Make the following interrogative and negative.

1. She was standing alone before the fire. 2. They were crossing the street at the wrong place. 3. I was listening to their conversation. 4. They were talking about our party. 5. George was preparing for his examination the whole day. 6. She was playing the piano when you came in. 7. The children were doing their homework at six. 8. Their son was going to be a painter.

2. Change the following into the Past Continuous Tense.

1. The man is standing near the door. 2. Tom told a story. 3. The children swam in the river. 4. Is Mary wearing a white dress? 5. She went to the cinema.  

6. They did not work in the garden. 7. We are not sitting by the window. 8. The workers built a bridge. 9. The girl tried on a dress. 10. The old man spoke in a low voice.

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense (Past Simple or Past Continuous).

1. Last year I (to decide) to go to England for my holidays.

2. When I left Kiev it (to rain), but when I (to arrive) in London it (to clear up).

3. A cold wind (to blow) from the sea.

4. I (to go) to my hotel by bus. As soon as I (to sign in) I (to see) a friend of mine

from Ukraine.

5. She (to stay) at the same hotel.

6. In the afternoon we (to go) shopping.

7. Street traders (to sell) souvenirs.

8. We (to listen) to their chatter trying to understand them. 

TranslateintoEnglish.

1. Он позвонил мне, когда мы обедали. 2. Что вы делали, когда он пришёл к вам? 3. Я читал газету, а моя жена писала письмо своей сестре. 4. Вчера вечером шёл дождь, поэтому я остался дома и играл в шахматы со своим приятелем, который пришёл навестить нас. 5. В прошлое воскресенье мы ездили к моему брату. 6. Вы ездили туда на автомобиле или на автобусе?  

7. Поскольку мы не хотели опаздывать к обеду, мы ехали в автомобиле очень быстро. 8. Когда вы ходили туда в последний раз? 9. Они гуляли по саду, а я сидел в комнате брата и слушал радио. 10. Тычитал, когдаяпришёлвчера.

Additional Grammar

Make the following sentences interrogative and negative.

1. John will be coming soon. 2. We shall be flying to Kherson at this time tomorrow. 3. You will be meeting him every day. 4. We shall be packing our things when you come. 5. He’ll be going to college soon. 6. Jack will be looking for you all afternoon. 7. Mother will be cooking all day tomorrow. 8. We’ll be walking among the New York sky scrapers this time tomorrow. 9. He’ll be waiting for you. 10. They will be sending you invitations to dinner al summer.

Choose the right variant.

1. I shall go / shall be going to the party when my brother arrives.

2. Will you pass / will you be passing me the books from him tomorrow?

3. I’m sure Tom will give up / is giving up the job.

4. Jack isn’t free on Monday. He will write / will be writing at home.

5. Jim is going to study from 7 till 10 this evening. So at 8.30 this evening he

will learn / will be learning new words.

6. While I shall read / shall be reading this poem she will play / will be playing the

piano.

7. When you call him he will sleep / will be sleeping.

8. I hope the next mail will bring / will be bringing news from home.

9. Her homework is not finished. She will work / will be working at it.

10. At what time will you be / will you being at home?

State the tense of the verbs.

1. What are you doing, Peter? 2. I am writing a letter. 3. And what were you doing ten minutes ago? 4. I was doing my lessons. And may be you want to know what I shall be doing in twenty minutes, Mike? 5. Yes, Peter. What will you be doing? 6. I shall be beating you if you don’t stop asking me stupid questions. 7. “What are you reading, dear?“ mother asked her little daughter who was reading a book. 8. “I don’t know”, answered the girl. 9. “You don’t know? But you were reading aloud, so you must know“. 10. “I was reading aloud, Mother, but I wasn’t listening“, the girl explained.

Topic 12.Education in Our Life

Education plays a very important role in our life. It is one of the most valuable possessions a man can get in his life. During all the periods of human history education ranked high among people. Human progress mostly depended upon well-educated people. Self-education is very important for the development of human’s talents. Only through self-education a person can become a harmonically developed personality. A person becomes a highly qualified specialist after getting some special education. And professionalism can be reached only through it. Even highly qualified specialists from time to time attend refresher courses to refresh their knowledge. We get our knowledge of this world and life through education. Many famous discoveries would have been impossible if people were not interested in learning something. Education develops different sides of human personality, reveals his abilities. Besides, it helps a person to understand himself, to choose the right way in this world. The civilized state differs from others in the fact that it pays much attention to the educational policy. John Kennedy said: “Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education”. But it doesn’t concern only one particular nation. We know that science and art belong to the whole world. Before them the barriers of nationality disappear. So education brings people closer to each other, helps them to understand each other better.

Questions:

1. Is it important to be a well-educated person?

2. What role does self-education play in our life?

3. When does a person become a highly qualified specialist?

4. What does education develop?

5. Why is good education necessary nowadays?

Grammar

1. State the type of the questions and answer them correctly.

a) It was a bad day, wasn’t it?

b) Are you married or single?

c) How many boys are there in your group?

d) Did Julia phone you earlier?

e) Do you like hot or cold tea?

f) Can I give you a lift?

g) When did you go to bed last night?

h) Will you go to Paris next summer?

i) Could she speak when she was two?

j) Will you tell them about our plans?

Put the questions to the italicized words.

1. The children are planting trees. 2. They are working in the garden. 3. The girl is trying on a dress. 4. Nick is talking with his friend. 5. The students are reading. 6. The man is sitting in the arm-chair. 7. The girl is drawing. 8. The woman is wearing a blue dress. 9. Peter’s brother is riding a bicycle. 10. They are talking about the film. 11. He is speaking over the telephone. 12. The boy is running fast because it is raining.

3. Make up questions using the following words.

1. As, he, teacher, work, there, an, English, did ?

2. Your, what, aunt’s, is, occupation ?

3. Only, she, adapted, reads, books, French ?

4. You, read, to, next, are, what, going ?

5. Spheres, are, computers, in, of, human, all, activity ?

6. Twice, in, the, celebrated, Ukraine, New Year, is ?

7. Visit, museums, you, what, would, to, like, in, Kiev ?  

Add tags to the following.

1. It’s a lovely morning, __________ .

2. It’s nicer than yesterday, __________ .

3. It isn’t very warm, ___________ .

4. We could go for a walk, __________ .

5. It was a fantastic concert, __________ .

Topic 13. Travelling

Modern life is impossible without travelling. True, we often get tired of the same surroundings and daily routine. Hence some relaxation is essential to restore our mental and physical resources. That is why the best place of relaxation, in my opinion, is the one where you have never been before. And it is by means of travelling that you get to that place.

To understand how true it is you’ve got to go to a railway station, a sea or a river port or an airport. There you are most likely to see hundreds of people hurrying to board a train, a ship or a plane.

To be on the safe side and to spare yourself the trouble of standing long hours in the line, you’d better book tickets in advance. All you have to do is to ring up the airport or the railway station booking office and they will send your ticket to your place. And, of course, before getting off you have to make your preparations. You should settle all your business and visit your friends and relatives. On the eve of your departure comes you call a taxi and go to the airport or the railway station.

 For some time you stay in the waiting-room. If you are hungry you take some refreshments. In some time the loud speaker announces that the train or the plane is in and the passengers are invited to take their seats. If you travel by train you find your carriage, enter the corridor and find your berth. It may be a lower berth, which is more convenient or an upper one. You put your suitcase into a special box under the lower seat. Then you arrange your smaller packages on the racks. In some the train starts off. Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are travelling through and enjoy the beautiful nature. It may be an express train or a passenger one. There is no doubt it’s much more convenient to travel by an express train, because it does not stop at small stations and it takes you less time to get to your destination.

 But if you are in a hurry and want to save your time you’d better travel by plane, because it is the fastest way of travelling. After the procedure of registration you board the plane at last. You sit down in comfortable armchair and in a few minutes you are already above the clouds. The land can be seen below between the clouds and it looks like a geographical map. After the plane gained its regular height the stewardess brings in some mineral water. You can sit and read a book or a magazine, look through the window to watch the passing clouds change their color from white to black.

 Some people prefer to travel by ship when possible. A sea voyage is very enjoyable, indeed. But to my mind the best way of travelling is by car. The advantages of this way of spending your holiday are that you don’t have to buy a ticket, you can stop wherever you wish, where there is something interesting to see. And for this reason travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips while people usually take a train or a plane when they are travelling on business.

Vocabulary

surrounding – окрестности, среда

routine – определенный режим, заведенный порядок, рутина

hence – отсюда, итак

relaxation – отдых от работы, передышка, уменьшение напряжения,  

tobeessential – бытьнеобходимым

torestore – восстанавливать, возмещать, возрождать

railwaystation – железнодорожный вокзал

airport – аэропорт

toboardatrain (ship, etc.) – сесть на поезд (корабль и т.д.)

train – поезд

ship – корабль, судно, пароход

plane – самолет

to be on the safe side – навсякийслучай

to spare oneself the trouble of – избавитьсебяотхлопот

to stand in the line – стоять в очереди

inadvance – заблаговременно

tomakeone’spreparations – готовиться, делать приготовления

to settle one’s business – утрясатьдела

ontheeve – накануне

topack – укладывать вещи, паковаться

suitcase – чемодан

departure – отъезд, отправление

waiting-room – зал ожидания

to announce – сообщать

passenger – пассажир

carriage – вагон

berth – место (для лежания)

package – пакет, сверток

rack – сетка

destination – место назначения; цель (путешествия)

to be in a hurry – спешить, торопиться

procedure – процедура

height – высота

for this reason – поэтойпричине

Grammar

1. Use Participle II of these verbs in the sentences below.

1. We had to walk carefully because there was ________ glass on the floor.

2. The work ________ yesterday was completely incorrect.

3. The bus ________ by the children was in the accident.

4. Is it true that ________ men are happier than single men ?

5. The man ________ running in the park is a criminal.

6. I didn’t see the President but I heard him in a ________ lecture.

7. When you answer the phone be sure to take ________ message.

8. It’s very cold. Keep the window ________ .

2. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect and Past Indefinite forms of the verbs in the parentheses.

1. I ______ many horses in my life but the horse I ______ last night was the most

beautiful. (see)

2. Johnny ______ his homework. He ______ it before dinner. (do)

3. Mary _____ three letters since the morning but she only ______ one this morning.

(write)

4. I ______ to Mexico seven times. Last summer, however, I ______ to Spain. (go)

5. My friend ______ about the problem for several weeks. Yesterday he ______

about it some more. (think)

Complete the sentences.

1. He has worked at his report … . 2. I haven’t been to the art gallery … . 3. I have known him … . 4. My sister’s friend has lived in this flat … . 5. I haven’t seen much of him… . 6. This teacher has taught children at school… . 7. Peter has read a lot … . 8. This author has written a great many books… .9. I haven’t had a spare moment… . 10. He hasn’t talked to me about the matter… .

4. Answer the questions using the Present Perfect tense.

1. Why can’t you give the book back? (not to finish, yet)

2. Why can’t you repeat the question? (not to hear)

3. Are they leaving? (not to change their plans)

4. What’s the matter with you? I think … (to catch a cold)

5. Why is it so quiet in the house? (everybody, to leave)

6. Where will you go in summer? (not to decide, yet)

7. How long has this film been on? (for about a week)

8. Have you ever been late for classes? (never)

9. How are they? I don’t know (not to see them, lately)

10. Where is yesterday’s newspaper? (just to throw out)