S. V. Shevtsova the intermediate modern English course. First year

CONTENT

S.V. SHEVTSOVA THE INTERMEDIATE MODERN ENGLISH COURSE. FIRST YEAR

1. There is\are. It. Indefinite pronouns.

2. There is/are. Be. Have.

3. Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.

4. Degrees of Comparison of Adverbs

5. The Article

6. Tense-Aspect Forms of the Verb

7. The Indefinite Tense Forms (Present, Past and Future)

8. The Continuous Tense Forms (Present, Past and Future)

9. Adverbs and Conjunctions

10. The use of the Tenses in Complex Sentences with Adverbial Clauses of Time

11. The Use of the present Perfect Tense in the meaning of the Future Perfect Tense in Adverbial Clauses of Time

12. The Present Perfect Tense

13. The Past Perfect Tense

14. The Future Perfect Tense

15. The Perfect Continuous Tense Forms (Present, Past and Future)

16. Passive Voice (Indefinite Tense Forms)

17. Passive Voice With Verbs Which Have Two Objects: Direct and Indirect

18. Passive Voice With Verbs Which Have Two Direct Objects

19. Passive Voice With Verbs Which Have a Prepositional Object

20. Passive Voice (Perfect Tense Forms)

21. Passive Voice (Continuous Tense Forms)

22. Tense and Voice (Revision)

23. Reported Speech.

24. Sequence of Tenses

25. The Infinitive. Syntactic Functions

26. The Passive Form of the Infinitive

27. Complex Object

28. Link-Verbs

29. Modal Verb and Their Equivalents. Must, Can and May

30. Have to

31. Be Able

32. Be to

33. Should

34. Need

KAUSHANSKAYA V.L. ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1. The Noun

2. The Use of Articles

3. The Verb. Tenses in the Active Voice

4. The Passive Voice

5. Modal verbs

6. The Subjunctive Mood

7. Verbals. The Participle

8. The Gerund

9. The Infinitive

10. SYNTAX. Kinds of Sentences

11. Word-Order

12. The Subject

13. The Predicate

14. Agreement

15. The Object

16. The Attribute

17. Adverbial Modifiers

18. The Compound and the Complex Sentence

19. Sequence of Tenses

20. Indirect Speech

S.V. SHEVTSOVA THE INTERMEDIATE MODERN ENGLISH COURSE. FIRST YEAR

There is\are. It. Indefinite pronouns.

Exercise 12 p. 12 Fill in the blanks with 'it’ or 'there' according to the sense.

1. The Lake District in England is called so, because — are really a lot of lakes there. — is a very beautiful part of the country. At the beginning of the 19th century — was a group of poets who lived in this district. They were known as Lake Poets.

2. Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada, both in territory and population. In fact, — is like one large, well-kept farm. — is no place more than a few miles from the coast. — is a very quiet island. — is almost like being in another world. — is no heavy industry on the island. Its main industry is agriculture. Yet — is a historical place for — is the birthplace of Canada.

Exercise 13 p. 12 Add the correct form of ‘there is’, or ‘it is’ to the following.

1. — a beautiful cathedral in this place before the war. 2. — a short way from here to the station? 3. — a shorter way to the station if you are in a hurry. 4. — a pity that you won’t be at the party. 5. — a woman standing here a minute ago. 6. — a fact that he is a clever man. 7. — no time for tea if we are in a hurry. 8. — time to go to bed. 9. — no place like home. 10. — a problem to get to Oxford from London? — no problem at all. You can get there either by boat or by bus. 11. — one empty seat in the plane when I arrived. 12. — a beautiful park here in a couple of years. 13. Don’t you think — time for another cigarette? 14. — a place I know where you can have good coffee. 15. — a crossing here?

 

Exercise 21 p. 16 Make up sentences of your own according to the patterns in the above charts.

 

1. a beautiful picture; on the wall. 2. a lot of children; in the garden, 3. any factories; in this town; before the war? 4. a few English books; in my library, 5. a rich library; at our University. 6. one thousand words; in this dictionary. 7. any water; in the glass? 8. time; for this work; tomorrow. 9. how many parts; in this book? 10. a picture of London and two maps; on the wall. 11. a lot of fruit; in Bulgaria. 12. traffic lights; at every corner in this city. 13. any gold; in this part of the country? 14. no guests; in the house; last Sunday. 15. milk; a little; in the bottle. 16. much money; not; in my pocket; when I was a student. 17. how many; films; at the festival; of the Moscow Studio? 18. heavy traffic; in the centre of the city.

 

Exercise 30 p. 18 Open the brackets, using the correct form of the verb 'be' and retell the texts.

PARKS OF LONDON

(A) There — more than eighty parks in London. The best known parks near the centre of London — Hyde Park, Regent's Park and St. James's Park. Hyde Park ___ a large park of three hundred and forty acres. At the time of King Henry VIII there — wild animals in the park. Today people walk in the park or sit on the grass. The Serpentine — a lake in the middle of Hyde Park. In summer you can swim in the Serpentine or go out in a boat.

Regent's Park — larger than Hyde Park. London Zoo — in Regent's Park. There — more than six thousand animals and birds in the Zoo. You can visit the Zoo by boat. The boat goes along the Regent's Canal. There — also an open air theatre in Regent’s Park. You can see Shakespeare’s plays there in summer.

St. James’s Park the oldest and the smallest of these three parks. It — very near Buckingham Palace. The lake and gardens in St. James’s Park — very beautiful.

 

(B) In A. D. 61, in the times of the Romans, London (it — Londinium in those days) — a walled city. But there __ probably a small settlement even before that time. The first settlements ___on two hills on the north bank of the Thames. These places today are Westminster and St. Paul’s. In the city walls there ____ “gates”. Now there ____ still several: Bishopsgate and Ludgate __ two of them.

 

IONA

 

The island of Iona is situated to the West of Scotland. Iona is a very small island. In fact it is one of the smallest islands in the Atlantic.

The population of the island is not large. There are not very many people there. Life on the island is very different from life in town; there are no big shops or blocks of flats or busy roads. There is only one car on the island, but every family has a boat. There is lots of fish and crabs in the sea.

The houses have no modern conveniences. There is no electricity for electric lights and no running water. So in the summer people are up with the sun and in bed with the sun, too. In the winter they have oil lamps or candles in their cottages.

Iona is a wonderful place for a holiday. It is very quiet there. There are hundreds of holiday-makers there every summer. There are beautiful long beaches where the sand is very, very white, and most of the time the sea is very clear. In fact Iona is famous for its beaches.

The island also has its historical place of interest – the ancient Abbey, which is on a small hill in the middle of the island. In fact there is very little of the old Abbey today, only the walls and the old stone church.

After a holiday on Iona life in a big city with its noise, tall houses, big shops and heavy traffic is a great contrast.

The Article

Exercise. 38 p. 21 Study the following patterns:

A. Give me a book. (any book) Give me the book. (the book in your bag) В. There is an article in today's paper. The article is on modern architecture. It's an interesting article.

The Continuous Tense Forms

 

Exercise 21, p. 61: Study the following patterns:

The Past Continuous Tense

1. He was working in the garden at six in the morning (when I came home, after lunch, etc.)

2. They were studying at the University in 1997.

 

The Future Continuous Tense

1. I wonder what he will be doing at this time tomorrow.

2. They will be writing their course papers in April.

3. I can send the telegram. I 'll be passing by the post-office.

 

Exercise 22 p. 61 Answer the following questions, using the continuous tense forms (Present, Past or Future).

 

1. What is the weather like? (rain a little) 2. Why didn't you go to the country yesterday? (rain) 3. What will the weather be like tomorrow? (the radio, give the weather forecast in a few minutes) 4. Why did the militiaman stop him? (walk across the street in the wrong place) 5. Why don't you want to go to the cinema tonight? (finish a book which I must give back tomorrow) 6. Where is Mother? (work in the garden) 7. Why didn't he hear the bell? (play football) 8. Why can't we speak to him now? (write business letters) 9. What is the noise about? (watch a football match) 10. Why do you think you won't get much sleep tonight? (travel all night) 11. Will you come to the party? (not move to a new flat)

 

Exercise 23 p. 61 Practise the following according to the model (mind the possible adverbial modifiers of time: 'now', 'today', 'this morning', 'tonight', etc).

 

Model 1: She usually reads the newspaper at breakfast but she is not

reading it today. She is busy with other things.

 

1. They often watch TV in the evening. 2. He always works in the garden after office hours. 3. He usually plays chess very well. 4. He goes to the library every day. 5. She always leaves town in summer. 6. She always sleeps after lunch.

 

Model 2: Please tell John it’s time to finish the work. But he is

   (already) finishing it.

1. Tell the children it’s time to get up. 2. Please, tell her to wash the floor. 3. May I ask you to translate this article? 4. Please, ask him to look through her report. 5. Please, tell her to make some coffee. 6. Tell them it’s time to leave for the station.

 

Exercise 24 p. 62 Open the brackets, using the Present Continuous or the Present Indefinite according to the sense:

 

1. She (wear) a new coat today. 2. Peter never (wear) a hat. 3. I (get up) at eight in the morning. 4. It's eight o'clock. He (get up). 5. What you (say)? I (not hear) you well enough. 6. It (get) late. It's time to go home. 7. It (get) dark early in winter. 8. Listen! Somebody (sing) in the street! 9. She (sing) well and she (have) a pleasant voice. 10. When it is foggy in London, cars (move) very slowly. 11. Our train (move) very fast.

 

Exercise 25 p. 62 Translate the following sentences, using either the Present Indefinite Tense or the Present Continuous according to the sense.

 

1. (i) Ты много читаешь? (ii) Что ты читаешь? 2. (i) Здесь часто идет дождь? (ii) По-моему, идет дождь. 3. (i) Он пишет родителям довольно часто. (ii) Он занят. Он что-то пишет. 4. (i) Он не носит теплого пальто зимой. (ii) Он сегодня в новом пальто. 5. (i) Ребенок просыпается несколько раз за ночь. (ii) He шумите. Ребенок просыпается. 6. (i) Они часто обсуждают такие проблемы. (ii) Они обсуждают что-то интересное. 7. (i) Погода в Англии меняется очень часто. (ii) Возьми плащ. Погода меняется.

 

IN THE WAITING ROOM

I (enter) the dentist's waiting room which (be) full. Like any other waiting room, it (have) an atmosphere of its own. A small table (be covered) with very old magazines; the curtains (be) of indefinite colour and the armchairs definitely unclean. There (be) dusty pictures on the wall. I (take) my seat and (decide) to pass the time watching the people around me.

A little man beside me (turn) over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. It (be) hard to understand what he (look) at; from time to time he (throw) the magazine on the table and (pick up) another. Opposite me there (be) a young mother who (try) hard to quiet her son. The boy (make) aeroplane-noises as he (move) an ashtray on the floor. Near him an old man (sleep) and the boy's mother (be) afraid that sooner or later her son (wake up) him. I myself (be) sleepy. The boy (be) quiet now in his mother's arms. There (be) a deathly silence in the room just at this moment the loud speaker (call) out the name of the next lucky person.

(After "Sixty Steps to Precis" by L. G. Alexander)

Adverbs and Conjunctions

Ех ercise 11 p. 83 In (A) study the following chart, and in (B) supply the missing parts.

(A)

1. lately за последнее время; недавно	1. He has travelled a lot lately.
2. for the last/past few weeks, months, years, etc  за последние несколько недель	2. He has worked too much for the last few days.
3. last time прошлый раз	3. We discussed that question last time.
4. last/for the last time в последний раз	4. When did you see him last?

 

 (B)

1. When did you get a letter from him __? 2. He has changed for the better __. 3. Although she had not seen him __ she recognized him at once. 4. He visited his native town __ when he was still a boy. 5. How often has he missed classes __? 6. This film was on at our local cinema __. 7. I watched this film on TV several times __. 8. “She has not called on us __. What’s happened to her?” “She left for Kiev __.” 9. There haven’t been thick fogs in London __.

The Present Perfect Tense

 

Exercise 22 p. 88 Study the following patterns:

1. He has travelled a lot.

2. He has never been to Kiev.

3. He has always wanted to have a car.

4. We have already done our work.

5. They have just finished the text.

6. I haven’t seen him this week (lately, for the last few days, etc).

7. I’ve known him since 1985 (I was a child; I came here, etc).

 

The Past Perfect Tense

 

 Exercise 32 p. 91 Study the following patterns.1

1. By three o'clock yesterday he had arranged everything for the trip.

2. He said that they had left Moscow a week before.

3. She told me that she had known him since 1962.

4. When we arrived at the stadium, the match had already started.

5. As soon as (when, after) they had finished breakfast the children ran out to play.

6. He did not want to go to the cinema because he had seen the film on TV.

 

The Future Perfect Tense

 

 Exercise 36, p. 93: Study the following patterns:

1. They will have done their work by 7 o'clock.

2. By this time tomorrow he will have crossed the channel and will be in England.

3. In 1990 he will have lived in Moscow for twenty years.

4. By the time you come back, he' ll have been here for two hours.

 

CONTENT

S.V. SHEVTSOVA THE INTERMEDIATE MODERN ENGLISH COURSE. FIRST YEAR

1. There is\are. It. Indefinite pronouns.

2. There is/are. Be. Have.

3. Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.

4. Degrees of Comparison of Adverbs

5. The Article

6. Tense-Aspect Forms of the Verb

7. The Indefinite Tense Forms (Present, Past and Future)

8. The Continuous Tense Forms (Present, Past and Future)

9. Adverbs and Conjunctions

10. The use of the Tenses in Complex Sentences with Adverbial Clauses of Time

11. The Use of the present Perfect Tense in the meaning of the Future Perfect Tense in Adverbial Clauses of Time

12. The Present Perfect Tense

13. The Past Perfect Tense

14. The Future Perfect Tense

15. The Perfect Continuous Tense Forms (Present, Past and Future)

16. Passive Voice (Indefinite Tense Forms)

17. Passive Voice With Verbs Which Have Two Objects: Direct and Indirect

18. Passive Voice With Verbs Which Have Two Direct Objects

19. Passive Voice With Verbs Which Have a Prepositional Object

20. Passive Voice (Perfect Tense Forms)

21. Passive Voice (Continuous Tense Forms)

22. Tense and Voice (Revision)

23. Reported Speech.

24. Sequence of Tenses

25. The Infinitive. Syntactic Functions

26. The Passive Form of the Infinitive

27. Complex Object

28. Link-Verbs

29. Modal Verb and Their Equivalents. Must, Can and May

30. Have to

31. Be Able

32. Be to

33. Should

34. Need