Материал: Дидактический материал к учебнику Spotlight, 9 класс (комплекс лексикограмматических упражнений) Card 1 (Module 1, Unit 1a)

«Дидактический материал к учебнику “Spotlight”, 9 класс»

(комплекс лексико-грамматических упражнений)

Card 1 (Module 1, Unit 1a)

1. 
   In each line underline one word that doesn't belong to the group.
   

1. 
   to celebrate, a fireworks display, an animal shelter, a colourful parade;
   
2. 
   household chores, to dress up, a carnival, a change of clothes;
   
3. 
   a cooking contest, enter the competition, to take place, a space station;
   
4. 
   a carnival, a nightmare, pancakes, a big bonfire.
   

2. 
   Look at the pictures and names of the festivals. Match the name of the fest with the picture.
   

A	B
C	D
E	F

1. 
   Celebration of Light, Vancouver, BC;
   
2. 
   March of the Scarecrows, Belgium;
   
3. 
   Maslenitsa, Russia;
   
4. 
   Splatfest, Spain;
   
5. 
   International Shellfish Festival, Prince Edward Island.
   

3. 
   Choose the word that best completes the sentences from the list below.
   

Bright, cooking contest, raise money, change of clothes, competition, street parade, fireworks display

1. 
   Over the years, this organization has … for local charities.
   
2. 
   Why don't you take part in this …? I'm sure you will be a winner!
   
3. 
   All the girls were excited to see Disney princesses at that colourful….
   
4. 
   Lots of festivals have …
   
5. 
   I think you should take a spare … on your camping trip.
   
6. 
   I believe that it's a … idea to enter the…
   

4. 
   What is wrong with these sentences? Find and correct the mistakes.
   

1. 
   March of the Scarecrows is a huge food fight that has been a strong tradition in Valencia since around 1945.
   
2. 
   There is always a big bonfire at the end of Maslenitsa carnival week to say hello to summer.
   
3. 
   The night sky burst with colour when a cooking contest began.
   
4. 
   All the festival-goers eat tomatoes for Maslenitsa.
   
5. 
   You need raise money for local charity if you take part in Splatfest.
   
6. 
   Every year on 6^th October, the central market square of Brussels becomes full of people made of sand.
   

Card 2 (Module 1, Unit 1b)

1. 
   Unscramble the words given in bold print.
   

1. 
   Itusrnipetos is a belief in things or events that bring good or bad luck that has no scientific explanation.
   
2. 
   Seeing a wonboiar when it isn't raining is very good luck.
   
3. 
   If a dilabyrd lands on your hand it is good luck.
   
4. 
   Killing a disper is bad luck.
   
5. 
   Seeing a hosonitg star is very good luck.
   
6. 
   Some people believe that walking under a dalerd is bad luck.
   

2. Complete the superstitions below filling in the gap with an appropriate preposition.

1. Giving knives or things that cut _____a wedding present is considered a bad luck.

• 
  As
  
• 
  In
  
• 
  After
  
• 
  Before
  

2. Walking _____ a ladder is considered to be a bad luck.

• 
  Away
  
• 
  At
  
• 
  With
  
• 
  Under
  

3. Get out of the bed _____ the same side that you get in to avoid bad luck.

• 
  With
  
• 
  On
  
• 
  In
  
• 
  By
  

4. It’s a good luck to toss a pinch of salt _____one shoulder.

• 
  Over
  
• 
  Onto
  
• 
  Off
  
• 
  In
  

5. It is good luck if a ladybird lands ____ your hand.

• 
  In
  
• 
  On
  
• 
  Under
  
• 
  Off
  

3. 
   Match two parts of an expression and complete the sentences using these expressions:
   

1. 
   load a) star
   
2. 
   lucky b) clover
   
3. 
   shooting c) of rubbish
   
4. 
   old wivesʾ d) charm
   
5. 
   believe in e) superstitions
   
6. 
   four leaf f) a mirror
   
7. 
   break g) tales
   

1. 
   Do you _________________? - Yes, I think that superstitions are an important part of our life!
   
2. 
   Do you know that walking under the ladder is bad luck? – I think you should pay less attention to _______________.
   
3. 
   If you see a ______________ it is very good luck.
   
4. 
   I found a _______________ and later I found 10£ in the street.
   
5. 
   To __________________ means 7 years' bad luck.
   
6. 
   I think that all the superstitions are _________________.
   
7. 
   I am quite superstitious and I never go anywhere without my ___________.
   

Card 3 (Module 1, Unit 1c). Grammar

Present Tenses

1. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets:

1. 
   She (run) because she's late for her lesson.
   
2. 
   Our teacher always (give) us lots of homework.
   
3. 
   We (not want) to go to the street parade.
   
4. 
   What time (you / meet) Pete tomorrow?
   
5. 
   I (not work) today. I'm on holiday.
   
6. 
   People (speak) English in Jamaica.
   
7. 
   Archie (not use) his computer at the moment.
   
8. 
   (Tony / live) near the park?
   

2. Complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the present perfect simple or 

present perfect continuous.

1. I (paint) this room for five days now. It's a never-ending job.

2. How long (you/know) Mike? 

3. I (have) this watch for twenty years. It's as accurate as it was the day I bought it. 

4. I (never/be) to Sweden.

5. How long (you/live) in this house? 

6. Hi, John. Sorry I'm late. I hope you (not/wait) long.

7. So, Michael, what (you/do) since I last saw you? 

8. It (rain) all day today.

9. This strategy seems to be good. Sales of our products (increase) for some time.

10. This manager (visit) our branch office three time so far this year.

3. Choose the correct present form:

1. What's that noise? – Jason …(have) a birthday party.

a) have had b) is having c) has

2. More and more people … (go) to university these days.

a) are going b) go c) have gone

3. Who …. (use) my MP3 player? - I have.

a) uses b) is using c) has used

4. David and Mary …. (go) out together now for nearly five years.

a) have gone b) go c) have been going

5. Kate … (not finish) painting the flowers yet.

a) has not finished b) doesn't finish c) isn't finishing

6. Den … (look) for his pen-knife at the moment.

a) has looked b) is looking c) looks

7. Nick … (play) a computer game for two hours and he is still playing.

a) plays b) is playing c) has been playing

8. Are you going to the concert on Saturday night? - Yes. Actually, I.... (already/buy) the tickets. 

a) have already bought b) buy c) have been already buying

Adverbs of Frequency

3.   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9

Put the following adverbs of frequency in the correct order from the most often to the least often (1-6):

	often
	usually
	always
	never
	seldom/rarely
	sometimes

Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb of frequency in brackets in its correct position.

1. They go to the museums (often)

2. She listens to classical music (rarely)

3. He reads the newspaper (sometimes)

4. Sarah smiles (never)

5. She complains about her husband (always)

6. He feels terribly (often)

7. She helps her daughter with her homework (never)

8. I eat meat (seldom).

Relative clauses

3. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate relative pronoun.

1. This is the shop ____ was awarded as the best shop in the city.
2. The girl ____ brother go with me to the gym is a good singer.
3. The man ____ broke into our house was caught in two days.
4. She visits her grandmother ____ lives in countryside every summer.
5. She was wearing a dress ___ looked like princess’.
6. The bookshelf ____ we bought last week has broken down.
7. The man ___ was sitting on the bench turned around and saw his granddaughter.
8. A woman ____ son was crying paid no attention to him.
9. The woman ____ car had broken down on her way home spend 3 hours waiting for help.
10. My best friend ____ I know for years will never let me down.

Card 4 (Module 1, Unit 1d)

1. 
   Match the following English expressions with their Russian equivalents.
   

1. 
   blow out candles a) планировать вечеринку
   
2. 
   decorate a tree b) произносить тост
   
3. 
   eat a special meal c) серпантин
   
4. 
   flower arrangement d) задувать свечи
   
5. 
   exchange gifts e) фотографировать
   
6. 
   make a toast f) цветочная композиция
   
7. 
   plan a party g) съесть праздничное блюдо
   
8. 
   streamer h) украсить дерево
   
9. 
   take pictures i) обмениваться подарками
   

2. Look at the pictures and write what idiom with “cake” is hidden. Match the picture with idiom. Fill in the gaps using the idioms

A	B
C	D

1. 
   the idiom is _____________
   
2. 
   the idiom is _____________
   
3. 
   the idiom is _____________
   
4. 
   the idiom is _____________
   

1. 
   Her new book is selling _______.
   
2. 
   And the ring is just the ____________.
   
3. 
   That job was a ______________. It was the easiest thing that I ever did.
   
4. 
   You want to spend your money and still have it. You can't have your cake and eat it too!
   

3. Complete the following sentences with the words given below:

sing a carol, wear a mask, blow out candles, decorate a tree, take pictures, pull a cracker, exchange gifts, wedding reception

1. 
   My mother's voice is really charming. She always _____________ during our family holidays.
   
2. 
   Their ____________________ was so great. The bride was so tender in her long white dress.
   
3. 
   We have a strong tradition to _________________ in our family for Christmas. We have a lot of hand-made decorations.
   
4. 
   You have to __________________ on the top of the birthday cake.
   
5. 
   Welcome to today’s Christmas cracker programme! Your task is to ______________ with your partner.
   
6. 
   Everyone should ________________ on this bright Carnival.
   
7. 
   Can we ________________ of our today's party? I want to show them to my relatives from France.
   
8. 
   Bob and Sue always _________________ with each other on Christmas Eve.
   

Card 5 (Module 1, Units 1e-1f)

1. 
   Complete the crossword:
   

													7
							5		2		4
																3
					1
																		11
														9
													10
6
											8