3rd grade UNIT 2 HOLIDAYS.DAY OFF Grammar Exercises
I. Write the three forms of the following verbs. Learn them by heart. а) to repeat, to translate, to study, to answer, to ask, to stop, to finish.
b) to be, to have, to read, to write, to go, to do, to begin, to give, to see, to make, to know, to lie, to swim.
II. Write the -ing form of the following verbs. To be, to have, to travel, to study, to write, to read, to enjoy, to lie.
III. Read the following sentences, translate them into Russian and see how Past Simple and Past Continuous are used in them.1. I did my homework yesterday.2. I was doing my homework, when the telephone rang.3. He lived in Sochi last spring.4.
They met while he was living in Sochi. 1. I travelled to the sea last year.
2. We went to the beach last weekend.
3. We walked every day.
4. We had a good time.
5. We were very happy
IV. Copy the sentences of Ex. III.V. Find the sentences in the text in which Past Simple and Past Continuous are used and copy them.VI. Open the parenthesis in Past Simple. Model: I (go) to Crimea last summer. – I went to Crimea last summer.
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Boris (live) in London last year.2.
Mary and John (visit) Moscow last winter.3.
I (do) my homework yesterday.4.
We (read) the main text last week.5.
I (have) a great holiday last year.1. I (go) to the sea for a week.
2. We (come) to the seaside town.
3. I (have) a great holiday last year.
4. We (have) a swim.
5. We (enjoy)it.
VII. Open the parenthesis in Past Continuous. Model: We (swim) yesterday at 9 o'clock. – We were swimming yesterday at 9 o'clock.
1. I (read) an interesting text, when my sister came in.
2. “Mary, what you (do) yesterday at 8 o’clock?” I (talk) over the telephone.”
3. For weeks we talked about it and we (get) our things ready.
4. John and Mary (play) table tennis, when he broke his leg.
5. Mary (talk) on the phone, when the bell rang.”
VIII. Choose between Past Simple and Past Continuous.1. We (had / were having) a picnic when it (started / was starting) to rain.
2. She (slept / was sleeping), when I (came / was coming) in.
3. We (read / were reading) the main text, when the bell rang.
4. For a while, Boris (waited / was waiting for Mary), but she didn’t show up.
5. We (visited / were visiting) Crimea last summer.
IX. Translate the following sentences into English.1. В прошлом году мы ездили на морe.
2. Когда мы были на море мы купались и загорали.
3. Ты собрал вещи? - Да, я это сделал.
4. Когда я пришел, к Джону он спал.
5. Когда я возвращался с вокзала, я встретил Бориса.
X. Translate the following sentences into Russian and explain the difference between them.1. I went to Crimea last summer. I didn't go to Crimea last summer. I was going to Crimea, when I saw an accident.2. We lived in Crimea. We didn't live in Crimea. We met while we were living in Crimea.3. We waited for Boris yesterday. We didn't wait for Boris yesterday. We saw a miracle while we were waiting for Boris.XI. Make up sentences using the following words. Be ready to read and translate them.
Model: was / I / swimming / when / started / to/ it/ rain – I was swimming when it started to rain.
1. Our /was / the newspaper / reading / teacher / in / director / came / the.
2. Tom / for weeks / was/ talked / getting / things / our / ready / it / about/ and.
3. We / in / were / sun / the / lying / at 7 o'clock / yesterday.
4. I /saw / you / in / the / park / yesterday. You / were / on/ sitting / bench/ а / .5.
XII. Make up sentences using Past Simple and Past Continuous. Use the following hints.Past Simple:To have a holiday; to go to the sea; to have a swim; to go to the beach; to live.
Past Continuous:To get things ready; to lie in the sun; to read the main text about holidays; to swim.
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Making Questions
XIII. Make up questions to the following statements. Work according to the model. Model: We had a great holiday last year. – Did we have a great holiday last year?
1. We went to the sea last summer.
2. You went to the seaside last week.
3. We had a swim and enjoyed it greatly.
4. We talked about it for weeks.
5. We came to the seaside town.
XIV. Make up general questions to the following statements. Work according to the model. Model: You were swimming yesterday at 8 o’clock. – Were you swimming yesterday at 8 o’clock?
1. I was reading the main text when the bell rang.
2. He was working on phonetics when the teacher explained the rule.
3. We were swimming, when it started to rain.
4. You were playing table tennis, when she hurt her arm.
5. I was watching TV, when my neighbour came in.
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XV. Make up a monologue using Past Simple and Past Continuous. Be ready to reproduce it in one minute time.
XVI. Make up questions to the main text (as many as you can).
XVIII. Describe the pictures using the Grammar of the Unit (Past Simple and Past Continuous).