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ENGLISH LESSON N1 GRAMMAR: I S/ES Pronunciation: /s/ after /P/T/K/F/: gets, tops, takes, laughs /iz/əz/ after /S/Z/d / / /t /: relaxes, freezes, watches 33 Says/ sez/ /z/ for all the other sounds: lives, learns, buys ss III Adverb of Frequency: Always 100% usually 99 – 90% Often 90 – 75 % sometimes 75 – 25% Seldom 25 – 10% rarely 10 – 1% Never 0% I Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of words in parentheses II –ED Pronunciation: /əd/id/ after /d/t/: wanted, started, needed ss /t/ after Voiceless sounds: p, f, ө, t, s, /t , k, h: stopped, worked, watched, addressed, washed /d/ for all the other sounds: lived, enjoyed, rubbed, changed, bathed, learned IV Simple Past tense of “Wish” expresses something which is not happens at present time, imagination: - I wish I know how to fly an airplane (in this case, I don’t know how to fly an airplane) - I wish I had a lot of friend at school - (actually, I don’t have many friends at school at all) It is ……… much warmer than this in July (normal) II Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences I know ……… how she felt (exact) always/ Canada/ the/ to/ go/ we/ spring/ in I felt quite ……… with my day’s work (satisfy) when/ stay/ we/ hotel/ a/ come/ town/ this/ usually/ we/ to/ in Her ……… was a shock to him (die) plane/ sometimes/ travel/ we/ by It is ……… even think of the horrors of the nuclear war (frighten) children/ with/ never/ our/ us/ come I was struck by the sudden ……… that I would probably never see we/ restaurant/ go/ a/ often/ evenings/ Friday/ to/ on her again (realize) that/ known/ this/ never/ is/ best/ I/ have/ hotel/ the We postponed our picnic because it was raining ……… (heavy) seldom/ for/ she/ late/ is/ class I am not really interested in ……… French (study) in/ eleven/ by/ rule/ I am/ as/ a/ bed III Read the table and then fill in the blank Today is the first day of the school year I Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday have just got my new time – table The first lesson 7.00 – 7.45 Physics Literature Mathematics Literature Mathematics is (1) ……… This lesson begins at 7.50 and (2) 7.50 – 8.35 Mathematics Physics Literature Mathematics Literature Geography ……… at 8.35 and then we have a (3) ……… 8.40 – 9.25 Mathematics Biology Chemistry Physics English Technology The break lasts from 9.25 to 9.455 the two lesson 9.25 – 9.45 Break Break Break Break Break Break (4) ……… the break are history and English 9.45 – 10.30 History Technology Civic Edu Chemistry IT English Tomorrow we have (5) ……… before the 10.35 – 11.20 English IT IT Class Meeting 14.40 – 16.20 Physics Edu IT = Information Technology; Edu = Education IV Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition We arrived ………the station five minutes late I got ……… a panic when I found the door was locked Are you content ……… your salary? The government is going to put ………two more schools in this city The doctor said his life was ……… danger, which made his wife very worried ……… spring the place is crowded ……… skiers – How you go to school? – ……… bycicle I had a long chat ……… her ……… music ………line V Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets of words or phrases, sentences that together make up a story about a fire in an apartment building I/ sitting/ apartment/ watching TV/ when I noticed/ flames/ through open door Room/ be full/ smoke VI Order 01 02 03 04 05 06 VII I/ ring/ fire – bell/ alarm/ sound at once I/ tried/ room/ and/ see/ fire/ begin/ spread down the corridor Luckily/ there be no panic/ everyone/ stay calm We/ walk downstairs/ out into the street A few minutes later/ fire brigade/ arrive/ everyone cheer However/ it take/ over an hour/ extinguish/ fire Tick () the correct sound for the letters in bold in the words below Words /e/ /æ/ /i/ /i:/ Order Said 07 Busy 08 Man 09 Bag 10 Seat 11 Interest 12 Words /e/ /æ/ /i/ /i:/ Kiss Meat Sheet Green Head Ready Choose the best answer It was … hot that I decided to stay indoors all day a so b too c such d very She lives near me and I speak to her everyday on my … travel to work a road b way c street d travel My father enjoys … for a walk in the park after dinner a taking b having c going d sightseeing In spite of her protest, her father … her train for the race two hours a day a let b caused c insisted d made we drove around the city for an hour looking of a parking … a area b space c house d stop The teacher … the students the solution to the problem a told b said c discussed d explained His parents don’t … of his having parties every week a agree b approve c support d appreciate 8.At 4:30 everyday she has to go and … up her children from school a take b drive c bring d pick I was ill all day yesterday, so I just sat and … television a saw b looked c watched d noticed 10 Do you fancy a … of tennis this afternoon? a play b game c part d match VIII Fill in each gap in the sentence with one appropriate word from the box brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences, family, danger, routines, children, neighbors When the children are at school, Mrs White does her usual … There’s a lot of … involving in rock climbing The success of the crop depends on the … IX Match a verb in column A with a phrase in column B A To drink To lead To arrive To put To pump To talk To take To come To have 10 To leave 11 To go 12 To XI B a b c d e f g h i j k l At the airport quite early To bed at about 10 pm Water into the field A short rest A cup of tea A wonderful vacation To see neighbors The house at a quarter past five Up the tents in the middle of the field Everything as planned The buffalo to the field In a friendly way We can see many … of corn in the village Turn the radio down, or you’ll wake the … Almost every … in the town owns a television Whenever you see a house on fire, call out the fire … The street is covered with old cans and other kinds of … Several … aged about seven, were playing in the yard 10 He had many interesting … while he was traveling in Africa X Fill in each gap in the sentences with correct form of the word in bracket He is … (content) to stay in his present job for the time being Please write your name, age and … (occupy) on the form All the machine are inspected twice … (day) I find it … (interest) to talk to Tom’s grandfather For further … (inform), write to the managing director of the film The river here is very … (danger) for swimmers They had a very … (wonder) vacation at the end of the school year The girl felt quite … (satisfy) with her examination results A … (fish) is someone who catches fish, either as a job or as a sport 10 I never feel very … (comfort) in my employer’s presence 11 They are keeping her in the office for her own … (safe) 12 We were very … (lucky) with the weather on vacation 13 Our … (fly) will arrive at London International Airport at 6:30 14 When he lived in Paris, he visited me … (occasion) Fill in each gap of the letter with one suitable word in the box news, letter, moon, people, nothing, experience, wood, noise, picnic, silence, weekend, birthday Dear Ann, Thank you very much for your (1) … which arrived this morning It was really my turn to write, as you say, but I seem to have so little (2) … these days I mean, life goes on as always, and nothing special seems to happen Last (3) … was fun, though As you may remember, it was Daisy’s (4) … last Saturday, and she wanted to something different Instead of usual party at home, she decided to have midnight (5) … in Glover Wood We all met a cafeteria, had a few drinks, and then went on down to the (6) … Fortunately, there was a bright (7) … , so we were able to make our way there without much trouble As you can imagine, there was a great deal of messing about when we got there – (8) … shouting and chasing each other around But when we started eating, the (9) … died down It was then that we suddenly became aware of the stillness of the night, and although it sounds odd to say so, the (10) … , seemed even louder than the noise we had been making before All in all, it was an unforgettable (11) … – I am sure Daisy’s picnic will be talked about for some time Well, (12) … more to tell you just now Hope to see you at Christmas Love, Jane XII Fill in each gap with one suitable word with the first letter given My grandfather always g… up early in the morning He mother is in the k … cooking dinner for her family Wet weather likely to c… for a few more days Daisy returns h… at 6:30 every evening No tax is payable on gift between h… and wife Literature, h… and language are subjects of social sciences XIII The p… took off half an hour late Remember to f… seat – bell when you are travelling in your car Doctor worked through the night to save the l… of the injured man 10 Advertisements aim to persuade people to s… more and more money Match a word in box A with a word in box B to have a pair of synonyms Box A: Boil; Arrive; Local; Contented; Interesting; Purchase; Begin; Fasten; Danger; 10 Cheap; 11 Always; 12 Early Box B: a Centre; b Never; c Boring; d Loosen; e Finish; f Safely; g Freeze; h Expensive; i Unhappy; j Late; k Leave; l Sell XIV Fill each gap in the passage with the correct form of the word in the blankets The best (1) ……… (birth) I’ve ever had when I was twenty years olds My family said they were going to take me go out for dinner, but they had (2) ………(secret) planned a surprise party for me As I opened the door to leave the house, there was about 20 friends (3) ……… (stand) outside They all sang “Happy birthday” and then we went back inside I was (4) ……… (give) a lot of cards and my father gave me a small present I opened it and I found that was a motorcycle key I felt very (5) ……… (excite) because my parents had bought me a motorcycle My mother brought out a cake with candles on I was so (6) ……… (emotion) that I almost couldn’t blow them out I just managed to make a short (7) ……… (speak) thanking for (8) ……… (come) and then we partied into the night XV Choose the word that doesn’t belong to the same group A Plow B Harrow C Raise D Leave A Frightened B Cheerful C Satisfied D Contented A Land B Field C Rest D Crop A Lovely B Slowly C Exactly D Suddenly A Morning B Week C Evening D Afternoon A Tent B Camp C Buffalo D Sleeping – bag A Play B Work C Repair D Pump A Flight B Lounge C Seaside D Check – in A Quick B Ready C Short D Quite 10 A Fishing B Camping C Smoking D Farming