Exercises

1. Соедините соответствующие словосочетания

1. border	a) put up a tent or tents
2. expedition	b) the kind of weather in a place (over a period of time).
3. mountaineer	c) what is found to be the result.
4. the surrounding area	d) one who earns money by helping other persons to climb mountains
5. the effect	e) line that divides two countries; land near this line
6. climate	f) the area (land) all round the mountain
7. set up a camp	g) journey made with a special purpose;
8. to explore	h) persons who live among hills and mountains
9. professional mountaineer	i) person who climbs mountains;
10. hillmen	j) travel into or through an unknown country, a part of a country in order to earn about it.

2. Вставьте правильные предлоги или наречия. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. If you are not sure how to spell a word, look it … in the dictionary. 2. Who’s going to look …… the dog while you’re on holiday? 3. I can’t wait for the camping trip, I’m really looking …… it. 4. Tracy has lost her keys. She’s been looking …. them all the morning. 5. When we were young, my grandmother used to look …. us at the weekends. 6. Excuse me. I’m looking …. Mount Street. Could you tell me where it is? 7. I don’t remember Lisa’s address. Let’s look it … in the phone book. 8. Ted has got a dentist’s appointment on Monday. But he isn’t looking … it at all.

3. Вставьте вместо пропусков необходимый артикль.

1. There are more water than land on our … planet. 2. … largest and … deepest ocean in … world is … Pacific, then comes … Atlantic. 3. …. Indian ocean is only … little smaller. 4. … smallest ocean is … Arctic. 4. … river is in … world is … Mississippi. 5. … largest sea is … Mediterranean, … deepest lake is … Lake Baikal. 6. Large masses of … land are called … continents. 7. They are … Europe and … Asia, … North and … South America, … Africa, … Australia and … Antarctica. 8. There are mountain chains in many parts of … world. 9. Some of them such as … Urals are old, others like … Caucasus are much younger. 10. … highest mountain chain, which is called … Himalayas, is situated in … Asia.

4. Прочитайте следующие глаголы и существительные, определите способ словообразования. Поставьте ударение в двусложных словах. Переведите слова на русский язык.

to export – exports, to work – work, to play – a play, to import – imports, an increase – to increase, to present – a present, a contrast – to contrast, to contact – a contact, to walk – a walk, to comfort – a comfort

5. Измените прямую речь в косвенную, соблюдая правило согласования времён.

1. 1. He said, “I will be taken to London soon.” 2. My brother said, “My friend does not speak German at all.” 3. He said, “There are a lot of green trees in the South, aren’t there?” 4. Steve said, “I knew my friend would play football.” 5. Mary said, “I have to leave now because my mother needs my help.” 6. Nick said, “Let’s go to the cinema, Mike.” 7. He asked me, “Where do you think Ben will go for holidays?” 8. Mother said to me, “Go and buy some bread.” 9. He said to me, “Pete will enter the University when he leaves school.” 9. William said, “I was calling you the whole day.” 11. Fred asked me, “What foreign languages were taught at your University?”

6. Поставьте глаголы в Past Perfect Tense или в Past Continuous Tense

1. When we (finish) dinner, Susan took the dishes away. 2. The tower clock chimed two o’clock while Aunt Polly (eat) her dinner. 4. As Mike (walk) the street, Mr. Brown went by. 5. I remembered Tom (bring) a box of chocolate for you. 6. The dog opened its mouth, just as if it (talk). 7. Peter told us he (buy) two new suits. 8. While the soldiers (march), the rain began to fall. 9. John said to me that he (ask) a friend to come for a chat. 10. I did not know Shakespeare (write) more than thirty plays. 11. The children (work) hard yesterday morning.

7. Употребите глагол, данный в скобках, в нужном времени. Устно переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. If I (to find) the book, I will give it to you. 2. It is high time they (to arrive) in Moscow. 3. It is time he (to visit) his parents. 4. She looks as if she (to be) ill for a long time. 5. Ben speaks to her as though they (to know) each other since their childhood. 6. The child looks as if he (to cry) long. 7. I wish I (to be) here yesterday. 8. I wish we (to leave) home earlier yesterday. 9. If the train (to be) late, we won’t be able arrive in time. 10. If he (to know) English better, he would translate the article without difficulty. 11. If I (to know) her well, I would have spoken to her. 12. If we (to leave) right away, we could be there in an hour. 13. If he (to drive) slowly, you won’t have any accidents. 14. If you (to study) harder last year, you would have passed your English exam well.

8. Письменно переведите на русский язык предложения, обратите внимание на различное лексическое значение модальных глаголов.

1. The girl was told that she need not take the trouble. 2. That old man used to be very strong in his youth. 3. The knife won’t cut! 4. Life is easier nowadays than it used to be centuries ago. 5. Won’t you take off your overcoat? 6. Granddad used to swim a lot before he got old. 7. Shall he wait for you? 8. He used to be able to speak Spanish, but he has forgotten it now. 9. Why should she be frightened? 10. No one dared speak to him since. 11. Will you pass me the sugar, please? 12. He would smoke a pipe before going to bed. 13. How dare he come here? 14. Must the students do this task now? – No, they needn’t. They needn’t do it now. 15. Income tax would certainly be raised. 16. He shall regret about this, he shall! 17. Laura should go on a diet. She should see a doctor about this problem. 18. He daren’t even look at me after it.

9. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Мы читали эту книгу. Она очень интересная. 2. Я вернулась домой, поужинала и начала читать газету. Я чи­тала газету уже полчаса к тому времени, когда пришла мама. 3. К её приходу я прочи­тала уже две главы. 4. Не входите в офис. Директор обсуждает новый план с инженерами сейчас. 5. Завтра к этому времени они приедут в Сочи. 6. Стив уже давно разговаривает по телефону. 7. Этот художник закончил вторую картину и сейчас он пишет третью. Он работает над картиной уже год. Я думаю, что к концу будущего года он ее закончит. 8. Почтальон принес телеграмму. Генри ждёт её уже несколько дней. 9. Завтра я буду писать очерк (essay) по этой теме (on this subject). 10. За­втра в 10 часов утра мы будем писать сочинение на эту тему. 11. Вчера в это время профессор Смит проверял тесты своих студентов.

10. Дайте дефиниции следующим глаголам письменно по-английски:

make; make use of, make breakfast, make fun, make fun of, make way, make a bed, make room, make up, make a fuss of

11. Употребите глагол в скобках в нужном времени страдательного залога, соблюдая правило согласования времён.

1. I asked my friend why he (not to be shown) to the doctor. 2. Robert asked me what language (to be taught) at school. 3. They said the main properties (to be determined) when the experiment (to be finished). 4. Father said that all the necessary information (to be stored) in the computer now. 5. The editor said that my poems (to be published) by the end of the year. 6. The professor said that the positive results (to be obtained) when a new device was installed. 7. He wondered if a lot of fruit trees (to be grown) in our garden. 8. He asked me if I (to be informed) Ben (to be sent) for New York. 9. George explained that his mother (to be taken) to hospital. 10. Henry said that his daughter (to be interested) in music since her childhood.

12. Устно переведите следующие пары предложений и определите, какой частью речи являются выделенные слова:

1. a) They wanted to find the most gifted children. b) He was gifted by nature with great talent to write poetry. 2. a) Heat brings about many changes in materials. b) Any material changes when it is heated. 3. a) These works of art belong to the famous painter. b) She works at school. 4. a) Water can freeze and become solid. b) Iron is a solid. 5. a) A deaf child studies literature with his parents. b) Serious reasons changed his results in these studies.