VI. Translate into English.
Она хороший (упорно работающий) работник.
Она работает усердно.
Я едва узнала его.
Рядом с нашим институтом большой парк.
Я прочел почти весь учебник.
Это неправильное написание слова.
Все шло не так.
Была поздняя осень.
Он пришел поздно.
В последнее время мы встречаемся очень мало.
Я уже третий раз в Брайтоне.
За ужином он съел 3 дюжины устриц.
Этот яблочный торт пахнет восхитительно.
Дальнейшие инструкции вы получите через два дня.
Reference
Points
Adverbs with different forms and meanings:
form meaning / use example
direct without stopping anywhere on the way They flew direct to Rome.
directly (a) with no one else in between (a) You'll be directly responsible to me.
(b) immediately (b) Come directly you hear my whistle.
(c) straight (c) She looked directly at us.
free without paying We got into the cinema free.
freely without any restriction He comes and goes freely.
hard with effort or force She pushed the door hard but it still
wouldn't open. I tried hard to remember where I had parked the car.
It was raining hard and we all got wet.
hardly almost not It was hardly raining earlier.
late not at the agreed time She’s always arriving late.
lately recently Have you seen Natasha lately?
high a long way up He can jump high.
highly very favourably I think highly of you.
last after all the other He came last in the race.
lastly finally Lastly, I'd like to say…
right correctly The calculations didn't come out right.
rightly justifiably The audience was rightly upset by the show.
wide completely Open your mouth wide.
widely to many places She has travelled widely.
Adverbs that have the same or a similar meaning:
rough / roughly He plays rough. He pushed her roughly. (both = in a violent way)
loud/loudly Don't talk so loud/loudly.
tight/tightly Hold on tight! He held on tightly.
wrong/wrongly You’ve done it all wrong! Rightly or wrongly, it belongs to her.
quick / quickly Get out of here quick!
They ran out of the room as quickly as they could.
(= the more common form)
Below is a chart of frequency adverbs, the numbers after the adverbs will give you an idea of how often an event would take place:
|
Frequency Adverbs | |
|
always |
100% |
|
nearly/almost always |
90% |
|
usually |
80% |
|
very often/frequently |
70% |
|
often |
60% |
|
sometimes |
50% |
|
occasionally |
40% |
|
almost never/ever |
20% |
|
seldom/almost never |
10% |
|
never |
0% |
Unit 6 The Verb: Tenses Active voice
Test Your Grammar
1. Chose the correct tense form:
I write/am writing to you from the Philippines.
The Rio Grande flows/is flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
Buying a flat nowadays has become/is becoming more and more expensive.
We haven’t made our mind yet, but we thought/are thinking of opening our branch abroad.
Whether we have an outing is depending/depends on the weather.
This time last week I have been driving/was driving to Stockholm.
By the time we arrived, the hall was empty, everybody had left/left.
The witness claimed he hasn’t seen/hadn’t seen the suspect before.
Jack saw/has seen the film and didn’t want to see it again.
How long have you been looking/had you looked for employment?
I’m going to do the dishes if you like/will like.
It’s already five to seven, we are going to miss/are missing the train.
I think I’ll have/I am having a break, I’m too tired.
By September he’ll live/’ll have lived in this house for 5 years.
This time next week I’ll lie/’ll be lying on the beach enjoying fresh exotic fruit.