Ex.7. Choose the correct tense form.

1. I will go / am going to a party tomorrow night. Would you like to come with me? 2. According to the weather forecast it will rain / is raining this evening. 3. We are sure Henry will get / is getting a job. 4. I can’t meet you this afternoon. A friend of mine will come / is coming to see me. 5. Have you decided where to go for the weekend? – Yes, we will go / are going to the country. 6. Don’t worry about the dog. It won’t bite / isn’t biting you. 7. Did you phone Tony? – No, I forgot. I am doing / will do it now. 8. I haven’t got enough money to buy the book. – I will lend / am going to lend you some. 9. What will you do / are you going to do after supper? 10. Have a good holiday in Britain – Thanks. We will send / are going to send you a card from there. 11. Did you post the fax this morning? – Oh, I completely forgot. I will do / am going to do it right now. 12. The ceiling in the room doesn’t look safe, does it? – No, it looks as if it will fall down / is going to fall down. 13. I don’t know how to use this camera. – Oh. It’s easy. I will show / am going to show you.

 

Ex.8. Supply Future Simple, Present Simple, Present Progressive or be going to.

1. I don’t know what I (do) with my computer. 2. The plane (depart) at 8 o’clock tomorrow. 3. I am sure you (like) our new History teacher. 4. Come on! We (be) late. 5. Sue and Alan (get) married on Saturday. 6. Take a warm coat on. It (snow). 7. I (take) my driving test on Friday. 8. Her parents (arrive) by the 12.30 train tomorrow. 9. I feel terrible. I think I (be) sick. 10. The new supermarket (open) on the 10th of April. 11. It’s hot here. I (turn on) the air conditioning. 12. We (go) to the theatre tonight. 13. The film (begin) at 7 or 7.15? 14. Ann, we (go) out of town. You (come) with us?

 

Ex.9. Do the multiple choice test.

1. I hope you … to my party this weekend.

A. are coming B. will come C. are going to come D. will be coming

2. Look at the baby! She … drop off the spoon.

A. is going to B. will C. shall D. will be

3. They … lunch with Sam at this time tomorrow.

A. will have B. are going to have C. have D. will be having

4. I am not sure when I … on holiday this year.

A. will go B. go C. am going D. will be going

5. Please, phone me when you … home.

A. get B. will get C. are getting D. will be getting

6. If we … enough money we … a new computer.

A. will have; will buy B. have; will buy C. have; buy

D. have; are going to buy

7. I doubt if they … on time.

A. are B. are going to be C. shall be D. will be

8. Mr Simon … here at this time tomorrow.

A. will be working B. is working C. will work D. is going to work

9. I really need this cap. – OK. I … it for you.

A. will buy B. am buying C. am going to buy D. buy

10. We’ve run out of milk. – … I go to the shop?

A. Will B. Shall C. Do D. Am

11. We expect the weather … better tomorrow.

A. is B. is going to be C. will be D. shall be

12. Henry … the garage all day long next Friday.

A. won’t build B. isn’t building C. won’t be building

D. doesn’t build

13. Anna, … you … making so much noise?

A. Will stop B. Will be stopping C. Do stop D. Are stopping

14. The London train … at 7.15.

A. will arrive B. is arriving C. arrives D. is going to arrive

15. You … into trouble, I warn you!

A. will get B. are going to get C. will be getting D. shall get

16. I am sure the students … the test successfully.

A. are going to pass B. will be passing C. are passing D. will pass

17. Kate … probably … soon.

A. is coming B. is going to come C. will come D. will be coming

18. What … you … tonight?

A. are doing B. are going to do C. will do D. will be doing

19. How long … you … English at the university?

A. are studying B. will study C. will be studying

D. are going to study

20. Keep in touch, …?

A. won’t you B. will you C. shall we D. shan’t we

21. – … your car this morning? - No. You can borrow it.

A. Will you be using B. Will you use C. Do you use

D. Are you using

22. Everybody will be taking that exam, …?

A. won’t he/she B. won’t they C. will he/she D. will they

23. It’s cold in here. – I agree. I … the heater on.

A. will be turning B. am turning C. am going to turn D. will turn

24. He … anything before you … him to.

A. won’t do … tell B. doesn’t do … will tell

C. won’t do … won’t tell D. isn’t doing … tell

25. I think Max … the job. He has got a lot of experience.

A. is going to get B. will get С. will be getting D. is getting

 

Ex.10. Translate into English.

1. Мы приедем в 6 вечера. – Хорошо, они будут ждать вас. 2. Джон говорит, что он не придет на вечеринку завтра. Ему они не нравятся. 3. Ты не выключил свет на кухне. – Сейчас я выключу. 4. Когда я вернусь домой, моя собака будет сидеть у двери и ждать меня. 5. Я плохо себя чувствую и не могу встретить господина Брауна. – Тогда, мне его встретить? – Да, пожалуйста. – Но как я узнаю его? – Он будет нести табличку. 6. Ты пойдешь в книжный магазин завтра? Пожалуйста, купи мне книгу. 7. Что вы делаете сегодня вечером? – Мы ужинаем в ресторане с Саймонами. 8. Мария возвращается в субботу. 9. Том собирается поехать восьмичасовым поездом. 10. Как долго вы собираетесь пробыть в Москве? – Неделю. Мы возвращаемся домой в следующую пятницу. 11. Я знаю, ты едешь на Байкал скоро. Что ты собираешься там делать? – Я собираюсь отдохнуть там. 12. Я встречаюсь с директором магазина завтра. Я собираюсь получить работу там, но боюсь, что директор откажет мне. 13. Ник получит прибавку в зарплате, если он хорошо выполнит тест.

СЛОВООБРАЗОВАНИЕ (WORD FORMATION)

В английском языке существуют различные способы образования новых слов.

1. Без изменения произношения и написания слов (конверсия):

Nouns Verbs

answer – ответ to answer – отвечать

walk – прогулка, ходьба to walk – гулять, ходить

work – работа to work – работать

order – заказ to order – заказывать

change – изменение to change – изменяться

help – помощь to help – помогать

Adjectives Verbs

free – свободный to free – освобождать

clean – чистый to clean – чистить

2. При помощи изменения места ударения:

Nouns Verbs

conduct – поведение to conduct – вести

contrast – контраст to contrast – противопоставлять

increase – увеличение to increase – увеличивать(ся)

export – экспорт to export – экспортировать

import – импорт to import – импортировать

present – подарок to present – дарить

3. При помощи чередования букв и звуков:

Verbs Nouns

to advise – советовать advice – совет

to live – жить life – жизнь

to believe – верить belief – вера

to prove – доказывать proof – доказательство

to choose – выбирать choice – выбор

to lose – терять loss – потеря, убыток

to use – применять use – применение

to behave – вести себя behaviour – поведение

to fly – лететь flight – полет

to grow – расти growth – рост

to practise – упражняться practice – упражнение

to serve – служить service – служба

to know – знать knowledge – знание

to die – умирать death – смерть

to complain – жаловаться complaint – жалоба

to speak – говорить speech – речь

to think – думать thought – мысль

to weigh – взвешивать, весить weight – вес

Adjectives Nouns

deep – глубокий depth – глубина

high – высокий height – высота

hot – жаркий heat – жара

long – длинный length – длина

poor – бедный poverty – бедность

proud – гордый pride – гордость

strong – сильный strength – сила

young – молодой youth – молодость

warm – теплый warmth – теплота

wide – широкий width – ширина

4. При помощи суффиксов:

Verbs → Nouns

-age	pass – passage	-ment	improve – improvement
-al	arrive – arrival	-sion	divide – division
-ance	appear – arrearance	-tion	invent – invention
-ation	admire – admiration	-ure	Fail – failure
-ence	differ – difference	-y	recover – recovery
-ion	confuse – confusion	-ee	employ – employee

Adjectives → Nouns

-ance	important – importance	-ity	popular – popularity
-cy	vacant – vacancy	-ment	excited – excitement
-ence	silent – silence	-ty	necessary – necessity
-ion	attractive – attraction	-y	difficult – difficulty
-(i)ness	lazy – laziness kind – kindness

Nouns, Verbs → Adectives

-ic	energy – energetic	-able	to breake – breakable
-(ic)al	practice – practical profession – professional	-ive	to attract – attractive
-ous	danger – dangerous
-y	rain – rainy
-ly	friend – friendly
-ful	beauty – beautiful
-less	friend – friendless

5. При помощи префиксов dis-, mis-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, un -, добавляемым к различным частям речи для образования противоположного по значению слова: to obey – to dis obey, legal – il legal, patient – im patient, definite – in definite, regular – ir regular, lucky – un lucky, fortune - mis fortune.

Некоторые слова имеют две префиксальные формы: convenient – in convenient, un convenient; decisive – in desicive, un desicive.

Обычно тот же самый префикс используется в образованных словах (дериватах): possible – im possible – im possibility. But: pleasant – un pleasant – dis pleased – dis pleasure; comfortable – un comfortable – dis comforted – dis comfort.

 

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