Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

отец работал на том заводе 20 лет.

116.

Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

1. He asked angrily, "Why are you smiling to yourself and don't answer my

questions at once?" 2. The girl said, "I am thinking of the summer spent in the

Crimea." 3. She said to Nick, "When are you going to visit them?" "I have no

time," replied Nick. 4. Mary said, "I'm making a new dress, I want to wear it at

our party." 5. Ann said, "We are thinking of going out." 6. The teacher asked,

"Are you listening carefully, John?" 7. She asked him, "Is Robert coming

tomorrow?" 8. I said, "Is John studying for an examination now?" 9. Father said,

"Mary is doing her morning exercises, I don't want to disturb her." 10. Mother

said, "You are forgetting your manners, John."

117.

Use the proper article:

1. Did you finish ... school ... last year? 2. ... examiner has already come. 3.

What was your mark in... History? 4. He has made ... great progress since ...

beginning of ... term. 5. It is easy for ... child to study ... foreign language. 6.

Where is ... money? — It is on ... table. 7. ... boy is good at ... Mathematics, ...

Physics and ... Chemistry, but his knowledge of ... Literature and ... English is

rather poor. 8. What ... fine weather we are having today! 9. At last he found ...

very interesting work. 10. ... new& he brought yesterday is very important. 11.

What ... clever advice! 12. ... Phonetics is ... branch of ... Linguistics. 13. If you

want to speak without ... mistakes you must study ... Grammar hard. 14. What is

... news? 15. ... exercise 12 must be done in ... written form. 16. Do you often

work in ... laboratory? 17. She attends ... course of ... lectures on ... Russian

Literature at ... University. 18. I am not interested in ... Chemistry. 19. Her

subject is ... History of ... Art. 20. It was clear she had ... good news. 21. ...

advice is good but I cannot follow it.

118.

Comment on the use of tenses in the following examples and translate them into

Russian:

1. Every evening the young fisherman went out upon the sea and threw his

nets into the water. 2. Stanley got up looking for his stick. "Have you, children,

been playing with my stick?" 3. Fleur does what she likes. 4. He liked music but

the piece she was playing had no melody for him. 5. This is getting interesting. 6.

How long have you been married? 7. Don't you know that Mrs. Greenfield has

left us? She's gone to London. 8. He has been studying at the University for б

years. 9. She looked at it for some time and slowly a little frown crept between

her brows. 10. I am always telling Jerry that his uncle means more to him than

his own parents. 11. I am starting again. A new life begins from today. 12. "It's a

pity you interrupted us," said Nora. "We were having an interesting

conversation." 13. At that moment the telephone bell rang. Rosanna took up the

receiver and listened. 14. I was still thinking of it when I came face to face with

Rogei.

119.

Use the required tense (Present and Past Indefinite, Present and Past Continuous,

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous):

1. She (to go) to Italy five years ago. Since then she (not to speak) Italian, and

(to forget) nearly all she (to learn) there.

2. When he (to run) after the tram, he (to fall) and (to hurt) his leg. We (to

have) to carry him home. Now he (to lie) in bed. The doctor just (to leave). The

doctor (to say) he must stay in bed for a week. 3. He (to look) through my album

when I (to enter). "You (to like) my sketches?" I (to ask) him. "They (not to be)

very good." 4. What you (to look) for? — I (to lose) my pen and (to want) to

find it before it (to get) dark. — When you (to lose) it? — I (to think) I (to drop)

it somewhere here when I (to go) to the Institute this afternoon. 5. My friend

Robert (to learn) French for the last three years, and now he (to study) German,

too. 6. You (to speak) to Ann yesterday? — No, I (not to see) her for a long time.

I (not to remember) when I last (to see) her. 7. My brother (to study) modern

English literature for two years and then (to give) it up. 8. I (to look) at this

photograph for five minutes, but I can't see you in it. — I'm afraid you (to look)

at the wrong one. 9. You must stop reading; you have a headache because you

(to read) too long! 10. My elder brother (to join) the army when he (to be)

eighteen. 11. They (to live) in that town for ten years and then (to move) to the

country. 12. We (to live) here for the last six months, and just (to decide) to

move. 13. He (to write) a new play for the last two years, but he (not to finish) it

yet.

To Lesson 15

120. Insert the missing conjunctions and comment on the use of tenses in the

following sentences. (Conjunctions to be used: when, till, before, after, as soon as,

while, tf):

1. I shall believe it ... I see it. 2. You must wait ... the light changes to green.

3. I shall be ready ... you count ten. 4. He will ring up for the taxi ... you finish

packing. 5. I shall tell you a secret... my brother goes out. 6. We shall be starting

immediately ... you finish your dinner. 7. I don't think he will write ... he arrives.

8. I shall always remember you ... I live. 9. I shall be preparing breakfast ... you

are taking a shower. 10. I shall put on my raincoat ... it starts to rain. 11. He'll tell

you ... you ask him. 12. ... you stay in the reading-hall I'll be working in the

laboratory. 13. He will stay here ... you come. 14. ... they show me their

homework, I will correct it..

121.

Translate what is given in brackets using the Present Indefinite or the Future

Indefinite:

1. You will enjoy yourself if you (поедете на Кавказ). 2. Ask him if he

(поедет на Кавказ). 3. We shan't be able to go out if (будет сильный дождь). 4.

They say (собирается дождь); the clouds are gathering. 5. I don't know when he

(придет); the weather is so nasty. 6.Tell him to wait when he (придет). I may

be late. 7. Tell Mother we (не скоро вернемся), it's much too fer away. 8. Tell

Mother not to worry if we (не скоро вернемся); it's much too far away. 9. I'll

talk to him about it if I (увижу его сегодня). 10. I'm not sure if I (увижу его