Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

beginning of ... term. 5. It is easy for ... child to study ... foreign language. 6.

Where is ... money? — It is on ... table. 7. ... boy is good at ... Mathematics, ...

Physics and ... Chemistry, but his knowledge of ... Literature and ... English is

rather poor. 8. What ... fine weather we are having today! 9. At last he found ...

very interesting work. 10. ... new& he brought yesterday is very important. 11.

What ... clever advice! 12. ... Phonetics is ... branch of ... Linguistics. 13. If you

want to speak without ... mistakes you must study ... Grammar hard. 14. What is

... news? 15. ... exercise 12 must be done in ... written form. 16. Do you often

work in ... laboratory? 17. She attends ... course of ... lectures on ... Russian

Literature at ... University. 18. I am not interested in ... Chemistry. 19. Her

subject is ... History of ... Art. 20. It was clear she had ... good news. 21. ...

advice is good but I cannot follow it.

118.

Comment on the use of tenses in the following examples and translate them into

Russian:

1. Every evening the young fisherman went out upon the sea and threw his

nets into the water. 2. Stanley got up looking for his stick. "Have you, children,

been playing with my stick?" 3. Fleur does what she likes. 4. He liked music but

the piece she was playing had no melody for him. 5. This is getting interesting. 6.

How long have you been married? 7. Don't you know that Mrs. Greenfield has

left us? She's gone to London. 8. He has been studying at the University for б

years. 9. She looked at it for some time and slowly a little frown crept between

her brows. 10. I am always telling Jerry that his uncle means more to him than

his own parents. 11. I am starting again. A new life begins from today. 12. "It's a

pity you interrupted us," said Nora. "We were having an interesting

conversation." 13. At that moment the telephone bell rang. Rosanna took up the

receiver and listened. 14. I was still thinking of it when I came face to face with

Rogei.

119.

Use the required tense (Present and Past Indefinite, Present and Past Continuous,

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous):

1. She (to go) to Italy five years ago. Since then she (not to speak) Italian, and

(to forget) nearly all she (to learn) there.

2. When he (to run) after the tram, he (to fall) and (to hurt) his leg. We (to

have) to carry him home. Now he (to lie) in bed. The doctor just (to leave). The

doctor (to say) he must stay in bed for a week. 3. He (to look) through my album

when I (to enter). "You (to like) my sketches?" I (to ask) him. "They (not to be)

very good." 4. What you (to look) for? — I (to lose) my pen and (to want) to

find it before it (to get) dark. — When you (to lose) it? — I (to think) I (to drop)

it somewhere here when I (to go) to the Institute this afternoon. 5. My friend

Robert (to learn) French for the last three years, and now he (to study) German,

too. 6. You (to speak) to Ann yesterday? — No, I (not to see) her for a long time.

I (not to remember) when I last (to see) her. 7. My brother (to study) modern

English literature for two years and then (to give) it up. 8. I (to look) at this

photograph for five minutes, but I can't see you in it. — I'm afraid you (to look)

at the wrong one. 9. You must stop reading; you have a headache because you

(to read) too long! 10. My elder brother (to join) the army when he (to be)

eighteen. 11. They (to live) in that town for ten years and then (to move) to the

country. 12. We (to live) here for the last six months, and just (to decide) to

move. 13. He (to write) a new play for the last two years, but he (not to finish) it

yet.

To Lesson 15

120. Insert the missing conjunctions and comment on the use of tenses in the

following sentences. (Conjunctions to be used: when, till, before, after, as soon as,

while, tf):

1. I shall believe it ... I see it. 2. You must wait ... the light changes to green.

3. I shall be ready ... you count ten. 4. He will ring up for the taxi ... you finish

packing. 5. I shall tell you a secret... my brother goes out. 6. We shall be starting

immediately ... you finish your dinner. 7. I don't think he will write ... he arrives.

8. I shall always remember you ... I live. 9. I shall be preparing breakfast ... you

are taking a shower. 10. I shall put on my raincoat ... it starts to rain. 11. He'll tell

you ... you ask him. 12. ... you stay in the reading-hall I'll be working in the

laboratory. 13. He will stay here ... you come. 14. ... they show me their

homework, I will correct it..

121.

Translate what is given in brackets using the Present Indefinite or the Future

Indefinite:

1. You will enjoy yourself if you (поедете на Кавказ). 2. Ask him if he

(поедет на Кавказ). 3. We shan't be able to go out if (будет сильный дождь). 4.

They say (собирается дождь); the clouds are gathering. 5. I don't know when he

(придет); the weather is so nasty. 6.Tell him to wait when he (придет). I may

be late. 7. Tell Mother we (не скоро вернемся), it's much too fer away. 8. Tell

Mother not to worry if we (не скоро вернемся); it's much too far away. 9. I'll

talk to him about it if I (увижу его сегодня). 10. I'm not sure if I (увижу его

сегодня). 11. She will > take the children out for a walk if she (окончит работу

раньше). 12.1 don't know if she (окончит работу раньше); she has got a lot to

do. 13. The rain won't do him any harm if he (наденет плащ). 14. Ask him if he

(наденет плащ); it looks like rain.

122.

Complete the following sentences using the Present Indefinite or the Future

Indefinite:

1. If you travel by car to the Crimea ... . 2. I should like to accompany you in

case .... 3. If the weather remains fine ... . 4. We shall wait till ... . 5. I should like

to know when ... . 6. Don't go away before ... . 7, Tell me when ... . 8. The rain

will soak us to the skin unless .... 9. He is clever enough to understand what you

want if... . 10. If it looks like rain .... 11. I am not quite sure if .... 12. I understand

you are going to stay at home till ... . 13. Please, ring me up as soon as ... . 14.

We'd better stay at home if ... . 15. You may go skating after ... . 16. Don't forget

to remind him tomorrow in case ... . 17. We'll remain here and wait for you

until.... 18. He must join us tomorrow; ask him when .... 19. I'm afraid I shan't be

able to join you before .... 20. She promised to come tonight. Please try to find

out if....

123.

Translate into English using you (we) had better + Infinitive:

1. Вам бы лучше остаться дома; сейчас польет дождь. 2. Тебе бы лучше

туда одной не ходить. 3. Нам бы лучше отложить эту работу до завтра. 4.

Вам бы лучше пойти к нам, чем оставаться одному. 5. Тебе бы лучше надеть

плащ, б/Тебе бы лучше подождать Джона и пойти вместе с ним. 7. Нам бы

лучше не говорить об этом Ане, она рассердится. 8. Ты бы лучше мне

сказала, куда мы идем. 9. Ты бы лучше мне объяснила, почему он

рассердится, если я рас

скажу ему правду. 10. Вам бы лучше послать им телеграмму, если вы

хотите, чтобы они поскорее приехали. 11. Нам бы лучше поговорить с ним.

Он приятный человек, он нам поможет. 12. Вам бы лучше пойти и

поговорить с ним сейчас же, если он еще не ушел.

124.

Replace the Future Indefinite by to be going to.

Note, to be going to+ Infinitive refers an action to the near future; it has the meaning of

intention or certainty.

1. I'll travel by car this summer. 2. We'll have a test on the use of tenses on

Monday. 3. The Parkers will have a picnic lunch in the country on Sunday. 4.

Ann will practise the piano all the morning. 5. There will be a storm soon, look

at those clouds. 6. They say she'll be married this autumn. 7.1 got wet through in

yesterday's rain, I think I shall have a cold. 8. She'll clean the flat on Saturday. 9.

What will you do when you finish school? 10. We'll see them all in September

when they come from the country. 11. Do you like the song? I'll sing it again this

evening. 12. What will you do after classes today? 13. I'll take my last exam next

Monday. 14. The article isn't very long; he will translate it tonight. 15. My friend

is leaving tomorrow. She says she'll write to me every week.

125.

Use the proper article. Pay attention to the use of the article with the

names of seasons:

1. ... winter was bitterly cold. 2. It was ... early autumn. 3. ... summer is my

favourite season. 4. October is ... rainy month. 5. There are many wonderful

verses about ... winter. 6. In ... spring ... days become longer and ... nights grow

shorter. 7. ... children have ... long vacations in ... summer and ... short vacations

in ... winter and ... spring. 8. ... summer is ... good time for sports. 9. It is pleasant

to go to ... country on ... hot day in ... summer. 10. It was ... cold rainy autumn.