Unit 4
BIOGRAPHIES AND FILM CAREERS
LANGUAGE USE
What time is it?
11:00 Its eleven oclock (in the morning / am)
19:00 Its seven oclock (in the evening / pm)
10:05 Its five (minutes) past ten
10:15 Its (a) quarter past ten
10:23 Its twenty-three (minutes) past ten
10:30 Its half past ten
10:35 Its twenty-five (minutes) to eleven
10:45 Its (a) quarter to eleven
10:54 Its six (minutes) to eleven
Exercise 1. Write the time in words.
1) 5:00 20:00 9:30 22:30 23:15 6:15 18:10 7:20 2:15 4:03
2) 9:45 17:45 8:50 13:38 22:56 11:45 16:31 19:40
3) 7:30 15:15 12:45 23:59 6:02 14:35 18:30 8:50 9:46 17:45
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1) this, that, last, next, .
on Sunday that Sunday, in autumn next autumn, at Christmas last Christmas
2) in
in a week
in a few days
Exercise 2. Translate into English.
, 3 , 1987 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
GRAMMAR
, , I, II III.
I , ? ? (I like to watch TV in the evening), Present Simple.
Present Simple to . , 3- s. (play , , , ; plays -).
II III , . . Past Simple Past Participle :
1) - ed. ;
2) .
II Past Simple : (played , , , ).
III (Participle II Past Participle), (played ). Perfect, (Passive Voice) .
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
| to open to work to expect | openedworkedexpected | openedworkedexpected |
Exercise 3. Write the second form of these verbs.
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to trust to act to attract to offer to select to require to reach
Exercise 4. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
1. I liked big cities. 2. Tim worked very hard yesterday. 3. Last month we stayed at a luxury hotel. 4. I love my country very much. 5. He helped me to do my homework the day before yesterday. 6. They accepted our invitation. 7. Last Christmas we travelled by car. 8. I wanted to work there. 9. I like flowers.
to be
to be : was were.
Was , were . you, , were.
| I | was | so happy very cold last night |
| She | ||
| He | ||
| It | ||
| We | were | in the park four days ago |
| You | ||
| They |
: was+not = wasnt, were+not = werent.
It was not a difficult task = It wasnt a difficult task. .
They were not at the party = They werent at the party. .
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Was it a good party? Yes, it was. / No, it wasnt (was not).
Were they friends? Yes, they were. / No, they werent (were not).
