Яков Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 2 курс

meaning and give its Russian equivalent

b) Form adjectives from these verbal stems by adding the negative prefix

fprrjuks] on-, and the adjective-forming suffix -able. Explain the meaning of the

derivatives and translate them (in one word):

eat, read, break, forget, pardon, describe, desire, imagine, believe.

V. Write questions based on the text. Use in your questions the suggested

word combinations. Ask your questions in class:

1. to turn smth. into; 2. buildup area; 3. the home of; 4. to stand for; 5. the official home of

the Prime Minister; 6. "the square mile"; 7. the central banking institution; 8, to be full of; 9. fine and

applied arts; 10. the Science Museum; 11. theatreland; 12. to air one's views; 13. to gather by; 14. to

grow up; 15. threat of disaster; 16. to give a panorama; 17. the "rush hours".

VI. Try your hand at teaching. (See "Classroom English", Sections VI, VIII, IX,

X.)

A. Preparation.Write 2—3 special questions about each paragraph of the text and footnotes.

See to it that new words, phrases and patterns are used either in your questions or in answers to

them.

B. Work in class.Put your questions to the class and comment on the answers (express your

approval or disapproval; correct the mistakes, if there are any; add some details if necessary, etc.).

VII. Make up a dialogue based on one of the paragraphs of the text or the

footnotes. Speak for a Russian and an English student. Try and give an additional

piece of information on the topic Use the prompts:

Have you heard (about)...?; Do you happen to know...?; Have you got any idea?; Someone

has told me that...; That's what I heard; I'm afraid I don't know much about...; I wonder if you

remember...; Have I got it right?; Am I right to believe?; Absolutely; Exactly; That's very surprising!;

That's amazing!

VIII. a) Comment on the dialogue below:

A.: How can you be so stupid as to think that London is beautiful!

В.: Stupid! What nonsense! Of course it's beautiful. Look at all the parks and Buckingham

Palace and all the churches.

A.: Rubbish! They're filthy and full of junk.

В.: For goodness sake, why don't you open your eyes? Walk around instead of just driving

round in a taxi all day!

(Hargreaves R. and Fletcher M. Making Polite Noises,

Lad., 1982)

b) Make up similar dialogues on the sights of your native town. The following

phrases might help you:

I don't agree at all. You must be joking! There's no evidence for that. Oh, that's ridiculous!

Nonsense! Rubbish! I don't believe that at all. You don't know what you're talking about. You're

completely wrong about that.

IX. Fill in a suitable word or phrase: a) surprise, astonish, strike, puzzle:

1. I won't be ... if he gets a "five", he is a very bright boy. 2. We were ... by the contrasts

between wealth and poverty in Delhi. 3. His question ... me. I didn't know how to answer it. 4. I

was ... to meet him in town, I was sure he had not come back yet. 5. His cruelty. . us. We always

thought that be was kind and sympathetic.

b) piece, lamp, slice:

1. Pick up the ... of the broken cup and throw them out. 2. Give me a... of paper. I'll show you

how to make a boat for the child. 3. I'd like to take one more ... of cake. May I? 4. I never put more

than two ... of sugar into my tea. 5. I need a short ... of string to tie the parcel with. 6. I'd like to have

a ... of lemon with my tea.

c) historic or historical:

1. Red Square is a ... spot: many ... events took place in it. 2. In his ... novels Walter Scott

gave a wonderful description not only of ... events, but of whole ... epochs. 3. The ninth of May is

one of our most important... dates: we celebrate our ... victory in World War II. 4. There are many ...

monuments in Moscow.

X. Retell the Text Use the map of London on pp. 114-115.

XI. a) Fill in preposition» wherever necessary:

Please remember: traffic... Britain keeps... the left! So when crossing a street look right

first then left. If possible cross... zebra crossings, sometimes indicated... flashing orange lights...

either side ... the road.

Speed limit... Britain is 70 mph (= miles per hour); ... built-up areas30 mph. Careful

ridingis essential as there are many narrowand winding roads.

Roads ... fast long-distance drivingare called motorways.The best known is the motorway

... London and Leeds. Road signsare mostly the same as those used ... the continent. The same

goes ... traffic lights.

b) Speak about the traffic in this country using the word combinations in bold

type.

ХII. a) Explain the meaning of these proverbs. Translate them. Give their

Russian equivalents:

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. The game is not worth the candle. An hour in the

morning is worth two in the evening. Between two evils 'tis not worth while choosing.

b) Say whether you agree with Lord Goring's opinion that "It is always worth

while asking a question, though it is not always worth while answering one." (O.

Wilde. "An Ideal Husband")

ХIII. Translate the sentences into English, using a) be well worth + ger/ n or b)

j ust as... so:

1. He стоит кататься сегодня по Темзе, ветер слишком сильный. 2. Стоит прислушаться

к его совету. 3. Не стоит тратить время на вещи, которыми вы не интересуетесь. 4. Стоит

посетить Музей науки в Лондоне и посмотреть, как дети занимаются моделированием. 5.

Подобно тому как Вестминстер часто обозначает парламент Великобритании, так Сити — ее

финансовый центр. 6. Подобно тому как под «гуманитарными» науками подразумевают

историю, литературу, иностранные языки, так под «естественными» науками — физику,

химию, ботанику и др.

XIV. Arrange micro-dialogues on the following topics:

1. How old Moscow is. Where and how it started. 2. What money is in circulation in this

country. 3. What the most popular papers in Moscow are. 4. Why Muscovites like their underground

railway. 5. What the most popular museums in Moscow are. What is exhibited-there? 6. What you

know about parks in Moscow. 7. The traffic in the capital.

XV. a) Read and translate the text:

Apart from more important news printed on the first page with big headlines in bold type

there are many other sections in the paper. Some people turn at once to classified ads (called by that

name because advertisements are arranged in groups like: "to let", "property wanted", "situation

vacant", etc.). For those who are interested in clothes there are fashion pages. You can find out

what's on by looking in the advertisement guide. Some like to look through the whole paper reading

a headline here, glancing at an interesting article there, looking at a political cartoon, maybe, or

reading some of business news.

b) Answer the suggested questions:

1. Do you read papers to catch up with the latest news or are you interested in some

particular problems? Why? 2. Where can we find the most important political, business and cultural

news in our papers? 3. In which of our newspapers can you find advertisements? Are they classified

in any way? 4. Are there any political cartoons and amusement guides in our papers? 5. Are you used

to studying a newspaper thoroughly or just glancing at an article here and there?

XVI. Translate the sentences into English:

1. Докладчик говорил о будущем человечества. 2. Эта картина всегда привлекает

восетителей музея. 3. Надпись на памятнике озадачила туристов: никто из них не сталкивался

с древнеанглийским языком. 4. Мы удивились, когда узнали, что в Гайд-парке у Марбл-Арч

любой человек может высказывать свои суждения по любому поводу, часто там можно

услышать много чепухи. 5, Вот объявление, которое вам нужно, 6. Поверьте мне, этот

молодой человек достоин вашего уважения. 7. Теперь в Англии в обращении фунты и пенсы.

8. 1945 год — исторический год для всего человечества 9. Каждая английская газета имеет

определенный круг читателей. 10. В Лондоне, как и в любом столичном городе с большим

движением, бывают дорожные происшествия. П. С Воробьевых гор открывается удивительная

панорама Москвы. 12 Помещение обогревается горячей водой, циркулирующей по трубам. 13.

Сотни новых домов вырастают во всех городах нашей страны. 14 Богатая коллекция

произведений изобразительного и прикладного искусства привлекает посетителей этого

музея. 15. Экспонаты Исторического музея в Москве знакомят посетителей с развитием

цивилизации на территории России. 16. Предельная скорость в жилых районах Москвы 60

км/час.

ХVII. a) Read the text. Retell it adding some more Information about Parliament

The first Westminster Palace was built by Edward the Confessor in about 1050 and was used

as a royal residence, then as the seat of Governmentand finally, after 1547, as the meeting place

for Parliament. The fire of 1834 destroyed most of the original buildings. The new building for

Parliament was designed by Sir Charles Barry in 1840. The general style is gothic.