Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

bedroomспальня

nurseryдетская

bathroomванная комната

furnitureмебель; built-in furnitureвстроенная мебель modern

современный, модный ownсобственный

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

Articles o f furniture: bed, sofa, divan-bed, chair,' armchair, dressing

stool, table, bookcase, cupboard, wardrobe, dressing-table, mirror, lamp,

standard-lamp, stool, unit(s), cabinet, bedside cabinet, wall-furniture, suite

Modern conveniences: electricity, gas, running-water, central heating,

telephone, toilet, a rubbish chute, tiled walls, lift

Electric and other equipment: lamp, standard-lamp, upper-lights,

refrigerator (fridge), gas-stove, electric stove, vacuum-cleaner, television-set,

radio-set, music-centre

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PHONETIC NOTES

1.

О б с т о я т е л ь с т в е н н ы е

г р у п п ы

в начале

предложения, как правило, выделяются в отдельную интонационную

группу и произносятся низким восходящим тоном. Например:

In -> front of the, house.

e j

On the ground, floor. ч j

2. Оба предложения, входящие в состав сложносочиненного

предложения (категорического утверждения), как пра

вило, произносятся нисходящим тоном, что объясняется их

смысловой законченностью. Например:

Doctor V Sandford's1 house is 'not vlarge | but it is vcomfortable.

Большая смысловая взаимосвязь между двумя самостоятельными

предложениями может быть выражена восходящим завершением первого

предложения. Например:

Doctor V Sandford's'house is 'not ,large | but it is ^comfortable.

3. Предложение, вводящее прямую речь, может произноситься как

восходящим, так и нисходящим тоном. Например:

Не ,says: | "I'm from vMoscow." Не vsays: | "Fm from ^Moscow."

При переводе в косвенную речь это предложение обычно не образует

самостоятельной смысловой фуппы. Например:

Doctor V Sandford 'says he must 'pay a1 lot of vmoney.

4. Постепенно нисходящая последовательность ударных слогов может

быть нарушена, если по смыслу необходимо выделить одно из

промежуточных слов (the Broken Descending Scale). Некоторое

повышение тона на ударном слоге выделенного слова сопровождается

дальнейшим постоянным понижением тона последующих слогов.

Например:

Не must Vpay the 'money for trnany vyears now.

— — , — ^

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STUDY THE FOLLOWING

T a b l e No.1 STATEMENTS I N INDIRECT SPEECH

I

he is a good student.

say

We You

she can speak English well.

tell him

They

(that)

the students must work more at

He She

says tells

their pronunciation.

me

Tom must be in Room No. 7.

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Tom says: "I have a few Eng- Tom says he has a few English

lish books." Betty says: "I am a writer." Bob says: "There are three

rooms in our flat."

books. Betty says she is a writer. Bob says there are three rooms

in their flat.

EXERCISES

I. Study Substitution Table No. 1 and compose as many sentences as

you can.

II. Read the following words and word combinations and explain the reading

rules:

a) weight, lain, coin, play, neighbour, neutral, grew, pie, pool, took, toy,

autumn, how, know, narrow, true, group, bread, peace, feel, dare, mere, where,

sore, ore, nasty, salt, lure, sure, jerk, jaw, fruit, foe, paw, hair, dear, chair, peer,

learn, car, moor;

b) a white bear; a poor fellow; a new dish; a low couch; a big mouth; a

narrow path; a broken chair; an old gypsy; chilly weather; brown bread; good

maize; bitter beer; fresh air; red hair; bad flour; repeat each word; correct

these mistakes; close the window; take the pill.

III.

The material below is to be prepared for reading. Mark the stresses and

tunes. Concentrate your attention on the vowel [зи]. Let your fellow-student read this

exercise for you to detect his possible errors in sounds:

|зи] 1. Oh, no, don't go home alone, nobody knows how

lonely the road is.

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2. Soames never boasts of what he knows. But Rose never knows of what

she boasts.

3. As you sow you shall mow.

4. Little strokes fell great oaks.

5. If many men knew what many men know, If many men went where

many men go,

If many men did what many men do.

The world would be better — I think so, don't you?

2. a) No devoicing before voiceless consonants: Sand-ford'sjhouse,

is_comfortable, Sandfordjsays.

b) Alveolars replaced by dentals: andj:he rooms, and J:he bathroom.

b) Loss of plosion: fruitjtrees, but^Doctor, mustj^ay.

c) No glottal stop: in frontjsf, there is_a green lawn, is^also, his_own.

1. [ d ] — doctor, not, modern, following, long;W— lawn, also,

cal , before, orchard;[зи]— cosy, also, only, own, so; ,[35]—

Sandford, pantry, grandmother;[u:]— rooms, two, fruit;[ai]—

behind, dining-room, quite;[з:]— nursery, furniture;[e]— Betty,

bedroom, every, many;[au]— house, downstairs.

V. a) Listen to the recording of the text "Doctor Sandford's House". Mark the

stresses and tunes, b) Practise the text for test reading. Listen to the text carefully

until you can say it in exactly the same way.

VI. Transcribe the following sentences. Mark the stresses and tunes:

1. Behind Doctor Sandford's house there is a small orchard. 2. He says: "I

have a good television-set." 3. The house is not large, but it is comfortable.

VII. Answer the following questions:

A. 1. Is Doctor Sandford's house large? 2. What is there in front of the

house and behind it? 3. What rooms are there in the house? 4. What kind of

furniture is there in the house? 5. Is it Doctor Sandford's own house?

B. 1. Is your flat large or small? 2. How many rooms are there in your flat?

3. What do you call a room people sleep in? 4. What do you call a room

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people have meals in? 5. What do you call a room where a person studies,

reads, writes, etc.? 6. What do you call a room where children sleep, play and

have meals? 7. What do you call a room where people spend time after dinner