Interrogative sentences

Find the right answers for the questions

1. Where is the book? 2. Is your car red? 3. Is your friend from Moscow? 4. Am I late? 5. Where is Ann from? 6. What colour is your hat? 7. Are you hungry? 8. How are your parents? 9. Who's that woman? 10. How old is your brother?

A London. В No, I'm not. С Yes, sure you are. D My mother. E Two. F Black. G No, it's blue. H In my bag. I No, he's not Russian. J Very well.

 

2. Make questions with these words. Use is or are

1. (at home / your mother?)

2. (your parents / well?)

3. (you / happy?)

4. (interesting / your job?)

5. (the shops / open today?)

6. (interested in sport / you?)

7. (near here / the post office?)

8. (at school / your children?)

9. (why / you / late?)

10. (where / the bus stop?)

       3. Complete the questions. Use What... /Who... /Where... /How...

1. -… are your parents? - They are very well.

2. -… the bus stop? - At the end of the street.

3. -… your children? - Five, seven and twelve.

4. -… these oranges? - 30 rubles a kilo.

5. -… your favourite sport? - Snowboarding.

6. -… the man in this photograph? - My grandfather.

7. -… your new shoes? Black.

 

Write the questions. Answer them

(name?) … … …

(from?) … … …

(American?) … … …

(how old?) … … …

(profession?) … … …

(brother a lawyer?) … … …

(your parents name?) … … …

(your parents age?) … … …

 

Give short answers (Yes, I am / No, he isn’t, etc)

1. Are you married?

2. Are you thirsty?    

3. Is it cold today?    

4. Is it Monday today?

5. Are you tired?

6. Is it dark now?

7. Are you a teacher?

8. Are your hands cold?

9. Is your mother a lawyer?

10. Is it winter now?

 

 

Unit II. My family

Vocabulary. Write down and learn the following words and words combinations

Family – семья Wife – жена Housewife – домохозяйка Husband – муж Daughter – дочь Son – сын Brother – брат Sister – сестра

Pet – домашнее животное Parents – родители Relarives – родственники Hobby – любимое занятие To be fond of – нравиться, любить To introduce – представлять (ся) To be married – быть замужем (женатым) To be single – быть незамужем (неженатым)

 

This is my family: my wife, my son, my daughter and I. My name is Alex Brown. I’m 35. My wife’s name is Kate Brown. She is 33. We have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy’s name is John. He is eleven years old. He is a schoolboy. My daughter’s name is Mary. She is very young. She is only five.

       I’m an electronics engineer. I work at a large factory. My wife is a housewife. She has a lot of work to do.

       We have many relatives: cousins, uncles, and aunts. My parents are fifty years old. They are farmers. Kate’s father is fifty-six and her mother is fifty-three. Kate’s sister Mary is her best friend. Mary is a college teacher. She is twenty-four. She is not married. She is fond of our children

       My hobby is sports. My wife’s hobby is gardening. My son’s hobby is reading. My daughter’s hobby is dancing.

       We are a happy family.

I. Read and learn the dialogues

A

- Have you got a large family?

- No, my family is rather small: my wife, my only son and I.

- What’s your son’s name? How old is he? What is his hobby?

- Not so many questions at once. My son is eleven, his name is Alec. He is fond of collecting stamps.

 

       B

- Is your family large?

- Not very. We are four: my wife, my two children and I.

- How old are your children?

- My son is fourteen and my daughter is twenty.

- What are they?

- My son is a schoolboy, my daughter is a student.

- I see.

 

II. Word study

What is your (friend’s, son’s, wife’s etc.) hobby?

Model: My son’s hobby is sports.

Use the words: pets, music, tennis, football, basketball, table tennis, hockey, dancing, singing, gardening, collecting.

What are your relatives?

Model: My father is an engineer.

Use the words: a cook, a pensioner, an economist, a secretary, schoolgirl, schoolboy, a student, a teacher, a computer-operator, a doctor, a worker, a dancer, a businessman

 

Use the right word

A brother, a worker, a son, at an office, an uncle, in the army, a policeman, a dentist, a taxi-driver, a teacher, a school head

1. My father is….

2. His … is a computer-operator.

3. He is a clerk ….

4. His … is an office worker.

5. My… is a rich businessman

6. Their son is… now. He is a soldier.

7. He is… and his brother is….

8. She is… and her sister is….

9. This man is… of our department.

 

Finish the following

1. She is 10. She is a….

2. My mother is 50. She is a….

3. Helen is my….

4. She is not….

5. My hobby is….

6. We have two….

7. My friend is a….

8. I have two… and three….

9. My brother is a very good….

10 We are a very….

 

Use

A. I, he, she, it, we, you, they

1. … am English

2. I have two books. … are good.

3. The book is not yellow. … is grey.

4. Are… a student?

5. You and I are Russian, … are English.

6. … is his aunt.

7. … is a teacher.

8. Are… from France?

 

       B. my, your, his, her, its, our, their

1. Mr. and Mrs. Green have two children. Both… children are boys.

2. Miss Smith is a teacher. … students are German.

3. We are French. … friends are English.

4. You are in Bristol but… family is I York.

5. I have a small cat. … cat is very funny.

6. My daughter has got a dog. … nose is long.

7. My friends have got a car. … car is nice.

8. Mary has got a new bag. … bag is very big.

 

       C. have got, has got

1. He… a large family.

2. Mary… two pets at home.

3. They… a very nice flat in Moscow.

4. Peter… many friends at college.

5. … you… many English books at home?

6. … she… any brothers or sisters? – Yes, she… two brothers and a sister.

7. My mother… three children.

8. I… two cousins, an aunt and an uncle.

 

III. Grammar practice. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Positive sentences

 

1. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:

eat  have lie   play sit   wait

1 She is eating an apple.

2. He… … … for a bus.

3. They… … … football.

4. … … … on the floor.

5. … … … breakfast.

6. … … … on the table.

2. Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:

come get  happen      look make start stay try   work

1. ‘You 're working hard today.’ ‘Yes, I have a lot to do.’

2. I… … … for Christine. Do you know where she is?

3. It… … … dark. Shall I turn on the light?

4. They haven't got anywhere to live at the moment. They… … … with friends

until they find somewhere.

5. ‘Are you ready, Ann?’ ‘Yes, I… … ….

6. Have you got an umbrella? It... … … to rain.

7. You… … … a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I… … … to concentrate.

8. Why are all these people here? Do you know what… … …?

       4. Complete the sentences using one of these verbs:

       get  change       rise fall  increase

You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.

1. The population of the world is rising very fast.

2. Ken is still ill but he… … … better slowly.

3. The world… … …. Things never stay the same.

4. The cost of living… … …. Every year things are more expensive.

5. The economic situation is already very bad and it… … … worse.

 

       Negative sentences

1. What aren't you doing at the moment? Write 10 true sentences

           

2. Write negative sentences

1. (It / rain)It isn’t raining.

2. (My sister / wash / my hair)

3. (Our neighbor / wash / bis car)

4. (My mother / drink / coffee)

5. (It / get / cold)

6. (My brother / learn / French)

7. (She / listen / to radio)

8. (The sun / shine)

9. (She / wear / jeans)

10. (My grandfather / read / a newspaper)

 

       3. Translate into English

1. Она сейчас не разговаривает по телефону.

2. Он сейчас не ест конфеты.

3. Они не играют во дворе сейчас.

4. Его отец не смотрит телевизор сейчас.

5. В данный момент Мария не готовит обед.

6. Моя племянница не играет сейчас на пианино.

7. Я сейчас не работаю в офисе.

8. В данный момент класс не пишет сочинение.

9. Мой брат не пьет сейчас молоко.

10. Она не читает сейчас журнал.

       Interrogative sentences

       1. Write questions from these words. Use is or are and put the words in order

1. (working / Paul / today?) Is Paul working today?

2. (what / doing / the children?) What are the children doing?

3. (you/ listening / to me?)… … ….

4. (where / going / your friends?)… … ….

5. (your parents / television / watching?)… … ….

6. (what / cooking / Ann?)… … ….

7. (why / you / looking / at me?)… … ….

8. (coming / the bus?)… … ….

 

       3. Use the words in brackets to complete the questions

1. ‘Is Colin working this week?’ ‘No, he's on holiday.’ (Colin / work)

2. Is… … … his car at the moment? (your father / repair)

3. Why… … … at me like that? What's the matter? (you / look)

4. ‘Jenny is a student at university.’ ‘Is she? What… … …?’ (she / study)

5. … … … to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody / listen)

6. How is your English?... … … better? (it/ get)

 

       Review