Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

(never). 3. We have six lessons a day (usually). 4. Old Mrs. Pratt is ill (often). 5.

You are kind to me (always). 6.1 met him there (seldom). 7. We are very busy

(generally). 8. They will believe it, I'm sure (never). 9. My friend stays long with

us (seldom). 10. We are going for a walk (just).

10.

Put the adverbs of indefinite time in their proper places.

Note. In questions the place of adverbs of indefinite time is after the subject.

M o d e l s : Is he often late?

Have you ever seen him ?

What time do you generally get up?

1. Where do you spend the summer (usually) ? 2. Do you prepare your

lessons in the afternoon (always)? 3. Did he come so late (often) ? 4. Axe you in

time (always) ? 5. When do they start working (usually) ? 6. Have you seen him

(ever) ? 7. Axe you going for a walk (just) ? 8. Do the children quarrel with each

other (often)? 9. Has your uncle mentioned this fact (ever)? 10. Must you get up

so early (always) ?

11. Put very much in its proper place.

Note. "Very much" is an adverbial of degree (обстоятельство степени). It has the

following positions in the sentence:

1. after the direct object: I like this idea very much. I like coffee very much in the

morning.

2. after the verb "to be" (before the 2nd participle): He was very much surprised to hear

that.

3. before the subordinate clause: I hope very much that you will be able to do it.

1. Do you like the story? 2.1 can't say that I like the idea. 3. Would it matter if

we arrive about ten minutes later? 4. They were surprised to meet the two sisters

there. 5. John regrets that he cannot take part in the discussion. 6.1 was

disappointed to find out that the letter was lost. 7. We enjoyed ourselves at the

party. 8. He said that he was impressed by her progress. 9. I doubt that they have

ever visited Japan. 10. I like a cup of hot tea at five o'clock.

12.

Make up sentences using the following words:

1. Give, paper, a piece, of, me, a pencil, and. 2. Week, Mr. Barnett, new,

brings, Mary, and, books, magazines, every. 3. Tall, General Henderson, with,

hair, a man, white, was. 4. Was putting on, gloves, her, in, Nancy, a way, slow. 5.

Show, can, I, something, you, interesting. 6. GQod, English, some, have, I,

books. 7. Them, can, I, bring, to, the Institute, you, to. 8. Cold, a night, January,

was, it. 9. Long, can't, we, stay, here. 10. In, coffee, the morning, I, like.

13. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Он хороший друг. 2. Мне холодно. 3. Эту книгу передай ему.

4. Запишите для меня свой адрес. 5. Я могу вам рассказать инте-

ресную историю. 6. Он хорошо говорит по-английски. 7. Объясни

это ему. 8. Я написал вчера родителям письмо. 9. Ты можешь дать

мне свой учебник? 10. Это.хорошо. 11. Учитель говорил громким

голосом. 12. Это ясно. 13. Закройте книги и слушайте меня. 14. Это

очень легко.

14. Choose an adjective to form a nominal predicate and an adverb

to modify a verbal predicate.

M o d e l s : It is clear.

I seeit clearly.

1. It is (correct, correctly). 2. Spell the word (correct, correctly). 3. You

know it (good, well). 4. Of course it is (good, well).

5.It is (cold, coldly) in the room. 6. Don't look so (cold, coldly)

at me. 7. It is (easy, easily). 8. I can do it (easy, easily). 9. It

is (warm, warmly) today. 10. He always greets us (warm, warm-

iy).

15.

Write the plural of the following nouns and read them aloud:

a story, a fish, a knife, a man, a dress, a tooth, a lamp, a box, a brother, a

brother-in-law, a dog, a foot, a bench, a hospital, a bed, a sentence, a lady, a toy,

an exercise, a child, a woman, a sheep, a niece, a son-in-law, a family, a half, a

library, a wife, a potato, a sportsman.

16.

Use the personal pronouns given in brackets in the Objective Case:

1. Do you know ... (he)? 2. Who is there? — It's ... (I). 3. They invite ... (we)

to their party. 4. And do you invite ... (they)? 5. Ask ... (she) to come, too.

17.

Name the forms of the personal pronouns and use them in sentences.

M o d e l s : Sheis the Nominative Case.

Heris the Objective Case.

Youis the Nominative Case and the Objective Case.

The Singular it, she, him, you, me, her,I, he.The Plural

—

—

we, them, you, they, us.

18.

Translate into Russian.

Note. When the plural forms these, those are the subjects of the

sentence, they are translated into Russian as «это».

M o d e l s : This is a good pencil — Это хороший карандаш.

These are good pencils. — Это хорошие карандаши.

1. These sentences are not very long, are they? 2. This isn't a box. 3. These

are not boxes. 4. This book is very interesting. 5. Those were not very interesting

books. 6. These are simple sentences. 7. This phoneme is easy, those two were

more difficult. 8. These are my notebooks. 9. Are these your things? 10. Those

were very beautiful flowers. 11. Take those flowers, they are very nice. 12. These

are my shoes.

19.

Put into the Singular:

1. These are phonemes. 2. We have English and French books. 3. Roses are

beautiful flowers. 4. Houses have roofs. 5. Those are little children. 6. Foxes are

animals. 7. Watches are small clocks. 8. Classrooms have blackboards. 9. These

are old oaks. 10. Dogs have tails. 11. Those boys are good friends. 12. Balls are

round.

20.

Put general questions to the following statements:

•

1. Mrs. Sandford is in bed. 2. These words are easy. 3. She is a good student.

4. They are in the garden. 5. Her daughter is a teacher. 6. The children are at

school. 7. John is 19 years old. 8. Lesson 9 is difficult. 9. It is 10 o'clock. 10. The

flowers are yellow. 11. You are future teachers.

To Lessons 4—5

21. Put disjunctive questions to the following statements:

1. Your family is not large. 2. The children are in the garden. 3. This man is a

doctor. 4. His parents are not in Moscow. 5. It is six o'clock now. 6. Benny is not

in the nursery. 7. They are old friends. 8. This is a very interesting book.

22.

Put general and alternative questions to the following statements: v

1. The girl is small. 2. The children are at school. 3. It is dark in the room, 4.

This is a velvet dress. 5. The dog is in the yard. 6. They are busy all the time.

23.

Make up imperative sentences.

Note. Please is introduced before or after the imperative for polite requests.

Ask your friend: 1. to go to the blackboard; 2. to give you a fountain-pen;

3. to fetch some chalk; 4. to find lesson 11; 5. to speak louder; 6. to meet you at

5; 7. to go to the laboratory with you; 8. to write exercise 3 at home; 9. to learn

this poem by heart; 10. to write down the new words; 11. to repeat the sentence

three times; 12. to look at the blackboard; 13. to listen to the new text; 1 4.to

show you the way to the theatre

24.

Make up negative imperative sentences:

Tell your friend: 1. not to open the door; 2. not to leave the room; 3. not to

take the chalk; 4. not to write this exercise; 5. not to make such a noise; 6. not to

smoke in the room; 7. not to send a telegram today; 8. not to bite the pencil; 9.

not to talk so loudly; 10. not to go there alone; 11. not to close the window; 12.

not to read text 7; 13. not to be late next time

25.

Make up questions to which the words in bold type are answers:

1. Sheis always at home in the evening.2. The booksare on the shelf.3.

Doctor Sandford'swife is in the garden. 4.This is a difficultsentence. 5. His

parentsare in Kiev.6. The children areat school at this time.7. My mother is

60 years old.

26.

Complete the following sentences translating what is given in brackets:

1. I don't like to go out (когда холодно). 2. Open the window, please (в

комнате жарко). 3. Switch on the light (уже темно). 4. Let's wait a little (еще

очень рано). 5. The lesson begins at 9 (а сейчас только 8 часов). 6. Let's walk

there (это недалеко). 7. Hurry up (пора идти в институт). 8. Let's take a bus

(это очень далеко отсюда). 9. Go to bed (уже 11 часов). 10. Wake up (уже

утро).

27. Use an indefinite article in the following exclamatory sentences

where necessary:

1. What... difficult phoneme this is! 2. What... deep snow! 3. What ... easy

sentences these are! 4. What ... hot water!

5. What ... cold evening! 6. What ... clever student she is!

7. What... good ideas you have! 8. What... beautiful music he is