Fill in the spaces with the correct pronoun.

I have got a friend. ___ is a first year student at Moscow University. ___ often meet on Saturday or Sunday and go to a disco or to the cinema. ___ father is a businessman and ___ mother's a teacher. ___ have got a flat in the center of the city. There's a cinema near___ house and ____ often watch a film there. After the film ____ sometimes invites ____ to ____ place to have tea. ____ mother is a great cook and ____ loves cooking .____ often makes delicious pies or cakes for____ .

2. Put in a suitable pronoun.

1. She was talking to (him, himself, he) when the telephone rang.

2. He was angry because they hadn’t lent him (no, some, any) money.

3. They went on holiday with two friends of (them their, theirs).

4. Would you like some more cheese? – Yes, but only (a few, few, a little).

5. (Nobody, Any, Someone) can do it but you.

6. We study almost (every, some, no) day.

7. Yesterday we had supper with the neighbors of (our, us, ours).

8. Some people like the sea, (other, others, no)prefer the mountains.

9. The suitcase is too heavy foe (me, myself, oneself) to carry.

10. The boy refused to tell us (something, nothing, anything).

THE ADJECTIVE THE /ADVERB

Give the comparatives and the superlatives.

Small, attractive, easy, comfortable, often, simple, attractive, tall, high, interesting, fast, boring, big, old, nice, quietly, perfectly, near.

Complete the sentences with the comparatives or superlatives.

1. It’s (little) I can do for you, I’m afraid.

2. That was indeed (bad) experience in his career.

3. This is (unbelievable) news I have ever heard.

4.  That was (bad) than he had expected.

5. They had (little) and (little) to talk about.

6. If you need any (far) information, contact us.

7. This hotel is situated much (far) than I expected.

8. Helen’s younger sister is still at school. Her (old) sister is a doctor.

9. – Is John younger than Bob? - No, he is (old).

10. Things go from good to (good).

THE VERB TO BE

1. Choose the right form of the verb to be .

1. The weather is/are/was fine today. 2. Where is/are/were your kids now? 3. There are/was/were a lot of first-year students at the meeting yesterday. 4. How is/are/was your granny? Fine, thank you. 5. I am/is/are sure the train is/was/will be full of people. 6. Is/are/was there a lot of snow last winter? 7. I went to school when I am/is/was six. 8. They say his next film was/were/will be about the war in Africa. 9. I am/was/will be a teacher in a few years. 10. My dream is/are/was to climb Everest. I want it more than anything else.

Correct the sentences according to the model.

Model: My brother is ten. – No, my brother is not ten. He is eleven.

1. The students’ hostel is far from the University. 2. It is evening now. 3. My parents are both pensioners. 4. Last summer was cold. 5. There was an interesting programme on TV yesterday. 6. I was late for the History seminar last week. 7. It will be Monday tomorrow. 8. My friend will be very busy tomorrow. 9. There are six days in a week. 10. There will be three seminars tomorrow.

Ask the questions to the underlined words.

1. There are two theatres in the town. 2. There is a small garden behind the house. 3. He was seven when he learnt to swim. 4. The day was cool and rainy. 5. His pockets were full of old coins. 6. There will be the dean and all the professors at the meeting. 7. The house they bought last year is in the suburbs. 8. Henry is very tired because he has helped his sister to move the furniture. 9. Her elder brother is a top manager in a big international company. 10. The book is interesting for teenagers.

Answer the questions.

1. Where are you from? 2. How old are your parents? 3. How old were you when you learnt to read? 4. Who is your best friend? 5. What is Mogilev famous for? 6. What was your favourite subject at school? 7. What will you be in a few years? 8. How many rooms are there in your flat? 9. Were there your parents at your last birthday party? 10. When are your classes usually over? 11. What is there in your room? 12. What was the weather like yesterday?

THE ACTIVE VOICE

THE SIMPLE TENSES

Translate the sentences into Russian. Make them negative and give additional information.

Model: As a rule he gets to work on foot. As a rule he does not get to work on foot. He gets to work by bus.

1. Summer holidays at school begin in May. 2. Mr Cameron works as a teacher. 3. The children did their homework yesterday. 4. The weather changed last week. 5. My elder brother will receive a diploma of higher education in 3 years. 6. The school will buy twenty computers next month. 7. Mother likes when we play in the park. 8. She went skiing with her classmates. 9. They will go to the library tomorrow. 10. The Sun rises in the west.

Ask the questions using the words in brackets.

Model: The students visited London last term. (When) – When did the students visit London?

1. Her working day begins at six o’clock. (What time) 2. Their son David entered London University to become a writer. (Why) 3. His parents will buy him a camera at the end of the school year. (What) 4. Students take their exams and credit-tests twice a year. (How often) 5. Ann arrived in Britain a month ago. (When) 6. They will build a new school in our neighbourhood next year. (Where) 7. The first-year students had four exams. (How many) 8. Our Maths teacher will help us with the project. (Who) 9. We went to the seaside by train. (How) 10. She always goes on holiday with her parents. (Who… with)

Open the brackets choosing the proper tense form.

1. He (did not study/does not study) hard last term so he (failed/fails) two exams. 2. This сompany (produce/produces) children’s footwear. 3. In four years’ time we (become/will become) kindergarten teachers. 4. (Do/does) your daughter play the piano? 5. The country (exports/exported) to fifty countries last year. 6. He (starts/will start) working as a doctor when he (graduates/will graduate) from the University next year. 7. An academic year (begin/begins) in September. 8. Students (listen/listens) to his lectures attentively and (don’t/doesn’t) make any noise. 9. This writer (publishes/published) his first novel in 1967. 10. The city (changed/will change) in a few years, it (became/will become) more beautiful.

Open the brackets using the proper tense form (the Past, Present or Future Simple Tense).

1. A psychologist (to do) very important work. 2. It is stuffy in the room. I (to open) the windows. 3. His mother (to teach) him to read when he was five years old. 4. His favourite subject at school is History. He (to want) to be a teacher of History. He (to try) to enter University after finishing school. 5. Tim (to have) a birthday party last Tuesday. His friends and family (to come) and (to bring) him a lot of wonderful presents. 7. Linda (to get) a new job in a big international company when she was twenty-five. 8. When you usually (have) your English classes? 9. They have quite a lot of money. Where they (to invest) it? 10. How many classes you (have) tomorrow?

Answer the questions.

1. Where do you live? 2. Do you study or work? 3. Does it often rain in Belarus in autumn? 4. Where did you spend your last holiday? 5. When did you finish school? 6. Why did you enter this University? 7. What will you do after graduating from University? 8. When will you have exams? 9. Do you often see your schoolmates? When did you see them last time? 10. Where did you go last week?

THE CONTINUOUS TENSES