Ex. VI. Translate from Ukrainian into English
1. Велика кількість людей, так само як організацій, мають доступ в Internet.
2. Web-сторінка – це окремий документ на Web-сайті.
3. Браузери – це програми-оглядачі, які автоматично зчитують і подають на дисплей інформацію з Web-сайту.
4. Програма пошуку створена для пошуку інформації в мережі.
5. Web-сайт – це мультемедійний матеріал, доступ до якого користувачі мають через комп’ютер
Grammar: I wish and if only.
We can use wish and if only with a past tense to express regret about the present (to say that we would like something to be different).
I wish I had a printer.
I wish he wasn’t so shy.
She wishes she could be able to change a wheel.
We often use were instead of was after wish and if only in a more formal style:
I wish he weren’t so shy.
If only it weren’t so embarrassing.
We use would after wish and if only when we want something to stop happening, or we want something different to happen.
I wish you wouldn’t slam the door when you come in.
I wish you wouldn’t leave your room messy.
To express regret that something happened or did not happen in the past we can use wish and if only with the past perfect:
I wish I had worked harder when I was a student.
If only they hadn’t missed the train.
Ex. I. Rephrase the sentences using the model:
I wish my pupils had better manners.
1. The neighbours upstairs are too noisy.
2. I have a long nose.
3. Winters have become very warm.
4. My children are not very communicative.
5. The city is very dirty.
6. The TV news is often interrupted by commercials.
7. Our bathroom is too small.
8. My sister failed the driving test.
Ex. II. Each of these people did something yesterday which they now regret. Add a sentence of your own like in the example:
Our teacher has caught a bad cold.
She wishes she hadn’t gone out in the rain without an umbrella.
· My brother has broken his leg in a football match.
· Mrs. Brown has lost her wallet while shopping.
· Mrs. Grey has developed a terrible headache.
· I have hurt my back moving the piano.
· He has cut his finger peeling an orange.
Ex. III. Complete the situations with sentences “I wish…”
1. You’ve just redecorated your bedroom. Now you decide the wallpaper is too dark. You say: I wish…
2. You’ve wasted a lot of time writing an article for a local paper, but it sounds too formal. You say: I wish…
3. You were on a business trip when a friend of yours visited your city. You are upset and you say: I wish…
4. You’ve just come back from your vacation. Everything was fine except for the hotel and you say I wish…
5. You overslept because you had stayed up late reviewing for an exam. You say: I wish…
Ex. IV. Write a sentence with I wish … would …
Example: It’s snowing. You don’t want to go out in the snow, you want it to stop snowing, so you say: “I wish it would stop snowing” or “I wish it wouldn’t snow”.
1. Your neighbours are making a noise. You want them to stop playing loud music. You say: “I wish…”
2. Many people pick flowers from the flowerbeds in a public garden. You don’t like this and you say: “I wish…”
3. Jane always leaves the door open. You don’t like this. You say to her “I wish … wouldn’t …”
4. Tom has been wearing the same old clothes for years. You think he needs some new, and you want him to buy some. You say to him: “I wish … wouldn’t …”
5. You’ve looking for a job – so far without success. You want somebody to give you a job. You say: “I wish somebody…”.
Ex. V. Translate into English:
1. Який жаль, що я не бачив цієї програми вчора.
2. Як було б добре, якби він приїхав до нас у гості.
3. Якби він тільки відремонтував наш принтер.
4. Як жаль, що канікули такі короткі.
5. Я хотів би, щоб він не піднімав такого галасу вночі.
6. Як жаль, що у мене немає автомобіля.
7. Як жаль, що ти запізнився на зустріч.
Oral practice: Farming in the United States
Ex. I. Describe a typical farm in the US. Use the prompts: family tradition, automation, facilities, high productivity, hard work, rewarding, modern equipment, scenery and country life.