Consolidation of grammar.
a) Underline the correct form. Tick (V) the sentence if both are possible.
1. I'm not going /1 won't go to work tomorrow because it's Saturday.
2. I'm going to study / I'll study English here next year.
3. We go / We're going to Brazil next week. I can't wait.
4. What are you going to wear / are you wearing to the party?
b) Complete the dialogues with the correct future verb form of the verbs in brackets.
1. A I feel quite tired this evening.
B Don’t worry. I ’ll make (make) us some dinner and you can get to bed early.
A Thanks. Shall I lay the table now or wait until dinner is ready?
2. A Have you heard from the garage yet?
B Oh, I don’t think the car _________ (be) ready until Friday, at the earliest.
A ____________ (I / call) them and check.
3. A Would you like to play tennis with us tonight?
B I can’t. I __________ (go) to the cinema.
A That’s a pity. What _________ (you / do) on Friday evening, then?
4. A Have you organized your summer holidays yet?
B Yes. We _____________ (spend) two weeks touring Australia, although we don’t know the exact dates or
places yet.
A Wow – that __________ (be) great!
Exercise 3. Read the text and translate the 3rd paragraph.
“Being the eldest”
The way I am today is a complete reflection of my position in the family. When people ask me questions, I always feel I have to know the answer, because my brothers always assumed I knew everything.
I was the one who did everything first, like learning to read. I didn’t always want to be the first, but I felt I had to.
I always helped with the housework. As I was the only girl, my mom often used to say “Jane, could you wash up? Jane, can you make the supper?”. Of course, my brothers were never asked.
I was completely aware of the power I had being the eldest, and in retrospect I think I was probably very bossy, and in a way selfish, because I did everything myself and didn’t give the others the opportunity. When my brothers grew up, it took me ages to accept that they were independent adults – I still think of my brother Michael as twelve years old, and in fact he’s a father himself now!
And I’ve continued being the one who has to look after people even today. My job involves looking after people, and my husband is a “youngest child” himself, and I end up looking after him too. I think I would be a more relaxed person today and worry less if I hadn’t been an eldest child.
Exercise 4. Answer the questions:
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1. Why does she feel she has to know the answer to all the questions of people?
2. Why does she always have to be the first?
3. Did she always help with the housework?
4. Why does she think that she was probably very bossy?
5. What does involve her job?
Exercise 5. Listen to the text T.1.11[1] and give T (true) F (false) answers.
| True | False | ||
| 1. | Nora’s here in Britain this week promoting her new book “We are kindergarten” | ||
| 2. | Sure. OK, other factors can influence your personality too, but your position in the family is definitely one of the strongest. | ||
| 3. | Well, the oldest children get maximum attention from their parents and the result is that they ate usually quite self-confident people. | ||
| 4. | The famous Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, was a second-born child. | ||
| 5. | They often get the top jobs too. |
Exercise 6. Retell the listened text.
Exercise 7. Write the missing letters:
1 Oldest children are usually quite s_ _ _ -c_ _ f_ _ _ _t.
2 Middle children are i_ _ e_ _ _ d_ _t and com_ _ _ t_ _e.
3 Youngest children are usually ch_ _ _ _ng.
4 Only children are s_ _ _ _t. Sometimes they have positive side, they can be r_ _ _ _ _s _ _ _e.
5 Our position in the family affects our p _ _ _ o_ _ l_ty.
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