A Grammar present perfect or past simple?
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Complete the chart.
verb
past
be
was/ were
Complete the dialogues with the correct form
of the verb: present perfect or past simple.
past participle
been
cat
fly
hear
lose
read
see
win
work
write
6 Write sentences in the present perfect.
I you/ever fly / in a helicopter
Have you ever flown in a helicopter?
2 she / never eat / octopus
A Have you ever heard (ever / hear) the
group The Darkness?
B No,I?
What kind of music do
they play?
A Rock music. 1
(see) them in
concert last night.
B4
(be) it a good concert?
A Yes, I really
(like) it.
3 they / ever be / late for work
4 we/ never see/ a Tarantino film
5 she / write / more than ten mystery novels
6 1 / not read / The Lord of the Rings
7 you / ever work/ in a clothes shop
8 he / win / three gold medals
9 They / not lose / a match this year
10 I/ hear/ three of their albums
A6
you
(ever / lose)
your car keys?
B Yes, I?
A When 8
that
(happen)?
B In Portugal. I
(be) there on
holiday.
A What 10
you
(do)?
B!
(phone) the car hire
company. But they 12 (make)
me pay €100 for the new keys.

EXERCISE 8. a) Decide which word is the odd one out in each of the following groups of words

1. cold, warm, continental, the sky; - continental
2. to adopt, to symbolize, to separate, national emblems; - national emblems
3. highlands, lakes, rivers, a two-headed cagle; - a two-headed eagle
4. resources, deposits, outskirts, iron ore; - outskirts
5. population, wealth, people, nationalities - wealth

b) Find the names for the groups of words. Fill in each of the spaces
1. highlands, lowlands, mountain chains, grassiands - .; landscape
2. warm, mild, cold, continental -.; climate
3. gas, coal, iron ore, fertile soils -.; mineral fossils
4. Russian, American, English, Chinese - .; nationalities
5. Sthe Volga, the Yenisei, the Ob, the Lena rivers

1. равнина - это большая площадь плоской земли;
2. пастбища - это территория, покрытая в основном травой, особенно дикие открытые земли, используемые для кормления крупного рогатого скота;
3. степи - большие участки земли без деревьев, особенно в России и части Азии и Юго-Восточной Европы;
4. изобилие означает более чем достаточно;
5. Богатство - это большое количество денег и имущества.

1. to choose for a position or job; - to adopt
2. to have a favourable opinion, especially of a counse of action or type of behaviour; to approve
3. to approve formally; to appoint
4. to be the property of .; to belong
5. to be the king or queen. to reign

1.At this competition sportsman Petrov was the best.
2. Smoking is far from good for your lungs.
3. The sportsman trained hard and his result became higher.
4. Do you like to exercise before noon?
5. We don't have sports classes on Mondays.

7) lnsert prepositions ог post-veгbal adveгbs.

1. On the one hand, professional sportsmen try to win and break
records. Amateur sportsmen, on the other hand, go to sports to
Ье healthy and to feel well.
2. Football and tennis are very popular among children.
3. Games improve ve1ocity of reaction and abllity to take quick
decisions.
4. Why is sport important?
5. In such games as football, basketball and hockey more than two
players take part.