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Mark the stresses and tunes, b) Practise the text for test reading. Listen
to the text very carefully until you can say it in exactly the same way.
2. a) Listen to the recording of the dialogue «At the Seaside». Mark the stresses and
tunes, b) Practise the dialogue for test reading. Listen to the text very carefully until you
can say it in exactly the same way. c) Memorize the dialogue and dramatize it.
IV.
Transcribe the following words and practise their pronunciation:
dreadfully, radiantly, arranged, week-end, squeeze, enough, quietly, patience,
unwillingly, expensive;
carriage, both, further, bathing-suit, coward, tired, mouthful, ashore, moment,
raft.
V. Transcribe the following sentences; mark the stresses and tunes and picture them
on the staves:
1. "I can speak Japanese," he said. 2. "India is in the South of Asia," the pupil
answered. 3. "Does he come from South America?" John asked. 4. "Have you
come from Bulgaria?" I asked him. 5. Besides, he is a good sportsman. 6. To tell
you the truth, I dislike him. 7. As far as I know, she is married. 8. The students, of
course, knew the professor. 9. As a rule, I am free in the evening.
VI.
a) Answer the following questions:
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1. Why was Ben Smith so dreadfully tired when he carne home? 2. Why was
June smiling radiantly? 3. What kind of dream was June realizing? 4. What was
Penny's idea of spending that evening? 5. Why did Ben envy his daughter? 6.
What do you think of Ben's attitude towards June? 7. What can be said about the
weather? 8. Why did Ben have to get off the bus? 9. How did it happen that Ben
went past the theatre? 10. Why didn't the man at the door let Ben in? 11. Who
saved the situation at that moment? 12. Was it easy for Ben to find his seat? Why?
13. Why did Ben and June find it difficult to understand the plot of the play? 14.
Why did Ben decide to take a taxi on their way back? 15. Why did the journey
turn out to be rather expensive? 16. What struck Ben when he talked to his
daughter about watching TV?
b) Ask your comrades questions on Text 2. c) Ask your comrades questions on their
past week-end,
VII.
Fill in prepositions or adverbs wherever necessary. Retell the text:
Tom Sawyer got tired ... the medicine which Aunt Polly gave ... him every day.
So once he decided to give it ...his Aunt's cat Peter. Peter sprang up ... the air ...
once. ... a few minutes Aunt Polly entered ... the room. She wanted to know what
Tom was
laughing ... . She came just ... time to see Peter jumping........................the
window and carrying the last flower-pot ... him. Tom lay ... the floor laughing.
She looked down and saw the bottle ... medicine and a teaspoon ... the bed. Aunt
Polly took Tom ... the ear and
asked why he had treated ... the poor animal like that. Tom said, "I was sorry. .
him because he had no aunt."
VIII.
Each sentence describes a certain situation in a concise way.
Find out some more details about the situation by asking questions. Work
in pairs. Use conversational phrases:
1. They are proud of their wonderful language laboratory. 2. Tom asked his
father to take him down to the seaside. 3. She is turning on the radio. 4. The
Greens have breakfast in the open air in summer. 5. Ann does her morning
exercises to music every day.
IX. Fill in the right word out of those in brackets (to hear, to listen; to leave, to stay,
tall, high; short, low):
1. She said she did not like the idea of... the children all by themselves. 2.
When Tom ... the old man's words he trembled with fear. 3. He said he had spent
his childhood far away in ... mountains. 4. When the teacher made sure that all his
pupils were... to him he began explaining the new material. 5. Peter the First was
an unusually ... man. 6. The girl said that she would never ... a moment in the
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house where nobody liked her. 7. He was so ... that his wife was ... than he. 8. Pay
attention to that ...building.
X. Replace the part of the model in bold type by the following. M о d e 1: It is high
time for everybody to swim ashore.
for him to leave, for them to go out of town, for everybody to begin the work,
for John to return.
XI.
Form 5 sentences on the model using the following adjectives.
M o d e l : The girl was tall enough to reach the apples, quick, well, clever,
energetic, polite, nice, distinct.
XII. Write 5 sentences of your own on each of the models and add
some more sentences for a situation.
M o d e l : a) It was such a wonderful holiday. We bathed a lot.
b) She dislikes such selfish young men. They get on her nerves.
c) Don't go out in such bad weather. You may catch cold.
XIII. Write exclamatory sentences on the models using the given adjectives.
M o d e l 1: a) How quick the boy is! He has already run away!
b) How quick the young people are! They are already on the other bank!
M o d e l 2: a) What a quick boy he is! He has already come
back!
b) What quick young people they are! They are already on their way home!
strong, weak, interesting, beautiful, lovely, tall, high, jolly.
XIV.
Form adjectives of negative meaning with the help of the prefix ил– from the
following adjectives. Translate the derived adjectives into Russian:
tidy, pleasant, selfish, able, grateful, limited, necessary, married, original.
XV.
Form adjectives of negative meaning with the help of the suffix -less from the
following nouns. Translate the adjectives into Russian:
home, speech, care, wood, water, thought, sleep, rest, hair, tooth.
XVI. a) Translate the following sentences into Russian:
1. Would you rather have a piece of bread or a cake? 2. I would rather go to the
cinema than stay at home. 3. We had better leave the house at 5 *so as not to be
late. 4. Would you like to go to the theatre? – No, thank you, I would rather stay
at home. 5. You had better eat your breakfast or you'll be hungry before lunch-
time. 6. If we don't run, we shall miss the bus, so we had better run. 7. Would your
brother like to come? – I think he'd rather not. 8. The boys would rather play
football.
9. I would rather have hot weather than cold weather.
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10.
Which would you rather have: tea or coffee?
Ы Make up sentences using the following tables.
M o d e l : You'd better (You had better) do it yourself.
We'd He'd She'd I'd
They'd You'd better
try again.
say nothing, go at once, wait for her.
tell him the answer.
М о d е 1: I'd rather (I would rather) do it myself.
stay at home.
take the book.
go on an excursion.
take a taxi.
have tea than coffee.
I'd
We'd
He'd
She'd
They'd
You'd
XVII. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Сколько времени им нужно, чтобы прочитать эти журналы? – На это
не потребуется и получаса. Сколько времени вам будет нужно, чтобы
закончить эту работу? – Около полутора часов. 2. Друзья собирались
поехать за город в конце недели. 3. Я очень устала после экскурсии и не
смогу приехать к вам сегодня. 4. Им всем хотелось провести праздник
весело. 5. Детям нельзя смотреть телевизор каждый день. 6. Эта женщина
выглядит молодо. Она всегда так хорошо выглядит? 7. Он никогда не думал,
что сможет осуществить свою мечту. Старик сознавал, как серьезно было его
положение. 8. Легко затеять ссору, но нелегко помириться. 9. Ваш ребенок
знает гораздо больше, чем вы думаете. 10. Они долго сидели на берегу реки.
На берегу озера никого не было. На побережье Черного моря сейчас тепло.
11. К ним присоединились 12-летняя Мэри и Дикки, веселый пятилетний
мальчуган. 12. Трудно оставаться дома в такую погоду. 13. Он готов был
(собирался) выйти из дома, когда начался дождь. 14. Мне хотелось бы быть
сейчас на свежем воздухе. 15. Эту проблему нетрудно разрешить. 16. Вот та
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самая тетрадь, которая мне нужна. Вот тот самый человек, которого я мечтал
встретить. 17. В вагоне очень душно. Давай выйдем на платформу на
следующей остановке.
XVIII.
a) Retell Text 1 in the words of the author, Ben Smith, June,
Penny, one of the spectators at the theatre, b) Think of another way for
the Smiths to spend their week-end. c) Sum up the content of the text in
a few sentences.
XIX. Fill in the blanks with a great {good) deal [ o f ) ; a great many,
a great number o f ; plenty o f :
1. It was a very gay party. We laughed .... 2. The boys saw. . people on the
beach. 3. There were ... most beautiful flowers in the mountains. 4. There are ...
small boats at the bank. 5. In winter ... skiers practise their skill on the
VorobyevHills. 6. Both of the girls spend ... time on reading books in the original.
7 . They used to quarrel.... but they made up their quarrels easi
ly. 8. In the morning we settled ... questions and got everything arranged for
the journey. 9. After her illness she had to study ... to catch up with the group.
10. ... fashionable dresses were displayed in the shop-windows. 11. One can see ...
fruit and vegetables at the market in autumn. 12. ... multistoreyed buildings have
lately appeared in the suburbs of Moscow. 13. ... trains run from Moscow to St.
Petersburg every day. 14. The mother and the daughter spent ... money at a ready-
made clothes department. 15. You can't buy ... expensive things with the money
you have been given.
XX.
Fill in articles wherever necessary. Retell the stories:
1. ... young lady entered ... crowded bus with ... pair of ... skates for ... figure
skating over her arm. ... gentleman stood up to give her his seat. "Thank you very
much, sir," ... lady said, "but I've been skating all ... afternoon and I'm tired of
sitting down." 2. ... young man and his girl-friend once decided to see ... football
match. It was very difficult to get ... tickets and they had to wait outside for ...
long time. ... young people got there only thirty minutes after ... beginning of ...
first half. "What's the score?" Peter asked ... fan sitting next to him. "Nothing to
nothing." ... fan replied. "You see," said ... girl with ... smile, "we haven't missed
anything."
XXI.
Make up dialogues:
a) between Ben and June; b) June and Penny; c) Ben and Penny; d) Ben and
June, looking out of the windows of a taxi; e) Ben and his neighbour after the visit
to the theatre; f) two friends who have come to Moscow for their vacation; g) two
friends going on a visit.
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XXII.
Describe situations using the following words and word combi-
nations:
a) a t the seaside: the beach, waves, to be fond of looking at the bright sky,
to lie in the sun, to swim, to dive, to go boating, children, sea-gulls, to be glad to;
b) on Sunday, to go on an excursion, it took to go by bus, crowded, to get off,
the wonderfully fresh country air, the tall pines and birch trees, to enjoy the beauty
of the landscape, to look forward to;
a) a t the skating-rink: the frosty air, to go skating, to be fond of, figure
skating, to enjoy music, a great many, to be tired after;
c) a t the evening party: to gather, to celebrate, gay, smiling, to sing, to
recite poems, to dance, to enjoy oneself, to be pleased with.
XXIII.
Respond to the following sentences. Work in pairs:
1. Excuse me, I haven't looked through this paper yet. 2. Oh, it's you! 3. Give
me that pencil, please. 4. May I take your newspaper? 5. What about going to the
country today? 6. How are you? 7. I'm afraid, I'm very short of time. 8. Well, if it
isn't old Jack!
XXIV.
Think of stimulating phrases to which those below could be replies. Work in
pairs:
1. Here you are. 2. Oh, no, I didn't. 3. I am afraid not. 4. It's nonsense. 5.
Really? 6. I think so. 7. Certainly. 8. Oh, it's too bad. 9. Right you are. 10. Don't
worry. 11. See you tomorrow, then.
XXV.
Retell Text 2 in indirect speech, as if you were Alice (Roger, Mr. Hilton, Mrs.
Hilton).
XXV.
a) Make up a dialogue using conversational phrases:
Два студента собираются на зимние каникулы в дом отдыха. Один из них уже был в
этом доме отдыха прошлой зимой, и ему там очень понравилось. На вопрос товарища,
где они смогут кататься на коньках, он отвечает, что там есть большой пруд, и зимой,
когда он замерзает, на нем катаются на коньках. Надо ли брать с собой коньки,
спрашивает его товарищ, или их можно получить в доме отдыха. В прошлом году,
отвечает первый студент, коньки можно было достать в доме отдыха. А лыжи лучше
взять с собой. В хорошую погоду многие уезжают на лыжах в лес, и тогда получить их
почти невозможно.
b) Get ready with a situation for your fellow-student to give it in the form of a
dialogue.
XXVII.
Translate the story into English. Retell it:
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Погода была прекрасная в то воскресное утро. Федоровым очень хотелось провести
несколько часов на свежем воздухе. Потребовалось немного времени, чтобы обдумать
план отдыха. Все
они – отец, мать и два сына, Юрий и Виктор, – были отличными
лыжниками. Поэтому они решили взять лыжи и выехать как можно скорее
за город.
Они позавтракали, приготовили все для поездки и в 10 часов вышли из
дома.
Улицы были полны народу. Одни шли в музеи и на выставки, другие —
навестить друзей. Многие молодые люди и дети несли лыжи или коньки.
Через пять минут Федоровы добрались до Савеловского вокзала. Через
час вместе с другими лыжниками они были на станции Турист. Морозный
воздух был изумительно свеж. Все вокруг было покрыто снегом.
После прогулки все почувствовали себя немного уставшими, но были
довольны днем, проведенным за городом. После обеда братья играли в
шахматы. Отец и мать сказали, что предпочитают остаться вечером дома и
посмотреть телевизор. Отец сказал, что воскресная телевизионная
программа обещает быть интересной. Они посмотрят новый фильм и с
удовольствием послушают оперу Мусоргского
Но Юрий и Виктор не собирались отдыхать дома. Александр, их друг,
праздновал свой день рождения. Оба брата были приглашены. Мать
пожелала им хорошо повеселиться на вечере. Юноши попрощались с
родителями и вышли из дома.
XXVIII.
Arrange short dialogues according to the model. Use the,
following statements.
M o d e l : A: I've never seen such a town. B: What did
you say? A: I said I'd never seen such a town.
1. She can't help admiring St. Petersburg. 2. They haven't got any refrigerator.
3. He won't be able to make a report tomorrow. 4. My friend isn't a coward. 5.
Mary can shoot well. 6. My brother hasn't had dinner yet. 7. We'll clean the
windows on Monday. 8. They've gone further along. 9. She's having a bathe, 10.
The boy's teasing a dog. 11. They're about to dive off that raft.
XXIX.
Render the following in indirect speech:
Once in Berlin, Remarque, the author of "All Quiet on the Western Front", was
talking to an American girl.
The American, speaking in German, asked Remarque why he had never visited
the United States. His answer was: "I know эп1у a few sentences in English."
"What are the sentences?" inquired the girl.
Remarque said: "How do you do? I love you. Forgive me. Forget me. Ham and
eggs, please."
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"Why, with that vocabulary you could tour my country from Maine to
California," the girl said.
XXX.
Find a picture on the topic «Rest» for your discussion in class. Write 8—10
questions which would help your fellow-students to describe the picture.
XXX.
a) Translate into Russian, b) Find the key-phrases. Retell the text. Mind the
speed limit:
Let's Have a Picnic
Picnics are popular with women and children and some men who know how to
make a fire. Children are fond of picnics chiefly because, as a rule, there are no
tables at picnics and consequently no table manners and because they have an
excellent opportunity to eat things that do not agree with them. Since picnic
lunches are always just about the same and therefore require little imagination,
women do not have to trouble about thinking up a meal.
Much depends, of course, upon the day. Typical picnic weather is of three
kinds. Either it is dark and threatening with occasional showers in the morning,
clearing in the afternoon or it is hot and clear in the morning, with thunder
showers in the afternoon; or there is a steady drizzle all day long. But as most of
the lunch is prepared ahead of time, nothing much can be done about it. After all,
there is not much choice between eating a picnic lunch that has waited a day or
two and getting a soaking. Picnic grounds are usually situated on a body of water
at some high altitude. One of these features is essential, for no picnic can be a
success unless the children have something to fall into, or fall off. Also, a body of
water naturally suggests taking fishing tackles along. No fish was ever known to
have been caught on a picnic, but fishing serves as an excellent excuse for getting
out of the way while the heavy work is being done.
Quite the most important feature of the picnic is the lunch. Fried chicken is
always popular ... Then there should be hard-boiled eggs. Almost everything else
that comes in a can or a paper bag is good for a picnic lunch. These containers are
very important as, after the contents have been eaten, they are strewn about and
identify the picnic ground. Ginger ale, too, should be brought along to remind
you that you left the bottle-opener at home. However, there is always at least one
person present who knows how to open a bottle on a rock.
As soon as the food and other equipment have been unpacked it is in order to
start a fire. Collecting wood provides occupation for people who do not know how
to amuse themselves.
After the lunch has been eaten a picnic is mostly anticlimax. But there is
always the possibility of someone nearly getting drowned or running into a
hornets' nest or twisting an ankle. However, you must remain until well into
afternoon, or you may not appear to have had a good lime. To make matters
worse, someone will suggest singing.
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Picnics, whatever may be said against them, have their advantages. At least
they reawaken in the hearts of many the truth of the old saying that there is no
place like home.
(S M G From "Humour Variety. Stories, Jokes, Cartoons", No 2, London)
XXXII. Read and translate the following story which is not finished, give a title and
your own ending to it:
The morning we left Liverpool the weather was very fine and we were going
to have a very pleasant time. The captain told us it would be warm and calm all
the way to New York. I still remember some of the passengers. There was an old
lady who was going to visit her son in Boston. Then there was a man who was
going to start a new life in Canada. They both went down with the ship. The first
and second days were very nice. I thought I would soon have a fine suntan. Then,
on the second evening the captain told us that the weather was going to be a bit
worse than expected, but it wouldn't last long.
It turned very nasty on the third day. None of us had any idea how bad it was
going to get. By the time it was evening, it was really terrible.
Everybody stayed in their cabins on the fourth day. The storm was impossible
to describe by then. Suddenly I felt a jolt.
(From «English in Situations» by R O'Neill London Oxford University Press)
^XXXIII. a) Watch Film Segment Five «The Picnic», b) Watch the film segment
again to find the English equivalents to the following:
растворимый кофе; пиво в банках; снимать (делать фото); моментальный
снимок; с континента; линза (объектив); закопать мусор.
с) Answer your teacher's questions on the content of the film segment, d) Listen to
the sound track recording of Segment Five. Make up the dialogue between Mrs. Brown
and Margaret on the phone. Get ready to ask and answer questions on the content of
Segment Five. Write a short account of what happened at the picnic.
XXXIV.
Write a short composition about your week-end.
XXXV.
Arrange a dialogue on the topic «Week-End». Use conversational phrases.
LABORATORY WORK
I. a) Repeat the sentences after the tape, b) Make them interrogative
and negative.
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II. Use the sentences in indirect speech. Mind the change in intona-
tion.
III.
Paraphrase the sentences using a great deal and a good deal instead of a lot
IV. Paraphrase the sentences using a great number and a great many instead of a lot.
V.
a) Use the adjectives unhappy, bad, awful, nervous, frightened,
ill, strange instead of the adjective happy, b) Use the nouns taxi, bus,
tram, trolley-bus, pony instead of the noun bicycle.
VI.
a) Use the adjectives gay, pretty, clever, kind, dull instead of the adjective
quick, b) Compose exclamatory sentences beginning with What ... Use the following
word combinations: a strong wind, a high mountain, a bright student, a kind woman.
VII. a) Translate the sentences into English using the vocabulary of the lesson, b)
Check your translation with the key.
VIII.
Listen to the wrong statements. Correct them.
IX.
Listen to the dialogue «Planning a Holiday». Mark the stresses
and tunes. Repeat it following the model. Learn it by heart.
Lesson Seventeen
Л
Grammar; The Passive Voice.
Texts: 1. A Visit to Moscow. 2. Conversation.
1
STUDY THE FOLLOWING
T a b l e No 1 THE PASSIVE
VOICE
The articleThe poemwaswrittenon Monday.translatedyesterday.
The exercisesfinishedlast week.The letterswere
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
I. Study Substitution Table No. 1 and compose as many sentences as
you can.
II. Change the form of the verbs in the sentences from the active
into the passive voice and add something to them to develop a situation:
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1. We turn on the light when it's dark. 2. The students finished their translation
in time. 3. Helen washed the dishes. 4. Betty often took Benny to the park. 5.
Mother has made some coffee. 6. Have you ironed your dress yet? 7. Nina
mispronounced the word. 8. We pronounce the consonant with aspiration. 9. We
form the Present Perfect Tense with the help of the auxiliary verb 'to have'. 10.
They told her the truth. 11 She promised me a book. 12. She's cooked the cake
very well. 13. One uses chalk for writing on the blackboard. 14. I'll finish my
work at about seven. 15. Someone has opened the door. 16. The waitress brought
in the coffee. 17. One of my friends took me to the pictures last week. 18. They'll
meet me at the station. 19. We shall finish this work in time. 20. They built the
house in 1980. 21. They didn't invite me to the birthday party because they didn't
know I was in Moscow. 22. I didn't leave
the windows open. 23. They didn't turn off the light. 24. I have invited some
friends to tea. 25. She's given me an English book. 26. Have you written the letter
yet?
III.
Change the form of the verbs in the sentences from the passive into the active
voice. Add something to them to develop a situation. Think of new subjects in the
sentences:
1. The light has not been switched off. 2. The boy was punished for something.
3. His work was finished by 3 o'clock. 4. The dictation was written without
mistakes. 5. Who is the article written by? 6. Her dress was washed and ironed. 7.
I was not invited to the party. 8. The work wasn't finished in time. 9. This house
was built last year. 10. The letter has just been sent off. 11. This article will be
translated. 12. When will this book be read? 13. The room was cleaned and aired.
14. Have all these books been read? 15. Who are these letters written by?
16.
The letter's just been typed. 17. She showed me the article which had
been translated by her brother. 18.1 shan't be allowed to go there. 19. He's been
told everything. 20. All the questions must be answered. (By you).
IV. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Эта статья написана одним из наиболее известных английских
журналистов. 2. Эта книга должна быть прочитана всеми студентами нашей
группы. 3. Кем написана эта книга? 4. Статья должна быть переведена к 5
часам. 5. Он обещает, что перевод будет закончен вовремя. 6. Когда я пришла
домой, стол был уже накрыт. 7. Их будут обучать английскому языку. 8.
Когда экзамен был сдан, студенты пошли на стадион. 9. Когда будет
написана ваша статья для стенной газеты? – Завтра. 10. Лаборатория речи
посещается ежедневно всеми студентами. 11. Все эти книги взяты из
библиотеки. 12. Диктант был сдан преподавателю после звонка. 13. Нам об
этом ничего не сказали. 14. Студенты нашей группы всегда приглашаются на
заседания клуба. 15. Она читала письмо, полученное от сына. 16. Это не
могло быть сказано студентами.
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17.
Я думала, что хлеб и масло будут куплены сестрой. 18. Весной
это поле будет покрыто зеленой травой и цветами. 19. Проверь, пожалуйста,
выключены ли газ и электричество. 20 Уроки были приготовлены, книги и
тетради уложены в портфель. 21. Письма были оставлены (забыты) на столе.
22. Мальчику не разрешили купаться в реке. 23. После обеда посуда была
вымыта.
TEXT 1
A VISIT TO MOSCOW
Last summer Mr. Wilson, his wife and their daughter Mary – tourists from
England arrived in Moscow. It was their first visit to Russia and they wanted to
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see as much as possible.
Their guide showed them a lot of places of interest so that they could get a
good idea of the Russian capital.
The Wilsons liked Moscow's straight and broad streets and avenues. They
admired the centre of the city with its theatres, cinemas, museums, monuments,
and wonderful multi-storeyed buildings. They were greatly impressed by the
Moscow Kremlin, Red Square, Lenin Avenue, which is one of the longest and
busiest streets in Moscow.
The Wilsons wanted to see Moscow University and the guide suggested their
going there by metro. They liked the idea and joined a stream of people going
downstairs into the metro. It^ seemed to them that nearly everyone in Moscow
was in a hurry.,; Very few were satisfied to stand still and let the magical stair– *
case carry them down to the platforms below. Most people went hurrying down on
the left side. On and on ran the train through, the tunnel and at every station
people came in and out. The trip-gave the Wilsons a good impression of Moscow's
immense size.
When they came up into the daylight, they saw the magnificent building of
the University which is situated on the Voro-byev Hills and from there they
enjoyed a most beautiful view of the whole city.
They went for a ride in the city. The size and the beauty of the capital made a
great impression on the family. The saw endless streams of buses, trolley-buses
and cars in the streets, crowds of people walking along the pavements. They
crossed the city in different directions but to their great surprise they saw the
same thing everywhere: well planned streets lined with trees, multi-storeyed
houses, big stores, hotels and beautiful squares. They saw no contrasts between
the central part of the city and its suburbs so typical of big old towns.
The Wilsons went sightseeing every day of their stay in Moscow. And before
their tour came to an end they had seen and learned a lot of interesting* things
about the capital and the country. They liked Moscow and the Muscovites who are
so hospitable and friendly.
TEXT 2
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CONVERSATION
S t r a n g e r : Excuse me.
R e s i d e n t : Yes?
S t r .: I... I was wondering if you could help me. R.: Well, I'll
try.
S t г.: I need to find out where the...ver. . town centre is. Now I see there is a
sign up there that points to the left.
R.: Ah, well, let me see, ... er. . it all depends if you're on foot or going by car.
S t r .: Ah, no, I'm walking.
R.: Ah well, you turn to the left and then carry straight on.
S t r . : Ah, right, thanks! Er... I wonder if you could tell me... um... if there's a
good hotel... er. . in town that I can use.
R.: Oh, let me think a moment... um... yes, there are two hotels – they're in
the High Street... er... one on each side of the road.
S t r . : Right, well, I expect we'll manage to find one of those. Er, 1 wonder if
you could tell me er... anything about the... er. . castle in town... er... where...
where it is.
R.: Um, well, it's actually further on... er. . down the High Street and then you
cross over the bridge and it's on the other side of the river.
S t r . : I see, I see. Could you tell me a bit more about it? Is it worth visiting
you think?
R.: I'm not really sure. I've never actually been there myself. I think it's one of
the tourist attractions of the town.
S t r . : I see, well, right, thank you, thank you.
VOCABULARY NOTES
visit л посещение, визит, as a visit to a friend, a visit to the Crimea: visit vt посещать,
навещать, е. д. They visited the Ivanovs on Sunday. Syn. attend vt посещать регулярно
(лекции, собрания), as to attend lectures, meetings, classes
tourist л турист, путешественник; tour л путешествие, экскурсия, поездка; to make
a tour of (some place) объехать, осмотреть, е. д. We made a tour of the new metro
stations.
arrive vi прибывать, приезжать. Syn. come vi; to arrive in прибыть, приехать (в
страну, в большой город), е. д. A large group of tourists from England arrived in Russia. We
arrived in Moscow in the evening, to arrive at прибыть, приехать (в небольшой
населенный пункт), е. д. She arrived at Abramtsevo. We arrived at the station to meet our
friend, arrival n прибытие, приезд, е. д. I saw him on the day of his arrival.
place of interest достопримечательность
so that для того чтобы
idea n представление, идея, е. д. That's a good idea, let's visit Kiev in winter, to get an
idea of smth. получать представление, е. д. I'd like to get an idea of his character, to give
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an idea дать общее представление, е. д. This book gives you a good idea of life in
England.
straight adj прямой, as a straight line (street, road, etc.); straight adv прямо, as to
stand straight; go (carry) straight on идите прямо
broad adj широкий; Syn. wide, e. g. We need broad roads now that there are so many
motor-cars. Ant. narrow
avenue л проспект
impress vt производить впечатление, е. д. The book didn't impress me at all.
impression л впечатление; to make an impression on smb. производить
впечатление на кого-л., е. д. His speech made a great impression on the audience.
busy adj 1. занятый; to be busy (doing smth.) быть занятым, е. д. I was busy
getting ready for the journey. 2. оживленный, беспокойный, суетливый, е. д. Tve^skaya
Street is one of the busiest streets in Moscow.
suggest vt предлагать, выдвигать идею, предложение. Syn. offer. The verb to
suggest is never followed by an infinitive. The direct object following the verb to suggest
