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Models 

Exersice 1. Choose the correct modal verb in brackets. Translate sentences. 

1. He _____ (can’t/couldn’t) open the window as it was stuck.
2. Interpreters _____ (may/must) translate without dictionaries.
3. _____ (Can/May) I use me your bike for today?
4. _____ (May/Could) you give me the recipe for this cake?
5. I hardly ever see Jane, she _____ (may/might) have moved to Africa.
6. Take an umbrella. It _____ (may/can) rain.
7. You _____ (could/should) stop smoking. You know you (cannot/must not) buy health.
8. You _____ (may/must) finish the article as soon as possible.
9. Liz doesn’t _____ _____ keep to a diet anymore.
10. Lara _____ (can/might) get a playstation for her birthday.

Exersice 2. Transform sentences with modal verbs in the past tense, starting with the given words. Use could, had to, was to, was allowed to.

Example: Bob can’t dive. (Боб не умеет нырять.) – Last year Bob couldn’t dive. (В прошлом году Боб не умел нырять.)

1. You must show your identity card here. (Ты должен показать удостоверение личности здесь.) – Last night ______
2. We can’t buy a new car. (Мы не можем купить новую машину.) – Last summer ______
3. Mike may take my laptop computer for a couple of hours. (Майк может взять мой ноутбук на пару часов.) – This morning …
4. Victor has to call his mother. (Виктору нужно позвонить своей маме.) – Yesterday ______
5. You don’t need to paper the walls. (Вам не нужно оклеивать стены обоями.) – Yesterday ______
6. She is to be at the office at 9 a.m. (Ей нужно быть в офисе в 9 утра.) – Last Friday ______
7. You must not tell lies. (Ты не должен лгать.) – Last night ______

Exersice 3. Give advice using the modal verb should.

Exemple: My eyes are tired. (Мои глаза устали.) – You should go to bed. (Тебе следует поспать.)

1. I am cold. (Мне холодно.)
2. I am thirsty. (Я хочу пить.)
3. I am hungry. (Я голоден.)
4. My life is too hectic. (Моя жизнь слишком насыщенная.)
5. I’ve caught a cold. (Я простудился.)
6. Somebody has stolen my purse. (Кто-то украл мой кошелек.)

Exersice 4.  Make sentences with modal verbs, putting the words in the correct order. Translate the resulting sentences.

1. the party / Linda / to / come / might / tonight.
2. round / work / have to / farmers / the year / all.
3. you / not / hospital / noise / must / make / in.
4. the light / I / switch / may / on ?
5. your / look / could / passport / I / at ?
6. my / cook / can / quite / wife / well.
7. catch / last / able to / we / were / train / the.
8. not / jeans / you / must / wear / to / school.
9. didn’t / you / drink / have to / much / yesterday / so.
10. ought to / bill / Robert / the electricity / pay / today.


Phrasal verb give.

Exersice 1.

1. He gave ______ his seat to her. 
– Он уступил ей место.

2. He gave ______ smoking. 
– Он бросил курить.

3. You were so late that we gave you ______. 
– Вы пришли так поздно, что мы перестали вас ждать.

4. The murderer gave ______. 
– Убийца сдался.

5. His strength gave ______ after running that long distance. 
– Его силы закончились, когда он пробежал такое длинное расстояние.

6. He gave ______ copies of the report at the end of the meeting. 
– Он раздал (распределил) копии доклада после собрания.

7. The food supplies gave ______. 
– Запасы продовольствия кончились.

8. Give ______ the book you borrowed.
– Верните книгу, которую вы брали.

9. He gave away the secret. 
– Он выдал секрет.

10. She gave ______ all the money to the poor. 
– Она раздала все деньги бедным.

Exersice 2. Fill in: 

up, out, away (2), back

1. Spies gave ______ secret information during the war.
2. She gave ______ eating fatty foods when she went on a diet.
3. Could you give ______ the exercise-books?
4. I gave ______ my old toys to my little sister.
5. I went to the library and gave ______ some books I borrowed.


Conditionals (II,III).

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using  conditional II.

1. If I _______ (be) you, I _______ (get) a new job.
2. If he _______ (be) younger, he _______ (travel) more.
3. If we _______ (not / be) friends, I _______ (be) angry with you.
4. If I _______ (have) enough money, I _______ (buy) a big house.
5. If she _______ (not / be) always so late, she _______ (be) promoted.
6. She _______ (be) happier if she _______ (have) more friends.
7. We _______ (buy) a house if we _______ (decide) to stay here.
8. They _______ (have) more money if they _______ (not / buy) so many clothes.
9. We _______ (come) to dinner if we _______ (have) time.
10. She _______ (call) him if she _______ (know) his number.

Exercise 2.  Complete the sentences using conditional III.

1. If you ______ (not / be) late, we ______ (not / miss) the bus.
2. If she ______ (study), she ______ (pass) the exam.
3. If we ______ (arrive) earlier, we ______ (see) John.
4. If they ______ (go) to bed early, they ______ (not / wake) up late.
5. If he ______ (become) a musician, he ______ (record) a CD.
6. He ______ (be) happier if he ______ (stay) at home.
7. She ______ (pass) the exam if she ______ (study) harder.
8. We ______ (not / get) married if we ______ (not / go) to the same university.
9. They ______ (be) late if they ______ (not / take) a taxi.
10. She ______ (not / meet) him if she ______ (not / come) to London.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using Conditional II and III.

1. If I _____ (be) you, I would join Greenpeace.
2. If we had protected the environment seriously, our planet _____ (be) out of danger.
3. If they _____ (not go) to Moscow last year, they would not have heard that famous musician.
4. If you _____ (be) a poet, you would write beautiful poetry.
5. She would phone me every minute if she _____ (know) my telephone number.
6. If we didn’t pollute our seas, they _____ (be) full of fish.
7. If people _____ (avoid) damaging nature, many species of animals wouldn’t have disappeared.
8. If you were not so careless about your health, you _____ (consult) the doctor.
9. If he _____ (come) to our house yesterday, he would have met his friend.
10. If Barbara _____ (get) up at half past eight, she would have been late for school.


Phrasal verb take

Exercise 1. Choose the correct preposition.

1. Rachel really take after/ up her granny.
2. The plane will take off/ on in ten minutes.
3. John decided to take to/up tennis.
4. Take off/ on your coat. It’s warm outside.
5. My music classes take up/ to a lot of my free time.

Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps using to, up, off, after.

1. Please take your hat ___ when you go inside a building.
2. Both my sister and I take ___ our father
3. I have taken ___ going for a five-mile run every morning.
4. Studying takes ___ most of my time.

Exercise 3.  Choose the right option.

1. Не looks like his mother - he takes after / to / for her. 
2. The plane could not take off / up / to because of the snow.
3. He took after / up / in swimming when his doctor told him he needed to more exercises.
4. She took down / to / in drinking after her husband died.
5. I took my hat off / on / out when I entered the building.