Тема 2: My Working Day
Задание 1. Запомните следующие слова и словосочетания:
to leave – покидать, оставлять
It takes me …. minutes – у меня уходит …минут
half an hour – полчаса
break – перерыв
to have a snack – перекусить
to look through – просматривать
to receive – получать
to send – отправлять
message – сообщение
to perform tasks – выполнять задания
Задание 2. Прочитайте и переведите текст устно. Подумайте, какие изменения вы внесли бы в текст, если бы рассказывали о себе.
I am a first-year student of Don State Technical University. I study at the correspondence department and work at the office.
I’d like to tell you about my working day. As a rule I get up at 7 o’clock in the morning, I wash myself, brush my hair and make my bed. Then I have breakfast. Usually my mother cooks breakfast for me but sometimes I make it myself.
After breakfast, at half past 8 I leave for work. The office where I work is far from my house and it takes me about half an hour to get there by bus.
My working day starts at 9 o’clock in the morning and is over at 6 p.m. I have a break for dinner from 1 till 2 p.m. Usually I have dinner at the café. Sometimes I have a snack at the office. During my working day I look through the correspondence, receive and send e-mail messages and faxes, speak over the phone with business partners and perform other important tasks.
I come home at about 7 o’clock in the evening. Eight o’clock is supper time in our family. We all get together in the kitchen, then go to the living room and watch TV, read books or just talk. At about 11 o’clock I go to bed.
Задание 3. Составьте по образцу сообщение о своем рабочем дне, подготовьтесь к его пересказу.
II. Контрольные задания по грамматике Вариант 4
1. Найдите подлежащее и сказуемое в предложениях:
1.1 Are you a first-year full-time student?
1.2 After graduating from the institute he worked as an engineer.
2. Употребите соответствующее местоимение:
2.1 We live in Rostov. … city is large. a)my b) our c) him
2.2 I have an elder brother. … is married. a)he b) his c) him
2.3 This book isn’t interesting. Give me … one. a)this b) that c) these
2.4 … new buildings belong to our Institute. a)this b) that c) those
2.5 Ann is ill. Let’s visit her … day. a)some b) any c) no
2.6 Is there … in the library? a)somebody b) anybody c) nobody
2.7 Give me … to read. a)something b)anything c) nothing
3. Заполните пропуски нужной формой глагола to be:
3.1 At school we … good friends. a) am
3.2 We … certified specialists in some years. b) is
3.3 My mother … at home now. c) are
3.4 I … a first-year student. d) was
3.5 You … late today. e) were f) shall be g) will be
4. Заполните пропуски нужной формой глагола to have:
4.1 I … a lot of work to do last week. a) have
4.2 Every day he … dinner at 2 o’clock. b) has
4.3 Our Institute … three departments in 1980. c) had
4.4 You … this book tomorrow. d) shall have
4.5 Usually they … fish for supper. e) will have
5. Выберите правильный вариант перевода:
5.1 There is a bookcase in the corner of the room.
a) Книжный шкаф стоит в углу комнаты.
b) В углу комнаты есть книжный шкаф.
5.2 There are some large factories in our city.
a) В нашем городе есть несколько крупных заводов.
b) Несколько крупных заводов находятся в нашем городе.
6. Определите временную форму сказуемого:
6.1 The students are working at the laboratory. a) Pres. Ind.
6.2 My friend attends classes regularly. b) Past. Ind.
6.3 He took this book in our library. c) Fut. Ind.
6.4 The group of engineers has developed a new method. d) Pres. Cont.
6.5 I shall be doing my home task at 10 o’clock. e) Past. Cont.
6.6 In summer the sun shines brightly. f) Fut. Cont.
6.7 When we came in, she was reading a book. g) Pres. Perf.
6.8 Next summer we shall visit our relatives. h) Past. Perf.
6.9 She will have translated this text by Monday. i) Fut. Perf.
6.10 She helped me yesterday.
6.11 We had done the task by 2 o’clock.
7. Употребите соответствующую форму сказуемого:
7.1 Your son … football now. a) plays; b) is playing; c) has played
7.2 I … some letters last week. a) wrote; b) was writing; c) has written
7.3 Our teacher … several foreign a) speaks; b) is speaking
languages. c) has spoken
7.4 She … already … TV today. a) have watched; b) has watched
c) is watching
8. Дополните предложения соответствующими обстоятельствами:
8.1 Have you … read this book? a) now; b) already;
8.2 Engineers were making an experiment …. c) at 5 o’clock yesterday;
8.3 This plant produced a great number
of machines …. d) by 6 o’clock;
8.4 Are the students writing their tests …? e) last month;
8.5 The postman had brought us newspapers …. f) tomorrow
9. Употребите правильный вариант перевода сказуемого:
9.1 My father has worked at the factory а) проработает; б) будет работать;
for 12 years. в) проработал
9.2 We had translated the article by 5 o’clock. а) перевели; б) переводили
в) переводят
9.3 The students will have done their task а) будут делать; б) сделают
by the end of the term. в) делают
III. Текст и задания к нему
Задание 1. Переведите текст в письменном виде.
Canada
Canada is the world’s second largest in territory country. It occupies the whole of the northern part of the North American continent.
The country borders on the USA. Its land territory is 9,6 mln. sq. km. Its coasts are washed by the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans. There are many mountains and plains on its territory. Canada is a country of lakes and rivers. The country has several climatic zones, that’s why the climate conditions are rather different.
The population of Canada is over 26 mln. The capital of the country is Ottawa. It is situated on the hills along the Ottawa river in Western Ontario. Ottawa is an important political, industrial and cultural center of the country.
Canada is a capitalist federal state. The country comprises 10 provinces and 2 territories (the north-western territory and the territory of Yukon). There are 2 official languages in the country: English and French.
The formal head of the state is the Queen of Great Britain represented by the Governor-General. The Federal Parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Commons. The Prime Minister, the leader of the party holding the majority in the House of Commons, is responsible for the policy conducted by the Canadian Parliament.
Canada is known for its greatest resources of metal ores, oil and gas. Forests are the greatest wealth of the country. The main branches of Canadian industries are machine-building, hydro-electric, automobile and ship-building. Canada’s main agricultural products include wheat, meat, some kinds of fruit, especially apples, and dairy products. Fishing industry occupies an important place in the country economy.
The largest Canadian cities are Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Hamilton, Quebec and some others.
Задание 2. Найдите в тексте и выпишите английские эквиваленты следующих речевых отрезков:
1) страна озер и рек; 2) занимает всю северную часть; 3) Северный ледовитый океан; 4) расположена на холмах; 5) быть представленным генерал-губернатором; 6) имеющая большинство; 7) отвечать за политику; 8) основные отрасли промышленности; 9) главное богатство; 10) огромные ресурсы; 11) глава государства;12) климатические условия.