- •English For Philology Students
- •Introduction (предисловие)
- •Acknowledgement
- •Introductory Course. (Вводный курс) The Noun. Personal, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns
- •Personal, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns
- •The Verbs Be, Have
- •I was a student last year.
- •I shall be a student next year.
- •The Indefinite Pronouns Some, Any, No
- •Sentences, introduced by there is/are. Few, little, much, many
- •The Adjective. Degrees of Comparison
- •Great Britain
- •Present, Past and Future Simple Tense
- •Vote want win become get be promote
- •The Importance of Learning Languages
- •The United States of America
- •Conversational formulas Meeting people
- •Main Course Unit 1 Languages. The English Language
- •Emphatic construction
- •It is (was) … that (who, which, where, etc.) …
- •It is (was) not until (till) … that …
- •English as a World Language
- •Agreement
- •Disagreement
- •The Germanic and French Influence
- •What is Good English?
- •Varieties of English
- •Some Specific Features of American English
- •Dialects of English
- •Conversational formulas Opinion
- •Word Formation
- •Verb Noun
- •Grammar Simple Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Dying Languages
- •Map of uk Accents
- •Independent Reading
- •The English language
- •Standard English
- •The Origins of English
- •Britain’s Languages
- •English The World’s Biggest Brand
- •Imagine a brand bigger than Nike, bigger than Gap, bigger than Coca-Cola. Imagine a brand used by 1.5 billion people the world over.
- •Tireless Champion of American English
- •Translation Practice
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Unit 2 Universities. Kemerovo State University
- •What Are Universities For?
- •The Indefinite Pronoun “one” as a Subject
- •Needs of Universities
- •Kemerovo State University
- •St. Petersburg University
- •The Faculty of Philology and Journalism
- •Believe It You Can Achieve It Welcome to Your Future
- •Study High World Technologies in Russia
- •Conversational Formulas Requests
- •Possible replies
- •Word Formation
- •Grammar Progressive Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Campus Fashion
- •Independent Reading
- •The First Universities
- •Cambridge
- •British Universities
- •Would you Like to Be a Teacher?
- •Alcot University
- •Translation Practice
- •Международный день студента
- •Тульские студенты получат потанинскую стипендию
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Unit 3. Higher Education in the English-speaking Countries
- •Is Higher Education Right For You?
- •Correlative Conjunctions
- •Higher Education in Great Britain
- •Further Education in Great Britain
- •Higher Educational Institutions of Great Britain
- •Further Education Colleges
- •Conversational Formulas Discussion
- •Word Formation
- •Grammar Perfect Tenses
- •It’s Interesting to Know Degrees
- •Independent Reading
- •What Is Higher Education All About?
- •Studying and Social Life
- •Universities in Transition
- •Translation Practice
- •Дистанционное образование
- •Key Vocabulary
- •Grammar Support
- •Существительное (The Noun)
- •Правила образования множественного числа английских исчисляемых существительных.
- •Притяжательный падеж существительных
- •Местоимение (The Pronoun)
- •Прилагательное (The Adjective)
- •Правила образования степеней сравнения прилагательных.
- •Глагол (The Verb)
- •Спряжение глаголов be, have
- •Система времен английского глагола Настоящее простое время. (The Present Simple Tense).
- •Правила правописания и произношения глаголов в 3-м лице единственного числа.
- •Простое прошедшее время (The Past Simple Tense)
- •Будущее простое время (The Future Simple Tense)
- •Настоящее продолженное время (The Present Progressive Tense)
- •Правила правописания Причастия 1
- •Прошедшее продолженное время (The Past Progressive Tense)
- •Будущее продолженное время (The Future Progressive Tense)
- •Настоящее совершенное время (The Present Perfect Tense)
- •Прошедшее совершенное время (The Past Perfect Tense)
- •Будущее совершенное время (The Future Perfect Tense)
- •Страдательный залог (The Passive Voice)
- •Примеры преобразования действительного залога в страдательный
- •References
The Indefinite Pronouns Some, Any, No
(Consult Grammar Support)
Translate these sentences into Russian.
Would you like some more coffee?
He’s lazy. He never does any work.
If any letters arrive for me, can you send them to this address?
Buy some magazines if you see any.
Any of these articles will be of great help for you.
I don’t have any mistakes in the translation.
He left home without any warm coat.
Fill in the blanks with some, any, no.
I’d like ___ cheese, please.
Do you have ____ difficulties in learning these words?
I believe this work has ____ time limits.
It’s too late. There aren’t _____ people in the streets.
There is ____ information on this subject in the library. Consult the Internet.
We’ve ___ new English books for you. We know you’re fond of reading.
Pour me ___ tea, please.
I haven’t ___ money so I can’t go to the café with you.
Sentences, introduced by there is/are. Few, little, much, many
Translate the following sentences into Russian.
There are six departments at the philological faculty.
There are a lot of books in the library.
There are few students who study French.
There are a large number of faculty graduates who work at schools.
There is a little information on the history of linguistics.
There is an English book and two dictionaries on the table.
Are there many mistakes in your work?
How many pages are there in this magazine?
There are no linguistic journals in this reading hall.
Are there any exams at the end of the first semester?
There is not any grammar rule in his notebook.
Use a proper word.
Few, many, a few, much, little, a little, a lot of.
There are … pages in this book.
There are … exceptions to the rules in English.
There is not … information on this subject in the library.
There is … milk in the pot. Add it to your coffee.
There are … interesting ideas in his report.
There is … sugar in my tea. I’d like some more.
Make these sentences negative and interrogative.
There are several pronunciation mistakes in this work.
There are some grammar rules to learn.
There is an important article at this page.
There is a library in the University.
There are many non-residential students in this group.
Use the necessary form of there is/are.
… 50 states in the USA.
… a hotel two blocks from here.
… no film in the camera.
… any concert on TV tonight?
… about 800 000 words in English.
How many letters … in the English alphabet?
How many people … in this country?
… no rules for judging when reading a piece of writing.
The Adjective. Degrees of Comparison
(Consult Grammar Support)
Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative forms.
Bad ___________________ __________________
Gentle__________________ __________________
Little___________________ __________________
Clever__________________ __________________
Good__________________ ___________________
Funny_________________ ___________________
Useful_________________ ___________________
Sad___________________ ___________________
Exciting________________ ___________________
Make the sentences as in the example.
Model: The red book is as old as the blue book but it isn’t so thick as the blue one.
This article is ___(long)__ that one but it isn’t _____(difficult) __ the second article.
Paul is ____(tall) ___ Tom but he is_____(heavy) __ Tom.
Fiat is _____(comfortable) ___ B.M.W. but it is____ (expensive) ___ B.M.W.
The weather in Denmark is ____ (warm) __ in Britain but it is_____(mild) ___ in Britain.
Fill in the blanks as in the example.
I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was 1) smaller than (small) the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was 2) ______ (small) room ___ the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was 3)_______ (cold) in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was 4) ______ (dirty) all the beaches on the island. The food was 5) _____ (expensive) ____ I expected and I didn’t have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was 6)______(expensive) vase _____ the whole shop. But 7)_______ (bad) thing ______ all was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home. It was 8) ______ (horrible) holiday ____ my life.
Use very or much.
London is becoming a 1) very popular place for American tourists. All the big attractions are now 2)____ busy in summer months. The crowds of tourists around places like Buckingham Palace are 3) _____ bigger than they were a few years ago. Sales of postcards and other souvenirs are 4) ____ higher now than in past years. This is 5) _____ good news for the British tourist industry.
Read the extract about Great Britain and talk about its geographical position and main characteristics.