1. Спишите. Подчеркните сказуемое в каждом предложении.

John Logie Baird (1888-1946) was always interested in science and experimented much, but not always all of his experiments were successful. He thought about some inventions that he was interested in. One of his ideas was transmitting pictures by wireless. He worked with an old motor and almost killed himself several times by touching the wrong wires.

Finally, on October 2, 1925, Baird transmitted a picture of a human face - the face of a fifteen-year-old boy. In January 1926, members of the Royal Institution came to see his invention. Baird's demonstration was a success.

In September 1929, the BBC started experimental transmission with Baird's equipment. However, other companies and inventors in England and the United States had discovered better transmission methods. In 1937_r when the BBC examined all of the existing television systems, Baird's was not chosen. John Baird was not discouraged, however, and continued to work on other inventions.

2. Переведите текст упражнения 1.

3. Спишите и переведите предложения, указывая значение окончания “-s” :

А) признак множественного числа имени существительного;

В) признак притяжательного падежа имени существительного;

С) признак 3 лица, единственного числа глагола в Present Simple.

1. Every generation has its way.

2. It takes him hours to get there.

3. Children’s toys are very attractive these days.

4. We’ll be in Paris in three hours’ time.

5. The fruits of nature belong to all mankind.

4. Составьте предложения из данных слов.

1. England/Scotland/Great Britain/and/of/Wales/consists/Northern Ireland.

2. monarchy/a/United Kingdom/the/constitutional/is.

3. Buckingham Palace/is/origin/the/what/of?

4. Windsor/home/kings/the/is/royal/of/?

5. От следующих утверждений образуйте все возможные типы вопросов:

а) общие, в) альтернативные, с) разделительные, d) специальные,

e) к подлежащему.

1. He had ironed all the linen by five o’clock yesterday.

2. They were at the disco last night.

3. This pair of trousers cost seven dollars.

6. Напишите множественное число существительных.

Pan, baby, goat, leaf, glass, tooth, crisis, ox, axis, rose.

7. Поставьте предложения в отрицательную форму.

1. He has smoked five cigarettes today.

2. Children are enthusiastic learners.

3. She had to spend a lot of money on education.

4. Cinema audiences are declining now.

5. Someone has broken my glasses.

8. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. Many years ago … famous theater was preparing for … first night … . …producer wanted … play to be … success. 2. … cup is dirty. Can I have … clean one? 3. Browns Ltd. is … large company in … Park Street. It makes … furniture.

9. Откройте скобки, употребив глагол в правильной временной форме.

1. Look at yourself! You are so dirty! What … you (to do)?

2. He (to start) learning to drive three weeks ago. He (to learn) to drive for three weeks now.

3. Don’t make so much noise when you come home. Your grandmother usually (to sleep) at that time.

4. Today is Wednesday. By Friday, I (to finish) this new book by Marquez. On Saturday I (to give) it to you.

5. Don’t forget to switch on your TV set! The Prime Minister (to make) a report in Brussels at 7 o’clock tomorrow.

10. Употребите глаголы to have или to be в нужной форме.

1. Health … a priceless possession.

2. Will you … any lectures tomorrow?

3. Physics … my favorite subject at school.

4. Fortunately the news … not as bad as they had expected.

5. Your clothes … out of fashion, you should buy something new.

11. Спишите. Отметьте правильный вариант.

1. My cat catches a lot of … . a)mouse b)mice c)the mouse d)a mouses

2. Have you ever seen a film at … Embassy cinema? a)- b)the c)a d)an

3. …Hyde Park is a very large park in central London. a)- b)the c)a d)an

4. I found my lost pen while I … for my pencil sharpener. a)look b)looked c)was looking d)am looking

5. Do you know what you … in your life by the year 2020? a)will achieve b)achieve c)will have achieve d)will be achieved

6. Some women tint their hair when … goes gray. a)they b)it c)its d)them

7. When … “Titanic” was crossing the Atlantic she struck an

iceberg.

a)- b)a c)the d)an

8. Your news … very important to us. a)are b)is c)aren’t d)were

9. At one time people believed that Columbus … America. a)discovers b)discovered c)had been discovered d)had discovered

10. … of these magazines would you like? – This one, please. a)what b)how much c)why d)which

11. My sister … interested in medicine ever since she was a child. a)is b)was c)has been d)will be

12. Where … my scissors? I can’t find them. a)is b)are c)was d)has been

13. … all the exercises he had to do. a)He carefully wrote b)He wrote carefully c)Carefully he wrote d)He wrote carefully

14. Old Mr.O’Hara told a story of the … movement in Ireland. a)woman’s b)women’s c)women d)woman

15. Travellers saw two … in a distance. a)oases b)oasis c)oaseses d)oasises

Вариант 5