Проминская.Английский

I. Translate the sentences, say what time is used:

1.I was cooking pizza at 7 o'clock last night.

2.Why didn't you come? We cooked pizza yesterday.

3.She said she had already cooked pizza when he came from

work.

4.While you were playing your stupid computer games I was cooking and washing!

5.By evening I had already cooked everything.

6.I remember my granny always cooked blinu for Maslenitsa.

7.The weather was fine and cloudless the day before yesterday.

8.It was raining the whole day yesterday.

9.The rain had begun before we came home. So we were all wet.

10.Last night we watched a hockey match on TV. We won!

11.You are perfectly bronze! – Thank you, we returned from India two weeks ago.

12.The official wedding ceremony had already finished by 4.

II. Choose the right variant. Translate the sentence:

1)Последний раз я проверяла почту вчера. a) had checked

b) checked

c) was checking

2)Пока они смотрели футбол, мы сидели в кафе. a) watched / sat

b) were watching/ were sitting c) had watched/ had sat

3)Я прочитал все конспекты до того, как начался экзамен. a) had read

b) read

c) was reading

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4)Я плакала, когда «Титаник» уходил под воду. a) had cried/ sunk

b) cried/ sank

c) was crying/was sinking

5)Вчера мы закончили репетицию к 7 часам вечера. a) finished

b) had finished c) was finishing

6)Он сказал, что уже починил машину.

a)repaired

b)had repaired

c)was repairing

7)Мы играли в боулинг весь вечер. a) were playing

b) played

c) had played

8)Я помню этот фильм. Я его видела пару лет назад. a) was watching

b) watched

c) had watched

9)Я видела его возле цветочного киоска. Он покупал цветы. a) was seeing/ was buying

b) had seen/ had bought c) saw/ was buying

10)Пока он спал, друзья нарисовали ему усы.

a)slept/ made up

b)was sleeping/ had made up

c)had slept/ were making up

III. Answer the questions:

1.What did you do last weekends?

2.Did you go to the mountains last summer?

3.When did you go to the cinema/theater/swimming pool last

time?

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4.What were you doing at 5 o'clock yesterday?

5.What did you eat at yesterday's supper?

6.At what time did you go to bed yesterday?

IV. Pay attention to the formation of questions in Past Tenses:

Past Simple:

Past Perfect:

V. Form four types of questions to each sentence:

1.The snow was falling outside and we were sitting close to the fireplace and drinking hot chocolate.

2.The conference had finished by 6.30.

3.When I was in Dublin I participated in St' Patrick's parade.

4.I had already booked the tickets to the concert when she re-

fused.

5.Yesterday I was chatting with my New York friend all day

long.

6.I traveled much round Europe and my favorite European city is Brussels.

7.Sasha spoke English much better after he had visited England.

VI. Match the translation: 1. was reading

a)уже прочитал

b)читал весь день

c)читал в прошлом году

2. had downloaded a) скачивал в 4

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b)скачивал в прошлый раз

c)скачал к 5

3. watered

a)поливал вчера

b)поливал, когда он пришел

c)полил к обеду

4.were clearing a) чистил утром

b) почистил к 7 утра c) чистил каждый день

5.hadn't made

a)не сделал

b)не делал никогда

c)не делал ничего в 5

6. flew

a)летел

b)летел, когда ты спал

c)прилетел к 4

7. was frying

a)пожарила

b)жарила весь день

c)жарила вчера

8. had come

a)шел

b)пришел к обеду

c)приходил каждый день

VII. Give the past and past participle forms of the following verbs:

do, see, put, give, translate, understand, believe, find, wake up, open, be, meet, come.

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VIII. Put the verbs into correct form:

Last night my brother (to celebrate) his birthday. When I (to come) home, mom already (to make dinner) and (to bake) something in the oven. I (to enter) the living room. Some boys and girls (to dance). Several guests (to sing) karaoke and my brother (to dance) with the mike. 5 people at the table (to play) mafia. Other people (to talk) just. After dinner we all (to go) outside and (to make) a fireworks show. We (to have) a very good time last night.

IX. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple:

1. I (be) very ill last week. 2. The old woman (fall) as she was crossing the street. 3. When the bell (ring), all the children jumped from their seats and (run) out. 4. She (sleep) well last night. 5. They (choose) cream paint for the floor and apricot for the walls. 6. They (begin) painting but (find) that the walls were too wet. 7. In two minutes Ann (come) back and helped him.

X. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Continuous:

1. This morning was really beautiful. The sun (shine), the birds (sing) and everyone in the street (smile) and (say) hello to each other. 2. Mrs. Patrick looked beautiful last night. She (wear) a lovely evening dress. 3. When we arrived, she (make) some coffee. 4. While I (have) a bath the telephone rang. 5. While we (walk) in the park it began to rain.

6.He wind (blow) and the rain (beat) down. John (stand) at the bus stop shivering. He (try) to imagine being at home sitting by a warm fire.

7.The dentist's waiting room was full of people. Some (read) magazines, others just (turn) over the pages. A woman (knit), a child (play) with a toy car. Everybody (wait) for the nurse to say "Next, please".

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UNIT XIII. LIBRARIANSHIP IN RUSSIA

The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”

Albert Einstein

Language focus:

I. Memorize the following words:

1)former – бывший;

2)count – граф;

3)extensive – обширный;

4)to comprise – содержать;

5)serial – периодическое издание;

6)rarity – раритет;

7)resident —житель;

8)to register with the library – записываться в библиотеку;

9)available – доступный;

10)public access – свободный доступ;

11)to launch – запускать/ начинать (проект);

12)to extend – расширять/увеличивать;

13)scholar – ученый;

14)elaborate – детально разработанный/продуманный;

15)card-index- картотека;

16)library card – читательский билет, формуляр;

17)ID – удостоверение личности;

18)one-off visit – разовое посещение;

19)reference room – справочный зал.

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Vocabulary work:

I. Translate into Russian:

-former president, former girlfriend, former flat, former Soviet Union; the Count of Monte Cristo, Count Dracula, count Orlov; a broken count; extensive knowledge, an extensive area, an extensive library;

-to comprise examples, to comprise quotes; magazines and newspapers are serials, to purchase rarity, to sell rarities; resident of the UK, local residents; to register with Skype, ) to register with Facebook; available information, available credit; public access to the results of the experiment, public access to government information; to launch an investigation, to launch a program; to extend over the whole country; productive scholar, the greatest scholar;

-elaborate preparations, elaborate design; card-index system; library card number, library card holder; national ID, to show ID, to lose ID; one off authorization; working hours of a reference room.

II. Translate into English:

1. Бывшее название Астаны – Целиноград. 2. Ученые нашли две планеты пригодные для жизни (liveable). 3. Сколько стоит разовое посещение бассейна? 4. Как свободный доступ к огнестрельному оружию (guns) влияет на уровень преступности (crime rate)? 5. Нам нужен детально разработанный бизнес-план. 6. Справочный зал расположен на втором этаже библиотеки. 7. Пластиковые читательские билеты – это новая форма обслуживания читателей. 8. Куплю раритетные вещи, старинные книги и монеты. 9. Словарь Даля содержит около 200 000 слов и 30 000 пословиц. 10. Этот телефон имеет обширный набор функций. 11. Александр Васильевич Суворов имел титул графа. 12. Отдых в Португалии стал более доступным.

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Reading:

I. Read and translate the text:

TEXT I. THE RUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY

The Russian State Library (former Lenin State Library) is the national library of Russia, located in Moscow. It is the largest in the country and the fourth largest in the world for its collection of books.

The library was founded in 1862 as a part of Rumyantsev Museum. The Rumyantsev Museum housed the Art collection of count Nikolai Rumyantsev, which he had given to the Russian people. The library was Moscow's first free public library. It had books and manuscripts, extensive numismatic and an ethnographic collections, paintings and prints from the Hermitage.

Today the Library comprises a unique collection of Russian and foreign documents in 247 languages of the world. The library has over 275 km of shelves with more than 43 million items, including over 17 million books and serials, 13 million journals, 350 thousand sound records, 150,000 maps, rarities, dissertations and others.

Both Russian and foreign residents above the age of 18 can use any of 34 reading rooms. Every day about 200 new readers come to register with the State Library. The RSL also has virtual reading halls which are available and are attended by about 8000 visitors daily. There is also free public access to RSL‘s on-line digital catalogue, which has been launched and is extending.

For over 140 years the Library has been providing its resources to a variety of readers: world-reputed scholars as well as students, practical specialists and fundamental theorists, residents and visitors from abroad. The Russian State Library funds are available through the elaborate system of its catalogues and card-indexes.

To register with the library a person should get an individual library card with a personal photo. The photo is charged about 100 rbl. Visitors from abroad should provide an ID with visa or registration. One-off visitors can access library catalogues of the following departments: Web Resources Department; Department of Public Documents, e-library of RSL and reference rooms.

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To promote public interest for reading, RSL hosts regular educational and cultural events, gathering scholars, writers, artists and actors and their audiences at book presentations, readers' conferences and concerts.

II. Give English equivalents for:

национальная библиотека; крупнейшая в стране; быть основанным; вмещать коллекцию искусства, подарить русскому народу; бесплатная публичная библиотека; нумизматические и этнографические коллекции; живопись и гравюры; уникальный; зарубежный; старше 18 лет; виртуальный; посещать читальные залы; электронный каталог; предоставлять; ученые с мировым именем; фундаментальные теоретики; каталоги и картотеки; иностранные посетители; зал электронных ресурсов; зал официальных изданий; общественный интерес; образовательные и культурные события.

III. Translate into Russian:

located; collection of books; books and manuscripts; shelves; dissertations; new readers; resources; funds; a personal photo; registration; departments; reading; regular; writers, artists and actors; book presentations.

IV. Agree or disagree with the following statements:

1)The Russian State Library is the former Lenin State Library.

2)The Russian State Library is the largest and the oldest in Rus-

sia.

3)Count Nikolai Rumyantsev had given his art collections to the museum in 1862.

4)The Hermitage is an art museum in St. Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great.

5)The Library comprises collections of Russian and foreign documents in 275 languages of the world.

6)The library has more than 43 million items (over 17 million books and serials, 13 million journals, 350 thousand sound records and others).

7)Every Russian resident above the age of 18 can use any of 34 reading rooms.

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