Supplementary tasks
1. Translate into Russian:
Some Jokes about Buying and Selling Houses
The sellers told me their house was near the water. It was the basement.
Why do you have your front door leading right into the dining-room? So my relatives won’t have to waste any time.
The dream of the older generation was to pay off a mortgage. The dream of today’s young families is to get one.
There is no longer a need for the neutron bomb. We already have something that destroys people and leaves building intact. It’s called a mortgage.
If you want to know exactly where the proper line is, just watch the neighbour cut the grass.
The house is only 5 minutes from shopping…if you’ve got an airplane.
The best part of a real estate bargain is the neighbour.
2. Name in English:
a) what room is it:
1. We wash in this room. 2. We cook food in this room. 3. We read, write and work in it. 4. We eat in this room. 5. We sleep in this room.
6. We watch TV and talk in this room.
b) what is it:
1. We sit on it. 2. We rest on it. 3. We eat at it. 4. We cook on it. 5. We watch it. 6. We listen to it. 6. We keep food in it to have it cold.
TEST 1
Variant 1
1 . State the part of speech:
1. to produce 2. appearance 3. quickly 4. to attend 5. development 6. local 7. subject 8. correctly 9. careless 10. electrician
a) существительное;
b) прилагательное;
c) глагол;
d) наречие.
2. Choose the English equivalent for the pronoun in brackets:
1. (Она) has a lot of work to do about the house and does all the cooking for (нас).
2. (Мы) usually help (ей) on Sunday.
3. How do (ты) spend (свой) free time?
4. What can (они) say about (их) parents?
5. (Наш) father has an elder brother but he seldom visits (его).
1) she 2) her 3) him 4) you 5) our 6) us 7) we 8) it 9) they 10) their 11) your 12) its
3. Choose the appropriate verb:
1. What … your dad’s name?
2. … you the only child in the family?
3. My grandmother … a teacher at the secondary school 20 years ago.
4. They … … engineers in 5 years.
5. I … not good at English.
6. I hope I … … an interesting and well-paid job.
7. His friend … a small family.
8. The students … a lot of exams last semester.
9. …you at the university on Saturday?
10. As for me I … an average family.
1. am 2. is 3. are 4. was 5.were 6. will be 7. have 8. has 9.had 10. will have
4. Put the verb in the brackets into the Present, Past or Future Simple Active:
1. Their dad (work) at a big construction company last year.
2. The laboratories (have) up-to-date equipment in two years.
3. Last summer my friends (pass) the final exams successfully.
4. In the evening he usually (go) to the park near his house.
5. At present there (be) 10 faculties at the university.
6. These young men (study) at the Agrarian University.
7. You (get) all the necessary information next month.
8. My elder sister (look) like our mother just as I (look) like our father.
9. My uncle (teach) higher mathematics at our university five years ago.
10. Who (send) you these sms every day?
5. Correct mistakes using Present, Past or Future Simple Passive:
1. The telephone invented in the 19th century.
2. The scientific project will do by the students in time.
3. Many comfortable houses built by the workers every year.
4. The flat cleans by my sister every week.
5. We invited to the party by our good friends last week.
6. Make up questions to the following sentences:
1. The brothers get along with their parents. (общий)
2. They have many electrical appliances in the house. (разделительный)
3. She works at a hospital as a doctor. (Кто?)
4. She entered the State Technical University in 2008. (Когда?)
5. Her grandfather worked as an engineer at the big factory 30 years ago. (Где?)
TEST 1
VARIANT 2
1. State the part of speech:
1. to optimize 2. significant 3. collaboration 4. approximately 5. complicated 6. proposal 7. to apply 8. selfish 9. advertisement 10. to hear
a) существительное;
b) прилагательное;
c) глагол;
d) наречие.
2. Choose the English equivalent for the pronoun in brackets:
1. (Мы) like (наш) town and want to show (его) places of interest.
2. (Он) found (свой) key and put (его) into (свою) bag.
3. (Они) are always poking (свой) nose into (наш) business.
4. Helen gave (мне) (свою) book and I gave (ей) (свой) dictionary.
5. Can (вы) give (нам) some pieces of advice of being fit?
1) he 2) her 3) him 4) you 5) our 6) us 7) we 8) it 9) they 13) me 10) their
14) your 11) his 15) my 12) its 16) mine
3. Choose the appropriate verb:
1. ___ there any other opinions to the subject?
2. Who ____ absent next class?
3. Alex and Marx ___ good friends 10 years ago.
4. They ___ many mistakes in a previous test.
5. Our coach ____ very courageous and patient.
6. The boss ____ a good reputation among workers.
7. The Browns don’t ___ any enemies.
8. I ___ a room in a new hostel next semester.
9. Who __ at the cinema last week end?
10. I ___ fond of Physics and Chemistry.
1. am 2. is 3. are 4. was 5.were 6. will be 7. have 8. has 9. had10. will have
4. Put the verb in the brackets into the Present, Past or Future Simple Active:
1. Yesterday I (to take) an exam but it (not to be) so easy.
2. Usually they (not to be late) for classes last year.
3. We (to correct) our mistakes next class.
4. Some days ago John (to break) his leg and (to miss) the meeting.
5. Every day the students of our group (to attend) PE classes.
6. In 4 years he (to speak) English fluently.
7. We have to revise some grammar rules because on Monday we (to write) a test paper.
8. Where he (to choose) such fashionable things every time?
9. How much money you (to spend) last week?
10. Sometimes they (to translate) complicated technical articles.
5. Correct mistakes using Present, Past or Future Simple Passive:
1. Soon the delegation meet by our university.
2. We informed by the dean office about the meeting in advance.
3. All the books return to the library next Friday.
4. English language speak by people throughout the world.
5. Christmas celebrates on the 25th of December in many countries.
6. Make up questions to the following sentences:
1. They go to the Crimea every summer. (альтернативный)
2. A man stole some expensive goods from the shop. (разделительный)
3. Kate will participate in the international competitions next November (В каких соревнованиях?)
4. Jack often pronounces this word incorrectly. (Почему?)
5. It costs a lot of dollars to stay at the Hilton Hotel. (Сколько стоит?)
Unit 4. studying at the University
The roots of education are bitter,
but the fruit is sweet.
(Aristotle)
Fig. 10
BEFORE YOU READ
Discuss with your partner how you make choices about the higher school where are you going to enter:
Think about:
← - specialities
← - place
← - ranking
← - tuition fee
VOCABULARY
1. Find the appropriate equivalent:
| 1.educational (training) and tutorial station | 1. общетехнические предметы |
| 2. progressive science | 2. проходить, состояться, иметь место |
| 3. professors and tutorial staff | 3. специализированный предмет |
| 4. further study | 4. студент младшего курса |
| 5. to take place | 5. прогрессивная наука |
| 6. academic year | 6. острый интерес |
| 7. general engineering subjects | 7. учебно-консультационный пункт |
| 8. junior | 8. саморазвитие |
| 9. bachelor | 9. защищать диссертацию |
| 10. major | 10. профессорско-преподавательский состав |
| 11. subdivision | 11. зачет |
| 12. self-development | 12. дальнейшее обучение |
| 13.keen interest | 13. учебный год |
| 14.credit test | 14. подразделение |
| 15. to be strictly oriented on modern market demands | 15. достигать |
| 16. to train | 16. быть строго ориентированным на потребности современного рынка |
| 17. to defend a thesis | 17. бакалавр |
| 18. fascinating world | 18.незабываемый, запоминающийся |
| 19. to achieve | 19. обучать, тренировать |
| 20. memorable | 20. увлекательный мир |
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