- •Item 1.1 to be. (positive sentences)
- •Item 1.2. To be. (negative sentences)
- •Item 1.3. To be. (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 1.4. To be. (expressions)
- •Item 2.1. Present continuous. (positive sentences)
- •Item 2.2. Present continuous. (negative sentences)
- •Item 2.3. Present continuous. (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 2.4. Present continuous. Review.
- •Item 3.1. Present simple. (positive sentences)
- •Item 3.2. Present simple. (negative sentences)
- •Item 3.3. Present simple .(interrogative sentences)
- •Item 3.4. Present simple. (short answers)
- •Item 3.5. Present simple. Review
- •Item 7.1. Future simple. (positive sentences)
- •Item 7.2. Future simple. (negative sentences)
- •Item 7.3. Future simple. (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 7.4. Future simple. (review)
- •Item 9.1. To be going to do smth. (present simple. Positive sentences)
- •Item 9.2. To be going to do smth (present simple. Negative sentences)
- •Item 9.3. To be going to do smth (present simple. Interrogative sentences)
- •Item 9.4. To be going to do smth (past simple)
- •Item 11.1. Modal verbs. (positive sentences)
- •Item 11.2. Modal verbs. (negative sentences)
- •Item 11.3. Modal verbs. (interrogative sentences)
- •Item 11.4. Have to
- •Item 11.5. Modal verbs. Review
- •Item 13.1 past simple (positive sentences).
- •Item 13.2 past simple (negative, interrogative).
- •Item 13.3 Past Simple (regular and irregular verbs)
- •Item 14.1. There is/ there are. (present simple. Positive sentences)
- •Item 14.2. There is/ there are. (present simple. Negative sentences)
- •Item 14.3. There is/ there are. (present simple. Interrogative sentences)
- •Item 14.4. There is/ there are. (past simple)
- •Item 14.5. There is/ there are. (future simple)
- •Item 14.6. There is/ there are. Review
- •Item 15.1 past continuous (positive, negative, interrogative).
- •Item 15.2 past continuous or past simple.
- •Item 16.1 present perfect (positive).
- •Item 16.2 Present Perfect (negative).
- •Item 16.3 present perfect (interrogative).
- •Item 16.4 present perfect or past simple.
- •Item 17.1 present perfect continuous.
- •Item 17.2 present present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
- •Item 22.1. Conditoinal first.
- •Item 22.2. Conditoinal second.
- •Item 23.1. I wish I knew
- •If you didn't live so far a way, we'd visit you more often.
- •Item 23.2. I wish I would do
- •Item 23.3. I wish I had done
- •If I’d been hungry, I would have eaten something.
- •Item 32.1 degrees of comparison
- •Item 32.2. Degrees of comparison (review)
- •Adhesion/adherence
- •Admission/admittance
- •To affect/to effect
- •Amiable/amicable
- •Beside/besides
- •Blink/wink
- •Blush/flush
- •Childish/childlike
- •Contents/content
- •Continuous/continual
- •Customer/client
- •Definite/definitive
- •Department/division
- •Distinct/distinctive
- •Eatable/edible
- •How did you like her dinner? Well, it was eatable…
- •Economic/economical
- •Efficient/proficient
- •Egoist/egotist
- •Electric/electrical
- •Error/mistake
- •Every/each
- •Exceptional/exceptionable
- •Fast/quick
- •Farther/further
- •Historic/historical
- •Human/humane
- •In future/in the future
- •Imply/infer
- •Long/lengthy
- •Much/many
- •Murder/assassinate
- •Offer/quotation
- •Principle/principal
- •Question/query
- •Readable/legible
- •Small/little
- •Large/big
- •Stimulus/stimulant
- •Tall/high
- •Uninterested/disinterested
- •Very/much
- •Waste/wastage
- •Whisky/whiskey
- •Beautiful/handsome/pretty
- •Boat/ship/vessel
- •Former/ex/late
- •Journey/voyage/trip
- •Likely/apt/liable
- •Packet/parcel/package/pack
- •Sufficient/enough/adequate/ample
- •Under/below/underneath
- •Wages/salary/fee
Item 14.4. There is/ there are. (past simple)
Exercise 1. Read the first sentence and then write a sentence beginning There....
The roads were busy today. There was a lot of traffic.
This soup was very salty. There……in the soup.
The box was empty……in the box.
The film was very violent……
The shops were very crowded……
I liked this town - …… to see.
Exercise 2. The room is empty now but there were a lot of things in it last week. What was there?
A. Write sentences with There was/ There were using the following information.
Three armchairs
A sofa
Two lamps near the sofa
A TV
Nice pictures on the walls
Curtains
A table in the middle of the room
A flower on the table
A carpet
B. Write sentences with There wasn’t/ There weren’t using the following information.
1) A clock
2) A shelf
3) Some books
4) Three photos
5) A video on the TV
6) A lamp near the door
7) Some flowers on the window
8) Some toys on the floor
9) A wardrobe
Exercise 3. Ask questions on the sentences from the previous exercise (unit 14 item 4 exercise 2 (A, B) )
Item 14.5. There is/ there are. (future simple)
Exercise 1. The room is empty now but there will be a lot of things in it next week. What will be there?
A. Write sentences with There will be using the information from the exercise 2 (A) (unit 14 item 4)
B. Write sentences with There will not be using the information from the exercise 2 (B) (unit 14 item 4)
Exercise 2. Ask questions on the sentences from the previous exercise (unit 14 item 5 exercise 1 (A, B))
Exercise 3. Put in there will be. Some sentences are questions (will there be... ?) and some are negative (there won’t be).
Do you think …… a lot of people at the party on Sunday?
The manager of the company is leaving, so …… a new manager soon.
I’m going away tomorrow. I’ll do my packing today because ……time tomorrow.
The weatherman says …… some rain tomorrow afternoon.
…… any interesting people at the exhibition?
If your parents come late …… free chairs for them – we are expecting a lot of people.
I think …… a lot of interesting films at the festival.
If they put a traffic light on the road …… less accidents.
…… a lot of new students in our group next year?
The teacher says …… a lot of new subjects next year.
Item 14.6. There is/ there are. Review
Exercise 1. Describe your class room. Use there is /there isn't/there are /there aren't. Write ten sentences at least.
Exercise 2. Put in there is /there isn't / is there /there are /there aren't / are there.
1 Kenham isn't an old town. There aren't any old buildings.
2 Look! ……a photograph of your brother in the newspaper!
3 'Excuse me,……a bank near here?' 'Yes, at the end of the street.'
4 ……five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.
5 'How many students……in the class?' 'Twenty.'
'Can we take a photograph?' 'No,……a film in the camera.'
'……a bus from the city centre to the airport?' 'Yes. Every 20 minutes.'
'……any problems?' 'No, everything is OK.'
9 ……nowhere to sit down……any chairs.
Exercise 3. Put in there's/ is there/it's/is it.
1 'There's a train at 10.30.' 'Is it a fast train?'
I'm not going to buy this shirt……very expensive.
'What's wrong?' '……something in my eye.'
4……a red car outside the house……yours?
'……anything on television tonight?' 'Yes,……a film at 8.15.'
'What's that building?' '……a school.'
'……a restaurant in this hotel?' 'No, I'm afraid not.'
……nice weather today. Let’s go to the country.
The teacher isn’t going to give you a good mark: …… a lot of mistakes in your test.
- ……anything to drink? – No, the bottle is empty.
Exercise 4. Put in there is/was or it is/was. Some sentences are questions (is there…... ? / is it…... ? etc.) and some are negative (isn't/wasn't).
The journey took a long time. There was a lot of traffic.
What's the new restaurant like? Is it good?
'…… a bookshop near here?' 'Yes, …… one in Hill Street.'
When we got to the cinema,……a queue outside……a very long queue, so we decided not to wait.
5 I couldn't see anything……completely dark.
6 ……trouble at the club last night. They had to call the police.
7 How far……from Milan to Rome?
8 …… Keith's birthday yesterday. We had a party.
9 …… three years since I last went to the theatre.
I wanted to visit the museum but……enough time.
'……time to go?' 'Yes,……nearly midnight.'
A few days ago……a storm a lot of damage.
13 ……a beautiful day yesterday. We had a picnic.
14 ……anything on television, so I turned it off.
15 ……an accident in King Street but …… very serious.
Exercise 5. Are these sentences right or wrong? Change it to there where necessary.
They live on a busy road. It must be a lot of noise. WRONG: There must be ...
Last winter it was very cold and it was a lot of snow……
I wish it was warmer. I hate cold weather……
It used to be a church here, but it was knocked down……
It's a long way from my house to the nearest shop……
Why was she so unfriendly? It must have been a reason……
I don't know who will win but it's sure to be a good match……
'Where can we park the car?' 'Don't worry. It's sure to be a car park somewhere.'
After the lecture it will be an opportunity to ask questions……
10 I like the place where I live but it would be nicer to live by the sea……
11 I was told that it would be somebody to meet me at the station but it wasn't anybody.
UNIT 15. PAST CONTINUOUS.