Contents. Grammar: Verb “to be”: the Present Tense

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Unit 1.........................................................................................................

Grammar: Verb “to be”: the Present Tense. Construction: there is, there are. Verb “to have” the Present Tense. Possessive adjectives. Countable and uncountable nouns. Articles. Texts: «Litter is a problem in our cities». «Buckingham Palace». «Meals in Britain». Dialogue: «Here we go».

Unit 2.........................................................................................................

Grammar: The Present Simple Tense. Position of Adverbs of Frequency. The Plural of Nouns. Texts: «People Work at Many Different Jobs». «Handicapped People Do Useful Work» «Halloween is a Holiday For Children».

Unit 3.........................................................................................................

Grammar: The Present Continuous Tense. Indefinite Pronouns some, any. Texts: ««Frank’s Day». «A Letter to A Friend». Dialogue: «Bye-bye, Nancy».

Unit 4.........................................................................................................

Grammar: The Present Simple Tense and the Present Continuous Tense. Quantitative Pronouns. Texts: «A Long Day’s Journey into Work». «Working Day». Dialogue: «Tea For Two».

Unit 5.........................................................................................................

Grammar: The Present Perfect Tense. Possessive Case. Texts: «Loch Ness». «Man’s Best Friend». Dialogue: «Can I Help?».

Unit 6.........................................................................................................

Grammar: The Present Perfect Continuous Tense. Word Order. Question Words. Texts: «Are Buses as Easy to Use as Cars?». «Jenny Boyce». Dialogue: «Can You Come?».

Unit 7....................................................................................................... 4

Grammar: The Past Simple Tense. The Past Tense of «be»: «was» and «were». The repetition-word «one». The Imperative. Texts: «Guy Fawkes». «Dinosaurs». Dialogue: «One Return to Hastings».

Unit 8.........................................................................................................

Grammar: «Used to». Past habit with «used to». «Used to» and the Past Simple Tense. Degrees of Comparison. Numerals. Prepositions of transport. Texts: «Transportation Used to Be Much Slower than It Is now». «One of the Richest Man in the World». Dialogue: «Harold is Coming».

Unit 9.........................................................................................................

Grammar: The Past Simple Tense and the Present Perfect Tense. Prepositions «since/ for/ ago». Adjectives and adverbs. Texts: «Life in the Past». «A Gap Year». Dialogue: «Happy Birthday»

Unit 10.......................................................................................................

Grammar: The Past Continuous Tense. Prepositions: adjective+ preposition. Prepositions: noun + preposition. Texts: «Noisy Neighbours». «When the Wall Fell In». «Electronic Car». Dialogue: «A good guide». «Shall We Go On?»

Unit 11.......................................................................................................

Grammar: The Past Perfect Tense. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense. Relative Pronouns. Texts: «Someone Had Taken It». «Nobody Had Believed It Was Possible». «Luckily, I Had Been Wearing My Seatbelt». Dialogue: «Come On!»

Unit 12.......................................................................................................

Grammar: The Future Simple Tense. Subordinate Clauses of Time and Condition. The construction to be going to. Modal Verbs may, might. Texts: «The Car of the Future». «A Good Job». «Tea». Dialogue: «I Love You»

Unit 13.......................................................................................................

Grammar: The Future Continuous Tense. The Future Perfect Tense. Modal Verbs can, could. Texts: «When the Tornado Hits». «Ozone Loss Spells the End of Sunbathing». Dialogue: «To the Old Castle»

Unit 14.......................................................................................................

Grammar: Modal Verbs must, have to, should. Reported Speech. Articles with Place Names. Texts: «It Might Be Chocolates». «Strange Laws». «Race to the South Pole». Dialogue: «Dial 999»

Unit 15.......................................................................................................

Grammar: Formulas of Politeness. Conditionals. Ing-forms: Gerund and Present Participle. Pronouns both, either, neither. Texts: «Polite Conversation». Dialogue: «The Smugglers»

Unit 16.......................................................................................................

Grammar: Passive Voice. - Ing and - ed adjectives. Texts: «The King is Dead: Long Live the King». «An Amazing Crime». «An Appointment in Samarra». Dialogue: «All Aboard»

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