| A | B |
| If you go over the speed limit | if I achieve my objectives |
| If they don’t transport the product at the right temperature | if he doesn’t study |
| I’ll get a bonus | the delivery will arrive late |
| If the truck drivers go on strike | if I arrive late one more time |
| I’ll get the sack | you’ll get a ticket |
| He won’t pass the exam | if sales continue to fall |
| They will cut funding | it will spoil |
| The company will discontinue the product | if we don’t convince them it’s a good product |
Расставьте глаголы в предложения по смыслу.
‘d worked, wouldn’t have missed, had bought, would have got, wouldn’t have knocked, ‘have got, ‘d known, would have made, hadn’t been, ‘d been paying, ‘d booked, would have given
1) If you ……… late, you ……… the plane.
2) If you ……… attention, you ……… the paint over.
3) If I ……… you were coming, I ……… you a lift.
4) If you ……… a bit harder, you ……… better grades.
5) If we ……… earlier, we ……… cheaper seats.
6) If I ……… that house, I ……… a lot of money on it.
3. Запишите предложения с «I wish», используя информацию в скобках.
Образец:
| I don’t know many people (and I am lonely) | I wish I knew more people. |
1) I don’t have a key (and I need one)
2) Ann isn’t here (and I need to see her)
3) It’s cold (and I hate cold weather)
4) I live in a big city (and I don’t like it)
5) I can’t go to the party (and I’d like to)
6) I have to work tomorrow (but I’d like to stay in bed)
7) I don’t know anything about cars (and my car has just broken down)
8) I am very busy at the moment (but I want to have some free time for my hobby)
Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в скобках в соответствующую форму сослагательного наклонения.
1) Why didn’t you ask me to help you? Of course I (to help) you if you (to ask) me to.
2) You (to speak) better if you (to be) more attentive.
3) If she (to come) earlier, she (to have been able) to see him before he went out.
4) I demand that you (to give) way.
5) It is necessary that you (to obey) your grandmother.
6) I wish he (not to say) those words.
7) I wish you (to be) my son.
Прочтите и переведите текст письменно. Выполните задание № 6, 7 к данному тексту.
E-Book Lending at Libraries
Kindle is an e-book reader. Amazon.com has launched a Kindle library-lending service in the United States. Millions of users can now borrow Kindle books from their local public library. Experts say this is likely to reopen a debate between publishers and libraries over e-book lending.
Bill Rosenblatt is president of Giant Steps Media Technology Strategies, a consulting company. “Publishers and libraries are enemies that occur in nature like snakes and mongese. Libraries would like to be able to make books available to everyone, all the time, with no limitations. And publishers, of course, would like to sell more books to the public.” Mr. Rosenblatt says the debate in the United States centers on the law of first sale. This means that once you buy a media product such as a book or a CD or a DVD, you can do whatever you want with it. You can read it, you can resell it, or you can even destroy it! This law allows libraries to lend books over and over again without having to pay publishers each time. But Bill Rosenblatt points out that this law does not include digital products. Technology can make e-books unreadable when they reach a certain time or user limit. He says the debate over e-book lending will likely end up in court.
Соедините слова из левой колонки с их определениями из правой колонки.
| library | a set of rules made by the government |
| publisher | a discussion where people have different ideas or opinions |
| debate | a company that sells books for other reading material |
| law | a place to use or borrow books or other reading material |
Выберите правильный ответ из предложенных вариантов. Используйте информацию текста.
1) Which of the following is true about publishers?
a) They want people to pay to download an e-book
b) They give books away for free
c) They don’t want libraries to lend e-books
2) Why do you think e-books so popular?
a) E-books cost a lot of money
b) People can get e-books quickly
c) People can have many books in one place
3) Why do you think publishers would make e-books unreadable?
a) So people can share e-books
b) So they can get more money
c) So people can make copies of e-books
Прочтите и переведите текст устно. Выполните задание № 9,10,11 к данному тексту.
Going Digital: The Future of College Textbooks?
The average college student in America spends about seven hundred dollars on textbooks. The National Association of College Stores report more than five billion dollars in sales of textbooks and course materials. Association spokesman Charles Schmidt says electronic textbooks now represent just two to three percent of sales. Online versions are now available for many of the most popular college textbooks. E-textbooks can cost half the price of a new print textbook. But students usually lose access after the end of the term. And the books cannot be placed on more than one device, so they are not easy to share.
So what do students think of e-textbooks? Administrators at Northwest Missouri State University wanted to find out. They tested them with five hundred students in twenty classes. The university is unusual. It not only provides laptop computers to all seven thousand of its full-time students. It does not require students to buy their textbooks either. They rent them to save money. The school aims to save even more by moving to e-textbooks. The students in the survey reported that downloading the books from the The Internet was easy. They liked the idea of carrying lighter backpacks. And fifty-six percent said they were better able to find information. But most found that using e-textbooks did not change their study habits. And sixty percent felt they read more when they were reading on paper. In all, almost half the students said they still liked physical textbooks better.
But the survey found that cost could be a big influence. Fifty-five percent said they would choose e-textbooks if using them meant their textbook rental fee would not increase.
