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Present Simple or Present Continuous.
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Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Exercise 14. Fill in am, is, are, do, does, doesn’t.
1. Excuse me, ……… you speak English?
2. “Have you a cigarette? ” “No, thank you. I ……… smoke. ”
3. Why ……… you looking at me?
4. “What ………he do? ” ‘She’s a manager”.
5. I ………want to go out. It ………. raining.
6. “Where ………you come from? ” – “From Rostov”.
7. How much ………it cost to send a letter to Canada?
8. I can’t talk to you at the moment. I ……… working.
9. Nick is a good tennis player but he …….. play very often.
10. We … at the English lesson now.
Exercise 15. Use Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. The students ……… (read) the text now.
2. They ………(not/watch) television very often.
3. Listen! Somebody ………(cry).
4. He’s tired. He ………(want) to relax.
5. How often ………(you/read) a newspaper?
6. “Excuse me, but you ………(sit) in my place. “Oh, I’m sorry. ”
7. I’m sorry, I ……… (not/understand). Please speak more slowly.
8. “Where are you, Nick? ” – “I’m in the library. I ………(read)”.
9. What time ………(the students/finish) lesson every day?
10. You can turn off the tape-recorder. I ………(not/listen) to it.
11. He ………. (not/often/ write) letters to his parents.
Exercise 16. Choose the correct Tense.
1. I read/am reading a book about the history of England.
2. I read/am reading lots of book every year.
3. We go/are going to a party on Saturday.
4. Doctors look/are looking after people in hospital.
5. Sergei comes/is coming from Rostov.
6. She comes/is coming for dinner this evening.
7. My grandfather speak/am speaking four languages.
8. Do you want/Are you wanting to go out tonight?
9. I am playing/play tennis now.
10. She usually is going/goes to work by car.
11. I am thinking/think you are right
Exercise 17. Use Present Simple or Present Continuous.
Dialogue.
A. What _________(you/do)?
B. _________(pack) my suitcase. I _________(leave) you and this house.
A. But I _________(not/understand). Where ______ (you/go)?
B. I. __________(not/know). The only thing I (know) is that Peter (meet) me at the airport at 6 o’clock.
Exercise 18. Translate the following sentences.
1. Что она делает? Она готовится к докладу. 2. Он работает? – Нет, он учится в институте. 3. Они уезжают из Москвы через несколько дней. 4. Ты часто ходишь в кино?. 4. Где она? Она сидит в соседней комнате. 5. Дождя нет, мы можем выйти. 6. Здесь часто идут дожди. 7. Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите. 8. Где он живет? Он живет в Лондоне. 9. Она обычно ездит на работу на автобусе. 10. У нее нет семьи. 11. Где они сейчас? Сейчас у них занятия по английскому языку.
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Unit 2.
My Biography.
Learn the following words
to be born - родиться
to move to - переезжать
to take a special liking - особенно увлекаться
to do well - хорошо учиться
to be in the military service - находиться на военной службе
to enter - поступить
to leave - закончить, оставить; to finish school – закончить школу; но graduate from University - закончить университет
to take part = to participate - принимать участие
to be a participant - быть участником
to cover - покрывать (пройти)
to be wounded - быть раненым
to remain - оставаться
to join - вступать, присоединяться
Exercise 1. Read and translate the words.
to be born: was born on the 1st of May, were born at the same day. Twins were born on the 1st of April. When and where were you born?
to do (did, done): to do well, to do well at school. How did he do at school? He is doing well at the University now.
to take (took, taken): to take a special liking, to take care of, to take a special liking to literature, to take care of children. What did he take a special liking to? I always take care of my cat and dog.
to take part, to participate, to be a participant. He took part in the war. Did you participate in military actions?
to leave (left): to finish, to graduate from, to leave school, to finish work, to graduate from the University. He left school last year. He’ll graduate from the University in 5 years.
to join: to join army, to join the party, to join the scientific society, joint, joint operation. He joined Russian Army and served there for 2 years.
Exercise 2. Make up sentences with the following verbs.
Did you finish school last year?
- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn’t.
To spend, to move, to go, to do well, to enter, to take part in, to leave, to serve, to join, to make up one’s mind.
Exercise 3. Get information about your friend. Use verbs above.
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