| to | the mill, the meeting the institute, Moscow | , , |
| into | the suit-case, the tube | , |
| from | the institute the plant, his work | , |
| out of | the box |
I. Write the following:
2, 7, 11, 12, 17, 30, 42, 47, 105, 723, 1000, 3 791, 6 003, 325 619, 2 059 897.
II. Form the Ordinal Numerals from the following:
1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 23, 24, 54, 68, 97, 100, 425, 1000, 1075, 8597.
III. Write the following Dates in English:
7 1917 .; 21 1921 .; 15 1935 .; 20 1987 .; 1 1990 .; 31 1991 .; 26 2006 .; 8 1945 .; 11 1993 ; 1 2012 .
IV. Fill in the blanks using the necessary word: to, past or sharp:
1. (7.45) It is a quarter seven. 2. (6.30) It is half six. 3. (9.23) It is 23 minutes nine. 4. (8.57) It is 3 minutes nine. 5. (8.00) It is eigh oclock . 6. (4.30) It is half four. 7. (5.10) It is 10 minutes five. 8. (11.00) It is 11 oclock . 9. (3.36) It is 24 minutes four. 10. (2.58) It is 2 minutes three.
V. Translate the following sentences paying attention to it:
1. It took me twenty minutes to get to the library, but it was closed.
2. It is too bad that you couldnt come.
3. It is impossible to cross the river here.
4. It is difficult to imagine modern life without the telephone.
5. Will you please open the window? Its so hot here.
6. It is not an easy task to test a new machine.
7. It is interesting to note that American education is more practical and less academic than British.
8. It is autumn and it often rains. It is getting dark though it is 6 oclock p.m.
VI. Make up sentences using the following tables:
e.g. It often rains in October.
| It | often seldom always sometimes never | rains snows | in January. in February. in March. in April. in May. in June. |
e.g. It doesnt often rain in September.
| It doesnt | often seldom always sometimes | rain snow | in July. in August. in September. in October. in November. in December. |
e.g. - Does it often rain in November?
- Yes, it does.
| Does it | often seldom always sometimes ever | rain in September snow in February | in London? in Moscow? in Odessa? in New York? in your native town? |
VII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
1. .
2. .
3. ?
4. .
5. ظ ? .
6. .
7. .
8. ?
9. .
10. .
VIII. Use some or any in the following sentences:
1. I have interesting books in English.
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2. You may take book you like.
3. Give me book to read.
4. He did not ask me questions?
5. Have you written exercises?
6. I will be at home all day long, you may come at time.
7. Do they take books with them?
8. Have you magazines about navigation at home?
9. Be ready to tell the contents of chapter of this book.
10. The teacher didnt ask me questions.
IX. Insert some, any or no in the following sentences:
1. They have not got stamps. I cant post my letter.
2. He has got money. He cant spend his holidays in Switzerland anymore and stay at luxury hotels.
3. Are there new buildings in your street?
4. There are people in the park because it is cold.
5. They brought good books from the library.
6. Have you hot time to spare? Id like to ask you questions.
7. There are diagrams in the new book.
8. Were there of our teachers at the stadium?
9. There were students of our group at the consultation yesterday.
10. Are there mistakes in my dictation? Yes, there are .
X. Insert something, anything, nothing or everything:
1. Mu husband taught his son he knows.
2. Her patient has a bad memory. She cant remember .
3. The student didnt understand , because he heard .
4. Does he know about computers? Yes, he knows because he is the best specialist in computer science at Harvard University.
5. I saw near the wood that looked like a tent.
6. I think there is wrong with my watch.
XI. Insert somebody, anybody, nobody or everybody:
1. Has in this group got a dictionary?
2. left a magazine in our classroom yesterday.
3. The question was so difficult that could answer it.
4. knows that water is necessary for life.
5. Is there here who knows English?
6. knew anything about America before Columbus discovered it.
XII. Insert somewhere, anywhere, nowhere or everywhere:
1. I cant find my book . I have looked all over the house.
2. This book can be found . Lets buy it.
3. I put my dictionary yesterday and now I cant find it . Of course, that is because you leave your books .
4. I cannot find my glasses . I always put them and then look for them for hours.
5. Did you go yesterday? No, I went , I stayed at home the whole day.
XIII. Complete the dialogue, using some, any and their compounds:
Boss: Good morning. Have you got news about the shortage of raw material?
Assistant: Yes, we have found alternative suppliers but there arent contracts drawn up for now.
Boss: Are there possibilities of delivery next week?
Assistant: Im counting on it! We shall send requests this afternoon, and then we hope will say they can deliver.
Boss: Would you like help with calculating the quantities?
Assistant: Yes, thats a good idea. Is there available to run the computer program through?
Boss: I think Bill could handle that. Let me know if can be delivered in time, if not, well have to put the pressure on.
Assistant: Thank you. I dont know else to turn.
Boss: Have you got else to tell me?
Assistant: No, I dont think theres at all.
XIV. Use the proper prepositions of location and direction:
1. I went Canada to see my brother. 2. I went to see my brother Canada. 3. Mr. Brown came our town London. 4. We usually meet pub. 5. Lets go he cinema. 6. What is the easiest way to get Kharkiv? 7. Where do you come ? 8. I want to go Spain. 9. What time do you go bed? 10. The best shops are the city centre. 11. I met Mike the airport. 12. We arrived London last Monday. 13. What time did you arrive the hotel?
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XV. Translate the following sentences using the prepositions of location and direction:
1. ? 2. ? 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . 7. . . 8. . 9. . 10. ? 11. , , . 12. .
Additional task
I. Read the text and find answers to the following questions:
1) Where is Wales situated?
2) Has it always been governed by England?
3) What language is used in the country?
Wales
Wales is the country in the west of Great Britain. It is mainly a mountainous land with a chiefly agricultural economy and an industrial and coal-mining area in the south.
Since 1536, Wales has been governed by England and the heir to the throne of England has the title of Prince of Wales, but Welsh people have strong sense of identity. There is a Welsh National party which wants independence from the United Kingdom. In the towns and villages of North Wales, many people speak English only as a second language. Their first language is Welsh. At the local primary schools children have nearly all their lessons in Welsh. So, the population is bilingual. It is not a problem for children to learn two languages at the same time.
Welsh is an ancient Celtic language, similar to Breton, spoken in Brittany, France. In the 60's Welsh was given equal status with English as an official language and is used in the law courts. Now, only twenty per cent of all Welsh people speak Welsh. The reason is that in the nineteenth century people thought that Welsh language was an uncivilized language and, if you wanted to be successful in life, you had to learn English, the language of the British Empire. At the beginning of the twentieth century, many English and Irish people moved to South Wales to work in the coalmines and steel works. They did not speak Welsh and did not learn Welsh. So, English day by day pushed Welsh away.
II. What is the capital of Wales?
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How are citizens of the country called?
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III. Make up sentences with the following words and word combinations:
| Coal-mining | To push away |
| Independence | Local authorities |
| Broadcast | Celtic |
| Chiefly | Equal |
| Sense | Official language |
| Bilingual | To move |
IV. Read and translate two paragraphs about language situation in Wales and try to compare it to the situation in the Ukraine:
In the 1960s and 1970s many English people bought cottages and estate houses in villages in Wales. Most of them did not speak Welsh. Also, English comes into every Welsh home through television; both cable and satellite TV, radio, newspapers, books, etc. There are some Welsh-language TVs and radio stations, but it is not enough.
Local authorities try to reanimate the situation. Some positive things have already done: road signs, documentation are in Welsh language in this area. The future of Welsh is uncertain. The problem is that Welsh has to survive next door to English but we all know very well, English is a very successful language.
V. Read about the capital city and the main ports of Wales and insert proper prepositions:
Cardiff, the modern national capital Wales, is the largest city industrial South Wales. It rose to importance coal mining and iron industries. Today the cargoes it handles, are mainly imports, to be distributed throughout South Wales. On imported grain flour milling developed as well as other food processing. Cardiff has a modern shopping centre. North Cardiff lie the valleys. These are the heart the Welsh coal and steel industries.
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The main port Wales today is Milford Hayen (situated the very south-west) because of its oil tanker traffic. It is one the leading oil terminals of Britain. Refineries grew up opposite shores and Milford Hayen became an important refining centre. A pipeline takes petroleum to a refinery near Swansea.
Swansea is an important container port. Caerphilly has one the biggest castles Europe, including a famous leaning tower. It was built the Normans to defend themselves the Welsh. Swansea and Newport shared coal exports too. However, later they suffered the same decline like Cardiff.
VI. Make up your own dialogues using the following questions about Wales:
a) Is Wales an independent country?
b) When was Wales invaded by the English?
c) Who is given the title of Prince of Wales nowadays?
d) Has Wales got its own flag, culture and language?
e) Is Welsh a young language?
f) How many people speak Welsh?
g) Why did English push Welsh away?
UNIT 4
I. Read and translate the following group of words:
Around the capital, commercial centre, mainly rural, British settlers, strong discrimination, equal civil rights, strong cultural traditions, ballet and opera companies.
II. Translate from English into Russian the following words of the same root:
Commerce to commerce commercial commercialization to commercialize; modern modernism modernist modernistic modernity modernization modernly; revolution revolutionary revolutionist; to divide divided divider dividing dividual; to settle settled settlement settler setting; to dominate dominated dominating domination dominator.
III. Read and translate the text:
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, is still a part of the United Kingdom. It is made up of six countries: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone. One third of the population lives in and around the capital, Belfast.
Belfast is also the most important port and commercial and industrial centre. Belfast is a modern city, a city of the 19th century and of the industrial revolution. Its expansion was rather later than that of most other British industrial cities and it thus avoided some of their worst features. There are a few trim Georgian buildings and one or two houses dating from the 17th century, but the mass of the citys buildings are late Victorian or belong to the present century. Some parts of the territory, those that are not close to the capital, have remained mainly rural.
The Irish population is divided into two groups: the Protestants and the Catholic. The Protestants are of British origin. They are descendants of British settlers who came to Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries, during and after the Reformation. The Catholics are mostly natives of Ireland.
The Protestants were the majority and dominated the Catholics with strong discrimination. In 1968 the Catholics began the movement for equal civil rights.
The fightings between the two groups of the population continue to this day.
Northern Ireland has a strong cultural tradition: songs, dances, literature and festivals.
It has its own Art Council and there orchestras, theatres, ballet and opera companies.
IV. Words to be learnt:
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population
origin
descendant
settler ,
discrimination
civil rights
Exercises to the text:
I. Find the Russian equivalents in the right-hand column for the following:
| 1. modern | 1. |
| 2. revolution | 2. |
| 3. to avoid | 3. |
| 4. building | 4. |
| 5. to belong | 5. |
| 6. important | 6. |
| 7. rural | 7. |
| 8. to remain | 8. |
| 9. majority | 9. |
| 10. movement | 10. |
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II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate article or preposition where necessary:
1. Northern Ireland, also known as Ulster, is still a part United Kingdom.
2. One third the population lives and around capital, Belfast.
3. Belfast is also most important port and commercial and industrial centre.
4. The Irish population is divided two groups: the Protestants and the Catholic.
5. The fightings the two groups of the population continue to this day.
III. Complete the beginning of the following sentences:
1. a city of the 19th century and of the industrial revolution.
2. that of most other British industrial cities and it thus avoided some of their worst features.
3. who came to Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries, during and after the Reformation.
4. and dominated the Catholics with strong discrimination.
5. has a strong cultural tradition: songs, dances, literature and festivals.
IV. Answer the following questions:
1. How many countries are there in the Northern Ireland?
2. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
3. Into what parts is the Irish population divided?
4. Who are the Catholics?
5. Who are the Protestants?
6. Has the Catholic-Protestant problem been solved?
7. Does Northern Ireland have strong cultural traditions?
V. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
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2. .
3. , .
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5. .
6. .
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8. .
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Grammar Material
Present Simple Tense
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Present Simple ( to) , 3- , s:
e.g. to work I (we, you, they) work.
She (he, it) works.
to do (do , 3- , does) ( to) , .
e.g. Do I work?
Does he work?
to do (do, does), not ( to):
e.g. I do not work.
He does not work.
, :
e.g. When does he come?
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e.g. He comes at six. Who comes at six?
