Grammar in Use

Past Tenses
+ V ing
Mary planted some flowers yesterday.
Mary was planting flowers yesterday at 10 o'clock.
Mary had planted flowers before Jack phoned her.
Mary had been planting flowers for 2 hours before her mum called her.

What tense would you use?
Мы ходили на экскурсию в краеведческий музей в прошлом месяце.
Питер упаковывал свой чемодан, когда кто-то постучал в дверь.
Мы вышли из квартиры с чемоданами до того, как прибыло такси.
Я надела пальто, взяла сумку и вышла из дома.
Джейн готовила торт в течение 2 часов перед тем, как встретить гостей.

Compound nouns
A compound noun normally has two parts. They can be written as:
one word: policeman, boyfriend, football, goalkeeper, mankind, toothpaste
two word joined with a hyphen: passer-by, take-off, looking-glass, x-ray, grown-ups
two separate words: washing machine, vacuum cleaner, post office, bus stop, credit card

Intonation in compound nouns
GREENhouse – green HOUSE
теплица, парник – зелёный дом (цвет)
BLACKboard – black BOARD
школьная доска – чёрная доска (цвет)
DARKroom – dark ROOM
комната для проявки фото – тёмная комната
ENGlish teacher – English TEACHer
учитель английского – учитель-англичанин

Dependent prepositions
(Appendix 1)
to be on foot – пешком
by car – на автомобиле
arrive in – прибывать в
on holiday – на каникулах, в отпуске
on board – на борту

Phrasal verbs
get
get off
(leave)
get in
(train, bus, plane – arrive)
get by
(to live, manage)
get around
(move from
place to place)
get on (with)
(have a good relationship)

Ex. 7 p. 87
I haven't had much money since I lost my job, but I'm ______________.
I must ____________ now or I'll miss my bus.
Does Tom __________well with his sister?
It's easy for tourists to ____________ the city by train, bus or tram.
What time does your flight _________?
getting by
get off
get on
get around
get in