Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

(бутылки газированном воды)? 9. Об этом фильме не может быть и речи, он

не для детей. 10. Передайте, пожалуйста, соль. — Пожалуйста. — Спасибо.

— Пожалуйста (не стоит). 11. Где мел? Дайте мне кусок мела. —

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Пожалуйста. — Спасибо. — Не стоит. 12. Я ничего не могу найти по вкусу

сегодня. — Неужели? Сегодня столько вкусных вещей. Смотри, салат из

помидоров и огурцов, ветчина, колбаса. 13. Уже 6 часов. — Да что вы

говорите?! Пора идти домой. 14. Кого ты здесь ждешь? Уже 8.15. Пошли! —

Минуточку. Нина идет с нами. Я жду ее. — Я боюсь, мы опоздаем. Уже пора

быть в институте. — Ты права. Смотри, она уже идет. Побежали. Мы не

должны опаздывать. — Поторопись, Нина!

XXIX. Fill in prepositions if necessary and retell the text:

Tom and Nick are going ... the canteen to have dinner. It is only half ... one but

there are many people ... the canteen already. Some ... them are reading

newspapers, others are eating their dinner. The friends always enjoy ... their meals

there.

They go ... a small round table ... the window, take a menu-

card ... the next table and begin to read it. Tom does not want

to have any soup today. He is going to take some roast beef

and vegetables. Nick takes some cabbage soup ... himself, some

fried fish and potatoes. He goes over ... the buffet and soon

comes back ... some tomato and cucumber salad. Then a wait-

ress comes.............their table and brings them the soup, meat and

fish. She also brings some mustard, pepper and salt and puts a knife, fork,

spoon ... the table ... front... each person.

Nick wants to have some ice-cream ... dessert but as it is not ready yet, he

takes a piece ... cake and a glass ... tea. Tom orders some fruit as he always prefers

fruit... cakes and ice-cream.

The boys are usually satisfied ... their meals ... this canteen.

So they finish their dessert and pay the waitress ... the dinner.

Then they put... their coats and go.......................the street.

XXX.

Copy out the following joke in transcription, mark the

stresses and tunes. Retell the joke in indirect speech (in the Present

Indefinite Tense). Enlarge the joke and give your own ending to it:

T e a c h e r : Jimmie, why don't you wash your face? I can see what you had

for breakfast this morning. L i t t l e b o y : What was it? T e a c h e r : Eggs, of

course. L i t t l e b o y : Wrong, teacher, that was yesterday.

XXXI.

Translate the following into English:

1 Принеси воды. Принеси воду. 2. Не бери бумагу. Дай мне лист бумаги Дай мне

бумагу. 3. Мне бы хотелось немного варенья. Мне нравится варенье, оно очень вкусное.

4. Выпей стакан молока. Выпей молока. Выпей молоко (to have milk). 5. Положи

капусту на стол, я собираюсь варить обед. Купи капусты, я собираюсь сварить сегодня

щи. 6. Съешь еще каши. — Мне не нравится каша. Она слишком соленая. 7. Суп в кухне.

Принеси его сюда, пожалуйста. Мне очень хочется есть. Дайте мне супу. 8. Не покупай

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эти огурцы, мне они не нравятся. Не покупай огурцов. 9. Мне хочется кофе. Мне бы

хотелось выпить еще чашку кофе. 10 Не забудь купить хлеба. Не оставляй хлеб на столе,

поставь его в буфет 11. Принесите, пожалуйста, мел. Дайте мне мелу, пожалуйста.

XXXII.

Compare the following Russian verbs and phrases to the corresponding

English ones. Use them in sentences of your own:

бояться, хотеть пить, хотеть есть, гордиться, сожалеть, радоваться, сердиться.

XXXIII.

Respond using the conversational phrases and add a phrase or two of your

own:

1. Will you bring a piece of chalk, please? 2.1 can't tell you anything about the

book. I don't remember it. 3. Shall I repeat the sentence? 4. Please come another

time. 5. You don't remem

ber this extract, do you? 6. May I open the window? 7. Shall I have a bite? 8. I

can't swim, you know. 9. Will you pass me the sugar, please? 10. Shall I wait for

you? 11. Will you give me a cigarette? 12. I don't eat ice-cream. 13. Shall I give

you more porridge? 14. You don't take beer, do you? 15. You help me so much,

thank you. 16. You can't speak German yet, can you? 17. Shall I pass you the

cake? 18. May I bring my younger sister with me? 19. Thank you for your warm

greetings. 20. He never remembers his duties. 21. Will you play back the tape and

repeat the text?

XXXIV.

Find a picture on the topic "Meals" for your discussion in class. Prepare 8

—10 questions which would help your fellow-students to describe the picture. Get ready

to speak on the topic "Meals". Use pictures, slides for illustration.

XXXIV.

Read the recipe and guess what we are going to have for dinner today:

Pour water into a sauce-pan, put some meat into it. While it boils peel and cut

beetroot, carrots, parsley and onions. Heat 2 spoonfuls of butter in the frying pan.

Fry vegetables in it, add sliced tomato or tomato puree and cover the lid on. Stir

the vegetables, add some water if necessary, let them simmer. Remove them into

the sauce-pan. After 15—20 minutes add some cut cabbage, salt, vinegar and

sugar to your taste. Put potatoes either whole or cut up. Boil if until it's quite

ready. Serve with sour cream.

Ingredients:

500 gr. meat

100 gr. onions vinegar

300 gr. beetroot

100 gr. fresh tomatoes or sugar

200 gr. fresh cabbage 1 spoonful of tomato puree salt

Answer: Ukranian borshch

XXXVI.

a) Watch Film Segment One "Surprise for Dinner" for general content,

b) Watch the film segment again to find English equivalents to the following:

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я очень голоден; обед подан; мясное блюдо; баранья отбивная; жаркое;

съедобный; рыбные консервы; яичница; очень вкусный (восхитительный);

гореть; подгорать; сюрприз; в восторге; ничего не поделаешь; выиграть по

лотерее.

с) Answer your teacher's questions on the content of the film segment, d) Listen to

the sound track recording of Segment One. Get ready to describe the situation of the

segment and to reproduce the dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Brown at table.

XXXVII.

a) Make up a dialogue on the following situation:

You ask your friend if he is hungry and when he is going to the canteen. You

are very busy and you can't leave the office earlier than 3 o'clock. You ask him to

buy a cake and two apples for you.

b) Get ready with a situation for your fellow-students to give it in the form of a

dialogue.

XXXVIII.

Find English proverbs concerning meals. Provide them with Russian

equivalents, ask your fellow-students to illustrate them. \

XXXVIII.

Describe: a) your Sunday breakfast; b) your dinner at home; c) the

procedure of laying the table for dinner.

LABORATORY WORK

I. a) Repeat the sentences after the tape, b) Make them interrogative

and negative.

II. Change the sentences into indirect speech. Begin each of them with He asks me ...

III. Supply short answers according to the model.

M o d e l : Iam hungry. —So am I.

IV. Translate the sentences into English using the given word combinations.

V. Listen to the sentences on the tape. They are not true to fact. Correct them.

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II. a) Listen to the text "The Browns' Dining-Room". Translate it sentence by

sentence in the intervals, b) Ask each other questions on the text, c ) Retell the text, d )

Write it down.

Lesson Th irteen

Grammar: The Present Perfect Tense.

Texts: A Student's Day. 2. Dialogue.

Phonetics: The High-Falling or the Rising-Falling Tone.

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STUDY THE FOLLOWING

T a b l e No.1 THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

He (She) Mary

has left Cs left) has

John Father

not left

(hasn't left)

for the Institute.

for the country.

I

for England.

We

have left ('ve left)

for Moscow.

You

have not left

They

(haven't left)

Betty and Tom

he (she)

Has

Mary

4

John

father

for the Institute?

(not) left

for the country?

I

for England?

we

for Moscow?

Have

you they

Betty and Tom

He (She)

Mary

has already had

John

(Fs already had)

breakfast.

Father

lunch.

dinner.

I

supper.

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We

tea.

You

have already had

an English lesson.

They

('ve already had)

Betty andTom

He (She)Maryhas not hadJohn(hasn't had)breakfastFatherlunchdinneryet.

IsupperWeteaYouhave not hadan English lessonThey

Betty and Tom

CONTRACTED FORMS

We've left. — We haven't left. He's left. — He hasn't left.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

I.

Study Substitution Table No. 1 and compose as many sentences

as you can.

II. Spell and transcribe the four forms of the following verbs:

be, do, have, see, strike, get, open, turn, wash, take, dry, clean, go, dress, put,

make, sweep, clear, stay, say, hurry, begin, prepare, come, work, press, iron,

gather, play, repair, knit, listen, hang, change, want, finish, know, help, fire, show.