| on | The book is on the table. | |
| in | The pen is in the pen-case. | |
| at | They work at school. | |
| under | The bag is under the table. | |
| in front of | There is a monument in front of the Institute. | |
| near | , | The territorial museum is near the Amur river. |
| between | () | There is a bed-side table between two sofas. |
| among | There is some light among the trees. | |
| behind | There is a supermarket behind the Institute. | |
| opposite to | A new house is built opposite to the Institute. |
Prepositions of directions.
| to | , | We went to the Institute. |
| into | He put money into his pocket. | |
| towards | She is going towards the door. | |
| from | , | Im from Canada. |
| out of | He took a book out of his bag. |
Prepositions of time.
| before | , | We rose before dawn. |
| after | Ill speak to you after the lesson. | |
| until | They will stay here until next month. | |
| till | The shop works from 7a.m. till 9p.m. | |
| during | We learnt much interesting during the lesson. | |
| between | They will be here between 4 and 5p.m. |
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Bill Gates
Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, who developed Microsoft, was born in 1955 in Seattle, USA. From his parents he got a good business sense and a quick mind. His father was a lawyer and his mother was a teacher and then a company director.
At school Billy showed that he was very intelligent. His favourite subjects were maths and science. At 13 he got interested in computers. Bill Gates and his friend Paul Allen spend all their time writing programmes and learning about computers instead of doing their homework.
After finishing school in 1973, Bill went to Harvard, America's most famous university. Most of the time he worked on the computers in the university laboratory. Even then he knew that he would revolutionize the world of computing, so he left Harvard before finishing his studies.
The two friend started Microsoft inl975, and very soon it became a business success. Then Bill Gates developed MS-DOS, the standard operating system for all PC's, such well-known programmes as Windows, Excel and Internet Explorer. Bill Gates is married and has two children
Bill hasn't got much free time, but when he has a chance he likes playing golf and bridge. He is also fond of reading about science.
For such a rich person, his life is simple, and he spends very little on himself. When it comes to helping others, though, Gates is very generous. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has already given $300 million to charity.
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1.When and where was B. Gates born?
2. What does his father do?
3. What were his favourite subjects at school?
4. Was Bill Gates a hard working pupil?
5. What university did he enter?
6. Did he graduate from the university?
7. Why didn't he finish his studies?
8. When did he and his friend Paul Allen found Microsoft?
9. What computing programmes did Bill Gates develop?
10. What does he like to do when he has free time?
to be Present Simple.
1. Where... you? -1... in the kitchen.
2. Where... Fred? - He is in the garden.
3. Where are Lisa and John? - They... at college.
4.... you busy? - No, I... not. Mike... busy.
5. It... ten o'clock
6. How... you? -... I...not very well today.
7. What... your name? My name... Anna Kovalyova.
8. My uncle... an office worker.
9.... you a librarian? No, I... not. I...a doctor.
10. My cousins...schoolchildren.
, Present Continuous.
1. Don`t take an umbrella. It (not / to rain).
2.Where is Ann? She (to have) a tea.
3. Ted (to work) now? No, he (to watch)TV.
4. The weather is fine today. The sun (to shine) brightly.
5. He (to speak) on the phone at the moment.
6. Listen. Someone (to play) the piano the moment.
