- •Reading drills
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •II. Find equivalents:
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •IV. Match the antonyms:
- •V. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •VI. Complete the following sentences:
- •VII. Match each term in Column a with its definition in Column b:
- •X. Translate into English:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Use the correct word in the sentences. Change the form
- •II. Give the Ukrainian equivalents for the following words and
- •Paraphrase the following sentences as in the pattern:
- •Say whether these statements are true or false and if they are
- •V. Answer the following questions:
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Find single words in the text for which the following words could
- •II. Say whether these statements are true or false and if they are
- •III. Change the following sentences as in the pattern:
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •Communicative situations
- •Grammar exercises Modal Verbs and their Equivalents Modal Verbs: can; could; be able to
- •I. Complete the sentences according to the pattern:
- •II. Ask your groupmate:
- •III. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •Modal Verbs: may; might
- •XI. Give short and full answers:
- •XII. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •XIII. Ask your teacher:
- •XIV. Translate into English:
- •Modal Verbs: must; be to; have to; have got to
- •XV. Give short and full answers:
- •XVI. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •XVII. Answer the following questions:
- •XVIII. Complete the disjunctive questions:
- •XIX. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •XX. Complete the following situation, using «be to»
- •XXI. Translate into English:
- •Modal Verbs: should; ought to
- •XXII. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •XXIII. Change the sentences using the verbs should or ought:
- •XXIV. Put «to» where necessary:
- •XXV. Translate into English:
- •Indefinite Pronoun: one. Indefinite-Personal Sentences
- •XXVI. Paraphrase the sentences using the indefinite pronoun one:
- •XXVII. Translate the sentences and define the function of «one»:
- •XXVIII. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •XXIX. Translate into English:
- •XXX. Memorize the following proverbs. Translate them into
- •Exercises for individual work
- •I. Insert may or might:
- •II. Insert can, could or be able to:
- •III. Change the sentences into the Past and Future Indefinite:
- •IV. Insert must or the present, future, or past form of have to:
- •V. Insert must not or need not:
- •VI. Put «to» where necessary:
- •VII. Insert one(s) or one’s:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
Grammar exercises Modal Verbs and their Equivalents Modal Verbs: can; could; be able to
I. Complete the sentences according to the pattern:
Pattern A: A cat ... climb trees, but it ... fly.
A cat can climb trees, but it can’t fly.
1. My sister ... dance, but she ... sing. 2. My brother ... speak French, but he ... speak English. 3. A tiny baby ... cry, but it ... talk. 4. I ... type, but I ... do shorthand. 5. You ... buy stamps at the post office, but you ... buy shoes there. 6. She ... get to the University by bus, but she ... get there by underground.
Pattern B: I ... meet him today but I ... meet him last night.
I can meet him today, but I couldn’t meet him last night.
1. Olga ... skate now, but she ... skate last winter. 2. She ... help us today, but she ... help us yesterday. 3. Father ... work in the garden this afrernoon, but he ... work on Friday. 4. We ... pay for the radio set this week, but we ... pay for it last week. 5. I ... understand his behaviour now but, I ... undestand it when I was young. 6. John ... play the guitar now, but he ... play the guitar a few years ago. 7. My brother ... read now, but he ... read before he went to school. 8. I ... answer your question yesterday, but I ... answer it now.
Pattern C: I ... tell you this secret now, but I ... to tell you tomorrow.
I can’t tell you this secret now, but I shall be able to tell
you tomorrow.
1. I ... play chess now, but I ... to play chess this afternoon. 2. I ... help you now, but I ... to help you next week. 3. Jane ... swim very well, but she ... to swim if she trains regularly. 4. Nick ... finish this work in a day or two, but he ... to finish it in a week. 5. The students ... understand this rule now, but they ... to understand it when the teacher explains it. 6. We ... go swimming now, but we ... to go swimming when it gets warmer.
II. Ask your groupmate:
1. if he/she can read English books in the original; 2. if his/her father can speak any foreign languages; 3. if his/her mother can cook a lot of delicious things; 4. if he/she will be able to come to your place tomorrow; 5. if he/she can invite you to the party; 6. if he/she can play the piano; 7. if he/she could play the piano when he/she was a child; 8. if he/she can translate economic articles without a dictionary.
III. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
Pattern: He can speak two foreign languages.
Сan he speak two foreign languages?
He can’t (cannot) speak two foreign languages.
1. She can speak French. 2. He can sleep a little longer on Sunday. 3. He can find this book at the library. 4. Ann can give you good advice. 5. Jane can solve this problem very easily. 6. We can discuss your paper after lunch. 7. He could run a mile in less than five minutes when he was young. 8. He can go for a walk with you. 9. They can do this work themselves. 10. You can use my car.
IV. Give short and full answers:
1. Can you help me? 2. Will you be able to help me tomorrow? 3. Could you read and write when you went to school? 4. Can you swim? 5. Could you swim when you were a child? 6. Can you speak English fluently? 7. Could you speak English two years ago? 8. Can’t you translate this article into Ukrainian without a dictionary? 9. Can you write with your left hand? 10. Can your father drive?
V. Answer the following questions:
1. How can you get to the University? 2. Where can the students prepare their lessons? 3. How many new words can you learn every day? 4. Where can you buy some English books? 5. Which of your friends can play tennis? 6. Why can’t your friend help you?
VI. Complete the disjunctive questions:
1. You can type, ... ? 2. Tom could help you, ... ? 3. Mary couldn’t leave the children alone, ... ? 4. They couldn’t pay the rent, ... ? 5. You will be able to join us later, ... ? 6. George can leave his case here, ... ? 7. Victor can’t speak Spanish, ... ? 8. The children can read French, ... ?
VII. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. I can’t promise anything, but I’ll do what I can. 2. We can’t wear jeans at work. 3. There is someone outside. Who can it be? 4. I thought I could smell something burning. 5. I could drive a car before I left school. 6. She can’t be at home now. 7. You can take the car, if you want. 8. I can imagine how angry he is.
VIII. Change the sentences into the Past and Future Indefinite :
1. We can help you. 2. I can do this work myself. 3. Ann can’t carry that suitcase because it’s too heavy. 4. She can translate this article into English. 5. I can show you the way to the park. 6. They can’t answer your question.
IX. Complete the sentences in your own way:
1. Can you buy ... ? 2. Can you cook ... ? 3. Can you invite ... ? 4. Can you spend your day off ... ? 5. Can we have breakfast ... ? 6. Can you play ... ? 7. Can you get ...?
X. Translate into English:
1. Ви щось бачите? — Ні, я нічого не бачу. 2. Тепер я катаюся на ковзанах набагато краще, ніж минулого року. 3. Я не можу зробити цю роботу зараз, але гадаю, що зможу її зробити через два тижні. 4. Невже це правда? Не може бути, щоб він уже приїхав. 5. Ви граєте на роялі? — На жаль, не вмію, але я дуже хотіла б навчитися. 6. Я не можу відповісти на друге запитання, але я зможу відповісти на нього, як тільки вивчу текст. 7. Невже твій брат знає французьку мову? — Так, він вільно розмовляє французькою мовою. Коли ми приїхали в Париж, він зміг вести переговори з фірмами без перекладача. Ми можемо зустрітися з ним по обіді.