Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

спрашивайте нас, спросите их. 11. Это плохой карандаш. Я не могу им писать. 12. Не

садитесь на этот стул, у него сломана ножка (leg). 13. Моя комната больше, чем ваша.

14. Это старая книга, у нее пожелтевшие (yellow) страницы (leaves).

55.

Choose the proper word from brackets:

1. (Can, may) you play the piano? 2. (.Can, may) Benny watch TV before

going to bed? 3. I think I (can, p&y) do the work myself. 4 (Can, may) your

friend speak English? 5. (Car*."T

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may) I have another cup of tea? 6. You (can, may) stay a little longer if you

like. 7. I(cannot, may not) hear you. Speak louder, please. 8. You (can, may)

take the book home. 9. (Can, may) Ileave my bag with you? 10. I(cannot, may

not) believe that.

56.

Give negative replies to the following questions.

Note. M u st n ' t in a reply means — нельзя (запрещение), needn't — не нужно (нет

необходимости), can't — нельзя (невозможно), I' m a f ra i d not — вежливый отказ.

1. May I go out and play in the street? — ... . It's dangerous to play in the

street. 2. May I open the window? — .... It's cold outside. 3. Must he come here

today? — .... He may come tomorrow. 4. May I take your textbook for a

moment? — ... . I must finish the exercise. 5. Must I bring the ear-phones? — ... .

It is the monitor's task. 6. Can I see the Dean? — ... . He is busy. 7. Must we all

come to the laboratory at 12? — ... . You may come half an Hour later. 8. May I

write with your pencil? — ... . It is broken. 9. May I take it home? — ... . The

book is not mine. 10. Can I speak to the secretary? — .... He is out.

57.

Translate into English using modal verbs:

1. Можно вам помочь? — Пожалуйста. 2. Вы должны запомнить адрес и пойти туда

тотчас же. 3. Какой-то человек хочет вас видеть. — Можете попросить его сюда. 4.

Должен ли я уплатить вам сейчас же? — Нет, не нужно; я^могу подождать. 5. Вы

должны подписать письмо и поставить дату, 6. Он может это сделать вовремя, не так

ли? 7. Могу я повидать доктора Сэндфорда? — (а) Да, он в кабинете. Сюда,

пожалуйста, (б) Нет, его нет дома. 8. Можно включить радио? ■— Боюсь, что нет. Дети

должны идти спать. 9. Можно пока положить книги на этот стол. 10. Чем могу быть вам

полезен? — Вы можете сделать для меня многое. 11. Пока (в настоящее время) этого

делать не нужно. 12. Можно задать вам вопрос? — Пожалуйста.

То Lesson 10

58. Use the required tense instead of the infinitives in brackets:

1. My little sister (to go) to school every day. 2. The sun (to rise) in the East.

3. Be<$/students never (to work) hard. 4. It often (to snow) in winter. 5. He (to

wake'up) at seven and (to have)

breakfast at half past seven. 6. The teacher (to point) at the blackboard when

he (to want) to explain something. 7. Mother always (to cook) in the morning. 8.

I (to see) what you mean.

9. She (to say), she (to hear) nothing. 10. There (to'be) a girl

downstairs who (to want) to see you. 11. My friend (to go) there

nearly every week.

59. Write the following sentences in the negative and interrogative:

1. He takes English lessons. 2. She walks to the Institute.

3. They often go to the laboratory. 4. She writes to her mother

every day. 5. He comes to see us on Sunday. 6. Tony reads

newspapers in the evening, before going to bed.

60. Read quickly in the Singular:1

1. My friends want to study French. 2. They remember everything. 3.

Children receive a lot of pleasure from this game.

4. Do these girls go to the theatre on Saturday? 5. His friends

work in St.Petersburg. 6. The children play all the morning and

sleep in the afternoon. 7. My friends like meat and do not like

fish. 8. They live in small houses which have three rooms. 9. His

brothers work h^rd all day, and want to rest in the evening.

10.

They get new books from the library every week. 11. The

postmen bring letters three times a day. 12. They want to buy

some toys, because their sons have a birthday tomorrow.

13. These girls come to our library every Thursday. 14. Their

holidays finish in August. 15. The boys wake up at seven.

16. Housewives have to work very hard. 17. On Saturday they go

to the cinema. 18. They know English well and can answer all my

questions. 19. Our fathers work in an office and do not come

home for lunch. 20. They do not believe her stories.

61. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative:

1. They receive the Times. 2. Benny knocks at the door of his father's study

every morning. 3. They want to see this film. 4. There are a few mistakes in your

composition. 5. Benny often shows Mr. White his toys. 6. She remembers

everything. 7. She

1 Most of the examples of this exercise have been borrowed from "Living English

Structure" by W. Stannard Allen, London, 1955.

must sign that paper. 8. The boy has a lot of friends to play with. 9. He can

speak English well. 10. Our lessons begin at 8.30. 11. He likes to read

newspapers after breakfast. 12. My cousin lives in St.Petersburg.

62.

Put disjunctive questions to the following statements:

1. It gets dark very early in winter. 2. We can have a good time together. 3.

Victory Day is the greatest holiday in our country. 4. It doesn't take you long to

get to the University. 5. They have a lot of relatives in Moscow. 6. There isn't any

chalk at the blackboard. 7. You don't remember the new woroo. 8. She hasn't got

any mistakes in her translation. 9. Benny and John are his nephews. 10. Some of

our students live in the hostel. 11. She spends a lot of time in the laboratory.

63.

Use the proper article:

1. He read ... leading article slowly moving his lips over ... words. 2. ...

thought of Nessie faded from his mind. 3. I was ... interpreter during ... war. 4.

We were shocked by. . scene that followed. 5. And then ... lady came in, ... tall

young lady. 6. We were met by ... handsome young man. ... man was ... guide.

7. ... street was empty. But suddenly she noticed ... old woman on ... opposite

side of... street. 8. Long ago this park was ... large private garden. 9. She changed

... wrapper in which she did the housework for ... black satin blotise and ... skirt.

10. ... marble clock on ... mantelpiece softly chimed twelve. 11. He had ... wild

desire to run away. 12.1 want you to explain ... incident we had this morning. 13.

What ... nice cheerful fellow he is! 14. ... young woman of about 30 with ...

pleasant face rose to greet them when they entered ... room.

64.

Change the following a) into the negative, b) into the interrogative:

1. You remember her address. 2. He comes home at 7 o'clock. 3. Directors

sign a lot of papers. 4. They receive several newspapers. 5. He has breakfast at 8

o'clock. 6. Benny likes fruit. 7. She lives near the metro station. 8. The girl plays

the piano very well. 9. Men shave every day. 10. He spends all his money on

books. 11. The last train leaves at midnight. 12. They speak English at the

lessons. 13. My parents want to buy new furniture. 14. The girls help their

mother. 15, On Sundays they have

dinner at home. 16. The dog usually barks at night. 17. Some girls enjoy

dances. 18. Mary looks well. 19. He knows the right answer. 20. John loves

Helen. 21. She cuts her hair every month. 22. The old woman feels very cold.

65.

Make up sentences using the following words:

1. at once, can, all, we, questions, your, answer. 2. autumn, prefer, I, in,

holiday, to have, a. 3. comes, late, my, often, elder, home, brother. 4. is, lawn,

there, a, house, our, in front of, 5. telegram, her, to, a, send, he, must. 6. advice,

always, she, very, good, gives, me. 7. they, mistakes, a lot of, make, spelling. 8.

pronunciation, has, she, got, not, mistakes, any, in. 9. every, day, first-year, must,

students, work, laboratory, at, the. 10. our, great, is, a, in, country, holiday, May,

of, ninth, the.

66.

Translate into English using appropriate pronouns:

1. Это мои перчатки, а где твои? 2. Это мой или твой карандаш? 3. Это

твой карандаш. Мой зеленый. 4. Возьми эту лампу и поставь на мой стол. 5.

Это твои тетради? 6. Яне могу взять этот зонтик, он не мой. 7. Кто из вас

Нелли? — Это я. 8. Вот книжки! Которая твоя? 9. Какого цвета твое новое

платье? 10. Кто знает ответ? Я!1

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I\OHHнас не знают, но мы хорошо их

знаем. 12. Это очень странные факты. 13. Мне нравятся твои туфли, но мои