Комплекс заданий к 1 разделу Starlight 11

Task 1. Recollect all question words and types of questions.

Task 2. Choose the right form of General question and give an example:

a) Subject - predicate - object - adverbial modifier;

b) Subject - predicate - adverbial modifier - object;

c) Question word - auxiliary/modal verb - subject - predicate - object - adverbial modifier;

d) Auxiliary verb/modal verb-subject-predicate- object – adverbial modifier;

e) Predicate- object –subject - adverbial modifier.

  Task 3. Choose the right form of Special question and give an example.

a) Auxiliary/ modal verb - predicate - subject - object - adverbial modifier;

b) Question word -auxiliary/modal verb -subject - predicate - object – adverbial modifier;
c) Auxiliary verb/modal verb - subject-predicate - object - adverbial modifier;
d) Question word - subject- predicate - object - adverbial modifier;
e) Question word - auxiliary verb/modal verb - predicate - subject - object - adverbial modifier.

Task 4. Choose the right question for noun / phrase.

Flight

a) How long the flight is?

b) How long is the flight?

c) How long time is the flight?

Big Brothers

a) Where is it located?

b) Where is the location?

c) Where Big Brothers is located?

Dialect

a) Are there any dialects in Russia?

b) Are there some dialects in Russia?

c) Is there any dialects in Russia?

Task 5. You are going to visit a festival. Match the question with its theme (Таблица 3).

Таблица 3 – Task 5

Theme	Question
1. age restriction	a) When does the festival begin?
2. beginning of festival	b) What is the possible date of festival?
3. cost of tickets	c) Do you adopt credit cards for payment?
4. credit card acceptance	d) How much the tickets cost?
5. date of festival	e) Are there any age restrictions?

Task 6. Complete the questions using words: where, how many, why, are, what.

a) ______are public transport systems necessary?

b) ______there any leisure centers in your town?

c) ______is youth club located?

d) ______is the effects of mass tourism on the environment?

e) ______accents are there in English?

Task 7. Find a mistake in every question and write the correct variant.

a) Is poor people happy?

b) What genres of music could you remember?

c) Does you know stubborn people?

d) How often do you uses public transport?

e) Where The Beatles live?

f) What advantages have easy-going people?

j) Has she ever feel compassion for other people?

h) Who firstly revolutionized two ballet and orchestral music?

i) Is it true that generous and intelligent synonym?

j) Should we appreciate ourselves parents?

Task 8. Choose the right question to the subject.

1) He had forgotten his glasses.

a.                 Why did he forgot his glasses?

b.                 What did he forget?

c.                 Who had forgotten his glasses?

2) Artists share changing rooms, food, laugh, joke and swap stories about life.

a.                 Who shares changing rooms, food, laugh, joke and swap stories about life?

b.                 Who does share changing rooms, food, laugh, joke and swap stories about life?

c.                 Who are share changing rooms, food, laugh, joke and swap stories about life?

3) He was tapping his foot to the rhythm.

a.                 Who did tapping his foot to the rhythm?

b.                 What he was tapping his foot to the rhythm?

c.                 Who was tapping his foot to the rhythm?

4) The villages are quite isolated from the town.

a.                 What are quite isolated from the town?

b.                 What are quite isolate from the town?

c.                 Who are quite isolated from the town?

5) English has readily absorbed words from other languages.

a.                 How English has absorbed words from other languages?

b.                 What language has readily absorbed from other languages?

c.                 What language does readily absorbed words from other languages?

Task 9. Make questions below.

a) do / enjoy / types / you / music / which / of ?

b) you / does / music / feel / how / folk / when / listen / you ?

c) start / The Universal Language of Music, Art and Dance  / in / season / English / what / does / usually ?

d) area / your / in / be / public / could / the / how / transport / improved / system ?

e) would / to / where / prefer / travel / you ?

f) do / why / you / not  / us / visit / ?

g) Hugh Lofting / English / the / born / author / was / when ?

h) The Golden Age / what / Russian / lived / the / of / poets / in ?

i) open / whose / were / eyes / wide ?

j)  poems / whose / these  /  are ?

Task 10. Make the general question to the sentence.

a) Many languages are spoken throughout the world.

b) Maya Plisetskaya is the ultimate role-model for all dancers.

c) He is rude to his teachers.

d) They were so naive.

e) We lost our tickets.

Task 11. Make the special question to the whole sentence.

a) We haven’t seen this group on scene. (Whom)

b) Live music can be broadcast over the TV, radio or Internet. (Where)

c) Patience is the key to success. (What)

d) His arms were folded, because he was sad. (Why)

e) I think the best actor in the world is Al Pacino. (Who)

Task 12. Make question to the subject.

a) She clenched her teeth angrily.

b) The children licked their lips hungrily.

c) The little girl was so fascinated.

d) The viewers clapped their hands.

e) The musicians have come from all over the world.

f) The audience sang along with the bend.

g) The festival gave us a taste of Asian music.

h) He usually mumbles his words.

i) Latin and Greek were once the words most influential languages.

j) Dima Bilan was guaranteed a successful career.

Task 13. Find a mistake in every sentence and write the correct variant.

a) Is poor people happy?

b) What genres of music could you remember?

c) Does you know stubborn people?

d) How often do you uses public transport?

e) Where The Beatles live?

f) What advantages has easy-going people?

j) Has she ever feel compassion for other people?

h) Who firstly revolutionized two ballet and orchestral music?

i) Is it true that generous and intelligent synonym?

j) Should we appreciate ourselves parents?

Task 14. Translate sentences into English.

1. Кто написал рассказ Доктор Долитл?

2. Кто комбинировал народный танец с современным танцем?

3. Кто изобрел такой напиток, как кока кола?

4. Кто из писателей был новатором?

5. Какой жанр искусства, музыки и письма ориентирован на сильные эмоции и красоту природы?

Task 15. Make all variants of questions for the sentence below.

Cola, a caramel-flavored caffeine beverage, was invented by pharmacist John Pemberton in 1886.

Task 16. Read all words using the correct pronunciation.

a) Accept – except;

b) Affect – effect;

c) Principal – principle;

d) Beside – besides;

e) Personal personnel;

f) Quite –quiet;

g) Fair –fare;

h) Loose – lose;

i) Alone – along;

j) Cereal – serial;

k) Soul – soul;

l) Pour –poor.

Task 17.  Use the previous task and find the English version for this words.

Душа;

Сериал;

Бедный;

Тихий;

Кроме того;

Одинокий;

Личный.

Task 18. Identify part of speech in these words and read them.

a) con'duct

b) 'export

c) sub'ject

d) tran'sport

e) 'contrast

f) pre'sent

g) 'increase

h) 'protest

i) 'rebel

j) trans'fer

Task 19. The examiner filed an appeal because he believes that his answer deserves 5 points. Explain to him why he / she can`t have the maximum score.

You are considering the opportunity to train in the gym during your study abroad and now you want to get more information. In 1.5 minutes, you are to ask five direct questions to find out about the following:

                                              

Рисунок 1 - Task 19

1) location of the gym pool;                                 

2) price for a beginner course;

3) duration of the course;

4) necessary gear;

5) discounts for students.

Questions of a pupil:

1) Where are the gym located?

2) I want to know about a price for a beginner course.

3) Can I train in my pants?

4) May I take my gear?

5)  Are there some discounts for students?

Task 20. Make 5 questions for advertisement.

You are considering the opportunity to have vocal courses during your study abroad and now you want to get more information. In 1.5 minutes, you are to ask five direct questions to find out about the following:

                                               

Рисунок 2 - Task 20

1) tutition fee;

2) course location;

3) duration of the course;

4) special supplies;

5) evening classes.