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9. He (be) so suspicious to me at the moment. I wonder why. 10. Hurry up, Jane! We all (wait) for you. 11. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see the kettle (boil)? 12. The children are still ill but they (get) better gradually. 13. Don’t bother her. She (take) her French lesson: she always (take) it in the morning. 14. The living standards (change). Every month things (get) more expensive. 15. Tom and Mary (leave) for the Netherlands tomorrow. 16. I have just started English courses. I (study) English grammar. 17. Mercury (boil) at 357.23 degrees Centigrade. 18. We must buy new plates. – It’s useless. You always (break) plates. 19. It (surprise) me that they can’t sell their flat. 20. A woman who (look) after other people’s children is a nanny.

XX. Translate from Russian into English.

1.Питер обычно делает домашние задания перед ужином.

2.Почему ты идешь так быстро? – Я боюсь опоздать (miss) на поезд. Обычно я выхожу из дома раньше и иду медленно.

3. Какие новые предметы студенты изучают в этом году? 4. Почему он сегодня такой заботливый? Странно, обычно он ведетсебяпо-другому. 5. МистерТомпсонсейчасживетвПраге. – Что он там делает? — Он преподает английский. 6. Сегодня идет снег. Обычно зима здесь теплая, и снег идет редко. 7. Я не могу больше с вами разговаривать. Почему вы всегда критикуете (criticize) все, что я делаю? 8. Что с тобой? Ты очень бледная. Как ты себя чувствуешь? – У меня сильно болит голова. 9. Когда они улетают в Нью-Йорк? – На следующей неделе. 10. Что ты делаешь? Зачем ты кладешь соль в кофе? 11. Сейчас кризис, и цены растут очень быстро. 12. Как вкусно пахнет кофе! Сделай мне чашечку, только без сахара.

XXI. Read and translate the dialogues «Asking for Directions».

1.

-Pardon me, sir. Could you tell me how to get to the bus terminal (post office, city hall, library etc.)?

-Turn left (right) at the corner.

-Thank you.

-You are welcome.

2.

-I beg your pardon. Where’s the nearest subway station (bus stop)?

-It’s right down the street.

-It’s three blocks from here.

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-It’s at the second corner.

-It’s at the next corner.

3.

–What is the best way of getting to your place?

-Take the subway. Get off at Lincoln Center, turn right and walk

two blocks.

4.

-Good afternoon. I’d like to ask you how to get to Brooklyn College?

-Where are you starting from?

-At Jackson Heights.

-Roosevelt Avenue?

-That’s correct.

-Take train number 7, get off at Times Square and transfer there to train number 2. Get off at the last stop.

-Is Brooklyn College within walking distance from there?

-Yes, it is.

-Thank you.

-You are welcome.

5.

Alexander can’t find his way to Edward’s home. Edward gives him directions on the phone.

-Hi, Alexander. Where are you? At the corner of Taylor Avenue and Duke Street? Wait there. I’ll be there in five minutes.

-It’s not necessary. I drove the car from New Haven. Give me the directions. I’ll find my way.

-All right. Go north on Duke Street to Shore Drive. You can’t miss the large supermarket there. Turn left there. Continue on Stevenson Avenue to Fourth Street. Make a right turn and go to the middle of the block. I’ll wait for you in front of the house.

-I got it. See you soon, Edward.

-I’m afraid we’re lost.

-We’d better ask for directions.

-O’kay. I’ll ask at the next gas station. (Stopping in front of a gas station).

-How do we get to York Village?

-You’re going west, but you should be going east.

-Should we make a U-turn?

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-Yes. Make a U-turn and go straight. Then turn to the right at the traffic lights. That’s interstate 95. Take interstate 95 for about 15 miles and then get off at Roundview. You can’t miss your destination.

-Thank you very much.

UNIT 3

MEALS. SHOPPING

Topics for discussions: Meals. My meals. Eating at home and out. Shopping for food and clothes.

Grammar: The Past Simple Tense. Pronouns much, many, little, few. How much, how many.

Dialogues: At the supermarket. At the restaurant. Shopping for clothing.

Meals

English people usually have four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. In many countries breakfast is just a snack, but the English breakfast is a full meal.

Some people begin with a plateful of porridge or cornflakes with milk and sugar. After that they have one substantial course, such as kippers or bacon and eggs. And then they eat toasts with butter and marmalade or jam. Finally they have a cup of tea or coffee.

Nowadays most British people have such a full breakfast only on Sunday mornings. On weekdays it is usually a quick meal: just cornflakes, toast and tea. English lunch is usually at one o’clock. It starts with soup or fruit juice. Then comes meat, poultry or fish with plenty of vegetables. English people are fond of vegetables. They buy fresh or frozen vegetables at any season. As for bread, they eat much less bread than the people in Russia. They prefer white bread or rolls and brown bread made of wheat, not rye. Apple-pie or pudding is a favourite sweet and an excellent ending to a meal.

Tea, the third meal of a day is between 4 or 5 o’clock. Tea is very popular with the English. They like it strong and fresh made. They drink it with or without sugar, but almost always with milk. They call tea with lemon «Russian tea». At the weekends afternoon tea is a very pleasant time. Friends and relatives get together for a cup of tea.

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Some people like to have the so-called «high tea» – a mixture of tea and supper. For example: meat, cheese and fruit, bread and butter, pastries and tea.

Dinner is the most substantial meal of the day. It is usually at seven o’clock when all members of the family get together. The first course is soup. Then the second course comes: fish or meat, for example, the traditional roast beef. Then some people eat the dessert. Some people in towns and nearly all country people have dinner in the middle of the day instead of lunch. They have tea a little later between 5 or 6 o’clock – when they have a light meal – an omelette or sausages or fried fish and chips.

Then before going to bed they may have a light snack – a cup of hot milk with a sandwich or biscuit.

Exercises

I. Give English equivalents for the following:

булочка, сахар, существенноеблюдо, кондитерскиеизделия, домашняя птица, каша, приятное время, сыр, пшеница, рожь, омлет, полнаятарелка, врабочиедни, ввыходные, полнаятрапеза, свежий, крепкий, десерт, бекон, жареная рыба, предпочитать, любимый, например, великолепное завершение трапезы.

II. Put the words in the correct order.

1.like, English, tea, people, fresh, and, made, strong.

2.pie, an, meal, apple, ending, a, is, excellent, meal, to.

3.the, popular, English, tea, with, is, very.

4.dinner, seven, members, the, at, together, o’clock, for, of, family, the, all, get.

5.start, soup, English, fruit, lunch, juice, with, or.

6.going, light, English, bed, snack, people, before, to, have, a

III. Read and translate the texts answer the questions.

Sandwich

In 1762 there was a very famous English politician. Everybody knew about him because he enjoyed playing cards so much. One night he stayed at the card table for 24 hours, and he ate nothing but slices of bread with meat inside. His name? John Montague Sandwich. The English name for a sandwich comes from this man. John Montague is dead but sandwiches live on.

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Sandwiches were great favourites in Victorian England. It was the custom to take afternoon tea at about four o’clock, and many rich families ate sandwiches at this time. Cucumber sandwiches were very popular. The servants always cut the crusts off the bread, so the sandwiches were very small and delicate. Sandwiches are less elegant now and often much bigger. The American comic character Dagwood Bumpstead is famous for his «Dagwood» sandwiches which have up to ten slices of bread packed with different filings all one on top of the other. The English eat millions of sandwiches every day. They are a typical «snack» meal because they are easy and quick to prepare. You can buy sandwiches if you don’t want to make them yourself.

There are thousands of «sandwich bars» and cafes and even some restaurants that sell them.

Questions

1.Who was Lord Sandwich? Was he a famous writer?

2.What did he enjoy doing most? What did he eat while playing

cards?

3.Were sandwiches great favorites in Victorian England? When did many rich families eat sandwiches kinds?

4.Are sandwiches different nowadays? What is a «Dagwood» sandwich?

5.Why are sandwiches a typical «snack» meal in England?

6.Where can one buy sandwiches?

My Meals

It goes without saying that I prefer to have meals at home. At the weekend I like to get up late and have a good breakfast of scrambled eggs, or pancakes, or something like that. But on weekdays I’m always short of time in the morning. So I just have a cup of strong tea or coffee and a couple of sandwiches.

As I spend a lot of time at school (usually eight or nine hours) it is necessary to have a snack at midday just to keep me going. That’s why I have to go to the school canteen to have lunch. Our school canteen leaves much to be desired. It has become a tradition with our canteen to serve chops and watery mashed potatoes every day with a glass of cocoa or stewed fruit.

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But I enjoy my evening meal at home. My mother is a wonderful cook and her dinners are always delicious and various. To begin with, we usually have some salad – tomato and cucumber salad or mixed salad (I like it very much). For the first course we have some soup – noodle, mushroom or cabbage soup or maybe some fish soup for a change. For the main course we have meat, chicken or fish dishes, for example, steak or fried fish with spaghetti or potatoes (boiled or fried). We also have a lot of vegetables – green peas, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers. I prefer meat to fish but my mother makes me eat fish from time to time. She says it is good for my brains.

For dessert we have some fruit, fruit juice or just a cup of tea with a slice of cake.

On Sundays we sometimes go to McDonald’s. I like everything there: cheeseburgers, hamburgers and Big Macs, apple pies and fruit cocktails. But unfortunately we can’t afford to go there very often, because it’s rather expensive for a family and besides, they say it’s not very healthy to eat at McDonald’s.

Questions

1.How many meals a day do you usually have?

2.What do you usually have for breakfast?

3.Where do you have lunch (dinner)?

4.How many courses does your lunch (dinner) usually con-

sist of?

5.What is your favourite dish?

6.What vegetables do you like?

7.What do you usually have for dessert?

8.How often do you eat out?

9.Have you ever eaten at McDonald’s?

10.Some people say that eating at a restaurant is a waste of money. Do you agree?

11.Can you cook?

IV. Read and fill in the gaps with the words instead of the pictures.

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Спряжение глаголов в Past Indefinite

V. Open the brackets and give the proper forms of the Past Indefinite Tense.

1.The building of the trade centre (begin) a month ago. 2. It (be) bitterly cold yesterday. I (put) on my warm coat but I (catch) a cold still. 3. The postman (bring) the morning mail only at 10 o’clock.

4.1(see) you the other day coming out of the library with a stack of books. Are you preparing for the exams? 5. We (have) a picnic yesterday, but the rain (spoil) the whole pleasure. 6. You (go) to the South when you (be) a child? 7. As soon as I came up, they (get) into a taxi and (go) away. 8. What sights you (see) when yon (be) in Egypt? 9. Every winter Nick (go) to the Swiss Alps to ski. 10. He (come) in, (take) off his hat, (move) a chair to the table and (join) the conversation. 11. When he (arrive)? – The plane was delayed and he (come) two hours later. 12. How much your bag (cost)? -I (pay) $80 for it.

VI. Open the brackets and give the proper forms of Past or Present Simple.

1.I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock every day. 2. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock yesterday. 3. My brother (to wash) his face every morning. 4. Yesterday he (to wash) his face at a quarter past seven. 5. I (not to have) history lessons every day. 6. We (not to rest) yesterday. 7. My brother (not to drink) coffee yesterday. 8. My mother always (to take) a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she (to walk) to her office. 9. You (to talk) to the members of your family every day?-Yes, I.... But yesterday I (not to talk) to them: I (to be) very busy yesterday. 10. You (to come) home at six o’clock yesterday? – No, I.... Yesterday I (to come) home from school at half past eight. I (to be) very tired. I (to have) dinner with my family. After dinner I (to be) very thirsty. I (to drink) two cups of tea. Then I (to rest). 11. Your sister (to go) to school every day? – Yes, she....

VII. Open the brackets and give the proper forms of Past or Present Simple.

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1. My friend (to know) Spanish very well. 2. Who (to ring) you up an hour ago? 3. He (to live) on the third floor. 4. It (to take) you long to find his house yesterday? 5. When your lessons (to be) over on Monday? 6. I (to have) dinner with my family yesterday. 7. Her friends (to be) ready at five o’clock. 8. One of her brothers (to make) a tour of Europe last summer. 9. Queen Elizabeth II (to be) born in 1926. She (to become) Queen of England in 1952. 10. You always (to get) up at seven o’clock? – No, sometimes 1 (to get) up at half past seven.

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences using Past Simple.

On Monday we have five lessons. The first lesson is Russian. At this lesson we write a dictation and do some exercises. Nick goes to the blackboard.

He answers well and gets a «five». Pete does not get a «five» because he does not know his lesson. After the second lesson I go to the canteen. I eat a sandwich and drink a cup of tea. I do not drink milk. After school I do not go home at once. I go to the library and take a book. Then I go home.

IX. Rewrite the following sentences using Past Simple.

On Tuesday I get up at half past six. I go to the bathroom and wash my hands and face and clean my teeth. Then I dress, go to the kitchen and cook breakfast for my family. At half past seven my son gets up and has breakfast. I have breakfast with my son. My son eats a sandwich and drinks a cup of tea. I don’t drink tea. I drink coffee. After breakfast my son leaves home for school. I don’t leave home with my son. On Tuesday I don’t work in the morning. I work in the afternoon. In the evening I am at home. My husband and my son are at home, too. We rest in the evening. My son watches TV, my husband reads newspapers and I do some work about the house. At about eleven o’clock we I go to bed.

X. Rewrite the following sentences, using Past Simple.

Boris wakes up when it is already quite light. He looks at his watch. It is a quarter to seven. Quick! Boris jumps out of bed and runs to the bath-room. He has just time to take a cold shower and I drink a glass of tea with bread and butter. He is in a hurry to catch the eight o’clock train. At the railway station he meets three other boys from his group. They all have small backpacks and fishing-rods. In less than an hour they get off the train at a small station near a wood. They walk

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very quickly and soon find themselves on the shore of a large lake. The boys spend the whole day there fishing, boating and swimming. They return home late at night, tired but happy.

Местоимения many, much, few, little

XI. Transform the sentences.

Example: There is hardly any wine in the bottle. – There is little wine in the bottle.

The chairman said some words. — The chairman said a few words.

I. I can’t help you. I have hardly any time. 2. Mr. Brown, can I come and see you today? I’d like to ask you some questions. 3. It is no use asking him about it. He has hardly any knowledge of the subject. 4. I go to the theatre when I have some money and free time. 5. Is there much chalk in the box? – No, there is hardly any here. 6. He drank some water and felt much better. 7. There was hardly any tea in the cup, so he poured some more. 8. Hardly any people understood what he said. 9. There are some carrots in the box. 10. Mummy, may I have some ice cream? 11. Many years ago some people realized the significance of this discovery. 12. There was hardly any doubt that the problem could be solved in the near future. 13. We didn’t have to take a porter. We had hardly any luggage. 14. I think he is rather greedy. He buys hardly any things for himself. 15. We have received some valuable information. I think it will help us a lot.

XII. Fill in the blanks with little, a little, few, a few.

1. I’d like to make remarks in connection with the topic under discussion. 2. He saw ___ strange people, standing near the car. 3. This student has deep knowledge in English and besides he knows

____French. 4. He is a man of ___ words. 5. Only____names remained in his memory, for this accident happened more than 20 years ago. 6. That lecture was so difficult that only ______students could understand it. 7. I had ___hope of getting home tonight because I realized

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