Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

There is ... wrong with my fountain-pen. It won't write. 4. A blind man cannot

see ... . 5. Is there ... in the room? — Yes, there is ... in it. 6. It is too dark here, I

cannot see ... . 7. If there is ... in the room you may turn off the light. 8. Can ...

recite the poem? 9. We must do ... to help her. 10. Can I do ... for you? 11. There

must be ... interesting in the book you read. 12. It is too dark, I can't see ... on the

blackboard. May I turn on the light? 13. We can work in Room No. 20. There is ...

there.

14.

Let's go there at once. I want to see ... with my own eyes.

15.

May I come to see you tonight? I've got ... to tell you.

16.

Bob is one of our best students, .. knows him. 17. Must we learn ... by

heart? — No, you needn't. You must only prepare the poem for test reading. 18.

There is ... interesting in this magazine. 19. Is ... away from the lesson?

XVII. Fill in prepositions if necessary:

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1. He must go to St. Petersburg... spring. 2. We take our written exams ...

January. 3. Our studies begin ... autumn. 4. What do you do ... Sunday? 5. All the

students of our group will take part in the concert... the eighth ... May. 6. May I

ring you up ... the morning? 7, My elder brother is a doctor. He often comes ...

home late ... night. 8. Is there anybody. . the Dean's office? 9.1 must go and see

him ... three o'clock ... Friday. 10. Listen ... the new text... the laboratory. 11. Look

... the blackboard. Do you see any mistakes ... it? 12. Who is ... duty today? 13.

Will you go... the blackboard? 14. You may go ... your place. 15. ... the right... the

dining-table there is a cupboard.

XVTII. Fill in the definite or indefinite article if necessary:

1. There are three rooms and ... kitchen in her new flat. 2. My new dress is

made of... silk. 3. If you want to write something on ... blackboard, you must

have ... piece of ... chalk. 4. Are there any students in ... Room No. 12? 5.1 have ...

new English book. ... book is very interesting. 6. There is ... garden and ... lawn in

front of her Institute.... garden is not large, but it is very beautiful. 7. The students

of your group must be in ... Room No. 30. 8. Open ... book at page 29 and start

reading. 9. May is ... fifth month of the year. 10. Saturday is ... seventh day of the

week. 11. Sunday is... day off.

XIX. Think of stimulating phrases to which those below could be the replies. Work

in pairs:

1. Here you are. 2. Show her in, please. 3. Thank you, I'd be glad to. 4. Do

they? 5. Are you? 6. Do, please. 7. Certainly. 8. Here, please.

XX.

Think of replies to the following questions and statements. Work in pairs:

1. Yes, Helen. What is it? 2. Good afternoon, Helen! 3. What can I do for you?

4. Sign this paper, please. 5. Let me see this book. 6. Have tea with us. 7. Thank

you. 8. May I ring you up tonight?

XXI.

a) Respond to the following sentences as in the model below. Express

surprise or doubt in your replies and add something to develop a situation.

M o d e l : I don't like autumn., Don't you?

b) Continue the exercise suggesting your own verbal context:

1. I am very busy. 2. Tom is already ten. 3. You are late. 4. You have no

mistakes in pronunciation. 5. I can't speak French well. 6. We must stay at home.

7. You may go home. 8. I live in a comfortable flat now. 9. My sister wants to

study German. 10. They don't make many mistakes in spelling. 11. We have got

built-in furniture in the kitchen. 12. My girl-friend has got flu, I am afraid.

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XXII.

Use the following questions in indirect speech according to the given model.

Make all the necessary changes.

M o d e l : The teacher asks: "Do you know any English words?" The teacher

asks if we know any English words.

1. Tom asks: "Do you know English well?" 2. She asks: "Do you like to

skate?" 3. My friends ask: "Are you free on Sunday?"

4. The student asks: "Have you any English books at home?"

5. She asks: "Do you want to read this book?" 6. The teacher asks: "Are there

any mistakes in spelling on the blackboard?" 7. The student asks: "Are there any

mistakes in my pronunciation?" 8. The teacher asks me: "Do you know any poem

by heart?" 9. Mary asks me: "Do you know many English words?"

10.

Betty asks Tom: "Must you go to the Institute today?"

11.The teacher asks the boy: "Is May a spring month?" 12. The students ask

me: "Do you like our University?" 13. Mr. White asks Betty: "Is Doctor Sandford

in?" 14. The children ask Betty: "Do you play the piano?" 15. The teacher asks the

boy: "Have you any brothers or sisters?" 16. The teacher asks the girls: "Can you

spell the word 'white'?" 17. The boy asks his sister: "Do you see anything on the

table?"

XXIII.

Make up short dialogues according to the given model. Use

the following questions.

M o d e l : A: Do you know Helen?

B: What do you ask me?

A: I ask you if you know Helen.

C: What does A. ask you?

B: A. asks me if I know Helen.

1. Are you busy? 2. Are the lessons over? 3. Is he already twenty? 4. Are there

any new words in Lesson Four? 5. Do you know the pronunciation of all the new

words? 6. Is this translation difficult? 7. Do the students of your group work much

at their English? 8. Who is the monitor of your group? 9. Can you swim? 10.

Must we finish this work today? 11. Are you fond of animals?

XXIV.

Translate the following into English:

1. Пока я ничего не могу сделать. 2. Никто'ничего не хочет есть. 3. Могу

ли я для вас что-либо сделать? 4. Можно прийти к вам в воскресенье? 5.

Четверг — пятый день недели. 6. Моей младшей сестре сейчас десять лет. 7.

Я пока не умею говорить по-английски. — Неужели? 8. Добрый день, мистер

Уайт. В чем дело? — Могу ли я поговорить с вами, мистер Сэндфорд? — Да,

пожалуйста. 9, Что значит это слово? 10. Должна ли я что-либо подписать?

— Вот, пожалуйста. — Где мне подписать? — Вот здесь. 11. Многие из

наших студентов работают осенью на фермах. 12. Вы умеете играть на

рояле? 13. Можете ли вы дать мне что-нибудь почитать? 14. Кто работает *в

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комнате 4? 15. Откройте страницу 5 и прочитайте текст. 16. На девятой

странице нет никакой картинки. 17. В комнате ваших родителей есть кто-

нибудь? 18. Мой сын знает наизусть много английских стихов. — Неужели?

19. Ее дочь уже школьница. — Неужели? 20. Я могу дать вам эту книгу. —

Неужели? 21 Аня должна приехать в понедельник. — Неужели? 22. Наши

занятия кончаются в июне. 23. Никто в нашей семье не работает в субботу.

XXV.

a) Describe Mr. White's visit. Concentrate on the reported speech, b) Imagine

you come to see your fellow-student to discuss^certain items (points) of your homework.

Make up a dialogue, c) Suggest a situation for your fellow-students to give it in the form

of a dialogue.

XXV.

Build short conversations. Use the vocabulary of this lesson and

conversational phrases.

ADDITIONAL PHONETIC EXERCISES

1. Read the exercises several times before the mirror.

2. Record your reading and listen to it, detect your errors.

3. Listen to your fellow-student reading the exercises. Detect his errors in sounds and

intonation and tell him what he must do to get rid of them:

hau xpnti Ji* iz

hao ^klevsr 9v ju' -+ hau xnais ju1 ,клт -> hau »streincfe dis 3old тэеп

V wot 'nasti xwed3

V wot 'wAndsfol xr3uziz

V wot 'Uvli xvai9lits ju*v got

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LABORATORY WORK

I. Repeat the sentences after the tape.

II. a) Listen to the questions and record your answers in the intervals, b) Listen to

the record and correct the mistakes if you have any.

III. a) Make the sentences interrogative and negative. Record the interrogative

and negative forms in the intervals, b) Check your sentences with the key.

II. a) Listen to the sentences. Supply short answers expressing surprise or doubt

and record them in the intervals, b) Check your sentences with the key.

IV. a) Change the sentences from direct into indirect speech. Record your

sentences in the intervals, b) Check your sentences with the key.

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VI.

a) Translate the sentences into English and record them in the intervals, b)

Check your sentences with the key.

VII. a) Listen to the words, translate them, write them down, transcribe them, b)

Check your spelling and transcription with the key.

VIII.

Listen to the disjunctive questions. They are not true to fact.

Correct them.

IX. a) Listen to the dialogues "Days and Months", ''Asking the Time".

Translate them. Write them down. Mark the stresses and tunes, b) Read

the dialogues and learn them by heart.

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Lesson Eleven

Phonetics: Интонация сложноподчиненного предложения. Text: Dialogue.

Grammar Степени сравнения наречий. Употребление определенного артикля с

географическими названиями.

Phonetic Exercise43

'sehbreit — ,seli'brei/n

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'demanstreit — .deman'streijh

mwfle xsau0

'sitjueit 'imiteit

i'Iju:mineit

'oiganaiz 'dekareit ,sitju'eijn .imi'teifn

.iljuimi'nei/n (o:g3nai'zeiJn ^eka'reijn

inwda xwest inwdr xi:st inwda pa'sifik x3ufn inwdi* 3txlaentik 3ufn

m^di* aenxtaktik

Примечание. Работая над упражнением, обратите внимание на:

1. Произношение многосложных слов, состоящих из четырех или более слогов. Они

чаще всего имеют два ударения: главное и второстепенное. Второстепенное ударение