Put the words from this table in alphabetical order and translate them.
| comfortable | problem | activity | finish |
| action | method | system | profession |
| criminal | protection | tradition | examination |
| detective | uniform | officer | patrol |
Put the words into two columns.
| [dз] | [g] |
| large | give |
get, good, general, give, graduate, grandmother, great, investigation, judge, ground.
Transcribe the words.
interior, university, solve, graduate (v), work, pensioner, watch, judge, court, lawyer, crime, success, spare.
Define the part of speech as in the example.
| social | - adjective |
| law | - noun |
| to solve | - verb |
regulation, to include, punitive, basic, to justify, unable, enlarges, performance, disorder, to regulate, community, electoral, homeless, safety, dangerous, future, primary, terrible.
Translate the groups of words.
| police | - police station | - police service |
| militia | - militiaman | - militiawoman |
| serve | - service | - serviceman |
| enter | - entrance exams | - pass entrance exams |
| success | - successful | - pass exam successfully |
| law | - lawyer | - lawful actions |
| graduate | - graduation | - graduate from the university |
| investigate | - investigation | - follow-up investigation |
| duty | - perform duty | - main duty |
| patrol | - patrol officer | - make uniform patrol |
Match the synonyms.
| 1. large | a) task |
| 2. study | b) basic |
| 3. finish | c) assist |
| 4. main | d) learn |
| 5. mission | e) job |
| 6. help | f) justice |
| 7. fight | g) big |
| 8. work | h) graduate |
| 9. judge | i) defense |
| 10. protection | j) combat |
| 11. duties | k) functions |
Match the antonyms.
| 1. enter | a) unpopular |
| 2. criminal | b) inactive |
| 3. popular | c) graduate |
| 4. first | d) rest |
| 5. active | e) non-criminal |
| 6. work | f) uncomfortable |
| 7. comfortable | g) final |
| 8. pass an exam | h) unsuccessfully |
| 9. successfully | i) disorder |
| 10. order | j) fail an exam |
Combine the words from the two columns.
a)
| 1. entrance | a) cadet |
| 2. friendly | b) investigator |
| 3. former | c) examination |
| 4. uniform | d) militiaman |
| 5. born | e) patrol |
| 6. professional | f) family |
| 7. first-year | g) detective |
b)
| 1. to pass | a) crime |
| 2. to spend | b) cadets |
| 3. to solve | c) people |
| 4. to protect | d) the university |
| 5. to enter | e) examinations |
| 6. to graduate (from) | f) time |
| 7. to become | g) the college |
Translate the following word-combinations.
a)entrance exams, a family tradition, a secondary school, a graduation from the university, a former militiaman, follow-up investigations, a friendly family, to make uniform patrol, a born detective, to be a lawyer, a comfortable flat, to solve crime, to be fond of one's job, to protect people.
b) быть юристом, работать судьей, прирожденный сыщик, окончить вуз, поступить в университет, семейная традиция, бывший милиционер, осуществлять патрулирование в районе, народный суд, дальнейшее расследование, обсуждать семейные дела, смотреть телевизор, стать следователем, сдать успешно экзамены, родиться в семье юристов.
Complete the sentences according to the text.
1. I was born in …
2. I finished a secondary school and …
3. After graduation from the university …
4. My grandfather's duty was …
5. My grandmother was …
6. My father's duty is …
7. My mother works as …
8. To be a lawyer is …
9. In our free time we usually …
10. We are …
Answer the questions on the text.
1. When and where was Nick born?
2. When did he enter St. Petersburg University?
3. What is he now?
4. What will he be in the future?
5. How many persons does his family consist of? What are they?
6. What were his grandparents?
7. What are his parents?
8. Where do they work?
9. What is their family tradition?
10. Has he a sister? What is she?
11. Is their flat comfortable?
12. What do they usually do in their spare time?
Translate the sentences into English.
1. В прошлом году я успешно сдал экзамены и поступил в университет.
2. Я буду следователем.
3. Наша семейная традиция – быть юристами.
4. Мой дедушка был патрульным офицером. Он осуществлял патрулирование в районе и помогал в дальнейшем расследовании.
5. Мой отец – прирожденный сыщик. Он раскрывает преступления и защищает людей. Ему нравится его работа.
6. Моя мама работает судьей в Народном суде.
7. У нас дружная семья.
GRAMMAR
Put these nouns in the plural as in the example.
| a man – men | my duty – my duties |
his job, an officer, a woman, a child, a family, our judge, this graduate, that lawyer.
14. Put the numerals into two columns paying attention to their suffixes.
(Table 5).
| cardinal | ordinal |
| four | fifth |
| thirteen | nineteenth |
twenty first, thirty, thousand, three hundred and five, first, eightieth, twelve, a thousand and one, twentieth, third, six hundred and second.
Choose from the text pronouns and put them in two columns. (Table 4).
| personal | possessive |
| he | his |