Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 3 курс [calibre 2.43.0]

This is my sister. She lives in Birmingham.

= This is my sister, who lives in Birmingham.

1. I went to see her flat. She lived in it when she was a student.

2.I went to see the flat. She lived in it when she was a student.

3Come and meet the friends. I told you about them.

4.Come and meet my friends. You know most of them.

5.This is the Director. He founded the company.

6..There are several directors. This is the director. He founded the company.

7..What we really need is a dam. It would be big enough to supply the whole area with power.

8..I have the photo of the Kariba dam. It supplies the whole area with power,

9..I'd like to introduce Mr. Bridge. I used to work with him.

10..Can that be the Mr. Bridge? I used to work with him.

11,I have to study mathematics. I do not enjoy it.

12.Statistics is the one part of maths. I do not enjoy it.

64. Complete the sentences using the pronouns "what" or "that".

1. Things will get better soon. ... is ... tomorrows are for!

2.Is you really mean?

3.I greatly doubt...............you say is true.

4.He did ... he could. Everyone can say ... .

5.Mother is absolutely sure..................you've chosen as your career is

not... you should really do.

6.... is ... I've always been telling you about!

7.... embarrasses me is ... none of them has ever thought about their mother.

8.You don't realize ... you are talking about and ... is very sad.

9.... a terrible shock! Just imagine ... !

10.Don't you know ... he always does ... he wants?

11.You must do ... he asks you to.... is a must!

12.— Information? Is ... you need? — ... is true.

13.Is actually happened?

14.Freedom! ... is ... we do need for your land!

15.A shopaholic! ... is ... you are!

16.— Money is ... I need. — ... is no discovery!

17.... letter explains ... went wrong.

18.We all know ... you are! ... is no secret.

19— ... to do next? — ... is the question.

20.... surprised me most was ... he didn't feel guilty.

21.I don't think..............you are doing now is ... you've always wanted

to do.

22.... is evident is ... it's no excuse.

23. The witness wasn't shocked at ... he saw. Не had been warned ... the sight wouldn't be a pleasant one.

65. Translate into English.

1.

Она всегда знала, что каждый из нас больше любит.

2. Вы все мои хорошие друзья.

3. Какую книгу вы читаете? — Ту, что вы дали мне.

4. Это то, что мне давно хотелось узнать.

5. К этому времени собралась небольшая толпа и люди спрашивали друг друга в чем дело.

6. Мы оба вздрогнули, когда увидели друг друга.

7. Вы можете взять любой из двух дисков, но не оба.

8. Они попросили меня сопровождать их, чего мне как раз и хотелось.

9. Из двух сестер Аманда была более красивой.

10. У нас есть две свободные комнаты, можете занять любую.

11. Некоторые из них не смогли прийти; каждый имел серьезную причину.

12. Она из тех, кто далеко пойдет.

13. Этого я от тебя меньше всего ожидала. И теперь виню себя в том, что доверяла тебе все эти годы.

14. Они были похожи как две капли воды, только один был немного выше другого.

15. Когда увидишь остальных, напомни им об этом.

16. Большое вам спасибо за все то хорошее, что вы сделали для нас обоих.

17. Какого цвета должна быть шляпа: белого или голубого?

18. Все было готово. Все были в зале.

SYNTAX

66. Find the subject and state what it is expressed by. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Nancy, Sarah, Barbara are popular English names.

2. "I" is a much overused word in the English language.

3. Life is too short to be taken seriously.

4. There is a place and time for everything.

5. Meeting old friends is my greatest pleasure.

6. To have been nominated the best actress of the year was beyond her wildest dreams.

7. Travelling broadens the mind; but you must have the mind

8. No progressing is regressing.

9. Two is company, but three is none.

10. The unexpected always happens.

11. It's miserable weather outside again!

12. Yours was the best essay.

13. The weak are sometimes more resilient than the strong.

14. There is no denying the importance of education.

15. It was impossible for him to go back on his word.

16. His regular comings and goings late at night attracted the detective's attention.

17. In the morning the ringing of the bell woke me.

67. State the type of the predicate. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. They looked at me as if they strongly disapproved of me.

2. John and Helen have been travelling for three months and they are terribly homesick.

3. She is made unattractive, in the eyes of the world, by having a strong character.

4. I used to hate coming home when it was almost dark.

5. He seemed to read my mind. "Yes, you're right. My life might have been different."

6. The child is delicate, she ought to have a change of air.

7. What would uncle Henry say if he were alive?

8. Sometimes Bessie would come up to me in my lonely bedroom, bringing a piece of cake; sometimes she would tell me a

bedtime story.

9. I had to get up early to catch the coach.

10. I just dream away the time, and then I can't answer the teacher's question.

11. We started to work like wild and stopped working only at midnight.

12. Gregory stays firm in his beliefs.

13. Gradually it became dark outside. The rain was still beating on the windows.

14. I felt sure it must be a ghost, a visitor from another world.

15. I was eager to see him in the morning, but there was no sign of him.

16. The garden had run wild.

17. Herbert stays cool in such situations.

18. His authority and prestige in the school stood high.

19. My school teacher will drop dead when he sees me!

20. The door stood open, inviting her to come

21. The phone went dead and Pandora was lost to me.

16. 68. Comment on the double predicate in the following sentences and translate them into Russian.

1. Andy usually drinks his coffee black.

2. Brian, the manager, played it cool.

3. The leaves fell thick under the trees.

4. Jessica kissed them good-night and left.

5. He drank the bottle dry.

6. The sun shone out bright and warm.

7. Her answer came quick and sharp.

8. His father had died a poor man and after that the family split up.

9. The sunlight sifted golden and heavy through the pines.

10. She sliced the bread thick.

11. I went back to sleep but the dog licked me awake at 9.30, so I took it for a walk.

12. The strawberries arrived fresh and delicious.

69. Select the correct word and give your reasons.

1. I couldn't hear the actors (good, well) from the last row.

2. Ali won the race (easy, easily).

3. The flowers looked (fresh, freshly) to me.

4. We thought that «Streetcar» was a (real, really) good play.

5. I can't read (good, well) with these glasses.

6. Gladioli will smell (sweet, sweetly) in the living-room.

7. The damp air (sure, surely) feels (good, well) after that long dry spell.

8. The prospect of yet another week of hard work makes him feel (bad, badly).

9. He rides his mount (good, well).

10. The Secretary of State stood (firm, firmly) in his decision.

11. Some actors speak their lines far too (loud, loudly).

12. Some actresses speak (soft, softly), but the gallery-goers hear them (clear, clearly) nevertheless.

13. The orchestra sounded (cacophonqus, cacophonously) at the rehearsal.

14. Most (gentle, gently) he stroked the cat's fur.

15. The verdict of guilty made the prisoner feel (angrily, angry) toward the jury.

16. The crowd approved (hearty, heartily) of the busker's music.

17. The jet plane flew by too (quick, quickly) for me to see it but it (sure, surely) sounded (real, really) (noisy, noisily).

18. The dazed victim of the accident gazed (helpless, helplessly) across the road.

19. She clasped the infant (tight, tightly) in her arms.

20. Mother and daughter are very (close, closely) to each other.

70. Check-your articles.

1.

— Hungry man is angry man. — Yes, way to man's heart is through his stomach.

2.

Ravens had gone from Tower: Kingdom would fall.

3.

She asked Mum for advice and she got it; she asked her mum for cash and she didn't get it.

4.

Childhood hatred, like childhood love, can last lifetime.

5.

— It was absolute pleasure having you in my class! — Pleasure was mine.

6.

— Let's have early supper tonight. — Oh, no! I'm weight- watcher.

7.

Queen smiled. She had told black lie.

8.

"My love to you is like Sunday morning, my love to you is like stormy weather."

9.

— I met R. Murphy. — Do you mean R. Murphy who wrote all those grammar books? — Exactly.

10. — Mine is Panasonic, not Sony. What's yours? — Phillips.

11. Monterey Peninsula just out into Pacific Ocean halfway up California coast.

12. Vatican is Pope's Palace on Vatican Hill in Rome. Vatican City is only surviving Papal state.

13. For beginner starting to learn second foreign language this book is must-have.

14. Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey is mentioned in Bible as place where Noah's Ark came to rest.

15. Pan American Highway runs along Andes of South America.

71.Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences.

1. Neither Julia nor Michael (is/are) going to the play tonight.

2. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight.

3.Dieting (is/are) becoming more popular every day.

4.A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday.

5.Everybody who (has/have) a fever must go home immediately.

6.Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.

7.There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night.

8.The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.

9.A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning.

10.Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.

11.Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast each morning.

12.After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything (was/were) in order.

13.The crowd at the basketball game (was/were) wild with excitement.

14.A pack of wild dogs (has/have) frightened all the ducks away.

15.The jury (is/are) trying to find a solution.