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half for a bus.
b) "Is Henry likely to play bridge at George's tonight?" "I don't think so. He'll
probably go to a concert instead." "What can Mary be doing now?"
"Well, she may be having dinner."
"And I think she must be writing a letter to me."
"She is more likely to be writing a letter to Henry."
c) "What are you going to do on New Year's Eve?" "I haven't
decided yet. What about you?" "Mary and I have decided to go to
a dance."
9. This exercise is intended to test your ability to hear and reproduce
intonation in reading, a) Listen to the text "The Tailor and the Dressmak-
er" carefully, sentence by sentence. Write it down. Mark the stresses and
tunes. Practise reading each sentence after the cassette-recorder, b) Record
your reading. Play the recording back immediately and try to detect your
errors. Make a careful note of your errors in each sound and tune and
work to avoid them. Repetition should be done aloud. Practise the text for
test reading.
10.
This exercise is meant to develop your ability to hear intonation and reproduce it in
proper speech situations, a) Listen to the joke sentence by sentence. Write it down. Mark the
stresses and tunes. Practise the joke for test reading, b) Listen to the narration of the joke.
Observe the peculiarities in intonation, word-group division, pitch, stress and tempo. Note the
use of temporizers. Retell the joke according to the model you have listened to.
11.This exercise is intended to test your ability to analyse material for reading on your
own outside the class, a) Read the story silently to make sure you understand each sentence.
Underline the main sentence in the story. Split up each sentence into intonation-groups.
Locate the communicative centres of them. Mark the stresses and tunes, concentrating your
attention on the attitude expressed. It is not expected that each member of the class will mark
the story in exactly the same way. Discuss your variants in class. Your teacher will help you
to choose the best variant. Practise your corrected variant for test reading, b) Retell the story
following the model above (See Ex. 10):
The Story of Narcissus
Long, long ago, when birds and flowers and trees could talk, a beautiful
fountain sprang up in the midst of a forest. Little sunbeams crept between the
leaves, and, as they fell upon it, made it shine like silver.
One day a lad, who had been hunting in the forest, lost sight of his friends.
While looking for them, he saw the fountain shin
ing in the sunlight through the trees. He at once turned to it, for he was hot
and thirsty.
He stooped down to bathe his burning forehead, and to cool his dry hot lips.
But as he bent over the water, he saw his own face in it, as in a glass. He thought
it must be some lovely water-fairy, that lived within the fountain, and as he
looked he forgot to drink. The bright eyes, the curly hair, the round cheeks, and
the red lips were beautiful to him; and he fell in love with that image of himself,
but knew not that it was his own image. It smiled when he smiled, and as he
spoke, the lips of the face moved as though speaking too, though no sound came
from them. "I love you with all my heart," said the lad. The image smiled and
held out its arms, but still was dumb. The lad spoke to it again and again, and
getting no answer, he at last began to cry. The tears fell upon the water, and
ruffled it, so that the face looked wrinkled. Thinking it was going away, he said:
"Only stay, beautiful being, and let me look at you, even if I may not touch you."
He forgot everything but that lovely face. Day after day, night after night, he
stayed there, till he grew thin and pale, and at last died. Just at the water's edge,
where the lad had died, there grew one strange little flower, all alone. "He has
been changed into a flower," his friends said. "Let us call it after our dead
friend." So they named the flower Narcissus in memory of him and it is called
Narcissus to this very day.
S u p p l e m e n t
TEXTS NOT INTRODUCED IN THE EXERCISES Section Three
Ex. 13
DAYS AND MONTHS. ASKING THE TIME
"Do you know the days of the Week?"
"Yesr Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday."
"Now, let's assume that today is Wednesday. What day will tomorrow be?"
"Thursday."
"And the day after tomorfow?" "Friday."
"What day was yesterday?"
"Tuesday."
"And the day before yesterday?" "Monday."
"As it happens, last Monday was my birthday."
"Is that so? Well, many happy returns of the day."
"Thank you. And now, let's have the names of the months."
"Certainly. January. February, March, April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, November, December."
"Good... Oh, can you tell me the right time please?"
"Well, my watch says five past two, but if's no use relying on it, because
sometimes it's fast and sometimes it's slow."
Section Four
Ex. 13
"Have we time for another coffee?" "I think so."
"Shall I give you some?" "Yes,
please."
"Do you take sugar?"
"No, thank you."
"Will you have a cigarette?"
"In a moment."
"Have you paid the bill?"
"Not yet."
"Shouldn't we be going now?" "All
right."
"Oughtn't we to take a taxi?" "If you
like."
"How long will you be out?" "Not long."
"When will you be back?" "Soon after
ten." "What are you going to do?" "Nothing
very interesting." "Where are you going?"
"Just down the road." "Who are you going to
see?" "Tom."
"Why are you going to see him?" "Just for a
little chat." "What about?" "Nothing in
particular."
Ex. 15
OUR SITTING-ROOM
Let's have a look at this picture of our sitting-room. As you come into the
room you notice a piano with a low music-stool in front of it. Next to the piano is
a tall bookcase standing against the wall. On the left is a large window. Under the
window there's a radiator, but, you can't see it because it's behind the settee. On
the settee there are two cushions. The fireplace is at the other end of the room.
On each side'of the fireplace there's an armchair. An old lady is sitting in one of
the chairs, but nobody's sitting in the other one: it's empty.
In the centre of the mantelpiece there's a clock and above it an oval
mirror. On the right you can see a standard lamp. Opposite the fireplace you
can see a small table with an ash-tray and some newspapers on it. By the
table there's a small chair. On the extreme right there's a radio-set. The floor
is covered with a beautiful thick carpet. An electric light is hanging from the
middle of the ceiling. At night when it gets dark we switch on the light and
draw the curtains: During the day, the light comes in through the window.
Section Five
Ex. 2 2
A: You're on holiday, aren't you?
B:
No, I'm not.
A: You're not working, are you?
B:
Yes, I am.
A: You work in London, don't you?
B:
No, I don't.
A: It's nearly time for tea, isn't it?
B:
No, it isn't.
A: You're not hungry, are you?
B:
Yes, I am.
A: You'll soon be going home, won't you?
B:
No, I shan't.
Section Six
Ex. 19
BALZAC AS A HANDWRITING EXPERT
Balzac, the famous French writer, was a man of great talent. But he himself
was proud of his ability to tell a person's character by his or her handwriting. He
often told his friends that he could tell anybody's character exactly by his
handwriting.
One day a woman friend brought him a young boy's exercise book. She said
that she wanted to know what Balzac thought of the boy's character.
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Balzac studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. The woman,
however, told him that the boy was not her son and that he might tell her the
truth.
"All right," said Balzac. "I shall tell you the truth." And he said that the boy
was a bad, lazy fellow.
"It's very strange," said the woman smiling. "This is a page from your own
exercise book, which you used when you were a boy."
Section Seven
Ex. 9
A: Is it going to rain? В: I hope
not.
A: Ought we to take our coats?
В: I think so.
A: Shall we be late?
B: We might be.
A: Is the car all right?
В: I expect so.
A: Will it break down?
В: I doubt it.
A: Have you got enough petrol? В: I hope I
have.
Ex. 17 • MY BEDROOM
At night when I feel tired and sleepy, I go up to my bedroom and switch on
the electric light. I take off my shoes, undress and put on my pyjamas. Then I get
into bed arid switch off the light.
After a few minutes I fall asleep. I sleep the whole night through.
Punctually at seven-thirty in the morning, the alarm-clock rings and wakes
me up. I get out of bed, put on my dressing-gown and slippers, and go into the
bathroom, where I turn on the hot and cold taps. While the water's running into
the bath, I wash my face and neck, clean my teeth, and shave. My shaving things
are on the shelf above the basin. Then I turn off the taps
and have my bath. Sometimes I have a shower. When I've dried myself with a
towel, I get dressed.
On the dressing-table in front of the looking-glass, you'll see a hairbrush and
a comb, a hand-mirror, a bottle of scent and a powder-box. These, of course,
don't belong to me, but to my wife. In the chest of drawers I keep clean linen
such as shirts, collars and handkerchiefs, besides things like socks and ties. The
dirty linen is put in a linen basket and sent to the laundry. In the wardrobe I keep
my suits and other clothes, which I hang on coat-hangers.
Ex. 19
THE SMOKING CHIMNEY
One afternoon Professor N. was walking along a country road when he saw a
farmer eating his supper alone in the road before his house. The professor
approached the farmer and asked him:
"Why are you eating here alone?"
"Well, sir," answered the farmer after a short pause, "the chimney smokes."
"That is too bad," said the professor. "You must have it repaired. Let's have a
look at it."
And before the farmer could say a word the professor tried to enter the
farmer's house. As soon as he opened the door a broom fell on his shoulders and
a woman's voice cried:
"Go away, you old rascal, or I'll kill you ..."
The professor left the house quickly. The farmer sat in the road looking very
unhappy. The professor approached him and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Never mind," said he, "my chimney smokes sometimes too."
Section Eight
Ex. 6
A: When I went out it was dark. B: Was
it?
A: Just at first I couldn't see.
B: Couldn't you?
A: After a while I got used to it.
В: Did you?
A: I went to Tom's and he wasn't there. B: Wasn't he?
A: So I walked around and then came back home. B: Oh?
A: And now if you like we'll go to the pictures. * B: Lovely.
Ex. 15
MARK TWAIN IN FRANCE
Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was travelling in France. Once he
was going by train to Dijon. That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to
sleep. He therefore asked the conductor to wake him up when they came to
Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. "I'll probably
protest loudly when you try to wake me up," he said to the conductor. "But do
not take notice, just put me off the train anyway."
Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night-time
and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had
forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the
conductor and began to shout at him. "I have never been so angry in all my life,"
Mark Twain said.
The conductor looked at hirri calmly. "You are not half so angry as the
American whom I put off the train at Dijon," he said.
Section Nine
Ex. 12
PLANNING A HOLIDAY
"I say, what are you and your sister going to do for your holiday this year?"
"Well, I don't know. I should like, to take my sister for a tour to the Baltic
Sea, but then she can't very well leave her children. What are you doing?"
"We shall go to the sea, I expect – for part of the time, anyhow. Then my
wife and 1 may go off alone for a week or so in the car."
"Leaving the rest of the family behind, I suppose!"
"Oh yes. They'll be quite safe with their grandmother – and, besides, they're
ever so much happier playing about on the sands than spending long days in the
car."
"Where do you go, as a rule?"
"We've tried many seaside-places on the east and south coasts: on the whole,
I think we prefer the south. However, it really doesn't seem to matter very much,
as long as the youngsters get a good sandy beach."
"What do you do? Take rooms, or stay at a hotel, or what?"
"We've done both, and this year we're taking a furnished house. Why don't
you make up your mind to join us? Find a house near by, and make a large party.
It'll be great fun."
"For my own part, I should love it. I'll talk it over with my sister, and see
what she thinks about it."
"Do, and let me know as soon as you can." , "Right. I
will."
Ex. 16
THE KING AND THE CRITIC
A king liked to write stories, which he thought were very good. The people to
whom he showed them were afraid to criticize them. They said that his stories
were good.
One day he showed some of them to a well-known critic, who said that his
stories were bad. The king got angry with him and sent him to prison.
After some time the king pardoned the critic and when he returned invited
him to his palace to dinner. Again he showed him some of his stories and again
asked him what he thought of them.
The critic turned to the guards who were standing behind him and said: "Take
me back to prison."
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Ex. 14 A STREET IN LONDON
We're in Oxford Circus, half-way along Oxford Street, one of the busiest
streets in the West End of London, and that street over there is Regent Street,
famous all over the world for its splendid shops. Near one of the street corners
you can see the entrance to the subway leading to the Underground Railway, or
"Tube" as we call it.
On both sides of the street there are shops, banks and restaurants. In the
roadway there's a constant stream of cars, taxis, buses and lorries. In some parts
of London there are trolley-buses and trams as well. The noise is deafening, but
one soon gets used to it. The pavements are crowded with people, and it's
dangerous to attempt to cross the road until the traffic is stopped, either by a
policeman on point duty or by the red traffic lights. In any case, before crossing
the road, take care to look to your right, and when you reach the middle of the
road, look to your left.
At night, the streets are lit by electricity, or in some districts, by gas. You can
see the lamp-posts and standards on the pavements, and on the "islands" in the
middle of the road. The main streets are flooded with light from the brilliant
shop-windows and the illuminated signs and advertisements, so that after dark
everything looks as bright as in broad daylight.
Ex. 15
THE BULLET-PROOF JACKET
A man once called on a general, and showed him a jacket which he had
invented for soldiers, and which, he said, was bullet-proof.
"Oh!" said the general. "Put it on!"
Then he rang the bell, and said to the servant: "Tell the captain to load his
gun and come here.'*'
The inventor of the bullet-proof jacket disappeared, and the general never
saw him again.
W o m a n : Good morning!
S a l e s m a n : Good morning, madam. Can I help you? W.: Yes, you can. I'd
like to buy a watch, please. S.: Certainly, madam. Is it for yourself? W.: Oh no.
It's for my small daughter. S.: I see. You don't want a very expensive one, I
suppose. W.: No. Fairly cheap, and fairly strong, too. S.: Oh, I understand. Will
you have a look at this one, madam?
W.: I think that looks too small. I'd rather have a bigger one.
S.: What about this, madam?
W.: That looks fine. How much is it?
S.: Let me see. That's five pounds ten.
W.: Oh dear. I'm afraid that's too much.
S.: Here's one that's a little cheaper.
W.: How much is that?
S.: Four pounds fifteen.
W.: Yes, I'll take that one.
S.: Can we send it for you, madam?
W.: No, thank you. I'll take it with me. Four pounds fifteen. S.: Thank you,
madam. Good morning. W.: Good-bye.
Ex. 12
THE DUMB BEGGAR
A beggar made up his mind that he would pretend to be dumb. He arrived at a
town where he had begged before. In one of the streets a gentleman who had
given him money, and so remembered his face, met him and spoke to him.
The beggar did not say a word. "Hello!" cried the gentleman, "how long have
you been dumb?" "Ever since I was a baby," answered the beggar.
Ex. 29 AT THE THEATRE
"Have you got any seats for tomorrow?" "Matinee or evening performance?"
"Matinee, please. I want two stalls, if you've got them." "Yes, you can have – er
– two in the middle of Row F." "They'll do very well, thank you. How much is
that?" "They're thirteen and six (13/6) each – that makes twenty-seven
shillings."
"Stalls, sir? Stalls on the right. Gentlemen's cloakroom this way; ladies'
cloakroom on the first landing."
"Show your tickets to the attendant inside the theatre; she'll show you to your
seats and let you have a programme."
"May I see your tickets, please? Row F, 12 and 13 ... This way, please. Would
you like a programme?" "Yes, please."
"Shall I bring you some drink, sir? The play isn't over till half-past five."
"When do you serve tea?"
"After the second act; there's an interval of fifteen minutes." "Then I think we
might as well have some."
"Well, what did you think of the play?"
"I enjoyed every minute of it. What did you think of it?"
"I thought it was splendid. I haven't laughed so much for a long time."
"Neither have I. It was extremely good."
"Yes, wasn't it? I thought the acting was excellent."
"So did I. The whole thing was first-rate from beginning to end."
THE BELL-BOY
A traveller was standing at the desk in the lobby of a Washington hotel. He
was in a hurry. He had only ten minutes to pay his bill and reach the station.
Suddenly he remembered that he had forgotten something.
He called the bell-boy and said: "Run up to Room 48 and see whether I left a
box on the table. Be quick, I am in a hurry."
The boy ran up the stairs. Five minutes passed, and the gentleman was
walking up and down impatiently.
At last the boy came back.
"Yes, sir," he said, "yes« sir– Уои l^ft it there. It's on the table."
Sec t ion Th irteen
Ex. 9
THE TAILOR AND THE DRESSMAKER
This morning I've been to my tailor's to order a new suit: coat, waistcoat and
trousers. I should have liked to order a new overcoat as well as my old one is
nearly worn out, but just now I can't afford it. I shall have to wait till next year
for that. But I might get a raincoat later on. My tailor always has an excellent
stock of materials to choose from, and I think I've chosen what'll be the most
suitable for my purpose. I've had my measurements taken and I'm going again in
a fortnight's time for the first fitting. After I've tried the suit on, the tailor will
probably find it necessary to make a few alterations, and he'll mark the places for
pockets, buttons and buttonholes. Then he'll ask me to return later on for a final
fitting just to make sure that the suit fits really well. When the suit's ready, I shall
pay for it and get a receipt. My wife has also been buying some new clothes this
week. She's bought herself a ready-made suit, that's to say, a coat and skirt. She's
been trying to find a silk blouse to match, so far without success. But when she
went to the milliner's, she did succeed in getting just the right hat, in the very
latest fashion, or so she says. It would seem that the one she bought three weeks
ago is already out of date.
An English tourist found himself in Norway with only-enough money in his
pocket to pay his passage back. As he knew that it would take him only two days
to get to England, he decided that he could easily do without food. So he went on
board the steamer and bought a ticket.
He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinner time came he
refused the invitation to accompany a fellow-traveller to the saloon, saying that
he didn't feel well.
The next morning he didn't go to breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed
in his cabin. At dinner time he was so hungry that he could not stand it any
longer.
"I'm going to eat," he said, "even if they throw me overboard afterwards."
At dinner he ate everything the steward put in front of hi^n and felt ready for
the coming row.
"Bring me the bill," he said to the steward. "The bill,
sir?" said the man. "Yes," answered the traveller.
"There isn't any bill," was the answer, "on the ship meals are included in the
passage money."
» GRAMMAR EXERCISES
To Lessons 1—3
1. Point out the main and the secondary parts of the sentence and name them:
1. James was sitting by the fire. 2. My elder sister has two sons. 3. He slowly
opened the door; the room was empty. 4. The children ran to the river. 5. We sent
them a telegram yesterday. 6. Will you do me another favour? 7. I will do it for
you with pleasure. 8. We shall write to you in a day or two. 9. I did not find
anybody there. 10. The boy's mother was a young woman. 11. Half an hour has
passed. 12. A lot of students were present. 13. Nell is going to the concert
tonight. 14. He spoke loudly and distinctly.
2. Underline verbal predicates with one line and nominal predicates with two lines.
Note. Remember that the nominal predicate cannot express an action
1. It is good. 2. I can do it. 3. His story was true. 4. That is a good idea. 5. I
have finished my work. 6. It is raining. 7. It is not real coffee. 8. I shall write a
postcard to Doctor Wing now. 9. I understand, he is a writer . 10. "She is a
wonderful woman," said the girl softly.
3. Use an indefinite article with the predicatives where possible:
1. This is yellow pencil. 2. The text is easy. 3. This is easy text. 4. These are
low tables. 5. This table is low. 6. This is low table. 7. Roses are beautiful
flowers. 8. A fox is yellow. 9. This town is big. 10. Moscow and Minsk are big
cities. 11. Kiev is big city, too. 12. These flowers are very beautiful.
4. Point out direct, indirect, and prepositional objects and say what they are expressed by.
Note. Remember that the indirect object cannot be used without the direct object.
M o d e l s : Give me (indirect) your address (direct).
I must read it (direct) to you (indirect). He came with his friend
(prepositional).
1. Give me a knife and a small spoon, please. 2. It is raining, you must give
her your umbrella. 3. Tell us your story. 4. Tell it to him, too. 5.1 know nothing
about it. 6. Show me your room. 7.1 want to buy a doll for my little sister. 8.1
haven't seen the children today. 9. Help me, please. 10. See me tomorrow. 11.
You'll forget him. 12. She writes letters to her cousins.
5. Point out the objects and say what kind they are:
1. Give me a match, please. 2. Put all possible questions to this sentence. 3.
Will you pass me the sugar? 4.1 addressed her twice before she answered me. 5.
He handed the letter to his wife. 6. I need a book with pictures for my little
daughter. 7. Everybody listened to him with interest. 8. Peggotty opened a little
door and showed me my bedroom. 9. We are sorry for him. 10. He stopped and
shook hands with me. 11. She put the kettle on the fire. 12. We looked for the
boy everywhere.
6. Point out the attribute and say what it is expressed by.
Note. An attribute may stand before and after the noun. Remember that an attribute to a
pronoun always follows it.
1. Ansell gave an angry sigh. 2. I hear Mary's voice in the next room. 3. I
looked at her smiling face. 4. He is a walking grammar book. 5. Toby is a good
clever boy. 6. The cover of this book is blue . 7. It was a cold winter night. 8. The
streets of Moscow are wide. 9.1 like all Moscow theatres. 10. Tell me something
interesting. 11.1 don't see anything difficult in it. 12. Give me a better pencil,
please.
7. Point out adverbial modifiers of time, place and manner and say what they are
expressed by.
Note. Adverbial modifiers are often expressed by adverbs and nouns with prepositions.
M o d e l s : Come to see me tomorrow. We
live in Moscow. ' Don't speak so loudly. Jim
spoke in a whisper.
1. Ann can speak English well. 2. Father comes home at four o'clock. 3. You
mustn't stay there late. 4. She looked at me with a smile. 5. John said it in a low
voice. 6. Take these things upstairs. 7. She came into the room from the kitchen.
8.1 will do it for you with pleasure. 9. Don't allow the children to play in the
street. 10. We started early in the morning. 11. That day I was busy and didn't go
out. 12. We stayed there for an hour.
8. Put the adverbial modifiers in their proper places.
Note. With verbs of movement or staying (движения или пребыва-ния) the adverbial
modifier of place comes immediately after the verb. If there are two or more adverbial
modifiers, the usual order is "place", "manner", "time".
M o d e l s : Bill ran home quickly an hour ago.
They stayed there quietly all day.
1. He went (at seven o'clock, by taxi, to the theatre). 2. She stood (looking at
the road, on the porch). 3. Felix lived (for a long time, in France). 4. We went
(after dinner, to the village shop). 5. They left (in a hurry, at about 12 o'clock, for
London). 6. We started (after dinner, there, immediately). 7. Don't forget that you
must come (every morning, regularly, here). 8. I will meet you (tomorrow, at
three o'clock, at the college gates). 9. Did you come (on your bicycle, to work,
this morning) ? 10.1 went (by air, last month, to St. Petersburg).
9. Put the adverbs given in brackets in their proper places.
Note. The adverbial modifier of indefinite time expressed by such adverbs as: never,
usually, often, seldom, yet, just, etc. is placed before the main verb or after the auxiliary or
modal verb.
M o d e l s : She seldom comes to see us.
Do you often go through the park?
You are always late.
I can never understand you.
The book has already been translated.
1. She has a few mistakes in her composition (always). 2.1 can agree to that
(never). 3. We have six lessons a day (usually). 4. Old Mrs. Pratt is ill (often). 5.
You are kind to me (always). 6.1 met him there (seldom). 7. We are very busy
(generally). 8. They will believe it, I'm sure (never). 9. My friend stays long with
us (seldom). 10. We are going for a walk (just).
10.
Put the adverbs of indefinite time in their proper places.
Note. In questions the place of adverbs of indefinite time is after the subject.
M o d e l s : Is he often late?
Have you ever seen him ?
What time do you generally get up?
1. Where do you spend the summer (usually) ? 2. Do you prepare your
lessons in the afternoon (always)? 3. Did he come so late (often) ? 4. Axe you in
time (always) ? 5. When do they start working (usually) ? 6. Have you seen him
(ever) ? 7. Axe you going for a walk (just) ? 8. Do the children quarrel with each
other (often)? 9. Has your uncle mentioned this fact (ever)? 10. Must you get up
so early (always) ?
11. Put very much in its proper place.
Note. "Very much" is an adverbial of degree (обстоятельство степени). It has the
following positions in the sentence:
1. after the direct object: I like this idea very much. I like coffee very much in the
morning.
2. after the verb "to be" (before the 2nd participle): He was very much surprised to hear
that.
3. before the subordinate clause: I hope very much that you will be able to do it.
1. Do you like the story? 2.1 can't say that I like the idea. 3. Would it matter if
we arrive about ten minutes later? 4. They were surprised to meet the two sisters
there. 5. John regrets that he cannot take part in the discussion. 6.1 was
disappointed to find out that the letter was lost. 7. We enjoyed ourselves at the
party. 8. He said that he was impressed by her progress. 9. I doubt that they have
ever visited Japan. 10. I like a cup of hot tea at five o'clock.
12.
Make up sentences using the following words:
1. Give, paper, a piece, of, me, a pencil, and. 2. Week, Mr. Barnett, new,
brings, Mary, and, books, magazines, every. 3. Tall, General Henderson, with,
hair, a man, white, was. 4. Was putting on, gloves, her, in, Nancy, a way, slow. 5.
Show, can, I, something, you, interesting. 6. GQod, English, some, have, I,
books. 7. Them, can, I, bring, to, the Institute, you, to. 8. Cold, a night, January,
was, it. 9. Long, can't, we, stay, here. 10. In, coffee, the morning, I, like.
13. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Он хороший друг. 2. Мне холодно. 3. Эту книгу передай ему.
4. Запишите для меня свой адрес. 5. Я могу вам рассказать инте-
ресную историю. 6. Он хорошо говорит по-английски. 7. Объясни
это ему. 8. Я написал вчера родителям письмо. 9. Ты можешь дать
мне свой учебник? 10. Это.хорошо. 11. Учитель говорил громким
голосом. 12. Это ясно. 13. Закройте книги и слушайте меня. 14. Это
очень легко.
14. Choose an adjective to form a nominal predicate and an adverb
to modify a verbal predicate.
M o d e l s : It is clear.
I see it clearly.
1. It is (correct, correctly). 2. Spell the word (correct, correctly). 3. You
know it (good, well). 4. Of course it is (good, well).
5.It is (cold, coldly) in the room. 6. Don't look so (cold, coldly)
at me. 7. It is (easy, easily). 8. I can do it (easy, easily). 9. It
is (warm, warmly) today. 10. He always greets us (warm, warm-
iy).
15.
Write the plural of the following nouns and read them aloud:
a story, a fish, a knife, a man, a dress, a tooth, a lamp, a box, a brother, a
brother-in-law, a dog, a foot, a bench, a hospital, a bed, a sentence, a lady, a toy,
an exercise, a child, a woman, a sheep, a niece, a son-in-law, a family, a half, a
library, a wife, a potato, a sportsman.
16.
Use the personal pronouns given in brackets in the Objective Case:
1. Do you know ... (he)? 2. Who is there? – It's ... (I). 3. They invite ... (we)
to their party. 4. And do you invite ... (they)? 5. Ask ... (she) to come, too.
17.
Name the forms of the personal pronouns and use them in sentences.
M o d e l s : She is the Nominative Case.
Her is the Objective Case.
You is the Nominative Case and the Objective Case.
The Singular it, she, him, you, me, her, I, he. The Plural
–
–
we, them, you, they, us.
18.
Translate into Russian.
Note. When the plural forms these, those are the subjects of the
sentence, they are translated into Russian as «это».
