- •Unit IV grammar The Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
- •Использование слов much / many, little / few, a little / a few
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Give the comparative and superlative degrees:
- •2. Choose the write variant. Translate the sentences.
- •4. Insert the appropriate form of the adjectives given in brackets: positive, comparative or superlative. Translate the sentences.
- •5. Choose the right word. Explain the usage of the words.
- •6. Translate into Russian. Pay attention to the usage of the degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Translate into Russian.
- •The Present Indefinite and the Present Continuous Tenses (Revision)
- •8. Put the verb to be and the verb to do into the correct form. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •9. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous:
- •10. Use the words in brackets to write sentences. All the sentences are future. Use the Present Continuous or Present Indefinite.
- •11. Which is right? Complete the sentences. Translate into Russian.
- •12. A) Read and translate the following text, think of a suitable title of it. Discuss with your partner the following questions:
- •13. Translate into English.
- •Конструкция to be going to
- •Grammar exercises
- •15. Translate the sentences. Ask questions to the words in bold.
- •16. Translate into English.
- •17. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •18. Translate the following derivative words:
- •19. Guess the meaning of the following words:
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •23. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •24. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •25. Work in pairs and decide whether these statements are true or false.
- •26. Answer the following questions.
- •27. Retell the text “The United States of America”. You may use the expressions given in Unit II, ex. 20.
- •29. Listen to the dialogue “At the hotel”. Be ready to answer the following questions:
- •30. What is the difference between:
Text and vocabulary exercises
23. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
населенный другими людьми; заставило мореплавателей искать; был назван в честь; скалистый и непривлекательный; слегка возвышается над морем; имеют неправильную форму; разделенные маленьким островом; принимать и изменять законы; представляет количество штатов; самый плотнонаселенный город; непревзойденная коллекция.
24. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
1. Amerigo Vespucci, another Italian explored … . 2. On the Atlantic shore of the United States, the northern coast is … . 3. The Great Lakes are thought to contain … . 4. Two giant waterfalls are divided by … . 5. The Great Plains are like … . 6. Another feature of the weather and climate of the United States is … . 7. The flag of the USA consists of … . 8. The head of the state is … . 9. The president leads … . 10. The legislative power belongs to … . 11. Washington was founded in 1790 on … . 12. The US president lives and works in… . 13. The most populous city in the United States is … .
25. Work in pairs and decide whether these statements are true or false.
1. Europeans knew that two large continents, inhabited by other people, lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. Four centuries later, the demand for Asian spices, textiles, and dyes made the European navigators seek for shorter routes between East and West. 3. The Italian navigator Columbus landed on one of the Bahama Islands in the Caribbean Sea. 4. The United States is the fifth-largest country in the world, with an area of over 9 million square kilometers. 5. The queen, elected for 4 years, is the head of the state and government. 6. The executive power belongs to the Congress which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 7. The flag of the USA is the simplest in the world. 8. Agriculture is wide-spread and highly mechanized. 9. All government departments are in New York. 10. New York serves as an enormous engine for the global economy, and is home to more than 500 companies.
26. Answer the following questions.
1. Who discovered the continent of America? 2. What countries does the USA border on? 3. What are the names of old and young mountains in the USA? 4. Where are two giant waterfalls situated? 5. Why do different parts of the USA experience extremes of heat and cold? 6. What is the population of the USA? 7. Is the president elected for four or five years? 8. The legislative power belongs to the president, doesn’t it? 9. What natural resources does the USA have? 10. Is Washington the most important city in the financial sense? 11. What city is home to an almost unrivaled collection of world class museums, galleries?
27. Retell the text “The United States of America”. You may use the expressions given in Unit II, ex. 20.
28. Pronounce correctly:
reserve, double, group, vacant, bathroom, expensive, hundred, adjoining, other, guess, view, disappoint, breakfast, include, restaurant, key.