1. Oscar Wilde and Bernard Shaw (be) the most witty British writers. 2. Fishermen often (tell) tales about their catches. 3. Their children (go) to a private school. 4. Little Amanda (collect) all sorts of toy-pigs. 5. My father (like) a lot of milk in his tea and a few lumps of sugar. 6. Anything that he (say) (be) worth listening to. 7. We usually (spend) on a hill that (overlook) lake Windermere, which (be) in the Lake District. 9. What this sentence mean? 10. I (live) in Moscow which (be) my native town.
Ex. 5 Write the following sentences in the negative and in the interrogative
1. She understands the rule. 2. He usually has breakfast at 8 o’clock. 3. The lecture starts at 10. 4. The flowers look fresh. 5. She usually walks in the morning. 6. He has coffee in the evening. 7. She remembers them well. 8. He plays chess very well. 9. She leaves home at 10 every day. 10. Ann misses you badly.
Ex. 6 Correct the sentences. Example – The Earth goes round the Moon. – The Earth doesn’t go round the Moon. The Moon goes round the Earth.
1. The Sun sets in the East. 2. Hens eat foxes. 3. Blacksmiths make things from wood. 4. The river Dvina flows into the Black sea.
Ex. 7 Answer the questions using Present Simple
1. What time do you go to college? (generally, usually) 2. What do you do on Sunday mornings? (often) 3. How do you spend your leisure time? (usually, occasionally) 4. What sort of radio programs do you listen to? (usually, often, always) 5. How do you help your parents? (always, sometimes, usually) 6. What sorts of films do you enjoy? (nearly always) 7. Where do you read for your examinations? (normally, sometimes) 8. Where do you have your meals? (usually, sometimes) 9. What do you take if you have a headache/ (generally, usually) 10. How do you celebrate your birthday? (nearly always, occasionally)
Ex. 8 Make questions. Begin the question using the words in brackets.
1. Felix watches birds. (how often?) 2. I write to my parents. (how often?) 3. I have dinner in the evening. (what time/ usually?) 4. She works. (where?) 5. I go to the Zoo. (how often?) 6. People do stupid things. (why?) 7. The motor breaks down. (why?)
Ex. 9 Read the description of the performance given by a woman-magician and her husband. Fill in the blanks using the verbs given for each paragraph. Note that the verbs aren’t in the correct order
Begin fly grow say I usually … the act myself. I … some magic words. A bird … out of an empty cage, and a flower … in an empty pot.
Join put come go Then Henry … me on the stage. He … into a box. I … knives through the box, but he always … out alive!
Choose cover turn applaud tel l Someone from the audience … a card. I … my back, and Henry … my eyes. I … the person what the card is. Everyone in the audience ….
Catch disappear throw Henry and I … colored balls into the audience. But no one ever … them! They … in clouds of smoke!
Weigh try rise clap A strong man from the audience … to lift a piano. He cannot, for it … 1000 kilos. But I … my hands, and the piano … into the air!
Finish play hide vanish flash Our act … with a marvelous spectacle. A green light … and the orchestra … a mysterious tune. Then a grey mist … us, and we … like ghosts!