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

десятилетие образовательные системы России и Великобритании претерпели существенные изменения.

Полностью переработан грамматический раздел, который включает в себя коммуникативно-ориентированные упражнения по указанным выше

разделам.

Внесены коррективы в лексико-грамматические задания с учетом последних достижений и требований методики преподавания иностранного

языка в высшей школе.

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ESSENTIAL COURSE

Unit One

SPEECH PATTERNS

1. It is more likea stage village thanone built of bricks and mortar.

It is more like an essay than a story.

This looks more like a pond than a lake.

This seems more like silk than wool.

2. We roamed about sweet Sonning for an hour or so

They walked about the town (in the forest, there) for an hour or so (for two hours or so).

He lived in the village (in Kiev, there) for a year or so.

3.George said that it would be a splendid opportunity to trya good, slap-up supper.

Ann will be here any minute. It will be a wonderful opportunity to speak to her.

We still had plenty of time and John said it was an excellent opportunity to have a bite.

4. I should never have thoughtthat peeling potatoes was such an undertaking.

I should never have thought that writing a composition was as difficult as that.

5.The morewe peeled, the morepeel there seemed to be left on.

The more sentences he translated, the more of them there seemed to be left.

The more I listened, the more interested I became.

The longer he stayed there, the more (the less) he liked the place. The more you do today, the less will be left for

tomorrow.

6.There was no potato left. There was half a pork pie left.

There is some paper (money) left.

There is no bread left.

We still have some money left.

7.That won't do.You're wasting them.

That won't do. You haven't tried hard enough.

That won't do. You're making a mess of the job.

EXERCISES

1. Complete the following sentences using Speech Patterns:

1. This is more like a word for word translation than ... . 2. It is more like a fable than ... . 3. The fabric looks more like

cotton than .... 4. Ann looks more like a schoolgirl than.... 5. With this hairdo she looks more like a boy than .... 6. We

walked round the village for .... 7.1 stayed with my friends for .... 8.1 lived in the town for .... 9,1 am not through with the

book yet, I've read only 50 pages or .... 10. Since everyone is present I think it.... 11. We are through with our work. Isn't

it ...? 12. We've been looking for her house for more than an hour. I should ... . 13. There seems to be no end to dirty

clothes. I should ... . 14. The more we listened to him, ... . 15. The more John looked at her,..., 16. The more I think about

her decision, ... . 17. The more indignant Andrew became

18. The longer we waited, ... . 19. Who'll go to the

baker's? There is ... . 20. I'm going to the stationer's. There is ... . 21. Why go shopping? — We have ... . 22. We needn't

hurry. There is ... . 23. Hurry up. We have ... . 24. Why not put the table near the window? — There seems to be ... . 25.

Where will you put the bookcase? There seems to be no ....

2. Suggest a beginning matching up the end.

Use Speech Patterns 4, 5 and 7:

1. ... that looking after a child was so tiresome. 2.... might cost so much effort. 3. ... might turn out to be such a trying

job. 4. ... the bigger wages he earned. 5. ... the less he knew what to do. 6. ... the more we liked the place. 7. ... You

shouldn't be so careless.

8. ... You'll have to do everything all over again. 9................You treat

the matter too lightly. 10........Your answer is wrong.

3. Respond to the following statements and questions using the Speech Patterns:

1. If only the weather were better! 2. In two days I'll finish my exams. 3. I shan't be through with my work before the

weekend, I'm afraid. 4. How long will the job take? 5. We're going there on Friday. 6. She may come yet. Let's wait a bit.

7. He says it was your fault. 8. How long shall I stay there?

4. Make up two sentences of your own on each pattern.

5. Translate into English using the Speech Patterns:

A. Весной, на обратном пути в Москву, мы случайно проезжали мимо небольшого городка. Он был скорее

похож на большую деревню, чем на город, все дома в нем утопали в цветах, и он показался нам таким красивым,

что мы не смогли не остановиться там. Я никогда бы не подумала, что прогулка по маленькому провинциальному

городку может доставить такое наслаждение. Мы ходили по городу около трех часов, и чем больше мы смотрели

на этот сказочный уголок, тем больше восхищались им. Но у нас осталось мало времени, и нам пришлось

спешить в Москву.

B. В прошлом году нам с женой пришлось пойти в отпуск зимой. Мы решили, что это удобный случай, чтобы

собственными силами отремонтировать квартиру. После двух дней работы наша квартира больше походила на

склад поломанной мебели, чем на квартиру.

«Это никуда не годится, — сказала жена. — Давай лучше пригласим маляров» (to have smth. done).

6. Make up and act out a dialogue using the Speech Patterns.

TEXT ONE

THREE MEN IN A BOAT

By Jerome K.Jerome

Jerome K.Jerome (1859—1927) is a well-known English writer, whose novels Three Men in a Boat, The Idle

Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Novel Notes and Three Men on the Bummel have enjoyed great popularity. Jerome K Jerome

is famous SOT his art of story-telling, his vivid style and his humour which is generally expressed in’ laughter-provoking

situations often based on misunderstanding. With sparkling humour he criticized the weak sides of human nature.

Chapter XIV

We got out at Sonning,1 and went for a walk round the village. It is the most fairy-like nook on the whole river. It is

more like a stage village than one built of bricks and mortar. Every house is smoth ered in roses, and now, in early June,

they were bursting forth in clouds of dainty splendour. If you stop at Sonning, put up at the "Bull", behind the church. It

is a veritable picture of an old country inn, with a green, square courtyard in front, where, on seats beneath the trees, the

old men group of an evening to drink their ale and gossip over village politics; with low quaint rooms and latticed