VI. Put all possible questions to the following sentences:

1. It was his first visit to the doctor.

2. My task is to help you.

3. You will have much work in the afternoon.

VII. Fill in the blanks with any, some, no, every, something, anything, nothing, everything, somebody, anybody, nobody, everybody.

1. Are there ___ of our teachers at the stadium? No, there aren’t ___.

2. There is ___ milk in the glass. Give me another, please.

3. The question is so difficult that ___ can answer it.

4. I see ___ who is very much like you.

5. Does ___ here speak English?

6. ___ must learn to pronounce English words correctly.

7. There is ___ ink in my fountain- pen.

8. There is ___ on the chair, what can it be?

9. ____ is all right.

10. I have no money about me, so I can buy ____.

VIII. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Ці словники дуже гарні.

2. Гості вже в дома.

3. Вони мають сучасний спортивний центр у своєму місті.

4. У нашого сусіди є мале кошеня.

5. Сік дуже солодкий.

6. Вона була в бібліотеці десять хвилин тому.

7. Сьогодні дуже холодно.

8. У нього папери усюди: на столі, на стільцях, на софі.

9. Голодна людина – зла людина.

10. Він має багато родичів з свого боку, та з боку своєї дружини.

IX. Read and translate the dialogue:

A: Come and have a game of tennis.

B: All right. I don’t mind a knock-up. Let’s toss for sides.

A: Well, I’ll stay in this court and you can have service.

B: Some of your services are unplayable.

A: I’ve strained my wrist, so I shall have to serve underhand. I wish I were in better form.

B: Well, was it in or out?

A: It was a fault, just over the base-line.

B: Oh, another fault. Right into the net this time!

A: Now my service!

B: You got in a good smash at the net when I sent you that last lob.

A: What’s the score?

B: Forty.

Notes:

knock up – розминка

to toss sides – кидати жереб, кому на якому боці грати

service – подача

unplayable – неможливо відбивати

to strain a wrist – розтягнути зап’ястя

to serve underhand – подавати знизу

was that out? – м’яч пішов за межі майданчика?

you got in a good smash at the net – ти добре відправив м’яч у сітку

lob – удар “свіча”

Lesson 14

Volleyball

Volleyball is a modern game. It originated in America. The dame was in tented in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Volleyball was then growing in popularity .It was developed as a modification of tennis. For some time people did not show any great interest in this game. But after the first exhibition of game in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1896, volleyball has become increasingly popular. Later volleyball became a splendid recreational game. The basic idea of the play was to volley the ball back and forth over the net. Slowly more and more people were all attracted and the number of participants steadily increased. In the beginning the number of participants steadily increased. In the beginning the game had a few simple rules. The first complete set of rules was formulated in 1917 and since then volleyball has seen many additions and modifications as the game developed and became more specialized.

Volleyball has spread to far off lands and it is played throughout the world. It is estimated that the game is popular in many countries. The game spread from one country to another. The International Volleyball Association was formed in 1947. The first World Volleyball Championship was held in 1949 in Prague , when twelve countries were represented. Reports say that the championship was conducted at the winter stadium before daily crowds of fifteen thousands.

In 1957 volleyball was given Olympic Status and was officially recognized for Olympic competition by the International Olympic Committee. As volleyball can be played both indoors and outdoors it’s an all-season sport.