Притяжательный падеж существительных

Притяжательный падеж выражает принадлежность. Зависимое слово стоит ПЕРЕД главным и отвечает на вопрос ЧЕЙ /ЧЬЯ / ЧЬЁ?

Examples: The child's toys (игрушки (чьи?) ребенка) — The children's toys (игрушки детей)

The student's books (книги студента) — The students' books (книги студентов)

Exercise 1.6. Use the possessive case of the nouns. Example: The poems of Lermontov = Lermontov's poems.

1. The toy of their children. 2. The questions of my son. 3. The wife of my brother. 4. The table of our teacher. 5. The life of animals. 6. The voice of this girl. 7. The new tool of the workers. 8. The letter of Peter. 9. The car of my parents. 10 The room of my friend. 11. The handbags of these women. 12. The flat of my sister is large. 13. The children of my brother are at home. 14. The room of the boys is large.

Exercise 1.7. Translate into English.

1. Это семья моего друга. Отец моего друга — инженер. Мать моего друга — учитель. 2. Она взяла книги своего брата. 3. Дайте мне тетради ваших однокурсников. 4. Вчера дети моего брата ходили в кино. 5. Он показал мне письмо своей сестры. 6. Чья это сумка? — Это сумка Петра. 7. Чьи это словари? — Это словари студентов.

UNIT 2. Text 2: MY USUAL WORKING DAY

Hi again... As you already know, I am a first-year student of the Technical Academy. My parents live in Sochi and I study in Rostov-on-Don so I need some housing. There are two opportunities for me: I can live in a dormitory (a student’s hostel), or rent a flat (an apartment).

I decided to rent a flat. To make the rent smaller, I also decided to share my flat with two other guys — Yura Gagarin and Vitya Lavrenko. They study at the Academy, too, but they chose other specializations: I study Marine Engineering, Yura studies Space Technologies and Vitya studies Information Technologies. I'll tell you more about them later.

Now, let me describe my usual working day. My classes begin at 8:30. So on week-days I have to get up at 7:15. I don't have an alarm clock and usually my roommate’s mobile phone wakes me up and my working day begins. I turn on the radio and do my morning exercises while Yura is taking a shower and Vitya is still sleeping. I don't take a bath in the morning because I don't have enough time for it. I take a cool shower (that's when I completely wake up), brush my teeth. After that I go back to the room and get dressed and brush my hair. Then we have breakfast. Yura makes breakfast every Monday and Thursday, Vitya – every Tuesday and Friday. I have to serve breakfast on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Vitya and I love to listen to the latest news on the radio while we are eating and Yura prefers some energetic music.

We leave the house at ten minutes past eight and walk to the nearest bus-stop. We live rather far from the Academy and it usually takes us about a quarter of an hour to get there by bus. Sometimes when the weather is fine and we have enough time we walk to the Academy. It is very healthy to walk much.

The classes begin at 8:30 in the morning and they end at 2:00 p.m. We have lectures in different subjects. As a rule we have three or four classes a day. Sometimes it is very hard to wait till they end.

Usually I don't miss my classes because I want to pass my exams successfully. But sometimes I do, especially when I have much other work to do and the classes are boring.

At 11:50 we have lunch. That's my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news and to gossip. My fellow-students and I prefer not to go to the canteen and we often have lunch in a small cafe not too far from the Academy. At 12:30 we have to be back to our classes. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for ten minutes.

Occasionally I have to stay at the Academy till 5 or even 6 o'clock in the evening because I go to the library to get ready for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired.

We come home at about 7 o'clock in the evening. We eat dinner together and share the latest news.

After dinner we wash dishes, drink coffee or tea, and if we have some free time, we play computer games or watch TV. I prefer old comedies, Yura likes science-fiction and detective serials and films, and Vitya doesn’t watch TV at all, he spends all his free time at the computer or in the Internet. Sometimes in the evening I go for a walk or visit some of my friends.

At about midnight I go to bed. I like to read something before going to bed. Sometimes I fall asleep while I am reading, and Vitya often sits up very late so it’s he who switches off the light.

Vocabulary:

alarm clock — будильник

as a rule — как правило

boring — скучный

break — перерыв

brush one's hair — причесывать волосы

canteen — столовая

cloackroom — гардероб

completely — полностью, совершенно

do well — делать успехи, хорошо учиться

dormitory, students hostel — студенческое общежитие

downstairs — внизу, вниз по лестнице

• upstairs — наверху, вверх по лестнице

enough — достаточно

fellow-student – однокурсник

for the first (second) course — на первое (второе) блюдо

full-time student – студент очного отделения

• part-time student

get dressed — одеваться

get ready — подготовиться

get tired — устать

gossip — сплетничать

have to be back — должны вернуться

healthy — здоровый, полезный

housing — жилье

it takes me... minutes to get to the university by bus — у меня уходит... минут, чтобы добраться до университета на автобусе

lecture – лекция

look forward to — ждать с нетерпением

miss classes — пропускать занятия

opportunity — возможность

pass exams — сдать экзамены

prefer — предпочитать

rather — довольно

rent a flat (an apartment) — снимать квартиру

report — доклад

roommate — сосед по комнате

serve — обслуживать; накрывать на стол

share — делить(-ся)

sit up very late – засиживаться до поздней ночи

successfully — успешно

turn/switch on (off) — включать (выключать)

usually — обычно

week-days — будние дни

while — пока, в то время как

Exercise 2.1. Tell about your typical day. The following questions will help you:

1. Do you work? If yes, where? Do you get up early on week-days?

2. Is it easy for you to get up early?

3. Do you wake up yourself or does your alarm-clock wake you up?

4. Do you do your morning exercises?

5. What do you prefer: a hot or a cold shower in the morning?

6. How long does it take you to get dressed?

7. What do you usually have for breakfast?

8. Some people look through newspapers or listen to the latest news on the radio while having breakfast. What about you?

9. When do you usually leave your house?

10. How long does it take you to get to your institute/work?

11. Do you go there by bus/car or walk?

12. Where do you usually have lunch?

13. What time do you come home?

14. How long does it take you to do your homework?

15. Where do you usually have dinner? Do you cook it yourself?

16. How do you usually spend your evenings?

17. Do you have a lot of free time?

18. What time do you usually go to bed?

19. How many days-off do you have a week? How are your weekends different from your week-days?

Exercise 2.2. Fill in the gaps with the words or phrases from the vocabulary list on page 1.

1. When I have … time and the weather is nice, I walk to the institute. I know, to walk much is … . 2. My … and I go to the canteen during the lunch break. 3. I don’t like detectives or horror films, I … comedies. 4. My … wakes me up at 7 a.m. 5. In the institute we have … in different subjects. 6. … is a person who I share a room with. 7. A building at a college or university providing living and sleeping accommodation is called … or … … . 8. Students from other cities and villages who don’t want to live in a hostel can … a flat not far from the university. 9. I have to go to the library to make a … on History. 10. On week-days in the evening I usually … … for the next day’s classes. 11. I have a lot of work to do on week-days so by the end of the week I … … . 12. I prefer to have soup for … … . 13. I try not to miss classes as I want to … … successfully. 14. I usually go to bed at 1 or 2 a.m., so I can say I often … … … . 15. We have a good … to get Bachelor’s degree in the university in the hometown.