Part C. Translation and editing section
Ex. 1. Translate into English:
1) . . 2) . 3) . 4) , . 5) ? . 6) . 7) . - . 8) , . 9) ?
Ex. 2. Translate the following sentences into English concentrating on the use of the present indefinite and the present continuous:
1) ? . ? 2) , . 3) ? − . 4) . , ? 5) , . 6) , ? 7) , , , . 8) , . . 9) ? 10) , . 11) , . . 12) , .
Ex. 3. Translate into English, using the present simple or the present continuous:
1) . . 2) . ? 3) , ? 4) , , . 5) , , -, , , .
Ex. 4. Read this email. Find and correct ten mistakes in the use of the present simple and the present continuous.
Part D. Revision exercises
Ex. 1. Complete the boxes. Use the verb to work:
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| I You ...... They | work. | ...... You We They | . | ||||||||
| She He It | . | She He ...... | . | ||||||||
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| Do | I you ............ they | ............? | Yes, No, | I you ............ they | ............. ............. | ||||||
| ............ | ............ he ............ | ............? | Yes, No, | ............ he I | ............. ............. | ||||||
Ex. 2. Complete the extracts with the present simple in the box near each extract. Which extract is from a detective story / an encyclopedia / an e-mail to a pen friend?
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| Do Help Live Look Own Rain | We (a) live in Lisbon. My parents (b) _________ a furniture shop, and I (c) _________ them in the shop at weekends. Please write bask and tell me about you and your family. What (d) _________ you _________ like? (Can you send a photo?) What (e) _________ your parents _________? And what about the weather in England? (f) _________ it really _________ all the time? |
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| Believe Belong (not) know Own Think Want | So who (a) _________ the gun _________ to, Smith? Well, Inspector, we (b) _________ that only three people in the village (c) _________ a gun, but we (d) _________ which of them had a motive for killing the Professor. Lets go back to the scene of the crime I (e) _________ to try an experiment. (f) _________ you _________ in telepathy, Inspector Turner? |
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| Come Get Not drink Have Not have Spend | The koala is an Australian mammal. It (a) _________ thick fur and round ears but it (b) _________ a tail, like a teddy bear. Koalas (c) _________ most of the day sleeping. They (d) _________ water, but they (e) _________ liquids from eating eucalyptus leaves. The word koala (f) _________ from the Aborigine word meaning no drink. |
Ex. 3. Complete the sentences with the present continuous of the verbs in the box:
| breath, clean, die, eat, get (2), have, not do, not get, not set, spend, stay, suffer, talk, use, visit, watch |
1) This is Sandra Wise with the news headlines: the President (a) . the UK this week: he and his wife (b) . at Londons famous Savoy Hotel. Today he (c) . a meeting with the British Prime Minister, and later in the week...
2) ... later on Ten News tonight: why we as a nation (d) . fat: a nutrition expert says that our children (e) . too much junk food and (f) . enough exercise, and as parents we (g) . good example: we (h) . more time than ever in the car or in front of the TV
3) and finally, (i) . your health . because of indoor pollution? (j) . you . in dangerous chemicals while you sit at home watching this programme? According to a report by the Clean Air Society, this is a serious problem for millions of people. The president of the society even claims that people (k) . because of the air they breathe in their own homes.'
4) Kris: Hi, Robin, its Kris. (1) . you . the news on TV?
Robin: No, actually I (m) . the kitchen! I (n) . ready for Sammys party tomorrow.
Kris: (o) . you . a cleaner with chemicals in it?
Robin: Well, yes, I suppose. Kris, what (p) . you . about?
Kris: Oh, it's just that there was an item about indoor pollution, and...
Ex. 4. Rephrase each sentence so that it means the same as the preceding one:
| 1) I have no idea where my keys are. (KNOW) 2) They are still in search of a good job. (TRY) 3) Whats the price of the shoes? (COST) 4) Is the cassette really Johns? (BELONG) 5) The matter is none of your business. (CONCERN) | 6) Whats your opinion of his last novel? (THINK) 7) What are your plans for the coming holiday? (SPEND) 8) There are fifty maps in this atlas. (CONTAIN) 9) Helen and Davids wedding is next weekend. (MARRY) 10) Theres a heavy rain in this area. (IT) |
Ex. 5. Circle the correct word or phrase:
1) Elizabeth usually goes / is usually going to bed at around eleven oclock.
2) Dan talks / is talking on the other phone right now.
3) We dont eat / arent eating any meat at the moment as were both on a diet.
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4) Does air travel get / is air travel getting increasingly safe?
5) My mum calls / is calling me every weekend without fail.
6) How much do babysitters generally earn / are babysitters generally earning?
7) You always come / Youre always coming up with excuses for not having done your homework.
8) I dont go / Im not going out much during the week but I always try / Im always trying to go somewhere on Saturday night.
9) The train does stop / is stopping here.
10 My mum takes / is taking part in ice-skating competition almost every weekend.
Ex. 6. Use the present simple and the present continuous in the following sentences:
1) He has suffered a great deal of pain. You (not to think) he (to behave) very well? 2) I (to live) up here. 3) I never (to change) my shoes even when I (to get) my feet wet. 4) By the way, what Bill (to do) now? 5) The guard stared at him. You (to have) a pass? 6) Im sorry. Im no good at this sort of thing. I cant do it. You properly (not to try). 7) Mr. Brown (to play) cards? he asked. 8) Tom (to keep) something secret. He (not to tell) you everything? 9) They will have to stay with us when they (to arrive) here. 10) And what has become to Mr. Jones? the man asked. He (to do) well. 11) You must forgive me, Mr. Smith said, but I (not to touch) alcohol. 12) Its no use mumbling and imagining that you (to speak) English. 13) I (to expect) Ill do whatever you (to say), she said. 14) Dan, she said, why your brother (to call) so early? 15) I (to believe) she (to feel foolish this morning. 16) If there is one thing I (not to like) on a voyage it is the unexpected. Naturally I (not to talk) of the sea. The sea (to present) no problem. 17) He will give me a welcome whenever I (to come) here. 18) A very old woman was staring at them. We (to do) something to attract attention? Grace asked. 19) At the further end of the village (to stand) the medieval church. 20) I shall go mad if this (to go) on much longer.
Ex. 7. Complete the text with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets. If both forms are possible, write both.
Doctors express concern over heavy school bags
Every year thousands of children (go) to the doctor because of back pain, and in fact, this kind of problem (rapidly become) one of the most common childhood complaints. And what exactly (cause) this outbreak of back: strain and muscle fatigue? It (seem) that even quite young children (take) more and more to school − not just books, but also clothes and games players − and their backpacks (simply weigh) too much. Some kids (carry) more than 25 % of their bodyweight in a bag that has a nice cartoon character on the bag, but which (actually give) them serious backache, reported Dr Elaine Sachs. Most parents (simply not realize) what (happen).
Ex. 8. Correct the mistakes in some of the sentences:
| 1) My brother work in a bank. 2) He no works in a bank. 3) Honestly. Hes a robber. 4) Listen. He cares about money. He dont care about you. 5) Youre wrong. Youre just jealous. Hes loving me. | 6) What means jealous? 7) What are you doing? 8) Im a doctor. 9) Are you good at football? 10) Yes, Im playing it every week. 11) Do you go out tonight? 12) I dont know yet. |
Ex. 9. Make questions from the following statements, asking about the words in italics.
E.g. Who are you looking at? I'm looking at that man.
| a. Shes talking about politics. b. Im waiting for the postman to arrive. c. He works for the American government. d. Im writing to the Prime Minister. | e. She was angry with her husband. f. The house belongs to Mr. Briggs. g. The letters for you. h. I stayed with some friends. |
Ex. 10. Write an appropriate question.
Example: What time did you go to bed last night? At midnight.
| a) ____? Twice a week. b) ____? Blue. c) ____? Forty miles. d) ____? Peters. e) ____? Air France. f) ____? To Alice. | g) ____? Twenty pounds a week. h) Which____? BBC2. i) ____? It is cold and rainy. j) ____? The Daily Mail. k) ____? Novels and short stories. |
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Ex. 11. Write some indirect questions about the following newspaper headlines.
