Self-training Exercises

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian.

1. There was a new film on TV. It was very interesting. 2. Could you give me the book on Kant? It is on the shelf. 3. It was because of the weather, that we stayed at home. 4. We use a new method. It is more effective than the old one. 5. It often rains in autumn. 6. It is necessary to go there at once. 7. I work as a teacher. It is very interesting. 8. We were given a new text. It was more difficult than the previous one. 9. He is the best student of the group.

Self-correcting Exercises

Exercise 1. Read and translate the sentences.

1. The Baltic Sea is colder than the Black Sea. 2. This book is as interesting as that one. 3. The second text is not so long as the first one. 4. The more we speak English the better. 5. The earlier you get up the more you can do.

Балтийское море холоднее Черного. Эта книга такая же инте­ресная, как та. Второй текст не такой длинный, как первый. Чем больше мы говорим по-английски, тем лучше. Чем раньше вы встанете, тем больше сможете сде­лать.

Self-training Exercises

Exercises 1. Use the necessary form of the adjective or adverb.

1. The Mississippi is (long) river in the world. 2. My cigarettes are (bad) than yours. 3. The battle of Waterloo was the (great) battle of all times. 4. This plan is (practical) of all. 5. She is not so (tall) as her sister. 6. He is (strong) than his brother. 7. Our house is as (low) as yours. 8. Elbrus is the (high) peak in the Caucasian mountains. 9. The Neva is (wide) and (deep) than the Moskva river. 10. This method is (efficient) than the common one. 11. Oc­tober is (cold) than June.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions.

1. Are the cities in Scotland as large as the cities in England? 2. Is the Volga longer than the Don? 3. Which is the shortest month of the year? 4. Which is the biggest city in Great Britain? 5. Which is the most beautiful square in Minsk? 6. Which season is the coldest? 7. Where is it better to spend a holiday: in the South or in the North? 8. Where is it better to live: in the city or in the countryside?

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Word – Power

Practice reading the following:

[ju:] individual, parachuting, during, continue, youthful, suit, future, education,

regular

[Λ] running , culture, government, countries, enough

[e] spend, development, getting,' healthy, exercise, recognize, centre, sedentary,

fresh, assembly

[a:] pastime, start, dance

[аз] practice, atmosphere, perhaps, habit

Learn the following words:

spare time (leisure) pastime to proclaim to advance to keep fit (keep a youthful shape) sedentary life to provide deliberately to take up to retain youthful vigor one the one hand (on the other -) routines to practice (go in for) a sport to improve benefits

свободное время приятное времяпрепровождение провозглашать, объявлять продвигаться вперёд, делать успехи поддерживать хорошую физическую форму сидячий образ жизни обеспечивать умышленно, нарочно, обдуманно, занимать, принимать удерживать, сохранять юношеская сила, энергия с одной (другой) стороны повседневные упражнения заниматься спортом улучшать польза, выгода

Read and translate the following verbs into Russian and think of their past simple and Participle II forms :

- to spend, to practice, can, to proclaim, to use, to help, to advance, to increase, to provide, to retain, to know, to live, to become, to make

Read and translate the following words into Russian and think of their plural forms :

- a person, a hobby, a means, a way, time, a movement, an exercise, a life, a government, a country, a friend, an area, air, a habit.

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