Match the verbs and the nouns-

Past tenses
1. He (to break) a window yesterday.
2. I (to bring) a letter before she (to call).
3. Mary (to watch) TV while they (to cook) supper.
4. My mum (to come) home by 6 yesterday.
5. You (to open) the window when you (to return) yesterday.
6. The students (to prepare) for the exam from 3 to 7 last Monday.
7. They (to study) in London for 4 years.
8. After 1 (to see) her 1 (to remember) that we (to meet) many years before.
9. Nick (to visit) the USA after he (to Icarn) English.
10. They (to wait) for us all day long yesterday.
11. Peter (to go) to school since 2000.
12. The day before yesterday we (to write) a composition.

(money,information,the Internet,books in the original language,a presentation,advice,knowledge,news).

2.Do you remember limericks,the short nonsense poems?Here is one for you.

Read the limerick and answer the questions below.

There was once a young boy in Spain,Who looked after a cat called Jane.But when he looked for his cat,Jane looked like she was dead.Why she did that she couldn`t explain.

1.Whose name was Jane?

2.Who looked after who?

3.What happened in the end?

a)amaze...... e)achieve.......

b)happy...... f)announce........

c)aware........ g)nervous........

d)agree...... h)enjoy........

1)There is greater...............about global issues these days.

2)Unfortunately, the two sides failed to reach an........

3)When the young girl entered the room,she tried to hide her.......

4)Judy wished the bride and groom every................in the world.

2.a.Match the adjectives (1-5) to the nouns (a-e).

1)native a)snaps

2)traditional b)markets

3)local c)sites

4)holiday d)cuisine

5)historic e)people

b.Use the phrases to fill the gaps.

1)I d love to see your............of Jamaica

2)Tourist information centres offer a list of.....to visit

3)Goulash soup is part of the...........Hungarian

4)The...................of the Americas were the Indians.

5)Farmers often sell their crops at.........

3.Translate from Russian into English.

1)Посещать известные достопримечательности

2)Знакомиться с местными людьми

3)Опоздать на (авиа) рейс

4)Наслаждаться вечерами у костра

5)Разнообразный ландшафт

Simple or the Past Perfect. All the verbs are irregular.

fall

a) Harry_________ in love with a beautiful Greek girl while he was working inAthens.

b) At last there was silence from the back of the car. All the children_________ asleep.

feel

c) She told me that she__________ sick with nerves before making that speech.

d) Tom ___________really sorry for himself. Not only had his girlfriend gone off with his best friend, but he didn't get the promotion he wanted.

have

e) It was clear from the tense atmosphere that Susie and Gary__________ yet another row.

f) We___________ breakfast on the veranda every morning whilst we were staying inVenice.

tear

g) Camilla___________ his letter into tiny pieces and threw it onto the fire.

h) Johnny's mother asked him how he__________ his trousers.

(to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. My sister (to get) up at eight o'clock. For breakfast she (to eat) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o'clock. On Sunday we (to go) swimming. My brother (to play) the guitar in a band. I (to do) my homework in my room. They (to have) lunch at 10 o’clock. You always (to listen to) this song.

II. Change the verbs into the correct form. Make question forms.

I ( to wake up) at five in the morning? You (to go) to work by train? She (to drink) coffee every morning? Alexander (to exercise) regularly? You (to rest) enough? What time … you (to get up) in the morning? Where … your friend (to study)? Which TV programmes … you (to watch)? What … you (to do) on holidays? Where … your parents (to live)?

III. Change the sentences from positive into negative:

1. The sun rises in the west.The English Queen lives in Alaska. Manchester United footballers wear yellow shirts. Kangaroos come from Canada. In Britain people drive on the right. He drinks coffee for breakfast. They live in London. My friend speaks English. I like rock music.

10. We have classes on Sundays.