- •Unit III
- •Grammar The Present Indefinite Tense
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Write the 3. Person singular of the following verbs.
- •2. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the form of the Present Indefinite Tense. Then make them negative and interrogative. Some of the verbs can be used several times:
- •3. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form, the Present Indefinite Tense. Translate these sentences.
- •4. Read and translate. Put questions to the words in bold.
- •5. Read and translate. Match a line in a with a line in b to make sentences.
- •6. A) Read and translate. Fill in the gaps with the verbs given below:
- •7. Translate into Russian.
- •Конструкция there is / are
- •Grammar exercises
- •8. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to the usage of the construction there is / are.
- •9. Put in there is / there isn’t / is there? / there are / there aren’t / are there?
- •10. Put in there or it.
- •11. Translate into English.
- •The Indefinite Pronouns: some, any, every, no and their derivatives
- •Grammar exercises
- •12. Read, translate and explain the usage of the Indefinite Pronouns.
- •13. Choose the write variant: somebody / everybody / anything / somewhere / anybody, etc. Translate into Russian.
- •14. Translate into English.
- •Propositions of movement, place, time
- •Grammar exercises
- •15. Fill in the gaps in this paragraph with the prepositions in, on, at or to.
- •16. Put in the right preposition if necessary.
- •17. Read and translate. Pay attention to the usage of the prepositions.
- •18. Find in exercise 16 the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •19. Read the text about geysers once more. Answer the following questions to the text.
- •20. Translate into English.
- •Pre-text exercises
- •21. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •22. Translate the following derivative words:
- •24. Translate into Russian the following phrases:
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •27. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •28. Choose among the words the one that corresponds to the text above to complete the sentences:
- •29. Translate the following sentences into English using a dictionary:
- •30. Find in the text the situations in which the following word combinations are used:
- •36. Listen to the conversation again. What synonymic words or expressions are used in the dialogue instead of those given in italics:
- •37. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
- •38. Match the English word combinations in the left-hand column with the Russian equivalents in the right-hand column:
- •39. Listen to the dialogue “Shopping”.
- •40. Decide which of the following statements are true and which are false. Correct the false ones.
Text and vocabulary exercises
27. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
принадлежит; очень мягкий и изменчивый; высокогорная местность; долгая последовательность завоевателей; край света; мировая торговля; морская держава; разрушилась через двадцать лет; военно-морской флот; снабжать едой; правит (царствует) с помощью парламента; процесс принятия решений; от имени королевы; назначает всех министров; главный культурно развлекательный и торговый район.
28. Choose among the words the one that corresponds to the text above to complete the sentences:
1. The UK is situated off the ____ coast of continental Europe (north-western / south- western / north-eastern). 2. The temperature ____ reaches extremes of hot and cold (seldom / often / usually). 3. The strategic ____ of the country was a very important factor in the early development of Britain (weapon / question / position). 4. Now it is a ____ developed industrial country (hardly / highly / low). 5. 7% of the population is engaged in ____ (mining / farming / industry). 6. The Head of the state is _____ (the president / parliament / the monarch). 7. ____ appoints all the ministers, including the Prime Minister (The Queen / House of Lords / House of Commons). 8. London’s population includes a very ____ range of people (similar / diverse / simple). 9. The City of London is the ____ centre of the world (educational / banking / agro-cultural). 10. ____ is famous as the centre of the clothing industry (еhe East End / the West End).
29. Translate the following sentences into English using a dictionary:
1. Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии состоит из четырех исторических национальных областей: Англии, Уэльса, Шотландии и Северной Ирландии. 2. Великобритания является конституционной монархией, глава государства – королева Елизавета II. 3. Законодательная власть принадлежит монарху и парламенту, состоящему из палаты общин и палаты лордов. 4. Исполнительная власть принадлежит правительству, возглавляемому премьер-министром. 5. Парламент принимает законы, обсуждает главные вопросы дня. 6. Культура Соединенного Королевства богата и разнообразна. 7. Великобритания имеет крепкие культурные связи со своими бывшими колониями, особенно с теми государствами, где английский язык является государственным. 8. Лондон – крупнейший город на Британских островах. 8. Лондон играет ведущую роль в политической, экономической и культурной жизни Великобритании. 9.. Во времена Британской Империи Лондон часто неофициально называли столицей мира. 11. Лондонский валютный рынок самый большой в мире.
30. Find in the text the situations in which the following word combinations are used:
2 large islands; the chief rivers; a long succession; a very important factor; industrial country; a constitutional monarchy; the British Parliament; the country’s main banking and financial centre; populous city; four parts.
31. Work in pairs, think of some questions to review the content of the text and ask each other.
32. Retell the text “Great Britain”.
33. Listen to the dialogue “Asking the way”.
34. Correct the false statements.
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2. The customer wants to buy a map.
3. The customer must get off at Exit 30 after he drives along the highway south for about ten miles.
4. The customer must make a right on to Park Street at the end of the ramp.
5. When the customer is on Maple Lane he must go straight forward until he comes to Stamford.
35. Which of the following words or expressions in each row was used in the dialogue:
1. a) to get off the highway |
b) to drive off the highway |
c) to turn off the highway |
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2. a) Worse luck! |
b) Just my luck! |
c) Bad luck! |
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3. a) curve 30 |
b) sideway 30 |
c) exit 30 |
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4. a) cards |
b) maps |
c) schemes |
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5. a) centre of Stamford |
b) middle of Stamford |
c) heart of Stamford |
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