Variant 1 *1. in each line circle the words with the general meaning. 1. earthquake, flood, disaster, volcanic eruption, drought 2. mountains, geography, deserts, coastlines, plains 3. lizards, snakes, animals, crocodiles, whales, monkeys *2. match the two columns. each word can be used only once. 1. to travel to a) a spacesuit 2. intergalactic b) other galaxies 3. to launch c) a space station 4. to wear d) a satellite 5. to live in e) spaceship *3. open the brackets and use the past perfect tense 1. i (to have) breakfast before i went to school. 2. he went to meet his friends after he (to do) his homework. 3. by 8 o’clock the rain (to stop). 4. alice was late because she (to miss) the bus. 5. she went to the post-office after she (to write) the letter. *4. fill in the gaps with since or for. 1. she has been studying your birthday. 2. meredith has been living here 1997. 3. meredith has been living here years. 4. he has been working here the last two years. 5. we have been living here 5 years. *5. open the brackets and use the past simple or past continuous tense. 1. i (to go) to the cinema yesterday. 2. i (to go) to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday. 3. she (to do) her homework when mother came home. 4. we (to do) our homework yesterday. 5. when i (to go) to school the day before yesterday, i met mike and pete.
1) disaster
2) geography
3) animals
*2
to travel to other galaxies 1b
to wear a spacesuit 4a
intergalactic spaceship 2e
to launch a satellite 3d
to live in a space station 5c
*3
1. I had had breakfast before I went to school.
2. He went to meet his friends after he had done his homework.
3. By 8 o’clock the rain had stopped
4. Alice was late because she had missed the bus.
5. She went to the post-office after she had written the letter.
*4. Fill in the gaps with since or for.
1. She has been studying English__since__ your birthday.
2. Meredith has been living here __since__ 1997.
3. Meredith has been living here __for___eighteen years.
4. He has been working here ___for___ the last two years.
5. We have been living here __for__ 5 years.
*5. Open the brackets and use the Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense.
1. I went to the cinema yesterday.
2. I was going to the cinema at four o'clock yesterday.
3. She was doing her homework when mother came home.
4. We did our homework yesterday.
5. When I was going to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete.