III. Translate the text into Russian.

Tips for parents

A great deal – if not the major part – of learning takes place outside of school and much of this is accomplished even before the child enters school. The vocabulary and concepts round him are vital in providing a framework within which his own intellectual growth can take place. If this framework is bare, his own development is likely to be slow; a rich framework of words and ideas will provide food for more rapid growth.

A home conductive to learning is one where there is a feeling for the spoken and written word as a tool for conveying precise meaning, and where children are stimulated to question the world around them and receive explanations appropriate to their age.

There are two senses in which a child from such a home comes to school ready to learn. He is intellectually ready as his language and concepts are already well structured so that the school is building on established foundations. But he is also psychologically ready to acquire new skills. For example he has learned that that reading provides pleasure and he wants to be a part of the literate community as soon as possible. His whole attitude to school is conditioned by parents' high regard for education.

(From: School Reform and Educational Disadvantage by J. Gray)

4 Вариант

I. Grammar Exercises.

1. Supply the correct article where necessary.

1. Would you like ... apple ?

2. Could you close ... door ?

3. We like in … small flat near … centre or the city.

4. Have you finished with … book I lent you last week?

5. We went out for … meal last night … restaurant we went to was excellent.

6. Did … police find … person who stole you bicycle?

7. This is a nice house. Has it got … garden?

8. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in …. garden.

9. This morning 1 had …. boiled egg and toast for breakfast.

10. … man whom Mr. Smith telephoned this morning is here now.

2. Supply the correct prepositions where necessary.

1. He thanked me … my interest … the matter.

2. This book belongs … our teacher.

3. We all went … a walk … the park.

4. Nick usually sits … this desk.

5. I make many mistakes … spelling.

6. The man walked quickly … the room and sat down.

7. She spends a lot … time … her English.

8. We read … the accident … the newspaper this morning.

9. They told me … their trip … the North.

10. They are interested … how well we do.

3. Supply the correct forms of comparison.

1. Try on both costumes and see which is (becoming).

2. This task is not so (difficult) as the rest.

3. The (dim) light in the room grew (dim).

4. The party was as (interesting) as I had expected.

5. David was the (talented) of the two brothers.

6. Uncle John was the (old) son of the family.

7. Of the two evils let us choose the (little).

8. This wine is (good) I have ever tested.

9. What do you think of his (late) film if you saw it?

10. She is a (kind) woman, (kind) I have ever seen. And today she has been (kind) than ever.

4. Supply the correct tense-forms.

1. He (to be) here five minutes ago, but you (to be) out. He (to ask) me to tell you that he (to come) again tonight.

2. The concert (to be) a greater success than we (to expect). We were very glad.

3. She (to teach) at our school for twenty years now.

4. What you (to do) when I (to come) in?

5. When I (to come) to his house, they (to tell) me that he (to leave) an hour before.

6. On checking up his answers, he (to find) out that he (to make) several mistakes.

7. We were happy when the sun (to rise), for the night (to be) very cold.

8. Where you (to put) my dictionary? I cannot find it anywhere.

9. The children (to play) here at eleven o'clock, but now they (to go) home.

10. When they (to return), they (to tell) us many interesting things which they (to see) during their journey.