Drawback/disadvantage/defect/bonus
II Choose the correct verbs:
It’s no good TV and doing your homework at the same time.
Watch/looking/watching/to watch
The road beyond the forest.
Expects/lays/enables/extends
alive! We must be there on time! The meeting is very important.
Go/Be/Get/Come
Would you please me, I must say good-bye and go.
Defuse/refuse/excuse/accuse
I could tell by his accent that he from Wales.
Goes/come/came/is coming
III Choose the correct words:
Do you think my sister and I have much ?
in common/unlike/alike/in person
Catherine was worried that her mother would be angry her, because Catherine lost her favourite book.
As/with/because/about
I want my children to have friends they can rely .
About/over/at/on
Parents shouldn’t choose friends for their children, as parents are from a different generation that has different .
Circumstances/situations/explanations/expectations
Emma thinks that weddings nowadays have lost their .
Signature/argument/drawback/significance
IV Fill in the gaps with the following words . Make necessary changes.
Come from, hand down, come alive, ancestors, find out, keep you company, residence, in-laws, provoke, cope with
I was surprised to….. about some facts of the connections we had.
I started out on my research about my……
My mother ….Tula. She finished school there and her family moved here.
In a big company you always have somebody…….
A talent for singing……from generation to generation in my family.
Our lovely town …. In summer when a lot of visitors come to spend their holidays.
He usually … a difficult situation in his family.
We moved to our new …… last spring.
We are going to stay with the …. this weekend.
The girl often … a lot of rows in our class.
V Choose the correct translation:
My new job is near my house, this is a great bonus, because I don’t have to get up early.
Моя новая работа находится рядом с домом. Это огромное достояние, потому что мне не нужно рано вставать.
Моя новая работа находится рядом с домом. Благодаря этому бонусу мне не нужно рано ложиться.
Моя новая работа находится рядом с домом. Это огромное преимущество, потому что мне не нужно рано вставать.
I don’t think people would visit the zoo if wild animals were not kept in cages.
Не думаю, что люди ходили бы в зоопарк, если бы дикие звери сидели в клетках.
Думаю, что люди ходили бы в зоопарк, если бы дикие звери не сидели в клетках.
Не думаю, что люди ходили бы в зоопарк, если бы дикие звери не сидели в клетках.
VI Translate the sentences:
Я позвоню тебе, если ты оставишь мне свой номер телефона.
Если бы я был на твоем месте, я бы позвонил ей.
Он бы не женился на ней, если бы она не готовила так замечательно.
VII Translate the sentences from Russian into English:
Я пью чай каждый день.
Ты любишь мороженое? – Нет, я не люблю мороженое, я люблю шоколад.
Он изучает английский язык в школе.
Что она сейчас делает? — Сейчас она изучает английский язык.
Как долго она изучает английский язык? Она учит английский язык с 6 лет.
Ты уже сделала домашнее задание? – Да, я уже его сделала.
Как долго ты делаешь домашнее задание? — Я делаю домашнее задание уже 2 часа.
Куда ты ходил вчера? – Я ходил в кино.
Вчера с 5 до 6 я делала домашнее задание.
Я сделала домашнее задание перед тем, как мама пришла.

Drawback/disadvantage/defect/bonus
II Choose the correct verbs:
1. It’s no good watching TV and doing your homework at the same time.
To solve this exercise, we need to consider the correct verb form that fits the sentence structure. In this case, we need the present continuous form "watching" because it refers to a current and ongoing action.
2. The road extends beyond the forest.
Again, we need to choose the correct verb form that matches the sentence structure. In this case, "extends" is the appropriate verb because it means to stretch or reach out.
3. Be alive! We must be there on time! The meeting is very important.
In this sentence, "be" is the correct verb choice because it is imperative, expressing a command or order.
4. Would you please excuse me, I must say good-bye and go.
Here, "excuse" is the correct verb choice because it means to forgive or pardon.
5. I could tell by his accent that he is from Wales.
In this sentence, "is" is the correct verb choice because it indicates the present tense.
III Choose the correct words:
1. Do you think my sister and I have much in common?
The correct word choice here is "in common" because it means having shared interests or traits.
2. Catherine was worried that her mother would be angry with her because Catherine lost her favorite book.
The correct word choice is "with" because it indicates the target of the mother's anger.
3. I want my children to have friends they can rely on.
Here, "on" is the correct word choice because it indicates the object of relying.
4. Parents shouldn't choose friends for their children, as parents are from a different generation that has different expectations.
The correct word choice is "expectations" because it refers to what is expected or anticipated.
5. Emma thinks that weddings nowadays have lost their significance.
"Significance" is the correct word choice in this sentence because it means importance or meaning.
IV Fill in the gaps with the following words. Make necessary changes.
1. I was surprised to find out about some facts of the connections we had.
2. I started out on my research about my ancestors.
3. My mother comes from Tula. She finished school there and her family moved here.
4. In a big company, you always have somebody to keep you company.
5. A talent for singing has been handed down from generation to generation in my family.
6. Our lovely town comes alive in summer when a lot of visitors come to spend their holidays.
7. He usually copes with a difficult situation in his family.
8. We moved to our new residence last spring.
9. We are going to stay with the in-laws this weekend.
10. The girl often provokes a lot of rows in our class.
V Choose the correct translation:
1. My new job is near my house. This is a great bonus because I don’t have to get up early.
Моя новая работа находится рядом с домом. Это огромное преимущество, потому что мне не нужно рано вставать.
VI Translate the sentences:
1. Я позвоню тебе, если ты оставишь мне свой номер телефона.
I will call you if you leave me your phone number.
2. Если бы я был на твоем месте, я бы позвонил ей.
If I were in your place, I would call her.
3. Он бы не женился на ней, если бы она не готовила так замечательно.
He wouldn't have married her if she didn't cook so well.
VII Translate the sentences from Russian into English:
1. Я пью чай каждый день.
I drink tea every day.
2. Ты любишь мороженое? – Нет, я не люблю мороженое, я люблю шоколад.
Do you like ice cream? - No, I don't like ice cream, I like chocolate.
3. Он изучает английский язык в школе.
He studies English at school.
4. Что она сейчас делает? — Сейчас она изучает английский язык.
What is she doing now? - Now she is studying English.
5. Как долго она изучает английский язык? Она учит английский язык с 6 лет.
How long has she been studying English? She has been studying English since she was 6 years old.
6. Ты уже сделала домашнее задание? – Да, я уже его сделала.
Have you done your homework yet? - Yes, I have already done it.
7. Как долго ты делаешь домашнее задание? — Я делаю домашнее задание уже 2 часа.
How long have you been doing your homework? - I have been doing my homework for 2 hours.
8. Куда ты ходил вчера? – Я ходил в кино.
Where did you go yesterday? - I went to the cinema.
9. Вчера с 5 до 6 я делала домашнее задание.
Yesterday, from 5 to 6, I was doing my homework.
10. Я сделала домашнее задание перед тем, как мама пришла.
I did my homework before mom came.