Test your communicative culture!. Сборник контрольных заданий по практическому курсу английского языка

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3 points for every correct answer

Task 3 Paraphrase the following sentences; consider the word

combinations underlined.

1 Don’t let your kids play on the shelf fixed along the bottom of a window. They might fall down and get injured. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2 Some people say that living in a flat shared by a group of people who live together has only disadvantages. But the most important advantage of living there is that you can borrow from your neighbours such things as: cups, plates etc, especially made of china and knives, forks, spoons, and other things used for eating with. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3 All newly-weds are dreaming about a house that is not joined to another building on any side. But the thing is that they have to live with their parents together for quite a long period of time. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4 In the Medieval times people had large impressive-looking houses instead flats. There were large pieces of cloth hung on the walls as decorations and large round structures for holding candles or lights that hang from the ceiling and decorated with many small pieces of glass everywhere. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

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3 points for every correct answer

Task 4 Translate the following sentences; consider the word

combinations underlined.

1 Каждый раз, приходя в агентство недвижимости чтобы снять квартиру, я подробно расспрашиваю менеджера, есть ли в квартире центральное отопление, водопровод, газовая колонка и, вообще, в каком состоянии стены. А то не хотелось бы отдать такие деньги и ремонтировать все уже через неделю после новоселья.

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2 Я всегда мечтала жить в роскошном особняке

где-нибудь на Лазурном

берегу (Cote d’Azur). Это был бы двухэтажный дом с комнатами для игр,

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огромной детской комнатой. Но я не жила бы там, я бы его сдавала за сумасшедшие деньги!

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3 Что вы там такое секретное делаете? Вы все бремя прячетесь за холодильником и шушукаетесь! Учтите, все тайное становится явным (what is done by night appears by day)! И у стен есть уши! __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4 Доченька, перестань строить воздушные замки! Ты же видела, где он

живет: квартирка, больше похожая на шкаф, забитый вещами; вся мебель покрыта чехлами, и он использует газеты вместо покрывала! И ты все еще веришь, что он знаменитый голливудский актер?

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5 Приходи к нам как-нибудь в гости! У нас окна выходят на дивный парк.

Только сначала позвони, а те у нас еще дверной глазок не починили. А я боюсь открывать дверь незнакомцам.

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__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

2 points for every correct answer

Task 5 Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions with your

partner.

1 Are you a ‘house and home’ person? 2 What’s your favourite thing about your home? 3 What is your dream home? 4 What home improvements would you like to make to your home? 5 Are you happy with the colour scheme and furniture in your home? 6 Would you rather live in a house or an apartment? 7 Do you agree that ‘home is where the heart is’? 8 Do you like being at home alone? 9 What are the differences between a house and a home?

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10 Do you like the houses in other countries?

Total:

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10

100

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Test on Lesson 3

Name __________________________________

Task 1 Give the

translate them into Russian:

m]_________________________

ə] _______________________________

ız] __________________________

ı] ______________________

['ædıkt] ______________________________

ən] __________________________

___________________________

Task 2 Match the following idioms and their translations:

to be back on track

from time to time

a whole good hour

to play the fool

in the dead of the night

on the run

year in, year out

to twiddle one’s thumbs

1 _____; 2 _____; 3. _____; 4. _____; 5. _____; 6.

spelling form of the following words and

______________________________

__________________________

______________________________

глубокой

из года в

на бегу

валять дурака

бить баклуши

войти в колею

время от

битый час

Daily Routine

['kəʊ ['leʒ

[ı'lev(ə)nz ['æmətə: sə'saıət

[prə'pΛl∫ ['pepəkɔ:n]

1)

3 points for every correct answer

a)

_____

____

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2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

_____.

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h)

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год

_____; 7. _____; 8.

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3 points for every correct answer

Task 3 Paraphrase the following sentences; consider word combinations

underlined:

1 I know that you are a real someone who spends too much time watching TV! Only a true couch potato can watch all episodes of “Malakchov plus” every day! __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2 Honey, I love you so much! We are to go and get married right now! − Sweetie, I can’t do it now. Let’s leave the office after a cup of coffee or tea and a biscuit, that we’ll have in the middle of the morning. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3 Every Monday I try to decide to change the way I behave and become a better person and give up eating and smoking. But the worst habit of mine is gossiping. One can never give it up! __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4 Wanna have some fun? Try to make someone who enjoys staying awake all night work during the nights and relax at the parties early in the morning!

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__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5 D’ya feel tired and sleepy during you lectures of Introductory course of Linguistics?! Just sleep lightly for a short time! Relax and don’t make your neighbours wake up! __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

5 points for every correct answer

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Task 4 Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:

1 Девушки! Собираясь утром в университет, не забывайте накладывать макияж! Не пугайте охранников, редких парней на филфаке и преподавателей! Будьте милосердны (merciful)!

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2 Кто рано встает, тот ходит сонным весь день! Студенты первого курса могут привести тысячу аргументов в пользу изменения расписания! __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3 Разве это не закон подлости? Как только намылишь лицо или начнешь чистить зубы обязательно кто-нибудь позвонит на мобильный! __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4 Даже не пытайтесь разбудить Виктора! Он же спит как бревно! __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5 Поговорка гласит: «Кто не работает, тот не ест». Стоит взглянуть на наших

бизнесменов и правителей и можно понять, что в жизни кто не работает, тот и ест!

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6 Первая мысль при пробуждении − выпить чашку горячего кофе, вторая −

забыть, что ты выпил кофе, никогда не выбираться из постели и спать до вечера!

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

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3 points for every correct answer

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Task 5 Describe the daily routine of President of our country or any

other celebrity (10 − 15 sentences).

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

12 points are given if the student fulfills the communicative task and uses the

lexis of the unit under study

Total:

12

100

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Test on Lesson 4

_________________________________

Translate the following words from Russian into English, give

their sound and spelling forms:

[ _____________________ ] _______________________

[ ____________________ ] ___________________

[ ________________________ ] ___________________

[ _______________________ ] _________________________

[ __________________ ] ________________________

3 points for every correct answer

Task 2 Explain what we use these appliances for:

a washing machine ____________________

____________________________________

refrigerator _________________________

_____________________________________________________________

a mixer _____________________________

____________________________________________

a dish washer ________________________

_____________________________________________________________

____________________

_____________________________________________________________

an electriciron _______________________

3 points for every correct answer

Task 3 Refer the words and word combinations to

words denoting activities:

[ ___________________] _______________

_________________________

__________________________

______

__________________________

___________________________

__________________________

Domestic Chores

Name

Task 1

cтиральный порошок передник тошнотворный выжимать зола пылесосить

________

________ ________ ________ ________

________

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a

a sewing machine

_____

_____ _____ _____

_____

________________

_____

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the

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