Гриневская Е.В.

АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК

САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ

2006

Unit I

Grammar study: to be, to have, there+be.

1. Read and translate “to be-forms”.

1. I am going to work and study. 4. We are fond of music.

2. You are going to have dinner. 5. You are fond of painting.

3. She is going to be married. 6. They are fond of art.

2. Read and translate “to have- forms”.

1. I have a friend. 4.We have many friends.

2. You have a book. 5.You have an interesting book.

3. She has artistic abilities. 6. They have music abilities.

3. Read and translate.

My name is Victor Kochev. I am twenty-one. I am a student. I am not married. I have a girl-friend . Her name is Liza. She is twenty. She is fond of painting. She has artistic abilities. She is going to be an artist. I am fond of music but I am not going to be a musician. I am going to be an engineer. I have an ability to work hard.

4. Read the text and answer the question.

There are three rooms downstairs: a big living-room, a fairy big kitchen opposite the living-room and a very small dining-room; there’s also a toilet opposite the stairs. The bedrooms are upstairs: John and Mary’s bed-room is at the top of the stairs on the right, the bathroom is opposite their room and the toilet is next to the bathroom. Next to John and Mary’s bedroom is the children’s bedroom. The spare bathroom is at the end of the corridor on the left.

How many rooms are there in the house?

5. Compare the sentences, translate them.

A) The flowers are in the vase. C) There are flowers in the vase.

B) The telephone is in the room. D) There is a telephone in the room.

6. Fill in the blanks.

1. My father … a teacher. 2. We… in the office now. 3.There… many things in my room. 4. His daughter… ill last week. 5. Yesterday we … at the theatre. 6. Where… your books now? – They … in my bag. 7. We… a party tomorrow. 8. She … artistic abilities. 9. They … many friends. 10. We… fond of music.

Unit II.

Grammar study: Indefinite tenses. Modal Verbs CAN, COULD, BE to, MUST.

1. Read and translate.

I can write; I could not answer; my wife is to have her exam; we must leave the city; you can’t forget the holiday; you are not able to go.

2. Read and translate the text.

A letter to a friend

Dear Victor,

At last I can write you a letter. I could not answer your letter last week because I was busy. Yesterday I passed my examination in Literature and in two days I shall be quite free. In three days my wife is to have her last exam and in a week we must leave the city for Sochi. We‘ll go to a rest home for our holiday. When we were in Sochi last year we had a very good time there. You know that I like the sea. Last year I swam two hours a day. I am sorry you won’t be with us. You write that you can’t forget the holiday, which we spent together two years ago. I can’t forget it either. I am sorry you are not able to go to any resort this year. When will you have your holiday? My best regards to your family.

Sincerely yours,

Fred.

III. Give three forms of these verbs. Translate them.

write, answer, take, have, leave, go, know, like, forget, pass, swim, spend, do.

IV. Translate the sentences.

1. Students took their examinations twice a year. 2. We left Moscow for Sochi. 3. Last year we went to the sea. 4. My friend did not pass his exam in literature. 5. I can give you an advice. 6. I shall get up at seven o’clock tomorrow. 7.Our lesson is to be over at 8 o’clock. 8. My daughter studies German. 9. Did you have much work to do at the office yesterday? 10. His wife couldn’t be with us because she was busy. 11.Can you answer this question? It is simple. 12. We are able to do this work ourselves.

V. Make the proper form of the verbs in brackets.

1.I usually ( to go) to the office at eight o’clock. 2. My daughter (to study) English last year. 3. On weekends we usually (to stay) at home. 4. My parents (to live) in a comfortable flat. 5. Next week my wife (to pass) an exam in literature. 6. I (to see) him yesterday. 7. We (to spend) our holiday in Riga often. 8. When you (to have) your holiday? 9. There (to be) many people at the meeting yesterday. 10. I could not (to answer) this question.

7. Compare the sentences, translate them.

A) I do my work. E) I am to do my work.

B) You go to the office. F) You are to go to the office.

C) She stays at home. G) She is to stay at home.

D) There were many people. H) There were to be many people present.

8. Read the text and answer the question.

Three years ago I went with some friends on a skiing holiday in the Italian Alps. We flew to Milan airport from London and then took a coach to Trivera. There was a lot of snow on the mountains and the sun shone every day. The snow conditions were great. We skied a lot and for some days I took lessons at ski school to learn new techniques. In the evenings we went to the local discotheque. We danced and drank and met a lot of people. At the beginning of the holiday I was an intermediate skier, but now, after those ten days, I’m an advanced skier.

How long did he stay in the Alps?

Unit III.

Grammar study: The Passive Voice. Modal Verbs.