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1.     [æ] – fat, mat, dad, rat, sad, cad.

2.     [ei] – fame, fate, rate, crate, late.

3.     [ɑ:] – car, star, bar, bark, lark, dark.

4.     [ɛə] – bare, stare, rare, prepare, compare, declare.

5.     [ɔ:] – all, always, fall, hall, ball, mall, alltogether.

6.     [ə] – alone, along, another, about, around.

  Tongue twisters:

1.     How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

2.     Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

3.     Ann and Andy’s anniversary is in April.

4.     Andy Anteater acted aggressively and anxiously.

5.     Alice altered her apron.

Now read these tongue twisters out loud:

1.     Ape cakes, grape cakes. Ape cakes, grape cakes. Ape cakes, grape cakes.

2.     If I assist a sister-assistant, will the sister’s sister-assistant assist me?

3.     “What ails Alex?” asks Alice.

4.     Andrea and Andrew ate eight acid apples accidentally

5.     Abe and Babe will grab a grub from Greg. Will Abe and Babe grab a grub from Greg? If Abe and Babe will grab a grub from Greg, Where’s the grub from Greg Abe and Babe will grab?

6.     Can an active actor always actually act accurately?

Choose the correct answer (several options can be possible)

   We use Present Simple when we talk about:

1.     past events

2.     typical actions

3.     weather

4.     nature facts

5.     now

2)    When we use to be in present we need:

1.     helpers (do/does)

2.     am/is/are

3.     am/is/are +V1/-s

Describe the way these people look

NB! Remember that if you want to emphasize the action, you can put do or does before the verb into a positive sentence: I DO love you. I DO like studying English. Think where in these sentences you can use such an emotional DO/DOES.

Example: Oh, I can’t believe it! John loves his mother-in-law! ~~> Oh, I can’t believe it! John DOES love his mother-in-law!

1.     She thinks he doesn’t love her, but he loves her. He really does!

2.     You look pretty in that new outfit! Quite stunning!

3.     Are you all right? You look a bit pale. Please, sit down.

4.     I don’t see very much of my old friends now, but I still email them.

5.     Was that a joke? I believe you’re teasing me!

Choose the correct answer: We use Present Process:

1.     when we talk about typical activities

2.     when we talk about now and only now

3.     when we talk about now or time around now (this week, this month)

4.     when we talk about long actions

5.     when we talk about short actions

Look at these pictures and describe what these people are wearing, what they are doing and what is happening.

Remember that in English when we describe pictures, we use Present Process.Use at least five sentences for each picture:

What uses of Present Process do these sentences have?

1.     Please, be quite! I’m trying to concentrate.

2.     What are you doing these days? Working?

3.     I want to lose weight, so this month I’m not having desserts.

4.     I’m tired. I’m going to bed now. Good night!

5.     Neil doesn’t live here, he’s just visiting for a week.

Watch this cartoon about Mr Bean. Become a narrator of the story, imagine you have to retell it to your friend who doesn’t have YouTube.

For example: Mr. Bean is dancing with his bear. He’s happy. He’s holding a flashlight in his mouth. An old woman is opening and closing the door.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYT2mqd2qY8

Choose the correct answer (more than one option is possible)

We use Present Result:

1.     when we talk about something very important that happened

2.     when we talk about something that happened yesterday or last week

3.     when we talk about a special experience

4.     when something very insignificant happened

5.     when we talk about something important that happened, time when it happened is very important too

Mind the difference between the usage of been and gone. When you say ‘He has gone to Paris’, that means that he’s gone there and now he is in Paris. If you say ‘He has been to Paris’, that means that at some point he visited Paris but now he is not there.

1.     John has ___________out for lunch – he’ll be back at 3 p.m.

2.     I’ll speak to Neil tomorrow – he’s ___________ home. 

3.     Have you ever _________ to NYC?

4.     Your shoes are so dirty! Where have you _________?

5.     Things are different now – those days have long ________.

Answer the question. Please, give the full answer to each one, not just “yes” or “no”.

1.     Have you ever lost money?

2.     Have you ever broken a bone?

3.     Have you ever been on a really exciting holiday in another country?

4.     Have you ever felt like giving up studying English?

5.     Have you ever told a big, big lie to your parents?

6.     Have you ever done anything illegal?

7.     Have you ever eaten anything quite strange?

8.     Have you ever made anyone you love very angry?

9.     Have you ever wanted to dance in the streets because you were so happy?

10.   Have you ever cried while watching the news?

11.   Have you ever dreamed about being famous?

12.   Have you ever lost your temper and got really angry in public?

13.   Have you ever raised money for charity?

14.   Have you ever sent anyone an e-mail and then regretted sending it?

15.   Have you ever broken anything and pretended it wasn’t you who broke it?

16.   Have you ever fallen in love at first sight?

17.   Have you ever met anyone famous?

18.   Have you ever lent anyone anything and they didn’t give it back?

19.   Have you ever stolen anything from the shop?

Choose the right answer:

Present Process Result is used:

1.     when we talk about a long action that started at some point in the past and is still going on

2.     when we talk about now

3.     when we talk about a long action in the past which stopped

4.     when both length of the action and its result are important

5.     when we talk about a long action which has just finished

Use either Present Result or Present Process Result

 1. ___________________ (you / buy) your train ticket yet?  

2. The kitchen is a complete mess! What ___________________ (the children / do)? 

3. Julie ___________________ (learn) to drive for six years!

4. Amanda ___________________ (already / have) lunch, so she’ll meet us later. 

5. How much coffee ___________________ (she / drink) this morning? 

 6. Simon ___________________ (write) three books. 

7. I ___________________ (do) everything I needed to do today! Hurray! 

8. It ___________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the garden is dead. 

9. I ___________________ (read) your book. Here it is, thank you. 

10. She ___________________ (forget) how to get to my house.  

 11. I ___________________ (work) in the garden all day and I need a rest. 

12. She ___________________ (make) three cakes. They look delicious!  

13. David feels great these days. He ___________________ (get) up early lately. 

  14. We ___________________ (always / hate) rush hour traffic. 

15. Recently, I ___________________ (study) a lot. My exams are in a few weeks. 

 16. We ___________________ (write) this book for months

 17. I ___________________ (always / love) chocolate.

 18. I ___________________ (want) to go back to university for a long time. 

19. What’s that delicious smell? ___________________ (you / cook)?

  20. I ___________________ (watch) seven films this week!