Exercises after the text

1. Answer the following questions.

1. What is the most striking features of British life?

2. What have many foreigners noticed in Britain?

3. When do the British have time for tea?

4. How many people in Britain drink tea every day?

5. When did tea come to Britain?

6. Do the British like displaying their emotions?

7. How do the British make their tasty tea?

2. Interpret the following sentences in English.

1. The British are naturally polite and are never tired in saying “Thank you”, “I`m sorry”.

2. The British and tea are inseparable.

3. Tea makes up about half of all that a British person drinks.

4. Most people in Britain drink tea with black leaves although now herbal teas which do not contain caffeine are becoming more popular.

5.The British are very fussy about how their tea is made.

6. They see the drinking of tea as the opportunity to relax for a few minutes.

3. Draw a general conclusion from the following facts or specify the idea.

Model: One of the most striking features of British life is the self-discipline and courtesy of people of all classes, in fact …

… there is little noisy behavior and practically no loud disputing in the street.

1. Many foreigners have commented on a remarkable politeness of the British people, in fact…

2. The British and tea are inseparable, in fact …

3. Special ships were designed to bring tea quickly from China, in fact …

4. The British don’t like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situation, in fact …

4. Find in the text the adjectives in different degrees of comparison, write them down and translate them in Russian.

5. Indicate from the text all the nouns in plural form, translate them in Russian and make the singular form of these nouns.

Контрольная работа № 2

Для выполнения контрольной работы № 2 необходимо усвоить следующие разделы грамматики:

1. Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты.

2. Страдательный залог.

3. Временные формы Perfect, Perfect Progressive.

4. Функции глаголов to be, to have, to do.

5. Типы вопросительных предложений.

The 1st variant

1. Put in the modal verbs “can, may, must”.

1. … I buy an ice-cream, Granny?

2. You … stop smoking.

3. We … go home now.

4. He … play the piano after five months of his studies.

5. You … hurry up if you don’t want to be late for the concert.

6. … I turn off the TV-set?

2. Put verbs in the brackets in Present Simple, Present Progressive, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive and comment on their use.

1. I (to sit) here in the park for an hour to meet my friends.

2. She is in the bathroom now. She (to wash) her hair.

3. Pete (to wear) glasses only for reading and watching TV.

4. Oh, somebody already (to drink) my coffee. My cup is empty.

5. On Sundays they (to have) dinner at the restaurant.

6. Don’t disturb him. He (to smell) flowers in the garden.

7. I (to wait) for you since 2 o’clock.

3. Put the verbs in Past Simple in the following sentences.

1. Carol (to spend) last summer in a very nice cottage with her family.

2. They (to enter) the University two years ago. They (to pass) their entrance exams success-fully.

3. Yesterday we (to have) dinner together.

4. Last week they seldom (to see) each other.

5. I (to get) up early yesterday because I hate being late to my office.

4. Use either Present Perfect or Past Simple in the sentences given below.

1. Last season our team (not to win) many games, but this season we (to lose) only one.

2. Two months ago she (to go) to Canada.

3. Yesterday Susan (to sit) in her room and (to play) the piano.

4. The teacher is glad to tell the students that they (to pass) the test.

5. I already (to eat) all the cakes.

5. Ask all kinds of questions to the sentence.

Every summer he takes a train and goes to the village.

6. Put the verbs in the brackets into the proper passive tense forms.

1. Musical notations (to teach) by musical teachers.

2. Punctuation marks (to show) at the next lesson.

3. Wooden horses (to make) by little children.

4. These trees (to plant) last autumn.

5. Many interesting games (to play) at our physical training lessons.

7. Translate the following sentences into Russian, don’t forget about various meanings of the verbs to be, to have, to do.

1. You have to pass a test before you can get a driving license.

2. Linda has already started the new job.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Brown haven’t got any children.

4. I was to start the work last week.

5. Why did the have to leave the party so early?

6. What were you doing at 8.00 yesterday?

7. I don’t like washing the car. I don’t do it very often.

8. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Я часто покупаю фрукты и овощи на рынке.

2. Они уже сделали свою работу и ушли домой.

3. Сейчас мы сдаем зачет по математике.

4. Студенты сдавали экзамен по биологии в течение 3 часов.

5. Обычно она ходит в библиотеку по понедельникам.

Read the text “A ROOM WITH A VIEW”, translate in writing the second and the third passages.