time ...your watch? — It is half... nine. — Your waWh is slow, I am afraid.
You must set it right. It is already a quarter ... ten. 8. Picture No. 6 is ... page
20. 9. Where is Ann? — She must be ... home. 10. Which day. . the week is
Sunday? 11. It's time ... a break, I believe. 12. Open your books... page 98.
XIV.
Fill in some, no, {not) any, {not) much, little, a little, [not) many, few, a
few, a lot of*
1. I have ... work today. 2. I should like to have ... milk for breakfast. 3.
Mary ha^Jriends at the Institute. 4. There are ... boys in Group Two. 5. Can
you give me... English books? 6. Are there ... fruit trees in your orchard? 7.1
have ... spare time today. 8. Who can give the boy ... pencils? 9.1 must ask you
... questions about your studies. 10. Have I ... mistakes in spelling? 11. Are ...
students away from the lesson? 12.1 hope, I have ... mistakes in my
translation.
XV.
Change the following sentences using the given model.
M o d e l : Can you show me the room of your sister? Can you show me
your sister's room?
1. May I see the book of John? 2. Will you come to the birthday party of
my daughter? 3. You must read all the novels by Dickens. 4. He must check
the work of his students. 5. Who can tell me the address of the Smiths? 6.
There are all modern conveniences in the flat of my mother-in-law. 7. May I
have a book from the library of your father? 8. Where can I listen to the music
of Prokofiev? 9. Is there any built-in furniture in the flat of your cousin?
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XVI.
Complete the sentences. Observe the low rising ^>ne in adverbial groups:
1. In the middle of the room ... . 2. On the walls ... . 3. On the left . . . . 4.
To the right of the fridge . . . . 5. Next to the door ... . 6. In front of the house 7.
Next to the writing-table ... . 8. I n the bathroom . . . . 9. In the kitchen ... . 10.
Upstairs . . . .
XVII.
Fill in the missing modal verb:
1. My sister can read English but she ... not read German. 2. Who ... recite
this poem? 3. ... I smoke here? — I am afraid not. 4. ... I pay for these books
"at once? — No, you needn't. You ... pay for them in a day or two. 5. The
lesson is over. We ... go home now. 6. ... 1 take your dictionary? — Do,
please. 7. Must we translate this article in class? — No, you you'll do i t a t
home. 8. You ... find our dean upstairs, 9. ... I see your father's study? 10.
What kind of furniture ... you see in the sitting-room? 11. You ... take a cold
shower every morning. 12. ... I come to see you tomorrow at ten o'clock?
13. ... you do this translation in the morning? 14. I ... be a t the Institute a t
eight. 15. It is dark. You ... draw the curtains.
XVIII.
Think of stimulating phrases to which the phrases below are the replies:
1. Do, please. (Yes, please.) 2. I am afraid not. 3. No, you (he, she, they)
mustn't. 4. No, you needn't. 5. Yes, I (she, h e we, they) can. 6. No, I (she, he,
we, they) can't. 7. That's too bad.
XIX. Supply short replies stimulating further talk. Work in pairs.
M o d e l : You can go now. — ,Can I?
1. You can stop here. 2. You may rest in the garden. 3. You must telephone
him at once. 4. You can turn off the gas. 5. You may listen to the radio. 6. You
may stay with us. 7. You must go to the lab today. 8. You must read the text
again. 9. You can go home now.
XX.
Translate the sentences into English:
1. Перед нашим домом много цветов. 2. Наша квартира на втором
этаже. 3. Можно мне поговорить с вами сейчас, или я должна прийти
завтра? 4. Могу ли я купить этот приемник? 5. Квартира моей сестры
очень удобная и уютная. 6. Есть ли в вашей квартире кладовая? — Нет. 7.
В этой квартире две комнаты и кухня.
8. Можно ли детям пойти на каток? — Нет, уже слишком поздно.
9. Могу ли я поговорить с преподавателем? — Да. 10. Должна ли я
отвечать вам сейчас? — Нет. Вы можете это сделать завтра. 11. В спальне
моих родителей две кровати, кресло, два стула и туалетный столик. 12. У
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вас есть телевизор? — Нет. — А холодильник? — Да, есть. 13. Вы
можете почистить (to clean) ковер пылесосом. Это очень легко. 14. Мне
нравится мебель в вашей квартире. Она совсем новая и вполне
современная. Вы должны только купить ковер и торшер для столовой. 15.
Я живу в новом доме. В нашей квартире есть все удобства:
электричество, газ, водопровод, центральное отопление, мусоропровод и
телефон. 16. В вашей ванной комнате есть зеркало? 17. У вас дома есть
английские книги? — Нет. 18. Вы не можете мне позвонить (to ring up)?
— У меня нет телефона. 19. Вы должны исправить все ошибки в
переводе. 20. Кто муж твоей сестры? — Он врач. 21. На ком женат твой
брат? — Он женат на моей приятельнице. — Как ее зовут? — (Ее зовут)
Елена. — Сколько ей лет? — (Ей) двадцать лет. — Кто она по
профессии? — (Она) машинистка. 22. В вашем саду есть цветы? — Нет,
в нашем саду нет цветов, но есть несколько фруктовых деревьев. 23. Есть
ли студенты в комнате 20? — Нет. Они должны прийти туда через
полчаса. 24. Который сейчас час? — Половина шестого. — Ваши часы
спешат. Сейчас только четверть шестого. 25. У меня есть немного
свободного времени. Я могу пойти на каток. 26. На столе есть молоко? —
Да, немного.
XXI.
a) Use the following sentences in indirect speech according to the given
model. Make all the necessary changes.
M o d e l : Bob says: "I can skate well." — Bob says he can skate well.
b) Imagine you are telling someone about what is said in the sentences below.
Your fellow-student is to express agreement as in the model.
M о d e 1: He says he has no earphones. — No, he hasn't.
1. He says: "This sentence is not difficult." 2. Mary says: "There is only
one window in our classroom." 3. John says: "There aren't many fruit trees in
our Institute garden." 4. Betty says: "Doctor Sandford isn't in." 5. Doctor
Sandford says: "My family is not large." 6. Helen says: "I have only one son."
7. Mrs. Sandford says: "Benny is an only child in the family." 8. Benny says:
"Our house is not large." 9. The student says: "I cannot speak English well."
10. Betty says: "I must learn many poems by heart." 11. The teacher says: "It
is two o'clock. Our classes are over." 12. The mother says: "Tom must come
home at a quarter^ to three." 13. The father says: "I must work till late at night
to-4 day." 14. Bob says: "I can come in the morning." 15. Nick says: "My sister
is married to a sailor."
XXII.
a) Find a picture on the topic "The Flat I Live in" for your discussion
in class. Prepare 8—10 questions which would help your fellow-students to describe
the picture, b) Ask another student or the students of your group in turn about the
flat they live in. c) Ask your friend what pieces of furniture there are in his sitting-
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room. Ask your fellow-student a few questions about his new flat, d) Suggest a
situation for your fellow-students to give it in the form of a dialogue.
XXIII.
a) Speak on the topic "The Flat I Live in", b) Make up short dialogues
on the topic, c) Describe the rooms in the memorial house o f some distinguished
