- •Правила чтения Характеристика звуков
- •Буква х читается как глухой звук [ks]: text; звонкий звук [gz] читается, когда буква X находится между двумя гласными перед ударным слогом: examine.
- •Чтение английских гласных букв в открытом положении
- •Грамматика Повелительное наклонение (The Imperative Mood)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate the sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Imperative Mood, the Direct and Indirect Object.
- •II. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
- •III. Translate into English.
- •Глагол to be в настоящем времени (Verb to be in the Present Simple)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the use of the verb to be.
- •III. Make the sentences positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/is not/are/are not.
- •IV. Read, pay attention to the contracted forms of the verb to be.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •Употребление артикля (Usage of Articles)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read, translate and explain the usage of the articles.
- •II. Put in a/an or the where necessary.
- •III. Translate into English.
- •Множественное число существительных (Plural of Nouns)
- •Grammar exercises
- •II. Rewrite in plural.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Общие и альтернативные вопросы (General and Alternative Questions)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Give positive or negative short answers.
- •II. Ask questions. Use am, is, are.
- •III. Ask alternative questions using the words in brackets.
- •Специальные вопросы (Special Questions)
- •Разделительные вопросы (Tag questions)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Fill in the blanks. Translate into Russian.
- •III. Put questions to the words in bold.
- •VI. Translate into English.
- •Причастие настоящего времени (Participle I)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Form the Participle I from the following verbs. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Translate into English.
- •III. Translate these sentences into Russian.
- •Настоящее продолженное время (The Present Continuous Tense)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate the sentences. Make them negative and interrogative.
- •III. Put the verbs in the correct form of the Present Continuous Tense. Translate the sentences.
- •IV. Give positive or negative short answers.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •VI. Read and translate the following text. About myself
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Find the English equivalents for the following Russian words:
- •VIII. Choose the right variant according to the text.
- •IX. Find in the text equivalents to the following phrases:
- •X. Answer the following questions.
Grammar exercises
I. Read and translate the sentences. Make them negative and interrogative.
1. Tom’s brother is coming to the party. 2. You are learning English Grammar. 3. He is going to the cinema. 4. Look! The girl is singing on the pavement. 5. The family is having dinner now. 6. My brother is staying in Greece now. 7. It is getting dark. 8. We are spending next weekend at home. 9. At the moment we are flying over the desert. 10. I am taking dancing lessons this winter. 11. We are listening to the morning news. 12. The telephone is ringing. 13. We’re going home. 14. “Where’s Bob?” “He’s having lunch.” 15. “What are you doing?” “I’m watching TV.”
II. Complete the sentences. Use am/is/are + one of these verbs:
building coming having working doing wearing playing cooking standing swimming
1. (on the telephone) “Hello. Can I speak to Ann, please?” “She … a shower at the moment. Can you phone again later?”
2. Hurry up! The bus … .
3. Please be quiet. I … .
4. Look! Joy … her new hat.
5. They … a new hotel in the city centre at the moment.
6. Listen! Pat … the piano.
7. (on the telephone) We … dinner now. Can you phone later?
8. Look! Somebody … in the river.
9. “You … on my foot.” “Oh, I’m sorry.”
10. ‘Where are you, Ann?” “In the kitchen. I … a meal.”
11. Look at Mike. He … his homework.
12. It’s 5 o’clock. The family … tea.
III. Put the verbs in the correct form of the Present Continuous Tense. Translate the sentences.
1. It (rain) all day. 2. I (play) the piano now. 3. Mary (come) to see us. 4. The boy (climb) the tree. 5. The woman (drink) milk. 6. We (listen) to the teacher. 7. I (work) very hard. 8. He (write) a test. 9. “Where are the children?” “They (lie) on the carpet and (draw).” 10. “What you (do) now?” “I (look for) my key. I can’t open the door.” 11. Let’s go for a walk. It (not/rain) now. 12. Why you (not/hurry)? I (wait) for you. 12. I (meet) Ann tonight. She (come) from Cork. 13. It (rain) cats and dogs. 14. He … (tell) the people about our methods? 15. Smith and Green (collect) information now.
IV. Give positive or negative short answers.
1. Are you watching TV? 2. Are you wearing shoes? 3. Is it raining? 4. Is your mother watching you? 5. Is the sun shining? 6. Are you eating anything? 7. Is your mother working at the moment? 8. Are you working on a report now? 9. Are your classmates answering questions now? 10. Are your classmates making much noise at the moment? 11. Are you taking a shower? 12. Is your classmate speaking on the telephone?
V. Translate into English.
1. Я сейчас слушаю радио. 2. Возьми зонтик, весь день идет дождь. 3. Я сейчас перевожу текст. 4. Почему на тебе надето пальто? Сегодня не холодно. 5. “Где Джон?” “ Он играет в компьютерные игры.” 6. В данный момент студенты нашей группы выполняют лабораторную работу. 7. Послушай! Том поет в соседней комнате. 8. Ты идешь в магазин или домой? 9. “Что ты сейчас делаешь?” “Я выполняю домашнюю работу.” 10. Мы не купаемся, мы играем в волейбол. 11. Не шумите так сильно. Я пытаюсь работать. 12. Становится темно. Давай пойдем домой. 13. Ты сейчас едешь домой на автобусе или на трамвае? 14. “Кто говорит по телефону в данный момент? Ты или твоя сестра?” “Моя сестра.” 15. Люди внимательно слушают мистера Вильсона.
Pre-text exercises
I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
company, economist, manager, telecommunication, bank, polytechnic, university, student, faculty, physics, exam, music, ambition, ecological, situation, minute, problem, classical, idea, energetic, mathematics, crisis, smoke, factor, intelligent, panic, culture, hero, heroism, industrial, modern, monument, museum, central, park.