III Grammar Skills

1. Read the following numbers:

15, 26, 17, 60, 126, 697, 365, 450, 1920, 49, 117, 152, 12017, 15600, 158758.

2. How much is:

10+35= 258+2= 5000-2000=

2+6= 528-12= 300-100=

63+5= 540+60= 60000-1000=

68-5= 28+12= 180000-10000=

3. Give the answers to the following questions:

1. How many minutes are there in an hour?

2. How many days are there in a week?

3. How many days are there in a month?

4. How many months are there in a year?

5. How many days are there in a year?

4. Put the words in the right order:

1. to work / every morning / walks / George.

2. to work / tomorrow / Are you going?

3. next week / They / to London / are / going.

4. goes / every year / to Italy / Gill.

5. football / don’t like / very much / I.

6. I / very well / French / don’t speak.

7. You / the same clothes / wear / every day.

5. Make-up sentences from the following words:

1. home, you, time, are, what, going?

2. to, listen, who, going, you, are, to?

3. row, they, sitting, the, are, second, in.

4. writing, they, or, are, reading?

5. friend, with, exercises, to, I, going, my, English, do, my, am.

6. of, a, visit, to, going, friend, hers, is, she.

7. do, tonight, are, what, going, to, you?

6. Choose the correct form:

1. My friend (lives, is living) in Odesa.

2. I (read, am reading) an interesting book.

3. His sister (plays, is playing) the piano very well.

4. My brother (studies, is studying) at the Polytechnic.

5. They (speak, are speaking) English quite well.

6. We usually (visit, are visiting) our friend on our days-off.

7. What (do you do, are you doing) now?

8. We (have, are having) a laboratory session now.

9. It is 8 o’clock. Peter (reads, is reading) a newspaper.

10. The students (take, are taking) their examinations now.

7. Use either the Simple Present or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets:

1. We (stay) … in this Ukrainian town for 3 days.

2. Look. It (begin) … to rain. Unfortunately, I (have not) … my umbrella with me.

3. I (read) … the article about the natural resources of Ukraine now.

4. My friend (to be interested in) … the history of Kyiv.

5. We (to be going) …to travel to the South of Ukraine.

6. The students of our group (attend) …lectures in mathematics twice a week.

7. This afternoon she (help)… me with my mathematical assignment because I (understand, not) … the material.

8. Who is that woman who (stand) … next to the window?

8. Translate into English:

1. Ми зупинилися в готелі “Столичний”.

2. Я чекаю на гостей.

3. Він від’їздить сьогодні ввечері.

4. Що ти робиш, Петре?

5. Не турбуйте його. Він спить.

6. Де Ольга?- Вона готує вечерю.

7. Проходьте сюди, будь ласка. Директор чекає на вас.

9. Ask questions to the following answers:

1. We are going to visit the Opera and Ballet Theatre.

2. A chambermaid is cleaning their suits now.

3. I am looking for the key. I have lost it, I’m afraid.

4. Steve is still writing the text.

5. Alice leaves for Paris tomorrow.

6. Nick is ironing his trousers.

7. He always cooks breakfast for his wife.