Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

III.

Answer the following questions:

1. Have you had dinner yet? 2. Have you had coffee today? 3. Has your

brother left for Kiev? 4. Has she ever met my elder brother? 5. Has Mary been to

the canteen yet? 6. Have you found anything to your taste on the menu? 7. Have

they paid for the lunch yet? 8. What book have you discussed today? 9. How

much have you paid for the supper? 10. You have learned this poem by heart,

haven't you? 11. You have made few mistakes in spelling, haven't you? 12. Where

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have you found this book? 13. Which lesson have you learned by heart? 14. What

English books have you read yet?

IV. Choose the right verb:

to tell — to say

1. Mr. Smith -{(JJ $/lr. Brown it is time to have a break for lunch. 2. Mr.

Sandford u'.:Ms son he is going to London. 3. Mrs. Watson ... her children that

they must not go out on such a nasty day. 4. Susan ... her friends that she has a lot

of work to do. 5. Mrs. Smith ... her sons that she has already made toasts for

them. 6. John ... his brother is a perfect sportsman. 7. The boy ... he is not going

to stay at home on such a fine day. 8. Tom ... his friend that he is always up at

eight. 9. The mother ... that she has already served breakfast. 10. The teacher ...

the student that he has made only a few mistakes in pronunciation. 11. The boy ...

he has already aired the room. 12. The girl... her mother that she doesn't like

boiled eggs. 13. The monitor. . we are going to have a sitting of our English club

tonight. 14. Mike ... his little brother is a very hard-working boy.

V. Use the following sentences i n indirect speech. Make all the necessary changes:

1. Mary says to me: "I am already finishing this book." 2. The girl says to her

mother: "I don't like porridge." 3. Tom says to his friend: "I am going to the

canteen." 4. The boy says to me: "I'm thirsty." 5. The teacher says to the students:

"You must be ready for the written test tomorrow." 6. Nick says to his mother: "I

have already had сЦппег." 7. Boris says to me: "My father is leaving for Kiev." 8.

Nick says to me: "I have already paid for the lunch." 9. Ida says to her friends:

"There/is nothing to my taste on the menu." 10. The girl says to her sister: "I

haven't finished my supper yet." 11. Tom says: "I can speak two foreign

languages: English and Spanish." 12. Mary asks: "Has the bell gone?" 13. Tom

asks: "Is Mary staying at home?" 14. Nick says to Ann: "Don't forget to air the

room." 15. John asks his father: "Has she left?" 16. Tom asks Mary: "What is our

next lesson?"

TEXT 1

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A STUDENTS DAY

1. What js there in this picture? There is a bedroom in it. Is it„still darkTn the

room? No, it is already light. What time is it now? The clock has just struck seven.

Who(m) do you see in

this picture? We see Mary in it. Isshe still asleep?No, she is not. She is

already up, she has opened the window and turned onthe radio. She is doingher

morning exercises to the music.What is she going to do next? She is going to

have a wash.

2. It is a quarter past seven. Mary is in the bathroom. Shei has just taEena

cold shower, driedherself on the toweland cleanedher teeth. Now she Js doing

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her hair before the looking-glass. What is she going to do next? She is going to

dress.

3. Mary is in the bedroom again. She has already brushedher clothes and

shoes. What is she doing now? She is dressing. She has just put onher dress. She

is putting on her shoes now. Has she made her bed yet? Yes, she has.

4. It is a quarter to eight The family has already had breakfast. While Mary is

sweepingthe floor with a broom her mother is washing up. Is Mary going to stay

at home? No, she is not She is going to the Institute.

5. It is eight o'clock. Mary is hurrying to the Institute. She is a first-year

studentof the English faculty. Her classesbegin at half past eight. Mary isnever

late forher classes. Does she walk to the Institute? No, she does not. She goesto

the Institute by Metro.How long does it take her to get tothe Institute? It takes

her half an hourjto 9et there.

6. Jt is two <���Ус1осю Has the bell gone?Yes, it has. The classes are over.

Mary and her friends are having dinner. Are they going home after dinner? No,

they are not. Mary is going to the laboratory to have some practicein

pronunciation. Her friends are going to the reading-room to prepare their

homework there.

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2. It is nearly six o'clock in the evening. Mary has just come home after a

walk. She is having a short rest now. She is reading. Is Mary going to do any

work about the house? Yes, she is She is going to ironher father's shirts.

3. It is ten minutes to ten. The working day is over. The family are all together,

Mary is playing the piano.Her brother David is repairingthe TV-set. Their

mother is knitting. Their father is going to turn on the radio and listen to the news.

The family are not going to bed yet.

TEXT 2 D I A L O G U E

E d w a r d : Hello, Mary!

M a r y : Hello, Eddy. It's so nice to see you.Come in, please. (Edward

comes in, takes o f f his coat and hangs it on the hook.)

E d w a r d : Look here,Mary, there's a concert this evening at the club. You

are sureto like it. What about going there together?

M a r y : Oh, I'm sorry I can't. I'm making a new dress. I want to wear it at our

party and I haven't finished it yet.

E d w a r d : Oh, dear, we haven't been to the club for ages.Besides, it's a pity

to stay at home on such a fine day, you know.

M a r y : All right. Eddy. But will you help me before we go? E d w a r d : Oh,

yes, why not?

M a r y : Something has gone wrong withmy electric iron. (Mary gives

the iron to Edward.) Can you putit right?

E d w a r d : Let me have a look atit. (Edward examines the iron.) Well,

there's nothing the matter with the iron.I'm sure it's the plug.

(Edward repairs the plug. Mary goes out to change. Then she

comes back to Edward.) E d w a r d : Here you are.

M a r y : How clever of you!Thank you ever so much! E d w a r d : Not at

all. Are you ready to go now? M a r y : Just a moment! I must switch off the light.

E d w a r d : Hurry up then. We're going to be late, I'm afraid. M a r y : I'm ready.

Come on. (Mary and Edward hurry out.)

VOCABULARY NOTES

to be asleepспать; Ant. to be awake

to turn on (off) the light (electricity, water, gas, TV-set, radio, tape-recorder, lamp,

tap)включать (выключать) свет (электричество, воду, газ, телевизор, радио,

магнитофон, лампу, кран); Syn. to switch on (off).

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to do \

a lesson housework an exercise the room (flat, house) one's hair shopping,

ironing, washing, etc. good (harm)

to make /

a mistake

a report

a dress

tea

a fire

a present

money

friends (enemies) bed

to (the) musicпод музыку

wash vt мыть, to have a washмыться; to wash one's hairмыть голову; to wash

clothes (linen)стирать одежду, белье; to wash upмыть посуду

to take (to have) a bath (shower)принимать ванну, душ to dry (oneself) on (with)

a towelвытирать(ся) полотенцем clean vt чистить, очищать от грязи; to clean

one's teeth (nails, clothes, shoes)чистить зубы (ногти, одежду, ботинки); to clean

the blackboardстирать с доски; to clean the room (the flat)убирать комнату

(квартиру); to clean the windowпротирать окно

brush vt чистить (щеткой); to brush one's clothes (shoes, teeth)чистить

(щеткой) одежду (ботинки, зубы)

to put smth. onнадевать что-л., е. д. Put your coat on. It 'scold. Ant. to take

smth. offснимать что-л., e. g. Hetook his hat off and entered.

sweep (swept, swept)подметать a first-year

studentпервокурсник

classesл pi. занятия; in classна занятиях, е. д. Wehave done this exercisein

class, after classes,e, g. What are you going to do after classes?

to be late forопаздывать, e. g. Don't be late for the lecture,

go (went, gone)w идти; to go by bus (tram, train, Metro)ехать на

автобусе (трамвае, поезде, метро); to go to bedложиться спать It takes her

(half an hour)... Потребуется полчаса е. д. It

doesn't take him long to prepare his homework. How long has it taken

you to read this book?

get (got, got) v t / i становиться; to get toa placeдобираться ку-да-л.; to get

upвставать

Has the bell gone?Звонок был?