VII. 1. Выпишите из текста предложения в present indefinite и переведите их на русский язык. Напишите эти предложения в отрицательной и вопросительной формах.

2. Выпишите из текста предложения в past indefinite и переведите их на русский язык. Напишите эти предложения в отрицательной и вопросительной формах.

3. Поставьте глагол сказуемое одного предложения из текста в present indefinite, past indefinite, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, произведя все необходимые смысловые изменения.

4. Выпишите из текста 4 предложения, подчеркните в них сказуемое, определите его видо-временную форму и переведите на английский язык.

5. Перепишите следующие предложения, раскрывая скобки. Подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-cказуемое и определите его видо-временную форму. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. You ever ( to be) to this picture gallery? – Yes, I (to visit) it once when a youth, and the pictures (to make) a great impression on me. Since then I (not to be) here.

2. As a rule I (to have) ham and eggs for breakfast, but this time I (to order) an omlette.

3. Don’t enter the study. Father (to work) there and he (not to like) to be disturbed.

4. We (to like) to cook but we (not to like) to wash the dishes.

5. It (to take) you long to find his house yesterday?

6. While she (to shop) this morning, she (to lose) her money. She (not to know) how.

7. Who (to speak) there? — I (not to know).

8. He (not to smoke). He (not to smoke) now. When he (to be) at the office yesterday, he (not to smoke), he (to work) hard.

9. When my sister (to wash) her skirt, she (to find) a pound note in the pocket.

10. Who you (to wait) for? Her car (to break) down yesterday while she (to drive) to work.

VIII. Переведите на английский язык:

1. «Путешествия Гулливера» - наиболее популярная из всех сатири­ческих произведений Свифта книга.

2. «Путешествия Гулливера» - книга для всех возрастов; для детей это - сказка; для взрослых - сатирическое произведение.

3. Детям нравится фантазия, которой полна книга; взрослые видят в ней сатиру на человеческие нравы и идеи,

4. В книге Гулливер - это гигант в стране лилипутов, то пигмей в стра­не гигантов, то единственное человеческое существо среди людей, похожих на животных, и лошадей, похожих на людей.

5. История Гулливера пользуется популярностью у читателей около 250 лет.

6. Мы смеемся над героями книги, но нам не по себе, так как мы смеемся и над своим поведением.

7. Сатира и занимательность сюжета сделали книгу любимой для мно­гих поколений читателей.

IX. Переведите письменно текст на русский язык темы для обсуждения на зачете

MY FAMILY

I live in the well-knit family. My parents’ marriage is marriage of love. There are four members in our family: my father, my mother my elder brother Peter and me. Nobody can call us problem children because our parents always try to do the best for us and to be our friends. Peter and I like to spend our free time with them. Peter looks very much alike my mother, but my mother and I are as like as two pears. So, Peter and I are different in appearance, but we are similar in character, that’s why we easily agree in our views.

Our grandparents live not so far from us. They say that we are the best children as we often visit them and treat them kindly with great love. Our immediate relatives are uncle Alex and aunt Ann. For them we are the niece and the nephew. Their children are our cousins. We always celebrate all holidays together.

So, this is our friendly family. I wish everybody had the same family relations.

Vocabulary

Agree in smb’s views – сходиться с кем-либо во мнениях

Aunt - тетя

To be as like as two pears – похожи как две капли воды

Do the best – делать все возможное

Elder brother – старший брат

Distant relatives – дальние родственники

Immediate relatives – близкие родственники

Look very much alike smb – быть очень похожим на кого-либо

Grandparents – бабушка и дедушка

Grandchildren - внуки

Marriage of live – брак по любви

Nephew - племянник

Niece – племянница

Problem children – проблемные дети

Together - вместе

Treat smb – обходиться с кем-либо

Uncle - дядя

Well-knit family – сплоченная семья

Wish smb – желать кому-либо

Questions:

1. How many people are there in your family?

2. Do you like to spend free time with your family?

3. Who are your immediate relatives?

4. What are your family relations?

5. Do you like to celebrate holidays in your family or with your friends?

MY FLAT

A few weeks ago my family moved into a new flat. The house is a nine-storied building. There is a small garden in front of it. Our flat is on the third floor. There are three rooms: a living room, a bedroom, a nursery in it. The flat has all modern conveniences: hot and cold water, gas, electricity, central heating and a telephone. The living room is the largest in the flat. The walls of our living room are light green. The curtains on the window match the walls. There is a sofa, two armchairs, a TV-set, a stereo system in the room. On the right there are some bookshelves with books on them. You can see a dining set in the corner of the room. There is a carpet on the floor. There are several pictures on the walls. On Sundays the family usually gets together to relax. We also receive guests and watch TV programs there.

The bedroom also serves as father’s study. There are a double bed, a wardrobe, two bedside tables, a dressing table and some chairs.

The third room – a nursery – is my room. There are a bed, a desk, a bookcase and chairs. There is a carpet on the floor.

In the kitchen my mother does the cooking and we have our meals. There is a gas stove, a fridge, a kitchen machine. The table and chairs at the walls are covered with plastic.

The hall is not large. There are a small table with a telephone on it, a mirror on the wall and a doormat on the floor.

In the bathroom you can see a bath, a shower, a shelf for the different things and some towels.

Our flat is very comfortable and I like it.

Vocabulary

Move - переезжать

Storey - этаж

Hall – прихожая

Kitchen – кухня,

Bathroom – ванная,

Convenience - удобства

Central heating – центральное отопление

Living room – гостиная

Match - гармонировать

Dining set – столовый гарнитур

To relax - отдыхать

Serve - служить

Double bed – двуспальная кровать

Wardrobe - гардероб

Bedside table – прикроватная тумбочка

Dressing table - трельяж

Gas stove - газовая плита

Fridge - холодильник

Doormat – коврик

Questions:

1. What floor is your flat on?

2. When did your family get a new flat?

3. In what room do you receive guests?

4. Where does your family have meals?

5. What modern conveniences are there in your flat?

6. Describe the room you like most of all.

7. Why do you like your flat?

RUSSIA IS MY MOTHERLAND

The vast territory of Russia lies in the eastern part of Europe and in the northern part of Asia. In area it is one of the largest countries in the world. A flight from Moscow to Magadan takes eight hours.

Russia is washed by twelve seas and three oceans. The oceans are The Atlantic, the Arctic, and the Pacific. The White Sea, the Barents Sea, the Okhotsk Sea and others wash the northern and eastern coasts of Russia. Russia borders on fourteen countries such as Finland, China, Mongolia, Korea and former Republics of the USSR.

The land of Russia Varies from heavy forests to barren deserts, from high peaked mountains to deep valleys. Russia is located on two plains: the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Plain. The biggest mountain rangers are the Altai and the Caucasus. The longest mountain chain is the Urals. Russia is the land of long rivers and deep lakes. The broad Volga river runs into the Caspian Sea.

Russia is a Parliament Republic. The state symbol of Russia is three-coloured banner. It has three stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one stands for the sky, and the red one symbolizes liberty. A new national emblem is a two-headed eagle.

Nowadays situation in Russia is rather complicated, but we hope that everything will be settled in a few years. As for us, we must love our country and only with thought that Russia is a great country we can overcome these unpleasant consequences.

Questions:

1. Where is Russia located?

2. What oceans and seas do wash the coasts of Russia?

3. What countries does Russia border on?

4. What do the stripes on the Russian banner symbolize?

5. What is Russia for you?

LONDON

London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It has the population of about eight million people. London is situated on the Thames.

London consists of three major parts: the West End, the City and the East End.

The business and commercial heart of London is the City. The City is about one square mile in area and only few thousands people live there. There is the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange, offices of many of the richest companies in the world. In the centre of the City there is the St. Paul’s Cathedral. It is one of the most beautiful churches in the world.

The finest part of London is the West End. The West End consists of fine shops, theatres, picture galleries, restaurants. There are many beautiful parks there. Hyde Park is really the National London Park, it is very popular with Londoners.

There are many museums in London. The British Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. The British Museum Library contains about six million books. There is a wonderful art gallery in the British Museum too.

The East End is the industrial part of London. There are factories and docks there.

Questions:

1. What is London?

2. Where is London situated?

3. What are the main districts of London?

4. What is the City?

5. What is there in the West End?

6. What is British Museum famous for?

7. What is there in the East End?

SPORT

Sport is a matter of importance and it is popular among people. Many people devote their free time to outdoor and indoor sports. Sport is practiced everywhere: at school, at the University. It is necessary for people of all ages to go in for sports. Sport and physical training make people healthy and strong. It is also makes them organized and better disciplined in their daily activities.

Most of people do morning exercises, practice different sports in stadiums and sport-complexes. Physical training is compulsory for school children.

There are many kinds of sport: swimming, rowing, yachting, skating, skiing, cycling, boxing, wrestling, tennis, football, volley-ball, hockey, horse-racing, rugby and many others. Kinds of sport are not the same in different countries. It depends on climate, landscape and the nation. Everybody may choose the kind of sport he is fond of. Some people like just to watch sport competitions on TV, especially the Olympic Games.

As for my friends and me, we are the football fans and we often go to football matches. We shout for our favourite teams. Hockey is another exciting sport, but I don’t usually go to hockey matches. Besides I’m fond of swimming. I attend indoor swimming-pool with my friends.

Questions:

1. Is sport popular among people?

2. Where is sport practice?

3. What is the value of sport?

4. Have you a habit of doing morning-exercises?

5. Why is physical training compulsory for schoolchildren?

6. Name kinds of sport.

7. On what kinds of sport depend in different countries?

8. Are there any sport facilities in our country?

9. What is your favourite kind of sport?

10. Do you constantly go in for sport?