Vocabulary Exercises

Exercise 1. Give Russian equivalents (проконсультируйтесь со словарем, если слова незнакомы):

to enter the university; to pass the entrance exams; to cheat; to attend the classes; to study; timetable; canteen; hostel; to cope with; to have a part-time job; to spend free time; to waste time; relationships with classmates; to learn words; to translate the text; to compose the sentences; to find out new facts.

Exercise 2. Is it true or False?

1. Study takes a lot of time.

2. First-year students don't attend the classes.

3. The relationships within a group aren't important at all.

4. To pass exam is an easy task.

5. Students eat in the canteen.

6. The student's day off is always Monday.

Exercise 3. Read the dialog, then compose (составь) your own.

Victoria: Hi, Alex! Long time, no see! (Давно не виделись!)

Alex: Hi, Victoria!

Victoria: Come on in. Take a seat. Would you like anything to drink? I have Sprite and orange juice.

Alex: No, Thanks a lot. I have pineapple juice.

Victoria: Do you enter the university?

Alex: Yes, I do. I study at Computer Science, and you?

Victoria: I've chosen (выбрала) Hotel Management.

Alex: Well, what do you want to do once you graduate?

Victoria: I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this city.

Alex: It's great! Upps, I have to go! See you later.

Victoria: Good-bye.

Exercise 4. Вставьте предлагаемые слова и словосочетания в пропуски. Fill the gaps with the following words and expressions.

to give up, to miss, to come, to refuse, to drop out (of), to drill

Many students start __to give up__ (бросать, отказываться) the study. At first they _____(отказываться) to do their homework, and then ____ (пропускать) classes. Many of these people ______ (уходить, бросать) of university, others will be expelled (будут отчислены). We need to make right decision and get through this time.

Then the examination period _____(наступать, приходить) very soon. Someone will ______(готовиться, учить) till late night. Students try to prepare for their exams.

Exercise 5. Translate into Russian.

3. It’s even better if the student really enjoys the direction he or she chose.

4. You have more time for hobbies and different activities.

5. He has a part-time job, he pays for Internet himself.

6. This school-leaver passes the entrance exams and he turns from an applicant into a first-year student.

7. Many people think that the university is much easier to study than school.

8. As for me, my studies keep me busy all day long.

9. My favorite subjects are History and Math’s because they make my brain in fit.

Grammar Exercises

Exercise 1. Соберите предложение.

A	your / what / is / name? is / Denis / a / student. old / how / is / brother / your? France / are / from / and / Brian / Bob? at / sisters / the / my / are / students / university.
B	study, at the Polytechnic Institute, we. Sevastopol State University, are, students, of, they. as a judge, my friend, works. speaks, our teacher, usually, English, at the lesson. teaches, her mother, at school, Physics.

Exercise 2. Составьте вопрос к выделенным словам, затем образуйте отрицательную форму каждого предложения.

1. My sister does not speak English.

2. He will finish his work next week.

3. The students of our group usually ask the professor a lot of questions.

4. My friend wants to become a cooker.

5. They are from France.

Exercise 3. Open the brackets (раскройте скобки) and put the verb (поставьте глагол) into the Present Simple. Underline (подчеркните) time expressions.

11. I (to read) books every evening.

12. He (to help) his mother every day.

13. We usually (to go) to the university on Saturdays.

14. She often (to visit) her grandmother.

15. My mother (to like) summer very much.

16. He (to watch) TV every day.

17. We usually (to spend) holidays in Britain.

Exercise 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. Where is Jack’s bike? - We (not know).

2. I think Mr. Smith plays tennis. - Oh, no. Mr. Smith_____(not play)tennis.

3. Is this your magazine? - That’s not my magazine. I_____ (not read) magazines for girls.

4. Is this your comics? - No, I _______(not usually read) comics.

5. Is this Sally’s guitar? - No, she_____(not play) the guitar.

Exercise 5. Вспомните правило образования степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий.

Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных:

Serious, young, bad, long, easy, basic, possible, clever, large, rich, cheap, necessary, reliable, common, good, frequent, successful, many, far, quiet, small, wide, difficult, experienced, complicated, high, important, warm, popular, bright.

Переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод выделенных слов:

6. Some ideas are less practical than others.

7. Our flat is smaller and cheaper than yours.

8. My new office is quieter than the old one.

9. They stayed in the worst hotel on the island.

10. Alan is the youngest student in our group.

Переведите на английский язык:

более вкусный фрукт; менее опытный повар; самый трудный предмет; отвечать хуже, чем обычно; самое высокое здание; наименее важный вопрос; теплее, чем обычно; самый отдаленный город; менее популярный студент; лучше, чем вчера; успешнее.

Exercise 6. Open the brackets (раскройте скобки) and put the verb (поставьте глагол) into the Present Simple or Future Simple. Underline (подчеркните) time expressions.

1. I (to read) books every evening.

2. He (to help) his mother every day.

3. We usually (to go) to the university on Saturdays.

4. She (to visit) her grandmother tomorrow.

5. My mother (to like) summer very much.

6. He (to watch) TV daily.

7. Next time we (to spend) holidays in Britain.

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

8. Where is Jack’s bike? – We _____ (not know).

9. I think Mr. Smith plays tennis. - Oh, no. Mr. Smith_____(not play)tennis.

10. Is this your magazine? - That’s not my magazine. I_____ (not read) magazines for girls.

11. Is this your comics? - No, I _______(not usually read) comics.

12. Is this Sally’s guitar? - No, she_____(not play) the guitar.

13. Where will you go next time? - I _____(go) abroad. Maybe to Italy.

14. Will he come to see us? – No, he ______ (not come)

Exercise 8. Practice.

What do you do first in the day? What do you do next?

1)Number the activities in the correct order for you:

□have lunch □have a shower □go to work □have breakfast

□ study (start work)□go home □get dressed □have dinner □watch television □get up □read a book □go to bed □leave home

2) Number the activities in the correct order for your friend/sister/brother

2. My sister/friend gets up at seven o’clock.

3. She ______

4. Then she______

5. She ______tea and toast for breakfast.

6. She _____her flat at half past eight.

7. She _____to work by bus.

8. She works in a bookshop. She ____ work at nine o’clock.

9. At one o’clock she _____lunch in a small cafe.

10. She leaves work at half past five and ____ home.

11. First she _____dinner.

12. Then she _____ television.

13. She _____ to bed at eleven o’clock.

3)

Adam ____(1. be) a young man from Bristol.

He ____(2. live) in a new big house near the city centre.

He ____(3. be) a student at the university.

He __(4. study)History and Literature.

Every day he ____ (5. go) to the university by bus.

He ____ (6. have) many friends and they always____(7. go) to the park on Sundays.

In the evenings they sometimes___ (8. go) to the disco or to the cinema.

Adam ____(9. not like) going to the theatre.

When he _______(10.come) home, he usually _____(11. have) small supper.

After supper he___(12. listen) to the music or ___(13. watch) TV.

Before going to bed he ____(14. read) a book.

Exercise 9. Look at the table (таблица) and make up sentences.

	to clean the room on Sundays	to be late for the lessons	to drink tea for breakfast	to play tennis in the morning	to watch TV in the evening	your point
James	always	never	usually	sometimes	often
Susan	often	sometimes	never	never	usually
Ted and Bill	never	always	sometimes	often	always
Kim and Sid	sometimes	usually	always	usually	never
You or Your friend

Exercise 10. Choose the text and read it. Then make exercise 14.

Text A

My name is Alexander. My family and I live in Yalta. My father is a doctor. He works in a town hospital. He cures sick people. He has got a lot of patients every day. My father’s job is very difficult but he likes it. My mother works as an accountant in a bank. She keeps financial accounts. She works five days a week from 8 till 5. My elder brother is a businessman. He runs his own business. He sells computer software. I’m a first-year student of Sevastopol State University. I study at the Polytechnic Institute. I am fond of cooking different dishes and preparing parties. After I graduate I want to be a cooker. Maybe I will have my own restaurant.