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Grammar and Lexis

Ex. 21. What would you do if you found yourself in Ihe situations below? Answer accord­ing (o the Model.

Model. A. What would you do if... ? A 1 think I'd...

  • you failed the exam

  • you wanted to know English better

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  • you wanted to enter a foreign university

  • you won a lot of money in a lottery

  • a friend borrowed (занять) money from yon and didn't return it

  • you were on holiday abroad and lost your money

Ex. 22. Complete the phrases in A with appropriate information from B. Notice the. use of gerunds. First study the Examples:

You can improve your English accent by listening to tapes,

I learn new words by writing them down in my notebook.

Agood way to become fluent in afore ign language is by living ina country

where the language is spoken.

А В

  1. You can improve your English accent...

  2. A good way lo learn idioms and proverbs is...

  3. You can improve your writing skills..,

  4. A good way lo learn new vocab­ ulary is...

  5. You can learn to read faster...

  6. One way of practising conversa­ tion is...

  7. You can learn to use grammar correctly...

  8. You can develop self-confidence in speaking English...

a. by doing translation exercises.

b. by talking to native English speakers.

c. by reading magazines in English.

d. by working with dictionaries.

e. by practising dialogues with a partner.

f. by watching movies in English.

g. by having a private teacher.

h. by taking a language course in Britain.

Ex. 23. a) Translate into Russian, b) Do you agree with 1, 2, 4, 5, 7?

  1. It is no use pretending that anyone has discovered a perfect way of teach­ ing English in every possible situation.

  2. It is worth remembering that language is a means of communication.

  3. There is another relevant point worth mentioning here.

  4. Students should forget about being shy and should enjoy speaking a for­ eign language.

  5. One can learn a foreign language only if the person is interested in learn­ ing it.

  6. Language learning is an active thing.

  7. It's worth remembering that learning a foreign language takes a lot of

time.

Ex. 24. a) Learn the following words referring to countries and languages.

Country Languages Countiy Languages

Italy Japan Korea Luxemburg The Netherlands Norway Portugal Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland

Turkey

United States of America

Italian Japanese Korean French Dutch Norwegian Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish French, German, Italian Turkish English

Australia English

Belgium Flemish, Dutch, French

Brazil Portuguese

Canada English, French

China Mandarin Chinese

Cyprus Turkish, Greek

Denmark Danish

Egypt Arabic

England English

Finland Finnish, Swedish

France French

Germany German

Greece Greek

India Hindi, English

Iraq Arabic

Israel Hebrew, Arabic

b) Answer the questions:

  • When you meet an Englishman you will understand him. because you know English. What about a Swede (швея), a Dutchman (голландец), a Swiss (швейцарец), a Dane (датчанин)? Will you understand them?

  • Do you know Swedish, Dutch, Danish?

  • What language do ihe Danes / the Dutch/ the Scots / the Welsh / ihe Swiss / the Swedes speak?

c) Translate into English:

  1. На каком языке говорят в Голландии?

  2. Существует ли ишейцарский язык? - Нет. В Швейцарии говорят на францучском, немецком и итальянском языках.

  3. Какой город является столицей Голландии (Дании/Швеции)?

Ex. 25. Rewrite the sentences as in (he Model.

Model: — It is easy to learn English. — One can learn English easily. — He speaks English well. - His English is good.

  1. He can speak several foreign languages fluently.

  2. Students are attracted to methods that will teach them quickly, efficiently

and cheaply.

3. Language learning is sin active thing.

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  1. He is a careful driver.

  2. His pronunciation of some words was incorrect.

  3. His English is perfect.

Ex. Zd. Practise these words and word combinations: advertisement, to advertise Answer these questions:

  1. Are there many advertisements in our newspapers and on our TV these days? Do you like it?

  1. Do you believe the information in the advertisements?

  2. What goods and services are advertised most often?

  3. Have you ever placed an advertisement in a newspaper?

  4. Have you ever bought anything advertised in a newspaper or on TV?

effort, to make an effort Answer these questions:

  1. Does learning a foreign language require much effort and time?

  2. Does studying in institutes of higher education require much effort?

  3. Do you make every effort to help your friends when they need help?

  4. What subjects lake much effort?

advantage, to have an advantage (over) Ant. disadvantage Translate imo English:

  1. У него есть большое преимущество перед другими студентами: он изучал английский язык в Англии.

  2. Этот метод имеет ряд преимуществ.

  3. Моя новая квартира имеет преимущество перед старой.

  4. Интернет даст большие преимущества пользователям.

  5. Учеба за границей имеет преимущества и недостатки.

to afford smth/to do sinth