Present Continuous Tense, Past Continuous Tense. Present Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Tense. Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

Card 1

Articles (Definite, Indefinite, Zero). Personal pronouns (Subject pronouns, Object pronouns),

Possessive (before the Noun, without the Noun), Reflexive pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns (some, any, no).

2. Read the text and give your opinion. Argue your point of view.

School is an important part of our life. Everybody goes to school when they are little kids. There they learn most of the things people need to know. It is at school where we spell our first word, read our first book and learn that the earth is round. Every school is a little world in itself, and it is very important that children are happy in this world be­cause there they spend ten years of their lives.

Make up a conversation between your teacher and you. You begin the conversation. Your examiner will play the role of a secretary. You want to enroll on an English course. Call and find out where this course is, how long it will last, how much this course costs and what is necessary for the enrolling.

Card 2

Noun (Singular and Plural forms, Exceptions). General questions, Special questions, Tag-questions.

Numbers (Cardinal, Ordinal, Exceptions). Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs. Exceptions.

2. Read the text and give your opinion. Argue your point of view.

After finishing secondary school I'll go on to further education. I'll become an applicant for entry. And as all applicants for entry I'll take competitive examinations. The entrance exams are held in July. I hope to pass them successfully.

Make up a conversation between your teacher and you. You begin the conversation. Your examiner will play the role of your foreign friend. Your foreign friend is staying with you in your native town. You are planning what to do on the weekend. Find out when she is free and discuss what to do and why.

Card 3

Regular and Irregular verbs, Modal verbs, Phrasal verbs, Auxiliary verbs. Present Simple Tense, Past Simple Tense, Future Simple Tense.

2. Read the text and give your opinion. Argue your point of view.

I want to be a historian. This is my own choice. But I want to say that it is not easy to decide what career to choose. As is known the success of adult life depends upon the choice made early in life.

Make up a conversation between your teacher and you. You begin the conversation. Your examiner will play the role of your foreign friend. Your foreign friend is staying with you in your native town. You are organizing an excursion about your town. Discuss where to go and whom to take with you. Make a common decision.

Card 4

Present Continuous Tense, Past Continuous Tense. Present Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Tense. Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

2. Read the text and give your opinion. Argue your point of view.

Critics consider that TV really plays a role in making our children violent. But at least one media outlet is working to help teens turn away from aggression. Court TV has developed a program to teach children how to react to violent and reckless behavior.

Make up a conversation between your teacher and you. You begin the conversation. Your examiner will play the role of an editor. You have to write an article about the protection of the environment for your school magazine, which is published in English. Discuss what problems you have to illuminate, how to name the article and the date when you have to hand it in.

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