Use Past Continuous or Past Simple

1.I (to play) computer games yesterday. 2. I (to play) computer games at five o'clock yesterday. 3. He (to play) computer games from two till three yesterday. 4. We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday. 5. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place? 6. What you (to do) when I rang you up? 7. I (not to sleep) at nine o'clock yesterday. 8. What he (to do) yesterday? - He (to read) a book. 9. What he (to do) the whole evening yesterday? --He (to read) a book. 10. She (to sleep) when you came home?

 

Use Past Continuous or Past Simple

1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday. 2. I (to go) to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday. 3. I (to go) to the cinema when you met me. 4. I (to do) my homework the whole evening yesterday. 5. I (to do) my homework when mother came home. 6. I (to do) my homework yesterday. 7. I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday. 8. I (to do) my homework at six o'clock yesterday. 9. I (not to play) the piano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend. 10. I (not to play) the piano at four o'clock yesterday. I (to read) a book.

 

Fill the gaps with modal verbs

There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You …buy any.

It's a hospital. You … smoke.

He had been working for more than 11 hours. He… be tired after such hard work. He prefer to get some rest.

I… speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I… just say a few things in the language.

The teacher said we… read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we read it if we don't want to.

.. you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I.

If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you… to work hard.

Take an umbrella. It… rain later.

You… leave small objects lying around. Such objects… be swallowed by children.

People … walk on grass.

 

Choose the right answer

1. _________ I have more cheese on my sandwich?

a) Must

b) Could

c) Would

d) Have to

 

2. You _________ eat more vegetables.

a) should

b) might

c) may

d) could

 

3. I _________ like to buy the same television for my house.

a) could

b) must

c) would

d) have to

 

4. _________ I have a coffee please?

a) Must

b) Have to

c) May

d) Would

 

5. You _________ smoke near children.

a) have to

b) may

c) shouldn't

d) couldn't

 

Choose the right answer

 

1. Where is __________ hat?

a) my

b) mine

 

2. Is this pencil __________?

a) her

b) hers

 

3. __________ cat is thin.

a) Our

b) Ours

 

4. That eraser is __________.

a) my

b) mine

 

5. What is __________ sister's name?

a) your

b) yours

 

6. The books are __________.

a) their

b) theirs

 

7. __________ father is 45 years old.

a) My

b) Mine

 

8. Is that car __________?

a) their

b) theirs

 

9. When is __________ class?

a) our

b) ours

 

10. He likes __________ cookies.

a) her

b) hers

 

Make questions

1) you the door? (to close)

2) Claire the housework? (to finish)

3) he a bath yesterday? (to have)

4) the boy into the lake? (to jump)

5) Ronald the Tower of London? (to visit)

6) Peggy and Olivia after the baby? (to look)

7) she the invitation cards herself? (to make)

8) the girl the ketchup bottle? (to drop)

9) Tim the green T-shirt last Monday? (to buy)

10) they karate this morning? (to practise)

Change the following sentences to questions beginning with the given question word.

 

They live in Brooklyn. Where?

The lesson begins at 8 oґclock. What time?

They get home at 6 oґclock every night. What time?

She speaks French very well. What?

Those books cost one dollar. How much?

They travel by car. How?

She wants to learn English because she wants a better job. Why?

They meet on the corner every morning. Where?

She teaches us grammar. What?

He gets up at seven every morning. When

 

Make questions

1) John is writing a letter.

2) She walks home from school.

3) The children are sitting in the garden.

4) Peter runs with his dog on Sundays.

5) My rabbit has a cage in the garden.

6) They go to work by bus.

7) David likes cats because they are nice.

8) Jenny isn't sleeping late today.

9) We are going to the cinema.

10) I'm leaving now.

 

 

2. Підготуйте розмовні теми:

- My last book I read

- My last movie I watched

- My last party with my friends

- The best city I’ve ever visited

- How I spent my winter holidays

Підготуйте для читання та перекладу текст обсягом 10 тис. друкованих знаків.

 

 

ЛУГАНСЬКА ДЕРЖАВНА АКАДЕМІЯ КУЛЬТУРИ І МИСТЕЦТВ

кафедра теорії та практики перекладу

 

КОНТРОЛЬНА РОБОТА

з англійської мови №4

Варіант 4

 

 

Виконав: студент групи _______

____________________________

Перевірив:

Викладач ___________________

 

 

Луганськ

Варіант 4

1. Виконайте наступні вправи:

Use Past Simple or Past Continuous

 

1. When I (to come) home, my little sister (to sleep). 2. When Nick (to come) home, his brother (to play) with his toys. 3. When mother (to come) home, I (to do) my homework. 4. When father (to come) home, Pete (to sleep). 5. When mother (to come) home, the children (to play) on the carpet. 6. When I (to get) up, my mother and father (to drink) tea. 7. When I (to come) to my friend's place, he (to watch) TV. 8. When I (to see) my friends, they (to play) football. 9. When I (to open) the door, the cat (to sit) on the table. 10. When Kate (to open) the door, the children (to dance) round the fir-tree.

 

Use Past Simple or Past Continuous

 

1. They (to drink) tea when I (to come) home. 2. He (to walk) along the river when a boat (to pass). 3. The old man (to think) about his plan when he (to fall) asleep. 4. We (to listen) to an interesting lecture yesterday. 5. When I (to enter) the classroom, the teacher (to write) words on the blackboard and the pupils (to copy) them into their exercise-books. 6. They (to get) ready to go out when it (to begin) raining. 7. Yesterday at one o'clock I (to have) lunch at the canteen. 8. When he (to come) in, I (to do) my exercises. 9. What you (to do) at eight o'clock yesterday? 10. At this time yesterday I (to go) home.

 

Use Past Simple

1) At the age of 23, she (become) __________ a doctor.

2) I (know) __________ the answer yesterday.

3) He (tell) __________ me that he lived in Toronto.

4) We (lend) __________ John £200.

5) She (drink) __________ too much coffee yesterday.

6) The children (sleep) __________ in the car.

7) He (keep) __________ his promise.

8) I (choose) __________ steak for dinner.

9) The film (begin) __________ late.

10) We (fly) __________ to Sydney.

 

 

Use Past Simple

1) She (bring)__________ some chocolates to the party.

2) I (hear) __________ a new song on the radio.

3) I (read) __________ three books last week.

4) They (speak) __________ French to the waitress.

5) He (understand) ________ during the class, but now he doesn’t understand.

6) I (forget) __________ to buy some milk.

7) She (have) __________ a baby in June.

8) You (lose) __________ your keys last week.

9) They (swim) __________ 500m.

10) I (give) __________ my mother a CD for Christmas.

 

 

Put general questions to the following statements.

 

1. I have just had my lunch. 2. Alice has gone to the shop to get a newspaper. 3. My friend has found a good job. 4. I’ve met a lot of people in the last few days. 5. Something has gone wrong with the the radio-set. 6. Ann has made a new dress. 7. He has never shown this picture to anybody. 8. She’s made this mistake before. 9. Jane has typed a lot of letters today. 10. My mother has just gone to bed.

 

Add tag questions to the following sentences.

 

1. We have eaten in that restaurant many times. 2. He has made good progress in English. 3. They have studied Italian for a long time. 4. Victor has gone away on business. 5. The boss hasn’t phoned yet. 6. We have booked seats on a night flight to New York. 7. My father has worked for the company for ten years. 8. Alan has bought a new Volkswagen recently. 9. You have met Professor Rock on your way to the university. 1O. Frank hasn’t taken his final examinations yet.

 

 

Choose the right variant

1. My aunt is my... sister.

1. aunt's 2. grandfather's 3. mother's 4. brother's

2. My cousin is my... daughter.

1. aunt's 2. mother's 3. sister's 4. brother's 5. father's

3. My mother has a sister, her son is my... nephew.

1. mother's 2. aunt's 3. sister's 4. brother's

4. My... father is my father-in-law.

1. uncle's 2. husband's 3. father's 4. brother's

5. My father has a brother, his daughter is my... niece.

1. father's 2. uncle's 3. brother's 4. grandmother's

 

 

Choose the correct possessive adjective or possessive pronoun.

 

1. Is __________ sister 17 years old?

a) your

b) yours

 

2. Where are __________ books?

a) my

b) mine

 

3. This is my sister Kim. This is __________ husband Chris.

a) her

b) hers

 

4. Hey, don't touch that bag. It is __________.

a) my

b) mine

 

5. Is this your laptop?

No, it is __________.

a) her

b) hers

 

6. Are these __________ shoes?

a) their

b) theirs

 

7. Is that __________ sister over there?

a) your

b) yours

 

8. Why did you give him the plant? It is __________.

a) our

b) ours

 

9. Where is __________ daughter?

a) my

b) mine

 

10. Jared is a friend of __________, and he lives close to us.

a) our

b) ours

 

Make questions

1) John is writing a letter.

2) She walks home from school.

3) The children are sitting in the garden.

4) Peter runs with his dog on Sundays.

5) My rabbit has a cage in the garden.

6) They go to work by bus.

7) David likes cats because they are nice.

8) Jenny isn't sleeping late today.

9) We are going to the cinema.

10) I'm leaving now.

 

 

Підготуйте розмовні теми:

- My last book I read

- My last movie I watched

- My last party with my friends

- The best city I’ve ever visited

- How I spent my winter holidays

Підготуйте для читання та перекладу текст обсягом 10 тис. друкованих знаків.