Grammar exercises

I. Переведите на русский язык.

1. It is important that you should know this fact. 2. It is possible that he would come to see us. 3. It is desirable that they should arrive tomorrow. 4. It is important that all the members of the committee would be present at the meeting. 5. It is strange that your friend should have done such a thing. 6. It is doubtful that the delegation would have arrived yesterday. 7. My brother suggested that we should go to see an English film.

II. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

The commander ordered that the soldiers should move to the next village. I wish you saw this performance next week. I wish they had seen this performance last month. If I were in your place I should tell him the truth. If I had been in your place I shouldn’t have told him the truth about it.

III. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I should like to see this film. 2. Would you be so kind to translate the article for me? 3. Would you like to attend English lessons? 4. He would like to go to the cinema. 5. Would you like a cup of tea? 6. Would you be so kind to show us the way to the University? 7. I should like to ask you a question. 8. He would like to read this book.

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Предтекстовые упражнения

(The exercises to be done before reading the text)

IV. Прочтите слова и словосочетания и переведите предложения на русский язык.

to turn into - превращаться. Good people do not automatically turn into good parents.

lack - oтсутствие, нехватка. He couldn’t buy the house because of lack of money.

contrary to - в противоположность, в отличие to neglect - пренебрегать

trouble - неприятность (беда). He neglected his father’s advice and got into trouble.

fault - вина. It is the parents’ fault that their kids don’t know how to clean the room or to brush their teeth.

case - случай . In this case the parents must teach their kids to do simple things. to fail - провалиться. She failed to teach her son to live in our complex society. failure - провал, неудача

poverty - бедность. Although he lived in poverty he could give his children higher education.

wealth - богатство. Wealth doesn’t always bring happiness.

to be responsible for - быть ответственным за. Parents are responsible for their kids.

to be rigid - быть жестоким. It is not good to be rigid with kids.

to have nothing to dо - ничего не иметь общего. I have nothing to do with him.

to spend time - проводить время. You should spend more time with your daughter.

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to bring up - воспитывать. Who brought up this girl?

V. Прочтите и переведите интернациональные слова.

automatic, automatical, automatically, stereotype, function, segment, class, complex, positive, problem, focus, organize, organization, protection, stress, result, priority, fact

VI. Составьте пары слов, имеющие противоположное значение (антонимы).

1.poor, 2. upper, 3. to fail, 4. good, 5. rich, 6. lower, 7. poverty, 8. to succeed, 9. bad, 10. careful, 11. simple, 12. careless, 13. complex, 14. wealth

VII. Пpочтите и переведите пары прилагательных. Обратите внимание на отрицательные префиксы.

important - unimportant comfortable - uncomfortable responsible - irresponsible necessary - unnecessary understanding - misunderstanding possible - impossible

educated - uneducated kind - unkind

VIII. Переведите cловосочетания на русский язык.

poor people, poor health, upper-class people, upper society, middle-class people.

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Text

Parents and Kids

Good people do not automatically turn into good parents. Contrary to stereotype bad children are not a result of poverty or lack of education. Good parents may neglect their children and these children may get into trouble. Such children come from all segments of society: poor, middle or upper class kids face the same problems. It is wrong to think that upper class parents are good parents and it is the kids’ fault they are bad. In this case the parents failed to teach their children how to live in our complex, difficult society. Children need to be taught and poverty or wealth have nothing to do with it. It doesn’t matter what you give to your kid, the trouble is how you give it.

What priorities must parents set? It is not good to be rigid with kids. Working parents are likely to describe themselves as happy when they can spend more time with their children. At the same time they generally express positive feelings about their jobs. But what happens at work gets reflected in the home, and it is necessary to understand that fact.

Those parents who try to focus on the family’s ability to educate children and to ensure good relations stay strong and healthy. School age is the most stressful time for parents. To reduce such stress it is necessary that parents should be with the children as much as possible. Kids should be first. Parents should set aside their problems and should listen their kids carefully. Let the housework be put aside if it keeps you from spending time with your children and your family. The best parents are people who feel good with their children who know what their kids are doing. There is a good proverb (пословица): “As you sow, you shall mow” (“Что посеешь, то и пожнешь”).

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