A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

Tomorrow night my friend Sophie is coming to visit me. Her train 1) ______ (arrive) at six o'clock and as I 2) _______ (still/work) at that time, we 3) _______ (meet) in the city centre at seven. I'm sure that we 4) _______ (have) dinner at Gianni's because we always seem to end up there. By the time we finished eating Sophie 5) ________(persuade) me to take her to the cinema because there's a film she wants to see.

B. Which tense situations are used in part A?

a) timetables / programmes;

b) actions which will have finished before a stated future time;

c) fixed arrangements in the near future;

d) actions which will be in progress at a stated future time;

e) predictions based on what we know

Task 4: Underline the correct tense form.

1 We will start the meeting as soon as everyone arrives/will arrive.

2 I hope we are being/will be there in an hour or so.

3 If you need/will need any help, just ask Bob.

4 I don’t know if you are/will be able to get a promotion at your work, you are not responsible.

5 Will you see Keith when you are/will be at work?

Task 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple or continuous, perfect or perfect-continuous tenses, as in the examples:

A: By Monday morning, Kelly will have written (write) her History essay.

B: Kelly can't come with us on Sunday because she will be writing (write) her History essay all the afternoon.

1. A: James can’t join us. He________ (work) all Saturday.

B: By January he_________ (work) for a company for three years.

2. A: Susie __________ (clean) the house before Jack and Sally arrive.

B: She __________ (clean) itfor ages because the place is really untidy.

3. A: If Angela can get some time off work, we _________ (fly) to Paris for the weekend.

B: If Angela gets time off work, at this time on Friday we (fly) to Paris.

4. A: Do you think we _________ (finish) the report today?

B: Definitely, if we work hard we_________ (finish) it by three o' clock.

5. A: I ________ (move) to a bigger house next month.

B: Fine! We _________ (wait) for this event for two years by this time.

Check your answers for Grammar: lesson four, part 4.2, practice 2.

1 –i; 2 – f; 3 – c; 4 – h; 5 – g; 6 – d; 7 – b; 8 – e; 9 – j; 10 – a.

5. Supplementary reading: Discover the world with us.

5.1. If you plan to visit another country what are you interested in more? – Its history? Great people? Curiosities? Entertainment? Landscape? Get some information from the texts about cities and towns of Great Britain. Surf the net if you want to enlarge your knowledge about the country.

Text B: CITIES andTOWNS of BRITAIN

London

London, the capital of the country,is situated on both sides of the Thames. There are 14 bridges across the Thames. Today London stretches for nearly thirty miles from north to south and for nearly thirty miles from east to west. This is the area known as ‘Greater London.’

When the Romans came to Britain in the first century A.D., London was a small village. Many of the roads built by the Romans met at the point where London Bridge now stands. In fact, there are several Londons. There is the ancient City of London, the oldest part of London. The City is the country’s financial and business centre. The Stock Exchange, the Royal Exchange and the Bank of England are all there. The City has a population of half a million. At night the City is a different place. There’s no traffic and very few people can be seen there. It's quiet and empty.

The West End is famous for its shops, hotels and parks. It's the finest part of London. There are always crowds of tourists there. In the West End there are theatres, cinemas, museums, picture galleries and many big houses. The Houses of Parliament, Whitewall, Downing Street are all in the West End. Whitewall is the street, where all the Government offices are. It is the heart of the Government of Great Britain.

If the City is the ‘ money ’ of London and the West End is the ‘ goods’ of London, then the East End is the ‘ hands ’ of London. It is a district of docks, factories, little houses and narrow streets. Housing conditions in this part of London are very poor; lots of old houses have no modern conveniences. They are damp, dirty and dark.

When you are in London don’t miss the chance to visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London, and Tower Bridge in The City of London; then the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Whitehall are in Westminster and finally, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park in The West End. Enjoy your holiday!

Cambridge – a University Town

It lies on the river Cam and takes its name from the river. The ancient buildings, chapels, libraries and colleges are in the city centre. There are many museums in the old University City. Its population consists mostly of teachers and students. All students have to live in the college during their course. In the old times the students’ life was very strict. They were not allowed to play games, to sing, to hunt, to fish or even to dance. They wore special dark clothes which they continue to wear in our days. Many famous men studied here. Among them were Cromwell, Newton, Byron, Tennyson, Darwin and others.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the old capital of Scotland and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It is situated on the seven hills. From the streets, in the centre of the city you can see the ships coming to Edinburgh from different countries of the world. In the old part of the city there are narrow houses with narrow windows. The modern town is in the valley. The streets are straight and well-planned, so you can easily go about the town. The main street, Princess Street, is a mile long with beautiful houses and a monument to Walter Scott.

The Old Town dates from the 11th century and contains most of the city’s historic sites. Edinburgh is Scotland’s banking and administrative centre.

Birmingham – the Market Place

In the heart of England is a city of Birmingham. Its population is over one million.

It is the center of the iron industry and the heart of Britain’s motorway system. The district around Birmingham is called Black Country. It is the land of factories and mines. Buying and selling here has been an important part of life for more than eight hundred years. Today Birmingham is one of the biggest open-air markets and shopping centers in the UK.

Manchester

The city was founded in the Roman times. Years ago it was the centre of the cotton trade in the world. Now Manchester is the industrial capital of the Northern England. It has few ancient buildings, but few English cities can boast better parks of which there are over fifty. The largest of them is Heaton Park. Manchester is rich in libraries and schools. The University of Manchester was founded in 1880. Manchester is the fifth largest port in Great Britain though it is about 56 km away from the sea.

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