Exercises
1 Answer the questions.
1) Did Alyosha start learning his lesson at once?
2) What did Alyosha have for dinner?
3) How many pages did Alyosha know in the evening?
4) What did Blacky give Alyosha?
5) What did Alyosha promise to Blacky?
6) What happened at the next History lesson?
2 Put the sentences in the right order.
1) It was time to go to bed.
2) Alyosha said his lesson without any mistakes.
3) Blacky asked Alyosha to become a nice, kind boy again.
4) Alyosha started looking for the hemp seed.
5) The headmaster didn't like Alyosha's proud smile.
6) Alyosha tried hard to learn the text by heart.
7) The headmaster brought Alyosha a glass of water and a piece of bread.
3 Match the opposites.
4 Choose right: do, did, didn't.
1) No, he ____ look at the book this morning.
2) When ____ you learn all the pages?
3) Why ____ you want to say it yesterday?
4) Alyosha, ____ you know the lesson now?
5 Say why:
1) Alyosha could learn only two pages.
2) The other boys didn't want to be Alyosha's friend any longer.
3) Blacky talked to Alyosha for a long time.
6 Is it easy for you learn something by heart? What do you usually learn by heart?
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