Task 1
Употребите глагол to be в нужной форме (am, is, are, was, were, will/shall be) и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. I _ a first-year student of extra-mural department.
2. In five years they _ certified specialists.
3. My friend _ a network manager in a large company some years ago, now he is a lecturer at a financial college.
4. Last year we _ very busy preparing for tests and exams.
5. Working from home ___ a new way of life for a large number of IT specialists.
6. There ___ many helpful office application programs today.
7. Computer _ one of the most wonderful inventions of mankind.
Task 2 Поставьте глагол to have в нужную временную форму (Present, Past , Future) и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Most office workers _ nine to five jobs.
2. The Academy _ a computer centre with twenty computers.
3. _ we _ exams in History of Russia next year?
4. Two years ago we ___ not _ this office application program.
5. Our Agricultural Academy ___ two large departments – full-time and extra-mural.
6. ___ we ___ a practical in Higher Mathematics next Monday or next Wednesday?
7. They ___ not _ a contract with the city administration now.
Task 3 Вставьте нужный предлог и переведите предложения.
1. We are students ___ the faculty ___ Applied Informatics.
2. I am an office worker. I am at work ___ nine ___ five every week ___ Monday ___ Friday.
3. You can find a lot of information ___ this topic ___ specialized journals.
4. We will have final examinations ___ four years.
5. It’s a very interesting project. Tell me ___ it.
6. I study all the week, I have classes even ___ Sunday.
7. ___ the end ___ the semester (term) I usually have a few tests and exams.
Task 4 Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в соответствующее время группы времен Simple. Переведите предложения.
1. I work from home - I (receive) and (send) processed data to the main office,
2. Some years ago I (finish) college and (to start) working as a computer operator.

3. In the near future we (install) a better software.
4. The old antivirus program (not to provide) good protection from all the viruses that can come from the Web.
Task 5 Вставьте походящие по смыслу модальные глаголы (can, could, must, may, might) и переведите предложения. Помните, что у модальных глаголов есть заменители (have to, has to , had to , am/is/are to , was/were to), которые придется употребить в некоторых временах.
1. Everyone ___ be very attentive with financial documents.
2. Last year when he finished the Academy he ___ take a post-graduate course.
3. As an extra-mural student I ___ attend lectures and practical classes every day. (модальный глагол в отрицательной форме).
4. This PC is faulty. ___ ask a technician to fix it?
5. _ we find some new information on this topic in the Web?
6. It is 2 p. m. They ___ be at the lecture of Philosophy now.
7. IT specialists ___ update their professional knowledge regularly