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Write one word in each gap
Ages, eras and wars will always be defined (1)….they are over, or at least well after they
(2)….started. (3)….the year 1914, for example, no one said:’Tomorrow I’m
going (4)….go and fight in the First World War/Why not? Because it wasn’t generally
called the First World War until the Second World War had started. Similarly, no one ever said:
‘Next year (5)….be the start of the Industrial Revolution/The era now known as the
Industrial Revolution only started being called that once it was well under way.
(6) …the time we are old, we will all (7) …experienced enormous
technological advances. We might even (8)….walking round with computer chips
implanted in our bodies,or perhaps computer chip technology will have (9)….replaced
by even more advanced technology.There’s talk (10)….the moment that human skin
itself might make an excellent electronic circuit board. We can all make predictions, but nobody
knows for sure. And nobody knows what the era we will live in (11)….the near future
will be called by future historians. If we already live in the Computer Age or the Information Age,
as some people suggest the present-day era (12)….be referred to by future historians,
then who knows what era we’re just (13)….the beginning of right now?

6)During the Christmas holiday, I was eating too much and watching too much TV!

7)Julian was learning all about computer games by the time he was six.

My grandfather was owning a hotel by the beach until he sold it last

year.

7. Choose the correct word or phrase.

1)When she was a girl, my mum would / used to live in a village.

2)I really can’t be / get used to having a new baby brother.

3)People would / are used to die of diseases in the past that we can cure

today.

4) There would / used to be a cinema on this corner, but they knocked it

down.

5)It was strange at first, but I‟m used to play / playing the bagpipes now.

6)Didn’t you use to / be used to have blonde hair?

7)Christopher was being / getting used to the idea of joining the army.

People never would / used to be so worried about crime in this area.

8. *Complete each second sentence using the word given, so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.

My parents …………………. let me stay out late when I was young. 3) Did you know that Carol played basketball for her country? to

Did you know that Carol ………………….… basketball for her country? 4) Sending messages around the world instantly is no longer unusual. got We ………………….………… messages around the world instantly.

5) When he was a teacher, my dad often used to get home quite late. would

When he was a teacher, my dad ………………….……………quite late.

6)Do you think you could learn to live without your mobile phone? used Do you think you could ………………….… without your mobile phone?

7)In the past, people wouldn‟t go as far away on holiday as they do today. use

In the past, people ………… as far away on holiday as they do today.

9. *Find the extra word in each line and write it out.

CHILDHOOD

10.Write one word in each gap.

THE NIGHT BEFORE

Jane lay awake. She had 1) … preparing for the next day 2) … a long time and now she couldn‟t sleep. Her team 3) … playing the local champions at water polo in the final and Jane was the captain. She 4) … feeling the pressure. She turned over and remembered how she 5) … learned to swim. Her father had taught her. They 6) … go to the local pool every day after school and her father 7) … to show her what to do. She hadn‟t liked the water at first, but she soon … used to it. She learned quickly and joined the water polo team. She had 9) … their youngest member! She quickly got used to scoring goals and 10) … under pressure, but tomorrow was different. It was the biggest match of her life. She closed her eyes again and tried to get to sleep. “I 11) … used to have problems sleeping,” she thought to herself. But then again, «I didn‟t 12) … to be the captain of the team.” She watched the clock change slowly and knew that it was going to be a long night.

11.**Translate into English.

1.В детстве я часто старался подражать моему папе. 2. Когда я путешествовал по Европе, я встречался с людьми из разных стран. 3. Однажды, будучи в Аргентине, я познакомился с австралийцем, египтянином, итальянцем и индонезийцем. 4. У нас была отличная компания – мы много разговаривали, обменивались информацией о культуре и традициях наших стран. 4. Еще до того, как мы разъехались по домам, я получил четыре приглашения – в Египет, в Австралию, в Индонезию и Италию. 5. Когда я

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приехал домой, в Россию, я начал собирать материал о достопримечательностях Италии, так как я решил, что в первую очередь я поеду в Италию. 6. Марк Твен однажды сказал, что он может счастливо жить в течение двух месяцев после того, как ему сделают стоящий комплимент. 7. До начала работы в компании я считал, что человек должен всегда оставаться собой и не обращать внимания на такие вещи как такт, вежливость, приличное поведение. 8. После 11-часового перелета я чувствовал себя совершенно разбитым, и мне нужно было время, чтобы адаптироваться к новому часовому поясу.

Тема 3. БУДУЩЕЕ ВРЕМЯ (FUTURE TENSES)

ПРОСТОЕ БУДУЩЕЕ ВРЕМЯ (FUTURE SIMPLE)

В разговорной речи выражение to be going to может употребляться в перечисленных выше случаях вместо will без искажения смысла.

БУДУЩЕЕ ПРОДОЛЖЕННОЕ ВРЕМЯ

(FUTURE CONTINUOUS)

БУДУЩЕЕ СОВЕРШЕННОЕ ВРЕМЯ

(FUTURE PERFECT)

БУДУЩЕЕ СОВЕРШЕННОЕ ПРОДОЛЖЕННОЕ ВРЕМЯ

(FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS)

ДРУГИЕ СПОСОБЫ ВЫРАЖЕНИЯ БУДУЩЕГО ВРЕМЕНИ

ПРИДАТОЧНЫЕ ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЯ ВРЕМЕНИ И УСЛОВИЯ

1. If a word or phrase in bold is correct, put a tick. If it is incorrect, rewrite it correctly, including all possibilities.

1)The universe is going to continue to expand for billions of years. _

2)Look out! You will hit the car in front! _

3)I’m going to do the washing-up tonight, if you like. _

4)Do you think that, in the future, people will live to be hundreds of years old? _

5)Will I carry some of those bags for you, or can you manage? _

6)Know! I’m going to have a barbecue on my birthday! _

7)Are you going to just hold this door open for me for a minute? Thanks a lot! _

We‟ve decided we will try that new restaurant after the play tomorrow

night. _

9)We’re going to fly to Jamaica in the summer. _

10)Shall we invite Tony and Tim round tonight? _

11)Are we going to invite Tony and Tim round tonight? _

12)Will you go to Jason‟s party next Saturday? _

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2. Choose the correct word or phrase. If both options are correct, circle both.

1)We aren’t/We’re not going to miss the train, are we?

2)I think I’m going to do/I’m doing really badly in the English test to-

morrow.

3)Josh is going to sing/is singing a song in the school talent contest next

week.

4)I’m going to buy/buying a big yacht if I can when I‟m older.

5)Sports Day is going to be/being held on the last day of term.

6)Does/Will the concert on Thursday last more than two hours?

7)Are they going to broadcast/Will they broadcast the music awards live tomorrow night?

Do they broadcast/Are they broadcasting the music awards live tomorrow night?

9)According to the timetable, the train for Oxford leaves/is leaving at

10.15.

10)Does the restaurant open/Is the restaurant opening next Sunday?

3. Write a word or short phrase in each gap.

At the end of this month, I‟ll 1) … working on my physics project for about six weeks, but I‟ve still got a lot to do before I hand it in. I‟ll 2) … spending the whole day in the physics lab next Saturday doing experiments, and in fact, I 3)

… playing football the weekend after either because I‟ve got to go back to the lab then, too. I guess I‟ll 4) … doing lots of similar projects when I‟m at university, so it‟s good practice. Thinking about it, when I leave university in about four years, I will 5) … studying physics for over thirteen years, so I should be quite good at it by then!

4. Complete using the future perfect simple or future perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1)I ………. (cook) dinner by the time you get home.

2)In a few minutes, I ……… (wait) here for Craig for over two hours. Where can he be?

3)We‟ll be halfway through the sponsored swim in one hour so we…….

(swim) for forty-eight hours non-stop by then.

4)They……. (not / finish) painting the house by the time we get back from holiday.

5)If she‟s still on the phone at eight o‟clock, …… (Jan / talk) to Melissa for over two hours.

6)At six o‟clock this evening, we …… (not / climb) for five hours but for seven hours!

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7)This time next month, you …….. (probably / pass) your driving test!

…… (you / do) all your homework by bedtime?

9)Tomorrow …… (Elaine / work) on the project for ten days.

10)We …… (probably / not / leave) by the time you get home.

5. *Complete each second sentence using the word given, so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.

1)We‟ll get home and then we‟ll have something to eat. got We‟ll have something to eat ……. home.

2)I‟ll finish marking the exams and then I‟ll tell you your results. soon I‟ll tell you yours results …….. marking the exams.

3)You‟ll be travelling across the Sahara next week so remember to wear

lots of sunscreen! while

Remember to wear lots of sunscreen …… across the Sahara next week!

4)They‟ll show Titan at the cinema and then they‟ll release the DVD.

before

They won‟t release the DVD …… at the cinema.

5)My science exam starts at ten tomorrow morning. taking

At ten past ten tomorrow ……… my science exam.

6)Let‟s watch the space documentary before we have supper. watched

Let‟s have supper ……. the space documentary.

7)I‟ll send out all the invitations before lunchtime. have

By lunchtime, …… all the invitations.

Do some revision and then I‟ll give you a test. until I won‟t give you a test …… some revision.

9)When you visit us, we‟ll have moved into our new house. by We‟ll have moved into our new house ……. you visit us.

10)We‟ll get some more information and then we‟ll make a decision.

once

Let‟s make a decision ……. got some more information.

6. *Read the information and write a question for each answer given.

Example. What time does the coach leave Plymouth?

It leaves at 5.30 am.

1)_________________________ He‟ll be driving the coach to Penzance.

2)_______________________________________ It‟ll arrive at 8.15 am.

3)________________________________ It‟s going to set sail at 9.15 am.

4)__________________________ It will have been sailing for two hours.

5)________________________ They will just have arrived in St Mary‟s.

6)____________________________ They‟ll be walking round the town.

7)______________________________ They‟ll be having a picnic lunch.

___________________________ They‟ll be leaving the beach at 4 pm.

9)______________ They‟ll have just finished a boat trip round the island.

10)___________________________________ It‟s leaving at 4.30 pm.

11)________________________________ They get back at 10.15 pm.

7.*Write one word in each gap.

DEFINING THE AGE

Ages, eras and wars will always be defined 1) … they are over, or at least well after they 2) … started. 3) … the year 1914, for example, no one said: “Tomorrow I‟m going 4) … go and fight in the First World War.” Why not? Because it wasn‟t generally called the First World War until the Second World War had started. Similarly, no one ever said: “Next year 5) … be the start of the Industrial Revolution.” The era now known as the Industrial Revolution only started being called that once it was well under way. 6) … the time we are old, we will all 7) … experienced enormous technological advances. We might even … walking round with computer chips implanted in our bodies, or perhaps computer chip technology will have 9) … replaced by even more advanced technology. There‟s a talk 10) … the moment that human skin itself might make an excellent electronic circuit board. We can all make predictions, but nobody knows for sure. And nobody knows what the era we will live in 11) … the near future will be called by future historians. If we already live in the Computer Age or the Information Age as some people suggest, the present-day era 12) … be referred to by future historians, then who knows what era we‟re just 13) … the beginning of right now?

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