GrammarPhone. The DO-RE-MI of English grammar – Четырехуровневый грамматический сборник

Level 4

Rewrite the text correctly

Influenza, commonly referred to as flu, is knew to be an infectious ache caused by viruses that affect birds and mammals. Throat sore, fever and coughs is believed to be the most frequent simptoms. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, who can be fatal.

Influenza is likely to transmitted through the air by coughs or sneezes. Influenza viruces can be inactivated by sunlight, disinfectants and detergents.

Influenza make people to die every year, spreading around the world in seasonal epidemecs.

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ACCORD 12

Infinitive vs. Gerund + Books and Libraries

Level 1

Open the brackets using either the Infinitive or the Gerund

1He tried _____ (to translate) the verses into Russian but failed.

2The book is so absorbing that it is worth _____ (to read) for the second time.

3He always remembered _____ (to return) the books to the library in

time.

4She regrets _____ (to say) that the book left her indifferent.

5I like _____ (to browse) through newspapers and periodicals.

6I used _____ (to read) myself something light to sleep.

7I began _____ (to skim) a magazine and got lost in it.

8“Don’t forget _____ (to keep) the books clean and shiny”, said the librarian.

9Mary prefers _____ (to borrow) books from the library to _____ (to buy) them.

10He stopped _____ (to buy) a pocket edition of his favourite writer.

Level 2

Choose the correct variant

a) Who was Agatha Christie? (By Derek James)

With her 78 crime novels, Agatha Cristie has the distinction (1) _____ the world’s best-selling writer.

She was born in Torquay, England, in September 1890. Her father, Frederic Miller, was an American keen (2) _____ in the amateur theatricals.

Despite her mother’s view that no child should be allowed (3) ____ until the age of 8, Agatha managed (4) _____ books to read. She liked (5) _____

words and number puzzles.

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She began (6) _____ at school when she was 13. Seven years later after her father’s death she had to move to Egypt together with her mother. By the 1970s she was regarded as the queen of mystery writers. She died in 1976 at the age of 85.

It’s impossible (7) ______ exactly how many of her books have been sold, but it is more than a billion copies in English and another billion in 63

b) If you are keen on (8) _____, you can become a member of a library. For this you are to get a special ticket. Then you’ll have a chance (9) _____

books, newspapers and magazines to read. But you shouldn’t forget (10)

_____ them in time. If you fail to have finished (11) _____ the books by a certain time, you are to renew them.

Otherwise you can be fined or even suspended from the library for (12)

_____ overdue books.

You must also try (13) _____ the books in order, namely, not to bend them in half, not to make “dog ears” or notations on the margins, to say nothing

(14) _____ the pages out.

If you want to keep abreast of the developments in literature, be sure (15)

_____ the subject, author, title or on-line catalogues.

If you have free time, you may also work in the reading room or reference section of the library.

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Level 3

Translate into English

1Если навык чтения не был сформирован в детстве, бесполезно надеяться на то, что человек станет страстным читателем, когда вырастет.

2Бывало мисс Джейсон засиживалась допоздна с томиком любимых стихов.

3Библиотекарь уже привык к тому, что читатели часто спрашивают книги этого автора.

4Если вы хорошо владеете иностранным языком, у вас не возникнет трудностей с чтением книг в оригинале.

5Перестаньте шуметь! Я пытаюсь читать.

6Хью прочитал в одной американской газете рецензию на эту книгу и c тех пор мечтал купить еѐ для своей библиотеки.

7Я не люблю, когда мне читают вслух.

8Он не смог перевести эту статью, не посмотрев несколько слов в словаре.

9Он всерьѐз принялся писать короткие рассказы.

10Он, наконец, проснулся и был склонен почитать, но единственной книгой в комнате была Библия.

Level 4

Rewrite the text correctly

People are said to have stopped to read books. But my deep conviction is that most of us are not simply used reading as it should be motivated and encouraged early in life by our parents. Do you think a child

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will feel like to read if he has never seen his mother or father with a book?

Children are always eager for the learning but they don’t know it. And when they start schooling, the sources of being learnt there are often fouled with tensions, anxieties and the shame and fear of low marks, so it is no wonder that we are not a book-loving people. We should always remember that true learning can be achieved only through intensive reading.

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ACCORD 13

Participle I + Telephone & Post Office

Level 1

Complete using Participle I of the verbs in brackets

1She dialled the Police with __(to shake)_ hands but the line was busy.

2He often made mistakes when _(to write)_ postal numbers.

3_(to drop)_ the letter into the pillar-box he returned home.

4He shouted into the receiver as if _(not to be heard)_ at the other end of the line.

5_(not to know)_ the address I couldn’t even send her a postcard.

6_(to finish)_ the conversation over the phone he heard constant buzz.

7The parcel _(to wrap)_, they sent it to their mother.

8While _(to stick)_ the stamps Anny tried to remember the address and the postal number.

9Long-distance calls _(to consider)_ expensive, people don’t often call to other cities.

10The envelope _(to be)_ unstamped, it was sent back.

Level 2

Choose the correct variant

(1)________ of my work I looked out of the window and saw a girl

(2)_______ towards the call-box. She stopped near it, (3)________ to find a token. Then, (4)_______ the token into the slot, she dialled a number and suddenly hung up, as if (5)________ the wrong number. (6)_____ the receiver she tried again. At last (7)_________ with the one she wanted, she stood silent, (8)________ to somebody, (9)________ nothing. Then the girl laughed as though (10)________ something funny. (11)______ her conversation she walked away. (12)_____ by the window I couldn’t take my eyes off the note on the call-box: “Telephone’s out of order”…

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Level 3

Translate using Participle I where possible

1Человек, говоривший со мной по телефону, был очень груб, и я повесил трубку.

2Почтальон, доставивший эту срочную телеграмму, принес так же заказное письмо.

3Получив денежный перевод от родителей, Джек смог, наконец, купить новую машину.

4Когда я был мальчиком, я доставлял письма и журналы.

5Будучи неграмотным, он не мог даже написать индекс на конверте.

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6Он повесил трубку молча, как будто его разъединили с собеседником.

7Когда письмо уже было отправлено по почте, Аня осознала, что забыла написать самое главное.

8Откровенно говоря, функционирование почтовой службы в некоторых странах нельзя назвать совершенным.

9Так как ограничение веса посылки было превышено, ее отказались принять.

10Соединив своего начальника по телефону с министром, секретарша вышла на обед.

Level 4

Rewrite the text correctly

The post office was full of people, being bought stamps, having sent telegrams, having subscribed to newspapers. Having been short of time I hurried inside. I needed to send a parcel to my cousin, being studied in another town. Having weighing the box I realised that it exceeded the weight limit, as if having stuffed with stones. With growed curiosity I unwrapped the parcel. There some clothes, photos, CDs… and a huge jar of jam made by my loveing mother for her nephew…

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ACCORD 14

Participle II + Mass Media

Level 1

Complete using the correct form given in brackets

1He shouldn’t _____ this interview _____ (to print) in the Moscow

News. It did him only bad.

2_____ (to divide) into the quality press and popular press newspapers are extremely popular among British people.

3_____ (to know) as “heavies” quality papers are serious and expensive papers.

4The long _____ (to await) announcement of the wedding of two most popular Hollywood actors passed _____ (to unnoticed) in the light of the forthcoming Olympic Games.

5Most of the BBC films _____ (to make) in good taste and with great professional skill.

6She would do anything _____ her photos _____ (to print) on the cover.

8How can I _____a new picture tube _____ (to install)?

9The Company _____ their new product _____ (to advertise) in the latest Times.

10First _____ (to print) in 1785 the Times is the oldest “quality” paper in

Britain.

11A newspaper _____ (to buy), she got into the train.

Level 2

Choose the correct variant

We (1) ____very much _____by technique nowadays. Electronic devices, multimedia and computers (2) __________ every day. (3) _______ for military purposes in 1973 the Internet became immensely popular in no

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time. Most traditional communication media, such as telephone and television services,(4) ________ using the technologies of the Internet. Newspaper publishing (5) ___________ into Web sites and blogging. (6)

_____ the Internet once you will not be able to do without it. For you can

(7) ____your life ______ completely at once. Just imagine – any new film or book (8)______ it immediately(9) ______ to your computer, any newspapers (10)_____in no time in electronic variant with the needed information(11) _____and already(12) _____ just for you, any radio programs (13) _____just when you need them. I’m only afraid that some day we may (14) _____ our thoughts _______ and our life(15) _______.

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