2. Выберите конструкции It is… или There is/are. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. ____ not any glass in the windows, that is why ____ so cold in the room.

2. ____ is nice to see you.

3. ____ is milk in the cup.

4. ____ are three plates on the table.

5. ____ is late already.

6. ____ is nothing in my bag.

7. ____ are many beds in this room.

3. Найдите ошибки в предложениях, подчеркните их и напишите правильный вариант.

1. Are you like cooking?

2. What is this word mean?

3. Does Ann arrived yet?

4. Are there some news in your sister’s letter?

5. You never argue with your friend, don’t you?

6. Our friend were born in the same year as you, was he?

7. When are you born?

4. Вставьте в пропуски неопределенные местоимения some, any, no с их производными и возвратные местоимения myself/yourself и т.д. Переведите предложения на русский язык. Найдите и выпишите предложения из 1,2,3,4,5 абзацев текста “How to Feel Confident in Every Situation”, содержащие возвратные и неопределенно-личные местоимения.

1. She wanted ____ stamps but there weren’t ____.

2. When people are alone, they often talk to ____.

3. Jack has a bad memory. He can’t remember ____.

4. They never think about other people. They only think about ____.

5. There is hardly ____ milk left.

6. Tom lives ____ near London.

7. Help ____ to coffee.

5. Образуйте слова с отрицательным значением, взяв слова из колонки а и приставки из колонки в.

A B

kind re-

sane im-

view un-

paid in-

usual

arrange

pleasant

6. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным.

1. As I had no money for the bus fare, I went home on foot.

2. Don’t paint the garage doors, they were painted a few months ago.

3. Mystery writers create plots that are full of suspense.

4. He thrust his hands deep into his overcoat pockets.

7. Прочитайте и устно переведите 1, 3, 5 абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 2, 4 абзацы текста.

How to Feel Confident in Every Situation

1. No matter how self-confident you are, it’s not easy walking into a party or professional meeting when you don’t know a soul. You know the person who invited you, but she is surrounded by other guests who know only her. What do you do when you find yourself with no one to talk to or nothing to say? Fear of having a bad time is enough to make some people stay at home. This is so common, it even has a name – social anxiety – and it’s the most common psychiatric disorder.

2. If you find yourself more than willing to crawl into bed with a good book every night, if shyness or fear of ridicule interferes with your diving into life, it’s strategy time. You can actually make yourself have a good time – if you don’t go out expecting the impossible. For instance, you can use parties or gatherings to practice your social skills. People at parties want to make conversation or they wouldn’t be there. Most are ready to open up. You just have to know what questions to ask them. The most important thing that we respond to when meeting someone for the first time is the degree of interest they show in us. Don’t talk about yourself. Ask about them.

3. Do you worry you will say something stupid or make a fool out of yourself? O.K., let’s talk about how you can prepare yourself to make more or less intelligent conversation. Avoid asking,”What do you do?”. Strangers don’t like the feeling they are being evaluated by their job. Also stay away from “Are you married?”. “Don’t I know you?” can usually get the conversation going. By the time you’ve gone through place of birth, summer camp, college, sport club, you are on your way to a new friend.

4. Shy people are self-referential. They tend to focus on themselves and their potential failings. But they can turn this anxiety into energy aimed outward, toward others. If you are having a less than wonderful time at a party, it helps to know that other guests are in the same boat. You are hoping to find somebody interesting to talk to. That’s why all of you are there.

5. Walter Anderson suggests keeping a worry diary. Write down everything you are anxious about before you go to a party. Make a list, e.g.:

1. No one will talk to me.

2. If someone does, I won’t have anything to say.

3. My clothes won’t be right.

Later, when you get home, see if any of these worries actually came to pass. Did anyone talk to you? Were you dressed appropriately? When you check your worry diary, you’ll see that all worry before the party was a major waste of time, not to mention psychic energy. Somebody did talk to you. You held up your end of the conversation. You looked fine. Pretty soon you’ll say to yourself, ”Why do I do that to me?” And then you’ll stop. Walter Anderson also suggests a form of visualization: ”When you are alone in a room, ask yourself, “How would I act in a group if I weren’t shy? How would I act if I were confident? What would I say?” Then imagine yourself acting this way. Picture yourself talking with confidence and then follow that behaviour.

8. Прочтите весь текст и ответьте письменно на следующие вопросы.

1. What makes people stay at home?

2. What is the most important thing when meeting people for the first time?

3. Why are shy people self-referential?