He is taking a shower at the moment.

7. My brother/a tree/now/climb.

My brother is climbing a tree now.

3. Выберите правильную временную форму сказуемого, PRESENT SIMPLE или PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Образец: Please do not make so much noise. I ….am studying…(study/am studying)

1. Hurry! The bus is coming. I do not want to miss it.

2. We usually grow vegetables in our garden but this year we do not grow any.

3. You can borrow my umbrella. I do not need it at the moment.

4. George says he’s 80 years old but I do not believe him.

5. She is staying with her sister at the moment until she finds somewhere to live.

6. How many languages does Tom speak?

7. I usually go to work by car.

4. Перепишите следующие предложения, используя глагол в PAST SIMPLE:

Образец: On Monday Tom wakes up early.

On Monday Tom….woke up….early.

Образец: Don/have/a bath/at 8 p.m. yesterday.

……Don was having a bath …..at 8 p.m. yesterday.

1. Ann/write/a letter in her room/when I entered.

Ann was writing a letter in her room when I entered.

2. George/get/ready to go out/when I phoned him.

George was getting ready to go out when I phoned him.

3. Carol and Dennis/have/dinner/yesterday evening.

 Carol and Dennis were having dinner yesterday evening.

4. Tom/make/a phone call to is friend/while I was having dinner.

 Tom was making a phone call to his friend while I was having dinner.

5. The phone rang/when I/have/a shower.

The phone rang when I was having a shower.

6. It began to rain/when I/walk/home.

It began to rain when I was walking home.

7. We saw an accident/when we/wait/for the bus.

We saw an accident when we were waiting for the bus.

6. Выберите правильную форму глагола, данного в скобках, PAST SIMPLE или PAST CONTINUOUS:

Образец: While Tom…was cooking…(cook) the dinner, the phone…rang…(ring).

1. George fell (fall) off the ladder while he was painting (paint) the ceiling.

2. Last night I was reading (read) in bed when suddenly I heard (hear) a scream.

3. Were you watching (you/watch) television when I phoned you?

4. I broke (break) a plate last night. I was doing (do) the washing-up when it slipped. (slip) out of my hand.

5. Tom took (take) a photograph of me while I was not looking (not/look).

6. We didn't go (not/go) out because it was raining (rain).

7. I saw (see) Carol at the party. She was wearing (wear) a really beautiful dress.

7. Выберите правильную временную форму сказуемого, FUTURE SIMPLE или PRESENT CONTINUOUS (to be going to):

Образец: А: Why are you turning on the television?

 В: I…am going to watch… (watch) the news.

A: Oh, I’ve just realised - I haven’t got any money.

B: Don’t worry – that’s no problem. I …will lend... (lend) you some.

1. A: I’ve got a terrible headache.

 B: Have you? Wait there and I am getting (get) an aspirin for you.

2. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?

 B: I am going to wash (wash) the car.

3. A: I’ve decided to re-paint this room.

 B: Oh, have you? What colour are you going to paint (you/paint) it?

4. A: Look! There’s smoke coming out of that house. It’s on fire!

 B: Good heavens! I am calling (call) the fire-brigade immediately.

5. A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?

 B: Yes, I am going to buy (buy) something for dinner.

6. A: I can’t work out how to use this camera.

 B: It’s quite easy. I will show (show) you.

7. A: Did you post that letter for me?

 B: Oh, I’m sorry. I completely forgot. I will (do) it now.

8. (John has to go to the airport to catch a plane. He hasn't got a car):

John: Alan, can you take me to the airport this evening?

Alan: Of course I will take(take) you. I’d be delighted.

Later that day Eric offers to take John to the airport.

Eric: John, do you want me to take you to the airport?

John: No thanks, Eric. Alan are going to take (take) me.

8. Подберите по смыслу и вставьте глаголы в правильной временной форме, PRESENT PERFECT или PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Break  finish  work  wait    cook    clean  appear   loose

Образец: I …have lost…my key. Can you help me look for it?

1. You look tired. Have you worked hard?

2. Look! Somebody has broken that window.

3. I have finished reading the book you gave me two months ago.

4. “Sorry I’m late.” “That’s all right. I have been waiting long.”

5. Hello! I am cleaning the windows. So far I have cleaned five of them and there are two more to do.

6. There’s a strange smell in here. Have you been cooking something?

7. My brother is an actor. He has appeared in several films.

МОДУЛЬ 2 Чтение

ЗАДАНИЯ ДЛЯ САМОСТОЯТЕЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЫ ПО ЧТЕНИЮ

UNIT 1

Подберите правильный перевод к словам и фразам.

1) compete (v) d                       a. импорт

2) exceed (v) f                       b. способствовать

3) wealth (n)   h                       c. прибыль

4) acquire     j                       d. соревноваться

5) enact a law k                        e. природные ресурсы

6) promote (v) b                        f. превышать

7) to attain goals i                   g. экспорт

8) import (n) a                      h. богатство

9) export (n) g                           i. достигать цели

10) profit (n) c                        j. приобретать

11) natural resources e               k. вводить закон

1.2 Прочитайте текст и найдите ответы на вопросы.  

1) What two groups of philosophers are discussed?

The are discussed 2 groups of philosophers : the Mercantilists and Physiocrats.

2) What is a “favorable balance of trade”?

The favorable balance of trade can be achieved when exports exceeded imports.

3) What is “laissez faire” and with which group is the term associated?

The term “laissez faire” is associated with the Physiocrats because they argued that the government should keep its hands off business and let nature take its course.

4) What was the true measure of a nation’s wealth according to the mercantilists and the physiocrats?

The Mercantilists think that the true measure of a nation's wealth is its hoard of gold and silver. The Physiocrats say that the true measure of a nation's wealth are the products of agriculture and other natural resources.