Ex.4. Translate into English.
1. У меня есть интересная книга о Пушкине.
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2. У сестры моего друга двое маленьких детей.
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3. У вашего друга большая или маленькая семья?
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4. Сколько детей у вашего друга?
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5. У моего сына много русских книг, но у него нет английских книг.
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6. “У кого есть вопросы?” – “У меня есть один вопрос”.
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7. Во сколько вы обычно завтракаете?
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8. Мы обычно завтракаем очень рано.
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9. Сегодня у меня, к сожалению, нет времени обсуждать этот вопрос с вами.
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10. У нас вечером много времени, чтобы сделать уроки?
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11. Вы часто простужаетесь.
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12. Вы простужены сейчас?
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Section 2. Reading
Text 1
Ex.1. Read and translate the text.
The Duchess of Essex has a very busy and interesting life. She wakes up at seven o’clock, but she does not get up at that time. She has breakfast in bed and reads The Guardian. She gets up at eleven. Then she reads her letters and dictates the replies to her secretary. At twelve she walks in the garden with her cat Jessie. She has lunch at one o’clock. Then she rests until six o’clock.
At six she dresses for dinner. They have dinner at eight o’clock. She takes a bath at nine thirty and she goes to bed at ten.
Ex.2. Answer the questions.
1. Does the Duchess wake up at eight o’clock?
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2. What time does she wake up?
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3. Does she have breakfast in the kitchen?
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4. Where does she have breakfast?
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5. Does she read The Time magazine?
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6. What does she read?
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7. Does she read her letters?
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8. Does she dictate the replies to the secretary?
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9. Does she walk in the garden with her secretary?
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10. Who does she walk with?
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11. Does she have lunch at twelve?
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12. What time does she have lunch?
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13. What does she do until six?
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14. What does she do at six?
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15. Does she have dinner at seven?
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16. What time does she have dinner?
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17. Does she go to bed at nine thirty?
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18. What time does she go to bed?
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Text 2
Ex.1. Read and translate the text.
Mike is a lorry driver. He’s thirty years old. He works five days a week. He gets up at six o’clock every day. He eats an enormous breakfast. He drinks two cups of tea. Then he kisses his wife.
He leaves for work at half past six. He has lunch in a transport café. He comes home at five o’clock. In the evening he goes to the pub. He goes to bed at twelve o’clock.
Alan and Sam are schoolboys. They are twelve. They go to school five days a week. They get up at eight o’clock. They eat cornflakes and they drink milk. Then they kiss their mother and leave school at 8.45. They have lunch at school. They come home at four o’clock. Then they watch television. They go to bed at nine o’clock.
James is a playboy. He is forty-three. He does not work five days a week. He gets up at eleven o’clock. He eats caviar and he drinks vodka. Then he kisses his seventh wife and leaves for the pub at twelve o’clock. He has lunch in a pub. He does not come home. He goes to a casino. He goes to bed at 5 o’clock in the morning.
Ex.2. Write 10 questions to the text.
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Text 3
A QUESTIONNAIRE
Ex.1. Read and translate the text.
Raymond Jackson works for a marketing company. He is asking people about their free time.
Raymond:Good evening, sir.
Mr. Harris: Good evening
Raymond: I’m from Marketing Ltd. May I ask you some questions?
Mr. Harris: Yes…yes, all right.
Raymond: Thank you…. Now, what time do you usually arrive home from work?
Mr. Harris: Hmm… I usually arrive home at six o’clock.
Raymond:When do you usually have dinner?
Mr. Harris: Oh, I usually eat at seven o’clock, but I sometimes eat at eight or at nine
o’clock. My wife works too.
Raymond: What do you usually do after dinner?
Mr. Harris: Well, I sometimes go out, but I usually stay at home and watch television.
Raymond: How often do you go out?
Mr. Harris: Oh, not often… once or twice a week.
Raymond: Do you often visit you friends?
Mr. Harris:Yes, I do, quite often. I sometimes visit them and they sometimes visit me.
Raymond:Do you ever go to the cinema?
Mr. Harris:Oh, yes…yes, I do.
Raymond: How often?
Mr. Harris:I occasionally see a film… I like horror films Frankenstein or Dracula!
Raymond:…and the theatre? Do you ever go to the theatre?
Mr. Harris: Yes, I do … but not often. I rarely go to the theatre.
Raymond:Do you ever go to the ballet?
Mr. Harris:No, never. I don’t like ballet.
Raymond:Well, thank you Mr. Harris…
Mr. Harris:May I ask you a question?
Raymond:Yes?
Raymond:What do you do in your free time?
Raymond:I ask questions Mr. Harris…. I never answer them.