- •Unit III
- •Grammar The Present Indefinite Tense
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Write the 3. Person singular of the following verbs.
- •2. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the form of the Present Indefinite Tense. Then make them negative and interrogative. Some of the verbs can be used several times:
- •3. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form, the Present Indefinite Tense. Translate these sentences.
- •4. Read and translate. Put questions to the words in bold.
- •5. Read and translate. Match a line in a with a line in b to make sentences.
- •6. A) Read and translate. Fill in the gaps with the verbs given below:
- •7. Translate into Russian.
- •Конструкция there is / are
- •Grammar exercises
- •8. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to the usage of the construction there is / are.
- •9. Put in there is / there isn’t / is there? / there are / there aren’t / are there?
- •10. Put in there or it.
- •11. Translate into English.
- •The Indefinite Pronouns: some, any, every, no and their derivatives
- •Grammar exercises
- •12. Read, translate and explain the usage of the Indefinite Pronouns.
- •13. Choose the write variant: somebody / everybody / anything / somewhere / anybody, etc. Translate into Russian.
- •14. Translate into English.
- •Propositions of movement, place, time
- •Grammar exercises
- •15. Fill in the gaps in this paragraph with the prepositions in, on, at or to.
- •16. Put in the right preposition if necessary.
- •17. Read and translate. Pay attention to the usage of the prepositions.
- •18. Find in exercise 16 the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •19. Read the text about geysers once more. Answer the following questions to the text.
- •20. Translate into English.
- •Pre-text exercises
- •21. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •22. Translate the following derivative words:
- •24. Translate into Russian the following phrases:
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •27. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •28. Choose among the words the one that corresponds to the text above to complete the sentences:
- •29. Translate the following sentences into English using a dictionary:
- •30. Find in the text the situations in which the following word combinations are used:
- •36. Listen to the conversation again. What synonymic words or expressions are used in the dialogue instead of those given in italics:
- •37. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
- •38. Match the English word combinations in the left-hand column with the Russian equivalents in the right-hand column:
- •39. Listen to the dialogue “Shopping”.
- •40. Decide which of the following statements are true and which are false. Correct the false ones.
3. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form, the Present Indefinite Tense. Translate these sentences.
1. Why you (not / to use) this method? – It (to be) very complicated. 2. You (to like) science fiction? 3. We (to do) English lessons three times a week. 4. Mr Jonson (not / to have) a private office. 5. An atheist (not / to believe) in God. 6. The Thames (to be) a big river in Britain. 7. Liars are people who (not / to tell) the truth. 8. I (to remember) the scene very well. 9. If you need money, why you (not / to get) a job? 10. The English word ‘holiday’ (to come) from ‘holy day’ which can mean ‘a religious festival or feast’ 11. I (not / to understand) the word particle. What it (to mean)? 12. The term mass media (to refer) to people and organizations that provide news and information for the public. 13. Information technology, IT, (to comprise) electronic computer technology and telecommunication technology
4. Read and translate. Put questions to the words in bold.
1. We like to go to the students’ club. 2. My cousin has a beautiful voice so she sings in the University choir. 3. The dean’s office coordinates the faculty activities, arranges curriculum, sets exams and credit schedules for every term. 4. They receive the Morning Star. 5. I know much about politics. 6. Sometimes people do stupid things. 7. The Earth orbits the Sun at a speed of about 29,756 kilometers per second. The Sun is an enormous nuclear power source. It transforms hydrogen into helium, releasing light and heat. The surface of our planet absorbs the heat from the Sun and emits it the same way that pavement continues to give off heat in the summer after the sun goes down. Every square meter of our planet’s surface gets about 342 Watts of energy from the Sun every year.
5. Read and translate. Match a line in a with a line in b to make sentences.
1. Science advances a) to study and explain the different kinds of particles and
relations which make up the universe.
2. Most scientists agree b) millions of other galaxies and their stars and planets.
3. Physics attempts c) an amazing range of subjects.
4. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, d) a multi-million dollar industry.
includes
5. Comets consist of e) access to computers.
6. Today, computers play f) through a combination of experiment and mathematically
based theory.
7. An increasing number g) a body and a tail.
of people have
8. Computer games are h) that the earth’s temperature is increasing as a result of changing
of atmospheric conditions.
9. Information available i) an increasingly big role.
at home via Internet covers