Третий вариант контрольного задания №1 Tasks

1. Прочитайте текст и письменно ответьте по-английски на вопросы, следующие за текстом.

Who is the modern student?

1. Who is the modern student? The athlete with his college scarf? The blue-stocking, cycling to her lecture? The activist hurling abuse at a politician?

2. These days the students are the checkout girl at Sainsbury’s (a British supermarket) or the waiter in your favourite bistro.

3. The modern student works: “full-time student” no longer means someone who spends time in libraries or lectures, with an occasional vacation job. At many universities, most students have jobs during term-time. At London Guildhall, more than 80 per cent of the students work during term for between five and 25 hours a week.

4. Why do they do it? For some, it is certainly to fund a car or to finance evenings in the pub. For many, however, whose families are too poor to help, it is to keep body and soul together. Some have a natural aversion to building up a large debt to the Student Loans Company. Many mature students feel guilty about their wives, husbands or children supporting them a college course, and work to reduce the burden.

5. Juggling study with work is hard. It requires skills of time management that would be envied by many management consultants. As one student, Aidan, put it to me: “I need lectures to start at 10 a.m., not because of a party the night before but because then I can use a cheap railcard. I must be away by 4 p.m. to pick up my daughter, leave her with her grandmother, and get to my evening job. When do I write my essays? Well, there’s the weekend and early mornings.”

6. Many students still live in college rooms or halls of residence. But others stay at or close to home, where jobs are easier to come by. Often, they commute to classes and live in cramped accommodation, a shared room where there is nowhere to study. There is not enough money for books, let alone computer. It is no surprise that they sometimes wonder if they can cope or will be forced to drop out.

Questions

1. What may the students do these days?

2. Is it possible to combine day study with work?

3. What kind of activities does one of the students do?

4. Do full-time students work in Russia?

Exercises

1. Образуйте множественное число следующих существительных:.

subject, kangaroo, goose, safe, deer, knife, policewoman, name, tooth, day, star, forget-me-not, shelf, idea, potato, wife, piano, child, ray, mouse, photo, city, man-doctor, leaf, foot, swine, family, group, conductor, roof, ox, tomato, sheep.

2. Употребите нужную форму притяжательных местоимений.

1. This is (our/ours) car. 2. Does she live near (your/yours) house? 3. They always walk to (their/theirs) school together. 4. Whose umbrella is this? It is (my/mine). 5. She loves (her/hers) children. 6. Nick doesn’t have a bicycle. That bicycle isn’t (him/his). 7. These aren’t (our/ours) bags. They are (their/theirs). 8 This is not (his/him) camera. This is (my/mine). 9 We explain the lesson to (our/ours) students each morning. 10. Is that dog (her/hers)? 11. (My/Mine) name is Tom. What is (your/yours)?

3. Переведите следующие словосочетания на английский язык, употребляя притяжательный падеж.

дом моего друга, картины этого художника, библиотека нашего дедушки, сестра моей мамы, старший сын моей сестры, стены этого старого театра, дети тех женщин, игрушки её детей

4. Напишите следующие предложения в вопросительной и отрицательной формах.

1. I learnt many new English words. 2. The students are translating the text now. 3. There are ten new words in the lesson. 4. There will be enough chairs for everyone. 5. We were pleased to receive your letter. 6. The door of the office remains open. 7. The wind last night was very strong. 8. He and his brother were sick two days ago. 9. There are few passengers in the compartment. 10. There was a very interesting lecture last Monday. 11. They passed two examinations last spring. 12. There was a large picture in her room.

5. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в форме Present Indefinite:

1. We (read) the newspaper in class every day. 2. He always (prepare) his homework carefully. 3. We always (play) tennis on Saturdays. 4. She (speak) several foreign languages. 5. The children (play) in the park every afternoon. 6. Helen (work) very hard. 7. They (take) a lot of trips together. 8. We always (travel) by car. 9. I (eat) lunch in the cafeteria every day.

6. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в форме Past Indefinite. Переведите предложения на русский язык. 1. I (forget) to bring my notebook to class yesterday. 2. The telephone (ring) twice but no one answered it. 3. George (think) about his troubles continuously. 4. Last year Professor Johnes (teach) us both English and mathematics. 5. I (lose) my English book yesterday but (find) it later. 6. The Petrovs (take) their two children to the South with them. 7. He (tell) the whole story to us. 8. The meeting (begin) at ten o’clock yesterday. 9. They (go) to the park after the lesson.

7. Напишите следующие предложения в вопросительной форме, употребляя данные в скобках вопросительные слова:

1. They sat in the first row. (In which row) 2. The performance lasted two hours. (How long) 3. He went to Leningrad to see some friends. (Why) 4. She put the mail on my desk. (Where) 5. He walked to school with Mary. (Whom with) 6. They spoke to us in French. (In what language) 7. He arrived home very late. (When)

8. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в форме Present Continuous:

1. I see that you (wear) your new suit today. 2. They (wait) for us on the corner now. 3. Listen! Someone (knock) at the door. 4. The bus (stop) for us now. 5. The leaves (begin) to fall from the trees. 6. Please, be quiet! The baby (sleep). 7. John (have) lunch in the cafeteria now. 8. Listen! I think the telephone (ring). 9. Ann seems to be very busy. I guess she (prepare) her English lesson.

9. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в форме Past Continuous:

1. It (rain) when I left home. 2. When you telephoned, I (have) dinner. 3. The baby (sleep) soundly when I went to wake him. 4. The accident happened while they (travel) in the South. 5. When I got up this morning, the sun (shine) brightly. 6. At seven o’clock, when you telephoned, I (read) a newspaper. 7. Mary (play) the piano when I arrived. 8. She (talk) with Mr. Smith when I saw her in the hall.9. The wind (blow) hard when I came to work this morning.

10. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках, в форме Future Continuous:

1. I (wait) on the corner for you at the usual time tomorrow morning. 2. It probably (rain) when you get back. 3. If you come before six, I (work) in my garden. 4. At this time tomorrow afternoon I (take)my final English examination. 5. If we go there now, they (have) dinner. But if we go later, they (watch) TV. 6. At this time next year he (study) at the university.

11. Замените в следующих предложениях действительный залог страдательным. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The audience enjoyed the concert very much. 2. The little boy ate the cake. 3. The teacher corrects our exercises at home. 4. They started a dancing class last week. 5. Everybody will see this film. 6. The teacher returned our written work to us. 7. Mr. Smith will leave the tickets at the box-office. 8. The students translate texts during the lessons. 9. Mary took that book from the desk.

12. Образуйте наречия от следующих прилагательных с помощью суффикса –ly. Переведите наречия на русcкий язык:

free, nice, kind, wonderful, quick, awful, easy, correct, sudden, careful, loud, especial, bad, secret, beautiful, comfortable, happy, near, late, wide

13. Образуйте степени сравнения следующих прилагательных и наречий

near, good, badly, much, well, last, little, bad, far, many short, wide, big, fast, early, quick, loud, small, old, late, long, easy, nice, young, kind, large, interesting, carefully, attentively, comfortable, progressive, wonderful, beautifully, carefully, remarkable, efficient, clearly, regularly, difficult, often, quickly

14 . Образуйте повелительные предложения, затем употребите их в отрицательной форме.

Образец: (to tell) her about it. Tell her about it. – Don’t tell her about it.

1. (to give) this book to Michael. 2. (to open) the window, please. 3. (to close) the door. 4. (to ring) him up in the morning. 5. (to let) him talk to his friend. 6. (to turn) off the light. 7. (to leave) your hat on the chair. 8. (to pass) me the salt. 9. (to help) him with his homework.