Grammar and vocabulary exercises

I. Образуйте глаголы от следующих существительных:

translation, reservation, instruction, registration, declaration, discussion, invitation, reduction, collection, reception.

exporter, importer, skater, skier, buyer, seller, swimmer, teacher, reader, writer, flier, traveller.

Образуйте прилагательные от следующих наречий:

coldly, warmly, happily, conveniently, usually, nicely, lately, beautifully, wonderfully, interestingly, differently, shortly, finally, highly, greatly.

Дайте антонимы следующих прилагательных:

unhappy, unpleasant, unusual, uninteresting, unnecessary, unacceptable.

II. Перефразируйте следующие предложения, употребляя сравнительную степень прилагательных и наречий:

1. It is not so convenient to travel third class as it is to travel first class. 2. It is not so warm at the Baltic sea-side as it is at the Black sea-side in August. 3. This film is not so interesting as that one. 4. It does not rain so heavily in July as it does in September. 5. Trains do not go so fast as planes do. 6. It does not snow so often in October as it does in January in Moscow. 7. I do not travel so much as my friend does. 8.1 do not speak French so well as my friend does. 9. My brother gets up not so early as I do.

III. Составьте предложения по следующим моделям:

1. I like skiing in winter. 2. When did you begin working at the Ministry? 3. They are interested in selling this equipment to us. 4. Don't let him miss the opportunity of speaking English during the talks. 5. He stopped writing when I came into the room. 6. Would you mind sending us your latest catalogues? 7. I always enjoy listening to Chaikovsky's music.

IV. Раскройте скобки, употребив глаголы в нужной форме:

1. When we came to the station the train already (to leave) and we (to have to wait) for the next train for an hour and a half. 2. Hallo, Peter. I (to be) happy to meet you. I (not to see) you since 19... I must say that you greatly (to change). 3. I'm glad that this (to be) a through train and we (not to have to change). 4. He was sorry that he (to miss) the opportunity of visiting the British exhibition. 5. I'm afraid I (not to be able) to collect the tickets tomorrow. 6. He wondered when train 15 (to be due) in Moscow. 7. I (to come) to the station at 5 o'clock yesterday. My friend (to wait) for me there as he (to come) earlier than 1. We (to collect) his luggage at the left-luggage office and (to go) to the platform.

V. Заполните пропуски артиклями там, где это необходимо:

Mr. Brown was travelling about France. After... long journey he arrived at... I small country place and hurried to ...hotel.... night before he had missed ...through I train to that place and had to change trains. So he was glad to have ... good I opportunity of spending ... few pleasant days in ... quiet place. It did not take him I long to unpack ... suit-case and have ... supper. At about eleven o'clock he was I already in bed. Suddenly he heard ... knock at... door. "... letter for you, sir," said I ... bell-boy. "Well,... letter can wait till tomorrow, I believe," said ... traveller. He I could not fall asleep for a long time. Some time later when Mr. Brown was asleep I again he heard another knock at the door. "What is it this time?" he asked ... bell- I boy. "Sorry, sir,... letter is not for you," was... answer.

quiet спокойный; a knock стук; a bell-boy коридорный; to fall (fell, fallen) I asleep заснуть; again снова, опять