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- •Notes. Forms and Patterns.
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- •A Sad Story of a Sad Man
- •Notes. Forms and Patterns.
- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
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- •Text Two
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- •Text One “Polite Conversation”
- •Text Two
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- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
- •Grammar Exercises Exercise 1. Give 4 possible forms of polite requests and an answer for each of
- •Text One «The King is Dead: Long Live the King»
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- •Vocabulary and Comprehension Exercises
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- •Startling discovery off florida coast
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- •Часть II
A Sad Story of a Sad Man
One Sunday evening two men ...(1)... (meet) in a London pub. One of them was very unhappy.
«Life is terrible, everything in the world is really boring», he said.
«Don’t say that», said the other man. «Life is marvellous! The world is so exciting! Think about Italy.It’s a wonderful country...(2).. you ever ....(be) there?»
«Oh, yes. I ..(3).. (go) there last year and I ..(4).. (not like) it.»
«Well, ..(5).. you ... (be) to Norway? ..(6).. you ever ... (see) the midnight sun?»
«Oh, yes. I ..(7).. (go) in 1984 and I ..(8).. (see) the midnight sun. I ..(9).. (not enjoy) it.»
«Well, I ..(10).. just ... (return) from a safari in Africa. ..(11).. you ... (visit) Africa yet?»
«Yes, I ..(12).. (go) on safari in Africa last year and I ..(13).. (climb) Mount Kilimanjaro. It was really boring.»
«Well», said the other man, «I think that you’re very ill. Only the best psychiatrist can help you. Go to see Dr Greenbaum in Harley Street.»
«I am Dr Greenbaum», answered the man sadly.
Exercise 10. |
Form an adverb. |
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eager – eagerly; easy – easily. |
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Exercise 11. |
Choose an adjective or an adverb. |
Could I have a ….. word with you? (quick, quickly)
She walked away ….. . (quick, quickly)
This is a ….. train – it stops everywhere. (slow, slowly)
He talked very ….. about his work. (interesting, interestingly)
You’ve cooked the meat ….. . (beautiful, beautifully)
I’ve got an ….. job for you. (easy, easily)
She writes in ….. English. (perfect, perfectly)
I sing very ….. . (bad, badly)
I feel ….. today. (happy, happily)
You seem very ….. . (angry, angrily)
Anne’s a ….. swimmer. (strong, strongly)
Could you talk more ….., please? (quiet, quietly)
Exercise 12. |
Put in adjectives and adverbs from the box.. |
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daily early fast friendly hard hardly late lonely silly |
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I don’t like getting up __early__ so I usually stay in bed too long, and then have to eat breakfast very _____ and run for my train.
On the train I read the _____ paper, because after I get to work there’s no more time for reading.
The boss is nice, but she makes us work very _____, and I often have to stay _____ to finish everything.
There’s a nice new secretary in the office. I _____ know her, but she always gives me a _____ smile when I arrive.
She hasn’t lived here long. Perhaps it’s a _____ idea, but I wonder if she’s _____ . I think I’ll ask her out.
Exercise 13. |
Form adverbs from the adjectives in brackets. |
I miss you (terrible), my dear!
I think that (political) he’s a bit of a leftist.
He chatted (agreeable), but he looked a little impatient: he (probable) had to catch a train.
He looked (significant) at my briefcase.
He spoke (difficult) and very (nervous).
We’ve got to work (hard) and (fast).
She said she could (easy) do it.
You can’t say he speaks English (bad), he speaks it rather (good).
Tom is always up with the lark: he rises (early).
We must talk (quick), one never knows when they may cut the line.
Exercise 14. Translate into English.
Ты был когда-нибудь в Англии? - Да. Я был там в прошлом году 2. Джон последний раз видел Мэри в понедельник вечером. И с тех пор он ее не видел. 3. Дети только что развели костер в саду. 4. Последний раз я играл в футбол десять лет назад. Вот уже 10 лет, как я не играю в футбол. 5. Мой друг закончил школу 2 года назад. 6. Мальчик уже съел слишком много. 7. Мама вчера испекла вкусный торт. 8. Последнее время он спит в саду. 9. Том писал письма все утро. 10. Ты уже помыл посуду? 11. Я только что вызвал такси. 12. Я не видел его с тех пор, как он уехал из дома.
UNIT 10
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Grammar:
Texts:
The Past Continuous Tense
Prepositions: adjective+ preposition
Prepositions: noun + preposition
1. «Noisy Neighbours»
2. «When the Wall Fell In»
3. «Electronic Car»
4. «A good guide» A Dialogue.
5. «Shall We Go On?» Dialogue
Text One
«Noisy Neighbours»
Carol and her friends were having a party. They were all making a lot of noise. The record player was playing at full volume. Pete was playing his guitar and Polly was trying to play Tom’s clarinette. To make things worse, Tom had got his dog with him and it was chasing Carol’s cat round the room. Everybody was talking, laughing, singing and dancing. The dog was barking and the cat screeching. The doorbell rang. It kept ringing and ringing, but of course they didn’t hear it n all that noise. Then Carol |
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Vocabulary: volume to chase to bark to screech a dressing gown to point a ceiling to bang to smile |
went to change a record and noticed that there was somebody at the door. She opened it and found her neighbour from upstairs standing outside in his dressing-gown.
- Hello, Mr Smith. What are you doing out here in your dressing-gown? It’s very late. Come in!
Mr Smith pointed to the ceiling and shouted.
- Can you hear that noise? That’s my wife!
Carol listened. Somebody was banging on the floor of the flat upstairs.
- My wife is making that noise. She’s banging on the floor.
Carol smiled at Mr Smith.
- That’s all right, Mr Smith. Don’t worry. We’re making quite a lot of noise, too. Come on in and join the party!
Text Two
«When the Wall Fell In»
At six o’clock on April 21, 1996, the living room and front part of Mr Parker’s house fell in. Mr Parker was having construction workers dig a hole under the front of the house to add on another room. The workers weren’t there when the accident happened, so nobody was hurt. Reporters asked the owner, «What were you doing when the rooms fell in?» |
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Vocabulary: to dig a hole an accident a crack to refuse shock insurance company |
He answered, «My wife and I were talking to the guests. We were showing them the cracks in the front room when we heard a loud sound. The cracks were growing larger, so we called the construction company. But it was too late. The construction workers were still driving here when the rooms fell in.»
The owner’s wife was crying while the reporters were talking and refused to have her picture taken. «I was standing right here outside the front room when it fell in,» she said. «It gave me the biggest shock of my life.»
Mr Parker has told his insurance company about the accident, and it will pay to rebuild the house. The construction company says that the house will soon be as good as new. But many of the things in the house have been lost forever.
Text Three
«The Electronic Car»
The electronic car is the most modern car in the world. My uncle had one. The car had no engine, no battery, no brakes, nothing. Instead it had an electronic computer. The computer reacted to the driver’s voice. |
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Vocabulary: a battery an engine to react Thank goodness! |
sharp a bend a sign an edge |
When my uncle said, «Thank goodness» the car started. And when he said, «Bread and Butter» the car stopped. One day my uncle was driving in the mountains. The road was very bad. There were many sharp bends. Then he saw a sign, «Stop! Road ends.»
My uncle said «Bread and butter» but the car didn’t stop. Again he said «Bread and butter,» this time a little louder. But still the car didn’t stop. Uncle was beginning to feel very frightened. «Bread and butter, bread and butter, bread and butter,» he shouted. At last the car stopped at the edge of the cliff.
«Thank goodness,» said uncle.
Text Four
«A Good Guide»
Harold: Nancy: Harold:
Nancy: Harold: Nancy:
Harold: |
This is a very nice house, Nancy. Yes, shall I show it to you? That’s a good idea. I like listening to a good guide. Well, I am a good guide! Really? Just listen. Hm. Ladies and gentlemen. This is the house of the Miller family. We are now standing in the sitting-room. Very good! |
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Vocabulary: a guide to laugh at to give a helping hand a kettle a washbasin a lavatory the ground floor the first floor to have a look |
Nancy: Harold: Nancy:
Harold: Nancy:
Harold: Nancy: Mother: Nancy: Mother: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Mother: Nancy: Harold: Nancy:
Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy:
Harold: Nancy:
Harold: |
Please, sir! You mustn’t laugh at the guide. Hm... Excuse me... Er... guide. Thank you. In the sitting-room there are a table and some easy chairs. Between the window and the door is a television-set. Near the window we see a settee and a radio. Very interesting! Here we are in the dining-room. In the dining-room the family has breakfast, lunch and dinner. Is that so? Now we are going into the kitchen and... Hello, dear. Can you give me a helping hand? Well, I... er... Yes, mother. Would you put the kettle on, Nancy? All right. Where are the matches? Here. In front of your nose. Oh. Thank you, dear. Now we are going out of the kitchen and are coming into the hall. Excuse me, guide. How many floors are there in this house? There are two floors. This is the ground floor and upstairs is the first floor. And how many rooms are there on the first floor? On the first floor there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. Really? Let’s go upstairs and have a look! Here are the stairs. Here we are on the first floor. This is the door to the bathroom. What a big one! Yes, it’s very big indeed. There’s a bath, a shower, a washbasin and here’s the lavatory. The loo. You’re a very good guide, indeed, Nancy. |
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Text Five
«Shall We Go On?»
Harold: Nancy: Harold: Peter:
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Where’s that music coming from? From Peter’s room. Here it is. Hello, Peter, may we come in? Yes, do. I’m just listening to the record I got from Nancy. Do you like the record, Peter? Oh, yes, it’s a very good record. |
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Vocabulary: to come in cosy lovely to feel cold sun spells at any rate |
Harold: So, this is your bedroom, is it?
Peter:
Harold: Nancy: Harold: Peter: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Harold:
Nancy: Harold: Nancy: Father: Nancy: Father: Nancy: Father: Radio:
Harold:
Father: Peter: Harold: Mother: Harold: Peter: Nancy: |
Yes, I have a bed, a small table, a chair and a cup-board for my clothes. Yes, I see. It makes a nice study-room as well. Shall we go on, Harold? All right. The next one. See you, Peter. Bye. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is Nancy’s room. What a cosy room, Nancy. Yes, I’ve got a bed, a nice dressing-table and a lovely chair. And a lot of pictures on the wall, too. Look, Harold. You can see our garden from my window. Oh, yes. I can see the lawn, the flower-beds and a tree near the garage. Look, there’s Topper. He’s coming out of the garage. Brr. I’m feeling cold. Let’s go downstairs again. There’s your father in the sitting-room. Hello, Father, what are you reading? Oh, I’m reading Peter’s cowboy book. That’s funny. It’s Peter’s book but you’re reading it. Nancy, turn on the radio, would you? All right. What’s on? It’s time for the news. And now the news. Police officer Warren says the drugs stolen from the factory in Essex will probably be smuggled out of the country along the southcoast. There was a serious accident on the A1 near Harlow this morning. Now here’s the weather forecast: rather cloudy. Sunny spells near the coast. Wind moderate, west or southwest. Those drugs again. The police must be all out to catch these smugglers. Ah. They are pretty clever, those fellows. Harold, shall we play football on the lawn? All right. You’re goal-keeper then. Wait a moment, boys, aren’t you hungry? Lunch is ready. Ha, that’s better news! Let’s all go to the dining-room. Well, they are hungry at any rate. |