5. Adjectives “another” and “other”

(Прилагательные another и other)

Прилагательное another означает другой еще один и употребляется с существительным в форме единственного числа.

Will you have another cup of tea?

Выпейте еще чашку чая.

I don’t like this book. Give me another book, please.

Мне не нравится эта книга. Дайте мне другую книгу, пожалуйста.

Other означает еще, другой (дополнительно) и употребляется с существительным в форме множественного числа.

How many other brothers have you?

Сколько у вас еще братьев?

There are some other people in the sitting-room.

В гостиной еще несколько человек. (есть еще другие люди)

Exercise 18. Translate into English.

	ей	другую (еще одну) газету.
Дайте	ему	несколько других учебников
Покажите	Петру	несколько других тетрадей.
Передайте	мне	еще одну пару перчаток.
	им	несколько других галстуков.

6. The Use of the Definite Article before the Nouns "sun", "moon", "sky"

(Употребление определенного артикля перед существительными sun, moon, sky)

Перед существительными, которые обозначают предметы, являющиеся единственными в своем роде, употребляется определенный артикль: the sun солнце, the moon луна, the sky небо.

II. Text

Learn these words and word combinations

holiday [ʹhɔlədeɪ] n 1. (часто pl.) отпуск; What are your plans for the summer holiday(s)? 2. праздник, день отдыха; Sunday is a holiday in many countries; 3. pl. каникулы; Where is your son going for his summer holidays?

coming а будущий, наступающий, приближающийся; We shall have a lot to do in the coming year.

town [taun] n город; the town of Sochi (Batumi) город Сочи (Батуми); Are they going to visit the town of Sochi?

spend (spent) v 1. тратить, расходовать (деньги); How much did you spend yesterday? 2. проводить (время); They spent a week in St. Petersburg last month.

again [əʹɡen] adv снова, вновь, опять; Say it again, please.

be to (a place) посещать, бывать (где-л.) (обычно употр. в Present Perfect): Have you ever been to Paris?

love [lʌv] v любить кого-л.; He loves his mother.

sea [si:] n море; the Black Sea Черное море

bathe [beɪð] v купаться (в реке, в море); Let’s go and bathe after classes.

boat [bout] n лодка; to go boating кататься на лодке; Will you go boating tomorrow morning?

swim (swam, swum) v плавать; Can you swim? to go swimming (пойти) поплавать; Shall we go swimming before dinner?

lie [laɪ] v (lay, lain [leɪ, leɪn]) лежать; to lie in the sun греться на солнце, загорать; Let’s lie in the sun before breakfast.

beach [bi:ts] n пляж; on the beach на пляже

attend [əʹtend] v посещать, присутствовать; to attend a lecture (a meeting, a party); Sorry, I cannot attend the lecture today.

festival [ʹfestɪvl] n фестиваль; Music festival фестиваль музыки

song [sɔŋ] n песня; a Festival of Song фестиваль песни

sing (sang, sung) v петь; Can you sing this song?

music [ʹmju:zɪk] n музыка

trip поездка, путешествие; to go on a trip отправиться в поездку (в путешествие); The Browns went on a trip to France last year.

taxi [ʹtæksɪ] n такси; to take a taxi (a bus, etc.) ездить на такси (на автобусе и т.д.); Let’s take a taxi.

plane п самолет; to go by plane, to take a plane полететь на самолете; Is he going to take a plane?

show smb. round v показывать кому-л. (город, выставку, достопримечательности и т. п.); Can you show him round the city after lunch?

be famous for быть известным, славиться чем-л.; St. Petersburg is famous for its monuments.

museum [mju:ʹzɪəm] n музей

places of interest [ʹɪntrɪst] достопримечательности

even [ʹi:vn] adv даже; He never even said a word.

Opera House [ʹɔpərə haus] оперный театр

interrupt [ɪntəʹrʌpt] v прерывать, перебивать (говорящего); May I interrupt you?

ticket [ʹtɪkɪt] n билет; to book a plane (boat) ticket заказывать билет на самолет (пароход); to book a ticket for a plane (a boat, a train the cinema, the theatre); Could you book two boat tickets for us?

in advance [ədʹvɑ:ns] заранее, заблаговременно; They booked tickets for the Opera House in advance.

settle [ʹsetl] v решать, урегулировать

matter [ʹmætə] n дело, вопрос; to settle the matter урегулировать, решить вопрос; They want to settle the matter today.

calm [kɑ:m] а спокойный; The sea was calm yesterday.

deck n палуба; on deck на палубе; There were a lot of people on deck.

lounge chair [launʤ tʃɛə] шезлонг

botanical [bəʹtænɪkl] а ботанический

garden [ʹɡɑ:dn] n сад; botanical gardens ботанический сад

hike [haɪk] n; to go for a hike пойти на прогулку, в поход; Let’s go for a hike tomorrow.

mountain [ʹmauntɪn] n гора; in the mountains в горах (в горы); They went for a hike in the mountains yesterday.

warm [wɔ:m] а теплый

weather [ʹweðə] n погода; We had very warm weather last July. What is the weather like today? Какая сегодня погода?

resort [rɪʹzɔ:t] n курорт

high [haɪ] а высокий; These mountains are very high.

protect [prəʹtekt] v защищать; to protect from smth. защищать от чего-л.

north [nɔ:θ] а северный

wind [wɪnd] n ветер; The high Caucasian Mountains protect the Black Sea coast from the cold north winds.

sunny [ʹsʌnɪ] а солнечный; It’s a very sunny day today.

water [ʹwɔtə] n вода

temperature [ʹtemprɪtʃə] n температура; What’s the temperature now?

that’ll do достаточно

PLANS FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS

ʹLast ↗night ʹMichael ʹPavlov and his ʹwife ↗Helen ≀ ʹtalked about their ↗plans ≀ for the ʹcoming ↘holiday. "Let’s go to ↘Sochi, ↘shall we?" ⁽¹⁾ said Michael. "It’s a ʹbeautiful ↘town. I ʹspent my ʹholidays in ↗Sochi ≀ when I was a ↘student. I’d ↘like to go there again."

"That’s a ↘wonderful idea," said Helen. "I’ve ↘never been to ↗Sochi, ≀ and I ʹlove the ↘sea. We’ll ↗bathe, we’ll ʹgo ↗boating and ↘swimming. We’ll ʹlie in the ʹsun on the ↘beach."

"And we’ll be ʹable to atʹtend the ʹFestival of ↗Song ≀ that ʹtakes ↗place in Sochi ≀ ʹevery ↘summer, ≀ we’ll ʹhear ʹnew ↗songs and ʹnew ↘music," said Michael. "Our ʹtrip may be ↑ very ↘interesting. ʹHere’s what we’ll ↘do.⁽²⁾ We’ll ʹtake a ʹplane to O↗dessa ≀ and I’ll ʹshow you ʹround the ↘city. There are ʹbeautiful ʹmonuments to the ʹfamous ↝people, who ʹlived in O͵dessa, ≀ mu↗seums and ↘other places of interest."

"We may ʹeven ʹgo to the ↑ famous ↘Opera House," Helen interrupted him.

"We’ll ʹnever be ʹable to ʹget to ↘Sochi, you ↗know," Michael said. "Well, ↘from O↗dessa, ≀ we’ll ʹgo to ↗Sochi by ↘boat." "We’ll ʹhave to ʹbook ʹplane and ↘boat ↗tickets in ad↘vance, ≀ ↘shan’t we?" asked Helen. "We’ll

↘certainly have to do that," said Michael. "I’ll ʹhave to ʹgo to the ↑ Travel ↗Agency⁽³⁾ ≀ and ↘settle ↗that ≀ toʹmorrow ↘morning. By the ↗way, I’ve ʹgot a ↑ guide to ↘Sochi. ʹLet’s ʹread what it ʹsays about the ↘town.”

Michael started reading, "Sochi is the largest and most beautiful resort⁽⁴⁾ in the Caucasus. The high Caucasian Mountains protect Sochi from the cold north winds. There are a lot of sunny days there. The sea water temperature is between 24-28° C in summer.

About two million people come to Sochi every year."

"That’ll do," Helen interrupted him. "I realize Sochi is the town we should go to." ⁽⁵⁾

* * *

The Pavlovs enjoyed the trip from Odessa to Sochi. The Black Sea was calm. They sat on deck in the lounge chairs and looked at the sea.

Helen liked Sochi very much. Michael showed her the famous Botanical Gardens, they went to hikes in the mountains, they saw the beautiful Augura Waterfalls.⁽⁶⁾

The sea was nice and warm. The weather was fine.

When it was time to go home they were sorry to leave the beautiful town of Sochi.

Notes

⁽¹⁾ Let’s go to Sochi [ʹsɔʧɪ], shall we? Давай поедем в Сочи?

⁽²⁾ Here’s what we’ll do. Вот что мы сделаем.

⁽³⁾ the Travel Agency [ʹtrævlʹeɪdʒənsɪ] Бюро путешествий.

⁽⁴⁾ the largest [ʹlɑ:dʒɪst] and most [moust] beautiful resort самый большой и самый красивый курорт

⁽⁵⁾ Sochi is the town we should go to. Сочи — это тот город, куда нам следует поехать.

⁽⁶⁾ the Augura Waterfalls [ʹægərə ʹwɔ:təfɔ:lz] Агурские водопады

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.

Exercise 2. Find in the text English equivalents for these word combinations and sentences.

1. планы на предстоящий отпуск. 2. снова поехать туда 3. Я люблю море. 4. мы сможем посетить. 5. который происходит. 6. Мы услышим новые песни. 7. и другие достопримечательности. 8. знаменитый оперный театр. 9. Я должен буду пойти. 10. ходили на экскурсии в горы. 11. защищают от холодного ветра. 12. около двух миллионов человек. 13. нам следует поехать. 14. им жаль было покидать.

Exercise 3. Answer these questions.

1. Why do the Pavlovs want to go to Sochi for their holiday? 2. How will they get to Sochi? 3. Why will they have to book plane and boat tickets in advance? 4. They’ll see many interesting places in Odessa, won’t they? 5. Will they be able to attend the Festival of Song in Sochi? 6. What will they do in Sochi? 7. Will they go boating and swimming? 8. Sochi is the most beautiful resort in the Caucasus, isn’t it? 9. What mountains protect Sochi from the cold north winds? 10. How many people come to Sochi every year? 11. The Pavlovs enjoyed their stay in Sochi, didn’t they?

Exercise 4. Respond to these statements according to the models.

a) Do you want me to go there with you?

Yes. Will you go there with me?

1. Do you want me to attend the Festival of Song? 2. Do you want me to spend my holiday in Sochi? 3. Do you want me to show them round the city tomorrow? 4. Do you want me to sit in a lounge chair on deck? 5. Do you want me to book plane tickets for them? 6. Do you want me to speak English now?

b) I’m sorry I can’t finish the book today. (tomorrow)

Will you be able to finish it tomorrow?

1. I’m sorry I can’t take you to the Botanical Gardens today. (tomorrow) 2. I’m sorry I can’t book train tickets before lunch. (after lunch) 3. He’s sorry he can’t go for a hike after breakfast. (after lunch) 4. She’s sorry she can’t attend his lecture today. (tomorrow) 5. He’s sorry he can’t go boating today. (tomorrow) 6. I’m sorry I can’t go swimming before breakfast. (before lunch)

c) Did you go shopping yesterday? (Peter)

No, I didn’t have to. Peter did it.

1. Did you go to the Travel Agency yesterday? (John) 2. Did you book seats for the Opera House? (Mike) 3. Did Jane show them round the city? (John) 4. Did you show them round the college? (Peter) 5. Did Mike settle that matter? (Jane) 6. Did you take a taxi for them? (John)

d) Will you have to speak to him about that?

Yes, I’ll have to. (Yes, I’ll have to speak to him about that.)

1. Will you have to attend Mr Black’s lecture? 2. Will she have to sing at the party? 3. Will they have to go on tour next month? 4. Will they have to book boat and plane tickets in advance? 5. Will he have to settle that matter? 6. Will they have to take a plane there?

e) Could you go to see them yesterday?

(I had a lot of things to do last night.)

No, I couldn’t.

(No, I couldn’t go to see them yesterday.)

I had a lot of things to do last night.

l. Could you go swimming yesterday? (The weather was bad.) 2. Could you speak about the plans for the coming holiday? (Peter was very busy.) 3. Could you go boating last night? (We were very tired.) 4. Could they go on a trip to the Crimea^* last month? (Peter didn’t have a holiday last month.) 5. Could you go swimming yesterday? (The sea was stormy.^**)

f) Should I go to the show tomorrow?

I’d advise you to go. (I’d advise you to go to the show.)

1. Should we go for a hike in the mountains? 2. Should I attend his lecture? 3. Should they go on a trip? 4. Should I book plane tickets in advance? 5. Should we go there again?

Exercise 5.

a) Compare the meanings of the verbs to say, to tell, to speak and to talk.

say

1. to say smth. сказать что-л.

2. to say that... сказать, что... (дополнит. придаточное предлож.)

3. to say smth. to smb. сказать что-л. кому-л.

4. to say, "..." (вводит прямую речь) сказать:

speak

1. to speak говорить; to speak English (French, etc.) говорить по-английски (по-французски и т. д.)

2. to speak to smb. about smth. разговаривать, поговорить с кем-л. о чем-л.

3. to speak at a meeting выступать на собрании (заседании и т. д.)

tell

1. to tell smb. smth. (about smth.) говорить, сообщать кому-л. что-л.

2. to tell smb. to do smth. приказать (велеть) кому-л. сделать что-л.

talk

1. to talk to smb. (about smth.) разговаривать, беседовать, говорить с кем-л. (о чем-л.)

b) Read and translate these sentences. Pay attention to the verbs to say, to tell, to speak and to talk.

1. What did you say? 2. He says (that) it is time to start work. 3. "Every morning say "hello" to your friends," the young mother said to her little son. 4. He told me about his son. 5. I have a lot to tell you. 6. He told me his name. 7. Tell me where you live. 8. Did he tell you to translate that article? 9. Will you speak slowly^*, please. 10. Can your sister speak German? 11. Do you know Mr Brown well? Can you speak to him about John? 12. He spoke at the meeting for forty minutes. 13. Bill is talking to a friend now. 14. What are they talking about? 15. They talked for two hours.

Exercise 6. Translate into English. Use the verbs to say, to tell, to speak and to talk.

1. Кто сказал вам об этом? 2. «Вы должны всегда говорить "здравствуйте" своим учителям», — сказала учительница первоклассникам. 3. Он говорит, что пора идти на работу. 4. Они проговорили два часа о планах на предстоящий отпуск. 5. Сказал ли он вам свое имя? 6. Что он сказал вам? 7. Можете ли вы сказать мне, где сейчас Петр? 8. Говорите, пожалуйста, медленно. 9. Не могли бы вы поговорить с г-ном Брауном о моей книге? 10. Выступал ли г-н Браун на последнем собрании? 11. О чем беседуют эти два друга? 12. Сколько времени вы проговорили (беседовали) вчера.

Exercise 7. Make up twelve sentences using the verbs to say, to tell, to speak and to talk.

Exercise 8. Complete these sentences. Use active words and word combinations.

1. Will you attend ...? 2. I hope the weather ... . 3. I’d like to spend ... . 4. The sea was ... . 5. They went for ... . 6. The city is famous for ... . 7. Every year a Festival of Song ... . 8. He hopes he will be able to ... . 9. They didn’t have to ... . 10. They even ... . 11. May I interrupt you? I’d like to ... . 12. Here’s what we’ll do ...

Exercise 9. Insert articles where necessary.

1. They talked to us about their plans for ... coming holiday. 2. She says that she loves ... sea. 3. They’ll go on ... trip to ... Caspian Sea. 4. We’ll take ... plane to Paris. 5. They’ll go to London by ... train. 6. You’ll have to go to ... Travel Agency and book ... train tickets. 7. There are a lot of lounge chairs on ... deck. You may sit there and enjoy ... sea. 8. I hope ... weather will be fine on Sunday. Then we shall be able to go to ... country. 9. They lived in ... town of Vilnius. 10. I hope they enjoyed ... holiday that they spent in Sochi last month. 11. They liked ... places of interest they visited in St. Petersbourg.

Exercise 10. Insert prepositions or adverbs.

1. What is this town famous ... ? 2. I’ve never been ... New York. 3. We’ll lie ... the sun ... the beach. 4. I’ll speak ... then ... our trip ... the Caucasus. 5. "I’ll show you ... the city lived there a few years ago and I know it very well," said Ann. 6. There is a monument ... Minin and Pozharsky in Red Square. 7. ... Odessa they will go ... Sochi ... boat. 8. Shall we have to book seats ... advance? 9. She is going to sit ... deck and look ... the Sea.

Exercise 11. Маке up ten questions based on the text and answer them.

Exercise 12. Give a summary of the text "Plans for the Summer Holiday".

Exercise 13. Open the brackets and put the verbs in the proper tenses.

1. "You (to see) Peter and Nick this morning?" "Yes, I (to meet) them a few minutes ago. They (to go) for a hike in the mountains." "They (to come back) today?" "I (not to know). They may come back in the evening." 2. "You ever (to be) to Odessa?" "Yes, I (to spend) my holiday there last year." "Where you (to go) for your holiday this summer?" "I (to go) on a trip to Siberia in August." 3. "That’s a beautiful song, isn’t it? Who (to sing) it?" "Some students from Kiev." 4. "You (to go) to attend the Festival of Song in Sochi, aren’t you? When the Festival (to take) place?" "It (to begin) the day after tomorrow." 5. "The sea (to be) calm today. Let’s go on deck." "That’s a good idea. We (to sit) in lounge chairs and enjoy the sun and the sea."

Exercise 14. Ask questions to which the italicized words are the answers.

1. Nick will spend his summer holidays in Riga. (2) 2. They attended the conference in Paris. (2) 3. He will show you some interesting places tomorrow. (3) 4. The Music Festival will take place in Moscow next year. (3)

Exercise 15. Маке up sentences using the following word combinations with the verbs to go and to come.

to go (by boat, by plane, by train, by bus), to go for a walk, to go to school (to college), to go to bed, to go out, to go to see, to go boating (swimming), to go on a trip, to go on tour, to come back, to come home, to come to see, to come from

Exercise 16. Translate into English.

1. Куда вы едете в отпуск? — В Таллин. Мы никогда там не были, и нам бы хотелось осмотреть достопримечательности этого интересного города. 2. Прошлое лето мы провели в Крыму. Мы остановились в Ялте на неделю, а потом поехали в Феодосию. Мы купались в море, загорали на пляже и катались на лодке. 3. Вы будете присутствовать на лекции сегодня? — Да. Где она будет? — В 25-й аудитории. 4. Завтра Петр должен будет пойти в Бюро путешествий и заказать билеты на пароход. 5. Они надеются, что путешествие доставит им большое удовольствие. 6. Нам нужно будет решить эти (деловые) вопросы завтра. 7. «Мы собираемся пойти на прогулку в горы. Хотите пойти с нами?» — прервал его Петр. «С удовольствием. Я очень люблю бродить по горам (ходить на прогулки в горы), — ответил Николай. 8. Город Сухуми славится своим Ботаническим садом. 9. Вам понравилось путешествие? — Да, погода была теплая, море спокойное. 10. Какая сегодня погода? — День очень теплый. 11. Мне показать им дорогу в Ботанический сад? — Да, пожалуйста.

Exercise 17. Ask your colleagues these questions and sum up the answers.

a) 1. What are your plans for the coming holiday? 2. Where will you go for your holiday? 3. How long are you going to stay there? 4. What other places are you going to visit? 5. Will your family go together with you? 6. How will you go there: by plane or by train?

b) 1. Where is your friend going to spend his holiday? 2. Has he ever been there before? 3. What places of interest will he be able to see there? 4. Will he be able to go swimming and boating? 5. Is he fond of swimming? 6. Will he have to stay in a hotel?

Exercise 18. Make up situations using the words given below.

a) Plans for Holidays: coming, to talk about, to interrupt, to go on a trip, to hope, the weather, to book tickets, to spend, to enjoy, again.

b) On the Beach: to be famous for, fine beaches, in the sun, to bathe, warm, calm, to be fond of, even, to go boating.

c) A Trip by Boat: to go by boat, on deck, lounge chairs, in the sun, calm, to listen to music, to sing songs, to play chess, to enjoy.

Exercise 19. a) Make up stories on these topics,

b) Write a story on one of the topics.

1. Plans for the coming holiday(s). 2. My friend’s plans for his holiday(s). 3. How I spent my last summer holiday (my last winter^* holiday).