Grammar: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 529.

Lesson 6, Unit 2, p. 18-19 Self-assessment test

Курс, 1 семестр (ДОМАШНЄ ЗАВДАННЯ)

Ex. 1Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. I play /get/ live on very well with my older sister. 2. Glamorous / Brilliant / Brave people are not afraid in dangerous situations. 3. Nowadays young people watch TV more often than they play / go / do sport. 4. I'm sure Barbara will get a place at university. She's very determined / sympathetic / good. 5. My brother started / got / fall engaged at twenty- three. 6. Joseph Strauss developed / discovered / designed the Golden Gate Bridge in 1936.

Ex. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense.

1. Nick … (read) a lot in his free time. 2. I can't play tennis with you now. I … (do) my homework. 3. My father… (wait) for me when the plane landed. 4. In the summer we … (go) to the beach every day. 5. My sister … (not eat) meat. 6. He's a writer but he … (not write) anything at the moment. 7. I … (not see) Robert at school yesterday. 8. John and Susan … (meet) while they … (study) History at university.

Ex. 3 Write questions for the answers. The words in bold help you.

1. ____________________________________ ? - She likes rock and heavy metal.

2. ____________________________________ ? - I'm phoning my father.

3. ______________________________ ? - When you called Fiona was having a shower.

4. ____________________________________ ? - I've got one sister and one brother.

5. ____________________________________ ? - Ron got up at 11 a.m. yesterday.

6. ____________________________________ ? - My boyfriend's birthday is in August.

7. ____________________________________ ? – On Saturday I had lunch at home.

Ex. 4 Complete the sentences with the verbs below in the correct form.

Active words: rent; go; have; fall; pass; make; get;

1. Nick is very happy. He … his last exam yesterday. 2. I can't talk to you right now. I … shopping. 3. His parents … married in 1979. 4. When I came in, my two sisters … an argument. 5. Many students at my university come from other towns so they often … a flat or house together. 6. Tom … in love with a Spanish girl when he was on holiday in Madrid. 7. Mary, we … plans for the weekend. Where would you like to go?

Ex. 5 Read Cassie's article for a website for teenagers. Put sentences (a-g) in the correct place in the text.

a. I'm sure most of it came from your parents.

b. But there are some things that make me very angry.

c. You think they sometimes treat you like a child.

d. Do you try to understand them?

e. I think my friends don't know what they're saying!

f. They probably do more for you than you realise!

g. If you don't think they are always there for you, ask yourself some questions.

‘My parents don't care about me'

I think I'm a good friend - I always listen to my friends'problems and try to give them good advice. (1) … .

I don't really understand my friends who don't get on well with their parents and always complain about them. I often hear 'My mum doesn't understand me, My dad doesn't care about me, My parents never buy me things I want.' (2) … .

It's important that teenagers understand your parents are the people who care about you the most. They are always there for you.

(3) … . How did you get a roof over your head? Who gives you food every day? Who gives you a wonderful home?

There are other things too. Look in your bedroom. Where did you get all those things? Your bed, the clothes in the wardrobe, the blankets that keep you warm and all the other things. (4) … .

I don't like hearing how your parents do 'nothing' for you. (5) … . Think about it next time you start complaining about your parents - the people who care about you so much.

Yes, there are problems, of course. Your parents don't let you go out. (6) … . But why do you think they do that? The answer is simple: they worry and care about you, and that's why they sometimes don't give you the freedom you want.

So, please stop before you say 'My parents don't care about me.' They do. They don't understand you sometimes, that's true. Ask yourself a question: (7) …