Английский язык: самоучитель

Yesterday, last year, last month, a week ago, in 2004, last Friday, three years ago, last night.

Например:

She goes to the nursery every day. She went to the nursery on Monday.

1. The boss usually signs the documents.

2. We always prepare a present for him.

3. He lives in a beautiful castle.

4. He often adds much salt to the soup.

5. They listen to rock music every night.

6. The audience always helps him.

7. We usually discuss our flight with our friend.

8. She often visits this monastery.

6. Complete the sentences with one of these verbs. Use them in the Past simple Tense.

Дополните предложения глаголами по смыслу, используя их формы прошедшего времени.

Take, see, come, have, go, build, begin, read, do, be.

1. Last year we ……………… a new house.

2. She ……………… the Queen of this country in the last century.

3. They ……………… to speak English well when they were 17.

4. My mother ……………… forks and knives from the drawer 5 minutes ago.

5. I ……………… three visitors in the audience room on Monday.

6. On holidays he ……………… caravanning.

7. I ……………… a comfortable journey to Spain last year.

8. The children ……………… their homework last night.

9. I ……………… a wonderful book about the last century last week.

10. Last weekend I ……………… to the studio and saw my friend there.

7. Make up interrogative and negative sentences. Give their translation.

Составьте вопросительные и отрицательные предложения. Переведите их на русскийязык.

Например:

The professor went water-skiing on Monday.

Did the professor go water-skiing on Monday?

The professor didn’t go water-skiing on Monday.

He read much about the history of this country.

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The king lived in a wonderful castle.

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I saw his new studio yesterday.

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The visitors discussed their problems there.

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They built a new bath in their house.

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The weather was cold and wet yesterday.

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8. Find a mistake in each of the sentences.

Найдите ошибку в каждом из данных предложений.

1. Why were you be tired after the flight?

2. Many visitors comed to the castle last year.

3. He prepareed a wonderful present for me last month.

4. Where lived they last year?

5. Who did organize that journey?

6. I went caravanning and see natural environment.

7. I didn't improved my Spanish when I went to Spain.

READINGAND SPEAKING PRACTICE

1. Answer the questions.

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Where did you travel last summer?

2. Did you like the place and why?

3. Were you tired after the journey?

4. What interesting places did you visit?

5. Did you stay in a hotel/in a sanatorium/in a rest house?

6. Did you take your children with you there?

7. Were there a lot of visitors at this place?

8. Was there anything bad about the journey?

9. Was the weather hot or cold and wet?

10. Was your flight home comfortable?

2. Now write and speak about these people.

Напишите ирасскажите об этих людях.

Alec

Went to Turkey

Comfortable flight

Lived in a five-star hotel

Saw a lot of interesting people

Hot weather

Prepared a lot of presents

Sidney

Visited France

Improved her French

Saw many sights

Stayed at her friends’ house

Cold and wet weather

Expensive presents

Example: On holidays Alec went to Turkey

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Sidney …………………………………………………………

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3. Read the dialogue and try to learn it.

Прочитайте диалог и постарайтесь его запомнить.

Sandra: Rita! Hello! How was your journey?

Rita: It was great! Everything was wonderful.

Sandra: Where did you go?

Rita: I went to France. We, my friend and I stayed near Bordeaux.

Sandra: How was the weather?

Rita: Well, one day was terrible, it was cold and wet. We did nothing – just read magazines and watched TV. But the other days were hot.

Sandra: How was your hotel?

Rita: We didn’t stay in a hotel. We were in a caravan. It’s all right. It was very cheap. But we didn’t cook. We went to cafйs and had dinner there.

Sandra: Really? Very nice. Did you see any sights?

Rita: Yes, a few. There was so much to see, but we had little time.

Sandra: Oh, I see. Did you improve your French?

Rita: I did! I talked to many young people at the discos and in the cafйs.