Тема2:My Working Day

Задание 1. Запомните следующие слова и словосочетания:

to leave–покидать,оставлять

It takes me …. minutes–уменяуходит…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 Rostov State Agricultural Engineering Academy. 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.

My Working Day

I am a first-year student of Don State Technical University. I study at the correspondence department and work at the real estate agency.

I’d like to tell you about my working day. As a rule I get up at 8 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.

After breakfast, at half past 9 I leave for work. The office where I work is not far from my house and it takes me about fifteen minutes to get there on foot.

My working day starts at 10 o’clock in the morning and is over at 7 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 receive and send e-mail messages and faxes, meet clients, speak over the phone with them and perform other important tasks.

I come home at about 8 o’clock in the evening. I have supper with my family. Then I go to my room or go for a walk with my friends. At about 12 o’clock I go to bed.

II. Контрольные задания по грамматике Вариант 3

1. Найдите в следующих предложениях подлежащее и сказуемое:

1.1 What were your favourite subjects at school?

Subjects – подлежащее

Were – сказуемое

1.2 My brother’s best friend studies at the University.

Friend – подлежащее

Studies – сказуемое

2. Употребите соответствующее местоимение:

2.1 I have parents, …. live with us. c) a)our d) them c)they

2.2 She has a son … son is 3 years old. b) a)she b) her c) his

2.3 We live in a new flat … flat is comfortable. b) a)your b) our c) us

2.4 I saw … men last week. c) a)this b) that c) these

2.5 We have … lessons on Sunday. c) a)some b) any c) no

2.6 Is there … in the laboratory? b) a)someone b) anybody c) nobody

2.7 Will you buy … in this shop? b) a)something b) anything c) nothing

3. Заполните пропуски нужной формой глагола to be:

3.1 I … 17 years old. a) a) am

3.2 You have two brothers. What … their names? c) b) is

3.3 They … here in some minutes. g) c) are

3.4 We … at the concert yesterday. e) d) was

3.5 We … at home tomorrow. f) e) were

f) shall be g) will be

4. Заполните пропуски нужной формой глагола to have:

4.1 At present I … many friends. a) a) have

4.2 Last term students … five exams. c) b) has

4.3 Every student … favourite subjects. b) c) had

4.4 Our laboratory … new equipment next month. e) d) shall have

4.5 In a year I … many new subjects. d) e) will have

5. Выберите правильный вариант перевода:

5.1 There were two books in my bag. a)

a) В моей сумке было две книги.

b) Две книги лежат в моей сумке.

5.2 There are many large cities in our country. b)

a) Много больших городов есть в нашей стране.

b) В нашей стране много больших городов.

6. Определите временную форму сказуемого:

6.1 She will leave for Moscow tomorrow. c) a) Pres. Ind.

6.2 At the Academy students learn English or German. a) b) Past. Ind.

6.3 His friend has been ill for three months. g) c) Fut. Ind.

6.4 I am working on my graduation paper now. d) d) Pres. Cont.

6.5 We had received a telegram by six o’clock. h) e) Past. Cont.

6.6 They studied various subjects at school. b) f) Fut. Cont.

6.7 My friend will have done his work by the end

of the week. i) g) Pres. Perf.

6.8 He was writing his report at five o’clock yesterday. e) h) Past. Perf.

6.9 He often helps his mother. a) i) Fut. Perf.

6.10 My son has already done his home task. g)

6.11 I shall be translating this article the whole day tomorrow. f)

7. Употребите соответствующую форму сказуемого:

7.1 Last year he often … to Moscow. b) a) goes; b) went; c) had gone

7.2 She … this text by next Monday. c) a) will translate; b) will be translating;

c) will have translated

7.3 My father … in the garden the b) a) worked; b) was working

whole evening yesterday. c) had worked

7.4 My brother … just … home. a) a) has come; b) had come

c) have come

8. Дополните предложения соответствующими обстоятельствами:

8.1 I have …been to Australia. e) a) when he met his friend;

8.2 The students are discussing the

problem …. b) b) now; c) next year;

8.3 Our plant will produce new

machines …. c) d) by the end of the lesson;

8.4 The students had written their tests …. d) e) never; f) last month.

8.5 Peter was going to the Institute …. a)

9. Употребите правильный вариант перевода сказуемого:

9.1 We have already translated the text. в) а) перевели; б) переводим

в) переводили

9.2 Our teacher has just come. б) а) приходил; б) пришел

в) придет

9.3 They had done their work when I came. в) а) делали; б) делают

в) сделали

III. Текст и задания к нему

Задание 1. Переведите текст в письменном виде.