Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

VI. Transcribe the following sentences. Mark the stresses and tunes:

1. Behind Doctor Sandford's house there is a small orchard. 2. He says: "I

have a good television-set." 3. The house is not large, but it is comfortable.

VII. Answer the following questions:

A. 1. Is Doctor Sandford's house large? 2. What is there in front of the

house and behind it? 3. What rooms are there in the house? 4. What kind of

furniture is there in the house? 5. Is it Doctor Sandford's own house?

B. 1. Is your flat large or small? 2. How many rooms are there in your flat?

3. What do you call a room people sleep in? 4. What do you call a room

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people have meals in? 5. What do you call a room where a person studies,

reads, writes, etc.? 6. What do you call a room where children sleep, play and

have meals? 7. What do you call a room where people spend time after dinner

or supper (where guests are received)? 8. What do

you call a room where food is cooked? 9. What do you call a room where

food is kept? 10. Is your flat comfortable and cosy?

11.There is a green lawn in front of your house, isn't there?

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Are there any fruit trees in your garden? 13. Is your house old or

new? 14. What colour are the walls in your flat? 15. What articles of furniture

are there in your parents' bedroom (the dining-room, your father's study, your

own room)? 16. There are many new houses in your street, aren't there? 17.

Have you got a rubbish chute in you flat to carry rubbish down? 18. Have you

got built-in furniture in your flat? 19. Has she got a unit in her room?

С. 1. Can you read English? 2. Can you speak French? 3. Who can answer

my question? 4. Where can I find this book? 5. You can transcribe this word,

can't you? 6. You can't speak German, can you? 7. May I ask you a few

questions? 8.MayIgo out? 9. May I open the window? 10. May I take your

book? 11. Must I translate this text? 12. Must we learn this poem by heart? 13.

Must I put this book into the desk? 14. What must I read now? 15. (At) What

time must I come home? 16. We can't go to the skating-rink at four, can we?

VIII. Write in words:

a) 122,2 489,1 963,1 844; 11 389,20 856; 119 922.

b) M o d e l : 3.15 — It's a quarter past three.

5.05; 3.25; 6.30; 3.35; 11.40; 10.15; 9.20; 5.10; 4.45; 7.05; 7.55; 8.50.

IX. a) Chance the following sentences into interrogative and negative:

1. There are some fruit trees in front of my house. 2. There is a study in

our flat. 3. It is a difficult text. 4.1 have a room of my own. 5. We can go out

for a walk now. 6. You may open the window. 7. The students must learn this

dialogue by heart. 8. Mr. Sandford must pay much money for his house. 9.

You must switch off the cassette-recorder.

b) Ask one another questions on the statements above and answer them in the

negative. Mind the distribution of sentence-stress in the replies.

M o d e l : The walls of our kitchen are tiled.

Are the walls of your kitchen tiled ? No, they xaren4

tiled.

X. a) Form all possible questions to which the following sentences are the

answers, b) Each sentence states a certain fact. Find some more details about it by

asking questions. Work in pairs:

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1. There are eight fruit trees in our garden. 2. Mr. Sandford is the head of

the family. 3.1 can answer this question. 4. My brother can speak French. 5.

You may ring me up tonight. 6. We may go home now. 7. They must prepare

this poem for phonetic reading. 8.1 must work much at my pronunciation. 9.

On the right you can see a standard-lamp.

XL Fill in the missing words:

1. There is no ... in my flat. 2. There are many fruit trees in our . . . . 3.

There is a green ... in front of his Institute. 4. Where is you father? — He is

working in the . . . . 5. My sister's room is very .... 6. Is this your ... book? 7.

The furniture in my brother's room is quite.... 8. The floor is covered with a

beautiful thick.... 9. A... serves to carry rubbish down.

XII.

a) Ask your fellow-student questions on pictures on p. 114—115. Work in

pairs, b) Describe the pictures.

XII.

Fill in prepositions if necessary:

1. It is a quarter ... ten (10.15). 2. I must get up ... half past six. 3. He must

be back ... half... an hour. 4. May I come ... an hour? 5. You needn't work

late ... night. 6. May I finish this translation... the morning? 7. What's the

time ...your watch? — It is half... nine. — Your waWh is slow, I am afraid.

You must set it right. It is already a quarter ... ten. 8. Picture No. 6 is ... page

20. 9. Where is Ann? — She must be ... home. 10. Which day. . the week is

Sunday? 11. It's time ... a break, I believe. 12. Open your books... page 98.

XIV.

Fill in some, no, {not) any, {not) much, little, a little, [not) many, few, a

few, a lot of*

1. I have ... work today. 2. I should like to have ... milk for breakfast. 3.

Mary ha^Jriends at the Institute. 4. There are ... boys in Group Two. 5. Can

you give me... English books? 6. Are there ... fruit trees in your orchard? 7.1

have ... spare time today. 8. Who can give the boy ... pencils? 9.1 must ask you

... questions about your studies. 10. Have I ... mistakes in spelling? 11. Are ...

students away from the lesson? 12.1 hope, I have ... mistakes in my

translation.

XV.

Change the following sentences using the given model.

M o d e l : Can you show me the room of your sister? Can you show me

your sister's room?

1. May I see the book of John? 2. Will you come to the birthday party of

my daughter? 3. You must read all the novels by Dickens. 4. He must check

the work of his students. 5. Who can tell me the address of the Smiths? 6.

There are all modern conveniences in the flat of my mother-in-law. 7. May I

have a book from the library of your father? 8. Where can I listen to the music

of Prokofiev? 9. Is there any built-in furniture in the flat of your cousin?

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XVI.

Complete the sentences. Observe the low rising ^>ne in adverbial groups:

1. In the middle of the room ... . 2. On the walls ... . 3. On the left . . . . 4.

To the right of the fridge . . . . 5. Next to the door ... . 6. In front of the house 7.

Next to the writing-table ... . 8. I n the bathroom . . . . 9. In the kitchen ... . 10.

Upstairs . . . .

XVII.

Fill in the missing modal verb:

1. My sister can read English but she ... not read German. 2. Who ... recite

this poem? 3. ... I smoke here? — I am afraid not. 4. ... I pay for these books

"at once? — No, you needn't. You ... pay for them in a day or two. 5. The

lesson is over. We ... go home now. 6. ... 1 take your dictionary? — Do,

please. 7. Must we translate this article in class? — No, you you'll do i t a t

home. 8. You ... find our dean upstairs, 9. ... I see your father's study? 10.

What kind of furniture ... you see in the sitting-room? 11. You ... take a cold

shower every morning. 12. ... I come to see you tomorrow at ten o'clock?

13. ... you do this translation in the morning? 14. I ... be a t the Institute a t

eight. 15. It is dark. You ... draw the curtains.

XVIII.

Think of stimulating phrases to which the phrases below are the replies:

1. Do, please. (Yes, please.) 2. I am afraid not. 3. No, you (he, she, they)

mustn't. 4. No, you needn't. 5. Yes, I (she, h e we, they) can. 6. No, I (she, he,

we, they) can't. 7. That's too bad.

XIX. Supply short replies stimulating further talk. Work in pairs.

M o d e l : You can go now. — ,Can I?

1. You can stop here. 2. You may rest in the garden. 3. You must telephone

him at once. 4. You can turn off the gas. 5. You may listen to the radio. 6. You

may stay with us. 7. You must go to the lab today. 8. You must read the text

again. 9. You can go home now.

XX.

Translate the sentences into English:

1. Перед нашим домом много цветов. 2. Наша квартира на втором

этаже. 3. Можно мне поговорить с вами сейчас, или я должна прийти

завтра? 4. Могу ли я купить этот приемник? 5. Квартира моей сестры

очень удобная и уютная. 6. Есть ли в вашей квартире кладовая? — Нет. 7.

Вэтой квартире две комнаты и кухня.

8. Можно ли детям пойти на каток? — Нет, уже слишком поздно.

9. Могу ли я поговорить с преподавателем? — Да. 10. Должна ли я

отвечать вам сейчас? — Нет. Вы можете это сделать завтра. 11. Вспальне

моих родителей две кровати, кресло, два стула и туалетный столик. 12. У

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вас есть телевизор? — Нет. — А холодильник? — Да, есть. 13. Вы

можете почистить (to clean) ковер пылесосом. Это очень легко. 14. Мне

нравится мебель в вашей квартире. Она совсем новая и вполне

современная. Вы должны только купить ковер и торшер для столовой. 15.

Я живу в новом доме. В нашей квартире есть все удобства:

электричество, газ, водопровод, центральное отопление, мусоропровод и

телефон. 16. В вашей ванной комнате есть зеркало? 17. У вас дома есть

английские книги? — Нет. 18. Вы не можете мне позвонить (to ringup)?

— У меня нет телефона. 19. Вы должны исправить все ошибки в

переводе. 20. Кто муж твоей сестры? — Он врач. 21. На ком женат твой

брат? — Он женат на моей приятельнице. — Как ее зовут? — (Ее зовут)

Елена. — Сколько ей лет? — (Ей) двадцать лет. — Кто она по

профессии? — (Она) машинистка. 22. В вашем саду есть цветы? — Нет,

в нашем саду нет цветов, но есть несколько фруктовых деревьев. 23. Есть

ли студенты в комнате 20? — Нет. Они должны прийти туда через

полчаса. 24. Который сейчас час? — Половина шестого. — Ваши часы

спешат. Сейчас только четверть шестого. 25. У меня есть немного