- •I. Read and memorize the following words and expressions:
- •II. Make up sentences:
- •Exercises
- •I. Study the text carefully. Act as a guide of the group of tourists visiting
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Give English equivalents:
- •IV. Complete the following sentences:
- •V. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •IV. Speak of Odessa according to the plan:
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read the dialogue paying attention to the use of Present, Past and Future Continuous
- •II. Put the verb into the correct form:
- •III. Write sentences saying :
- •IV. Put the verb into the correct form, Past Continuous or Past Indefinite:
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. Make the following sentences passive:
- •VII. Make up sentences using the table:
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Give the Ukrainian equivalents for the following :
- •III. Illustrative dialogues. Memorise these dialogues. Practise them in pairs. Make up
- •IV. Retell these funny stories:
- •I. Study the new words:
- •II. Form the adjectives from the following words:
- •III. Answer the questions:
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the questions on Text a:
- •II. Find the English equivalents in the text:
- •II. Read the situation and write sentences from the words in brackets. Use Past Perfect:
- •III. Answer the questions using the given words:
- •IV. A) Translate the sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the tense form of the
- •V. Choose the correct form of the verbs (Past Simple or Past Perfect). Translate into
- •VI. Transform the sentences from Active Voice into Passive Voice:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •I. Read and memorize the following words and expressions:
- •II. Read and translate:
- •III. Select the right vocabulary definitions to the following words:
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Complete the following sentences translating the words in the brackets into English:
- •III. Translate the words, characterizing climate, memorize them and say what climate is
- •IV. Before reading Text b find the answers to the following questions:
- •V. Read, translate and title:
- •VI. Read and say what you should do to protect yourself during a thunderstorm:
- •IV. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative: not forget to use "do", "did",
- •V. Change the following sentences into Past and Future:
- •VI. Translate into English paying attention to the modals and their equivalents:
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer these questions:
- •II. Read the dialogues and reproduce them in pairs:
- •III. Translate the following examples of weather forecasts into Ukrainian:
- •IV. Describe what the weather is typically like in our city (town):
- •V. Read the idioms or proverbs below and try to work out what they mean. Do you have
- •I. Read and memorize the following words and expressions:
- •II. Read and translate:
- •III. Select the right vocabulary definitions to the following words: air, Earth, water, sea,
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Translate the following sentences , paying attention to:
- •III. Complete the following sentences translating the words in brackets into English:
- •IV. Read, translate and title:
- •V. Fill in the blanks with the necessary words in the brackets. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •VI. Before reading Text в find the answers to the following questions:
- •VII. Translate without the dictionary and answer the question “Why is the hydrology
- •VIII. Translate into Ukrainian without a dictionary:
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Translate the following sentences , paying attention to the predicate in the Passive Voice:
- •II. Translate the sentences, paying attention to the different meanings of the preposition
- •III. Rewrite the sentences changing where it is possible Active Voice into Passive Voice:
- •IV. Fill in the blanks with the given verbs in the Active or Passive Voice:
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. What Ukrainian sentences corresponds to English ?
- •VII. Translate the following sentences, paying attention to the composite conjunctions:
- •VIII. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the composite prepositions:
- •Exercises
- •I. Find in Text с the sentences about:
- •II. Translate the following sentences , paying attention to the:
- •III. Fill in the blanks and translate the following sentences :
- •IV. Read and dramatize the following dialogue:
- •V. Speak about the hydrologic cycle using the following words and word-combinations:
- •I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words and word combinations.
- •II. Read and translate:
- •III. Find some derivatives from the following verbs and translate them:
- •Exercises
- •V. Give titles to every passage of text a.
- •VI. Retell the text according to the plan:
- •Assignments
- •II. Put the Infinitives in brackets into the right Tense according to the rules of the Sequense
- •III. Cору, underline the predicates and translate the sentences:
- •Exercises
- •I. Find the answers to the following questions:
- •II. Give the English equivalents for the following word combinations ( consult Text с ):
- •III. Choose the correct variant:
- •I. Practise the pronunciation of the following words. Memorize them:
- •II. Read, translate and learn the following word combinations:
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Give title to every passage of text a.
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Give titles to every passage of Text b.
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Give English equivalents:
- •III. Give titles to every passage of Text c. Lexico - Grammatical Exercises
- •I. Choose the best word to complete the sentences:
- •II. Eight verbs are missing from these lists. What are they? Put the verbs in the correct tense
- •Infinitive Past Indefinite Past Participle
- •III. A. Complete the sentences below. Choose a word or phrase from each column to put in the spaces:
- •Grammar Exercises
- •I. Decide if the speaker is talking about routine activities or activities going on at the moment
- •II. Decide whether the verbs refer to general activities or current projects. Put the verbs into the Present Indefinite or Present Continuous:
- •III. In the following exercise, decide whether these situations are permanent or temporary. Put the verbs into the Present Indefinite or Present Continuous.
- •IV. A. Irregular verbs. Write in the missing form of each of the irregular verbs below. Each verb can be used with the expressions on the right:
- •Indefinite Past Indefinite Expressions
- •V. Complete the following passage by putting the verb into the Past Indefinite:
- •VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous:
- •VII. Rewrite these sentences, using the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous:
- •VIII. In the dialogue, put the verbs into the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect:
- •IX. Read the following letter. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite, Present Perfect, or Present Perfect Continuous:
- •XI. Make the following sentences past:
- •XII. Present, Past, Present Perfect: check. Write the verbs in the correct tense:
- •XIII. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Indefinite or the Present Indefinite:
- •XV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future, using the Future Indefinite or
- •XVI. Look through the notes about the building of a new factory. Say what will be happening
- •XVII. Look at the information. Then put the verb into the right tense:
- •XVIII. Look at the results of an opinion poll asking voters which party they will support at
- •XX. The Future: check. Write the following sentences in the correct form (Present
- •XXI. A person who works in the Personnel Department is explaining how they select
- •XXII. Rewrite these sentences in the Passive. The subject of the active sentence can usually
- •XXIII. Rewrite these sentences using the Causative, changing some words if necessary:
- •XXIV. Indirect Speech. Use reporting verbs like replied, answered, stated, commented,
- •XXV. A. Read this account of a telephone call. Write the questions the customer asked.
- •Indirect questions and put them in the correct places in the conversation:
LESSON 5 odessa, my home town
Grammar: Continuous Tenses (Active and Passive)
PRE-TEXT EXERCISES
I. Read and memorize the following words and expressions:
Major, industrial and cultural centre, health resort, first-class port, world wide reputation, to amount, to lay down, to initiate, to commemorate, ancient, according to, preliminary drafted plan, relief, straight streets, spacious squares, architectural ensembles, worth, pharmaceuticals, institutions of higher learning, scientific institutions, distinguished, entire Belt of Glory, dwelling areas, to offer new prospects, trading centers.
II. Make up sentences:
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Odessa
is
was
has
an industrial centre.
a centre of culture and science.
a Black Sea health resort.
known for its industrious and cheerful people.
founded in 1794.
built according to the preliminary drafted plan.
scene of many historic events.
a mild climate.
many places of interest.
population over a million citizens.
Text A odessa
Odessa is a major industrial, cultural and health resort centre of Ukraine, a first-class port of world wide reputation on the Black Sea.
The population of the city amounts to over a million citizens.
The beginning of the bright and rich in historical events biography of Odessa is believed to date from the end of the 18th century. Before a Slavonic settlement Kotsiubievo was located in its place.
On August 22 (September 2) 1794 the first constructions were layed down initiating the building of the new port and city.
There are many versions of legends how the city was named. However, the most truthful one is that its name commemorates the ancient Greek colony Odessos which was situated in the 6th century B.C. on the Northern coast of the Black Sea.
The city was being built according to the preliminary drafted plan considering the relief of the surroundings.
Wide and straight streets of the central part, spacious squares, fine architectural ensembles soon made Odessa one of the most beautiful cities.
The odessans are very proud of their Opera House considering it one of the best in the world. Caruso and Shaliapin once sang here. The theatre has played a great role in the rich cultural life of the city.
The Art Museum and the Museum of Western and Oriental Art are also well worth a visit with their canvases by famous Caravaggio, Franz Hals, O.Kiprensky, A.Venetsianov, I.Ayvasovsky and others.
There is hardly a person in the country who has not seen films made at the Odessa Film Studio. The city streets were trodden by A.Pushkin, Yu.Kotsyubinsky, N.Gogol, Yu.Olesha, V.Kataev, I.Babel, S.Kirsanov, I.Ilf, Ye.Petrov, K.Paustovsky, E.Bagritsky.
Odessa is an industrial, educational and scientific centre. The main products of the city are refined petroleum, processed food, plastics, pharmaceuticals and clothing.
The Institutions of higher learning include the Odessa National University, the Marine academy, the Music conservatory and over a dozen others. That is why Odessa is often called a city of students.
Among the numerous scientific institutions in Odessa the distinguished Filatov Clinic of Ophtalmology deserves special mention.
The city is a pleasant spa and vacational resort with sandy beaches stretching for some 40 km, a mild climate and plenty of sunshine. Yearly scores of thousands of guests from many countries of the world visit Odessa.
The city suffered heavy damage during World War II. Today monuments to the heroes who fell in the action defending the city form an entire Belt of Glory which traces the former defence lines.
Odessa has grown considerably within the last decades, new dwelling areas, social institutions and trading centers are being constructed.
The future days offer new prospects for the development of the city.
Text B THE odessa opera house
The Odessa Opera House was built in 1897 according to a project designed by the Viennese architects G.Hellmer and F.Felkner. The work was carried out by home bred artisans under the guidance of local architects.
The architecture of the theatre combines the elements of two styles: the Viennese baroque and Italian Renaissance and resembles the Vienna Opera and the Dresden Court Theatre.
The building is of a horseshoe form. It has three porticos, the central portico being embellished with sculptural groups symbolizing the four genres of art: opera, ballet, tragedy, comedy. The round niches just above the second floor carry the busts of M.Glinka, A.Pushkin, N.Gogol, A.Griboedov.
The interior decoration of the Opera House in Lous XVI style and is distinguished for its richness. It’s sculptured and decorated ceiling with a filigree chandelier has four paintings in golden medallion frames. These paintings are scenes from Shakespeare’s plays: “Hamlet”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “The Winter’s Tale”, “Twelfth Night or What You Will”.
The hall has faultless acoustics and its rated holding capacity is 1664 seats.
The theatre has a long and interesting artistic history. Prominent singers sang on its stage such as E.Caruso, F.Shalyapin, L.Sobinov, A.Nezhdanova, S.Krushelnitskaya. P.Tchaikovsky, A.Rubinshtein, N.Rimsky-Korsakov all conducted here.
When in 1893 Tchaikovsky’s opera “The Queen of Spades” was first staged in Odessa the actors presented the composer with a fine ivory baton bearing the following inscription on it: “From mortals to an immortal”.
During the Second World War the fascists pillaged the theatre and were going to blow it up. But the rapid advance of the Soviet Army prevented them from carrying out their barbaric plan.
Today the Odessa State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet with its big and talented company plays a leading part in the cultural life of the city.