Change the sentences into impersonal, using « it », according to the model.

 

Model: He came to Moscow only yesterday. It was only yesterday that he came to Moscow.

 

1.           I recognized him only when he came up to me.

2.           He used to read to us Chekhov’s stories.

3. I could not read this book because of the small type.

4.           This student made a very good report on the international situation at the meeting yesterday.

5.           He made so much progress in English because he worked a great deal.

6.           His smile made me recognize him immediately.

7.           I objected to his taking part in this work.

8.           He improved his phonetics by reading books aloud.

9.           I met him on my way home.

10. In our country men of education and culture, men of lofty principle and moral integrity are most highly estimated.

 

 

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING RULE

Сказуемое в безличном предложении может быть простым глагольным, которое выражается глаголами, обозначающими состояния природы:

to rain, to snow, to freeze, to thunder u другие.

For example: 

 It often rains in autumn. - Осенью часто идут дожди.

 It snowed in December. - В декабре шел снег.

 

Структура предложений такого типа.

· It rains/ snows in spring.

 Does it rain _/ snow_ in spring? Yes, it does.

                                                    No, it doesn’t.

It does not rain_/ snow_ in spring.

· It is raining now.         

Is it raining now? Yes, it is.

                          No, it is not.

It is not raining now.

 

Вопросительные и отрицательные предложения строятся по общему правилу. В зависимости от времени изменяется вспомогательный глагол. Но глагол "to be " вспомогательного глагола не требует.

 

 

EXERCISE 12

Read and translate the sentences into Russian. Make negative and interrogative forms of these sentences.

 

1. It often rains in autumn.

2. It is snowing now.

3. It was thundering at eleven о'clock yesterday.

4. It seldom snowed in October last year.

5. It will rain soon.

 

EXERCISE 13

Translate the sentences into the Englishlanguage.

 

1. Посмотри в окно. Идет дождь? 

2. Вчера шел снег? - Нет. Вчера не шел снег, и было очень холодно.

3. Когда я вышел из дома, шел дождь.

4. Когда часто идут дожди в вашем городе? - Дожди часто идут осенью и особенно в Октябре.

5. В этой стране в ноябре редко идет снег.

 

EXERCISE 14

Put these sentences in Past and Future Simple Tenses, changing the adverbial modifier of time.

1. It snows much in winter. 2. It rains in autumn.

3. It is snowing now.        4. It thunders in summer.

 

EXERCISE 15

Translate the sentences into English,according to the model.

Model: Снег идет зимой - It snows in winter.

 

1.В Апреле и мае дождь идет каждый день. 2.В январе часто идет снег. 3. В Англии снег выпадает зимой? 4. Выпадают ли там дожди летом?

EXERCISE 16

Agree or disagree with the statements. Give additional information in your answers.

 Model 1: It is warm in summer.

Yes, you are right. It is warm in summer. Summer is the warmest season of the year.

Model 2: It rains in February (snow).

Excuse me, but it doesn't rain in February. There is a lot of snow in February.

1.           It snows in spring (begin to melt)

2.           It is raining in autumn.

3.           It is cold in winter.

4.           It is foggy in the afternoon (in the morning).

5.           It is cold in August. (hot)

6.           It is difficult to translate this text. (easy)

 

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING RULE

К безличным предложениям, кроме того, относятся предложения, где сказуемое - глагол, выражает сомнение, вероятность, случайность - to seem , to happen , to appear , to turn out  и другие.

Сюда относятся такие безличные обороты как:

it seems —  кажется

it appears - по видимому, очевидно.

it happens, it turns out - оказывается

For example:

It seems that he works much. – Кажется, он много работает.

It turned out that nobody knew anything about the matter. - Оказалось, что никто ничего не знал об этом деле.

 

Вопросительная и отрицательная форма таких предложений строится по общему правилу.

Структура предложений такого типа .

 It seems that she knows English.

 Does it seem that she knows English?

 It doesn't seem_ that she knows English.

 

EXERCISE 17

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