cleaned my teeth yesterday.

1. go to school 2. listen to music 3. go to the cinema, 4. get a letter 5. vacuum your room 6. do morning exercises 7. take out your pet 8. wash your jeans 9. have a sweet dream 10. get up early 11. water the flowers 12. eat some chocolate 13. have your hair cut 14. have a date 15. say "Good Morning" to your neighbor 16. cook something delicious 17. have a shower 18. call your best friend 19. watch TV 20. buy something nice for yourself.