Key examples to be memorized

	I am reading a book He is reading a book Are you reading a book?

 

 

Illustrative Examples

He is working at his invention.

Is he working at his invention?

Yes, he is. No, he is not.

Is he working or studying?

He is working.

What is he doing?

He is working at his invention.

What invention is he working at?

He is working at the development of a new device.

Where is he working at his invention?

He is working at his invention at the scientific research institute.

 

II. Grammar

 

		Subject	Predicate	Object
		We	are taking	an exam
	Are	we	taking	an exam?
What	are	we	taking?
		Who	are taking	an exam?

The Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense

 

to be + Participle I

 

Дія в процесі, відбувається в момент мовлення

 

Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Interrogative (?)
I am reading a book He is writing a letter She is working We are speaking You are listening to the teacher They are working	I am not reading a book He is not writing a letter She is not working We are not speaking You are not listening to the teacher They are not working	Am I reading a book? Is he writing a letter? Is she working? Are we speaking? Are you listening to the teacher? Are they working?

 

Exercise 1. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Continuous.

I (to do) my homework. I am doing my homework.

Model:

1. The boy (to run) about in the garden. 2. John and his friends (to go) to the library. 3. Ann (to sit) at her desk. She (to study) English. 4. A young man (to stand) at the window. 5. The old man (to walk) about the room. 6. You (to have) breakfast. 7. Who (to sit) on the sofa? 8. What the (to talk) about? 9. It still (to rain).

Exercise 2. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.

1. I (not to drink) cofee now. I (to write) a letter. 2. I (not to drink) coffee in the evening. I (to drink) coffee in the morning. 3. Your friend (to do) his homework now? 4. Look! The baby (to sleep). 5. The baby (to sleep) usually after dinner. 6. My grandmother (not to work). She is on pension. 7. My father (not to sleep) now. He (to work) in the garden. 8. I usually (to get up) at seven o’clock. 9. What your sister (to do) now? She (to cook) dinner in the kitchen. 10. Where your mother (to be)? She (to read) a book. 11. Hello! Where you (to go)? – I (to hurry) to the Institute.

 

III. Practice.

Exercise 1. Express your surprise using the word “really” as in the Model.

He is speaking English. Is he really speaking English?

Model:

 

1. This teacher is teaching English. 2. He is writing French words. 3. The students are studying grammar. 4. John is looking at the teacher. 5. She is speaking on the phone. 6. The girl is cooking dinner. 7. It is raining. 8. They are discussing something.

 

Exercise 2. Object to the statements given below. Use the phrases: No, it is not so. I am afraid you are wrong. I can’t agree with you.

We are studying English. No, it is not so. We are not studying English.

Model:

 

1. The students are translating a new text. 2. I am waiting for my friends. 3. She is registering a letter. 4. He is reading the newspaper now. 5. The boy is smoking a cigarette. 6. The baby is sleeping. 7. The friends are talking. 8. The young woman is buying sweets.

 

Exercise 3. Translate it into English.

1.Куди ти зараз йдеш? 2. Я йду додому, а ти? 3. А я – до університету. Там будуть збори студентів. 4. А де ти був учора, коли я дзвонив тобі? 5. Я ходив на пошту відправити лист. 6. Ти багато вчив вчора? 7. Так, я вчив англійські слова, робив вправи, але в мене не було підручника і я подзвонив своєму товаришу. 8. А що ти робиш зараз? 9. Зараз я чекаю на свого товариша. Він прийде через декілька хвилин.

 

IV. Reading and Practice.

Read and retell the following text.

A Letter

Dear Paul, Thank you for the invitation to come to Kyiv and spend the holidays with you. I hope, I shall come after the examinations. Now I am busy. I am taking my exams. The examination in physics is the most difficult one for me. But I am sure I shall pass it successfully. I am working hard.

The weather in Kherson is dull, it is raining now. My parents are at home today. Mother is teaching our Hellen English and father is reading a book on his speciality. They ask you to remember them to your family.

Hope to see you soon.

Yours, Peter.

V. Language

Sentence Patterns

Key examples to be memorized

	He is going to read this book in English. Is he really going to read this book in English? Yes, he is. It’s going to rain.

 

Illustrative examples

They are going to listen to music.

Are they going to listen to music?

Yes, they are. No, they are not.

What are they going to do?

They are going to listen to music.

 

VI. Grammar

The structure to be going to do smth.

Передає намір, найближчу, наступну дію

 

Exercise 1. Translate the following sentences.

1. The lecture is going to take place on Monday. 2. They are not going to miss classes. 3. I am going to work hard this term. 4. What are you going to do after classes? 5. Though John is ill, he is going to help us to do the work. 6. Who is going to work in the laboratory? 7. How long is the lecture going to last?

 

Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Ми збираємося писати контрольну роботу. 2. Вони збираються прийти на іспит вчасно. 3. Вони збираються послухати його лекцію. 4. Я буду говорити на ту саму тему. 5. Олег збирається приєднатися до нас? 6. Я не збираюсь грати у теніс після обіду.

 

VII. Grammar

Numerals

Cardinal (how many?)

1 one	11 eleven	21 twenty –one
2 two	12 twelve	30 thirty
3 three	13 thirteen	40 forty
4 four	14 fourteen	50 fifty
5 five	15 fifteen	60 sixty
6 six	16 sixteen	70 seventy
7 seven	17 seventeen	80 eighty
8 eight	18 eighteen	90 ninety
9 nine	19 nineteen	100 one hundred
10 ten	20 twenty	200 two hundred

1 000 one thousand (a thousand)

2 000 two thousand

1 000 000 one million (a million)

2 372 538 two million three hundred and seventy-two thousand five hundred and thirty-six

 

Ordinal (which?)

1 first	11 eleventh
2 second	12 twelfth
3 third	13 thirteenth
4 fourth	14 fourteenth
5 fifth	21 twenty-first
6 sixth	1 000 one thousandth
7 seventh	1 000 000 one millionth
8 eighth
9 ninth
10 tenth

 

½ a (one) half	0.2 – 1) o (ou) point two
1/3 one third	2) nought point two
2/3 two thirds	3) zero point two
¼ one fourth	4) point two
1/25 one twenty-fifth	12.305 – twelve point three o (ou) five
25/38 twenty-five thirty-eighth

 

Dates

в 1990 році - in nineteen hundred

в 1909 році - in nineteen nine

in nineteen o (ou) nine

в 1970 році - in nineteen seventy

Слово year ставиться перед числівником: in the year nineteen seventy

17 вересня – on the seventeenth of September

 

Exercise 1. Read the following numbers:

41, 62, 89, 97, 17, 125, 796, 450, 1820, 25 129, 49 357, 151 583, 1 352 765, 2/3, ¼, 5/6.

 

Exercise 2. Translate into English:

a) 9 травня 1945 року, 7 січня 1977 року, 5 серпня 1986 року, до 31 січня 1971 року, в липні 1999 року.

b) 25 км., 175 000 людей, 3 500 студентів, 8790 книг, 3 75 285 машин, 17 слів, 30 годин, 19 кімнат, 90 сторінок, 0,5 кг.

 

Exercise 3. Make up dialogues about the date, day, year.

Model: - What’ s the day today?

- It is the 6^th of October, 1997.

- And what day is it today?

- It’s Monday.

- No, it is not.

- Why?

- Because it was Saturday yesterday.

- Yes, you are right. I’m sorry. It is Sunday today.

 

Prepositions of time

at	5 o’clock, half past two, a quarter past six, ten minutes to seven, about eight o’clock
at	sunrise, sunset, dawn, daybreak
in	the morning, the afternoon, the evening, the daytime, January, February, March, etc. Winter, spring, summer, autumn, the year 1987, in 1993.
in	June, October, December, 1978, 2002
in -через	in an hour, in two weeks, in a month
on	Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, etc. on the seventh of November on what day do you have English classes?
By - до	By 6 o’clock, by Monday
But:	This year, next week, last month How many times a week do you visit your parents?

 

Exercise 1. Read the poem

Solomon Thundy	Got worse on Friday
Was born on Monday	Died on Saturday
Christened on Tuesday	Was buried on Sunday
Fell ill on Thursday	That was the end of Solomon Thundy

 

Exercise 2. Fill in the prepositions:

1. Don’t come late. Come … nine o’clock. 2. What time is it? It is half … six. 3. We are going to leave … a quarter … ten. 4. It is twelve o’clock now. Come here in ten minutes, ten minutes … twelve. 5. Is it a quarter … three? 6. We must work … eight … five o’clock. 7. The train arrives … ten.

VIII. Reading an Comprehension

Read and translate the text:

Time

There are twenty four hours in a day. Each day begins with sunrise and ends with sunset. The time of the sunrise is morning and the time of the sunset is evening. Morning is the time between sunrise and the noon. Noon is twelve o’clock in the daytime. Sometimes we call it midday. Afternoon is the time between twelve and five or six o’clock in the evening. Then comes evening and night. Twelve o’clock at night is midnight. People have a clock or a watch to tell the time. There are 60 minutes in an hour and there are 60 seconds in a minute. Half an hour equals 30 minutes. A quarter of an hour equals 15 minutes.

What is the time? – Котра година?

It is nine o’clock – Дев’ять годин

It is half past nine. – Пів на десяту

It is a quarter past nine. - Четверть на десяту

It is five past nine. – П’ять хвилин на десяту

It is ten (minutes) to nine. – Без десяти хвилин дев’ять

It is a quarter to nine. – Без четверті дев’ять

My watch is fast. – Мій годинник спішить

My watch is (five minutes) slow. – Мій годинник запізнюється на п’ять хвилин

My watch is correct. – Мій годинник йде правильно

It is ten sharp. – Рівно десять.

 

 

IX. Practice

Exercise 1. Tell what time is it now:

It’s five o’clock. It’s ten past five.

Model:

 

6.47; 12.01; 11.30; 20.05; 18.16; 5.35; 21.10; 7.15.

 

Exercise 2. Read the following dialogue:

- What time is it now?

- It’s half past 10 by my watch.

- And by mine it’s only a quarter past ten.

- Your watch is 15 minutes slow, I am afraid.

- Then it’s time to leave. It’s late.

 

Exercise 3. Complete the dialogues:

- What’s the exact time?

- ………..

- Are you sure your watch is right?

- ………

- Then it’s time for me to leave.

 

- ……….

- It’s 2 sharp.

- ……….

- No, I am not going to the University today. It’s my day off. And what’s about you? Are you having classes today?

- ……….

- What time are they starting?

- ………..

- It’s only 12 now. Let’s go and have coffee.

 

X. Language

Sentence Patterns