Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

to be overкончиться, e. g. The lesson is over.

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practicen практика, тренировка; to have practice in smth.практиковаться,

тренироваться; practise vt

iron vt гладить; to iron linenгладить белье; Syn. to press clothes(not linen)

утюжить; (electric) ironn (электрический) утюг

to play the piano (the guitar, the violin)играть на рояле (гитаре, скрипке),

to play chess (tennis)играть в шахматы (теннис)

repair vt чинить; Syn. to put right

news n (plural in form, but treated as singular)новости, e. g. What's the

news? Что нового? the news последние известия It is so nice to see you.Очень

приятно тебя видеть. Look here, Mary... Послушай, Мэри...

sure adj\ to be (feel) sure of smth.быть уверенным в чём-л., е. д. We are

sure of our future. We are sure that he will come. You are sure to like it. = You will

certainly like it.

for agesцелую вечность

Something has gone wrong with... Что-то случилось с ... to have a look at

smth.взглянуть на что-то There's nothing the matter with the iron.Утюг в

порядке. How clever of you!Умница! So kind of you!Так мило с вашей

стороны!

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

lobe short of time = to be pressed for time; spare time; on the way home, on

the way to..., in town, out of town; to be through with smth; to look through smth.

(newspaper, article, text); to look forward to sipth. (doing smth.); to manage to do

smth., to look in; to listen in; to watch a TV programme; to go to the laundry; the

hairdresser, the barber, the cleaner's; to have one's hair done, one's clothes cleaned,

to have a manicure

Compound verbs have usually two primary stresses; e. g. She is V putting 'on

her xshoes. I must V switch 'off the xlight.

EXERCISES

I.

a) The material below it to be prepared for reading. Mark the

stresses and tunes. Concentrate your attention on the vowel [t>] and

the consonant [h]. b) Let your fellow-student read the exercise aloud

for you to detect his errors in sonnds and tell him what must be

done to eliminate them:

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[о] 1. "What an odd clock," said Tom.

2. Lots and lots of clocks and watches have gone wrong.

3. Molly's got a spot on her frock.

4. A watched pot never boils.

5. Honesty is the best policy.

[hi 1.

Helen's husband hates hot tea.

2. He held her hand in his.

3. The horn of the hunter was heard on the hill.

4. Healthful habits make healthy bodies.

5. He that has ears to hear let him hear.

6. My heart's in the Highlands. My Heart is not

here.

II. Before you start working at the text practise the sounds in the following words and

word combinations:

A. 1. [rjj is going to, is putting on, is sweeping the floor, is washing the dishes.

2. a) Alveolars replaced by dentals: opened^the window, on^the radio, inwthe

bathroom, aboutwthe house.

b) Loss of plosion: what^time, and^turned, and^clean-ed, just^taken,

just^come.

c) No glottal stop: is^awake, has^opened, turned^on.

B. 1. [A] such a fine day, nothing the matter.

2. a) Alveolars replaced by dentals: on^the hook, at^the club, repairs^the

plug.

b) Loss of plosion: about w going, haven't w been to, want^to have, goes out^to

change.

c) No glottal stop: takes^off, what^about, goes^out, not^at^all.

III.

1. a) Listen to the recording of the text"A Student's Day**. Mark the stresses

and tunes, b) Practise the text for test reading. Listen to the recording very carefully until

you can say it in exactly the same way.

* 2. a) Listen to the recording of the dialogue. Mark the stresses and tunes, b)

Practise the dialogue for test reading. Listen to the recording very carefully until you

can say it in exactly the same way. c) Memorize the dialogue and dramatize it.

IV. Transcribe the following sentences, mark the stresses and tunes and picture them

on the staves:

1. Hello, Mary! 2. Look here, Mary, there is a concert this evening at our club.

3. Well, we haven't been there for ages. 4. Let me have a look at it. 5. We're going

to be late, I'm afraid.

V. Answer the following questions:

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1. (At) what time do you get up? 2. Is it light when you get up? 3. You do your

morning exercises to music, don't you? 4. What do you do in the bathroom? 5.

What do you do with a tooth-brush (a towel, a comb)? 6. Do you take a shower in

the morning or before you go to bed? 7. What do you clean your teeth with? 8.

What do you dry yourself on? 9. You do your hair before a looking-glass, don't

you? 10. At what time do you usually have breakfast? 11. What must you do with

the dishes after having a meal? 12. What do you usually do before you leave the

University? 13. What do you clean your flat with? 14. (At) what time do you leave

for the University? 15. It takes you long to get to the University, doesn't it? 16.

How long does it take you to get to the University? 17. Do you go to the

University by bus? 18. (At) what time do your classes begin? 19. What do you do

when the classes are over? 20. Where do you usually have dinner? 21. Do you

prepare for your English lessons at home or do you prefer to work in the

University reading-room? 22. How long does it take you to do your homework?

23. Do you work at the laboratory every day? 24. When do you usually come

home? 25. What do you usually do when you come home? 26. In what way do

you help your mother about the house? 27. What do you do with an iron (a

vacuum-cleaner, a broom) ? 28. What do you usually do in the evening? 29. Do

you often go to the theatre or to the cinema? 30. You are fond of skating, aren't

you? 31. What do you do when you stay at home in the evening? 32. Do your

friends often come to see you? 33. How do you spend the time when your friends

come to see you? 34. You listen to the news every day, don't you? 35. What do you

do when you are going to listen to the latest news? 36. (At) what time do you

usually go to bed? 37. Who does the shopping in your family?

VI. a) Write the interrogative and negative forms of the following sen-

tences, b) Ask and answer questions on the following statements as in the

model. Use the Present Perfect Tense. Add a sentence or two to develop a

situation.

/ M o d e l : He has already repaired the iron. Has he repaired the cassette-

recorder yet? No, he hasn't. But he is sure to do it soon.

1. Mary has already ironed the table-cloth. 2.1 have already turned off the

light. 3. The girls have already done the room. 4. It takes me long to prepare for

my English lesson. 5. It has taken Peter five minutes to shave. 6. We are going to

the skating-rink after classes. 7. My sister is very good at sewing. 8. Peter is going

to repair our TV-set. 9. We are going for a walk after classes. 10.1 must do some

knitting today.

VII.

a) Write questions to the parts of the sentences in bold type, b) Each sentence

describes a situation in a concise way. Find out some more details about it by asking

questions. Work in pairs:

1. I have dinner at two.2. I leave for the Institute at eight o'clock.3.1 go to

the Institute by bus.4. It has taken me three hours to do my homework.5.

Davidhas already repaired the radio.6. It has taken me a fortnight to knit this

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sweater.7.1 am going to have some practice in intonation at the laboratory..8. I

am going to the iheatre today.9. Robertis going to press his coat.10.1 do my

room with a vacuum-cleaner once a week.11. You needn't switch on the light, it

is quite light.12. Maryhas gone to be&>43. It takes me a quarter of an hour to

have breakfast.14. I lake a bath every morning.15.1 go to the Institute by

Metro.16. We are going to the skating-rink.17.1 do my hair with a comb.

VIII.

Rewrite the sentences in the Present Perfect using the adverbs already,

just.

Model:My brother is going to repair the cassette-recorder. My brother has

already repaired the cassette-recorder.

1.1 am going to have some practice at the laboratory. 2.1 am going to clean the

flat. 3. John is going to shave. 4. They are going to have a rest in the country. 5.

Ann is going to turn off the gas. 6. The boy is going to brush his clothes, isn't he?

7.1 am going to turn on the light. 8. His family are going to listen to the seven

o'clock news, aren't they? 9. Who is going to have a bite?

10. What are you' going to do? 11. They are going to stay out of town for a

fortnight. 12. I'm going to look through his article.

IX. Make up as many sentences as you can according to the following models. Use

the words, word combinations and phrases of the lesson.

M o d e l 1: I am (not) going to turn on the light. I am (not) turning on the

light. I have (already, just) turned on the light. (I have not turned on the light yet.)

M o d e l 2; Are you going to turn on the light? Are you turning on the light?

Have you turned on the light (yet) ?

X. FiU in articles wherever necessary:

1. Mary has taken ... cold shower and is going to dress. 2. Let me have ...

look at your translation. 3.1 always do ... room with... vacuum-cleaner. 4. Let's

turn on... cassette-recorder and dance to ... music. 5. What are your fellow-

students doing? — Mary is playing ... piano. Peter and David are playing ...

chess. 6. I don't go to ... Institute by ... bus. I prefer to go there by ... vletro. 7.

How long does it take you to do ... homework? }. Something has gone wrong

with ... vacuum-cleaner. I am sure t's ... plug. 9. It is not pleasant to go by. .