Grammar Exercises
The Past Perfect Tense
I. Назовите три основные формы следующих глаголов:
to leave, to put through, to clear up, to export, to think, to let, to ship, to require, to go, to have, to get, to find, to swim, to spend, to hear, to listen, to sell, to buy, to bring, to come, to speak.
II. Прочитайте и переведите следующие предложения:
1. We had discussed all the questions when you telephoned us. 2. The director of our office hadn’t yet gone through all the cables and telexes when the secretary brought him some letters from foreign firms. 3. Mr. Kotov had left Kiev before I came there. 4. After they had had dinner they went for a short walk. 5. The firm had shipped the goods by the 20th of December. 6. I was in the Crimea last year. I had never been there before. 7. Yesterday I met Mr Petrov. I hadn’t seen him since we left school.
III. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:
1. Had you come home by 8 o’clock last night? 2. Had you taken your child to the nursery school before you went to work yesterday? 3. What had you done before you came to the lesson? 4. Where had Mr. Smirnov worked before he began to work at this Ministry? 5. Where had your friend lived before he came to live in Moscow? 6. By what month had your office shipped the equipment to the buyers? 7. What points had you cleared up before you signed the last contract? 8. What had the engineers of your office discussed when you came? 9. What did you do after you had concluded a contract with the sellers? 10. What firms had you contacted before you sent an enquiry?
IV. Переведите следующие предложения:
1. Какой язык вы изучали до того, как вы начали изучать английский? 2. Председатель просмотрел контракт, прежде чем подписал его. 3. Спектакль закончился к 10 часам вечера. 4. Мы легли спать после того, как прослушали известия по радио. 5. Фильм уже начался, когда мы пришли в кино 6. Николай ушел осматривать город, когда я зашел за ним. 7. Мы отправили вам оборудование до того, как получили ваше письмо. 8. Наша контора была заинтересована в покупке мебели. Мы связались с фирмой Бауэр. Мы никогда не торговали с этой фирмой ранее. 9. В прошлом году я провел свой отпуск на Балтийском море. Мне там очень понравилось. Я никогда там не был раньше.
Согласование времен
V. Прочитайте и переведите следующие предложения:
1. The secretary said that the British businessmen had come to meet the president. 2. She said that the President was going through the mail. 3. The director of the office let us know that we must be ready for the talks with British businessmen. 4.1 didn’t hear that you had made an appointment with the firm for 10 o’clock. 5. I thought that they would clear up some points in the firm’s offer during the talks. 6. In a letter to my friend I wrote that I was very sorry he couldn’t come to Moscow for a holida y. 7. My sister let me know that she was goiny™ to leave for Petersburg soon.
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Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises
VI. Заполните пропуски артиклями, где необходимо, и перескажите первый текст:.
We all know ... name of Chkalov. He was one of ... best (лучший) Russian flyers. In 1937 Chkalov, Baidukov and Beliakov made ... first nonstop (беспосадочный) flight: Moscow -- the North Pole (Северный Полюс) — America. It took them 63 hours to get to Portland. They flew by AN-25. That was … very good plane. Though ... flight was difficult
(трудный) the flyers felt well. ... people in America were happy to see ... Russian flyers on their land. They went home by ship. It was ... large ship. It was going to France. There were ... foreign engineers, doctors, teachers and businessmen on ... ship. One day ... American businessman came up to Chkalov and asked, "Are you rich (богатый), Mr. Chkalov?" "Yes I am," answered Chkalov. "I’ve got 170 million." "Have you got 170 million roubles or dollars?" "I’ve got 170 million people. All ... people work for me and I work for them."
1. When they made . . . announcement about .. . Flight 52, all ... passengers went to ... plane. 2. What airport are we going to land at? I believe we’ll land at ... Domodedovo airport. 3. I think you must make her ... present on the 8th of March. 4. I was afraid that they had not received ... cable and would not come to ... airport to meet me. 5. He said that MR. P. had gone on business to ... Caucasus. 6. Have you booked ... tickets for ... theatre? I’m sorry, I haven’t. But I’m going to ... booking-office tonight. 7. What’s ... time? It’s 7.45. 8. ... time flies and ... сhildren will soon go to ... school.
VII. Заполните пропуски предлогами или наречиями и перескажите тексты:
A few days ago Mr. Semenov came ... abroad. He had gone ... business . . . Great Britain. He had instructions to place an order ... chemical equipment.
Mr. Semenov came . .. Moscow ... TU-104. It took him tliree and a half hours to get home. He had got . . . the plane . . . London airport ... 8 o’clock ... the morning. The plane landed ... Vnukovo airport ... half ... eleven.
His friends had come to meet him and Mr. Semenov was glad to see them.
It didn’t take him long to go ... the Customs. He had no things liable ... duty. He filled ... a declaration and gave it ... a Customs Official. The Customs official came … … Mr Semenov and asked him to open his suit-case ... 15 minutes all the formalities (формальности) were ...
Mr. Semenov took his suit-case and joined his friends. The car was already waiting ... them. They got into the car and went home.
— Where were you yesterday ... 5 and 6 o’clock? I phoned you.
— I’m sorry, I was nol ... I went . . . the Bolshoi Theatre booking-office to book tickets . . . tornonow.
— And what will be ... ?
— «Romeo and Juliette». I’ve booked two seats. Will you join me?
— I’ll be happy to. When and where shall we meet?
— Let’s meet ... a quarter ... six. I’ll be waiting ... you outside the theatre.
VIII. Закончите следующие предложения, употребив дянные в скобках слева и словосочетания:
1. When I came into the waiting-room of the airport (all the passengers ... to wait . ..). 2. Before Mr. Sobolev got on the plane (to fill in a declaration). 3. Since the representative of a British firm arrived in Moscow, (... to place a few orders). 4. We heard (... to feel bad). 5 The secretary told us (... to go on business). 6. We found out (... to arrive). 7. The passenger asked the Customs Official (... to be liable to duty). 8. The Customs Official answered (... to be duty free).
9. I did not know (... to go abroad). 10. The engineers said (... to show us the new machines).
IX. Заполните пропуски активными словами:
Customs-Office, announcement, to land, airport, to go through the customs, to arrive, waiting-room, to declare, to fly, from abroad, flight, to feel well, plane.
The other day I went to Sheremetievo ... to meet my friend. He and his wife were coming back .... When our bus ... at the airport . . . had not yet landed. It was frosty outside and I went into the airport .... There were a lot of people there. Some of them were waiting for the ... to get on the plane, others had come there to meet or to see off (проводить) their friends.
In 15 minutes the plane .... My friends went to the .... They had no things to ... and it didn’t take them long to .... My friends said they had enjoyed the ... and although the jet-liner ... at a high speed they ....
My friend and his wife were very happy to be back.
X. Ответьте на следующие вопросы, обращая внимание на глаголы to say, to tell, to speak.
1. What foreign language do you speak? 2. In what countries do people speak this language? 3. Can you say that you know this language well? 4. Who speaks this language in your family? 5. What do you say when you do not hear some words?
1. Did you go to see a doctor when you felt bad? 2. What did the doctor tell you to do? 3. What did the doctor tell you not to do? 4. Did your friend phone you when you felt bad? 5. What did you speak to him about? 6. Did you speak English or Russian to your friend?
1. What do your children say when they get up? 2. What do they say when they go to bed? 3. What do you say when you meet your friend? 4. What do you say when your friend gives you an interesting book to read?
1. Do you like speaking at meetings? 2. When did you have your last meeting at the office? 3. How many people spoke at it? 4. How long did they speak? 5. What did they speak about at the meeting?
XI. Заполните пропуски словами a little, a few, little, few.
1. Let me think . . . before I answer your question. 2. The plane had taken off and there were .... passengers in the waiting-room. 3. It didn’t take me long to go through the Customs. There were very . . . people at the Customs-office at that time.
4. I had very . . . time last night and watched
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Speech Exercises
XII. Перескажите текст урока и воспроизведите диалог.
XIII. Ответьте на следующие вопросы и на основе ответов составьте краткий рассказ:
1. Have you ever been abroad? 2. When did you last go abroad? 3. What country were you in? 4. What instructions had your President given you before you went abroad? 5. What did you do when you were abroad? 6. When did you come back from abroad?
1. Have you ever flown by jet-liner? 2. On what lines do jet-liners fly in Russia? 3. On what lines do Russian jet-liners fly? 4. Do you usually enjoy flights on a jet-liner? 5. How do you feel when the plane is taking off (landing)? 6. At what speed does a jet-liner fly? 7. Do you have lunch on the plane?
1. When must passengers go through the customs? 2. What does a customs official ask a passenger about? 3. What things are usialy liable to duty? 4. What things are duty free? 5. Are presents duty free or liable to duty?
1. When did you last go through the Customs? 2. In what country was it? 3. Did you go there by business? 4. What did the customs official ask you to do? 5. What things for your own use did you have in the suit-case?
XIV. Составьте диалоги на основе следующих ситуаций:
Mr. Brown arrived in Moscow on business. He flew to Moscow by TU-104. Mr. Brown felt well during the flight. The plane landed at Sheremetievo airport at 6 p.m. Comrade Petrov came to the airport to meet Mr. Brown. When they were going from the airport Comrade Petrov asked him about the flight.
Comrade Smirnov is going to Paris on business. He telephones the Intourist booking-office and asks when they have flights to Paris. The clerk says that there are flights to Paris every other day.
Then Mr. Smirnov books a seat for a plane for Friday and finds out that the plane takes off at 10 a.m. on Fridays. The clerk asks Mr. Smirnov to be at the airport at 10 o’clock.
every other day через день
When Mr. Krylov came to the Customs House he saw a lot of passengers there. They were all going through the Customs. The Customs official asked Mr. Krylov what things liable to duty he had. Mr. Krylov answered that his things were all duty free. He also said that all the things were for his own use.
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XV. Составьте диалоги или ситуации, используя следующие слова и словосочетания:
1. Russia, different countries, to have business relations, representatives, to go abroad, to place an order, raw materials, manufactured goods;
2. to go abroad, by plane, to arrive, an airport, to go through the Customs, to register, to fill in, a declaration, to declare;
3. to arrive, an airport, in time, to take off, a passenger, to get on, a jet-liner, to join, a flight;
4. a cable, to receive, to meet, a friend, to find out, the number of the flight, to get to, an airport.
XVI. Выполните следующие задания:
1. Mr. Brown has arrived in Moscow on business. You have an appointment with Mr. Brown at the Ministry. Receive Mr. Brown at your office and speak to him about his flight from London to Moscow.
2. You are going to New Delhi on business. Telephone the Intourist booking-office and book a seat for a plane.
XVII. Сделайте сообщение на следующие темы:
1. At the airport. 2. Customs. 3. In the waiting-room.
Тест.
Тема: Использование активной лексики по теме «Going abroad»
Задание: Закончите следующие предложения, выбрав подходящие по смыслу слова и словосочетания.
1. I couldn`t book seats for a Sunday … (performance, present, thing, cinema)
2. It is necessary to fill in a declaration when you go … (home, trip, abroad, office)
3. The passengers got on the plane 15 minutes before the plane … (arrive, stop, took off, get off).
ТЕСТ
Тема: Употребление активной лексики.
Задание: Выберите по смыслу необходимые местоимения.
1. There were … of people in the waiting-room. (much, a lot of, little, many)
2. I’ll tell you … words about my business trip. (few, plenty of, any, a few)
3. Let me think … before I answer your questions. (few, a little, much, little)
Задание: Выберите подходящие по смыслу прилагательные.
1. Who is the … engineer in your office? (the youngest, small, shorter)
2. This text is … than that one. (old, shorter, the smallest)
3. He speaks English … of all. (good, less, best)
Задание: Закончите предложения, выбрав подходящие по смыслу слова и словосочетания.
1. The plane landed at London … (airport, station, stop)
2. The clerk registered my ticket for the … (bus, plane, tram, tube)
3. There were a lot of people in the … (hall, room, flat, waiting-room)
Задание: Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова.
1. He didn’t … a word. (say, talk, speak)
2. He spoke at the meeting … . (today, tomorrow, yesterday)
3. We are interested in … our mining equipment. (selling, getting, making)