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Advantages and disadvantages

Грамматика: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

(Простое прошедшее

и Прошедшее продолженное время)

1. Прослушайте слова и повторите их за диктором.

peace in the world — мир во всем

мире

miss somebody — скучать по ко-

му-либо

lose (a game, work) — проиграть,

потерять (работу)

in time — вовремя

early in the morning — рано утором

late at night — поздно вечером

(ночью)

on the way home/to work —

по дороге домой/на работу

advantage and disadvantage —

преимущество и недостаток

in the country — в сельской

местности

in town — в городе (а не в деревне)

village — деревня (конкретный

населенный пункт)

awful (book/ life) — ужасная

(книга/жизнь)

fresh (air/food) — свежий (воздух),

свежая (еда)

find (a flat) — найти (квартиру)

peace — мир, спокойствие

Farm, city, museum, gallery, disco, club, bank, boss

3. Ответьте на вопросы по модели.

How long does it take you to get to work? — It takes me an hour.

Сколько тебе нужно времени, чтобы добраться до работы? — Мне ну-

жен 1 час.

1. How long does it take you to learn 10 English words?

2. How long does it take you to read a book of 200 pages?

3. How long does it take you to get to the institute?

4. How long does it take you to have breakfast?

5. How long does it take you to wash-up?

6. How long does it take you to make a cake?

7. How long does it take you to fix a car?

4. Переведите на английский язык, проверьте себя по ключам. Обра-

тите внимание на многообразие вариантов в русском языке.

1. Сколько времени тебе нужно, чтобы добраться до работы? — Мне

нужно полчаса.

2. За какое время ты можешь прочесть такую книгу? — Как правило,

это занимает два дня.

3. Сколько времени у тебя уходит на дорогу до института? — Дорога

занимает всего 15 минут.

2. Послушайте, как звучат эти слова. Переведите их и проверьте се-

бя по ключам

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4. Сколько времени тебе требуется, чтобы доехать до родителей? — Я

добираюсь до родителей за час.

5. Сколько времени у тебя занимает эта работа? — Обычно мне нужно

2 часа.

5. Соедините слова из правой и левой колонки, чтобы получились

словосочетания.

awful

miss

on the way

early

fresh

far from

advantage

heavy

parents

food

traffic

in the morning

the city centre

time

life

and disadvantage

home

6. Вставьте слова, подходящие по смыслу. Переведите текст и про-

верьте себя по ключам.

in the country, peace, traffic, advantages, boring, air

People from the city often dream about life . However it has

both and disadvantages.

There are a lot of advantages to life in the country. You enjoy

and quiet. People are friendly and open. The isn't heavy and it's

safe for young children. food and are also good for your

health.

On the other hand, as there are not so many people you don't have so

many friends. There are not very many exciting places to visit either. So life

sometimes is .

Moreover there are not very many jobs either. So it takes you a long time to

travel to your place of work.

On the whole life in the country is good for old people and families with

children. But it is more interesting to live in a big place for young people.

Notes: on the other hand — с другой стороны, moreover — более того,

on the whole — в целом.

Past Simple

Past Continuous

I went to the library every week last

year.

В том году я ходил в библиотеку

каждую неделю.

I was going to the library when I

saw him (at 6 o'clock).

Я шла в библиотеку, когда увидела

его (в 6 часов).

7. Напишите предложения. Поставьте глаголы в Past Continuous. Пе-

реведите и проверьте себя по ключам.

I returned home at 7 o'clock yesterday. Everybody was in the living room.

That is what I saw when I entered the living room.

1. My mother/knit a new sweater .

2. My father/read a newspaper .

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GRAMMAR

3. My younger sister Doris/talk on the phone

4. My younger brother Sid/watch cartoons on TV

5. Our dog Snoopy/sleep near the fireplace

6. My grandparents weren't in the living room. They/dance in the club for

over 80es

8. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в Past Simple или в Past

Continuous. Переведите и проверьте себя по ключам.

1. Susan (eat) spaghetti every day last week.

2. When I (come) to the park two boys (play) football

there.

3. Peter (turn) on the TV, but nothing (happen)

4. While I (listen) to the radio I (hear) the doorbell.

5. When I (wash-up) I (break) a crystal glass.

9. Выберите правильную форму. Переведите и проверьте себя по

ключам.

1. I listened/was listening to music yesterday.

2. I watched/was watching TV from 6 to 8.

3. While I was shopping/shopped in the supermarket I lost/was losing my

wallet.

4. While I came/was coming home I met/was meeting my old friend.

5. They were planting/planted flowers in the garden when Susan was see-

ing/saw them.

10. Поставьте глаголы в Past Simple или в Past Continuous. Переведи-

те и проверьте себя по ключам.

1. At 11 o'clock police (stop) Mark Fast who (ride) his

motorbike at 100 miles per hour.

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2. Mr. Tobias's dog suddenly (attack) Mrs. Brit who (re-

turn) home from her friend.

3. I (meet) Katie when I (study) at university.

4. When I (come) to the party Max (drink) champagne.

James (smoke) a cigar. Lucy and Jack (dance).

5. When I (cross) the field I (see) a farmer who

(cut) grass.

6. I (relax) under a tree when my husband (fix) the car.

7. Brian (play) baseball with his friends from 5 to 7.

8. What you (do) when you (hear) the

phone? — I (watch) television.

9. Was Martin busy when you (come) to see him? — No, he

(read) a book.

10 you (see) Linda yesterday? — Yes, she

(wear) a very nice dress.

11. I (lose) my key yesterday. — How you (get)

into the house? — I (get) in through the window.

Notes: field — поле; cut — резать; сut grass — косить траву.

11. Поставьте глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous. Переведите

и проверьте себя по ключам.

Hear, lie, look, turn, be (2), see (2), come, watch, go, try, open

Last night I alone at home. I in bed and I TV

when I a strange noise. It from the kitchen. I

downstairs and the door very slowly. I into the kitchen. I

a man there. He to find something in the fridge. I

on the light and my son. Poor boy, he hungry again.

12. Откройте скобки. Прочитайте диалоги по ролям. Переведите их и

проверьте себя по ключам.

1. Tracy: Yesterday I (see) an accident.

Nicole: When it (happen)?

Tracy. It (happen) at 7 o'clock.

Nicole: What you (do) then?

Tracy: I (watch) TV when I (hear) a terrible noise.

2. Detective: Where (be) you yesterday, Mr Busy?

Mr Busy: What time?

Detective: At 5 o'clock?

Mr Busy: Oh, at 5 o'clock? That's easy. I (have) tea

with my girlfriend.

Detective: Really? Mrs Goody (see) you. You

(try) to get into her car.

3. Andrew: I (come) to see you at 8 o'clock on Saturday but

you (not/be) at home.

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Lisa: 8 o'clock? I (sit) in a cafe and (drink) hot

chocolate.

Andrew: (be) Martin with you?

Lisa: No, He (work) in the library.

Andrew: Where you (go) after cafe?

Lisa: I (go) home.

4. Father: How fast you (drive) when the police

(stop) you?

Son: I (do) 70 miles per hour.

Father: But the speed limit in the centre of the city is 40 miles.

Son: Dad, I (not/look) at the speedometer at that moment.

Father: What you (look) at?

Son: At a pretty girl. She (walk) along the street.

13. Переведите на английский язык. Проверьте себя по ключам.

— М-р Сноу, что вчера случилось?

— Я работал допоздна вчера вечером.

— Во сколько вы вышли из своего кабинета?

— Примерно в 9.15. Да, я посмотрел на часы. Было 9.15.

— Что вы сделали затем?

— Я закрыл дверь и шел к машине, когда кто-то ударил меня по голо-

ве (hit me on the head).

— Вы видели нападавшего (attacker)?

— Нет, он был в маске (mask).

— М-р Сноу, а как он вам сломал ногу (break your leg)?

— Нет, это не он. Когда врач помогал мне забраться в скорую помощь

(ambulance), он уронил (drop) меня.

14. Прочитайте текст вместе с диктором, переведите его, проверьте

себя по ключам.

Tom came from a small village in Wales. He lived there with his mother and

worked on a small family farm. However he never felt happy because he dreamt

of different places. He thought about London or some other big city.

"Life in a big city is so interesting. People go to museums and picture gal-

leries every week. And every night after work young people visit some exciting

places — discos, night-clubs, restaurants. And here the life is boring."

He saved some money every week and when he was 20 he said good-bye

to his mother and left for London.

Soon he found a small flat far from the city centre and began to work in a

bank. But his life was different from his dreams. It took him an hour to get

home from his work. He was so tired of noisy crowds and traffic in the evening

that he didn't want to go to all those "exciting" places but just relaxed at home

in front of the TV. He felt very lonely too. In the morning on his way to work he

was thinking of his mother, his friends and his life at home. He missed his vil-

lage, fresh air and his mother's delicious food.

Some time later he bought a car. The next day it took him an hour and a

half to drive to work because of heavy traffic. His boss didn't like it at all. The

following day Tom left home earlier but he was driving around his bank from

8.50 to 9.15 because there was no parking place. He was late for work again.

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Friday morning was really cold and his car didn't start. Tom's boss was angry.

The young man didn't want to lose his job so the next morning he went to work

by train. He came to his bank in time. But it was Saturday and the bank didn't

work at weekends.

Do you know what Tom did? He sold his car and returned to his farm. Now

he thinks that life in town is awful.

Notes: come from — быть родом из.

15. Определите, какие из следующих утверждений соответствуют дей-

ствительности (true), а какие нет (false).

1. [ ] Tom lived in a small town in Scotland.

2. [ ] He wanted to live in the country.

3. [ ] When he came to London he began to work in a bank.

4. [ ] He liked his life in London.

5. [ ] He went to the cinema every week.

6. [ ] He returned to his village.

16. Исправьте неправильные утверждения.

1. Tom loved his life in the country.

2. When he worked on the farm he was dreaming of the life in India.

3. He worked for a big company in London.

4. At that time he was living in the centre of London.

5. He bought a bike to get to work.

6. He wasn't late for work after it.

7. His boss was happy.

8. Tom sold his bike and bought a car.

9. Tom went to live in New York.

17. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Where did Tom live?

2. Why wasn't he happy?

3. What is the life like in the city?

4. How do people spend their free time there?

5. Where did Tom get the money?

6. Where did Tom live in London?

7. How long did it take him to get to work?

8. Why was he tired in the evening?

9. What was he thinking about on his way to work?

10. Why was he late for work after he bought a car?

11. Why did he return back home to Wales?

18. Вы — Том. Расскажите о своей жизни 1) в деревне, 2) в городе.

Начните так,

1. I am from a small village in Wales ...

2. When I came to London ...

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19. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в Past Simple или Past Con-

tinuous. Переведите и проверьте себя по ключам. Расскажите о

Нью-Йорке.

Two years ago I (spent) my holiday in New York. That

be) an exotic place to go. New York is certainly a city of contrasts. Strange as

it (be) I (spend) hours walking along the streets of this busy

city. I (look) into the shops and cafes and I (watch) the peo-

ple who (walk) somewhere or probably just (talk) to each

other over a cup of coffee. They (be) always friendly and ready to

help me.

20. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в Past Simple или Past Con-

tinuous. Переведите и проверьте себя по ключам. Расскажите о

жизни в деревне.

My parents (buy) a small farmhouse in Scotland when I

(be) only two. That (be) the perfect place to grow up. At

first I (be) too young to enjoy fresh air and beautiful countryside. But

when I grew up I (begin) to like long walks in the forest and swim-

ming in the river. It (take) me an hour to get to school. So I often

(stay) at home and my parents (teach) me them-

selves. When I (be) 12 my parents (send) me to a dif-

ferent school and I really (miss) my farmhouse when I

leave) it.

Notes: grow up — расти, forest — лес

21. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Which do you prefer life in the country or in the city?

2. Where do you live?

3. What is your place like?

4. Do you like it?

5. Do you enjoy your life here? Why / why not?

6. Would you like to live in a different place? Why / Why not?

7. Why do young people prefer to live in town?

22. Прослушайте диалог. Прочитайте его по ролям.

— Frank, I am going to live in Chicago.

— Are you? Oh, I lived there a couple of years ago.

— Did you like it?

— Not very much.

— Why not?

— Well, Jeff, there were too many people and there was too much noise.

— Oh, I enjoy big places and crowds and noise.

— Do you? I also didn't like the air there.

— The air?

— Yes, there wasn't much fresh air there.

— But there are a lot of parks there.

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— Yes, there are. And there were a lot of people in those parks, especially

at night.

— At night?

— Yes, when a saw them they were sleeping.

— Why?

— Because there weren't enough flats and houses there.

— Well, but I would like to go.

— But why? The life is awful in Chicago.

— I come from a small country village. It was quiet.

— You were lucky!

— I don't think so. There wasn't much to do.

— But life in Chicago is so expensive.

— Don't waste your time. I want to go there. I want to try a different life.

23. Восстановите части диалога. Расскажите его по памяти по ролям.

— Frank, I am going to live in Chicago.

— Are you? Oh, I there a couple of years ago.

— Did you like it?

— Not very much.

— Why not?

— Well, Jeff people and there was too much noise.

— Oh, I enjoy big places and crowds and noise.

— Do you? I also the air there.

— The air?

— Yes fresh air there.

— But there are a lot of parks there.

— Yes, there are. And there were a lot of people in those parks, especially

at night.

— At night?

— Yes, when I them they

— Why?

— Because flats and houses there.

— Well, but I would like to go.

— But why? The life is so difficult in Chicago.

— I come from a small It was quiet.

— You were !

— I don't think so. There wasn't much to do.

— But life in Chicago is so expensive.

— Don't waste your time. I want to go there. I want a different

life.

24. Расскажите о преимуществах жизни в большом городе.

25. Подумайте, чтобы вы отнесли к преимуществам, а что к недостат-

кам телевидения.

People don't feel lonely, it is bad for eyes, people don't move much, people

are not so interested in reading, it gives a lot of information, people don't talk to

each other, you don't spend so much money, you stay at home and relax, peo-

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pie don't do sports, it is cheap, it is good for old people, people don't go to the

cinema and theatre.

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

26. Составьте небольшой рассказ "Is TV really good?" Используйте

следующие выражения:

First of all — во-первых

Moreover — более того

On the one hand — с одной стороны

On the other hand — с другой стороны

However — однако

On the whole — в целом

27. Напишите список преимуществ и недостатков жизни с родителя-

ми, а затем составьте рассказ. Не забудьте использовать выраже-

ния из предыдущего упражнения.

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

28. Что означают следующие надписи? Соедините слова из левой ко-

лонки с правильным переводом из правой.

Stop

Open

Closed

Out of order

Engaged

Vacant

Sale

No smoking here

He работает

Открыто

Занято

Свободно

Стой!

Здесь не курят!

Закрыто

Распродажа

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Predictions & Promises.

Грамматика: The Future Simple Tense

(Простое будущее время)

2. Закончите предложения, выбрав слово из задания 1. Повторите за

диктором, переведите и проверьте себя по ключам.

1. I received a letter from a boyfriend .

2. Mary gets to a party every week.

3. Don't with parents!

4. I always my friend in his studies.

5. There was a heavy yesterday.

6. The wind is very now.

7. Don't worry my health.

8. When did you all the money?

9. Steve her invitation to a birthday party.

10. I left my at home.

3. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Он всегда помогает мне в моей работе.

2. Не забудь зонтик дома.

3. Я в полном порядке. Не волнуйся обо мне.

4. Дети всегда спорят с родителями.

5. Я уверен, ты знаешь его.

6. Я надеюсь, сумка не тяжелая.

7. Не потеряй деньги.

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1. Прослушайте новые слова и повторите их за диктором.

someone — кто-либо, кто-то

help someone in (work, studies) —

помогать кому либо в (работе,

учебе)

receive (letters, money) — получать

(письма, деньги)

get — получать

an invitation to (a party) —

приглашение на (вечеринку)

get, receive an invitation — получать

приглашение

accept (an invitation) — принимать

(приглашение)

argue with someone — спорить

с кем-либо

be okay — быть в полном порядке

health — здоровье

lose (money, health) — терять (день-

ги, здоровье)

routine — обычный порядок, однооб-

разная работа

expect — ожидать, предполагать

worry about — беспокоиться, волно-

ваться о чем-либо

hope — надеяться

promise — обещать

an umbrella — зонтик

leave an umbrella at home — забыть

зонтик дома

strong(man) — сильный, крепкий,

здоровый (человек)

strong wind — сильный ветер

heavy — тяжелый, сильный

heavy rain — сильный дождь