The System of English Tenses
Good afternoon, dear pupils. Glad to see you. How are
you? I hope everybody is present. By the way, what date is it today? Today we
continue working with the English tenses.
To begin our lesson I want you to read the children’s
rhyme, where the verbs are used in Past Simple.
Robin the Bobbin, the big fat Ben,
He
ate more meat than fourscore men;
He
ate a cow, he ate a calf,
He
ate a butcher and a half.
He
ate a church, he ate a steeple,
He
ate the priest and all the people
And
yet he complained that his stomach wasn’t full.
Робин Бобин
Барабек
Скушал сорок
человек,
И корову, и быка,
И кривого мясника,
И телегу, и дугу,
И метлу, и
кочергу,
Скушал церковь,
скушал дом,
И кузницу с
кузнецом,
А потом и говорит:
«У меня живот
болит!»
Fill
in the words, please:
1. Robin the Bobbin was very fat, … not he? 2. He …
much meat, didn’t he? 3. How much meat did Robin … ? 4. He … a cow, didn’t he?
5. What else … Robin eat? 6. Did he … a calf, too? 7. How many people … Robin …
? 8. … his stomach full after that? 9. Was Robin fat because he always … very
much? 10. What … he complain about?
Choose some of the pictures and write true sentences
about yourself. Use the present perfect or past simple.
I have got a letter. You ought to read it and find
seven mistakes in it. Before doing the task, pay attention to the example.
Dear
Mr. Smith,
I
would like to apply for the job of shop manager which I see (I have seen)
advertised in the local paper.
I
am twenty years old. I was born in France, but my family moved to England when I was twelve and I am living ever since. I left school since three year and
since then I am having several jobs in shops. For the past six months I am
working in Halls Department Store. The manager has been saying that he is
willing to give me a reference. I speak French and English fluently. I have
also learnt German since I left school, so I speak some German too.
I
hope you will consider my application.
Yours
sincerely,
Louise
Brett
Write an application letter for this job. You may
write for yourself or you may invent an application:
Bright, helpful person required to help for two months
in souvenir shop this summer. Must speak some English in addition to at least
one other language. Experience and qualifications not essential, but desirable.
Excellent pay and conditions. Write, giving details + one reference, to: Ms. J.
Sparks, The Old Shop, High St, Ellingham DE3 2GJ.
And now let’s complete the dialogues using past
simple, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous and make up
your own ones according to the given example.
Kylie
has called to see her boyfriend Gary. They are both angry.
GARY: Kylie, I'm surprised to see you.
KYLIE:
Yeah? Well, I think you owe me an explanation.
GARY: What about you? I saw (I / see) you in the
cafe last night. … (We / arrange) to meet at the cinema, if you remember.
KYLIE:
So why … (you / not / come) into the cafe if you saw me?
GARY: … (I / be) too angry. And cold. … (I / wait) outside
the cinema for three quarters of an hour.
KYLIE:
But why? … (you / not / get) my note?
GARY: What note?
KYLIE:
The note … (I / leave) here yesterday afternoon.
GARY: What are you taking about?
KYLIE:
… (I / go) past the cinema yesterday lunchtime when … (I / notice) that … (they
/ change) the film. So … (I / put) a note under your door to tell you.
GARY: … (I / not / find) a note.
KYLIE:
It must be here. Let me look. Yes, it's here, under the mat.
GARY: Oh, right. I'm sorry I was angry. It's just that,
well, while … (I / wait), … (I / worry) about … (what / happen) to you. Then … (I
/ see) you in the cafe. … …(You / laugh) with your friends and … (I / realise) that
… (you / sit) there in the warm with them all evening. That's why … (I / lose)
my temper.
KYLIE:
Never mind. Let's forget it. Where shall we go now?
GARY: What's on at the cinema, then?
KYLIE:
A new musical. … (My sister / see) it yesterday. … (She / sing) the theme song
all morning.
GARY: Oh, you must be tired of hearing it.
KYLIE:
I am. Let's just go and have something to eat, shall we?
GARY: Yes, that's a good idea.
Now
we translate the story “The Black Tulip” from Russian into English.
Черный тюльпан
Много лет назад жил в Нидерландах, на окраине Гааги,
ничем не примечателен человек по имени Ганс. Он был сапожником по профессии и к
тому же очень хорошим. Голландцы, как известно, очень любят цветы, они в особенности
славятся своими тюльпанами. И Ганс не был исключением. В течение многих лет он
выращивал различные виды тюльпанов, пока в один прекрасный день не увидел в
своем саду необыкновенный тюльпан. Он был черный. Никто раньше не выращивал
черные тюльпаны, и Ганс очень гордился своим удивительным цветком. Новости, как
вы знаете, распространяются очень быстро. И новость об уникальном цветке стала
известна во всей стране. Многие хотели купить луковицу черного тюльпана, но
сапожник-садовник и слушать об этом не хотел, хотя и очень нуждался в деньгах.
Однажды приехали к Гансу люди, которые предложили ему
столько денег, сколько он не заработал за всю свою жизнь, хотя он всегда был
очень искусным мастером и трудолюбивым человеком. Ганс думал несколько дней и
сказал, что продаст луковицу. И неудивительно! Ведь в то время, а именно в 1670
году, на эти деньги можно было купить несколько домов. Только после того, как
он получил деньги и пересчитал их, он отдал этим людям свое сокровище. Не
успели незнакомцы получить луковицу, как они бросили ее на землю и стали
топтать, пока от нее ничего не осталось. «Что вы делаете? Вы что, с ума сошли?
— закричал потрясенный Ганс. — Я всю жизнь трудился, чтобы вырастить это чудо,
а вы его уничтожили!» «Глупец, — ответили ему, — мы были готовы заплатить тебе
в два раза больше. Дело в том, что мы тоже вырастили черный тюльпан, но мы не
хотим никаких конкурентов в этой стране!» Когда Ганс услышал, что он упустил
шанс получить в два раза больше денег, чем те, что ему дали, он сошел с ума.
Ну, а черные тюльпаны перестали со временем быть редкостью. Наиболее известные
их сорта называются: «Королева ночи», «Черная красавица», «Черная магия»,
«Черный герой».
The Black Tulip
Many years ago there lived in the Netherlands,
in the outskirts of the Hague, an unremarkable man, Hans by name. He was a shoemaker
by trade and quite a good one. The Dutch, as you know, are very fond of
flowers, and they are particularly famous for their tulips. And Hans was no
exception. For many years he had been growing different sorts of tulips until
one fine day he saw an unusual tulip in his garden. It was black. Nobody had
grown black tulips before and Hans was very proud of his wonderful flower.
News, as you know, spreads very fast. So the news of the unique flower became
known all over the country. A lot of people wanted to buy the bulb of the black
tulip, but the shoemaker-gardener wouldn't hear about it, though he needed
money badly.
Once there came to Hans some people who offered him as
much money as he hadn't earned in all his life though he had always been a very
skillful and hard-working man. Hans thought for a few days and said that he
would sell the bulb. And no wonder. As in those times, precisely in 1670 one
could buy a few houses with this money. Only after he had got the money and
counted it, did he give his treasure to those people. No sooner had the
strangers got the bulb, than they threw it on the ground and began stabbing it
until nothing was left of it. "What are doing? Have you gone mad?"
cried the shocked Hans. "I have been working all my life to grow this
wonder (miracle), and you have destroyed it!" "You fool!" was
the answer, "We were ready to pay you twice as much. The thing is that
we've also grown a black tulip, but we don't want any competitors in this
country!" When Hans heard that he had missed the chance to get twice as
much money than the money he had been given he went mad. Well, as time passed
black tulips became quite regular flowers. The most well-known sorts are called
"The Queen of Night", "The Black Beauty", "The Black
Magic", "The Black Hero".
We have just spoken about Holland and now I want you
to watch the film about The Parliament and Westminster of London.
Thanks a lot for your work. You did it perfectly. At
home you should make up the dialogues about sightseeing of London using the correct
tenses.
Good bye.
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