UNIT 3 SPORTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

Lesson 1 Focus on Language

Grammar Target : Perfect Tenses

Indefinite, Negative, Quantitative Pronouns Step 1. Read the dialogues

1. Complete this admission form, please.

I have just completed it. It is on your desk.

2. Have you trained much this week?

No, I haven’t. I have been seriously ill.

3. Do you know A. Medved?

Oh, yes. I know him very well.

How long have you known him?

I have known him since 1985.

4. The football match began after we had come to the stadium.

5. When will you come back from England?

I’ll have come back by the end of next week.

Step 2. Grammar Practice

Table 3.1

Perfect tenses

The Perfect Tenses give the idea that an action happens

before another event or time in the present, past or future

to have + Participle II

Ex. 1. Write the Past Participle of the following irregular verbs and read them out:

to be - been to get - got

to come - to have -

to take - to begin -

to win - to lead -

to give - to make -

to hold - to meet -

to do - to go -

to leave - to lose -

to grow - to run -

Ex. 2. Answer your group-mate’s questions:

Model 1: Have you ever been to England?

Yes, I’ve been to England .

Prompts:

1. drive a car

2. 2. go fishing

3. lose documents

2. 4. set a record

3. 5. eat a hamburger

4. 6. get a sports trophy

5. 7. read a sports newspaper

6. 8 get injuries

7. 9. watch the Olympic Games on TV

8. 10.take part in regional competitions

Model 2: Have you ever read this book?

No, I’ve never read this book.

Prompts:

1. go to London

2. ride a horse

3. teach English

4. win the title of the Olympic champion

5. fly by an airplane

6. take part in a World Championship

7. run marathon

8. meet a film star

9. wear a kimono

10. see Paris

Ex.3. Complete the sentences with any appropriate time expression:

Model: Today is the 14^th of July. I bought this book two weeks ago.

I have had this book since the 1^stof July. I have had this book for two weeks.

1. Today is ____________. I came to Minsk________.

I have been to Minsk since___________. I have been here for____________.

2. I entered the University of Physical Culture ______________________.

I have been a student since__________. I have been a student for_________.

3. I have a new car.. I bought it____________ago.

I have had this car for________. I have had this car since___________.

4. I met my first coach_________.

I have known him for______.I have known him since___________.

5. It is 7.00 p.m. I came to my training practice at _________p.m.

I have had my training practice since ________.I have had my training practice for___________.

Ex. 4. Use the verbs in brackets in the Perfect tense forms. Translate the sentences:

1. We ( pass) already our final exams.

2. I ( come) to the University before the lectures started.

3. He ( win ) never at an international event.

4. We ( leave) the stadium before the game began.

5. She ( write) the report by the end of the year.

6. The lecture ( finish) when they came to the University.

7. She (not, run) the distance yet.

8. Some prominent athletes ( graduate) from the University.

9. She (get) a serious injury at the training practice.

10. He ( pass) his entrance tests to the University by the end of July.

Ex. 5. Disagree with what your group-mate says:

Model 1:The lecture has already finished / begin.

No, the lecture hasn’t finished yet.

It has just begun.

Model 2:The lecture had finished by 2 o’clock yesterday / begin.

No, the lecture hadn’t finished by 2 o’clock yesterday.

It had only begun by 2 o’clock yesterday.

Model 3:The lecture will have finished by the time you come / begin.

No, the lecture won’t have finished by the time you come.

It will have only begun by the time you come.

1. We will have passed our final exams by the end of May/ June.

2. He has taken part in a regional race / international.

3. We had come to the stadium before the game started / finish.

4. She will have written her report by the end of June / May.

5. They have phoned their coach twice this morning / three times.

6. She had retired from the competition by the age of 25 /30.

7. He will have qualified for the 1-st ranking by the next year / Master of Sport.

8. The doctor will have already come by the time you come to the hospital / leave.

9. They had already lost the game by the time I arrived at the stadium / win.

10. Belarusian athletes have set a lot of records this year/ two world records..

Ex. 6. Say and ask as in the model:

Model: He has just taken part in a regional race /what race.

Has he taken part in a regional race?

What race has he taken part in ?

1. She had completed the scientific experiment before she graduated from the post-graduate course / what experiment.

2. He has recently shown top results in swimming / what results.

3. A lot of Olympic champions have graduated from the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture / how many.

4. They will have joined us as soon as they finish their training practice / when.

5. He has qualified for the 2-nd ranking in swimming / what sport.

6. Five athletes will have retired from the competition by the end of the year/ how many.

7. The lecture has already ended by the time we came to the University / by what time.

8. I’ll have passed my final exams by the end of June / what exams.

9. We have already completed a secondary school / what kind of school.

10. They will have discussed the problem by the time you come / by what time.

Ex. 7 a. Read and act out the dialogues in the left-hand column.

b. Act out similar dialogues. Use the prompts in the right-hand column.

1.-Do you do much travelling?

-Yes, I like to travel.

-What countries have you visited?

-Well I have been to Great Britain and Spain. the USA and France; Russia and Italy.

-I have never been to any of these countries.

When were you in Great Britain? the USA, France, Italy.

-Two years ago. three years ago, five years ago.

-Oh, I always wanted to visit Great Britain the USA, France, Italy.

but unfortunately I have never had the

opportunity to travel a lot.

2.-Do you study at the University of

Physical Culture? the Academy of Fine Arts, the Polytechnical University

.

-Yes, I do and what about you?

-I entered the Polytechnical College last year. the Financial College, the Teachers

I had twice tried to enter the University before Training College.

but failed.

3.-Ask Ann to come to your birthday party to go to the theatre, to go to the swimming-

tomorrow at 7.00 p.m. pool.

-I’m afraid she won’t have finished her

work by 7 o’clock.

Ex. 8. Create situations in which you can use the following phrases:

1. I’m afraid I can’t. I’ve never played handball.

2. I’ll be happy to help you. I’ve already written my report.

Ex. 9. Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect tense forms:

1. Five swimmers from Belarus (demonstrate)_______ top-class performance at the last World Swimming Championships.

2. Where is Bob? – He (come back, not) _______from his training camp yet.

3. ____you ever (take part) in the international competitions?

4. Nick (be, not)_____ at the lectures since last week.

5. Last week Nick ( be)______ at the training practice, but this week he is ill.

6. Belarusian athletes (take part)______ in the 26^th Olympic Games for the first time as a national team.

7. Some well-known players (leave)_____ our national team lately for various reasons.

8. The Ministry for Sports and Tourism (make)_____ some important changes in the regulations for championships.

9. His skiing style (change)_____ much in recent years.

10. Last year we (complete)____ a secondary school and (enter)_____ the University of Physical Culture.

Ex. 10. Fill in the correct tense. Translate the letter :

Dear Ann,

I (receive)______your letter about two weeks ago and (try)_____ to find time to write you back. I (be)___very busy lately. In the past two weeks I (have)___ two very important tests. In addition my English friend (stay)___with me for two weeks. He (want)___to see the city, so we (spend)___a lot of time visiting some of the interesting places here. Between showing him the city and studying for the exams I (try) __not to miss my training practices. Right now it (be)__3.00 p.m. and I (be)__at the library for two hours doing my report in physiology. My friend’s plane (leave)___ at 9:05 p.m. I (have)___enough time and that’s why I (write)___to you. Next month I have a week’s vacation. I (plan)___to go to Kiev to visit my brother who (to live)___ there. After I (leave)___ Kiev, I (go)___to Gomel to see my gymnastics team-mate who (study)___ at a university there. I (know)___him for a year. He is a qualified gymnast and a good friend. I (hope)__ we (have)___ a good time together.

How (get)___you along? Please write soon.

Best regards,

Nick

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