Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

more modern than ours. 9. Perhaps, I'll go there immediately. 10. Of course, I

didn't know it. 11. Of course, I have been rather silly. 12. Perhaps, she is coming

with us too. 13. Perhaps, that gentleman over there will be able to help you. 14.

Come, don't worry about that. 15. Here, what's the trouble? 16. Here, somebody

is knocking at the door. 17. Why, I didn't know he was there. 18. As a matter of

fact, I like the idea. 19. As a matter of fact, I wanted to know what was worrying

you. 20. As for me, I never take mustard or pepper. 21. As you know, I finished

school in June. 22. As for me, I am a member of our English club. 23. As far as I

know, you passed all your entrance exams with excellent marks. 24. Fortunately

for me, it was a translated version. 25. As a rule, the plays are magnificently

staged. 26. In fact, I would say, the further away the better. 27.1 say, how black

;hose clouds are getting. 28. For instance, when driving, they ieep to the left-

hand side of the road in England. 29. On the whole, I prefer a black hat. 30. You

see, you haven't been married as long as we have. 31. First of all, let's see the

house. 32. By the way, may I open the window? 33. In any case, before crossing

the road, take care to look to your right. 34.1 say, who's the boy, with whom I've

been dancing?

5. Read the following sentences, according to Model 2. Use them in conversational

situations:

1. Besides, I'm afraid I have a bad pain in my side. 2. Generally, I drink

coffee in the morning. 3. Normally, we go for a walk in the evening. 4.

Occasionally, we go to the South. 5.. Besides, it's a pity to stay at home on such a

fine day. 6. Personally, I've always wanted to be a teacher. 7. Personally, I'm not

very keen on opera. 8. Besides, we do live nearer now. 9. Anyhow, who says I'm

bad-tempered? 10. Anyhow, he'll be well looked after at the hospital. 11.

However, he is always ten minutes late.

6. Complete the following sentences. Use them in conversational situations:

1. Well, you see...............2. You know.............3. Oh, ... . 4. Look here,

... . 5. Come.............6. Why.................7. I say..................8. Still.................

9. Now, ... . 10. Then................. 11. Of course............ 12. Perhaps,

13. Luckily, 14. Fortunately............15. Unfortunately, ... . 16. How-

ever, ... . 17. Anyhow, ... . 18. Besides, ... . 19. Normally.....................................

20. Finally, ... . 21. Personally, ... . 22. Generally.................23. Probably,

... . 24. Possibly, ... . 25. Perhaps...............................26. Maybe....................

27. Surely.....28. No doubt...............29. Upon my word................30. Not

at all, ... . 31. As far as I can see, ... . 32. To my regret..........................33. I

am sorry to say, ... . 34. At any rate...........................35. In short, ... .

36. After all, ... . 37. In any case, ... . 38. At least, ... . 39. On the

contrary, ... . 40. Above all, ... . 41. Strictly speaking........................42. To

tell you the truth, ... . 43. As far as ... is concerned.........................44. You

see, ... . 45. As for me, ... . 46. In my opinion.................47. By the by, ...

. 48. To begin with, ... . 49. First of all, ... .

7. Translate from Russian into English. See that your Russian pronunciation habits do not

interfere:

1. Послушай, где ты была? 2. Знаешь ли, я не люблю этот напиток 3. Что

касается меня, то я люблю ходить в кино. 4. Короче

говоря, я позвонила туда. 5. Откровенно говоря, я не приготовила задание на

сегодня, б. Ну что я могу тебе сказать? 7. Итак, начнем сначала. 8. И все-таки, я люблю

эту песню. 9. А теперь давайте спросим Аню об этом. 10. Конечно, я очень хотела

поехать на юг. 11. Возможно, он прав. 12. Наверно, ему лет сорок. 13. Однако стало уже

холодно. 14. Тем не менее, я ее пригласила. 15. К счастью, у меня были с собой часы.

16. Что касается меня, я встаю очень рано. 17. Несомненно, этот человек —

знаменитый художник. 18. Действительно, почему он так плохо учится? 19. К счастью,

я увидела Лену. 20. Несомненно, он очень талантлив. 21. Честное слово, я была там. 22.

Во всяком случае, она оказалась права. 23. Насколько мне известно, она хорошо

танцует. 21. Во всяком случае, его надо спросить об этом. 25. По-моему, это был

Виктор. 26. Между прочим, почему ты не позвонил?

Parentheses at the End or in the Middle of the Sentence.

M o d e l : I'm Vnot 'good at v languages, you know.

You 7know, of course, | he's my ^brother.

In the middle or at the end of the sentence parenthetical words and phrases

are generally pronounced as the unstressed of half stressed tail of the preceding

intonation-group.

EXERCISES

8. a ) Listen carefully to the following conversational situations. Concentrate your

attention on the intonation of the parentheses at the end of an intonation-group;

Verbal Context

Drill

I wish I had your gift for languages.

Well, I don't think I should call it a gift. Where there's a will there's a way,

you know.

How are you two getting on?

Not very well. I think I'm going to leave it to Robert, after

all.

By the way, did you hear "Carmen" the other night?

We shall go to the sea, I expect. What about horse-racing?

What are you doing?

Yes, I did, fortunately for me, it was a translated version. I'm not good at

languages, you know.

Leaving the rest of the family behind, I suppose? I should say that is one of

the most popular sports in Great Britain. Then there are, of course, walking

races, running, swimming and boxing.

We shall go to the sea, I expect.

b) Listen to the replies and repeat them in the intervals. Have no pause before the

parentheses. Pronounce them as unstressed or partially stressed tails of the preceding

intonation-groups, c) Listen to the verbal context and reply in the interval, d) In order

to fix the intonation of the parentheses at the end of an intonation-group in your mind,

ear and speech habits repeat the replies yourself until they sound perfectly natural to

you. e) Listen to your fellow-student reading the replies. Tell him what his errors in

intonation are.

9. Read the following sentences according to the model given above. Use

them in conversational situations:

1. A walking holiday depends upon the weather, of course. 2. You were badly

ill then, as far as I remember. 3. A cowardly thing to do, I call it. 4. Tastes differ,

you know. 5. They are geologists, as you know. 6. So you didn't have any rest, in

fact. 7. Had a nice rest in the South, too, I guess? 8. Our time is up, I'm afraid. 9.

Jane doesn't make up, I am sure. 10. Just the same, so far. 11,1 feel bad, indeed.

10.

Make up sentences using the following parenthetical words and phrases at the

end of them. Use them in conversational situations:

1...., of course. 2..................anyhow. 3...., at least. 4....................I'm sure.

5...., I hope. 6. ..., I believe. 7.as far as I know. 8............................I think.

9. ... , I presume. 10.................. you know. 11. ... , I suppose.

12.I'm afraid. 13....(I guess. 14.so far. 15............................in fact.

11. Give your own examples with parentheses at the end of the sentences.

12. *** This exercise is meant to develop your ability to hear intonation

and reproduce it in proper conversational situations, a) Listen to the

dialogue "Planning a Holiday" sentence by sentence. Write it down. Mark

the stresses and tunes. Practise the dialogue, b) Record your reading. Play

the recording back immediately for your teacher and fellow-students to

detect the possible errors. Practise the dialogue for test reading. Memorize

the dialogue, c) Pick out sentences and intonation-groups containing

parentheses, d) Give conversational situations with the phrases below:

1. I say, ... . 2. Well, I don't know. 3............... I expect. 4. Oh( yes.

5. anyhow. 6. .... I suppose. 7............. as a rule. 8. On the whole,

... . 9. However, ... . 10. For my own part, .... 11. Right, I will.

e) Make up a conversation with the phrases from the dialogue "Planning a Holiday".

13. Translate the following sentences into English; read them following the intonation

patterns of the dialogue:

1. Что ты собираешься делать в каникулы в этом году? —- Мы поедем на юг, я

думаю. 2. Что ты читаешь, как правило? 3. Что касается меня, то мне это нравится. 4. В

це ом, я согласен с вами 5. Я люблю шить, однако на это уходит много времени. 6.

Послушай, что ты делаешь сегодня вечером? 7. Во всяком случае, я предпочитаю

остаться дома.