Exercise 6. Imagine that you are Russian student studying abroad. Write a letter to your parents about the modern system of higher education in Europe.
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The verb “to be”
Normally we use the verb “to be” to show the status or characteristics of something or someone (as a stative verb). It says what I am, what you are or what something is.
Exercise 1 . Put in “to be” in Present Simple.
1. I ... a pupil. 2. My father ... not a teacher, he ... a scientist. 3. ... your aunt a doctor? - Yes,
she ... . 4. ... they at home? - - No, they ... not at borne, they ... at work. 5. My brother ... a worker. He ... at work. 6. ... you an engineer? - - Yes, I.... 7. ... your sister a typist? No, she ... not a typist, she ... a student. 8. ... your brother at school? - - Yes, he ... . 9. ... your sister at school? - No, she ... not at school. 10. My ... sister ... at home. 11. ... this your watch? • Yes, it ... . 12. She ... an actress. 13. This ... my bag. 14. My uncle ... an office-worker. 15. He ... at work. 16. Helen ... a painter. She has some fine pictures. They ... on the walls. She has much paper. It ... on the shelf. The shelf ... brown. It ... on the wall. Helen has a brother. He ... a student. He has a family. His family ... not in St. Petersburg, it ... in Moscow.
Exercise 2. Put in the verb “to be”.
1, My father ... a teacher. 2. He ... a pupil twenty years ago. 3.1... a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister ... not ... at home tomorrow. 5. She ... at school tomorrow. 6. ... you ... at home tomorrow? 7,... your father at work yesterday? 8. My sister ... ill last week. 9. She ... not ill now. 10. Yesterday we... at the theatre. 11. Where ... your mother now? — She ... in the kitchen. 12. Where ... you yesterday? — I ... at the cinema. 13. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ... at home. 14. ... your little sister in bed now? — Yes, she ... 15. ... you... at school tomorrow? — Yes I ... . 16. When my granny... young, she ... an actress. 17. My friend K,,. in Moscow now. 18. He ... in St. Petersburg tomorrow. 19. Where ... your books now? -- They ... in my bag.
The verb “to have”
The verb “to have” is one of the most common verbs in the English language. It functions in various ways. As a main verb “to have” implies the meaning of possession. For example: “I have a job.” “I have a car.“ "I don't have any time."
When it is used to indicate possession you can say "I have..." or you might see or hear "I have got...". When you are talking about actions, you only use "have". For example: I have a shower every day. - I'm having a shower now. When you are talking about possession you can say “have” or “have got”. For example: I have a shower in my bathroom, I don't have a bath. = I have got a shower in my bathroom. I haven't got a bath.
Exercise 3. Choose the correct answer:
1.My dog have /has a long tail. 2. The coffee have/has milk in it. 3. They have/has the correct answer. 4. The flag of Israel have/has a star on it. 5. I never have/has a clean room. 6. The house have /has a lot of furniture. 7. The water have/has a bad taste.