Unit 2 learning foreign languages

Grammar : Оборот there is/are (есть, находится, имеется, существует).

Present Simple	Past Simple	Future Simple
there is there are	there was there were	there will be
there is not there are not	there was not there were not	there will be not
Is there ..? Are there...?	Was there...? Were there..?	Will be there...?

1. Read and translate the following sentences and make them negative or interrogative.

1. There is a map here. 2. There are some pictures on the wall. 3. There are some students in this room. 4. There were notebooks on the table. 5. There are three windows and a door in my room. 6. There is much air and light in that hall. 7. There were many trees in this park. 8. There was meeting here. 9. There will be some English books in our library. 10. There will be a new computer class at our department. 11. There was a lecture here.

2. Use “there + be “construction in the appropriate tense form

1. Look! _____ their telephone number in the letter. 2. London is a very old city. ___many old buildings. 3. Excuse me, _____a restaurant near here? 4. How many students______ in your group? 5. I was hungry but ______thing to eat. 6. ______ a football match on TV last night. 7. ______ many people at the meeting? 8. Look! ______ an accident. Call the ambulance! 9. _____ 24 hours in a day. 10. This fridge is empty. ______nothing in it. 11. ____ somebody at the airport to meet you when you arrive tomorrow. 12. When we arrived in the cinema ______a long queue outside.

3. Answer the questions

What is there in the classroom? ( on the wall, in your bag, in the bookcase, on the bookshelf, in front of the house, behind you)

4. Translate into English

1. Здесь много книг. 2. Здесь мало света. 3. В этом зале много стульев. 4. В этой комнате много мебели. 5. На столе много книг. 6. В нашем городе много театров. 7. В этом зале всего несколько картин.8. На столе несколько тетрадей. 9. В стакане немного молока. 10. На окне несколько цветов.

5. Give Russian equivalents to the following proverbs and sayings and explain them in English.

1. There is no place like home.

2. There is no smoke without fire.

3. There is no rose without a thorn.

4. There are spots even on the sun.

5. While there is life, there is a hope.

Grammar : Present, Past, Future Simple (Indefinite) Настоящее, прошедшее, будущее простое ( неопределенное время)

Времена группы Simple (Indefinite) показывает постоянное повторяющееся действие, констатацию факта, действия, происходящие в настоящее, прошедшее или будущее время.

	Positive	Negative	Interrogative
Present Simple V (V3) Every day, week, etc. usually, often, seldom, always, never, sometimes	I often read English books. He seldom reads.	I don't read French book. He doesn't read Spanish books.	Do you read books? Does he read books? What do you read? Who reads?
Past Simple V ed (V2) Yesterday, two days ago, last week, month, in 2001, when, then	We played tennis last week. He went to London 2 month ago.	We didn't play tennis. He didn't go to London.	Did you play tennis? Where did he go? Who played tennis?
Future Simple Will + V Tomorrow, next week, in an hour, tonight, the day after tomorrow, soon	We will go to the park.	He will not (won't) go to the park.	Will you go to the park? Who will go to the park? Where will they go?