Lesson Two
1 Grammar Exercises. Situations and Drills
1.1 Read some short selections about jobs. Practise in asking and answering “Wh” questions. Work in pairs.
A New words: to get out of order - сломаться; repair shop - ремонтная мастерская; to examine - осматривать; in time - вовремя, в срок.
Peter Pavlov is a motor mechanic. He helps people to repair their cars. He likes his work and thinks it is very useful. Many drivers are often helpless when their cars get out of order. At the moment he is in his repair shop. He has just examined the car for the last time and is pleased with his work. Peter is waiting for the client to come. He always does his work in time.
“Wh” - Questions
Construct “Wh”- questions to the text. Write them down and ask your friend to answer them. Pay attention to the word order in these questions.
a)
|
What Why Where |
is are |
Peter Pavlov? he some drivers his work |
at the moment? useful? often helpless? |
b)
What does P.Pavlov just think about Pavlov?
Why is many people doing at the moment?
has he done?
do you help people do?
come to Pavlov’s repair shop?
B New words: event - событие; social activities - общественная жизнь; success - успех; besides - кроме, помимо; truthful - правдивый.
Nick Lobov is a journalist. He is young but he writes very interesting articles about home events. He gives truthful information about successes and difficulties in different fields of social activities. He thinks that a journalist must serve the interests of the people. He reads many newspapers, magazines and books. Nick Lobov knows two foreign languages. He is at the press agency now. At the moment he is typing an article. He has already typed half of it.
“Wh” - Questions
Follow the task to text A. Practise the conversation with your friend.
a)
What is Nick Lobov? at the moment?
Where are some of the things he does besides writing articles?
he
the main role of
the journalist?
b)
What events has he already write articles about?
What does doing now?
What kind of in- is give?
formation typed?
C New words: easy - легкий; funny - смешной; to understand - понимать; to find - считать, находить.
John Walker is an artist. He draws pictures for children’s books. His pictures are easy to understand, they are bright and funny. Some people think that painting isn’t a serious occupation. But John loves children and wants to make them happy.
He likes tennis and swimming. He gets “The Times” every day and finds it very interesting. The newspaper is on his working table.
It is 11 o’clock. He is in his studio. He has drawn five pictures for a new story already.
“Wh” – Questions
a)
What is John Walker? on his working
Where isn’t easy to understand? table?
a serious occupation?
b)
Why does some people draw?
What has John Walker doing?
What kind of is he draw pictures for
pictures do children?
like?
get every day?
think?
done already?
Look through the selections and answer the questions. Work in pairs.
c)
draws people
to repair their cars?
does pictures for children’s books?
likes information about social life?
is waiting for one’s work in time?
Who has drawn “The Times” every day?
helps one’s client to come?
has examined five pictures for a new story?
gives the car for the last time?
gets tennis and swimming?
1.1.1 Read the situations. Make up your sentences for these situations using
to be going to - собираться что-либо делать (в недалеком будущем). Глагол to go после оборота не употребляется.
Situation: Peter Pavlov is looking at the car. It has got out of order. The client comes tomorrow.
Response: Peter Pavlov is going to repair the car.
1) You received an invitation to your best friend’s birthday party 5 days ago. The birthday party is tomorrow.
2) Nick Lobov has written an article about the events in Moscow. He is at the press agency now. There is a typewriter on the table.
3) The teacher has got a piece of chalk in her hand. She is standing at the blackboard.
4) Mr. Smith gets “The Times” every day. The newspaper is on his working table. He is putting on his glasses (очки).
5) John Walker has read the new story about the domestic animals - dogs, cats, cows. He is an artist. He is in his studio now.
6) Mike has made up his mind to become a lawyer after leaving school. He is revising English and Literature.
7) My mother likes to do shopping on Sundays. It is Sunday today. Mother is putting on her coat and shoes.
8) It is getting dark and windy outside. The clouds have covered the sky. People are looking at the sky and closing the windows.
1.1.2 Do this exercise at speed (быстро). Mind the forms of the verb to be.
a) I am going to the shop in ten minutes to buy some bread.
1) butter and cheese 6) to do some shopping
2) she 7) they
3) five 8) on Sunday
4) we 9) I.
5) market
b) Are you going to tell them about that event?
1) he 6) him
2) her 7) she
3) incident 8) her life story
4) we 9) the truth (правда)
5) the article in the newspaper 10) you.
1.1.3 Situation 1: Your friend wants to know if you and the members of your family are going to do something this evening.
Model: You: I am going to repair my cassette recorder soon.
Your friend: Are you going to repair it this evening?
Prompts: I / prepare my home reading; father / repair the fridge; mother / make a blouse; we / revise the grammar rules; I / take books from the library; my sister / paint the windows and the doors in the flat.
Situation 2: You have made the plan for the coming week in your notebook but forgotten to mention the days of the week. Your sister tries to help you to remember some points asking “Wh” - questions. (Вы набросали в своем блокноте план на ближайшую неделю, но забыли указать дни недели. Вы несколько озадачены. Сестра пытается вам помочь, задавая уточняющие вопросы.)
Model 1:Your sister: What are you going to do on Sunday?
You: Oh, on Sunday I’m going to the hairdresser’s to have my
hair cut.
Model 2: Your sister: When are you going to the hairdresser’s?
You: I’m going to the hairdresser’s at 5 o’сlock.
The Plan:
1) go to see Ann in the hospital / in the evening
2) give the books back to library / from 4 till 6 o’clock p.m.
3) telephone to the grandmother / at 9 o’clock a.m.
4) have a painting lesson / at 11 o’clock
5) translate two articles into Russian / in the evening
6) watch the television show / at a quarter to 10
7) buy flowers and a cake / after work
8) meet the friend at the station / at 12 o’clock in the afternoon.
1.2 The Present Perfect Tense to have +Vз
Вспомните формы следующих нестандартных глаголов:
to read - read - read to do - did - done
to write - wrote – written; to buy - bought – bought;
to have - had – had; to learn - learnt – learnt;
to make - made - made
Сообщите своей подруге, что вы
-
только что / уже сделали что-то;
-
еще этого не сделали.
Model: 1) I have just / already translated the text.
2) I haven’t read the book yet.
Promts:
1) do my homework
2) repair the flat
3) write the letter to my grandparents
4) buy the new TV set
5) type two letters
6) paint the door and the windows
7) have a break for lunch
8) learn the new words
9) make a summer dress
10) return the books to the library
1.2.1 Повторите формы нестандартных глаголов:
to show - showed - shown to see - saw - seen to put - put - put
to speak - spoke - spoken to cut - cut - cut to break - broke – broken
to take - took - taken to get - got - got to send- sent - sent Ситуация: Ваши родители в отъезде. Вы со старшей сестрой Ольгой распределили между собой все текущие дела и обязанности по дому. Через несколько дней сестра упрекает вас в целом ряде проступков. Попытайтесь оправдаться, используя следующие модели предложений и речевые формулы, а также предложения из упражнения 1.2.
Model: 1) Olga: You are doing nothing! You had (you’d) better water the flowers in the garden.
You: But I have already watered them!
Или: Nothing of the kind! I have already watered them.
2) Olga: There are dirty plates and cups on the kitchen table!
You: I know, I haven’t washed them yet.
1) Your blouse and skirt need ironing!
But ... !
2) Your finger-nails (ногти) are too long! You’d better cut them!
I know, ... .
3) The carpet on the floor is dusty! You’d better clean it with the vacuum cleaner.
But ... !
4) The clock is again twenty minutes slow!
I know, ... . (to show to the watchmaker)
5) You don’t prepare for your exams! You’d better look through your lecture notes.
But ... !
6) Your shoes are covered with mud. You must clean them!
I know, ... .
7) You don’t telephone to the parents at all!
But ... !
8) You hair is too long! You’d better cut it shorter.
I know, ... .
9) The newspapers are still lying on the sofa!
I know, ... . (to take off - убирать)
Теперь ваша очередь задавать вопросы Ольге.
Model: You: Have you done the washing up yet?
Olga: No, but I’ve cleaned my room.
1) Have you translated the articles from the journal?
No, but (look through the lecture notes).
2) Have you cooked the dinner yet?
No, but (do some shopping).
3) Have you given the books back to the library yet?
No, but (write a letter to our parents).
4) Have you looked through the newspaper yet?
No, but (listen to the latest news).
5) Have you bought the fashion magazine?
No, but (watch the fashion show on TV).
6) Have you invited your friends to your birthday party yet?
No, but (send a telegram to the grandparents).
7) Have you cleaned the windows yet?
No, but (see off Kate to the station).
8) Have you seen Ann after the operation yet?
No, but (speak to the surgeon).
1.2.2 Потренируйтесь в конструировании предложений со сказуемыми в Present Perfect и Present Continuous. Делайте это быстро! Следите за формами глаголов to have и to be.
He
/ she / it has
written Has
he
/ she / it
written
?
I / we / you / they have written Have I / we / you / they written?
a) I have washed the floor in the kitchen.
1) mother 6) the refrigirator (the fridge)
2) the dishes 7) Ann
3) we 8) make tea
4) grandmother 9) my younger sister
5) the windows 10) break the vase
b) Mrs. Clerk has received bad news.
1) we 6) get a job as a doctor
2) good 7) my friend
3) he 8) a secretary-linguist
4) a telegram 9) Kate
5) Mr. Black 10) a fashion model
c) Has she written three letters?
1) stories 6) learn ... by heart
2) they 7) Jane
3) read 8) see that film
4) translate ... into English 9) you
5) poems 10) post the letters
d) Has Jane bought any new clothes for her job?
1) fashionable 6) you
2) costume 7) dress
3) shoes 8) make
4) the holidays at the sea 9) your friend
5) summer hat and bag 10) her birthday party
I
am
doing.
Am
I doing
?
He / she / it is doing. Is he / she / it doing ?
We / you / they are doing. Are we / you / they doing ?
e) Kate is looking for her dog. (to look for - искать)
1) her little sister 6) this young man
2) the English textbook 7) Olga’s father
3) I 8) a new cottage (to move in)
4) a new job 9) we
5) they 10) a bus stop
f) Is the train leaving?
1) the bus 6) read a book
2) you 7) a magazine
3) we 8) listen to music
4) come tomorrow 9) she
5) they 10) sleep
g) Is he writing a test?
1) you 6) hurry home
2) dictation 7) they
3) Kate 8) dance rock’n-roll
4) letter 9) the boys and girls
5) read 10) shout.
1.2.3 Вы сообщаете группе о том, что вы или кто-либо еще делает в данный момент.
Prompt: I / the blackboard.
Response: I am looking at the blackboard.
1) We / an English lesson. 6) My father / a story.
2) Students / a test. 7) Nelly / a new blouse.
3) Peter, Nick / chess. 8) The parents / the flat.
4) I / to my best friend. 9) The children / in the street.
5) The watchmaker / a clock. 10) The teacher / students’ papers.
a) Вы сообщаете о том, чем занимаются ваши близкие и знакомые, и, зная их привычки и увлечения, высказываете предположение о том, что они делают в данный момент.
Prompt: Oleg Petrovich / the military hospital.
Response: Oleg Petrovich works at the military hospital.
Perhaps he is working in his garden now.
1) Father / newspapers every evening.
2) Nelly Petrova / a secretary.
3) Olga’s elder brother / a surgeon.
4) My friends / pop music.
5) Students / Russian language.
6) Kate / in the park every day.
7) My brother’s friend / articles for the newspaper.
8) The teacher / students at the end of the term.
9) Igor / a car.
10) My little nephew / an ice-cream.
b) Вы продолжаете рассказывать о том, чем занимаются другие люди и вы сами. Сообщите, что они или вы уже сделали.
Prompt: Peter/a journalist.
Response: Peter writes interesting articles about political events (события).
He has written many of them.
1) Edward Topol / a famous writer.
2) I / a translator.
3) Oleg Gazmanov / a composer.
4) V. Zaytsev / a talented designer.
5) N. Mikhalkov / a famous actor.
6) Mr. Green / a publisher (издатель).
7) Levitan / a famous Russian painter.
8) Alla Pugachova / an outstanding singer of our time.
9) S. Fyodorov / a famous surgeon.
10) Olga Petrova / a teacher of biology.
11) My friend / a TV mechanic.
12) Boris Ivanov / a car mechanic.
1.2.4 Убедитесь в том, что вы хорошо разобрались в употреблении the Present Simple, the Present Perfect и the Present Continuous Tenses. Внимательно изучите предлагаемые образцы ситуаций и способы их разрешения.
Situation: Ann Smirnova is a teacher of mathematics. She is in class now.
Response: She is teaching mathematics.
Situation: Oleg Lobov is a football player. He is not at the stadium now.
Response: He plays football.
Situation: V. Rasputin is a writer. Several books.
Response: He has written several books.
Прокомментируйте предлагаемые ниже ситуации.
1) Kate is a secretary. It is 11 a.m. Two letters.
2) I have classes from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is 12 o’clock.
3) My father is a surgeon. He is in the hospital now. The patient is sleeping.
4) It is Saturday. Peter and Kate are at home. The film is very interesting.
5) These men are construction workers. They are discussing something in the cafe.
6) The children are at home and at the table. The ice-cream is very tasty.
7) Mr. Lavrov is in the plane now on his way to Moscow. He is interested in an article in the journal.
8) Ann likes to translate books from French into Russian. She does this work well. Many books.
9) Grandmother is fond of knitting (вязaние). A sweater for my brother looks very nice.
10) Mr. Brown is a white-collar worker. He is at home now.
11) Robert is a musician. He is at the piano now.
12) Nick has a good command of the language. Three years in England.
13) The old man usually takes the dog out for a walk at 8 p.m. It is 8.30 now.
14) Andrew Johnson is a publisher. Many books.
15) This girl is a popular fashion model. She is in front of the cameras now and everyone’s eyes are on her.
1.2.5 Расположите предлагаемые слова так, чтобы получились вопросы. Обратитесь за ответами к вашей подруге.
1) a clerk, documents, does, with, different, work, and papers?
2) day, you, go, do, the Academy, to, every?
3) knows, foreign, who, typing, languages, and, shorthand?
4) father, repairing, now, is, a car, a TV set, or?
5) have, finished, the exercise, yet, doing, you?
1.2.6 Откройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в нужном времени. (Время работы - 10 мин.).
Mr. Johnson (to go) to work every day. He never (to come) late to the bank. When he (to come) to the bank in the morning he usually (to say): “Good morning, everyone!” He (to say) nothing else. We (to know) little about him because he never (to tell) anybody about himself. But we (to know) that he (to love) music. Today is Sunday. Mr. Johnson (to sit) in his living-room and (to play) the piano. He often (to play) this music. Now he (to look) at the portrait on the wall and (to think) of something. His eyes (to become) very sad (печальный). He (to close) the piano and now he (to go) to the kitchen.
1.2.7 Переведите на английский язык. (Время работы - 5 мин.)
Ольга Петровна работает в школе. Она преподает английский. Она любит детей и учит их хорошо. Она учит их читать, писать, переводить тексты и говорить по-английски. Она дает домашнее задание и проверяет их работы. Сейчас она в классе. Она только что написала слова на доске и просит учеников прочитать их. Ученики читают слова и записывают их в тетради. Один мальчик сломал ручку и ищет другую в своей сумке. Он не пишет слова.