за 1. How many periods does the English language history
include?
2. How long does Old English period last?
3. What branch of Indo-European languages does Old
English belong to?
4. What branch of Indo-European languages does Middle
English belong to?
5. What phenomena did result in forming diphthongs?
6. What happened to all unstressed vowels in middle
English?
7. Into what did Old English [æ] change?
8. What dialect did form the English national language?
9. How old is the English language?
10. Who were the earliest inhabitans of Britain?
11. The period till the … century is called unwritten
period?
12. The period from the 12-th till the 15-th century is
called ….?
13. In what English was “The Canterbury Tales” by
Chaucer written?
14. The group of irregular verbs is the group of … verbs of
Old English language.
15. To what branch of Indo-European family of languages
does Modern English belong to?
16. The borrowings of Middle English period mainly
include the borrowings from … language.
17. Old English alphabet consisted of … .
18. The group of irregular verbs is the group of … verbs of
Old English language.
19. How many languages were there in Britain at the
beginning of Middle English period?
20. Weak verbs of Old English period formed their main
forms by means of … ?
21. The language of New English period is ….?
22. Another name for nouns of Strong Declension was …
Declension.
23. The result of Great Vowel Shift was that long sound
[e:] changed into … ?
a) [i:] c) [u:]
b) [ei] d) [ai]
24. The system of flexions was developed in … English
period.
a) Middle c) New
b) Old d) modern
25. Strong verbs of Old English period formed their
main forms by means of … ?
1. I’m trying to study. I have been trying to study for the last hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d better go to the library.
2. The children are playing basketball right now. They have been playing for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.
3. The telephone has rung four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4. The telephone has been ringing for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
5. It has been raining all day. I wonder when it will stop.
6. We have had three accidents so far this week. I wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly.
7. We have been living here since last June.
8. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he has been playing in the mud.
9. What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you have not cried. Oh, now I understand. You have been peeling some onions.
10. Hello, Rob. I’m happy to see you again. I haven't seen you for weeks. What have you been doing lately?
11. I haven't been able to reach my boss on the phone yet. I have been trying for the last twenty minutes, but the line has been busy.
12. We have had three major snowstorms so far this winter. I wonder how many more we will have.
13. I have written to them three times, but I still haven’t received a reply.
14. A: Dr. Harrison is a good teacher. How long has he been teaching at the university? B: He has been teaching here for almost 25 years. 15. A: What are you going to order for dinner? B: Well, I have had pizza. So I think, I’ll order that.
16. My uncle has been painting the outside of his house for three weeks and he’s still not finished.
17. The Smiths are presently in Tunisia. They have been travelling throughout North Africa since the middle of May. They’ll return home in another month.
C) Use THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m tired. We have been walking for over an hour. Let’s stop and rest for a while.
2. The zoo isn’t far from here. I have walked there many times.
3. I have written to my friends at least a dozen letters since I left home and came home.
4. Sally is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She has been writing it since she got home from class. It’s going to be a long letter.
5. The telephone has rung four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
6. The telephone has been ringing for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
7. She is 80 and she has never read a book in her life.
8. The secretary is very tired. She has been typing all morning.
9. Tom is reading a book. He started two hours ago and he is on page 53. He has been reading for two hours.
10. Hello! I have been cleaning the windows. So far I have cleaned five of them and there are two more to do.
11. My grandfather died 30 years ago. I have never met him.
12. A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I’m afraid he has gone out.
A: When exactly did he go out?
B: About ten minutes ago.
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2.Thats right ,because when children do things like that , what happens very often, they want to show their independence.
3.All of grandparents want to live vicinity with new young and adult generation of their family and help them or give them their experience.