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there.
They go ... a small round table ... the window, take a menu-
card ... the next table and begin to read it. Tom does not want
to have any soup today. He is going to take some roast beef
and vegetables. Nick takes some cabbage soup ... himself, some
fried fish and potatoes. He goes over ... the buffet and soon
comes back ... some tomato and cucumber salad. Then a wait-
ress comes.............their table and brings them the soup, meat and
fish. She also brings some mustard, pepper and salt and puts a knife, fork,
spoon ... the table ... front... each person.
Nick wants to have some ice-cream ... dessert but as it is not ready yet, he
takes a piece ... cake and a glass ... tea. Tom orders some fruit as he always prefers
fruit... cakes and ice-cream.
The boys are usually satisfied ... their meals ... this canteen.
So they finish their dessert and pay the waitress ... the dinner.
Then they put... their coats and go.......................the street.
XXX.
Copy out the following joke in transcription, mark the
stresses and tunes. Retell the joke in indirect speech (in the Present
Indefinite Tense). Enlarge the joke and give your own ending to it:
T e a c h e r : Jimmie, why don't you wash your face? I can see what you had
for breakfast this morning. L i t t l e b o y : What was it? T e a c h e r : Eggs, of
course. L i t t l e b o y : Wrong, teacher, that was yesterday.
XXXI.
Translate the following into English:
1 Принеси воды. Принеси воду. 2. Не бери бумагу. Дай мне лист бумаги Дай мне
бумагу. 3. Мне бы хотелось немного варенья. Мне нравится варенье, оно очень вкусное.
4. Выпей стакан молока. Выпей молока. Выпей молоко (to have milk). 5. Положи
капусту на стол, я собираюсь варить обед. Купи капусты, я собираюсь сварить сегодня
щи. 6. Съешь еще каши. – Мне не нравится каша. Она слишком соленая. 7. Суп в кухне.
Принеси его сюда, пожалуйста. Мне очень хочется есть. Дайте мне супу. 8. Не покупай
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эти огурцы, мне они не нравятся. Не покупай огурцов. 9. Мне хочется кофе. Мне бы
хотелось выпить еще чашку кофе. 10 Не забудь купить хлеба. Не оставляй хлеб на столе,
поставь его в буфет 11. Принесите, пожалуйста, мел. Дайте мне мелу, пожалуйста.
XXXII.
Compare the following Russian verbs and phrases to the corresponding
English ones. Use them in sentences of your own:
бояться, хотеть пить, хотеть есть, гордиться, сожалеть, радоваться, сердиться.
XXXIII.
Respond using the conversational phrases and add a phrase or two of your
own:
1. Will you bring a piece of chalk, please? 2.1 can't tell you anything about the
book. I don't remember it. 3. Shall I repeat the sentence? 4. Please come another
time. 5. You don't remem
ber this extract, do you? 6. May I open the window? 7. Shall I have a bite? 8. I
can't swim, you know. 9. Will you pass me the sugar, please? 10. Shall I wait for
you? 11. Will you give me a cigarette? 12. I don't eat ice-cream. 13. Shall I give
you more porridge? 14. You don't take beer, do you? 15. You help me so much,
thank you. 16. You can't speak German yet, can you? 17. Shall I pass you the
cake? 18. May I bring my younger sister with me? 19. Thank you for your warm
greetings. 20. He never remembers his duties. 21. Will you play back the tape and
repeat the text?
XXXIV.
Find a picture on the topic «Meals» for your discussion in class. Prepare 8
—10 questions which would help your fellow-students to describe the picture. Get ready
to speak on the topic «Meals». Use pictures, slides for illustration.
XXXIV.
Read the recipe and guess what we are going to have for dinner today:
Pour water into a sauce-pan, put some meat into it. While it boils peel and cut
beetroot, carrots, parsley and onions. Heat 2 spoonfuls of butter in the frying pan.
Fry vegetables in it, add sliced tomato or tomato puree and cover the lid on. Stir
the vegetables, add some water if necessary, let them simmer. Remove them into
the sauce-pan. After 15—20 minutes add some cut cabbage, salt, vinegar and
sugar to your taste. Put potatoes either whole or cut up. Boil if until it's quite
ready. Serve with sour cream.
Ingredients:
500 gr. meat
100 gr. onions vinegar
300 gr. beetroot
100 gr. fresh tomatoes or sugar
200 gr. fresh cabbage 1 spoonful of tomato puree salt
Answer: Ukranian borshch
XXXVI.
a) Watch Film Segment One «Surprise for Dinner» for general content,
b) Watch the film segment again to find English equivalents to the following:
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я очень голоден; обед подан; мясное блюдо; баранья отбивная; жаркое;
съедобный; рыбные консервы; яичница; очень вкусный (восхитительный);
гореть; подгорать; сюрприз; в восторге; ничего не поделаешь; выиграть по
лотерее.
с) Answer your teacher's questions on the content of the film segment, d) Listen to
the sound track recording of Segment One. Get ready to describe the situation of the
segment and to reproduce the dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Brown at table.
XXXVII.
a) Make up a dialogue on the following situation:
You ask your friend if he is hungry and when he is going to the canteen. You
are very busy and you can't leave the office earlier than 3 o'clock. You ask him to
buy a cake and two apples for you.
b) Get ready with a situation for your fellow-students to give it in the form of a
dialogue.
XXXVIII.
Find English proverbs concerning meals. Provide them with Russian
equivalents, ask your fellow-students to illustrate them.
XXXVIII.
Describe: a) your Sunday breakfast; b) your dinner at home; c) the
procedure of laying the table for dinner.
LABORATORY WORK
I. a) Repeat the sentences after the tape, b) Make them interrogative
and negative.
II. Change the sentences into indirect speech. Begin each of them with He asks me ...
III. Supply short answers according to the model.
M o d e l : I am hungry. – So am I.
IV. Translate the sentences into English using the given word combinations.
V. Listen to the sentences on the tape. They are not true to fact. Correct them.
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II. a) Listen to the text «The Browns' Dining-Room». Translate it sentence by
sentence in the intervals, b) Ask each other questions on the text, c ) Retell the text, d )
Write it down.
Lesson Th irteen
Grammar: The Present Perfect Tense.
Texts: A Student's Day. 2. Dialogue.
Phonetics: The High-Falling or the Rising-Falling Tone.
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STUDY THE FOLLOWING
T a b l e No. 1 THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
He (She) Mary
has left Cs left) has
John Father
not left
(hasn't left)
for the Institute.
for the country.
I
for England.
We
have left ('ve left)
for Moscow.
You
have not left
They
(haven't left)
Betty and Tom
he (she)
Has
Mary
4
John
father
for the Institute?
(not) left
for the country?
I
for England?
we
for Moscow?
Have
you they
Betty and Tom
He (She)
Mary
has already had
John
(Fs already had)
breakfast.
Father
lunch.
dinner.
I
supper.
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We
tea.
You
have already had
an English lesson.
They
('ve already had)
Betty and Tom
He (She)Maryhas not hadJohn(hasn't had)breakfastFatherlunchdinneryet.
IsupperWeteaYouhave not hadan English lessonThey
Betty and Tom
CONTRACTED FORMS
We've left. – We haven't left. He's left. – He hasn't left.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
I.
Study Substitution Table No. 1 and compose as many sentences
as you can.
II. Spell and transcribe the four forms of the following verbs:
be, do, have, see, strike, get, open, turn, wash, take, dry, clean, go, dress, put,
make, sweep, clear, stay, say, hurry, begin, prepare, come, work, press, iron,
gather, play, repair, knit, listen, hang, change, want, finish, know, help, fire, show.
III.
Answer the following questions:
1. Have you had dinner yet? 2. Have you had coffee today? 3. Has your
brother left for Kiev? 4. Has she ever met my elder brother? 5. Has Mary been to
the canteen yet? 6. Have you found anything to your taste on the menu? 7. Have
they paid for the lunch yet? 8. What book have you discussed today? 9. How
much have you paid for the supper? 10. You have learned this poem by heart,
haven't you? 11. You have made few mistakes in spelling, haven't you? 12. Where
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have you found this book? 13. Which lesson have you learned by heart? 14. What
English books have you read yet?
IV. Choose the right verb:
to tell – to say
1. Mr. Smith -{(JJ$/lr. Brown it is time to have a break for lunch. 2. Mr.
Sandford u'.:Ms son he is going to London. 3. Mrs. Watson ... her children that
they must not go out on such a nasty day. 4. Susan ... her friends that she has a lot
of work to do. 5. Mrs. Smith ... her sons that she has already made toasts for
them. 6. John ... his brother is a perfect sportsman. 7. The boy ... he is not going
to stay at home on such a fine day. 8. Tom ... his friend that he is always up at
eight. 9. The mother ... that she has already served breakfast. 10. The teacher ...
the student that he has made only a few mistakes in pronunciation. 11. The boy ...
he has already aired the room. 12. The girl... her mother that she doesn't like
boiled eggs. 13. The monitor. . we are going to have a sitting of our English club
tonight. 14. Mike ... his little brother is a very hard-working boy.
V. Use the following sentences i n indirect speech. Make all the necessary changes:
1. Mary says to me: "I am already finishing this book." 2. The girl says to her
mother: "I don't like porridge." 3. Tom says to his friend: "I am going to the
canteen." 4. The boy says to me: "I'm thirsty." 5. The teacher says to the students:
"You must be ready for the written test tomorrow." 6. Nick says to his mother: "I
have already had сЦппег." 7. Boris says to me: "My father is leaving for Kiev." 8.
Nick says to me: "I have already paid for the lunch." 9. Ida says to her friends:
"There/is nothing to my taste on the menu." 10. The girl says to her sister: "I
haven't finished my supper yet." 11. Tom says: "I can speak two foreign
languages: English and Spanish." 12. Mary asks: "Has the bell gone?" 13. Tom
asks: "Is Mary staying at home?" 14. Nick says to Ann: "Don't forget to air the
room." 15. John asks his father: "Has she left?" 16. Tom asks Mary: "What is our
next lesson?"
TEXT 1
.
A STUDENTS DAY
1. What js there in this picture? There is a bedroom in it. Is it„still darkTn the
room? No, it is already light. What time is it now? The clock has just struck seven.
Who(m) do you see in
this picture? We see Mary in it. Is she still asleep? No, she is not. She is
already up, she has opened the window and turned on the radio. She is doing her
morning exercises to the music. What is she going to do next? She is going to
have a wash.
2. It is a quarter past seven. Mary is in the bathroom. Shei has just taEen a
cold shower, dried herself on the towel and cleaned her teeth. Now she Js doing
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her hair before the looking-glass. What is she going to do next? She is going to
dress.
3. Mary is in the bedroom again. She has already brushed her clothes and
shoes. What is she doing now? She is dressing. She has just put on her dress. She
is putting on her shoes now. Has she made her bed yet? Yes, she has.
4. It is a quarter to eight The family has already had breakfast. While Mary is
sweeping the floor with a broom her mother is washing up. Is Mary going to stay
at home? No, she is not She is going to the Institute.
5. It is eight o'clock. Mary is hurrying to the Institute. She is a first-year
student of the English faculty. Her classes begin at half past eight. Mary is never
late for her classes. Does she walk to the Institute? No, she does not. She goes to
the Institute by Metro. How long does it take her to get to the Institute? It takes
her half an hourjto 9et there.
6. Jt is two <Ус1осю Has the bell gone? Yes, it has. The classes are over.
Mary and her friends are having dinner. Are they going home after dinner? No,
they are not. Mary is going to the laboratory to have some practice in
pronunciation. Her friends are going to the reading-room to prepare their
homework there.
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2. It is nearly six o'clock in the evening. Mary has just come home after a
walk. She is having a short rest now. She is reading. Is Mary going to do any
work about the house? Yes, she is She is going to iron her father's shirts.
3. It is ten minutes to ten. The working day is over. The family are all together,
Mary is playing the piano. Her brother David is repairing the TV-set. Their
mother is knitting. Their father is going to turn on the radio and listen to the news.
The family are not going to bed yet.
TEXT 2 D I A L O G U E
E d w a r d : Hello, Mary!
M a r y : Hello, Eddy. It's so nice to see you. Come in, please. (Edward
comes in, takes o f f his coat and hangs it on the hook.)
E d w a r d : Look here, Mary, there's a concert this evening at the club. You
are sure to like it. What about going there together?
M a r y : Oh, I'm sorry I can't. I'm making a new dress. I want to wear it at our
party and I haven't finished it yet.
E d w a r d : Oh, dear, we haven't been to the club for ages. Besides, it's a pity
to stay at home on such a fine day, you know.
M a r y : All right. Eddy. But will you help me before we go? E d w a r d : Oh,
yes, why not?
M a r y : Something has gone wrong with my electric iron. (Mary gives
the iron to Edward.) Can you put it right?
E d w a r d : Let me have a look at it. (Edward examines the iron.) Well,
there's nothing the matter with the iron. I'm sure it's the plug.
(Edward repairs the plug. Mary goes out to change. Then she
comes back to Edward.) E d w a r d : Here you are.
M a r y : How clever of you! Thank you ever so much! E d w a r d : Not at
all. Are you ready to go now? M a r y : Just a moment! I must switch off the light.
E d w a r d : Hurry up then. We're going to be late, I'm afraid. M a r y : I'm ready.
Come on. (Mary and Edward hurry out.)
VOCABULARY NOTES
to be asleep спать; Ant. to be awake
to turn on (off) the light (electricity, water, gas, TV-set, radio, tape-recorder, lamp,
tap) включать (выключать) свет (электричество, воду, газ, телевизор, радио,
магнитофон, лампу, кран); Syn. to switch on (off).
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to do
a lesson housework an exercise the room (flat, house) one's hair shopping,
ironing, washing, etc. good (harm)
to make /
a mistake
a report
a dress
tea
a fire
a present
money
friends (enemies) bed
to (the) music под музыку
wash vt мыть, to have a wash мыться; to wash one's hair мыть голову; to wash
clothes (linen) стирать одежду, белье; to wash up мыть посуду
to take (to have) a bath (shower) принимать ванну, душ to dry (oneself) on (with)
a towel вытирать(ся) полотенцем clean vt чистить, очищать от грязи; to clean
one's teeth (nails, clothes, shoes) чистить зубы (ногти, одежду, ботинки); to clean
the blackboard стирать с доски; to clean the room (the flat) убирать комнату
(квартиру); to clean the window протирать окно
brush vt чистить (щеткой); to brush one's clothes (shoes, teeth) чистить
(щеткой) одежду (ботинки, зубы)
to put smth. on надевать что-л., е. д. Put your coat on. It's cold. Ant. to take
smth. off снимать что-л., e. g. He took his hat off and entered.
sweep (swept, swept) подметать a first-year
student первокурсник
classes л pi. занятия; in class на занятиях, е. д. We have done this exercise in
class, after classes, e, g. What are you going to do after classes?
to be late for опаздывать, e. g. Don't be late for the lecture,
go (went, gone) w идти; to go by bus (tram, train, Metro) ехать на
автобусе (трамвае, поезде, метро); to go to bed ложиться спать It takes her
(half an hour) ... Потребуется полчаса е. д. It
doesn't take him long to prepare his homework. How long has it taken
you to read this book?
get (got, got) v t / i становиться; to get to a place добираться ку-да-л.; to get
up вставать
Has the bell gone? Звонок был?
to be over кончиться, e. g. The lesson is over.
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practice n практика, тренировка; to have practice in smth. практиковаться,
тренироваться; practise vt
iron vt гладить; to iron linen гладить белье; Syn. to press clothes (not linen)
утюжить; (electric) iron n (электрический) утюг
to play the piano (the guitar, the violin) играть на рояле (гитаре, скрипке),
to play chess (tennis) играть в шахматы (теннис)
repair vt чинить; Syn. to put right
news n (plural in form, but treated as singular) новости, e. g. What's the
news? Что нового? the news последние известия It is so nice to see you. Очень
приятно тебя видеть. Look here, Mary ... Послушай, Мэри...
sure adj to be (feel) sure of smth. быть уверенным в чём-л., е. д. We are
sure of our future. We are sure that he will come. You are sure to like it. = You will
certainly like it.
for ages целую вечность
Something has gone wrong with ... Что-то случилось с ... to have a look at
smth. взглянуть на что-то There's nothing the matter with the iron. Утюг в
порядке. How clever of you! Умница! So kind of you! Так мило с вашей
стороны!
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
lobe short of time = to be pressed for time; spare time; on the way home, on
the way to..., in town, out of town; to be through with smth; to look through smth.
(newspaper, article, text); to look forward to sipth. (doing smth.); to manage to do
smth., to look in; to listen in; to watch a TV programme; to go to the laundry; the
hairdresser, the barber, the cleaner's; to have one's hair done, one's clothes cleaned,
to have a manicure
Compound verbs have usually two primary stresses; e. g. She is V putting 'on
her xshoes. I must V switch 'off the xlight.
EXERCISES
I.
a) The material below it to be prepared for reading. Mark the
stresses and tunes. Concentrate your attention on the vowel [t>] and
the consonant [h]. b) Let your fellow-student read the exercise aloud
for you to detect his errors in sonnds and tell him what must be
done to eliminate them:
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[о] 1. "What an odd clock," said Tom.
2. Lots and lots of clocks and watches have gone wrong.
3. Molly's got a spot on her frock.
4. A watched pot never boils.
5. Honesty is the best policy.
[hi 1.
Helen's husband hates hot tea.
2. He held her hand in his.
3. The horn of the hunter was heard on the hill.
4. Healthful habits make healthy bodies.
5. He that has ears to hear let him hear.
6. My heart's in the Highlands. My Heart is not
here.
II. Before you start working at the text practise the sounds in the following words and
word combinations:
A. 1. [rjj is going to, is putting on, is sweeping the floor, is washing the dishes.
2. a) Alveolars replaced by dentals: opened^the window, on^the radio, inwthe
bathroom, aboutwthe house.
b) Loss of plosion: what^time, and^turned, and^clean-ed, just^taken,
just^come.
c) No glottal stop: is^awake, has^opened, turned^on.
B. 1. [A] such a fine day, nothing the matter.
2. a) Alveolars replaced by dentals: on^the hook, at^the club, repairs^the
plug.
b) Loss of plosion: about w going, haven't w been to, want^to have, goes out^to
change.
c) No glottal stop: takes^off, what^about, goes^out, not^at^all.
III.
1. a) Listen to the recording of the text "A Student's Day**. Mark the stresses
and tunes, b) Practise the text for test reading. Listen to the recording very carefully until
you can say it in exactly the same way.
* 2. a) Listen to the recording of the dialogue. Mark the stresses and tunes, b)
Practise the dialogue for test reading. Listen to the recording very carefully until you
can say it in exactly the same way. c) Memorize the dialogue and dramatize it.
IV. Transcribe the following sentences, mark the stresses and tunes and picture them
on the staves:
1. Hello, Mary! 2. Look here, Mary, there is a concert this evening at our club.
3. Well, we haven't been there for ages. 4. Let me have a look at it. 5. We're going
to be late, I'm afraid.
V. Answer the following questions:
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1. (At) what time do you get up? 2. Is it light when you get up? 3. You do your
morning exercises to music, don't you? 4. What do you do in the bathroom? 5.
What do you do with a tooth-brush (a towel, a comb)? 6. Do you take a shower in
the morning or before you go to bed? 7. What do you clean your teeth with? 8.
What do you dry yourself on? 9. You do your hair before a looking-glass, don't
you? 10. At what time do you usually have breakfast? 11. What must you do with
the dishes after having a meal? 12. What do you usually do before you leave the
University? 13. What do you clean your flat with? 14. (At) what time do you leave
for the University? 15. It takes you long to get to the University, doesn't it? 16.
How long does it take you to get to the University? 17. Do you go to the
University by bus? 18. (At) what time do your classes begin? 19. What do you do
when the classes are over? 20. Where do you usually have dinner? 21. Do you
prepare for your English lessons at home or do you prefer to work in the
University reading-room? 22. How long does it take you to do your homework?
23. Do you work at the laboratory every day? 24. When do you usually come
home? 25. What do you usually do when you come home? 26. In what way do
you help your mother about the house? 27. What do you do with an iron (a
vacuum-cleaner, a broom) ? 28. What do you usually do in the evening? 29. Do
you often go to the theatre or to the cinema? 30. You are fond of skating, aren't
you? 31. What do you do when you stay at home in the evening? 32. Do your
friends often come to see you? 33. How do you spend the time when your friends
come to see you? 34. You listen to the news every day, don't you? 35. What do you
do when you are going to listen to the latest news? 36. (At) what time do you
usually go to bed? 37. Who does the shopping in your family?
VI. a) Write the interrogative and negative forms of the following sen-
tences, b) Ask and answer questions on the following statements as in the
model. Use the Present Perfect Tense. Add a sentence or two to develop a
situation.
/ M o d e l : He has already repaired the iron. Has he repaired the cassette-
recorder yet? No, he hasn't. But he is sure to do it soon.
1. Mary has already ironed the table-cloth. 2.1 have already turned off the
light. 3. The girls have already done the room. 4. It takes me long to prepare for
my English lesson. 5. It has taken Peter five minutes to shave. 6. We are going to
the skating-rink after classes. 7. My sister is very good at sewing. 8. Peter is going
to repair our TV-set. 9. We are going for a walk after classes. 10.1 must do some
knitting today.
VII.
a) Write questions to the parts of the sentences in bold type, b) Each sentence
describes a situation in a concise way. Find out some more details about it by asking
questions. Work in pairs:
1. I have dinner at two. 2. I leave for the Institute at eight o'clock. 3.1 go to
the Institute by bus. 4. It has taken me three hours to do my homework. 5.
David has already repaired the radio. 6. It has taken me a fortnight to knit this
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sweater. 7.1 am going to have some practice in intonation at the laboratory.. 8. I
am going to the iheatre today. 9. Robert is going to press his coat. 10.1 do my
room with a vacuum-cleaner once a week. 11. You needn't switch on the light, it
is quite light. 12. Mary has gone to be&>43. It takes me a quarter of an hour to
have breakfast. 14. I lake a bath every morning. 15.1 go to the Institute by
Metro. 16. We are going to the skating-rink. 17.1 do my hair with a comb.
VIII.
Rewrite the sentences in the Present Perfect using the adverbs already,
just.
Model:My brother is going to repair the cassette-recorder. My brother has
already repaired the cassette-recorder.
1.1 am going to have some practice at the laboratory. 2.1 am going to clean the
flat. 3. John is going to shave. 4. They are going to have a rest in the country. 5.
Ann is going to turn off the gas. 6. The boy is going to brush his clothes, isn't he?
7.1 am going to turn on the light. 8. His family are going to listen to the seven
o'clock news, aren't they? 9. Who is going to have a bite?
10. What are you' going to do? 11. They are going to stay out of town for a
fortnight. 12. I'm going to look through his article.
IX. Make up as many sentences as you can according to the following models. Use
the words, word combinations and phrases of the lesson.
M o d e l 1: I am (not) going to turn on the light. I am (not) turning on the
light. I have (already, just) turned on the light. (I have not turned on the light yet.)
M o d e l 2; Are you going to turn on the light? Are you turning on the light?
Have you turned on the light (yet) ?
X. FiU in articles wherever necessary:
1. Mary has taken ... cold shower and is going to dress. 2. Let me have ...
look at your translation. 3.1 always do ... room with... vacuum-cleaner. 4. Let's
turn on... cassette-recorder and dance to ... music. 5. What are your fellow-
students doing? – Mary is playing ... piano. Peter and David are playing ...
chess. 6. I don't go to ... Institute by ... bus. I prefer to go there by ... vletro. 7.
How long does it take you to do ... homework? }. Something has gone wrong
with ... vacuum-cleaner. I am sure t's ... plug. 9. It is not pleasant to go by. .
Metro on such ... fine lay. Let's go on ... foot. 10. Will you turn on ... radio? I
should ike to listen to ... seven o'clock news. 11. It's ... pity you have lever
been to... England. 12. My parents are still in... town.
XL Fill in prepositions or adverbs wherever necessary:
1. Ann begins to work fttfhalf past eight. At half past twelve she goes .>Cto
lunch. After lunch she comes back*Ј$her office and work
four o'clock she puts{U|her hat and coat and goes r^home. 2. The students .jftour
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group are never a minute latej^he classes. 3. It doesn't take me long to get 70 the
Institute. 4. When do you usually get 5. Will you turn Mhe ight? The children
are going bed. 6. We have turned и She :assette-recorder and are going to dance
r.i the music. 7. Vvlien corpe :A home I take Л my coat and hang it V^the hook.
Then go |^the bathroom, turn OAthe tap, wash my hands and dry hem >/V^he
towel. 8. What do you press your clothes >„иЛ" ). Have you cleaned ... the
table yet? 10. Let's hurry or we'll be ate hif the first lesson. 11. What kind of dress
are you going to ivear^rour party? 12. The button has come ".{^ my coat. – Shall
I sew it .for you? 13. Why have you turned ...the radio? —lam going to
listen ... the seven o'clock news. 14. Are you going ..; bus? 15. HurryI'm short...
time. 16. Are you through ... your housework?
XII. Fill in the missing words:
A. 1. Something has gone ... with the cassette-recorder. Can you put it...? 2. She
is not up yet; she is still.... 3. The classes are
over. I am ... to go home. 4. I am ready to have a hot .... ... my
teeth and go to bed. 5. If you want to have a let's go for a walk. 6. I have ... my
hands and now I am going to ... them on the towel. 7, Before putting on my
clothes and shoes I always... them. 8. While the mother serves breakfast Susan and
Peter ... the flat and ... the beds. 9.1 am going to present my brother with a sweater
which I have ... myself. 10. In the evening we usually have some music or ... to
the radio or ... the TV programme. Sometimes we ... to see our friends or our
friends ... to see us. Once a week we go to the cinema or to the theatre. 11 . Do
you usually sit up late or do you ... to bed early? 12. Peter is a good
sleeper, he.........late and often has no time for breakfast. 13. If
the water feels cold on winter mornings you must rub yourself with the ... . 14.
There is a ... this evening at the club. 15. Something has gone wrong with the ... .
Will you have a ... at it? 16. Please, turn on (off) the ...! 17. Have you cleaned
the ...? 18. I'm ... for time, will you help me? /
B. 1. He is forty. His wife is thirty^five. He is*T. than his wife. 2. Dayiri is ten.
Bob is eight. Bob is^than David. 3. Se^nteen is.f than ten. 4. In August
the/weather is generally^.: than in October. 5. In May the days arethan in March.
6. This book is ... interesting than that one. 7.1 think this exercise is the ...
difficult. 8. Hpwareyou? – Thank you. ГпкС today. 9.1 know German L than
English.
C. 1. ... your lessons and be off. 2. You look so smart tqdayi Where have you'...
your hair? 3. How could you possibly"... so many mistakes in your dictation? 4. If
you want to make a good sportsman you must ^. morning exercises every day. 5.
On her way home motty^r usually ... some shopping. 6. I'm pressed for time. Will
youL... the room yourself? 7. Skating will ... a lot of good. 8. I'd like you to ...
friends with all the students of your group. 9. Isn't it your turn to... a report today?
XIII. Form one sentence of the given two using the following model.
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M o d e l : This mistake is gross. That mistake is not so gross. That mistake is
not so gross as this one.
1. These apples are tasty. Those apples are not so tasty. 2. The Volga is long.
The Don is not so long. 3. My house is tall. Your house is not so tall. 4. Tom's
pronunciation is good. Your pronunciation is worse. 5. The winter in Moscow is
cold. The winter in London is not so cold. 6. Your mother is yoting. My mother is
not so young.
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I haven't aired the room yet. – Haven't you?
1. Mary has gone by bus. 2. The bell hasn't gone yet. 3. I've had much practice
in English. 4. Something has gone wrong with the gas stove. 5. I haven't done my
meMaryto get home.It doesn't, takeBobto cook supper.uslongto learn the dialogue
byyouheart.themto take a shower.
XV. a) Respond to the following sentences as in the model.
washing yet. 6. She has just come. 7. I've done a lot to help him. 8. I haven't been
to the club for ages. 9. I've never been late for the lectures. 10. I've already looked
through the article.
b) Continue the exercise suggesting your own verbal context.
XVI.
Complete the following sentences and let your fellow-student
