1) _____________________________ (do)
TOM: – Perhaps he 2) __________________________ (visit) the Johnsons.
NICK: – No. They're not at home. They both 3) _______________________ (work) in town.
They 4) _____________________________ (catch) the same train as Dad every morning. It's strange.
He 5) ______________________ (watch) the house very carefully.
TOM: – Now he 6) _______________________ (try) to open the gate, but it's locked. Look!
He 7) ________________________ (climb) over the garden wall. I can't see him now.
NICK: – Let's follow him. I want to see what he 8) _______________________ (do)
TOM: – He 9) ___________________________ (go) to the garage. He 10) __________________ (carry) a ladder. Now he 11) __________________________ (put) the ladder up to the bedroom window!
NICK: – He must be a burglar. Hey! You! What 12) _______________________ (you do)?
MAN: – It's all right, boys. I'm an insurance agent. I 13) _____________________ (examine) the roof. The Johnsons 14) ______________________ (know) that I'm here.
Exercise 7. Translate the sentences into English, paying attention to the Present Simple and the Present Continuous forms.
1. – Хто за професією твій батько?
– Він, взагалі-то, психолог, але зараз він не працює. Ти ж знаєш, що рівень безробіття зростає все більше і більше з кожним роком.
2. – Як ти себе почуваєш? Сьогодні ти виглядаєш не дуже добре. Щось сталося?
– Нічого. Я зазвичай відчуваю себе втомленим вранці.
3. Я не розумію, чому Джон поводиться так егоїстично. Зазвичай він не такий.
4. – Ти йдеш на вечірку до Еми сьогодні ввечері?
– Ну, я не знаю ще. А ти? Я б вважав за краще залишитися вдома, якщо ти не проти.
5. – Пробачте, о котрій годині вилітає літак до Берліна?
– Одну хвилину, я подивлюся. Рейс 502 відправляється о 7:45.
6. По четвергах ми з друзями зазвичай граємо в теніс, але цього тижня ми їдемо всі разом на пікнік, щоб провести цілий день па свіжому повітрі.
7. – Ти чув, Кері і Джон одружуються 13 серпня в соборі Святого Павла ополудні? Ось запрошення на весільну церемонію!
– То це правда!? Я повинна зателефонувати мамі негайно.
8. – Твої парфуми мають приємний аромат. Як вони називаються?
– Спасибі. Це Envy Me від Gucci.
9. – Чим закінчується фільм?
– Головний герой тікає з в'язниці, забирає з банківського сейфа вкрадений мільйон фунтів і відлітає на Кариби, хоча поліція йде за ним по п'ятах!
– Ух, ти! Цей фільм варто подивитися!
10. Сонце сходить на сході, заходить на заході. Місяць обертається навколо землі ... або навпаки. Тато, допоможи мені! Я знову все переплутав.
11. – Я б хотів поговорити з містером Брауном, будь ласка.
– Боюся, в даний момент він не доступний. Він на важливій нараді з агентами ФБР. Передзвоніть пізніше!
Exercise 8. Put each verb in brackets into either the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Susan _________________ (not/return) from her skiing holiday yet.
2. We ___________________ (just/move) in.
3. I _____________________ (not/see) Thomas since 1995.
4. Sue ___________________ (clean) for the past three hours.
5. Cindy _________________ (never/be) to the United States.
6. She ___________________ (revise) for the exams since Monday.
7. How long ______________ (you/work) here?
8. He ____________________ (make) ten phone calls since this morning.
9. _______________________ (you/ever/lie) to your best friend?
10. He ___________________ (lie) on the couch since he got home from work.
Exercise 9. Using the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets, complete the sentences, as in the example.
1. Ralph is getting frustrated because the meal he ordered hasn’t been served yet. (wait)
He has been waiting for his meal.
2. The estate agent is taking down the “For Sale” sign in front of the house. (sell)
He _______________________ the house.
3. Jerry is travelling to London on Tuesday. (book)
He ___________________ a plane ticket.
4. Samantha is reading a letter from Maureen. (receive)
She ___________________ from her.
5. John started fixing the washing machine this morning. (repair)
He ___________________ it since 9 a.m.
6. Rachel is getting out of bed. (just/wake up)
She _____________________.
7. Lisa started working for us in 1992. (work)
She _______________________ for us since 1992.
8. Elaine is still waiting for the bus. (come/yet)
It _________________________.
Exercise 10. Fill in gaps with recently, how long, yet, for, always, ever, already, since, so far or just.
1. A: Has Tom finished his exams yet?
B: No. He finishes next Thursday.
2. A: _____________ has Janet been working at the hospital?
B: She has been working there ________________ she left school.
3. A: How are you finding your new job?
B: Great! I haven’t had any problems _______________.
4. A: Is John at home, please?
B: No, I’m afraid he’s ______________ gone out.
5. A: Have you been waiting long?
B: Yes, I’ve been here ___________ two hours.
6. A: Has Martin _____________ been to Spain?
B: No, I don’t think so.
7. A: Have you spoken to Mathew _________?
B: Yes. I phoned him last night.
8. A: Can you do the washing-up for me, please?
B: Don’t worry. Mike has __________ done it.
9. A: Lucy has __________ been musical, hasn’t she?
B: Yes, she started playing the piano when she was five years old.
10. A: Shall we go to that new restaurant tonight?
B: Yes. I have _____________ been there. It’s really nice.
11. A: Your dog’s been barking ____________ three hours!
B: I’m sorry. I’ll take him inside.
12. A: Have you finished reading that book yet?
B: No, I’ve __________ started it.
Exercise 11. Put the verb into the more suitable form, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Where have you been? Have you been playing (you/play) tennis?
2. Look! _______________________________ (somebody/break) that window.
3. You look tired. _________________________ (you/work) hard?
4. “_____________________________ (you/ever/work) in a factory?” “No, never.”
5. “Liz is away on holiday.” “Is she? Where _____________________ (she/go)?”
6. My brother is an actor. _____________________________ (he/appear) in several films.
7. “Sorry I’m late.” “That’s all right. _________________________ (I/not/wait) long.”
8. “Is it still raining?” “No, _______________________ (it/stop).”
9. ________________ (I/lose) my address book. _________________________ (you/see) it?
10. _________________ (I/read) the book you lent me, but __________________ (I/not/finish) it yet. It’s very interesting.
Exercise 12. Translate the sentences into English, paying attention to the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous forms.
1. "Як давно ти знайомий з Моллі?" –"О, ми знайомі з нею цілу вічність!"
2. "Де Сандра?" – "На кухні. Вона все ще готує вечерю. Вона ще не закінчила готувати головну страву. Ти що з голоду вмираєш? "
3. "Ти коли-небудь куштував дороге італійське шампанське Asti з червоною ікрою?" – "Ні, цього літа я якраз збираюся летіти в Неаполь."
4. "Лінда все ще в банку?" – "Ні, вона щойно повернулася."
5. "Ти часто їздиш відпочивати?" –"Ні, я не відпочивав вже 5 років."
6. Яка жахлива погода! Дощ ллє цілий день. Схоже, він ніколи не припиниться!
7. У моїх дідуся і бабусі сьогодні річниця весілля. Вони одружені 50 років. Це неймовірно! У них четверо дітей, семеро онуків і навіть три правнука!
8. "О, ні! Я знову загубила паспорт!" – "Ти його губиш вже вп'яте. Ти весь час щось губиш. І не питай мене: "Ти не бачив випадково мій паспорт, любий?"
9. "Тобі подобається Париж?" – "О, це саме чудове місто, яке я коли-небудь відвідав. І чому я не приїжджав сюди раніше?"
Exercise 13. Underline the correct tense.
1. Liz and I are good friends. We know/have known each other for four years.
2. Sarah is very tired. She has been working/is working hard all day.
3. “Where is John?” “He’s upstairs. He does/is doing his homework.”
4. I can’t go to the party on Saturday. I am leaving/have been leaving for Spain on Friday night.
5. Jane has finished/is finishing cleaning her room, and now she is going out with her friends.
6. I didn’t recognize Tom. He looks/is looking so different in a suit.
7. I don’t need to wash my car. Jim washes/has washed it for me already.
8. Ian has been talking/is talking to his boss for an hour now.
9. Claire’s train arrives/has arrived at 3 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the station.
10. “Would you like to borrow this book?” – “No, thanks. I have read/have been reading it before.”
Write the composition (150-200 words): “How do you use computer in your studies and in your free time?”
Task 1. Read, write the translation and learn the basic vocabulary terms:
adjacent
appointment
binary system
bottleneck
cache (n)
cache hit
capacity
coat (v)
coherency
computer motherboard
crash (v)
decimal system
electricity supply
external
format (v)
handheld (adj)
headphones
CNIC
loudspeaker
mainframe (n)
multimedia feature
multi-tasking
nuclear research
pen-based (adj)
storage medium
portable (adj)
power failure
power cord
price (v)
processor (n)
rotate (v)
to attach
slow up (v)
system bus
speed up (v)
suitable
personal digital assistant
swipe cards
to measure
track (n)
versatile (adj)
versatility (n)
viewable
write-back cache
write-through cache
Task 2. Read and memorize the following word combinations.
1. an uninterruptable power supply (UPS)
2. random access memory (RAM)
3. read only memory (ROM)
4. central processing unit (CPU)
5. a storage device
6. an address bus
7. a data bus
8. a system unit
9. a hard disk
10. a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID)
There are different types of computer of varying size and power, including the following:
Supercomputer (the most powerful type of mainframe)
Mainframe (large, very powerful, multi-user i.e. can be used by many people at the same time, multi-tasking i.e. can run many programs and process different sets of data at the same time)
Minicomputer (smaller than a mainframe, powerful, multi-user, multi-tasking)
Personal computer (PC) (single user)
Desktop computer (suitable size for sitting on an office desk)
Workstation (most powerful type of desktop, used for graphic design, etc.)
Portable (can be carried around, can operate with batteries)
Laptop (large portable, can be rested on user's lap)
Notebook (size of a sheet of notebook paper)
Handheld (can be held in one hand)
Exercise 14. Correct the mistakes.
1. They have been to the shops. They’ll be home soon.
2. Joe plays in the garden at the moment.
3. I am going to work by car every day.
4. The builders finish the block of flats already.
5. He has been breaking his arm.
6. Sam have just finished reading a very interesting book.
7. Water is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.
8. John is living here since 1986.
9. I study this subject for five years.
10. Who has use my scissors?