______________________________________________ Practical Grammar 2012 - 2013

Group 17 First Year (Гайдай Н.М.)

Module Test 1
Task 1 Match the verb forms with the correct description.
a) present forms
1. Robert goes to the gym every Sunday.
2. Most insects eat plants and other insects.
3. He's talking on the phone now.
4. In History this term, we're studying the Romans.
5. My school grades are getting better this year.
6. You’re always forgetting to pay the bills.
7. I've read three books about ancient Egypt.
8. I’ve been to some fantastic places.
9. They have been missing since last night.
10.I feel tired. I've been studying all day.
a) irritation at actions which happen too often
b) things that are happening now (at the time of speaking)
c) actions that happened in the past, but are still important now (news)
d) actions that happened in the past and have results in the present
e) actions or events that happen repeatedly (routines, habits)
f) things that are always true (general truths)
g) actions which started in the past and continue up to now.
h) things that are happening around the time when we speak
i) changing or developing situations
j) activities from the recent past which have consequences in the present
1… 2. … 3. … 4. … 5. … 6. … 7. … 8. … 9. … 10 …
b) future forms
1. I’ll take an umbrella with me, in case it rains.
2. We're flying to Barcelona next Thursday.
3. The film starts in ten minutes.
4. I'm quite sure you will like this film.
5. I’m cold. I’ll close the window.
6. Look at that cloud. It’s going to rain.
7. We’re going to stay here for a day or two.
8. If the weather is fine, we’ll go swimming.
9. If Alice doesn’t eat her vegetables, she won’t get any sweets.
10.Just think! We will be swimming in the sea this time tomorrow.
11.I’ll pass on the message to Jim. I’ll be seeing him at work later on today, anyway.
12.We will have returned home by Sunday afternoon
a) intentions and plans
b) timetables and programmes
c) possible future situations which we usually want to avoid
d) future situations possible under certain conditions
e) conditions for possible future situations
f) actions which will be in progress at a stated future time
g) actions which will be finished before a stated future time

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 h) predictions based on evidence or something we can see now
i) a definite future arrangement
j) predictions based on what we think or believe, or on experience
k) on-the-spot decisions, offers and promises
l) actions which will definitely happen as a result of a routine or arrangement
1. …c… 2. … 3. … 4. … 5. … 6. … 7. … 8. … 9. … 10. … 11. … 12. …
Task 2 Choose the correct answer. Put the letter into the box on the right.
1. Computers ... more and more efficient.
A are becoming B become C is becoming
2. Richard … really hard these days.
A works B has been working C is working
3. I ... Italian for three years now.
A learn B have been learning C am learning
4. The children’s party finishes at 6. – Okay. I … them up on my way home.
A pick B will pick C am going to pick
5. I … all my bills by next Friday. I promise.
A will have paid B will pay C am going to pay
6. I’m taking computer courses now because I … for a better job.
A look B will look C am going to look
7. It’s the first time I … a cake.
A bake B have bake C have baked
8. Millie … a lovely dress today.
A wears B is wearing C has been wearing
9. Let’s have a garden party today. – Well, your idea … really good.
A sound B is sounding C sounds
10.This term I’m acting in a TV drama and next summer I … in a musical.
A appear B am appearing C will appear
11.Jason … Amanda since he was five years old.
A knows B is knowing C has known
12.Look at that girl! She … off her horse. It’s tripped over a stone.
A is going to fall B will fall C will have fallen
13.Why are you breathing so hard? – I … for half an hour.
A am running B have run C have been running
14.The river Amazon … into the Atlantic ocean.
A is flowing B flows C has been flowing
15.How long has Sandra worked for that company? – By the end of this month she … there
for 15 years.
A will work B will be working C will have been working
Task 3 Ask questions to get the missing information. The answers are in the list below.
1. I’ve been in London for ... now. – ____________________________________
2. I’m staying here with ................ – ____________________________________
3. The British people are so .......... – ____________________________________
4. They often talk about ............... – _____________________________________
5. My friend always has high tea at ...... – ________________________________
6. ............. has taken me to the major tourist attractions in London.
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7. The river Thames flows .................... – ________________________________
8. There are ……………………........ in Sherlock Holmes Museum.
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9. Madame Tussaud’s wax museum is very popular with .....................
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10.By the end of my staying here I will have visited ........... places of interest.
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Answers: A week, my friend, reserved, the weather, 5 pm, John, through London, some unusual
exibits, topurists, a lot of

Task 4 Make believe that now you are on the Net with your sister who is on holiday abroad.
Your mother is asking questions and you are reporting them. Note that in reported speech they
are not questions any more. E.g.: “Are you all right?” - She asks if you are all right. “When
will you come back?” – Mum asks when you will come back.
1. How are things going on? - _________________________________________
2. Do you like it there? - ______________________________________________
3. What is the weather like? ___________________________________________
4. What places have you been to? ______________________________________
5. Will you send us some pictures you’ve taken? __________________________
6. Have you bought any souvenirs? _____________________________________
7. Do you like the food there? _________________________________________
8. How many meals a day do you have? _________________________________
9. How much does it cost? ____________________________________________
10.How long does it take you to get to the beach? __________________________
11.Are the people friendly? ____________________________________________
12.Have you seen any dolphins? ________________________________________
13.Are there any jelly-fish? ____________________________________________
14.Are you going to the concert tonight? _________________________________
15.Will you be doing your shopping? Could you buy a nice bracelet for me?
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Watch out! ‘When’ used as a question word and ‘if’ or ‘when’ used to report
questions can be followed by the future simple: When will I know the result? She
asks/ I wonder/I don’t know (What?) if I will get enough points for the test.
Don’t use the future simple in adverbial clauses of time and condition after
if, while, before, after, until, as soon as, by the time or in case. Use present simple
or present perfect instead. E.g.: I’ll wait until you finish/ have finished. (Not:
until you will finish) I’ll stay here in case you need my help. (Not:In case you will
need)
We’ll take a taxi if you finish late. (Not: if you will finish late.)
Compare: I don’t know (What?) when it will be ready. (object clause)
I will let you know (When?) when it is ready. (adverbial clause of time)
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Task 5 Choose the correct answer. Your friend is going to study in America for a year. You’re
talking to him about the rules there.
1. When … the papers … ready? a) are b)will … be c) is
2. Call me when you … at the place. a) arrive b) will arrive c) arrives
3. If you . ... for classes you’ll have problems. a) be late b) are late c) will be late
4. I wonder if you … to wear high heels.
a) are allowed b) will be allowed c) be allowed
5. If you cheat or crib someone …the teacher. a) will tell b) tells c) tell
6. I wonder if you …to chew gums in class?
a) are allowed b) will be allowed c) will allow
7. If you. .a part-time job you'll become more independent.
a) will find b) find c) finding
8. I wonder if British teachers …you work hard.
a) make b) makes c) will make
9. If you … on the school premises you will be punished.
a) smoke b) will smoke c) will be smoking
10.Take some souvenirs with you in case you … with a family
a) will live b) live c) will be living
1... 2. … 3. … 4. … 5. … 6. … 7. … 8. … 9. … 10. …

Task 6 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present or future forms.
Dear Victoria!
Thanks for your letter. I really enjoyed reading it. Your life at University (1)
…..................... (sound) great. I’m sure you (2) …..................... (do) well at your exams and
thoroughly enjoy your holidays.
I can’t say that my life is as exciting as yours at the moment, though. Actually, we (3)
…......................... (redecorate) our bedroom these days. There are still some white dots on my
hands now, as I (4) …............................. (paint) the ceiling. I hope we (5) ….....................
(finish) it all by the end of this week.
The holidays are coming and I (6) …..................... (already/ make) lots of plans. This
time next week, I (7) ……………………... (buy) Christmas presents for my family and friends. I
(8) …..................... (get) everything in one day, so that I can enjoy myself for the rest of the
holidays. I (9) …..................... (stay) at home with my family on Christmas Day, but two days
later I (10) …..................... (leave) for Austria with Becky. We (11) …..................... (spend) a
week there skiing. Do you like skiing? It (12) …..................... (become) really popular here.
When I (13) …..................... come back from Austria, I (14) ….....................
(probably/have) a party, because it's my birthday on January 5th. I hope there will be some
snow then. If it (15) …..................... (be) snowy, we’ll have great fun outside. We might have a
barbecue in the garden. Do write back soon and let me know if you (16)
…................................. (be able) to come.
Well, I must go now and help my mother with the housework. See you soon! Love,
Penny.
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 Demonstrative pronouns have singular and plural forms:
this book – these books; that tree – those trees
Nouns are made plural by adding - (e)s:
bath – baths; watch – watches; boy – boys, baby – babies; tomato – tomatoes
(but: photos, pianos); wife – wives (knives, leaves, loaves, selves, lives, halves,
thieves, wolves, calves; but: safes, roofs, chiefs etc.)
Irregular plurals: man – men, woman – women, tooth – teeth, goose – geese,
mouse – mice, child – children, ox – oxen, person - people
The same form for the singular and the plural: sheep, deer, fish, salmon, trout,
aircraft, means, species, series
Always singular: air, bread, toast, water; history, maths, football, darts, flu,
mumps; evidence, advice, news, information; trouble, fun, work, effort, love;
10$, two hours; money, jewellery, furniture, luggage, rubbish, hair, cutlery, etc
(but: experience = досвід, an experience = випадок; a custom = звичай,
costums = таможня; paper = папір, a paper = документ)
Always plural: trousers, pyjamas, glasses, scissors, compasses(циркуль)
police, clergy, cattle, poultry, clothes, stairs, wages, congratulations, savings

Task 7 Make these plural. Use ‘some’ instead of ‘a/ an’ if necessary.

1. This loaf of bread is stale. __________________________________________

2. Look! What a nice fish it is! ________________________________________
3. I need a piece of advice. ___________________________________________
4. Give me a cherry. ________________________________________________
5. You can ask that policeman. ________________________________________

Task 8 Underline the correct variant.

1. These trousers is/ are terribly unflattering. 2. The furniture has/ have been sold. 3. The
information is/ are inaccurate. 4. The stairs is/ are very dangerous. 5. The news was/ were
unexpected. 6. Their experience of travel is/ are limited. 7. Ten minutes is/ are too little to do it.
8. The police is/are coming to the rescue. 9. We had fun/ a fun at the party. 10. I’m going to
watch TV now. My favourite series is/ are about to start. 11. Never marry for money, but marry
where money are/is.

Task 9 Say it in English.

1. Англійці полюбляють грінки з мармеладом.
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2. Новини, які ти приніс, дуже гарні.
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3. На Британських островах є понад 80 видів метеликів
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4. Де гроші? – Вони у шухляді.
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5. Вона має біляве волосся та блакитні очі.
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6. Вона докладає багато зусиль, щоб отримати хоч якусь інформацію.
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7. Поліція розшукує крадіїв, які пограбували банк.
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8. В цьому ставку багато риби.
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9. Що б ти хотіла на обід: рибу з рисом чи м'ясо з картопляним пюре?
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10.Ці ювелірні вироби високої якості.
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11.Яка чудова погода сьогодні!
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12.В наші дні люди їдять більше фруктів.
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13.Найшвидший засіб пересування – це літак.
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14.Він запитав, чи зможу я дати свідчення проти грабіжників в суді.
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Quantifiers
(займенники, що вказують на кількість)
 Use ‘some’ in affirmative sentences, ‘any’ in questions and negations and ‘no’ in
negative sentences. Use ‘some’ in offers and requests (пропозиція & прохання)
E.g.: We have some fish but there isn’t any meat and there’s no bread left.
 ‘A lot of’ is used in affirmative sentences, ‘much’ and ‘many’ are usually used in
negative sentences and questions. E.g.: I have a lot of books, I don’t have many
paintings though. Do you have much free time now?
 Use ‘many’ and ‘few’ with countable nouns; ‘much’ and ‘little’ – with
uncountable nouns. E.g.: He doesn’t have many friends, he has only a few. He
doesn’t have much money; he has only a little.
 ‘A few’ and ‘a little’ are often used in a ‘positive’ way, while ‘few’ and ‘little’ –
in a ‘negative’ way. E.g.: I have a little (трохи) money, so we can go to a café.
I have little (мало) money, so we can’t go to a café.
 The comparative forms are ‘more’, ‘less’ and ‘fewer’. E.g.: He used to have
fewer friends and less money.
Task 10 Complete the sentences with ‘some’, ‘any’ or ‘no’.
1. There are ............ flowers in the vase. 2. There aren’t ............ books on the shelf. 3. There are
............ keys in the box. It’s empty. 4. Is there ............ milk in the fridge? 5. Would you
like ............ biscuits? 6. Can I have ............ tea, please? 7. There is ............ coffee in the cup. 8.
There is ............ time to lose. 9. There aren’t ............ mistakes in your test.
Task 11 Complete the sentences with a lot of, many, much, (a) few)/ fewer, (a) little/ less.
1. We have had little/ few rain this year.
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2. He wastes too many/ much money.
3. He gave us many/ much useful advice.
4. He has been through a little/ a few experiences recently.
5. Because it was expensive, and we didn’t have a lot of/ much money, few/ a few of us used
to go to that cinema.
6. I don’t have a lot of/ many friends, but I have few/ a few close friends that I meet regularly.
7. It was boiling hot in the desert, so we divided the few/ little water we had left between us.
8. Fortunately I had little/ a little time to spare (not much but enough).
9. There are a lot of/ many things we need to discuss.
10.Few/ a few people have read the book, and even fewer/ less understand it.
11.We know little/ a little about his adult life, and even fewer/ less about his childhood.
12.After you have bought the washing machine, you will have fewer/ less money, but you will
also have fewer/ less problems than before.
The Indefinite Article (a/ an)
developed from the old English numeral ‘one’ and can be used only with nouns
in the singular. e.g.: I need a book.
- is used to name and classify an object (= it’s one of the class of similar objects).
e.g.: This is a cat. She is a doctor.
- is used to represent the whole class. e.g.: A tiger is a wild animal.
- means ‘one’. e.g.: Wait a minute. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
- is used to mark the new information in the sentence. e.g.: I opened the box and
found an envelope there.
- is used before a noun with a descriptive attribute. e.g.: It’s a nice dog.
No Article
- is used for the same ideas in the plural & with uncountable nouns.
e.g.: They are _ students. _ Children like _sweets. It’s _ good news.
- ‘some’/’any’ is used for some quantity. e.g.: I’ve got some good news for you.
- with bed, church, school, university, hospital, prison when we refer to the
purpose for which they exist and town as the opposite of countryside: e.g.: He
goes to school. But: He taught geography at the local secondary school.
The Definite Article (the)
- means ‘this one/ ones’. e.g.: Give me the book, please. Look at the children.
- is used to name unique objects. e.g.: the moon, the world, the Great Pyramid
- is used to represent the whole class. e.g.: The lion is an ambush killer.
- is used to mark the information which is not new for the listener.
e.g.: I opened the box and found an envelope there. The film was great.
- is used before a noun with a limiting attribute. e.g: That’s the dog I need.
- is used before names of oceans (the Pacific Ocean), seas (the Black Sea), rivers
(the River Thames), but not lakes (_ Lake Michigan); groups of islands (the
Bahamas) and chains of mountains (the Alps), but not of a separate island
(_Capri) or a mount (_Everest); deserts (the Sahara) and canals (the Suez
Canal), but not countries (_France) or continents (_South America).
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Task 12 Fill in ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’, ‘–‘ or ‘some’.
Dear Debbie,
Thank you for …… letter you sent me. I’ve got …… good news for you. I’ve just
returned home after spending …… few fabulous weeks in …… Paris. I was staying with ……
friend I told you I met on holiday in …… Greece. He has …… wonderful flat with …… good
view of …… Eiffel Tower. He drove me around in … amazing orange Citroen, showing me …
places of interest. … car is not his, though. He borrowed it from … friend of his. I had …
really wonderful time there.
I’ve invited him to come over for … weekend whenever he has … time. You really must
meet him. I’m going to take … college night course in … French so as to be able to talk to him
easily … next time we meet.
Please phone me when you get this letter – we can arrange to meet in …… town if you
like. I need …… advice as for my birthday party. Shall we make it …… garden party? What do
you think? Lots of love, Clair

Task 13 Give the syntactic analysis of the sentences:

1. I have been to some fantastic places.

2. Someday I would like to travel abroad.

3. Maui is a popular tourist destination.

4. That hotel is popular with tourists.

5. I will send you some photos of me and Rachel.

Task 14 Make believe you are somewhere else on holiday at the moment. Use present and
future forms to write a letter to your friend about it.
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