Багдасарова Н.А. Express English 2008
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1. The mouse / the dog / big Тле mouse is not as big as the dog.
2. The office block / the school / high
3. Your dress / my dress / beautiful
4. This room / that room / clean
5. The Sunrise Hotel / the Imperial Hotel / luxurious
6. My car / his car / expensive
7. Marisa / Nancy / old
8. This armchair / that armchair / comfortable
17. Сравните город, в котором вы живете, с другим городом, в кото-
ром вы бывали или читали. Используйте прилагательные в срав-
нительной и превосходной степени, а также сравнительную конст-
рукции.
Clean, noisy, small, dirty, expensive, old, modern, cheap, quiet, friendly,
interesting
Сравните улицы, здания, людей, парки, магазины, рестораны и т.д.
London is larger than my town.
My town is not as expensive as London.
The streets in my town are cleaner than in London.
There are more museums in London than in my town.
18. Ответьте на вопросы вашего гостя о вашем городе. Используйте
подсказки, как в примере. Обратите внимание на вопросительное
слово which и порядок слов.
old building, large supermarket, beautiful park, busy mad, modem hotel, expensive
restaurant, high office block, famous house, interesting museum, cheap cafe
1. Which is the oldest building in .... ? — I think the Kremlin is the oldest
building in my city.
2. Which is the largest.... ? I am sure,
3
4
5
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Какое здание самое старое в вашем городе?
Which is the oldest building in your town?
19. Переведите на английский язык.
1. — Том считает, что Дженни красивее Анны.
— Да. Это правда. Но она не такая умная как Анна.
2. — Это самая роскошная гостиница из всех.
— Но она находится на самой шумной улице Рима.
3. — Велосипед Тома меньше, чем у Джека.
— Но он дороже.
4. — Красное платье выглядит лучше, чем голубое.
— Да, и оно самое дешевое из всех.
5. — Гостиница «Рай» дешевле, чем гостиница «Санрайз».
— А она такая же удобная как и «Санрайз»?
6. — Какое здание здесь самое старое?
— Я не уверен, но, возможно, здание банка самое старое в городе.
7. Мы с Моникой ровесники. (Мы с ней одного возраста)
20. Кэрол и Хелен пытаются выбрать гостиницу, в которой они оста-
новятся во время своего отдыха. Прочитайте диалог, раскройте
скобки и поставьте прилагательное в сравнительную или превос-
ходную форму. Послушайте диалог и повторите его за диктором.
Переведите диалог и расскажите его по ролям.
Carol — What are you doing, Helen?
Helen — I'm looking at the holiday brochure again. There are three hotels in
the town.
Do you like any hotel?
Carol — Let me see. Hmm ... why don't we stay at the Sunrise Hotel? It
looks the 1) (comfortable) of the three, and it's not as 2) (expen-
sive) as the Grand.
Helen — That's true, but it is on the main road, next to all the discos and
cafes.
Carol — So? That means it's in the 3) (good) part of town.
Helen — But I'm sure it's 4) (noisy) than the other hotels.
Carol — What about the Imperial, then?
Helen —
Well,
it is the 5)
(cheap)
hotel in town, and it's probably
6) (quiet) than the Sunrise.
Carol — Let's stay at the Sunrise, then?
Helen — I'm not sure. It looks quite dirty, don't you think?
Carol — Perhaps it's not as 7) (clean) as the other hotels, but the bro-
chure says "the staff is the 8)
(friendly) in town.
Helen — I like the Grand. It's the 9) (luxurious) of the three hotels.
and it's the 10) (close) to the beach.
Carol — But it's too expensive!
Helen — Oh, I think you're right. Okay, let's stay at the Imperial. I'm sure it
will be fine.
21. Суммируйте информацию о каждой из трех гостиниц.
The Sunrise is the most comfortable of all.
The Grand is
The Imperial
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22. Один из ваших иностранных друзей приехал в ваш город. Он хочет
остановиться в хорошей гостинице. Посмотрите на картинки трех гос-
тиниц и сравните их как в примере. Используйте слова из списка.
Old, modern, big, small, expensive, high, beautiful, close to, a lot of
The Grand Hotel
The Imperial Hotel
The Royal Palace
Построена: 1930
Кол-во комнат: 30
Цена: $30 в день
От центра: 4 км
Построена: 1820
Комнат: 60
Цена: $50 в день
От центра: 2 км
Построена: 1990
Комнат: 200
Цена: $90 в день
от центра: 1 км
The Grand hotel is not as old as the Imperial Hotel.
The Royal Palace is the most modern of all.
23. А теперь обобщите информацию и ответьте на вопрос Which hotel
is the best? Напишите об этом, используя сравнения. Начните так:
The best hotel is the
It is
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Holidays
Грамматика: the Present Simple Tense /
the Present Continuous Tense
(Настоящее простое
или Настоящее продолженное)
1. Прослушайте новые слова и повторите их за диктором.
arrange (a party, a ceremony, a pa-
rade etc.) — устроить, организовать
(вечеринку, церемонию, парад)
celebrate a holiday — отмечать
праздник
invite guests — приглашать гостей
promise — обещать
exchange presents — обмениваться
подарками
pay — платить
pay attention — обращать, уделять
внимание
wear — носить (одежду)
wish a Merry Christmas and а
Happy New Year — желать веселого
Рождества и счастливого Нового го-
да
throw snowballs — бросать снежки
wedding — свадьба
bride and bride groom — невеста и
жених
couple — пара
honeymoon — медовый месяц
important — важный
certain — обязательный
certainly — обязательно
2. Какие поздравления соответствуют этим праздникам? Соедините
слова из правой и левой колонки.
День рождения
Свадьба
Рождество
Новый год
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Happy birthday! Many happy returns of the day!
Best wishes for your married life!
3. Послушайте, как произносятся следующие слова. Произнесите их
вместе с диктором, переведите и проверьте себя по ключам.
ceremony, parade, firework, national, public, personal, toast, surprise, tradition,
decorate, concert, bouquet, banquet
4. Соедините слова из правой и левой колонки, чтобы получились
словосочетания
Arrange
Wear
Celebrate
Invite
Exchange
Drink
Decorate
Throw
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your best dress
a holiday
snowballs
a Christmas tree
a party
guests
a toast to Tom
presents
5. Вставьте слова подходящие по смыслу, переведите и проверьте
себя по ключам.
bride, couple, banquet, wedding,
ceremony, honeymoon, guests.
American Wedding
1. The night before a wedding
the bride-groom's friends arrange a party for
him. This party is only for men.
2. On the day a bride puts on
"something old, something new, something
borrowed, and something blue"
3. Everyone stands up when the
enters the church.
4. After the bride groom and the bride
exchange rings, the young kisses.
5. When the bride and the bride-groom
leave the church the throw rice at
them.
6. Before the bride dances with her new husband at the wedding
she dances with her father.
7. Friends and family decorate the groom's car before he and his bride
leave the party to begin their
GRAMMAR
Present Simple
Present Continuous
I drink cofee every day.
Я пью кофе каждый день.
I am drinking milk now.
Сейчас я пью молоко.
6. Поставьте глаголы в Present Simple. Обратите внимание, что речь
идет об обычных действиях.
December 25 is Christmas Day.
Christmas is a very important holiday in
the United States. On this day, most fami-
lies (get) together for a big
dinner. They (exchange) pre-
sents and (visit) friends.
Joe's little nephew (love)
Christmas. He (not sleep) all
night the night before Christmas. He
(stay) awake and
(think) about presents.
Most families (buy) a tree,
but Joe (go) to a tree farm
and (cut) down a tree. His fam-
ily (decorate) the tree together.
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Not all Americans (celebrate) Christmas. For example, some
Jewish Americans (not celebrate) Christmas, they (cele-
brate) Chanukah, a holiday that (come) around the same time as
Christmas.
Notes: cut — рубить, резать
7. Вставьте глагол, употребив его в Present Simple. Обратите внима-
ние на положение наречий времени.
1. (go) Office workers usually home early on New Year's Eve
(December 31).
2. (go) People often out to a party or to a dinner at a restaurant
on New Year's Eve.
3. (be) Restaurants and nightclubs usually full of people on New
Year's Eve.
4. (make/kiss) At midnight on New Year's Eve, people a lot of
noise and each other.
5. (exchange) In the USA people seldom presents on New Year's Day.
6. (promise) People often to begin a new life after New Year.
7. (wear) Everybody the best dress.
Notes: eve — канун.
8. Поставьте глаголы в Present Continuous. Обратите внимание, что
мы описываем то, что происходит в данный момент.
I am watching my home video now.
This is the film about my wedding day.
This is my wife Betsy. She
(stand) in front of the fireplace.
She (wear) her long white
wedding dress.
Her brother Jeremy (take)
her photograph.
Her aunt Emma (cry). She
is very sentimental.
The band (play) my favour-
ite music now. We
(dance).
My sister (eat) the wedding
cake. Our grandparents (sit) in
the corner. They (talk) about
"the good old days".
Now Susan and Peter
(sing) a special wedding song. Every-
body (laugh).
Notes: cry — плакать, band — оркестр
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9. Сегодня — воскресенье. Посмотрите на картинки и напишите, что
Патриция обычно делает в это время и что она делает сегодня.
3. 11.00
but today
4. 7.00
but today
5. 8.00
but today
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2. 9.00
but today
1. 7.00
but today
10. Дайте краткие ответы.
1. Do you get up at 7 o'clock?
2. Are you getting up now?
3. Do you have breakfast at 8 o'clock?
4. Are you having breakfast now?
5. Do you go to work every day?
6. Are you going to work now?
11. Ответьте на вопросы по картинкам.
Does she type letters? — Yes, she does. — Is she typing letters now? — No,
she isn't. — What is she doing? — She is having dinner at a restaurant.
1. Does he drive a bus? Is he driving a bus now?
What is he doing?
2. Does he teach students? Is he teaching now?
What is he doing?
3. Does he work at the theatre? Is he acting a role now?
What is he doing?
4. Do they work in hospital? Are they working in hospital now?
What are they doing?
12. Закончите диалоги. Используйте подсказки.
Every day, once or twice a month, every week/day/month, never
1. Oh, you are writing a letter! Who are you writing to? To your family?
— Yes, to my sister.
— How often to your family?
— Oh, I don't know. I probably write a letter
2. You are wearing your running suit. Are you going to the park to jog?
— Yes. It's a great day to jog.
— every day?
— Well not every day
3. Are you washing your car again?
— Yes. I love my car.
— How often
Well, I do it
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13. Выберите правильный вариант и подчеркните. Переведите и про-
верьте себя по ключам.
1. It isn't raining usually/now here.
2. Paul is fixing his car at the moment/every Saturday.
3. Do you go out every Saturday/today?
4. Are you having a bath every day/now?
5. Fiona is shopping at present/every week.
14. Поставьте глаголы в правильной форме Present Simple или Present
Continuous. Переведите и проверьте себя по ключам.
1. Where is George? — Не (talk) on the phone with his girlfriend.
2. What you (do)? — I am a teacher. — And what
you (do) now? — I (plant) flowers.
3. Peter usually (drink) coffee in the morning. But it is Saturday
night and he (drink) beer with his friend in the pub.
4. Susan is on holiday now. She is in Italy. She (relax).
5. Don't turn off the TV. I (watch) it.
6. I have a car but I seldom (drive) to work. I usually walk there.
7. Children, don't make noise. I (try) to read a newspaper.
8 you usually (wear) a raincoat on rainy days?
9. Helen (pay) much attention to her English. She (study)
hard.
10. They (not/celebrate) this holiday. But this year they
arrange) a party.
15. Поставьте глаголы в правильной форме Present Simple или Present
Continuous. Переведите и проверьте себя по ключам.
Work, do (2), answer (2), have, type, help, vacuum-clean
Mr. Web is the president of the Intersoft Company. The company a
lot of workers. Unfortunately today they (not) The office is empty. As a
result, Mr. Web everything himself. He the telephone because
the secretary who usually is at the dentist's. He letters be-
cause Miss Morse who always it is at home with the flu. He
even the office because the cleaner is on strike.
Poor Mr. Webb he is absolutely alone and nobody him.
16. Поставьте глаголы в правильной форме Present Simple или Present
Continuous. Переведите и проверьте себя по ключам.
Today isn't a typical day in Greenport. In fact it's a very unusual morning. It
(snow) very hard. All people are at home. The streets are empty and
the place is very quiet. People who usually (walk) to their offices
(not go) there today. People who usually (drive) to their work
(not drive) now. The children (not go) to school.
Notes: empty — пустой
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17. Поставьте глагол в правильную форму (Present Simple/Present Con-
tinuous)
This is a picture of an English wedding.
They (stand) on the steps of the church. The bride (wear)
a long white dress. She (hold) a bouquet of blue flowers in her left
hand. The bride-groom (wear) a traditional morning suit and
(hold) a top hat in his right hand. They (smile) because they are
happy.
After church ceremony there is usually a banquet in a hotel or at a restau-
rant The newly weds (cut) the cake and all the guests
(drink) champagne. They (wish) the young couple every
happiness. Then the young couple (leave) and (drive)
to the airport. They are ready to spend their honeymoon in some romantic
place.
Notes: happiness — счастье
18. Прослушайте и прочитайте текст, переведите и проверьте себя по
ключам.
People all over the world like holi-
days — both public (or national) and personal.
We arrange special ceremonies, parades, fire-
works and concerts to celebrate these days.
We invite guests, visit friends, exchange pre-
sents, give flowers and certainly eat and drink
a lot. However there are certain traditions for
each holiday. For example, we make a special
cake with candles for a birthday and drink
toasts to health.
Wedding is a very beautiful ceremony with
big bouquets of flowers. It is the most impor-
tant day in the life of the family. The newly
weds — the bride and the bride groom — are
in the centre of attention. The young couple
usually gets a lot of presents on this day and
after a banquet goes on a honeymoon.
Christmas and New Year Day are the favourite public holidays. We celebrate
both of them in winter. We give presents to all people we know and wish them
"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!" Children write letters to Santa Claus.
promise to be good and ask for presents.
The Christmas tree is an important part of Christmas and New Year. Usually
the whole family decorates it. Every year big crowds come to central squares of
their capitals to see the main Christmas tree of the country. Other people watch
an exciting tree-lighting ceremony at home. Here is a journalist's report from
one of them.
"I am standing in a big crowd of people. We are waiting for the president to
come to light the tree. People around me are laughing and singing, some of
them are dancing. Children are throwing snowballs. It's really cold tonight, the
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