Тема 1.3.2. Необходимость изучения английского языка. Why should we learn English?

Грамматика:

Задание 1.Раскойте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Present или Past Progressive (Continuous)

1. He (to write) a letter now.

1. He (to write) a letter at two o’clock yesterday.

2. She (to do) her lessons now.

3. She (to do) her lessons at this time yesterday.

4. My friend (not to sleep) now. He (to watch) television.

5. My friend (not to sleep) at eight o’clock. He (to watch) television.

6. She (to listen) to the music at the moment?

7. When I looked through the window, the sun (to shine) but the wind (to blow).

8. What they (to discuss) at the moment?

9. It (to snow) when I left my house yesterday.

10. Robert (to have) dinner now? – No, he (to read) a book.

11. Our children (to make) noise the whole evening yesterday.

12. What they (to speak) about when I (to enter) the room?

13. He (to look) for his keys at the moment.

14. Look! Somebody (to swim) across the river.

15. He (to go) to the office, when I met him in the street.

16. She (to read) a book while I was watching TV.

17. My friend (to wait) for a bus when I saw him at the bus stop.

18. Beth (to wear) a new dress now.

19. He (to sing) when I (to enter) his room yesterday.

Задание 2.Раскойте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Future Progressive (Continuous)

I (to watch) TV all the evening. She (to work) at home the whole day tomorrow. They (to stay) at a new hotel. He (to live) in Kiev for the next few weeks. Beth (to write) a letter at that time. You (to do) your home task all these days? Dan (to enjoy) the sunshine on the beach? Peter (to read) the whole night?

We (to have) coffee? Tom (to have) a bath at this time? Where you (to wait) for me? What Susan (to do) at nine o’clock tomorrow? Where he (to pass) his exam? When she (to type) letters? We (not to speak) at ten o’clock.

Задание 3.Раскойте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Future Simple(Indefinite) и Future Progressive (Continuous)

1. You (to work) all tomorrow morning?

2. He (to see) them tomorrow. He (to tell) them what you said.

3. I (to visit) her office next day. I (to ask) her then.

4. I (to see) the manager at the meeting next week. And he (to give) me all the information he knows.

5. My son (to stay) with parents for the holidays.

6. Don’t disturb him, at the moment he (to have) breakfast.

7. You (to stay) here all the weekend?

8. Next year he (to come) to Paris.

9. You (to come) to our party? – No, I (to work) on my report.

10. Don’t leave your child alone! He (to cry).

11. She (to give) me this book? – No, she (to be) busy at that moment.

12. Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It (to rain) the whole day.

13. What you (to do) at 6 o’clock tomorrow? – I (to play) the piano.

14. He (to leave) the hospital, as feels better.

15. We (to be busy) this evening. We (to pack) our things.

Задание 4. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на причастия (Participle I Active).

The girl standing at the window is my sister. We looked at the playing children. Entering the room he dropped his keys. He sat in the armchair thinking. She came up to us breathing heavily.

The hall was full of laughing people. The boy smiled showing his teeth. The singing girl was about fourteen. Mother put eggs into the boiling water. Writing letters is a waste of time.

Задание 5. Замените придаточные предложения причастными оборотами с Participle I Active.

1. The woman who is looking out of the window is my aunt.

1. The children who are playing in the garden are vey noisy.

2. She came up to the man who was standing at the door.

3. There was a lot of work which was waiting for us.

4. He didn’t like the people who were surrounding him.

Задание 6. Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на Perfect Participle.

1. Having lost his address, I couldn’t write to him.

1. Having traveled about the Europe for two months, he returned home.

2. She went home, having finished her work.

3. Having shaken hands with them, we continued our way.

4. Having collected all the necessary materials, he began writing the report.

5. Having made the report, Tom left the room.

6. Having answered all the questions she began retelling the text.

Задание 7. Раскройте скобки, употребляя Participle I Active или Perfect Participle.

1. (to write) out all the new words, I started to learn them.

1. (to live) in Kiev, he was able to see all the ancient monuments.

2. (to hear) my friend”s voice, I left the room to open the door.

3. We went home (to look) through the documents.

4. (to drink) coffee she was talking to her friend.

5. (to go) down the street, the boy was looking back from time to time.

6. (to throw) the ball, the little girl ran home.

7. I think that the man (to stand) there is her father.

8. (to buy) food, they left supermarket.

9. (to know) French well the pupil can translate the text.

Задание 8. Переведите на английский язык, используя Participle I Active или Perfect Participle.

1. Прожив много лет в Англии, он хорошо разговаривает по-английски.

2. Живя в Китае, они изучали культуру этой страны.

3. Увидев своих друзей, она подошла к ним.

4. Проведя месяц на побережье, я почувтвовал себя лучше.

5. Они переходили речку, перескакивая с камня на камень.

6. Добравшись до места, мальчик постучал в двери дома.

Лексика

WHY SHOULD WE LEARN ENGLISH?

Students should learn English because today it is the language of the world. Today knowledge of foreign languages is especially important because they are the main and the most efficient means of information exchange between the people of our planet.

Over 350 million people in the world speak English as a mother tongue. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, in the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada, and South African Republic. As a second language it is used in the former British and US colonies.

English is the major international language for communication in such areas as science, technology, business and mass media. English is used as one of the official languages of the United Nations Organisation and other political organizations. It is the languge of computer software, literature, education, modern music and international tourism.

Learning a foreign language is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience. But every educated person, every good specialist has to know English because it is absolutely necessary nowadays.

It is well-known that reading books and magazines in the original, watching films and talking with the native speakers helps a lot. When learning a foreign language you learn the culture and history of the country where this language is spoken.

Working Vocabulary

exchange - обмен software - компьютерные программы patience - терпение, настойчивость

native speakers - носители языка (те, для кого язык родной) mass media - средства массовой информации

Задание 1. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Why do we need to learn foreign languages now?

1. What are the main difficulties for you in learning foreign languages?

2. Is role of English big in the world? Why (not)?

3. Why do you learn English? Do you like the language? Why (not)?

Задание 2. Прочитайте текст еще раз и составьте план к его содержанию.

Задание 3. Найдите в тексте все интернациональные слова и переведите их, не пользуясь словарем.