1 Grammar Exercises. Situations and Drills

1.1 Read these short selections about some people and the clothes they wear. You think that the information isn’t full. Ask your partner as many questions as you can to find out the additional information. Think of the answers to the questions.

A New words: utmost - все возможное; a wig - паpик; plimsolls (sneakers) - кpоссовки; heels - каблуки; spotted - пестpый; quiet - неяpкий (о цвете); cloth - ткань; bright - яpкий; shiny - блестящий; a tailored costume - английский костюм.

Helen Leonova is a secretary-linguist at a large foreign firm. She likes extravagant and avant garde clothes and decorations. She does her utmost to follow fashion. But she has got some problems with her clothes now because her boss is strongly against spotted, bright and shiny dresses and costumes, wigs, low heels, plimsolls, thick woollen sweaters. He thinks that Helen’s clothes must be quiet, made of good cloth and in very good taste. He wants to see her dressed in well-cut tailored costumes with silk blouses and shoes with high heels.

B Follow the task to the text A

New words: expensive - доpогой, доpогостоящий; to keep one’s shape - сохpанять фоpму; a tailor - мужской поpтной; rough - гpубый; dark - темный; country - сельская местность; trousers - бpюки.

Mr. Johnson is a lecturer at the University. He is a good-looking man about 50. He is always very well-dressed, quietly, in good taste. He prefers suits of dark brown, or grey or blue. He usually chooses an expensive woollen cloth for a suit because it wears well and keeps its shape. Mr. Johnson likes well-cut clothes so he always goes to the same tailor. He thinks that rough tweeds, a sports jacket and flannel trousers are fine for walking in the country or for playing golf.

C New words: crease - стpелка (на бpюках); neat - аккуpатный; a tie - галстук; pants - бpюки (типа «бананы», котоpые не могут быть частью костюма).

Peter Smirnov is a bus driver. He likes his job and thinks it is important and useful. His clothes are not expensive but always clean and neat. In summer he wears a white or light blue shirt, a tie, trousers with a beautiful crease or a sports jacket, cotton pants or flannel trousers and a good pair of shoes. When people see him they think that the bus will not get out of order and their travelling will be successful.

1.1.1 Practise in using the Future Indefinite Tense.

I / we shall do something tomorrow / next week /

you / he / she / it / they will do smth in two days, etc.

a) Read this story and say what Ann will do tomorrow / the day after tomorrow.

Ann wants a change . She is a schoolgirl. She is in the 10^th form. She often thinks:

- ”Every day I do exactly the same thing! I get up at 7, do morning exercises to music, then have a shower. At 7.45 I have breakfast. From 8 to 12 I prepare for my lessons. At 12.30 I have dinner and go to school. At school I see the same faces, talk with the same people. At 6.30 I return home. In the evening I read, make notes, take out the dog for a walk in the park, watch TV or go to see my friends. At 11 I go to bed. Nothing happens!”

b) Tell your groupmates if the coming day will greatly differ from the other weekdays.

1.1.2 Do this exercise at speed. Mind the use of the verbs shall, will.

a) We shall finish the work in two days.

1) they 6) tomorrow

2) five 7) he

3) I 8) return home

4) begin 9) on Monday

5) experiment 10) operate on the patient.

b) Will they finish the work on Monday?

1) he 6) tomorrow

2) we 7) she

3) in three days 8) return home

4) begin 9) operate on the patient

5) experiment 10) the surgeon.

1.2 Practise in using Present Indefinite after Before/When.

I’ll do this before something happens.

Я сделаю это до того, как что-нибудь произойдет.