What are the most common languages spoken in the world today

Role 2 – “You are a first-year student. You want to tell the reporter about your studies at the faculty”.
Role 3 - “You are a third-year student. You want to tell the reporter about your research work”.
Role 4 – “You are a University graduate. You work at school (or University). You want to tell the reporter about your work”.

10. 
    Give a talk on the topic “Kemerovo State University. The Faculty of Philology and Journalism”.
    

Word Formation

The most common suffixes to form the verbs from nouns and adjectives are:

-ize – to cause to be (more) …; to become (a) …; to put into the stated place;
-ify (-fy) – to make or become …; to fill with …;

10. 
    Make the derivatives from the following words. Translate them into Russian.
    

Class, just, intense, code, false, fort, real, simple, standard, modern, popular.

Grammar


Progressive Tenses

10. 
    Translate the following sentences into Russian.
    

1.Margaret is reading a newspaper now. 2. Her research work is being discussed at the moment. 3. He will be preparing for the seminar on folklore at 3 tomorrow. 4. A scientific article is being written by him at the moment. 5. She will be interviewed at 5 tomorrow. 6. Is he still being asked by the teacher? 7. What is he being asked about? 8. Was her research being discussed when you came? 9. I believe you were not being given a lecture at 8 yesterday. 10. They will be discussing methods of teaching from two to four tomorrow. 11. At 3 o’clock we’ll be writing a semester test. Don’t call me, please. 12. Will you be studying if I come at 6 p.m.?

10. 
    Choose the proper tense form. Consult the Grammar Support if necessary.
    

1. She speaks/is speaking five languages. 2. Look at that man. He wears/is wearing such a funny hat. 3. Don't take that book back to the library. I am reading/ read it. 4. They have/are having two daughters and two sons. 5. Do you understand/are you understanding Spanish? 6. We think/are thinking opera is boring. 7. Be quiet! I am watching/watch my favourite program. 8. We don't enjoy/aren't enjoying this party at all. The music is too loud. But we are enjoying/enjoy going to big parties. 9. Alec and Mary are Scottish. They come/are coming from Glasgow. They'll be here very soon. They come/are coming by car. 10. Lisa can't answer the phone. She has/is having a bath. 11. Every hour the Planet Earth travels/is travelling 66,620 miles around the Sun. 12. Where is Jane? She listens/is listening to a French song but she doesn't understand what it is meaning/means. 13. See you in the morning. I leave/I'm leaving now. 14. I can't stand horror films. I think/am thinking they are really silly. 15. Excuse me, does this bus stop/is this bus stopping outside the Post Office?

10. 
    Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
    

1. 
   talking/ phone/ not/ is/ he/ the/ on.
   
2. 
   an /they/ watching/ English/ now/ are/ film.
   
3. 
   taking/ lecture/ the/ of/ notes/ students/ are/ the/ now.
   
4. 
   where/ your/ staying/ are/ friends?
   
5. 
   not/ I/ to/ am/ you/ now/ listening.
   
6. 
   text/ he/ the/ is/now/ retelling?
   

10. 
    Match the questions with the answers.
    

1. 
   What is she writing?.............................. .
   
2. 
   What are you doing?.............................. .
   
3. 
   What are they discussing?...................... .
   
4. 
   Who is he talking to?............................. .
   
5. 
   Are you leaving now?............................ .
   

1. 
   The dean.
   
2. 
   Yes, I am.
   
3. 
   A course paper.
   
4. 
   I’m translating the article.
   
5. 
   The system of universities in Russia.
   

10. 
    Answer the questions using the Past Progressive and the Future Progressive Tenses.
    

1.Were you doing your homework at six o’clock yesterday? 2. What were you doing then? 3. What will you be doing at three o’clock tomorrow? 4. Will you be hurrying home after classes? 5. What was your mother doing when you got home yesterday? 6. Do you know when you will be taking your English exam this year? 7. Where will you be going for your holidays this year? 8. What will you be doing this weekend? 9. Were you having a party when I called you yesterday? 10. Were you talking to the Dean when I passed by the hall the other day? 11. Will you be doing a report tomorrow? 12. Will you be studying if I come at 4 tomorrow?

10. 
    Complete the following sentences using the Future Progressive Tense according to the model.
    

Model: Don’t leave (we, to have supper, in about 10 minutes). – Don’t leave, we’ll be having supper in about 10 minutes.
1. Is there anything you’d like to tell her? (I, see her, at the party today) 2. Don’t wait for me (I catch up with you, in a minute) 3. We must leave immediately (they expect us, out there before noon) 4. Don’t worry (I write shortly) 5. We needn’t trouble to send him the book (he, come, to see us, soon) 6. I can buy the medicine for you (I pass, by the chemist’s) 7. I don’t think it’s wise to wait for him (he, get home late, this evening).

10. 
    Match column A with column B
    

While I was driving home, We were watching the children He cut his finger At eight o’clock yesterday morning As she was crossing the street, While they were talking,

as he was chopping wood. he was sleeping in his bed. while they were playing. she slipped and fell. I ran out of petrol. the doorbell rang.

10. 
    Join the sentences using as, when, or while, as in the example.
    

Tina was cooking. She burnt herself.
When Tina was cooking she burnt herself.

1. 
   Laura was listening to the lecturer. She got a call.
   
2. 
   Mrs. Jason was sitting in the garden. It started raining.
   
3. 
   Peter was entering the university. He met his group mate.
   
4. 
   She was making a report. One of the students went out.
   

10. 
    Correct the mistakes.
    

1. 
   We looking for a new article.
   
2. 
   Aren’t he having his exam now?
   
3. 
   What are you do?
   
4. 
   Look! The bus is come!
   
5. 
   You isn’t listening to the teacher.
   

10. 
    Make these sentences passive.
    

1. 
   She is still cleaning the room.
   
2. 
   Is anybody serving you, madam?
   
3. 
   The father is giving a birthday present to his son at the moment.
   
4. 
   She is telling a funny story to the colleagues now.
   
5. 
   The government is planning the city budget these days.
   
6. 
   They are waiting for Mr. Miller at the moment.
   
7. 
   His scientific supervisor is consulting him at the moment.