Control work 1

Variant 4

1. Прочитайте и переведите текст на русский язык.

Radio and tv in my life

I think it is impossible to imagine our life without radio and TV. Radio and TV are widely used in today’s world. It is the quickest means of spreading news and information. Radio plays an important role in reflecting the life of society and building opinions, in entertainment. Radio performs the service of information well enough but on TV everything is much more real. Radio and TV keep us informed about current events, extend the education, allow us to follow the latest developments in science and politics and offer an endless number of programs which are both instructive and entertaining. So, they give us a lot of useful information.

When I come home from school, I turn on the radio and go about my household duties. The best radio stations for me are Europe Plus and Hit FM. They broadcast many interesting programs, but I prefer to listen to news and music. I watch TV in the evening, when all the lessons are done. Sometimes we can watch rather interesting movies on TV. There are diffe­rent kinds of movies, for instance: an action movie, war mo- vies, detective movies, adventure movies and comic movies. As for me, I prefer to watch comic and detective movies.

My favourite channel is the «TV 1000», Discovery Channel and ORT, because they satisfy my different interests in the best way. There are many interesting programs for me. I like these programs, because there are not so many advertisements. Also, every weekend there are many interesting movies and programs, which are popular all over the world. Also there are lots of programs, where everyone can win something.

That’s why, I think, we can’t live without TV and radio nowadays.

2. Заполните пропуски соответствующей формой глагола to be.

1. What … the weather like today? 2. … you ready for the lesson yesterday? 3. I … at home the whole evening tomorrow. 4. Where … he when I came to your place yesterday? 5. My parents … out of town today. 6. How … your mother? 7. It … not polite to be late. 8. Your summer plans … rather interesting. 9. Paul … glad to see you once again. 10. What subject … your favourite?

3. Вставьте в пропуски необходимые артикли: определенный, неопределенный или нулевой.

1. Is Paris in ... United Kingdom? 2. He has got... camera. 3. We go to ...beach in summer. 4. Christopher Columbus crossed… Atlantic Ocean. 5. He plays ...tennis. 6. My father isn't at... home. 7. Paula comes from ... Canada. 8. It's ... glove Michael Jackson wore in the "Bad" video. 9. This is ... old pair of trousers. 10. He lives in ...Colorado.

4. Задайте по 3 вопроса к каждому предложению.

1. It was raining heavily the whole day yesterday. 2. He always meets his girlfriend after school. 3. Ann was asked a very difficult question at the lesson. 4. George is waiting for Mary at the station. 5. Gary will visit his granny tomorrow. 6. The telephone is broken.

5. Употребите прилагательные, данные в скобках, в нужной степени сравнения.

1. Travelling is becoming (expensive) than it was some years ago. 2. My bags seemed to get (heavy) as I carried them. 3. I enjoyed our visit to the museum. It was (interesting) than I had expected. 4. Jack isn’t as (old) as he looks. 5. She is (intelligent) student in the class. 6. It is one of (nice) rooms in the hotel. 7. As the conversation went on, she became (talkative) than before. 8. Your English is improving. It is getting (good) and (good). 9. Canada is (large) than the United States. 10. She is (good) player in the team.

6. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на конструкции типа the more the less.

1. The less baggage you have to carry, the better. 2. The faster the train, the earlier we will arrive. 3. The more I thought about my departure, the more frightened I got. 4. The cheaper the hotel, the worse the service. 5. The more I speak to him, the less trouble I have. 6. The more I learn the words, the better I read. 7. The sunnier the day, the happier I feel. 8. The more you travel, the more interesting it is to speak to you.