Read the text carefully and then do the exercises that follow.

Exercise I. Mark the statements below as " true" or " false".

1. The unemployed like to talk about their job problems in the library.

2. It takes Peter a lot of time to look through the job advertisements in the papers.

3. At lunch time Peter goes to the shops for some food but he never cooks himself.

4. Unemployed people have to pay a small sum of money for their carpentry classes.

5. Peter has nothing to do during the day.

6. It doesn't take Peter long to prepare the Big Meal of the day.

7. Usually, Peter goes to a pub or to a cinema on Friday but sometimes he watches TV.

Exercise II. Write questions for these answers.

1. At eight o'clock. (What time...? )

2. Coffee or tea, and toast. (What...? )

3. Because he wants to read the papers. (Why...? )

4. The job advertisements, the sports and arts pages. (What parts...? )

5. Peter does. (Who...? )

6. No, he doesn't watch TV much. (Disjunctive)

1. He works at the job advertisements in the local paper. (Alternative)

Exercise III. Choose the appropriate Russian equivalents for the following English phrases and sentences.

1. at about 8 o'clock.

a) в 8 часов.

b) около 8 часов.

c) после 8 часов.

2. 25 репсе worth of cheese.

a) сыра на 25 пенсов.

b) сыра по 25 пенсов.

c) хорошего сыра за 25 пенсов.

3. on the way back from the shops.

a) спиной к магазину.

b) по пути назад из магазина.

c) по дороге из магазина.

4. These classes are free for unemployed people.

a) Безработные посещают эти занятия, потому что свободны.

b) Эти занятия бесплатны для безработных.

c) Эти классы свободны для безработных. 5.1 take a lot of time over this.

a) После этого у меня остается много времени.

b) Я трачу на это много времени.

c) Я освобождаю для этого много времени. 6. At 10.30 we turn off the heater and go to bed.

a) B 10.30 мы включаем обогреватель и идем спать.

b) В 10.30 мы переключаем обогреватель и идем спать.

c) В 10.30 мы выключаем обогреватель и ложимся спать.

 

TEXT 2

Tom Harrison is a young engineer. Here is his story.

Six years ago, when I was a student, I was short of money. So once a week I used to go home to see my parents and get a decent meal. Although I had a good relation with my mother, I never got on well with my father. I could never live up to his high expectations of me.

One day I did a terrible thing. I stole some money from him. I first started off by asking him if he could lend me ten pounds. He refused saying he had already given me enough and it was time I became more responsible with money. You know what it is like to be a student. I'd run out of money and wanted to take a girl out. When he refused, I accused him of being mean and we had a terrible row. He left the house and I was so angry that I stole a few pounds from his wallet.

When he found out that the money was gone, he understood who had taken it and banned me from the house. Since then I have returned but he has never really forgiven me and still looks down on me for what I did.

My mother is very upset and I really have to work towards creating a happy relationship with my father for her and our sakes. Half of me wants to say " Sorry, Dad" while the other half still thinks he is ridiculous for having kept his attitude up for so long. How can I bridge our endless mis understanding?

Test 2

Read the text carefully and then do the exercises that follow.

Exercise I. Mark the statements below as " true" or " false".

1. Once a week Tom used to go home to see his parents and get a decent meal.

2. One day Tom asked his father if he could lend him twenty pounds.

3. His father refused to give him any money as he was short of money himself.

4. Tom stole some money from his father's desk because he wanted to take his girl out.

5. Tom's father never understood who had taken the money.

6. Tom hasn't been at home since he quarreled with his father.

7. Tom has to work towards creating a happy relationship with his father for his own and for his mother's sake.                               

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