I. Put the verbs in the correct form (Present Simple, Past Simple, Future simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect) 1. I (to be) a pupil of a secondary school.
2. You (to be) at home now?
3. Yesterday it (not to be) a good film.
4. She (to visit) the hospital every Tuesday.
5. You (to live) far from Rostov?
6. There (to be) a pen and a book on the desk.
7. There (to be) four chairs at the table.
8. Listen! Somebody (to go) on the roof!
9. He (to go) home tomorrow.
10. I (to play) the guitar now.
11. Sochi (to hold) the Olympics in 2014.
12. Rose (to make) already coffee for us.
13. You (to travel) a lot two years ago?
14. Some day I (to see) Stonehenge .
15. Russia soon (to become) a key player on the world stage?
16. I (to know) her since my study at college.
17. If we (to pass) the exams tomorrow we (to be) happy.
18. I would help you if I (to have) time.
19. Russia (to take) steps to protect itself against terrorist actions.
20. Herostratus (to burn) the temple in 356 BC.
II. Fill in the gaps using modal verbs (should, can, must, may)
1. She goes to the kindergarten, but she read.
2. It be snowing soon.
3. I go out? – No, you not.
4. Little children not switch on the gas stoves.
5. You attend English classes!
III. Choose the right variant, paying attention to the Indirect Speech
1. He said: “The method doesn’t work.”
a) He said that the method doesn’t work.
b) He said that the method didn’t work.
2. He said: “I don’t care about it.”
a) He said that I didn’t care about it.
b) He said that he didn’t care about it.
3. He said: “They often reduce the stuff.”
a) He said that they often reduced the stuff.
b) He said that they often reduce the stuff.
4. He said: “I really hate it.”
a) He said that he really hated it.
b) He said that I really hated it.
5. She told me: “I want to achieve this aim.”
a) She told me that she wanted to achieve that aim.
b) She told me that I wanted to achieve that aim.
6. He said: “I have already seen her.”
a) He said that I have already seen her.
b) He said that he had already seen her.
7. He said: “I haven’t visited that place yet.”
a) He said that he hadn’t visited that place yet.
b) He said that he hasn’t visited that place yet.
8. He said: “She has failed his last exam.”
a) He said that she had failed his last exam.
b) He said that I had failed my last exam.
9. He said: “She has sung such a beautiful song.”
a) He said that she has sung such a beautiful song.
b) He said that she had sung such a beautiful song.
10. She told me: “I have won.”
a) She told me she has won.
b) She told me she had won.
There is a large brown sideboard in our living-room. It is at the wall to the right of the door. In the sideboard there are many plates, cups and glasses. There are some fine vases in the sideboard, too.
There is a cozy red sofa in our living-room. It is at the wall to the left of the door. There are some cushions on the sofa. There is a little black coffee-table in front of the sofa. There are some newspapers and magazines on the coffee-table.
We have a large color TV-set in the living-room. It is in the corner of the room on a little table. There is a big vase on the TV-set. There are usually some beautiful flowers in the vase. There are two cozy armchairs in our living-room. They are in front of the TV-set. There are some fine pictures on the walls of our living-room. We usually spend our free time in the living-room, reading, talking or watching TV. We receive our guests in the living-room, too.
Наша гостиная комната большая. Ковер на полу нашей гостиной комнаты желтый, потолок - белый, обои - синие. Занавески на окнах коричневые. В нашей гостиной комнате есть большой коричневый шкаф. Он стоит у стены справа от двери. В буфете есть много тарелок, чашек и стаканов. в буфете, также есть прекрасные вазы.
В нашей гостиной комнате есть удобный красный диван. Он у стены слева от двери. На диване - подушки. Перед диваном небольшой черный журнальный столик . На журнальном столике газеты и журналы . В гостиной комнате у нас есть большой цветной телевизор. Он находится в углу комнаты на небольшом столе. На телевизоре большая ваза. В вазе обычно находятся красивые цветы. В нашей гостиной комнате два удобных кресла. Они стоят перед телевизором. На стенах нашей гостиной комнаты есть прекрасные картины .
Мы обычно проводим наше свободное время в гостиной комнате, читая, разговаривая или смотря телевизор. Также мы принимаем наших гостей в гостиной комнате.
The football league in England and Wales has four divisions. Each division contains twenty teams. There are two main prizes each season. The football league championship is won by the team that is top of the first division. The final of this competition takes place every May at the famous Wembley stadium in London.
Some of the best-known clubs in England are Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. But many clubs have problems with money at the moment. Some people say that the league is too big and that the players get paid too much. Others say that television is making the crowds stay at home.
Manchester United, in full Manchester United Football Club, also called Manchester United FC, bynames Man U and the Red Devils, English professional football (soccer) team based in Manchester, England. Nicknamed “the Red Devils” for its distinctive red jerseys, it is one of the richest and best-supported football clubs not only in Englandbut in the entire world. The club has won the English top-division league championship a record 20 times and the Football Association (FA) Cup 11 times.
The club was formed as Newton Heath LYR in 1878 by workers from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Renamed Manchester United in 1902, the club won its first English league championship in 1907–08. In 1910 the club moved from its old Bank Street ground into Old Trafford stadium, which has served as the team’s home ever since.