IX. Practice

Exercise 1. Tell what time is it now:

It’s five o’clock. It’s ten past five.

Model:

 

 

6.47; 12.01; 11.30; 20.05; 18.16; 5.35; 21.10; 7.15.

 

Exercise 2. Read the following dialogue:

- What time is it now?

- It’s half past 10 by my watch.

- And by mine it’s only a quarter past ten.

- Your watch is 15 minutes slow, I am afraid.

- Then it’s time to leave. It’s late.

 

Exercise 3. Complete the dialogues:

- What’s the exact time?

- ………..

- Are you sure your watch is right?

- ………

- Then it’s time for me to leave.

- ……….

- It’s 2 sharp.

- ……….

- No, I am not going to the University today. It’s my day off. And what’s about you? Are you having classes today?

- ……….

- What time are they starting?

- ………..

- It’s only 12 now. Let’s go and have coffee.

X. Language

Sentence Patterns

Key examples to be memorized.

It is hot. Is it hot? It is not hot. It’s difficult to get there.

 

 

Illustrative Examples

It is cold.

Is it cold? Yes, it is. No, it is not cold today. It is warm.

What time is it? It is five o’clock.

What date is it today? It is the 7^th of February.

What day is it today? It is Monday.

What month is it? It is October.

Is it far from there? No, it is not. It is near. It is easy to get there.

 

Vocabulary to be learnt

season- пора року	to spend(spent) – проводити
to snow - йти (про сніг)	to enjoy- насолоджуватися
ground - земля	to swim –плавати
pleasant – приємний	to look – виглядати. You look fine today.
to go in for - займатися	to look like – бути схожим to be like -
to skate – кататися на ковзанах	to change – змінюватися
to ski – кататися на лижах	cloud – хмара
sun – сонце	cloudy – хмарно
to shine – світити	dark – темно
warm – теплий	inside – в приміщенні
to appear –з’являтися	outside - зовні, надворі
to become – становитися	windy – вітряно
weather- погода	leaf – лист (leaves)
to rain – йти (про дощ)	little by little – мало помалу
sky –небо	everywhere – всюди
in the open air – на відкритому повітрі	everybody –всі, кожен to freeze - морозити

Grammar

The Impersonal it

	Subject	Predicate	Adverbial modifier
	It	is cold	today
	It	is not cold	today
Is	it	cold	today

 

It

is easy is difficult is impossible

to get there

XI. Practice

Exercise 1. Express your surprise and give short affirmative (negative) answer as in the model.

It is windy today. Is it really windy today? Yes, it is. No, it is not.

Model:

 

1. It is rainy in November. 2. It is easy to learn French. 3. Is it warm in the room? 4. It is cold in winter. 5. It is warm in winter in the Crimea. 6. It is necessary to speak English every day. 7. It is bad weather today.

Exercise 2. Object to the sentences. Use the phrases: No, it is not so. I’m afraid you are wrong. I can’t agree with you.

It is two o’clock. No, it is not. It is not 2 o’clock. It is ten minutes past two.

Model:

 

1. It is winter now. 2. It is raining now. 3. It is easy to do this. 4. It is 10 below zero. 5. It is dark in the corridor. 6. It is interesting to read this book.

 

 

Exercise 3. Translate into English.

1. В кімнаті холодно. 2. Тут темно. 3. Тепло. 4. Цікаво читати цю книгу. 5. Зараз йде дощ. 6. Взимку часто йде сніг. 7. Мені важко перекласти цей текст. 8. Необхідно прочитати цю статтю. 9. Неможливо зрозуміти, що він хоче сказати.

Grammar.