Лексико-грамматические упражнения

Упражнение 1. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1. Where does Mr. Johnson meet Victor?

2. Are they going to take a taxi?

3. What days do they work at Vic's office?

4. Does Mr. Johnson like the city?

5. Why do they go back to the hotel?

Упражнение 2. Употребите вместо точек соответствую-щие формы гла­гола.

Обратите внимание, что в кратких ответах упо­требляется только вспомогательный глагол do. Предложения 1 и 4 — образцы.

1. Do you have a wife, Frank? - Yes. I do. I have a wife.

2. Do you have a car, Frank?

3. Do you have a bag, Sue?

4. Do you have many cases, Rich? - No, I don't. I don't have many.

5. Do you have children, Sue?

6. Do you have a meeting today, Vic?

Упражнение 3. Ответьте на вопросы. Выберите для этого один из ответов, данных справа.

Does Vic have two children? Yes, he does.

Does Sue have one suitcase? Yes, she does.

Does Richard have one suitcase?

Does Frank have a wife? No, he doesn't.

Does your friend have a telephone? No, she doesn't.

Does your friend have a wife?

Упражнение 4. Ответьте на вопросы, используя словосоче-тания, данные за чертой.

Do you have a meeting?

When do you have a meeting?

Where do you have a meeting?

Where do you work?

Where does your friend work?

At 5 — in the hotel, today. At 3 — in the office. At 8— at the airport. At an office. At a hotel. At an airport. In a lab. At a big firm.

Упражнение 5. Спросите о местонахождении следующих объектов: hotel, office, taxi stand, cafe.

Образец: Is the airport far from here?

1. Is the ... far from here?

2. Is the ... far from...?

3. Is the ...... from here?

4. Is the ... from...?

5. Is the ... far from here?

Образец: Where is the airport?

1. Where is the...?

2. Where's the...?

3. Where’s the...?

4. Where's the...?

5. Where's the...?

Упражнение 6. Прочтите ответы на вопрос «What cities do you like?».

Обратите внимание на личные окончания глагола.

I like New York. — Sue likes New York.

I like Boston. — Frank likes Boston.

I like Petersburg. — Mr. Johnson likes Petersburg.

I like Kiev — Pete likes Kiev.

Прочтите и запомните следующие вопросы:

Why do you like it? Why do they like it? Why does he/she like it?

Упражнение 7. Следующие выражения помогут вам охарак-теризовать город.

Petersburg is a great city. New York is a...

It's a famous city. London is a...

It's a big city. Moscow is a...

Скажите то же о других городах:

Boston is a... Washington is a...

Kiev is a... Rome (Рим) is a...

Упражнение 8. Прочтите. Употребите вместо точек слово-сочетания, данные справа.

Is he / she going to see...? Are you going to see...? I want to show you...? John isn't going to see ... today. They aren't going to see ... today.

St. Isaac' Cathedral. St. Isaac's Square / Decembrists' Square. Central Park. The Hermitage museum / Russian museum. The Winter Palace. The Peter and Paul Fortress. The statue of Peter the Great.

Упражнение 9. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. And where is your office?

2. Is it far from Nevsky?

3. Do you live far from the office?

4. Do you often take the metro?

5. Why do you take the metro?

Упражнение 10.Ответьте на вопросы, воспользовавшись схе-мами и под­сказками, данными справа.

-Excuse me, how do I get to the Pulkovo Hotel? - Excuse me, what bus do I take to the Pribaltiyskava Hotel?

- I'm sorry, I don't know. - Sorry, I don't know (where it is).

Упражнение 11. Ответьте на вопросы, воспользовавшись подсказками справа.

-What is the statue in the center? -What is across the river? -What is behind us? -What is there on the left? -What is that garden on the -What is behind the Field of Mars? - What is the large building in front? - Is it the Hermitage? -What's that column in the center? -Where is the river Neva? - Is it far from here to the Astoria Hotel?

…a/the statue of Suvorov. …the Peter and Paul Fortress. …the Field of Mars. …the Marble Palace, Lenin Museum. …the Summer Gardens, right? …the Engineer's Castle. …the Winter Palace. Yes, … …the Alexander Column. …behind… No, …

UNIT 3

Who are you waiting for?

It's Saturday at four p.m. I'm sitting in the lobby of Richard's hotel, smoking. My daughter Vera, sitting next to me, is reading a book. She's got a camera. Taking pictures is Vera's hobby. She wants to take some pictures today. Richard often sits here and waits for me, but today we're waiting for him. There he is! He's coming out of the elevator. Sometimes we walk to the office from the hotel. But we aren't walking to the office now. We're walking to the metro station.

Richard often asks me about myself. Now he's asking me about my family. How big is it? How old are they? What are their jobs? What are their hobbies? I have a large family and I show him our family tree.

Family tree:

Andrew F.	Helen M. Kuznetsov	Michael S. Basov	Nina L. Basov
born 1920	born Jan. 1, '29	born Feb. 23, '28	born Mar. 2, '31
died 1987	doctor retired	army officer retired	housewife
	knitting	gardening	Cooking reading
Nick A. Kuznetsov	Victor A. Kuznetsov	Lucy M. Kuznetsov	Mary M. Sokolov
born Apr. 3	born May 11, '49	born June 10, '51	born July 12, '61
single			divorced
taxi driver	engineer	teacher	salesclerk
girls	traveling	foreign	swimming
billiards	volleyball	languages
	Alex Kuznetsov	Vera Kuznetsov	Boris
	born Aug. 20, '72 student	born Sep. 31, '75 high school student	born Oct. 7, '84
	music	music
	martial arts	photography	computer games

We get to our house and take the elevator to the fifth floor. Richard keeps asking us questions. How much is the rent? Who owns our apartment? How many people share it? His last question is: do they speak English?

Dialogues

Vic and his daughter Vera meet Richard Johnson in the hotel.

• Pardon me, sir. Are you waiting for the British group of tourists?

• No, I'm not. We're waiting for the American businessman, Mr. Johnson.

• An American?

• Yes, here he is, coming out of the elevator. Hi, Richard!

• Hi, Vic!

• This is my daughter Vera. She is a student. She can speak Eng­lish.

• Oh, hello. Vera. Glad to meet you. Do you speak English?

• Yes, I do. Nice to meet you, Mr. Johnson. I can speak a little English. But I always make mistakes. Still you can only learn to speak by speaking, isn't that right?

• Yes, I guess so. You have a camera here. Can you take a picture of us in front of the hotel?

• Why not? Taking pictures is my hobby!

• And I like sports. My hobby is swimming.

• How do we get to your place, Vic?

• You can't walk to our place, Rich. It's far from here.

• How do you usually get there?

• I usually go by metro. It's faster than walking.

• We're walking to the metro next, right?

— That's right.

***

— Can I help you? — Sure, take any bus or trolley­bus on Nevsky. — Don't mention it.	— Please, can you tell me what bus to take to the Moscow Railroad Station? — Thank you very much.
— Excuse me, which bus can I take to the Russian Muse­um? Where's the stop? — Do I have to transfer? — Thank you.	— You can catch a bus right here. Take the number 3 or the number22 bus. — No, you don't. — You're welcome.
— Excuse me; does this bus go to the Peter and Paul Fort­ress? — How long does it take to get there? — Thank you. — Oh, excuse me, how much is the fare?	— Yes, it does. — It takes 15 minutes to get there. — 21 roubles.
— Excuse me; I want to get off at the University. Does this trolleybus stop near there? — Could you tell me where to get off? — Thank you.	— Yes, there is a stop right in front of the University. — Sure, I'll be glad to. — You are welcome.
— Excuse me; are you getting on the bus?	— No, this isn't my bus.
— Excuse me; does this bus go to the Kirov Theater? — Where do I transfer? — Thank you. How long does it take to get to the Kirov from there? — And what's the fare? —Thank you very much. — Are you getting off here?	— No, it doesn't. You can catch number two on Nevsky. — In two stops. — About ten minutes. — 21 roubles. — You are welcome. — Yes, I am.

***

— Can I take this pen? — Can I take this camera? — Can I come to you party tomorrow? — Can I take the dictionary?

— Of course, you can. — I'm afraid you can't. It has no film. — Sure you can, why not? — Please don't. I need it.