- •I. Read and translate the following group of words:
- •II. Translate from English into Russian the following words of the same root:
- •III. Read and translate the text: Northern Ireland
- •IV. Words to be learnt:
- •Exercises to the text:
- •I. Find the Russian equivalents in the right-hand column for the following:
- •II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition where necessary:
- •III. Complete the beginning of the following sentences:
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •Grammar Material Present Simple Tense (Настоящее простое время)
- •Употребление Present Simple Tense
- •The Imperative Mood (Повелительное наклонение)
- •Types of questions (Типы вопросов)
- •General question (общий вопрос)
- •2. Special question (специальный вопрос)
- •3. Alternative question (альтернативный вопрос)
- •4. Disjunctive question (разделительный вопрос)
- •Prepositions of Time Основные предлоги времени
- •I. Conjugate the following verbs in Present Simple Tense paying attention to the 3rd person singular:
- •II. Comment on the use of the Present Simple Tense:
- •III. Make the following sentences interrogative and then negative:
- •IV. Open the brackets using the verbs in Present Simple Tense:
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using Present Simple Tense:
- •VI. Translate and try to remember the most usable Imperative phrases in every day speech:
- •VII. Translate the following Imperative sentences from Russian into English:
- •XII. Make up questions to the underlined words:
- •XIII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
- •XIV. Use the proper prepositions of time:
- •XV. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English paying attention to the prepositions of time:
- •Additional task
- •I. Read the text and find answers to the following questions:
- •II. How are citizens of the city called?
- •III. Make up sentences with the following words and word combinations:
- •IV. Learn about sister-cities and write down the country:
- •V. Make up your own dialogues using the following questions about Ireland and Dublin:
VI. Translate and try to remember the most usable Imperative phrases in every day speech:
a) 1. Meet my friend, Alex. 2. Allow me to introduce you to Mr. Smith. 3. Come on, take your seats and make yourself comfortable. 4. Help yourself, please. Have some sweets. 5. Stay and have a cup of tea with us. 6. Stop talking. 7. Hurry up! 8. Look out! 9. Wait a bit, I am not ready. 10. Pass me the salt, please. – Here you are. 11. Apologize to Mike for me. 12. Remember me to your wife!
b) 1. Let me introduce my friend to you. 2. Let’s go to the cinema. 3. Let me disagree with you. 4. Let’s keep in touch. 5. Let me alone.
c) 1. Don’t male so much noise. 2. Don’t forget to take the umbrella. It is raining. 3. Don’t worry. 4. Don’t make me laugh. 5. Don’t pay attention to his words. 6. Don’t take things close to your heart.
VII. Translate the following Imperative sentences from Russian into English:
1. Напишите дату на доске. 2. Выключите свет, пожалуйста. 3. Вымой руки сначала, а затем обедай. 4. Пусть Катя купит что-нибудь на ужин. 5. Выпей чашку кофе и съешь бутерброд. 6. Не опаздывайте на занятия. 7. Пусть Аня откроет окно. 8. Не задавайте мне никаких вопросов. 9. Прекратите разговаривать. 10. Позвольте познакомить Вас с моим другом. 11. Позвоните мне послезавтра. 12. Будьте любезны, передайте, пожалуйста, соль. 13. Не сердитесь на меня. 14. Будьте здоровы.
VIII. Make the following sentences interrogative:
1. He speaks English well. 2. His father was a doctor. 3. English language is important for our future work 4. He wrote them a letter from Canada. 5. The weather will be fine tomorrow. 6. We must return all books to the library before the 1st of July. 7. He has a motor car. 8. This box weighs more than that one. 9. He can swim well. 10. These boys like reading travel stories.
IX. Give positive and negative answers for the following questions:
1. Does she know him? 2. Can you help me? 3. Do you want to go there? 4. Was he surprised to see him? 5. Aren’t you cold? 6. Can’t you prepare your work now? 7. Doesn’t he speak English? 8. Won’t he come tonight? 9. Wasn’t he at the office yesterday?
X. Complete the following sentences making disjunctive questions:
1. She looks like you, …? 2. It isn’t cold today, …? 3. You saw him at the club yesterday, …? 4. They won’t come today, …? 5. You play chess, …? 6. You will travel by train, …? 7. He can’t speak English, …? 8. They are not in town, …? 9. We will see you tomorrow, …? 10. You don’t know her, …?
XI. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
1. Он очень умный человек, не правда ли? – Да, умный. 2. Он будет завтра в университете, не правда ли? – Да, будет. 3. Вы не говорили с ректором по этому вопросу, не правда ли? – Да, не говорил. 4. Он не знает английского языка, не правда ли? – Да, не знает. 5. Он окончит университет в следующем году, не правда ли? – Да, окончит. 6. Он не сможет сделать эту работу в такой короткий срок, не правда ли? – Нет, сможет.