Анастасия Затонская - Сборник упражнений по грамматике английского языка. Продвинутый уровень

Ты заходил вчера к Кате? – Да, но не могу сказать, что визит удался. Когда я пришел, она красила волосы и ей было не до меня. – Никогда не могла этого понять: зачем натуральной блондинке становиться крашеной брюнеткой? 3. Представляешь, мне вчера звонил Сергей! – Это твой одноклассник, такой с прямыми коротко подстриженными волосами, выдающимся лбом и близко посаженными серыми глазами? Я помню, на вечере выпускников он показался мне ограниченным, ленивым и глупым. – Тогда ты сильно удивишься: сейчас он директор крупной фирмы. 4. Вчера за ужином Аня была необыкновенно откровенна. – Неужели? Мне казалось, что она не слишком доверчива. Каждый раз, когда я пытался с ней пообщаться, поговорить по душам, она вела себя как человек хитрый, сдержанный и упрямый. – Да ты и сам-то не очень дружелюбен.

Ex. 5. Describe one of your classmates. Say, what qualities of theirs help them achieve their goals, or what qualities they need to be more successful. Mention. if there any untypical feature they have only at the moment.

The pattern: «We all know that X. is industrious and hard-working. Due to these qualities X. always studies well, manages to do many things within a day and always finds time to have fun with his / her friends. However today X. is very absent-minded. Guess who it is.»

Ex. 1. Read the text. Put the verbs in the proper Passive forms. Explain why you have preferred one form to another.

The Tower of London (to build) by William the Conqueror in 1078 as a castle and palace. Since that time it (to expand) to its present size, and (to use) as an armoury, a zoo, a royal mint, a prison and a museum. At the time when it was a prison a lot of people (to lock) in the Tower. Anne Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth the First (to shut) there, too. Spies (to imprison) in the Tower during the World Wars. Many convicted (publicly/to execute) on the Tower Hill. They (to behead) with the block and axe, which (to keep) and (to show) in the Tower of Armoury now.

Ex. 2.You are a reporter of a magazine. Your editor is worried about a housing problem very much and he gives you the task to find out, if there’s any progress in this field. So you think over the points of your future interview. You think that the questions should be in the Passive Voice because it attracts attention to the objects themselves.

How are the things going with those buildings of our city which must be repaired? … they already (to repair) or.. it only (to plan) yet? 2. … the housing problem (to solve) in our city some day? 3. During the last year four new houses (to build), three more (to build) now, and the constructions of several houses (to finish) lately. – Have the people already moved in them? – No, the houses (to live in) yet, but they (to move) into very soon. 3. Generally, many houses (to build) in our city every year, but in the last years the number of new buildings of our region (to reduce) considerably. – What… it (to connect) with? – Mainly it (to connect) with economic problems. 4. Can the old houses (to reconstruct) or (to reorganize)? – Such way out of the situation (to think of), but it (to decide) to postpone this decision.

Ex. 3 You are an editor of the Architecture magazine. The financial success of your magazine depends considerably on the advertisements, therefore you prefer to correct the ads by yourself. Besides, you know all the nuances of English just perfectly – you remember – to emphasize the object of the verb you should use the Passive Voice. So you redo the job of an inexperienced journalist. For example: The designer of this apartment wanted to make it modern and romantic at a time. ~ This apartment is made in romantic and at the same time modern clue.

1. The designer of this flat intended to make it very elegant. He placed an elegant soft sofa in the middle of the dining-room. He put a refined but at the same time very convenient table near it. He surrounded all that by many chairs, arm-chairs, stools and pillows. 2. A designer of this bedroom wanted that it looked very tender. He put a big double bed in the middle of the room. He supplemented the bed with two convenient bedside tables. He decorated the whole room with a big white woolen carpet. 3. The designer of this apartment made it in a Chinese style. He decorated its rooms by such accessories as Chinese-like lamps, windows of the original form, silken curtains. He used mainly tender yellow and fawn colours. 4. The most interesting feature of this flat is a sofa. The designer made it in such a way that any person could easily turn it into a big comfortable bed. 5. Decorating this apartment the designer preferred wooden furniture to plastic or any other material. He arranged a lot of bookcases, cupboards, wardrobes very skillfully. 6. The designer worked out this bathroom as a successful combination of luxurious and minimalist trends. Some people can even call such bathroom a royal one. The designer used several groups of lamps for creation different light effects. He decorated it with various rugs and curtains.

Ex. 4. Translate into English. Use the Architecture magazine editor’s experience (from exercise 3).

1. Эта гостиная решена в очень романтичной манере. В центре комнаты поставлен большой комфортабельный диван. Рядом с ним был размещен небольшой журнальный столик и табуретки в стиле кантри. 2. Эта спальня разработана в традиционных светлых тонах. Большая двуспальная кровать поставлена к стене, противоположной от окна. Над кроватью повешено несколько прямоугольных картин. Рядом с кроватью поставлена удобная тумбочка, на которой стоит светлая лампа. 3. Эта уникальная комната сделана как соединение спальни и кабинета. Для этого дизайнером была использована такие оригинальные детали как подиум и выдвижная кровать. Для создания завершенного образа были использованы лампы необычного дизайна и сделаны окна круглой формы. 4. Еще одна необычная комната – соединение спальни и библиотеки. Большую часть комнаты занимает массивная деревянная кровать. Книжные шкафы и полки расположены вдоль стен до самого потолка. На полу рядом с кроватью расположены два небольших коврика. Законченность впечатления достигается при помощи кожаного глубокого кресла и высокого торшера. 5. Детская выполнена просто и лаконично. Использованы в основном белый и зеленый цвета. У стены рядом с окном расположена небольшая кровать с высоким торшером. У противоположной стены расположены письменный стол, книжные полки, шкаф для вещей. На стенах развешены картины и фотографии в рамках.

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