Give short answers to the questions. a. Did people live in Mineral Park? -
b. Was there a school in the town? -
c. Did people work in the mines? -
d. Did people like to spend their free time at work? -

e. Were people unhappy there? -
ответы: a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Задание 2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Past Simple:
enjoy, start, happen, finish, rain, want.
a. The movie at 17.15 and
at 19.00.
b. When my mom was a child, she to be a
teacher.
c. It yesterday, but today it is sunny.
d. I will never forget my summer trip to London, I really
it.
e. The accident two days ago.
ответы: a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Задание 3. Give true answers about yourself.
a. What did you do last weekend?
b. When did you learn to read?
c. Where did you go last summer?
d. Who were you with yesterday afternoon?
e. What did you watch on TV last weekend?
ответы: a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Задание 4. Choose the correct word.
a. He is a businessman. He stays at a hotel/tent when he
travels.
b. The Smiths are a big family. They live in a big
house/mountain cabin because they need lots of rooms.
c. Mark and Susan are campers. They sleep in a flat/tent
when they are on holiday.
d. Janice is a secretary. She rents a hotel/flat because she
works in the city centre.
e. The Coopers live in a flat/cottage because they love the
quiet country life.
ответы: a
b
c
d
e
Задание 5 Choose the correct word.
a) Students can’t / have to / don’t have to take the rubbish
out. The cleaners will do it.
b) You must / mustn’t / can’t eat in the classroom. It’s not
allowed!
c) You can’t / must / mustn’t get permission to invite your
friends to your room.
d) There isn’t much time. We must / mustn’t / can’t hurry!
e) You can’t / must / mustn’t wear a seatbelt when you are in
a car. That’s the rule.
ответы: a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Задание 6. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative form of
the adjectives.
a) His marks were terrible last year but now they’re
……..(good).
b) This is ……..(fast) car that we have.
c) Their flat is ……..(big) than mine.
d) I have ……..(much) coins than my brother.
e) Today the weather is ……..(bad) than yesterday.
ответы: a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Jules Verne is my favorite writer. He was a French novelist, play writer and poet. Jules Verne was one of the founders of science fiction. He is famous for his adventurous novels. He has an occupation of a lawyer but it wasn`t his vocation. He was fond of literature. His first play was staged in 1850. The first novel of Jules Verne brought him a great success. He was encouraged by the positive reviews, so he continued to create adventure novels. Jules Verne constantly traveled by sea. He was a member of the French Geographical society. Totally he has written 66 novels, many novels, and plays during his life. His novels have been translated into different languages. Many of them have been filmed. The most famous works are “Journey to the center of the Earth”, “the Children of Captain Grant”, “Around the World in 80 days” and many others.

Exercise 14. 

1. He has already bought this company’s shares. 2. They have never used internal funds to repay the loans. 3. Hasn’t she prepared the balance sheet yet? 4. I have just seen the manager to discuss the firm’s assets. 5. Have you ever been at the Stock Exchange? 6. The loan has already matured. 7. I have never spoken at the company meetings. 8. We haven’t  negotiated the terms of the loan yet. 9. He has just read their income statement. 10. She has already sold her shares in business.

Exercise 15. Read and translate the following sentences.

 1. You can give them a long-term loan since we have checked their financial statement. 2. We have been partners since 1998. 3. Since the equipment is worn out we have to replace it. 4. He has performed these transactions since the time he was employed by this firm. 5. We do not travel a lot since we are saving money for a new flat. 6. She has written a lot since her first book was published..

1. Вы можете дать им долго кредит, так как мы проверили их финансовую отчетность. 2. Мы были партнерами с 1998 года 3. Так как оборудование изношено, мы должны его заменить. 4. Он выполнял эти операции со времени когда он работал в этой фирме. 5. Мы не много путешествуем, так как мы экономим деньги на новую квартиру. 6. Она написала много с тех пор как была опубликована ее первая книга.

Exercise 16. Insert since or for in the following sentences:

1. His father has been a managing director for 10 years. 2. We have been friends since school years. 3. She has not written to us for two months. 4. They have not heard from him since he went abroad. 5. I have not met him for a week. 6. She has lived here since 2002.