The Intermediate Modern ENGLISH COURSE

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С.В. ШЕВЦОВУА И ДР.

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АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА

Для I курса

Институтов и факультетов

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ИЗДАНИЕ ВТОРОЕ,

ИСПРАВЛЕННОЕ И ДОПОЛНЕННОЕ

МОСКВА “ВЫСШАЯ ШКОЛА” 1982

S.V. Shevtsova

The Intermediate Modern ENGLISH COURSE

First year

There is\are. It. Indefinite pronouns.

Exercise 12, p. 12: Fill in the blanks with 'it’ or 'there' according to the sense.

1. The Lake District in England is called so, because — are really a lot of lakes there. — is a very beautiful part of the country. At the beginning of the 19th century — was a group of poets who lived in this district. They were known as Lake Poets.

2. Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada, both in territory and population. In fact, — is like one large, well-kept farm. — is no place more than a few miles from the coast. — is a very quiet island. — is almost like being in another world. — is no heavy industry on the island. Its main industry is agriculture. Yet — is a historical place for — is the birthplace of Canada.

Exercise 13, p. 12: Add the correct form of ‘there is’, or ‘it is’ to the following.

1. — a beautiful cathedral in this place before the war. 2. — a short way from here to the station? 3. — a shorter way to the station if you are in a hurry. 4. — a pity that you won’t be at the party. 5. — a woman standing here a minute ago. 6. — a fact that he is a clever man. 7. — no time for tea if we are in a hurry. 8. — time to go to bed. 9. — no place like home. 10. — a problem to get to Oxford from London? — no problem at all. You can get there either by boat or by bus. 11. — one empty seat in the plane when I arrived. 12. — a beautiful park here in a couple of years. 13. Don’t you think — time for another cigarette? 14. — a place I know where you can have good coffee. 15. — a crossing here?

Exercise 18, pp. 14 – 15: Test translation.

(A) 1. Столица Российской Федерации — Москва. Она расположена по обеим сторонам Москвы-реки. Москва — большой промышленный город со множеством фабрик и заводов. Это также порт пяти морей. Москва является культурным центром страны. Здесь много музеев, картинных галерей, театров и кино. Ленинская библиотека - одна из самых крупных библиотек мира и самая большая библиотека в России. Она находится в самом центре Москвы, недалеко от Кремля.

2.осква — очень старый город; ей более 800 лет, но это также и молодой город с новыми проспектами, красивыми площадями и парками. Новые районы города отличаются от старых. Улицы в новых районах широкие, с высокими домами по обеим сторонам. Здесь нет ни фабрик, ни заводов. Здесь много солнца и воздуха. В жилых домах все удобства. В Москве живет более 13 млн. человек.

(В) 1. Какая самая красивая улица Москвы? 2. Сколько мостов через Москва-реку? 3. Где самый большой стадион в Москве? Как он называется? 4. Чем отличаются новые районы Москвы от старых? 5. Как сейчас выглядят Воробьевы горы? 6. Где самое большое уличное движение в Москве? 7. Чем славится Красная площадь? 8. Каково население России?

There is … There are …. Be. Have

Exercise 19, p. 15: Study the following charts.

(A) With Countable Nouns

1. There is (‘s)	a (some)	book on the table.
There is	a	Pen and some pencils in my bag.
2. There are (‘re)	some (a few)	chairs in the room.
3. Is there	any (a)	river in this place?
4. There was	no	wind yesterday.
5. There were	few	factories in this district.
6. There will be (‘ll be)	a lot of	students at the meeting
7. There won’t be	many	visitors tomorrow.

(B) With Uncountable Nouns

	Some	bread in the breadbox.
	Little	sugar in the cup.
There is	a little	butter on the plate.
	No	money in my bag.
	A lot of	oil in our country.
	Much	work at our office today.

Exercise 20, p. 15: Use the correct form of the verb ‘be’.

1. The hour was late, there — no taxis. 2. There — a lot of students at our Institute now, there — more next year. 3. — there no talk about it at supper? 4. — there time to do this work tomorrow? 5. There — a lot of people at the meeting tomorrow. 6. There — little snow in this part of the country last year. 7. There — only a few new houses here some years ago. 8. The street was very noisy when there ___ a bus line here. 9. There ___ a lot of coal in the Donbas. 10. There ___ lot of fruit in our garden next summer.

Exercise 21, p. 16: Make up sentences of your own according to the patterns in the above charts.

1. a beautiful picture; on the wall. 2. a lot of children; in the garden, 3. any factories; in this town; before the revolution? 4. a few English books; in my library, 5. a rich library; at our institute. 6. one thousand words; in this dictionary. 7. any water; in the glass? 8. time; for this work; tomorrow. 9. how many parts; in this book? 10. a picture of London and two maps; on the wall. 11. a lot of fruit; in Bulgaria. 12. traffic lights; at every corner in this city. 13. any gold; in this part of the country? 14. no guests; in the house; last Sunday. 15. milk; a little; in the bottle. 16. much money; not; in my pocket; when I was a student. 17. how many; films; at the festival; of the Moscow Studio? 18. heavy traffic; in the centre of the city.

Exercise 22, p.16: Replace the Russian words by suitable English equivalents.

1. He takes (мало) sugar in his tea. 2. There is (немного) sugar in the sugar-bowl. 3. She has (немного) books on this subject in her library. 4. There are (много) interesting books in my bookcase. 5. There are (совсем нет) factories in this town. 6. There is (сколько-то) bread in the house. 7. There is (немного) butter in the butter-dish. 8. I had (мало) money on me at the moment. 9. You won't get (много) advice from him. He is too young. 10. Is there (какая-нибудь) river in those parts? 11. Give me (какую-нибудь) book on the Economy of this country. 12. There is (большое) traffic in this part of the city. 13. There is (много) fruit in the Caucasus. 14. Did you get (сколько-нибудь) information from this book?

Exercise 30 p. 18: Open the brackets, using the correct form of the verb 'be' and retell the texts.

PARKS OF LONDON

(A) There — more than eighty parks in London. The best known parks near the centre of London — Hyde Park, Regent's Park and St. James's Park. Hyde Park ___ a large park of three hundred and forty acres. At the time of King Henry VIII there — wild animals in the park. Today people walk in the park or sit on the grass. The Serpentine — a lake in the middle of Hyde Park. In summer you can swim in the Serpentine or go out in a boat.

Regent's Park — larger than Hyde Park. The London Zoo — in Regent's Park. There — more than six thousand animals and birds in the Zoo. You can visit the Zoo by boat. The boat goes along the Regent's Canal. There — also an open air theatre in Regent’s Park. You can see Shakespeare’s plays there in summer.

St. James’s Park the oldest and the smallest of these three parks. It — very near Buckingham Palace. The lake and gardens in St. James’s Park — very beautiful.

(B) In A. D. 61, in the times of the Romans, London (it — Londinium in those days) — a walled city. But there __ probably a small settlement even before that time. The first settlements ___on two hills on the north bank of the Thames. These places today are Westminster and St. Paul’s. In the city walls there ____ “gates”. Now there ____ still several: Bishopsgate and Ludgate ___ two of them.

Exercise 42, p.22-23: Read the text, timing yourself. Make up questions covering the contents. Retell the text.

IONA

The island of Iona is situated to the West of Scotland. Iona is a very small island. In fact it is one of the smallest islands in the Atlantic.

The population of the island is not large. There are not very many people there. Life on the island is very different from life in town; there are no big shops or blocks of flats or busy roads. There is only one car on the island, but every family has a boat. There is lots of fish and crabs in the sea.

The houses have no modern conveniences. There is no electricity for electric lights and no running water. So in the summer people are up with the sun and in bed with the sun, too. In the winter they have oil lamps or candles in their cottages.

Iona is a wonderful place for a holiday. It is very quiet there. There are hundreds of holiday-makers there every summer. There are beautiful long beaches where the sand is very, very white, and most of the time the sea is very clear. In fact Iona is famous for its beaches.

The island also has its historical place of interest – the ancient Abbey, which is on a small hill in the middle of the island. In fact there is very little of the old Abbey today, only the walls and the old stone church.

After a holiday on Iona life in a big city with its noise, tall houses, big shops and heavy traffic is a great contrast.

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives

The Article

Exercise. 38, p. 21: Study the following patterns:

A. Give me a book, (any book)

Give me the book, (the book in your bag)

В. There is an article in today's paper.

The article is on modern architecture. It's an interesting article.

The Article

(a) the use and omission of the article in close and loose apposition

The past Continuous Tense

1. He was working in the garden at six in the morning (when I came home, after lunch, etc.)

2. They were studying at the University in 1997.

The future Continuous Tense

1. I wonder what he will be doing at this time tomorrow.

2. They will be writing their course papers in April.

3. I can send the telegram. I 'll be passing by the post-office.

Exercise 22, p. 61: Answer the following questions, using the continuous tense forms (Present, Past or Future ).

1. What is the weather like? (rain a little). 2. Why didn't you go to the country yesterday? (rain). 3. What will the weather be like tomorrow? (the radio, give the weather forecast in a few minutes). 4. Why did the militiaman stop him? (walk across the street in the wrong place). 5. Why don't you want to go to the cinema tonight? (finish a book which I must give back tomorrow). 6. Where is Mother? (work in the garden). 7. Why didn't he hear the bell? (play football). 8. Why can't we speak to him now? (write business letters). 9. What is the noise about? (watch a football match). 10. Why do you think you won't get much sleep tonight? (travel all night). 11. Will you come to the party? (not move to a new flat).

Exercise 23 p. 61. Practise the following according to the model (mind the possible adverbial modifiers of time: 'now', 'today', 'this morning', 'tonight', etc).

Model 1: She usually reads the newspaper at breakfast but she is not reading it today. She is busy with other things.

1.They often watch TV in the evening. 2. He always works in the garden after office hours. 3. He usually plays chess very well. 4. He goes to the library every day. 5. She always leaves town in summer. 6. She always sleeps after lunch.

Model 2: Please tell John it’s time to finish the work. But he is (already) finishing it.

1. Tell the children it’s time to get up. 2. Please, tell her to wash the floor. 3. May I ask you to translate this article? 4. Please, ask him to look through her report. 5. Please, tell her to make some coffee. 6. Tell them it’s time to leave for the station.

Exercise 24, p. 62: Open the brackets, using the Present Continuous or the Present Indefinite according to the sense:

1. She (wear) a new coat today. 2. Peter never (wear) a hat. 3. I (get up) at eight in the morning. 4. It's eight o'clock. He (get up). 5. What you (say)? I (not hear) you well enough. 6. It (get) late. It's time to go home. 7. It (get) dark early in winter. 8. Listen! Somebody (sing) in the street! 9. She (sing) well and she (have) a pleasant voice. 10. When it is foggy in London, cars (move) very slowly. 11. Our train (move) very fast.

Exercise 25, p. 62: Translate the following sentences, using either the Present Indefinite Tense or the Present Continuous according to the sense.

1. (i) Ты много читаешь? (ii) Что ты читаешь? 2. (i) Здесь часто идет дождь? (ii) По-моему, идет дождь. 3. (i) Он пишет родителям довольно часто. (ii) Он занят. Он что-то пишет. 4. (i) Он не носит теплого пальто зимой. (ii) Он сегодня в новом пальто. 5. (i) Ребенок просыпается несколько раз за ночь. (ii) He шумите. Ребенок просыпается. 6. (i) Они часто обсуждают такие проблемы. (ii) Они обсуждают что-то интересное. 7. (i) Погода в Англии меняется очень часто. (ii) Возьми плащ. Погода меняется.

IN THE WAITING ROOM

I (enter) the dentist's waiting room which (be) full. Like any other waiting room, it (have) an atmosphere of its own. A small table (be covered) with very old magazines; the curtains (be) of indefinite colour and the armchairs definitely unclean. There (be) dusty pictures on the wall. I (take) my seat and (decide) to pass the time watching the people around me.

A little man beside me (turn) over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. It (be) hard to understand what he (look) at; from time to time he (throw) the magazine on the table and (pick up) another. Opposite me there (be) a young mother who (try) hard to quiet her son. The boy (make) aeroplane-noises as he (move) an ashtray on the floor. Near him an old man (sleep) and the boy's mother (be) afraid that sooner or later her son (wake up) him. I myself (be) sleepy. The boy (be) quiet now in his mother's arms. There (be) a deathly silence in the room just at this moment the loud speaker (call) out the name of the next lucky person.

(After " Sixty Steps to Precis" by L. G. Alexander).

The Present Perfect Tense

Exercise 22, p. 88: Study the following patterns:

1. He has travelled a lot.

2. He has never been to Kiev.

3. He has always wanted to have a car.

4. We have already done our work.

5. They have just finished the text.

6. I haven’t seen him this week (lately, for the last few days, etc).

7. I’ve known him since 1985 (I was a child; I came here, etc).