CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

ГЛАГОЛ (THE VERB)

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Настоящее простое время (The Present Indefinite Tense)

ГЛАГОЛ "TO BE"

Ex. 1. Put in the words “is”, “are” or “am”

1. John _______ in London now. 2. John and Nina _______ not in Moscow, they ________ in Kiev. 3. I _______ at home now. 4. I _______ ten years old. 5. Nick and Peter _______ older than I _______ 6. The director _______ very busy all day. 7. My sister _______ not at school now, she _______ at home. 8. The cat _______ under the bed, and the kittens _______ on the bed. 9. Who _______ under the bed? 10. Thank you, I _______ not hungry. 11. There _______ a big table in the dining-room. 12. There _______ no beds in this room.

Ex. 2. Put in the verbs “am”, “is” or “are”

The Fox and the Grapes

A Fox comes to a big garden which ______ full of tasty grapes. The Fox ______ very hungry, he ______ ready to eat the grapes. But the grapes ______ very high, and it ______ difficult to get them. The Fox begins to jump. He jumps and jumps, again and again, but there ______ no result. When the Fox ______ tired, he goes away and says loudly: “I do not want to eat these grapes! They ______ too green. I ______ sure that they ______ not tasty at all.”

Ex. 3. Put in the verbs “am”, “is”, “are”

1. There ______ three foxes in the garden. 2. The gardens ______ big. 3. There ______ only one book on the shelf.
4. There ______ five pencils on the desk. 5. This winter ______ not very cold. 6. These books ______ not very interesting. 7. ______ the table near the window? 8. ______ these windows always open? 9. ______ this your pen?
10. ______ these your cats? 11. The men ______ in the kitchen. 12. ______ there many children in the classroom? 13. How many women ______ there in the kitchen? 14. How many kittens ______ there in the basket?

Ex. 4. Finish the second sentence using the model:

1. He is very hungry. – They ________________________

2. I am sure of it. – He _____________________________

3. It is on the table. – They _________________________

4. She is very tired. – We ___________________________

5. They are at home in the evening. – I ________________

6. He is very kind to us. – You _______________________

7. We are ready to go there. – She ____________________

8. You are a good student. – He ______________________

9. He is very busy. – They _________________________

10. They are often late for classes. – You _______________

Ex. 5. Use shortened forms of the verb using the model:

I’m happy; He’s happy; They’re happy

1. He is my friend. 2. I am usually at home in the evening.
3. She is at school now. 4. They are already students. 5. John is a nice boy. 6. The girls are always well dressed. 7. Mary is my younger sister. 8. We are all glad to see you. 9. There is a kitten on the bed. 10. It is very cold today.

Ex. 6

a) Put in the verb “to be” (“am”, “is”, “are”)

Tom and Bill come to a small hotel and take a room in which there ______ two beds. In the next room there ______ two young men, who invite Tom and Bill for a drink. At night Tom and Bill go back to their room. It ______ dark in the corridor, and there ______ no light in their room. By mistake they go into one bed. Soon Tom says: “You know, Bill, I think that there ______ a man in my bed.” Bill answers, “You know, Tom, there ______ a man in my bed, too! His feet ______ on my pillow.” “What ______ you going to do?”, asks Bill. Tom answers: “I ______ going to push him to the floor.” Bill says, “I ______ going to do the same.” They begin to fight, and after some time Tom says, “You know, Bill, I ______ on the floor now. I think my man ______ very strong. And how ______ you?” Bill answers: “I ______ on the floor, too. I think my man ______ stronger than I ______” Tom says, “It ______ a very strange hotel!”

b) Answer the questions about the story above

1. How many beds are there in their room? 2. Who are in the next room? 3. Is it light or dark in the corridor? 4. Is there light in their room? 5. Who is there in Tom’s bed? 6. Is there a man in Bill’s bed? 7. Where are the man’s feet? 8. Is Tom going to push the man out of the bed? 9. What is Bill going to do? 10. Who are on the floor? 11. Is the man stronger than Tom is? 12. Are the men stronger than Tom and Bill are? 13. Who is there in every bed in this hotel?

Ex. 7. Finish these sentences using the model:

Is it cold here? – Yes, it is very cold here. / No, it is not very cold here.

1. Is it dark in the room now? – Yes, ___________________

2. Is it warm in the house? – No, _____________________

3. Is it hot here in summer? – Yes, ____________________

4. Is it winter in Africa now? – No, ___________________

5. Is it three o’clock now? – No, _____________________

6. Is it far from here to your school? – Yes, _____________

7. Is it three o’clock in the morning now? – No, __________

8. Is it morning already? – Yes, ______________________

9. Is it comfortable to sleep on this bed? – No, __________

10. Is it time to have dinner? – Yes, ___________________

Конструкция с there обозначает нахождение какого-то предмета в каком-то месте, например: There is a table in the room. Конструкция с It обозначает природные явления: It often rains in autumn; It is cold here; It is five o’clock; It is morning already.

Ex. 8. Choose the construction It is... или There is / are...

1. ______ is cold in the house today. 2. ______ is a desk in the classroom. 3. ______ are pictures on the wall. 4. ______ is five o’clock now. 5. ______ is often very hot in Africa. 6. ______ are many cars in the street. 7. ______ is a woman with a baby on the chair. 8. ______ is nice to see you. 9. ______ is milk in the cup. 10. ______ are three cups on the table. 11. ______ is late already. 12. ______ is nothing in my bag.

Ex. 9. Give a short answer using the model:

1. Is it dark in the room now? – Yes, ___________________

2. Is there a lamp on the table? – Yes, __________________

3. Is it warm in the house? – No, ______________________

4. Are there any new words in the text? – Yes, ____________

5. Is it often hot here in summer? – Yes, ________________

6. Is there much snow on the roads today? – No, _________

7. Is it very windy outside? – No, ____________________

8. Is it three o’clock already? – No, ____________________

9. Is there a clock on the wall? – Yes, __________________

10. Are there many chairs in the classroom? – Yes, _________

11. Is it morning now? – Yes, _________________________

12. Is it time to go to bed? – No, _______________________

Ex. 10. Finish the sentences using the model:

Yes, it is / they are; No, it is not / they are not

1. Is this a cat? – Yes, ______________________________

2. Are these cats? – Yes, ____________________________

3. Are these houses? – No, __________________________

4. Is this a plane? – No, _____________________________

5. Is this a mountain? – No, __________________________

6. Are these cars and ships? – Yes, ____________________

7. Are these horses? – No, ___________________________

8. Is this a kitten? – No, _____________________________

9. Are these trains? – No, ___________________________

10. Is this a bus? – No, ______________________________

Ex. 11. Translate into English

1. В моей комнате два стола, а в твоей – один стол. 2. В твоей комнате очень холодно, а в моей комнате тепло. 3. Эти книги очень интересные, а та книга – не очень интересная. 4. Около моего дома есть большой сад. 5. Одна кровать маленькая. 4. На этой кровати (есть) два котенка. 5. На улице уже темно. 6. В комнате нет света. 7. Этот человек очень сильный. 8. Я сильнее, чем этот человек. 9. Уже очень поздно.

Ex. 12. Put in suitable words

1. ______ your son at home? 2. ______ your brothers at school? 3. ______ your mother at work or at ______? 4. ______ your sisters older than you? 5. _____ your room ______ or small? 6. ______ your brother _______ or younger than you? 7. ______ winter in England ______ or warm? 8. Is ______ the capital of England? 9. ______ you a student of the University or ______ you a ______ of college? 10. ______ Russia a big country or _______ it a small ______? 11. ______ these books more interesting ______ those books? 12. Are ______ cleverer than boys or not? 13. ______ there many beds in this ______? 14. ____________ a cup on the table?

Ex. 13. Transform direct speech into indirect. Begin the sentences with the words given below

a) “I want to know...”

1. Is this book interesting? 2. Are these stories easy to read? 3. Is your brother a student? 4. Are your friends students of German? 5. Is the blackboard clean? 6. Are there many children in your family? 7. Am I right about it? 8. Are all the dictionaries on the shelf? 9. Is there any tea in the tea-pot? 10. Are there any new words in this text?

b) “She wants to know...”

1. Where is your textbook? 2. Where are your friends? 3. How many new words are there in the text? 4. How are you today? 5. How is your mother? 6. Who are these people? 7. How far from your house is the theatre? 8. What is this film about? 9. What is there under the table? 10. For whom are all these letters?

Глагол “to have”

Ex. 1. Put in the verbs “have” or “has”

1. We ______ many English books. 2. My friend ______ two sisters. 3. My brothers ______ big cars. 4. Nick ______ a dog, and his friends ______ cats. 5. The boy _____ many English lessons at school every day. 6. A week ______ seven days, and a month ______ thirty days. 7. How many English books ______ you at home? 8. Who ______ an English dictionary at home? 9. How much milk ______ we at home? 10. I cannot wait, I ______ not much time.

Ex. 2. Put in the verbs “to be” (“am”, “is”, “are”) or “to have” (“have”, “has”)

1. I am ten years old, and she ______ twelve. 2. My friends are at school now and I ______ at home. 3. I have two brothers and he ______ only one brother. 4. He has two sisters and I ______ only one. 5. The table is near the window and the beds ______ near the door. 6. There are three books on the table and there ______ only one book on the shelf. 7. Nick ______ English lessons on Monday and his brothers ______ English lessons on Friday. 8. We ______ a cat and they ______ a dog. 9. What ______ there in your hands? 10. What ______ he in his hands?

Ex. 3

a) Choose the form of the verb in the Present Tense

The Dog and the Bone

There (to be) ______ a dog in the street who (to have) ______ a big bone in his teeth. The dog (to be) ______ very happy that he ______ a bone. He goes to a small river which (to have) ______ a bridge over it. The dog goes along the bridge, and then he looks down into the water. He sees himself in the water, but he thinks that there (to be)______ another dog in the river, who (to have) ______ another big bone. The dog wants to get the bone which the other dog (to have) ______ He jumps down into the river, and in the end he (to have) ______ no bones at all, because his bone (to be) ______ now at the bottom of the river.

b) Give a short answer using “to be” or “to have” according to the model:

Yes, there is / Yes, he has или No, there is not / No, he has not

1. Is there a dog in the street? 2. Are there any cats in the street? 3. Has the dog a mouse in his teeth? 4. Is the bone small? 5. Is the dog happy about it? 6. Has the river a bridge over it? 7. Is there a boat in the river? 8. Has the other dog a bone in his teeth, too? 9. Has the dog any bones at the end of the story? 10. Is the story real?

Ex. 5. Put in the words given in brackets

1. I have dinner at home on Sunday (usually) 2. She is at home at this time (always) 3. It is cold here in winter (often) 4. John has music lessons in the evening (seldom) 5. I am late for my classes (sometimes). 6. My father is tired after work (often) 7. There are many mistakes in her tests (never) 8. He has a lot of mistakes in his homework (usually) 9. It is interesting to listen to his stories (always) 10. We have guests on Sunday evening (often).

Ex. 6. Give short answers

Model: Yes, he is / he has; No, he is not / he has not

1. Have you many brothers and sisters? 2. Are there many children in your family? 3. Has your mother many children? 4. Has your father much work to do? 5. Is there a piano in your room? 6. Are your friends at school now? 7. Has your uncle a dog in his home? 8. Is your friend younger than you? 9. Have you many classes on Friday? 10. Are you taller than your friend? 11. Is your friend younger than you? 12. Are there many theatres in your town?

Ex. 7. Ask questions about these sentences using the model:

I have a car – Have you a car?
There is a piano in the room. – Is there a piano in the room?

1. The dog has a bone in his teeth. 2. There is a bone in the dog’s teeth. 3. John and Bill have many friends at school. 4.There are many children in the hall. 5. My brother has a big house. 6. There is a big dog near the house. 7. We have two girls in our family. 8. There are to girls in our family. 9. You have a red pencil. 10. There is a red pencil on the desk.

Ex. 8. Open the brackets. Retell the joke

An old man comes to a doctor and says: “Why (to be) ______ it, doctor, that I often (to have) ______ pains in my left foot?” The doctor answers: “It (to be) ______ because you (to be) not very young”. “But why (to be) ______ it,” the man asks again, “that my right foot (to be) ______ as old as the left, but I (to have) ______ no pains in the right foot at all?”

to be continued