- •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 Личные местоимения (Personal Pronouns)
- •Повелительное наклонение (The Imperative Mood)
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Read and translate the sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Imperative Mood, the Direct and Indirect Object.
- •2. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •Глагол to be в настоящем времени (Verb to be in the Present Simple)
- •Grammar exercises
- •4. Read and translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the use of the verb to be. Pronounce correctly the contracted forms of the verb to be.
- •6. Make the sentences positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/is not/are/are not.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •Употребление артикля (Usage of Articles)
- •Grammar exercises
- •8. Read, translate and explain the usage of the articles.
- •9. Put in a/an or the where necessary.
- •10. Translate into English.
- •Множественное число существительных (Plural of Nouns)
- •Grammar exercises
- •12. Rewrite in plural.
- •14. Translate into English.
- •Общие и альтернативные вопросы (General and Alternative Questions)
- •Grammar exercises
- •15. Give positive or negative short answers.
- •16. Ask questions. Use am, is, are.
- •17. Ask alternative questions using the words in brackets.
- •Специальные вопросы (Special Questions)
- •Разделительные вопросы (Tag questions)
- •Grammar exercises
- •18. Fill in the blanks. Translate into Russian.
- •20. Put questions to the words in bold.
- •21. Translate into English.
- •Причастие настоящего времени (Participle I)
- •Grammar exercises
- •22. Form the Participle I from the following verbs. Translate into Russian.
- •23. Translate into English.
- •24. Translate these sentences into Russian.
- •Настоящее продолженное время (The Present Continuous Tense)
- •Grammar exercises
- •25. Read and translate the sentences. Make them negative and interrogative.
- •27. Put the verbs in the correct form of the Present Continuous Tense. Translate the sentences.
- •28. Give positive or negative short answers.
- •29. Translate into English.
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •35. Read and translate the following text. About myself
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •37. Find the English equivalents for the following Russian words:
- •38. Choose the right variant according to the text.
- •39. Find in the text equivalents to the following phrases:
- •40 Answer the following questions.
- •Unit II Правила чтения Характеристика звуков
- •Чтение английских гласных букв в закрытом положении с последующей буквой r (III тип чтения):
- •Чтение английских гласных букв в открытом положении с последующей буквой r (iVтип чтения):
- •В закрытом положении гласные читаются по первому типу чтения (как в алфавите):
- •Грамматика Притяжательные местоимения (Possessive Pronouns)
- •Указательные местоимения (Possessive Pronouns)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Put the necessary pronouns.
- •II. Fill in the blanks with my/your/his/her/its….
- •III. Open the brackets.
- •IV. Complete the sentences.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •Притяжательный падеж (Possessive Case)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate.
- •II. Choose the right variant.
- •III. Complete the sentences. Use –‘s or of.
- •IV. Translate into Russian.
- •Глагол to have (got) в настоящем времени
- •Grammar exercise
- •II. Put the verb to have (got) in the correct form. Read and translate.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •II. Translate the following derivative words:
- •III. Form the words using suffixes:
- •IV. Suggest the Russian equivalents for the following phrases:
- •Active Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •VI. Read and translate the following text. Name the main stages of education in Russia. Education in Russia
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •XIV. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and adverbs where necessary.
- •XI. Speak on the topic “Departure and arrival,” use the following words and word combinations:
- •Unit III Правила чтения Характеристика звуков
- •Грамматика Настоящее неопределенное время (The Present Indefinite Tense)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Write the 3. Person singular of the following verbs.
- •II. Complete the sentences using the following verbs:
- •III. Choose the right variant.
- •IV. Translate these sentences, make them negative and interrogative.
- •V. Put questions to the words in bold:
- •VI. Which is right? Complete the sentences. Translate into Russian.
- •VII. Translate into Russian.
- •Конструкция there is / are
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to the usage of the construction there is / are.
- •II. Put in there is / there isn’t / is there? / there are / there aren’t / are there?
- •III. Put in there or it.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Неопределенные местоимения some, any, every, no и их производные (Indefinite Pronouns: some, any, every, no and their derivatives)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Put in a/an/the/some where necessary.
- •II. Read, translate and explain the use of the Indefinite Pronouns.
- •III. Choose the write variant: somebody/everybody/anything/somewhere/anybody, etc. Translate into Russian.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate.
- •II. Put in the right preposition if necessary.
- •III. Correct the prepositions if necessary.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •VI. Read and translate the following text to name the main stages of education in Great Britain. Education in Great Britain
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Match each word in a with the Russian equivalent in b:
- •VIII. Find in the text equivalents to the following phrases:
- •IX. Make up questions to which the following sentences are the answers.
- •XIV. Listen to the conversation again. What synonymic words or expressions are used in the dialogue instead of those given in italics:
- •Unit IV Правила чтения Гласные буквы, отражающие в открытом положении краткие гласные звуки:
- •Грамматика
- •Особые случаи образования степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий
- •Использование слов much / many, little / few, a little / a few
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Give the comparative and superlative degrees:
- •II. Choose the write variant. Translate the sentences.
- •III. Insert the appropriate form of the adjective given in brackets:
- •IV. Choose the right word.
- •V. Translate into Russian.
- •The Present Simple and the Present Continuous Tenses (Revision)
- •I. Put in am/is/are/do/don’t/does/doesn’t. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Present Simple or the Present Continuous:
- •III. Are the verbs write or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
- •IV. Use the words in brackets to write sentences. All the sentences are future. Use the Present Continuous or Present Simple.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •Конструкция to be going to
- •Grammar exercises
- •II. Ask questions to the words in bold.
- •III. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and practice the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •VI. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •VII. Read and translate the following text. Entitle each paragraph. Russia’s Top Universities
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VIII. Find in text the situations in which the following word combinations are used:
- •IX. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text:
- •XI. Give a short summery of the text “Russia’s Top Universities”. Use the plan below to compose your own story about the university in which you study:
- •XIII. Listen to the dialogue “At the hotel”. Be ready to answer the following questions:
- •XIV. What is the difference between:
- •XII. Speak on the topic “At the hotel”, use the following words and word combinations:
- •Unit V Правила чтения Чтение сочетаний гласных с согласными
- •Grammar
- •Прошедшее неопределенное время (The Past Indefinite Tense)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Give the past form of the verbs, arrange them according to the pronunciation of the endings:
- •II. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Past Simple. Translate the sentences.
- •III. 1. Make up questions and answers from the following words.
- •2. Make up questions and answer them:
- •3. Put general, alternative, disjunctive questions to the following sentences:
- •IV. Put the verbs in the correct form of the Past Simple (positive, negative or question).
- •V. Put in there was / there, wasn’t / was there? / there weren’t / were there?
- •VI. Use the present simple, the present continuous or the past simple. Translate into Russian.
- •VII. Which question word is used to put the question to the bold word or expression?
- •VIII. Translate into English.
- •Местоимение other и его производные (other and its derivatives – another, the others, others)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read, translate and explain the usage of the word other and its derivatives.
- •II. Choose the right variant.
- •Причастие прошедшего времени (The Past Participle)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Write three forms of the following verbs.
- •II. Translate into Russian.
- •III. Translate into English.
- •I (you, we, you, they) have worked. He (she, it) has worked.
- •I (you, we, you, they) have not (haven’t) worked. He (she, it) has not (hasn’t) worked.
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate.
- •II. Make up sentences, use the following word combinations:
- •IV Write for or since. Translate into Russian.
- •V. Put the verb in the Present Perfect or the Past Simple:
- •VI. Choose the form of the Participle in each sentence.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •II. Translate the following derivative words:
- •Active vocabulary
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VIII. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •IX. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
- •X. Answer the following questions.
- •XI. Read and translate the text below to learn about the main city of Russia. Moscow
- •XIII. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •XIV. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to the text using words and word combinations below:
- •Unit VI
- •I. Read, pronounce the following words and word combinations correctly:
- •Grammar Будущее неопределенное время (The Future Indefinite Tense)
- •I (we) shall (‘ll) come tomorrow. You (he, she, it, you, they) will (‘ll) come tomorrow.
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Fill in the blanks. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Future Simple or the Present Simple:
- •III. Choose the write variant.
- •IV. Put the verbs into correct tense.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты (The Modal Verbs and their equivalents)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate into Russian.
- •III. Ask questions and give short answers.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Read, translate, pay attention to the usage of modal verb can and its equivalent.
- •VI. Fill in: can / to be able to
- •VII. Read and translate, pay attention to the usage of modal verb may and its equivalent.
- •VIII. A) Read and translate.
- •IX. Chose the correct variant. Translate into Russian.
- •X. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •II. Translate the following derivative words:
- •III. Define to what parts of speech the following words belong:
- •IV. Translate into Russian the following phrases:
- •Active Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •VIII. Choose among the words the one that corresponds to the text above to complete the sentences:
- •XIII. Listen to the dialogue “Shopping”.
- •XIV. Decide which of the following statements are true and which are false. Correct the false ones.
- •Unit VII
- •I. Read, pronounce the following words and word combinations correctly:
- •Grammar Прошедшее длительное время (The Past Continuous Tense)
- •I (he, she, it) was working. We (you, they) were working.
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous.
- •II. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Past Simple or the Past Continuous:
- •III. Choose the write variant.
- •IV. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
- •V. Find the sentence in the form, the Past Continuous.
- •VI. Translate into English.
- •Revision exercises
- •I. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form.
- •II. Ask questions to the word in bold.
- •III. Ask general, alternative and disjunctive questions.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •The United States of America
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •VIII. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •X. Give a short summery of the text “The United States of America.” Использованная литература
The United States of America
Europeans didn’t know that two large continents, inhabited by other people, lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. The first Europeans to reach North America were Icelandic Vikings, about the year 1000. Five centuries later, the demand for Asian spices, textiles, and dyes made the European navigators seek for shorter routes between East and West. The Italian navigator Columbus landed on one of the Bahama Islands in the Caribbean Sea. But he was convinced that he had found a western route to Asia. The land discovered by Columbus was named after Amerigo Vespucci, another Italian who explored the eastern coast of South America shortly after Columbus’ voyages.
The United States is the fourth-largest country in the world, with an area of over 9 million square kilometers. It borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. Alaska and Hawaiian Islands are geographically detached. On the Atlantic shore of the United States, the northern coast is rocky and uninviting, but the middle and southern Atlantic coast rises gently from the sea. The Appalachians, which are in the East, are old mountains. To the west of the Appalachians is the Central Lowland, The Great Lakes, across the Central Lowland, are thought to contain about half of the fresh water of the world. They extend for almost 1,600 kilometres.
The Great Plains are like the flat top of a great table. They are stopped by the Rocky Mountains, ‘the backbone of the continent.’ Scientists call them young mountains. They are high, rough and irregular in shape.
The main rivers are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Colorado and the Ohio. One of the most fascinating places in North America is Niagara Falls. At about more than 900 meters wide and about 60 meters at their highest point they are really two giant waterfalls divided by a small island: the one in Canada, the other in the US. Bridges link the American and Canadian sides.
Different parts of the USA experience extremes of heat and cold characteristic of hot tropical deserts or cold arctic continental regions. Another feature of the weather and climate of the United States is the variation of weather over quite short period at all seasons of the year.
The population of the US is over 308 million people. Almost 700 000 immigrants come to the United States every year.
The USA is a federal republic. The president, elected for 4 years, is the head of the state and government. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the chief commander of the United States Armed Forces. The legislative power belongs to the Congress which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Congress makes and changes lows, establishes federal taxes. The flag of the USA is the most complicated in the world. It consists of 13 stripes; they represent the 13 colonies, which in 1776 declared themselves free and independent of England. The 50 white stars represent the number of states nowadays.
The USA is a highly developed country. It has many natural resources, such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas, rich soil for agriculture and forests. The US produces cars, chemicals, electronic equipment. Ship-building is developed there too. Agriculture is wide-spread and highly mechanized.
The educational system in the US is similar to that in Great Britain.
The capital of the USA is Washington. The other big and important cities are New York, Boston, Chicago, etc. Washington was founded in 1790 on a site chosen by George Washington, the first President of the USA. It is not the largest city in the US, its population is a little over 600000 people. In the political sense, however, it is the most important city. All government departments are in the capital. The White House, where the US president lives and works, the Capitol, the home of the US Congress, and the Supreme Court, are all in Washington. Pennsylvanian Avenue is Washington’s ceremonial street and the site of the president’s inaugural day parade.
Washington is a major American cultural centre. There are a lot of monuments and museums there. Among them are the National Gallery of Art, the National Air and Space Museum, the Lincoln Memorial and others.
New York is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America. New York City is home to an almost unrivaled collection of world class museums, galleries. New York is regarded as one of the great intellectual, financial, and cultural centers of the world. The city serves as an enormous engine for the global economy, and is home to more than 500 companies.