| Examples: The | child's | toys — The children | ||||
| The | boy's books — The boy | s' bo( | )ks | |||
Exercise 1.14. Use the Possessive Case of the Nouns: Example: The poems of Pushkin. (Pushkin's poems). 1. The cigarettes of my friends. 2. The questions of my brother. 3. The wife of my brother. 4. The table of our teacher. 5. The life of businessmen. 6. The voice of this girl. 7. The new tool of the workers. 8. The letter of President. 9. The car of my parents. 10. The room of my friend. 11. The handbags of these women. 12. The flat of my sister is large. 13. The children of my brother are at home. 14. The room of the boys is large.
Exercise 1.15. Translate into English.
1. Это семья моего друга. Отец моего друга — инженер. Мать моего друга — учитель. 2. Она взяла книги своего брата. 3. Покажите мне его сестру. 4. Вы видели книгу нашего преподавателя английского языка? 5. Вчера дети моего брата ходили в кино. 6. Он показал мне письмо своей сестры. 7. Чья это сумка? — Это сумка Петра. 8. Чьи это словари? — Это словари студентов. 9. Прочтите книгу вашего преподавателя.
Lecture 2
Text 1: MY WORKING DAY
Hi again... As you already know, I am a first-year student of the Faculty of Psychology of the Rostov State University. My parents live in Sochi and I study in Rostov-on-Don so I need some housing. There are two opportunities for me: I can live in a dormitory (a students hostel), or to rent a flat (an apartment).
I decided to rent a room. To make the rent smaller, I also decided to share my room with another girl — Olya Alekhina. She studies at the University, too, and she is my best friend now.
Now, let me describe my usual working day. My classes begin at 8:30. So on week-days I have to get up at 7:15.1 don't have an alarm clock and usually my roommate wakes me up and my working day begins. I turn on the radio and do my morning exercises while Olya takes a shower. I don't take a bath in the morning because I don't have enough time for it. I take a cool shower (that's when I completely wake up), brush my teeth. After that I go back to our room and get dressed. I brush my hair and put on a light make-up. Then we have breakfast. Olya makes breakfast every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I have to serve breakfast on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I love to listen to the latest news on the radio while I am eating and Olya prefers light music.
We leave the house around eight and walk to the nearest bus-stop. We live rather close to the University and it usually takes us about a ten-fifteen minutes to get there by bus. Sometimes when the weather is fine and we have enough time we walk to the University. It is very healthy to walk much.
The classes begin at 8.30 in the morning and they end at 2 p.m. We have lectures in different subjects. As a rule we have three or four classes a day. Sometimes it is very hard to wait till they end.
Usually I don't miss my classes because I want to pass my exams successfully. But sometimes I do, especially when the weather is fine and the classes are boring.
At 11:50 we have lunch. That's my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news and to gossip. My friends and I prefer not to go to the canteen and we often have lunch in a small cafe not too far from the University. At 12:30 we have to be back to our classes. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for ten minutes.
Occasionally I have to stay at the University till 5 or even 6 o'clock in the evening because I go to the library to get ready for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired.
We come home at about 7 o'clock in the evening. We eat supper together and share the news.
After supper we wash dishes, drink coffee or tee and watch TV. I prefer old comedies and Olya likes soap-operas or films about travelling. Sometimes Olya and I go for a walk in the park or visit our friends.
At about eleven at night I go to bed. I like to read something before going to bed and Olya likes to listen to some music. Sometimes I fall asleep while I am reading and Olya gets up and switches off the light and says — Good night!
Vocabulary:
housing — жильё opportunity — возможность
dormitory, students hostel — студенческое общежитие
to rent a flat (an apartment) — снимать квартиру
to share — делить(-ся)
week-days — будние дни
alarm clock — будильник
usually ['ju:3uali] — обычно
roommate — сосед по комнате
rather ['га:3з'] — довольно
to turn on — включать
enough [г'плг] — достаточно
completely [kam'pliith] — полностью, совершенно
to get dressed — одеваться
to serve [s3:v] — обслуживать
make up — макияж
while [wad] — пока, в то время как
to prefer [pn'fa:'] — предпочитать
healthy ['helGi] — здоровый, полезный
to miss [mis] — пропускать
successfully [ssk'sesfah] — успешно
boring ['bo:rm] — скучный
to gossip ['gosip] — сплетничать
have to be back — должны вернуться
break [breik] — перерыв
report [n'po:t] — доклад
Add to your active vocabulary: tape-recorder - магнитофон
to switch on = to turn on — включать (радио и т. п.) to switch off = to turn off — выключать to brush one's hair — причесывать волосы it takes me... minutes to get to the University by bus — у меня уходит... минут, чтобы добраться в Университет на автобусе cloackroom — гардероб
upstairs [Ap'stesz] — наверху, вверх по лестнице
downstairs ['daun 'stesz] — внизу, вниз по лестнице
to miss classes — пропускать занятия
to pass exams — сдать экзамены
to do well — делать успехи, хорошо учиться
for the first (second) course — на первое (второе) блюдо
to get ready — подготовиться
as a rule — как правило
to get tired — устать
to wait for — ждать
to take pleasure in — получать удовольствие от... to look forward to — ждать с нетерпением acquaintance [a'kwemtsns] — знакомый
Exercise 2.1. Write one sentence with each word:
