PRE - Intermediate

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PRE-INTERMEDIATE

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VOCABULARY
PRACTICE
HTTPS://WORDWALL.NET/PLAY/57276/278/865

3.

Check the meaning of the word combinations given in the text in bold, put them
down in your vocabulary list and learn them, paying attention to the prepositions
they go with. Then complete the sentences with prepositions where necessary.

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1. Wi-Fi provides users with
___ the access on
___ the Internet.
2. Internet users have an opportunityfor
___ participating in
___ online conferences.
3. Skype is one of the cutting-edge devices that eliminates distances between people and allows them to communicate with
___ one
at
another ___ any destination.
4. Computers have made a controversial impact on
___ education.
- the Internet and downloaded it from
5. Yesterday, we found a good instructive video about the use of computers surfing ___
___
YouTube.
- an online application form.
6. For getting a visa you can easily complete ___
- any time and you can surf ___
at a high rate.
7. Today, the Internet is accessible ___
8. It is getting more complicated to protect Internet usersfrom
___ unreliable web sites.
on mobile devices.
9. Young people are very much dependent ___
10. In distant learning, students have a chance to interact with
___ one another in video conferences and forums.

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LANGUAGE FOCUS
MULTIFUNCTIONAL VERBS
• Notional verb
• Auxiliary verb
• Modal verb

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NOTIONAL (MAIN) VERB - BE
Notional verb with lexical meanings of existence and location, whereas in Russian
the verb be is omitted but still implied.
Storage capacity is another relevant feature of a computer.
All my important data are on my memory stick.
There were not many useful references on my portable hard drive.

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AUXILIARY VERB - BE
Auxiliary verb used as a grammar form with no lexical meaning in Present Continuous,
Past Continuous, Passive voice
Their computer is usually fixed by an IT technician.
Harry Potter (it) was written by JK Rowling
I was surfing the Internet at 7 yesterday.
Were you surfing the Internet at 7 yesterday?

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MODAL VERB
Modal verb be to is similar in meaning to the modal verb must.
I am to attend classes regularly.
The train was to arrive at platform two on time.

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LANGUAGE FOCUS
MULTIFUNCTIONAL VERBS
• Notional verb
• Auxiliary verb
• Fixed expressions

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NOTIONAL VERB - DO
Notional verb with a meaning of performing an action.
He is doing his research work using the most valuable data.
I did the tests online.
I have just done my piece of work on the computer. – Present Perfect

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AUXILIARY VERB - DO
Auxiliary verb used as a grammar form with no lexical meaning.
Does your computer perform multitasking? – My computer performs
multitasking.
Did they download media files from VK? – They downloaded media files.
They didn’t download media files.

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FIXED EXPRESSIONS
In fixed expressions such as to do well, to do one’s best, in which the verb do
can lose its original meaning and get a different one.
I was doing my best at the practical classes in engineering graphics and did well
at the exam.

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FIXED
EXPRESSIONS
exercise
housework
research
someone a favour

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exercise
FIXED
EXPRESSIONS
your best
the cleaning
nothing for you

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LANGUAGE FOCUS
MULTIFUNCTIONAL VERBS
• Notional verb
• Auxiliary verb
• Modal verb
• Fixed expressions

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NOTIONAL VERB - HAVE
Notional verb with a lexical meaning of possessing an item.
Do we have a better choice?
All the family had an opportunity to communicate with their daughter in Skype.
They will have hundreds of friends online.

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AUXILIARY VERB
Auxiliary verb used as a grammar form with no lexical meaning. Present Perfect, Past
Perfect
Computers have changed my life.
They had completed the task by 5 p.m. yesterday.
We have been talking in Skype for two hours!
_____________ 5 pm yesterday ______________ now

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MODAL VERB
Modal verb have to similar in meaning to the modal verb must.
Although Pavel does not want to participate in the coming online conference he
has to.
I had to copy all the data to the memory stick.
We will have to install a good anti-virus programme.

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FIXED EXPRESSIONS
In fixed expressions such as to have difficulty in, to have fun, to have lunch, to
have coffee, to have a cold, in which the verb have can lose its original meaning
and get a different one.
I used to have difficulty in transferring data to my laptop.
Victoria was having coffee on the move.
We had so much fun at the English class yesterday!

20.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB TO BE IN THE
CORRECT FORM.

21.

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE PROPER FORM OF THE
VERB TO DO.

22.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB TO HAVE. PUT IT
INTO THE PROPER FORM.
1. Emily_________ one hundred and twenty-two friends in Facebook.
2. Computers _________ more advantages than disadvantages.
3. I ___________ done the tests on programming offline.
4. We are ________ coffee now.
5. He _______ benefitted professionally using different Microsoft Office
applications.
6. James _________ to update all the Android applications on his smartphone.
7. The technicians ________ set up the network by 3 p.m. yesterday.