Exercises

1. Read and translate paying attention to the Passive Voice.

About Books

First, books are written by writers. Then they are printed by printers. After that the books are sold by booksellers, bought by people and they are read by thousands of readers.

2. Describe the following processes as it has been done in exercise I.

1. Films - to make (by film directors)

to shoot (shot) (by camera-men) – снимать

to show (showed, shown) at the cinemas

to see (by audience - зрителями)

to criticize (by critics)

2. Houses - to construct (by builders)

to accept (by commission) – принимать

to tenant - заселять

to live in

3. Vegetables - to plant (by farmers) - сажать

to grow (grew, grown) - выращивать

to pick up - собирать

to deliver to the shops –доставлять в магазины

to sell (sold)

to buy (bought)

3. Change the sentences according to the model. Pay attention to the tense of the predicate.

Model: Т.: Yuri Dolgoruky founded Moscow in 1147.

St.: Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yuri Dolgoruky.

1. In autumn farmers pick up vegetables and fruit.

2. Next year pupils will study some new subjects at school.

3. I earned the money and spent it at once.

4. The plant produces modern machinery.

5. The meeting has just begun. They are discussing an important problem.

6. Our country launched the first sputnik into space in 1957.

7. A lot of tourists visit St Petersburg in summer.

8. We’ll send this letter immediately.

9. He told me that he had bought the book two days before.

10. Our laboratory will have finished the test by the end of the next week.

11. When we came there Professor B. was making a report.

12. The students have just translated this text.

IV. Answer the questions according to the model.

Т.: Novels are written by writers. And poems?

St.: Poems are written by poets.

1. Literature and languages are taught at the University, and medicine? (at the Medical University)

2. Our city was founded in 1703. And Moscow? (in 1147)

3. The first sputnik was launched into space in 1957. And what about the first manned spaceship (пилотируемый космический корабль)? (in 1961)

4. The exercise has been already translated. And what about the text? (not yet)

5. A telegram must be sent today. And a letter? (later)

6. Tea is served in all long distance trains. And coffee? (not)

V. Translate into English paying attention to the tense in the Passive Voice.

1. Каждый год в нашем городе строится много новых домов.

2. Этот дом был построен в прошлом году.

3. В следующем году в нашем районе будет построено несколько новых домов.

4. Посмотри, какой высокий дом строится в конце улицы.

5. Этот дом строился, когда мы сюда приехали.

6. Тот новый многоэтажный дом только что построили.

7. К тому времени, когда мы сюда приехали, этот дом был уже построен.

8. Их дом будет построен к концу следующего года.

СОДЕРЖАНИЕ

ВВЕДЕНИЕ 3

UNIT 1 4

UNIT 2 9

UNIT 3 14

UNIT 4 21

UNIT 5 25

UNIT 6 30

UNIT 7 34