
- •Topic: How to study a foreign language
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Give the English for:
- •3. Answer these questions:
- •4. Complete these sentences without looking into the text:
- •Match the words in the left-hand column with their definitions:
- •Paraphrase the sentences using the vocabulary from the text "How to Study".
- •7. Answer these questions:
- •8. Use the text "How to Study" and speak about your method of learning. Mention:
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Topic: About myself
- •1. Fill in the spider-gram. Share your ideas with the group and your teacher.
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •Look at the words and divide them into 3 groups:
- •Fill in the application form about yourself.
- •Divide into pairs and fill in the form about your partner. Ask him/her.
- •Make a short story about your partner, based on his/her answers.
- •Look at the words and put them in the suitable column.
- •Look at the family tree and write who is who to Helen.
- •Read the text about Lisa and answer the questions:
- •Draw your own family tree and make a short story about your family based on the plan:
- •Make a list of relatives beginning with mother, father … and see how many words you can add.
- •Fill in the blanks stating the relationship among the various members of the family.
- •Read the text and make a plan of the text. About myself
- •Vocabulary.
- •Read and translate the text. My hobby
- •1. Answer the questions about yourself.
- •Tell about yourself. Topic: My flat
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Look at the Vocabulary and add the things.
- •4. Read the text. While reading write the answers to the questions:
- •My flat
- •5. Find the English equivalents to Russian sentences.
- •Read and translate the dialogue. Moving in
- •Make a similar dialogue and present it to the class.
- •Discuss with your friend.
- •Topic: My Working Day
- •My working day
- •Answer the questions on the text.
- •Tell when do you usually do this things:
- •Read and translate the dialogue. The daily programme
- •Make a similar dialogue and present it to the class.
- •Divide into pairs and tell each other about the day, given on the card.
- •Make up your own timetable: what do you usually do during your working day and when?
- •Topic: My future profession
- •My future profession
- •Put up 6 questions to this text.
- •Read and translate the text. Future plans
- •Topic: Education
- •Read and translate the texts: a. The system of education in russia
- •Vocabulary:
- •B. Higher education in great britain
- •Answer the questions.
- •Look at the Vocabulary:
- •Read the text : “My Academy” and put the sentences in the correct order to make the plan of the text:
- •My academy
- •5. Answer the questions:
- •Translate the sentences into English.
- •7. What do we call:
- •8. Put the following statements into a natural context (a situation or a short dialogue)
- •9. Read and translate the dialogue. The students are in the lecture hall
- •Make a similar dialogue and present it to the class.
- •Fill in the blanks with one of the words given below:
- •Topic: The problems of young people
- •Young people’s problems
- •Match the question and the answer.
- •Fill in the words from the text and translate the sentences into Russian.
- •Translate the sentences into English.
- •Make up a list of qualities making 1) a good child, 2) a good friend.
- •Write a paragraph about your parent(s).
- •Speak about your friend. Use the phrases given above. What Makes a Good Parent?
- •Topic: The Russian Federation
- •What do you know about our country? Try to finish the sentences:
- •Read the text and check your answers. Correct your answers. The russian federation
- •Find a suitable answer to each question.
- •4. Fill in the words according to the text.
- •5. Translate into English the following sentences.
- •6. Answer the questions.
- •Match column a with column b.
- •My native city
- •My native city: volgograd
- •Dialogues
- •Topic: The United Kingdom
- •1. Look trough the Vocabulary and remember the new words:
- •Translate the sentences.
- •Read the text and check your sentences. The united kingdom
- •Answer the questions:
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •Are the sentences True/False.
- •Finish the sentences.
- •Answer the questions.
- •5. Read and translate the text.
- •Holidays and traditions in great britain
- •6. Write down a composition about holidays and traditions in Russia (15-20 sentences). Topic: Environmental problems
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •Read the text and fill in the chart.
- •What should/shouldn’t we do to protect environment?
- •What environmental movements do you know?
- •Read the text about environmental protection and answer the questions. Environmental protection
- •Read the interview with John Peters, 58, an ecologist, do you agree with his points of view?
- •Divide into 3-5 groups (5-8 people). Each group have their own problem:
- •Read an article according to your problem and fill in the chart. Air pollution
- •Acid rains
- •Water pollution
- •Topic: Agriculture
- •Look at the Vocabulary:
- •Make up your own sentences with the words from the vocabulary.
- •Read the text “Agriculture” and continue the sentences.
- •What is agriculture?
- •Agriculture and environment
- •B. Intensive technologies in agriculture
- •Text 1 measurements
- •Text 2 mechanization
- •Text 3 technical reequipment of agriculture
- •Text 4 tillage accessories and other machines
- •Text 5 general farm transport
- •Text 6 feeding systems for livestock farms
- •Text 7 plant breeding
- •Text 8 electrification
- •Text 9 electricity for the farmstead
- •Text 10
- •Irrigation (hydroamelioration)
- •Irrigation Systems in Cotton, Rice, Vegetable and Fruit-Growing Areas
- •Text 11 watering techniquecs and methods
- •Text 12 land reclamation
- •Text 13 soil and soil fertility
- •Text 14 plant life
- •Text 15 the soil
- •Text 16 what is economics?
- •Text 17 economic systems
- •Text 18 types of products
- •Text 19 hamburger
- •1. Insert articles where necessary.
- •Translate into English paying attention to the articles.
- •Information – информация, сведения
- •1. Give the plural of the following nouns.
- •2. Change into the plural.
- •Притяжательный падеж существительных (для обозначения принадлежности) (possessive case)
- •1. Rewrite the sentences using possessive case.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Местоимениe (The Pronoun) Личные местоимения
- •Склонение личных местоимений
- •Притяжательные местоимения
- •Указательные местоимения
- •I like such books.
- •Неопределенные и отрицательные местоимения
- •Местоимения some, any, no
- •I have some English books. - у меня есть несколько книг на английском языке.
- •Is there any meat on the frying-pan?
- •If you have any flowers, we can decorate your room with them.
- •Местоименные прилагательные much, many, little, few.
- •Is there much light in your room? No, there isn’t. There isn’t much light in my room. There is little light in my room.
- •I have a few friends here. - у меня здесь мало друзей.
- •I have few friends here. - у меня здесь мало друзей.
- •1. Insert personal pronouns in the necessary case.
- •2. Open the brackets.
- •3. Insert some, any, no.
- •4. Insert some, any or no.
- •5. Insert somebody, someone, anybody, anyone, something, anything, everything, nobody, everybody, no one.
- •6. Supply one of the following adverbs: somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, everywhere.
- •7. Insert many, much, few, little, a lot of, plenty of, a great deal of.
- •8. Translate into English.
- •9. Translate into English.
- •10. Translate into English.
- •Имя прилагательное (the adjective) Степени сравнения прилагательных
- •1. Open the brackets using the adjectives in the comparative degree.
- •2. Open the brackets using the adjectives in the superlative degree.
- •3. Translate into English in writing.
- •Наречие (the adverb) Степени сравнения наречий
- •1. Make degrees of comparison of the adverbs.
- •2. Make the necessary degree of comparison.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •4. Fill in each space with the appropriate adverb phrase using the word given.
- •5. Complete the sentences below with appropriate adverbs based on the words in the list.
- •Числительное (the numeral)
- •— Three five point two nought four
- •Глагол (the verb) Инфинитив, его формы и функции
- •I like to walk. - Мне нравится ходить пешком.
- •I have come here to study. - я пришел сюда, чтобы учиться.
- •1. Find the Infinitive in the sentences, define its form and function.
- •2. Choose the right form of the Infinitive.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •Глагол to be
- •Is he a student?
- •1. Insert the appropriate form of the verb to be.
- •2. Read and translate the sentences with the verb «to be».
- •3. Translate into English.
- •Is there a library at the Academy? – Yes, there is.
- •1. Insert it is or there is.
- •2. Use the constructions there is, there are instead of the blanks.
- •Функции глагола to be
- •Функции глагола to be
- •Функции глагола to have
- •Функции глагола to have
- •Функции глагола to do
- •Функции глагола to do
- •Видовременные формы английского глагола
- •Особенности употребления английских времен Времена группы Indefinite/Simple Tenses
- •Времена группы Continuous/Progressive Tenses
- •Времена группы Perfect Tenses
- •Времена группы Perfect Continuous Tenses
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the proper present tense (Present Indefinite, Present Continuous or Present Perfect).
- •2. Supply Past Indefinite or Past Perfect. Translate the sentences.
- •3. Put the verbs into the Past Indefinite, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Tenses.
- •4. Open the brackets using the Present Indefinite or Present Continuous Tense.
- •5. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Perfect Tense or in the Past Indefinite Tense.
- •6. Supply the correct tense: Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Present Perfect and Past Indefinite.
- •Способы выражения будущего действия
- •Future action
- •It will rain tomorrow.
- •It looks as though it’s raining tomorrow (It’s very cloudy).
- •It looks as though it’s going to rain tomorrow (It’s very cloudy).
- •1. Use one of the future tenses of the verbs in brackets and retell a dialogue as a story .
- •2. What do you say to your friend in these situations? Use the words given in brackets. Use the present continuous (I am doing), going to... Or will (I'll).
- •3. Put the verb into the most suitable form. Use a present tense (simple or continuous), will (I'll) or shall.
- •4. Put the verbs in the most suitable form. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.
- •Страдательный залог глаголов (Passive Voice)
- •1. Make the following sentences Passive.
- •2. Change the sentences using the passive voice construction as in the model.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •Модальные глаголы (modal verbs)
- •1. Use must not, need not, cannot, may not, dare not, could not, should not, ought not to fill the spaces in the following sentences and state the reason.
- •3. Complete the sentences using can, could or (be) able to.
- •4. Write these sentences in a different way using may or might.
- •5. Translate the sentences.
- •Сложное дополнение (Complex Object)
- •1. Read these sentences and find the Complex Object constructions in them. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •2. Translate the English sentences into Russian.
- •3. Translate into English in writing using the Complex Object constructions.
- •I. В страдательном залоге:
- •II. В действительном залоге:
- •1. Translate the sentences.
- •2. Translate the sentences into English.
- •3. Translate the English sentences into Russian.
- •Герундий (Gerund)
- •1. Translate the sentences using the Gerund.
- •2. Choose the right Russian equivalent.
- •3. Finish the sentences using the Gerund.
- •4. Translate into Russian, paying attention to the function and the form of the gerund.
- •5. Translate the sentences into English.
- •6. Translate the sentences into English.
- •Сослагательное наклонение (The subjunctive mood)
- •If I were you, I should stay in bed. –Если бы я был на твоем месте, я бы оставался в постели.
- •If they had been there yesterday, they would have seen his real nature. – Если бы они были там вчера, они бы увидели его истинную натуру (истинное лицо).
- •If I like this film-director, I should (would) certainly go to see his film. - Если бы мне нравился это режиссер, я бы пошел посмотреть его фильм.
- •If you had asked, we would have explained it to you. – Если бы ты спросил, мы бы тебе объяснили.
- •If he were a doctor, he would save his wife. –Если бы он был врачом, он бы постарался спасти свою жену.
- •If I had been there, I would have helped her. – Если бы я был там, я бы ей помог.
- •If I had learned about it two hours ago, I would do something. - Если бы я узнал об этом два часа назад, я бы сделал что-нибудь.
- •1. Translate into Russian.
- •Причастие I (Participle I)
- •Причастие II (Participle II)
- •If invited, I will take you to the party with me. – Если меня пригласят, я возьму тебя на вечеринку с собой.
- •I have already bought this book.
- •1. Use different forms of Participles as an attribute.
- •2. Use different forms of Participles as an adverbial modifier.
- •3. Choose the right English equivalents.
- •4. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •Условные предложения (Conditionals)
- •If you ask her she will help you.
- •If the weather were fine tomorrow, we should go to the country.
- •If you had worked hard last year, you would know English well now.
- •Типы вопросов (Types of questions)
- •Was, Were
- •Is he a doctor? – Yes, he is./ No, he isn’t.
- •V3/Ved/Ving
- •Is this book written in 1892? – Yes, it is./ No, it isn’t.
- •(Can, May, Must, Should, …)
- •Подлежащее
- •Was, Were
- •V3/Ved/Ving
- •I like coffee. → What do you like?
- •(Can, May, Must, Should,…)
- •Подлежащее
- •I can swim well. → How can you swim?
- •Альтернативные вопросы
- •1. Put questions to the words in hold type.
- •2. Ask questions about the following sentences.
- •3. Add question-tags and give full answers to the questions.
- •5. Put all possible questions to the following sentences.
- •Порядок слов в утвердительных предложениях
- •1. Point out subjects and predicates in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •2. Point out objects. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •3. Point out attributes and adverbial modifiers. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •4. Make up sentences observing the correct word order.
- •5. Make up sentences observing the correct word order. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Косвенная речь
- •1. Put into Reported Speech the following questions.
- •2. Put into Reported Speech.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •Предлоги (Prepositions)
- •I put my bag on the table. - я кладу свой портфель на стол.
- •I put my books into my bag. - я кладу книги в портфель.
- •I take my books out of my bag. - я вынимаю книги из портфеля.
- •I want to talk to you. – я хочу с вами побеседовать (поговорить).
- •1. Insert the necessary verb.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •I like John and I like his brother, too. –Мне нравится Джон, его брат мне нравится тоже.
- •If they don’t come, we shall not come either. - Если они не придут, то и мы не придем тоже.
- •1. Insert words too and either.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •I haven’t any other ideas. - у меня нет других идей.
- •I saw two boys, one of them was John, but I don’t remember the other’s name.
- •I bought ten apples, three for my brother, the others – for my little sister. –
- •1. Insert another or (the) other, others.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •1. Translate into English.
- •I haven’t seen you for ages. - я не видел тебя целую вечность.
- •I don’t see his point. - я не понимаю его точки зрения (того, о чем он говорит)
- •I don’t like to watch tv in the morning. - Не люблю смотреть телевизор утром.
- •1. Insert the necessary verb.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •1. Insert besides or except.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •1. Insert to do or to make in appropriate form.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •1. Fill in the necessary words.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •1. Translate into Russian and say the function of the verbs to be, to have.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Test 10
- •Test 11
- •Test 12
- •Test 13
- •Test 14
- •Test 15
- •Test 16
- •Test 17
- •Test 18
- •План реферирования текстов
- •5. Ваше мнение относительно прочитанного (Your opinion of the text).
- •Частные правила выбора артикля
- •Способы выражения будущего действия
- •Виды глаголов
- •Правило выбора модального глагола
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the proper present tense (Present Indefinite, Present Continuous or Present Perfect).
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It is raining and Ann … my umbrella. (to take)
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The lesson … yet. (not to begin)
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I often … people say that the weather in Leningrad is bad. (to hear)
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Peter, what … Bob … there? (to do) – He … his exercise book, he … it. (to look for, to lose) – Why, it … here! (to lie)
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After breakfast I … some more things to do. (to have)
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I must pack my kit-bag. I must put my bathing suit and a towel into it and the sandwiches, which my mother … for the journey. (to make)
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At that very moment I hear the doorbell ring. I … to open the door and let my friends in. (to go)
2. Supply Past Indefinite or Past Perfect. Translate the sentences.
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When I was 20, I … to Moscow to study English. (to go) At that time I thought I … English quite well because I … it for nearly ten years. (to know, to study)
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… to Moscow in August. (to come) I … never … to a big city, so everything … me very much. (to be, to interest) I … a taxi and … straight to the hostel where I was to stay till the end of the entrance examinations. (to take, to go)
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I … to enter the philological faculty after I … to a friend of mine, who is a student of the English department. (to decide, to speak)
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By the time I … to the University, the meeting … already … . (to get, to begin)
3. Put the verbs into the Past Indefinite, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Tenses.
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By 1836 Dickens … already … popular with the English readers. (to become)
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Dickens … shorthand before he could do some reporting in the House of Commons. (to study)
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After he … school he … a clerk in a lawyer’s office. (to finish, to become)
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Dickens … already … word-wide fame when he … to write Oliver Twist. (to earn, to begin)
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Dickens … to read at an early age and … many books in his childhood. (to learn, to read)
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After Dickens … much he … a writer and … his childhood and youth in some of his famous novels. (to suffer, to become, to describe)
4. Open the brackets using the Present Indefinite or Present Continuous Tense.
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I (to live) at 12, Oxford Street. Where you (to live)?
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What you (to do) at the moment? We (to move) to a new flat.
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My mother always (to clean) the flat in the morning.
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It (to be) seven o’clock in the morning. Mary (to make) her bed.
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She (get married) tomorrow.
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The boy (to have) breakfast now? – No, he (to do) his homework.
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They (to work) from early morning till late at night every day, they (to want) to finish off the task as soon as possible.
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Howe often you (to go) to evening classes?
5. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Perfect Tense or in the Past Indefinite Tense.
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I (to rent) a flat and he is coming to live with me.
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The telephone (to stand) on a small bamboo table beside the front door.
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He (to park) the car and (to take) the stairs two at a time.
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She (can) see it so clearly, too, the yellow house with white shutters which (to face) the sea.
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I (to get up) and (to go) to the window.
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Ben (to open) the sitting – room door and (to slip) out.
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I ( to step) backward; then (to turn) and (to walk) to the gate.