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Topic 3
Architecture
Grammar: Past simple and present perfect use
Time needed for the studying of materials: 8 lessons
Time needed for the testing of studied materials: 45 minutes
KASÍKOVÁ, S., HORKÁ, H., NIVENOVÁ, R., SEDLÁKOVÁ, V.: English for Civil
Engineering. Praha : ČVUT, 2007. 181 s. ISBN 978-80-01-03786-7.
MURPHY, R.: English Grammar in Use. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2004. 379 s. ISBN 0-521-53762-2.
PETERS, S., GRÁF, T. Nová cvičebnice anglické gramatiky. Praha : Polyglot, 1998. 437
s. ISBN 80-86195-00-7.
HOLLETT, V.& SYDES, J.: Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate. Oxford : Oxford, 2005. 127 s.
ISBN: 978-3464246924.
WHITE, L. Engineering. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. 120 s. ISBN 019-
438827-6.
GLENDINNING, E. H. - POHL, A. Oxford : Oxford English for Careers: Technology 2,
Student’s Book. Oxford University Press, 2008.136 s. ISBN 9780194569538.
HANÁK, M. et al. Architektonický a stavební slovník anglicko-český. Plzeň : FRAUS,
1998. 721 s. ISBN 80-7238-024-9.
ELMAN, J., MICHALÍČEK, V. Anglicko-český technický slovník. Praha : Sabotáles.
2002. 1317 s. ISBN 978-80-85920-92-1.
FRONEK, J. Velký anglicko-český česko-anglický slovník. Voznice : LEDA 2007. 1523 s.
ISBN 978-80-7335-114-4.
In case of any difficulties with the subject matter, there is a possibility to ask a
course teacher for tutorials.
Architecture
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1. Write the plural for the expressions below
wider
It requires
material
costs
process
group
both
technology
She may
activity
2. Write past simple and past participle for the verbs below.
Basic form Past simple Past participle
come
can
be
have
write
know
understand
sing
wear
take
learn
show
see
read
choose
go
shout
think
find
speak
3. Decide whether the sentences below are correct or not. Correct the
ones which contain a mistake.
1. Jane has lost her purse a year ago.
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2. Agatha Christie has written many exciting criminal stories. What a pity, she is dead.
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3. They have had a lot of meetings with construction companies this week.
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4. Mary and John have been going out for about ten years before they got married.
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5. Have you done any work in the garden today?
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6. The builders constructed a new town hall recently.
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7. The staff just came from the canteen.
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8. They didn’t sent the postcard from Greece last July.
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Key
1. Write the plural for the expressions below
wider x
It requires they require
material materials
costs x
process processes
group groups
both x
technology technologies
She may they may
activity activities
2. Write past simple and past participle for the verbs below.
Basic form Past simple Past participle
come came come
can could been able to
be was/were been
have had had
write wrote written
know knew known
understand understood understood
sing sang sung
wear wore worn
take took taken
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt
show showed shown
see saw seen
read read read
choose chose chosen
go went gone
shout shouted shouted
think thought thought
find found Found
speak spoke spoken
3. Decide whether the sentences below are correct or not. Correct the
ones which contain a mistake.
1. Jane has lost her purse a year ago. OK
2. Agatha Christie has written many exciting criminal stories during her life. What a pity, she is dead.
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Agatha Christie wrote many exciting criminal stories during her life. What a pity, she is dead.
3. They have had a lot of meetings with construction companies this week. OK
4. Mary and John have been going out for about ten years before they got married.
Mary and John were going out for about ten years before they got married.
5. Have you done any work in the garden today? OK
6. The builders constructed a new town hall recently. OK
7. The staff just came from the canteen.
The staff has just come from the canteen.
8. They didn’t sent the postcard from Greece last July.
They didn’t send the postcard from Greece last July.