Комунікативна практика

Згадуючи минуле

Listen to the conversation and then practice with your classmate. Correct mistakes in answers.

A: Listen, here’s a quiz on events of the twentieth century.

B: Oh, I used to be good at history, so let me give it a try.

A: OK. First question: who was the first man in space?

B: Oh, it’s easy; it was Neil Armstrong in 1966, then he flew to the moon in the summer 1969.

A: Well… And when did World War II begin?

B: It began in 1941 when Japanese fleet attacked Pearl Harbor and lasted till August 1945 when Hiroshima was destroyed.

A: Hmm... Next question: how long has the UN been in existence?

B: Since 1961 when Cuban Missile Crisis was settled. Uh, how am I doing so far?

A: Not excellent. None of your answers was correct.

Декілька корисних нотаток щодо посилань на події та дати у минулому:

Referring to a definite point of time in the past use in, during and ago.

Personal computers came to common use during 1990s.

The Soviet space program started 50 years ago.

To express a period of time expressions from … to, for, till (until) are used.

World War I lasted from 1914 to 1918.

Hitler wanted to start in the fall of 1940, but his advisers persuaded him to avoid the risks of a winter campaign in the Soviet Union and wait until the spring.

"How long did you live in Spain?" - "Oh, for about three years."

To express a period of time that continuous now use since and for.

No human has landed on the moon since the Apollo project ended.

Exercise. Work with a partner and share your experience in spending summer vacations, camping, etc.

Вправи для самостійної роботи

Exercise 1. Translate the text from pages 170-171 (Exercise 1) into Ukrainian (Russian).

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with prepositions at, on or in.

1) Are you busy ___ the weekend?

2) I’ll call you ____ Monday morning ____ 9 o’clock.

3) Peter’s brother is working ___ the University ____ the moment.

4) I read this article ____ two hours.

5) I might not be at home ___ the morning. Could you call me ___ night instead.

6) He was born in Kharkiv ____ 1977.

7) Hurry up! We must be ____ the airport ____ 15 minutes.

Lesson 6