The small books are green and blue

XI. Закончите предложения, поставив глаголы в формы единственного или множественного числа.

1. We both like football but neither of us likes (likes/like) tennis.

2. This castle is (is/are) one thousand years old.

3. It costs (cost/costs) a lot of money to stay at luxury hotels.

4. Where were (was/were) you at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon?

5. How much are (is /are) these postcards?

6. The shops weren’t (wasn’t/weren’t) open yesterday because it was (was/were) a public holiday.

7. She has (have/has) a car of the latest model.

XII. Прочтите предложения и выполните задания а) и b).

a) Подчеркните слова, оканчивающиеся на -s (-es). Определите функцию этих окончаний, обозначив буквой: Р (possession) — притяжательный падеж существительного, V (verb) — глагол в третьем лице единственного числа в Present Indefinite и N (noun) — множественное число существительного.

b) Найдите случаи употребления существительных в функции определения. Выделите их, как указано в модели: Summer Gardens.

Britain's (P) climate is mild. It often rains (N), and fogs (N) are quite frequent. The Gulf Stream, a warm oceancurrent, crosses (V) the Atlantic Ocean and warms (V) the seas around the British coast. Wintertemperature seldom falls (V) below zero.

XIII. Переведите текст устно. Поставьте правильную форму глаголов, данных в скобках.

THE WEATHER FORECAST

(after Jerome K. Jerome)

The weather (to be) a thing that I can never understand. I (to remember) one summer day. We (to read) the weather forecast in the newspaper: "Heavy showers with thunderstorms." We (to have) to stay at home. We (to look) at the people who (to pass) our house and (to say), "They (to come) home quite wet." At twelve o'clock it (to become) very hot. One of us (to say), "I'd like to know when those heavy showers and thunderstorms (to begin)?" "Ah! They (to come) in the afternoon, you'll see," we (to say) to each other. But there (to be) no rain on that day. The next morning we (to read), "The weather (to be) warm and fine, no rain." We (to go) to the country. We (to want) to have a good rest. But it (to begin) to rain hard, and it (to rain) the whole day. We (to come) home quite wet, with colds and rheumatism all over us.

The weather is a thing that I can never understand. I remember one summer day. We read the weather forecast in the newspaper: "Heavy showers with thunderstorms." We had to stay at home. We looked at the people who passed our house and said "They came home quite wet." At twelve o'clock it became very hot. One of us said, "I'd like to know when those heavy showers and thunderstorms began?" "Ah! They will come in the afternoon, you'll see" we said to each other. But there was no rain on that day. The next morning we read, "The weather will be warm and fine, no rain." We went to the country. We wanted to have a good rest. But it began to rain hard, and it rained the whole day. We came home quite wet, with colds and rheumatism all over us.

XIV. Составьте письменно восемь вопросов по содержанию текста (см. упр. XIII): по два вопроса с глаголами в Present, Past и Future Indefinite и два вопроса с модальными глаголами.

Pr.Ind. What does he remember?

What do they read?

Past Ind. What did they want?

Where did you go?

F. Ind. Which will weather be next morning?

Where will rain begin?

Modal. What can not he understand?

Why must they stay at home?

Контрольная работа № 1

К выполнению контрольной работы № 1 студенту следует приступать после того, как им будут усвоены следующие разделы теоретического курса английского языка:

1. Времена группы Indefinite в действительном залоге (повторение).

2. Времена группы Continuous в действительном залоге. Их образование и употребление.

3. Образование и употребление времен группы Perfect (действительный залог).

4. Простые неличные формы глагола: Present Participle (причастие настоящего времени). Past Participle (причастие прошедшего времени). Их образование и функции в предложении.

5. Модальные глаголы can, may, must и их эквиваленты.

6. Словообразование:

a) суффиксы существительных: -or, -er, -ment, ion, -ity, -dom, -ship, -ness, -ance, -ence.

б) суффиксы прилагательных: -ful, -less, -able, -al, -ous, -ant, -ent.

Выполните письменно следующие задания

I. Переведите данные предложения на русский язык. Подчеркните в каждом предложении сказуемое и определите время глагола. Напишите форму инфинитива.

1. John is always staying with us when he visits St. Petersburg. Present Cont. – to stay; Present Ind. – to visit. Джон всегда живет у нас, когда приезжает в Петербург.

2. It’s amazing how many people eat far too much. Present Cont. – to amaze; Present Ind. – to eat. Это удивительно, как много людей едят слишком много.

3. He is still hesitating about joining the expedition. Present Cont. – to hesitate. Он все еще колеблется о присоединении к экспедиции.

4. The news will be announced when the dinner is over. Future Ind. – to be; Present Ind. – to be over. Новости будут объявлены, когда ужин закончится.

5. The maid who opened the door for me told me that Mr. March was waiting for me. Past Ind. – to open, to tell; Past Cont. – to wait. Горничная, которая открыла мне дверь, сказала, что мистер Март ждал меня.

6. He will be calling you tomorrow at 5. Future Cont. – to call. Он будет звонить вам завтра в 5 часов.

7. A tall tired-looking man, whom he hadn’t met before, came out and without a word led him into office. Past Perf. – to meet; Past Ind. – to come, to lead. Высокий усталый человек, которого он не встречал раньше, вышел и молча повел его в кабинет.

8. You can go at 5 if you have done your work. Present Ind. – to can; Present Perf. – to do. Вы можете прийти в 5, если вы сделали свою работу.

9. She will have finished the report by the time the library closes. Future Perf. – to finish; Present Ind. – to close. Она закончит доклад к тому времени, как библиотека закрывается.

10. I had never seen him before and I had never heard anything about him at the time, though I haveheard a good deal since. Past Perf. – to see, to hear; Present Perf. – to hear. Я никогда не видел его раньше, и я никогда не слышал ничего о нем в то время, хотя я слышал много с тех пор.

II. Заполните пропуски глаголами, данными в скобках, поставив их в соответствующее смыслу время. Дайте письменный перевод предложений la, 4а, Зb, 4b.

a) Past Indefinite или Past Continuous.

1. I first met (meet) my wife when we were working (work) in London.