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Word order

1. Where is the right word order (in column A or in column B)?

II.  Decide whether the word order is right or wrong. Correct the sentences which are wrong.

1. Jim doesn’t like very much football. -  ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. Maria speaks English very well. - ……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I have never been to the USA. - ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. We arrived early at the airport. - …………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I’m going on Monday to Paris. - …………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Did you learn a lot of things at school today? - ……………………………………………………………..
7. Where you were yesterday? - ……………………………………………………………………………………….
8. She yet hasn’t seen this film. - ………………………………………………………………………………………
9. When did he win the competition? - …………………………………………………………………………..
10. You must hard work. - ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

III. Rewrite the sentence to include the word(s) in brackets.                                                                For ex., My parents are teachers (both) – My parents are both teachers.

1. Have you been to London? (ever) …………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Jane sings when she is in the bath. (always) …………………………………………………………………..
3. I haven’t done my homework. (yet)………………………………………………………………………………..
4. My mother gets up at 6 a.m. (usually) …………………………………………………………………………..
5. They have learnt the new words. (already) …………………………………………………………………..
6. We are going to Moscow. (on Monday) ………………………………………………………………………..
7. I came home. (early) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Mrs. Smith wrote a letter. (me)  ……………………………………………………………………………………...
9. I think, my friends will win tomorrow. (the  match) ………………………………………………………..
10. I have just met a man. (very wonderful) …………………………………………………………………………  

IV.  Put the parts of a sentence in the correct order. For ex., (I like, very much, pizza) – I like pizza very much.

1. (he, won, easily, the game) – He won …………………………………………………………………………….
2. (ask, don’t, silly, questions) – Don’t ……………………………………………………………………………..!
3. (basketball, every day, does, Ken, play?) – Does  …………………………………………………………?
4.  (come, I, home, have, just) - ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. (we, in the library, found, books, some interesting) - …………………………………………………….

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6. (are, why, late, you?) -  …..……………………………………………………………………………………………?
7. (are building, they, next to the museum, school, a new). - …………………………………………..

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8. (fluently, can, she, English, speak). - ………………………………………………………………………………
9. (was, Nick, swimmer, a strong) - ………………………………………………………………………………….
10.  (in summer, often, to the Black Sea, we, go). - ……………………………………………………………
11. (do, eat, fast food, you?). - ………………………………………………………………………………………..?
12. (did, your friends, where, tennis, play?) ……………………………………………………………………..?
13. (was, our, built, 15 years ago, school) - ……………………………………………………………………….
14. (I, about the future, am, optimistic, not) ……………………………………………………………………

V.  Translate the sentences from Russian into English:

1. Он обычно занимается спортом 3 раза в неделю. - ………………………………………………………

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2. Как часто ты ешь еду быстрого приготовления (фаст фуд)?..........................................

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3. Прошлым летом мы путешествовали на машине. Мы посетили много больших и малых городов в России………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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4. Я никогда не был  в Новой Зеландии. ……………………………………………………………………….

5. Моя сестра знает и говорит по-английски  хорошо…………………………………………………..

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6. Завтра на встрече они не будут обсуждать этот вопрос. …………………………………………

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