Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 3 курс [calibre 2.43.0]

12. Не думай о Максиме. Свет клином на нем не сошелся.

13. — Сколько рыбы мне купить? — Две или три рыбы.

14. Мальчику подарили красочный альбом об экзотических рыбах.

15. Он ловит рыбу ради удовольствия.

16. Акула — это рыба, опасная для других рыб.

17. Он дышит как рыба, которую вытащили из воды.

18. Рыба — восхитительна! Она тает во рту!

16. Comment on the collective nouns in the following sentences.

1. By modern standards my family israther big.

2. My family areshopacholics.

3. The staffof Richard's office iswell-trained and efficient.

4. The staff aregoing to buy a leaving present for their councillor.

5. — What are the media?— They are: The Press, Radio, TV.

6. The police have comeand they aredoing their best, sir.

7. These glasses arerather weak for me.

8. This new equipment israther expensive.

9. Statistics isthe study of probability.

10. Statistics areoften misleading.

11. His poultry givehim all the main products.

12. The Government isbehind all this.

13. The Government areof different opinions of the project.

14. Plankton arefound in all oceans.

15. Monica's linen comesfrom Holland.

16. The public stopand starewhenever there is an accident.

17. "You could join us," he said helpfully. "We area jolly crowd."

18. Your clothes aredirty, put them into the washing-machine.

19. My earnings arenot high, but at least they areregular.

20. These tights aretoo tight on me!

21. My class has become unruly.

22. My class areright in the middle of Christmas preparations.

23. Measles isan infectious illness that gives you a high temperature and red spots on your skin.

17. Translate into English.

14.На Британских островах более 80 разновидностей бабочек.

15.В моей семье все хорошие музыканты.

16.Остатки на дне стакана выглядели подозрительно.

17.Его мемуары очень интересно читать.

18.— Почему у тебя такие красные веки? — Я чистил лук.

19.Таможня в конце коридора.

20.— Каково содержание этого романа? — Полиция как всегда борется с мафией.

21.Новая серия рассказов для начинающих была опубликована месяц назад.

22.Гладиолусы в нашем саду очень красивы.

23.Эти данные очень интересны, полиция уже изучает их.

24.Я с интересом прочитал книгу Ч.Дарвина «Происхождение видов».

25.Эти медведи относятся к редкому виду.

26.Подобные природные явления часты в этом полушарии.

— Твои джинсы новые, но они порваны на коленях. Это последняя мода? — Точно.

27.Что такое «Веллингтоны»? — Это резиновые сапоги. Сама королева носит их в дождливую погоду.

28.В этом соке нет консервантов.

29.Я должен тебе 40 пенсов, и я отдам их тебе сейчас же.

30.Во время поездки по Сахаре нам все время виделись оазисы, но это были лишь миражи.

18.Define the form and the syntactic function of the gerund. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Controllingmy temper has been one of my goals this year.

2. Dietingis very popular now.

3. Thinking is very farfrom knowing.

4. Proposingwithout performingis mere folly.

5. Playingand workingoutside, and eatinggood Yorkshire food, has made Mary feel strong.

6. No progressing isregressing. There is nodenying it.

7. The biggest problem is choosing. Choosingan apartment turned out to be a lot more difficult.

8. I love crossingthe Thames at night. This takes me under Waterloo Bridge and it is a fun way of avoidingthe traffic lights and the

queues. Drivingalong, doingyour own things, listeningto music, havinga little singing to yourself is part of the fun.

9. Singingin the shower, he did not hear the doorbell.

10. I drink nothing without seeingit, sign nothing without readingit.

11. One learns by failing.

12. Through being too knowingthe fox lost his tail.

13. It's little use tryingto improve the situation.

14. People will gossip. There's no preventingit.

15. Every other minute he kept glancingat his watch.

16. Andrew deserves praising.

17. The water needs filtering.

19. Complete the following sentences with suitable gerunds.

1. If you seriously want to save money, you'd better give up ... .

2. I don't mind most housework but I can't stand ....

3. The puppies looked so sweet that I couldn't resist... .

4. If you want to learn to ride a horse, you won't be able to avoid ... .

5. Must you keep ... ? It's really annoying!

6. I'd hate to be a miner. Can you imagine ... ?

7. Can I have the newspaper if you've finished ... ?

The man the police caught finally admitted .

8. When he said he'd forgotten the phone number, I suggested ....

9. My job as a tourist guide involves ....

10. Nobody suspects you ....

11. Sue never takes the trouble ....

12. Is it worth ... ?

13. I can't help ... .

14. Ted hesitated before ....

15. What he loves best in the world is ... .

16. There is little hope ....

17. Don't insist... .

18. Why do you persist... ?

19. At the reception I had the pleasure ... .

20. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, gerund or infinitive.

1. You must remember (call) at the bank on your way home because we need (order) some traveller's cheques.

2. Could you stop (type) for a moment? I need (concentrate) on this letter.

3. I hope you haven't forgotten (telephone) the garage because the car badly needs (service).