Task 2. Complete the sentences using Present Simple or Present Continuous: 1) He (to help) his father now. – He (to help) his father very often.
2) My mother (not to work) now. - My mother (not to work) at an office.
3) You (to go) to school now? - You (to go) to school in the morning?
4) What language you (to speak) at the moment? - What language you (to
speak) at the English lesson?
5) I (to have) no time now, I (to have) supper.
6) Look at the sky! The clouds (to move) so slowly and beautiful!

Task 3. Complete the sentences using Present Perfect.
1.He (finish) training.
2.She (score) twenty points in the match.
3.We (watch) all the Champions League matches this season.
4.That's amazing! She (run) fifteen kilometers this morning!
5.She (buy) some really nice skates!
6.Oh, no! I (lose) my money!

Task 4. Change the sentences using Present Perfect tense:
1) The pupils are writing a dictation.
2) I am learning a poem.
3) The waiter is putting a bottle of water on the table.
4) She is taking the dirty plates from the table.
5) I am buying milk for milk shakes.

Russia is a great country and only a lazy person does not know the history of its origin, development and formation. It covers an area of about 17 million kilometers. The country is located in the Northern hemisphere and most of the continent of Eurasia belongs to it. Russia shares borders with eighteen countries, including by sea. In the sea, we border the United States and Japan.

Russia has a large number of reservoirs, rivers, and lakes. If we talk about the number, this figure will be about 2.8 million rivers. The biggest rivers flowing on the territory of Russia: Volga, Yenisei, don, Ob and Lena. And only in our country there is the cleanest lake and the deepest on earth – lake Baikal. Russia has the largest sea in the world - the Caspian sea.

The capital of Russia is the city of Moscow, where the infrastructure is developed, the city is rich in its history.

Ex2

1 Takumi (Japan)

2 Cheung (China), Aalia (Jordan), Takumi (Japan)

3 Cheung (China), Natasha (Russia)

4 Aalia (Jordan)

5 Thomas (England)

6 Natasha (Russia)

Ex3

cultural traditions – customs (культурные традиции: обычаи)

policy – scheme (политика: план)

honour - good reputation (честь: хорошая репутация)

elders – seniors (старшие)

only child - no brothers or sisters (единственный ребенок: нет братьев или сестер)

dull – boring (скучный)

dropped - become less (стать меньше)

takes priority - is the most important thing (приоритет: самая важная часть)

stroll – walk (прогулка)

remain - continue to be (продолжить быть)

maternal - mother's (материнский)

hierarchy – ranking (вышестоящий)

concept – idea (концепция: идея)

support – help (поддержка

obey - comply with (подчиняться)

Ex4

1 stepmother (мачеха)

2 sister-in-law (невестка)

3 niece (племянница)

4 half-brother (сводный брат)

5 father-in-law (тесть)

6 granddaughter (внучка)

7 great-grandmother (прабабушка)

8 ex-wife (бывшая жена)

9 widower (вдовец)

10 twin brother (брат-близнец)