13. Употребите артикли a или the.

1. Nick is in….garden.

2. There is….man and…woman near our….house.

3. Pete is…clever student.

4. ….dog is….domestic animal.

5. What….interesting film!

6. Such…..nice girl!

7. ……beds here are comfortable.

8. ….rose is a beautiful flower.

9. My mother is …..teacher.

10. I have bought….house in Wales. …..house is in an agricultural area.

14. Употребите, где необходимо, артикли.

1. …Fleet Street in …..London takes its name from…..Fleet River, which till 1765 ran into….Thames.

2. I have got ….friend who has travelled all over…world.

3. ….Caucasus Mountains lie between …..Black Sea and…..Caspian Sea.

4. St. Petersburg is….large city, it stands on ….Neva.

5. What is ….capital of….Canada?

6. …..Pamir, which are called……Roof of….World”, are in….. Asia.

7. His ship nearly sank in….Pacific.

8. She showed me some pictures taken in…..Swiss Alps.

9. The article says that the events in…..Asia and now in…..Africa don’t influence….Latin America.

10. …..Mont Blanc is ….highest peak of…..Alps.

11. …..Rhine flows into….North Sea, north of Hague.

12……Altai Mountains are …..higher than …..Urals.

13. This …..year they are going to fly to……Canary Islands.

14. There are seven continents on……Earth.

15. …..USA is …..largest country in …..America.

16. Gogol was born in …..Ukraine in 1809.

17. ….Lake Baikal is …..deepest lake in……world.

18. …..Shetland Islands are situated to….north of…..Great Britain.

19. I stayed at…..Hilton when I was in ….London.

20. It is warm in…..Crimea and…..Caucasus.

15. Прослушайте песни grammar Chants (http://kpk.kss45.ru/moodle/user/view.php?id=89&course=1) и найдите в них глаголы в Present Indefinite.

QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB TO BE

Am I? Are you?

Is he? Is she?

We’re the Yes/No

Questions

Of the verb to be

Where are you?

Where is he? We’re

The information

Questions

Of the verb to be

1. Checklist

Are the lights on?

Yes, they are.

Is the blackboard clean?

Yes, it is.

Is there chalk on the blackboard?

Yes, there is.

Are the student here?

Yes, they are.

Is the teacher here?

Yes, she is.

Is it time to begin?

Yes, it is.

2. Where’s Mary?

Where’s Mary?

Mary who?

Mary Brown

She’s out of town.

Where’s Bill?

He’s very ill.

Where’s Sue?

She has the flu.

Where’s Ted?

He’s home in bed.

Where are Bob and Ray?

They’re absent today.

3. This, that, these, those

This, that,

these, those

snap your fingers,

touch your toes

This, that,

these, those

shrug your shoulders

bend your knees

4. Checking in the airport

Are the bags all here?

Yes, they are

Are the tags on the bags?

Yes, they are.

Where’s the big black bag?

It’s there, on the floor.

Where’s the little brown bag?

It’s there, near the door.

Where are the tickets?

They’re there, in your hand.

Where are the tags?

They’re there, on the bags.

5. This is Wednesday, isn’t it?

This is Wednesday, isn’t it?

I think it is. I think so.

This is the first, isn’t it?

I think it is. I think so.

Is this the door of the roof?

I think so. It must be.

Are these the stairs to the basement?

I think so. They must be.

Is that the main entrance to the building?

I think so. It must be.

Those are the stairs to the basement, aren’t they?

I think so. They must be.

That’s the exit, isn’t it?

I think so. It must be.

This is the entrance, isn’t it?

I think so. It must be.

International Words

16. а) Определите значения интернациональных слов, встречающихся в тексте данной темы, и выпишите их в тетрадь. Обратите внимание на их частичное фонетическое сходство с соответствующими русскими словами; затем слова прочтите. При переводе обращайте внимание на пометы, обозначающие части речи.

б) Не прибегая к помощи словаря, переведите интернациональные слова; обратите внимание на их полное совпадение с соответствующими русскими словами по значению:

cultural

politics

organization

million

poet

specialist

literature

computer

в) Переведите со словарём слова, частично совпадающие с соответствующими русскими словами по значению. Выберите нужное значение слова, исходя из контекста.

process

hobby

author

original

official

republic

technology

absolutely

Dialogue A: WHY DO YOU LEARN FOREIGN LANGUAGE?

• Is it easy for you to learn foreign language?

• Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts.

• Why do you learn foreign language?

• Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign language. Some people learn language, because they need it for their work, others travel abroad, for the third studying language is a hobby. Everyone, who knows foreign language can speak to people from other countries, read foreign authors in the original, which makes your outlook wider.

• Why do you learn exactly English?

• Nowadays English has become the world’s most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations.

• Do many people in the world speak English as a mother language?

• Over 300 million people speak it as a mother language. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada, the South Africa Republic. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization and other political organizations.

• What language is used by scientists?

• Half of the world’s scientific literature is in English. It is the language of computer technology. To know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated man, for every good specialist.

• Do you like English?

• English language is a wonderful language. It is the language of the great literature. It is the language of William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens. The great German poet Goethe said: “He, who knows no foreign language, does not know his own one.”

Words to be learnt

1. Especially – особенно

2. Effort – усилие

3. Half – половина

4. Exactly – именно

5. To make outlook wider – расширять кругозор

6. German – немецкий язык

7. Literature – литература

8. Necessary – необходимый

9. In the original – в оригинале, в подлиннике

10. Cultural relations – культурные отношения

11. Official – официальный

12. Absolutely – абсолютно, совершенно

13. Important – важный

14. Specialist – специалист

15. Easy – легкий

16. Science – наука

Scientist – учёный

Scientific – научный

17. Author – автор

18. Computer technology – компьютерные

технологии

19. Foreign language – иностранный язык

20. Slow – медленный

21. Educated – образованный

22. To travel abroad – путешествовать за границу

23. Mother language – родной язык

Word Study

17. Обратите внимание на правильное чтение имён собственных. Научитесь их читать до начала работы с текстом.

William Shakespeare,

Jonathan Swift,

Walter Scott,

Charles Dickens,

Goethe

Great Britain,

Australia,

New Zealand,

the Irish Republic,

the United States of America,

Canada,

the South Africa Republic,

the United Nations Organization.

18. Прочитайте и переведите диалог. Приготовьте диалог к выразительному чтению по ролям.

19. Дайте английские эквиваленты следующим словосочетаниям.

- чудесный язык;

- знать иностранный язык;

- изучение иностранного языка;

- расширять кругозор;

- мировая научная литература;

- великий немецкий поэт;

- разговаривать с людьми из других стран;

- родной язык;

- носители английского языка;

- другие политические организации.

20. Найдите в тексте факты, подтверждающие, что

- английский язык – это язык компьютерных технологий;

- изучение иностранного языка – процесс очень медленный и долгий;

- английский язык – это международный язык;

- для 300 миллионов жителей Земли английский язык является родным;

- английский язык – это язык великой литературы;

- английский язык должны знать все образованные люди.

21. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Is it necessary to learn English?

2. What kind of foreign languages do you know?

3. Is it difficult for you to learn foreign languages?

4. Where do you learn foreign languages?

5. Whom do you learn English with?

6. How many foreign languages do you know?

7. Do you learn English at the college?

8. Do you like to learn it?

9. Where do you use your knowledge of foreign languages?

10. Who teaches you English?

11. What takes a lot of time and efforts?

12. Do many people in the world speak English as a mother language?

13. Why do people learn English today?

14. Where do the native speakers of English live?

15. Whom is it absolutely necessary to know English today for?

16. What English writers and poets do you know?