English course, year 4

May 14
th
2014

ma Biljana Vasev
biljana.vasev@fpsp.edu.rs
Before we continue
with the tenses...
Syllabus :

- Tenses (9)
- Conditionals (all types)
- Idioms (explanation in English)
- Passive
- Reported Speech
- Discussion
SEMINARSKI RAD
Engleski 2, knjiga prof. Jovkovic:

1. Uraditi vebanja u radnoj svesci na
sledeim stranicama: 46, 47, 48, 89,
90,91,95,100.

2. Translation:
Prevod 1 lekcije po izboru iz Udbenika
(Unit 16-30)

3. Napisati formalno pismo na engleskom
jeziku
( primeri pisama se nalaze u Udbeniku
str. 183)
13. She __ (speak) English but
she _____ (not speak) French.
14. I _____ (never eat) bananas.

15. Who _____ (invent) the washing
machine?

16. 'Where's Jill?' 'She ______(have) lunch
at the moment.

17. _______ (she, wear) a nice jacket when
you ______ (see) her yesterday?
Present Perfect Tense
has/have + past participle

USE 1: ever, never, once, many times, before,
so far, already, yet, just, lately, recently.
Eg. I have never been to Canada.

USE 2: Unspecified time before now
Eg. I have encountered that problem many
times.
Our boss has never taken a vacation.
USE 3: A change that has happened over
a period of time
Eg. You have grown since the last time I
saw you.
My English has really improved since
I moved to Australia.

USE 4: An uncompleted action you are
expecting
Eg. The rain hasn't stopped.
Susan hasn't mastered Japanese, but
she can communicate.
USE 5: Duration from the past until
now (non-continuous verbs);
something started in the past and
has continued up until now (for five
minutes, for two weeks, since
Tuesday...)
Eg. She has been in England for six
months.
They have lived* in that house for
a while.
- We have not seen that colleague
since he left our department.
- Have you two ever met?
Present Perfect Continuous
has/have + been + present participle

Use 1: something started in the past and
has continued up until now
Eg. She has been working at that
company for three years.
He has been teaching at the
university since June.
USE 2: Recently, lately
She has been watching too much
television lately.

USE 3: The result can be seen in the
present
Eg. Somebody has been using my
soap! (the soap is still wet and I can
see that)

Practice
1. Radim za ovu kompaniju vise
od 30 godina i nameravam da
ostanem ovde dok se ne
penzionisem.
2. On je pisac. Pise od svoje
dvadesetosme. Sve ukupno,
napisao je 7 romana i 3 zbirke
kratkih prica.
3. Bob prica na telefonu vec sat
vremena.
Translation:

1. I have been working for this
company for more than thirty
years, and I intend to stay here
until I retire!
2. He is an author. He has been
writing since he was twenty-
eight. Altogether, he has written
seven novels and three
collections of short stories.
3. Bob has been talking on the
phone for an hour.
1. I _________ (work) for the same
company for only three years, but
Im already a senior manager.
2. He _________ (go) on a training
course during his first month at
work, but he _________ (not/go) on
one since then.
3. My first boss _________ (be) very
friendly, but she _________ (leave)
the company last year and I
_________ (not/see) her since she
_________(go) away.
4. We _________ (change) the way we
work completely in the last six
months. Now we have flexible
working, whereas before we
_________ (start) at nine and _________
(finish) at five.

5. In 2004, they _________ (post) him
to Japan. He _________ (be) there
ever since, and during that time he
_________ (get) married and he
_________ (start) a family.
1. For centuries, the Taj Mahal (1.
inspire) _____ poets, painters and
musicians to try and capture its
elusive magic in word, colour and
song. It (2. be) ________ one of the
most flawless architectural
creations of the world. Since the
17th century, travellers (3.
cross) _____ continents to come and
see this ultimate memorial to love,
and few (4. be) _______ unmoved by
its incomparable beauty.

Taj Mahal (5. stand) _______ in
the city of Agra, on the banks
of the Yamuna River. The
people (6. build) ______ it in
the memory of the beautiful
Arjumand Bano Begum, who
(7. win) _____ the heart of a
Mughal prince.
At the age of 21, she (8.
marry) _______ Emperor
Jahangirs third son Prince
Khurram and (9. stay) ________
loyally by his side through
good times and bad: in the
luxurious royal palaces of Agra
as well as the transient tents
of war camps. Today, people
(10. see) _______ it as a symbol
of true love.
1. A: Whats the matter? You look
worried!
B: Yes, I am. I _________ (look at)
the contract in detail, and I
_________ (notice) a lot of potential
problems.

2. A: I __________ (call) Leila all day,
but it goes straight to voicemail.
B: I expect she _________ (go) to
Head Office.

3. A: Tosca is coming to the Opera
House. _________ (you/see) it?
B: Not yet, but I _________ (look
forward) to it for ages. Shall we go
together?

4. A: How long _________ (you/produce)
cars at this site?
B: About four years. We _________
(invest) around $ 20 million in plant
and machinery.
and now...

BUSINESS TERMS
A company which belongs to, and
is controlled by, another company.
___________________

a) hierarchy

b) organization

c) subsidiary
A ___________________ is usually a
symbol of quality.

a) brand

b) upmarket

c) head office
The sales assistant was very
_____________ and gave me some
good advice.
a) helpful

b) reliable

c) faulty
We thought we had found a
___________________ , but in the you
get what you pay for!
a) brand

b) bargain

c) helpful
I am looking for a ___________________
car which won't break down.

a) new

b) faulty

c) reliable
Our quality control department is
there to check and _____________
production.
a) monitor

b) have

c) bargain
This letter is full of ___________ !
Please retype it again.

a) faulty

b) letters

c) mistakes
These expensive four-star hotels
are very _______.

a) downmarket

b) expensive

c) upmarket
In this upmarket hotel we have to pay
___________________ price without
negotiation.

a) full

b) discounted

c) half
We thought we had found a bargain,
but in the end you
___________________ ! aktivno
[izmena]a) get what you didn't pay
for

b) get what you want

c) get what you pay for
I'd like to know how much I have
in my ___________________ .

a) credit card
b) cash machine
c) bank account)
What's the dollar - euro
___________________ today please?

a) currency
b) cash machine
c) exchange rate)
The ___________________ in my hotel
are awful, there isn't even a
mini bar or TV in my room.

a) exhibition
b) stand
c) facilities
All the major companies in the
field are represented at this
year's ___________________ .

a) conference
b) exhibition
c) stand
Don't worry if the bank is closed,
there is a ___________________ .

a) cash machine
b) credit card
c) bank account
My ___________________ for my
business trip to New York were
enormous.

a) stand
b) facilities
c) expenses)
The last ___________________ venue
wasn't very good, the rooms
weren't big enough and the
second was terrible.

a) exhibition
b) conference
c) stand
THANK YOU FOR
COMING!