Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

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EXERCISES

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

arrive, get, admire, impress, situate, enjoy, ride, cross, learn, show, teach,

make, visit, plan, drive, build.

II. Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives:

new, long, busy, dirty, beautiful, good, large, big, splendid, narrow, interesting,

hospitable, straight, impressive, broad, crooked.

III.

Write a) the plural and b) the singular of:

a) avenue, bus, crowd, фу, view;

b) pictures, taxis, squares, theatres, minutes, guides.

IV. Transcribe the following words and explain the reading rules applied in them:

broad, crooked, crowded, guide, hotel, museum, narrow, street, stream, square,

typical, worker, show, friendly, builder, view, straight, country, avenue, between.

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V. a) The material below is to be prepared for reading. Mark the stresses and tunes.

Concentrate your attention on sounds, b) Let your fellow-student pronounce this exercise

for you to detect his errors in the vowel [a:] and tell him what must be done to eliminate

them:

[a:] 1. Can't you ask Father or Aunt Margaret?

2. He laughs best who'laughs last.

3. Half heart is no heart.

4. The highest art is artlessness.

VI.

Before you start working at the text practise the sounds in the

following words and word combinations:

A.

1. [av]a lot of places of interest, the centre of the city,

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typical of big towns, streams of buses, crowds of people.

2. a) Alveolars before interdentals: admired w the centre, its^theatres, they

crossed^the city, suggested^their going, on^the left side, b) No devoicing before

voiceless consonants: aswpossi-ble, their guide^showed, ofwpeople.

B.1. [rj] —wondering^if you, anything^, about, going^by

car, is it worth visitingwyou think? 2. Linking [r]: the town centre w is, further _

on, a bit more^about it, I wonder^if, never^actually.

VII.

1. a) Listen to the recording of the text **A Visit to Moscow". 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. c) Listen to Text2 carefully. Try to

dramatize it following the conversational style of the speakers on the tape.

VIII.

Transcribe the following sentences, mark the stresses and tunes and picture

them on the staves:

1. I say, Mary! Does this bus go to Tverskaya Street? 2. Excuse me, can you

tell me where the nearest metro station is about here? — Certainly. 3. Is there a

bus from here to Red Square? — Yes, any bus'll take you.

IX.

Answer the following questions:

1. When did the Wilsons arrive in Moscow? 2. Where did they come from? 3.

They came to Moscow on a visit, didn't they? 4. What do people usually do when

they come to a town for the first time? 5. Wriat did they want to see in Moscow?

They wanted to see as much as possible, didn't they? 6. Who took them

sightseeing about the city? 7. What places of interest did the guide show them? 8.

Did they do much sightseeing? 9. Did the Wilsons like the centre of out city? 10.

What did they admire most of all? 11. Where is Moscow University situated? 12.

What did the tourists see from the Vorobyev Hills? 13. Where else can one enjoy a

most beautiful view of the whole city from? 14. Can you describe the centre of

Moscow? 15. In which street do you live? 16. How long does it take you to get to

the University from your place? 17. Does your friend live in the suburbs of

Moscow?

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18.

Can you tell me the way from here to Petrovka Street?

19.

How does your father usually get home from his office? 20. Is it easy

to get a taxi during rush hours? 21. If one of your friends came here for

sightseeing what would you advise him to see if he had: one day; two days; a

week or a fortnight?

X. Rewrite as in the models.

M o d e l 1: His answer surprised me.

I was surprised at his answer.

1. Her voice surprised us all. 2. The results of the exam surprised the teacher.

3. His behaviour surprised those who were present. 4. You surprise me. 5. Your

written test surprises us. 6. The girl's speech surprised the students. 7. The youth's

words surprised the old people.

M o d e l 2: The teacher was impressed by the student's answer.

The student's answer made an impression on the teacher.

1. The listeners were impressed by the speech. 2. The play impresses me each

time I see it. 3. The tourist was impressed by the places of interest in St.

Petersburg. 4. We were greatly impressed by Petrov's speech. 5. My companions

were impressed by her singing.

M o d e l 3: He came to Moscow the other day.

He arrived in Moscow the other day.

1. He has come to St. Petersburg to take part in the work of the congress. 2. He

came to the meeting in time. 3. They came to the seaside at the week-end. 4. We

came to London on the 16th of March. 5. We all came to the station to see our

friends off to Minsk. 6 . We came to Pushkino at about б o'clock.

XI.

Fill in prepositions if necessary:

A. 1. A lot ... tourists ... various countries arrive ... Russia. 2. The children

enjoyed riding ... the metro and going ... escalators which led ... the platforms. 3.

We were taken ... the town ... the guide. 4. Mary was most interested ... the

museums. She was impressed ... the beautiful things she saw there. 5. ... Sunday

we went ... the Recreation Park, we walked ... the alleys. The leaves ... the trees

were turning red, brown and yellow. It was

like being ... the country, and only the noise ... the streets ... the distance

reminded us that we were still... the city. 6. We greatly enjoyed a ride ... the city ...

a taxi. 7. The buildings built.... the suburbs are as modern and beautiful as those ...

the centre ... the town. 8. Most ... the places ... interest are as a rule situated ... the

centre ... the town. 9. Tourists always admire the Moscow metro, the beauty ... its

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architecture different ... each station. 10. There were crowds ... people ... the

streets ... the first... January. 11. ... which direction did he go? — He was

walking ... the direction ... Red Square. 12. I planned to leave ... Sochi... the 5th

July. 13. These splendid multi-storeyed houses are inhabited ... the workers ... the

automobile plant. 14. ... all the theatres ... Moscow she prefers the Bolshoi

(theatre). 15. We went ... sightseeing tours whenever we had time. 16. ... their

great surprise the picture did not impress me ... all. 17. The dean's speech made a

great impression ... the students. 18. They were sitting side ... side. 19. We were

all greatly impressed ... his knowledge ... so many foreign languages. 20. I

came ... these old photos when I was looking ... my passport. 21. Can you make

room ... another boy ... that desk?

B. A n n : Er, 1 say, Betty? Do you live ... the hostel ... our Institute?

B e t t y : Oh, no. I'm a Muscovite and live ... Tverskaya Street. But why?

A n n : Well. Iwanted to call ... a friend ... mine who lives ... the hostel, but

I'm not sure I can find the way there. Is it a long way ... the Institute?

B e t t y : Rather. It'll take you 35 minutes or so.

A n n: Do you happen to know how I can get there ... here?

B e t t y : Ohr let me think for a moment. Take trolley-bus 14. It'll take you

right there. I'm not absolutely sure, but I think there's a stop ... the metro station.

A n n: I wonder if I can get there by metro.

B e t t y : Why yes of course. But if you go ... metro you'll have to change ...

Revolution Square, that's why the best way for you to go is ... trolley-bus.

A n n : And where do I get...?

B e t t y : You have to go as far as Yaroslavskaya Street stop, there you get turn

... the corner, walk a short distance ... the street and ... less than 5 minutes you'll

find yourself... the hostel.

A n n : It's perfectly clear.

B e t t y : It is quite easy to get there. But ... case you lose your way, you may

ask a militiaman or any passer-by ... it. They'll show you the way, only don't

forget the address: 18 Yaroslavskaya Street.

A n n : Thank you very much, Betty. Good-bye.

XII.

Translate the following sentences into English using You'd better, I'd rather.

1. Ты бы лучше поехал на метро, а вам бы лучше сойти на следующей

остановке. 2. Лучше читай вслух. 3. Я, пожалуй, навещу Олю. 4. Ему бы

лучше остаться дома. Мне кажется, у него ангина 5. Она сказала, что

предпочитает пойти на прогулку. 6. Я бы предпочла присоединиться к своим

институтским друзьям. 7. Мы, пожалуй, пойдем осматривать город. 8. Куда

бы ты скорее поехал: в Лондон или Париж? — В Лондон. 9 . Вам бы лучше