Eastern Asia? 8. What two American continents do you know? 9. What other

continents do you know? 10. Is Australia a continent or an island? 11. Is Ireland an

island or a continent? 12. The Alps are higher than the Urals, aren't they? 13. What

are the highest mountains in Europe? 14. The Mississippi is the longest river in the

world, isn't it? 15. Is the Thames as long as the Mississippi? 16. Which is the

longest river in the world? 17. Is the Black Sea in the South? 18. Is the Baltic Sea

in the South too? Where is it? 19. Is the White Sea in the North or in the South?

20. Is the United States in North or in South America? 21. Is Japan in the .West or

in the East? 22. Is Italy in the South or in the North of Europe? 23. What is the

capital of Bulgaria (Hungary, Rumania) ? 24. What language do the Spaniards (the

Japanese) speak?

XVIII.

Look at the map of the world, show and name all the continents, oceans,

seas, countries and other geographical names you know.

XVIII. Make up short dialogues on the topic: "At the Map of the World". Use

conversational phrases.

XX.

Change the following sentences from direct into indirect speech:

1. The pupil asks: "Is the United States in North America?"

2. The student asks: "Is the Volga longer than the Thames?"

3. The pupil asks: "Is the Thames as long as the Volga?" 4. My friend asks me:

"Is the Baltic Sea cold?" 5. The teacher asks: "Is Budapest in Hungary?" 6. The

teacher says: "The Indian Ocean is warmer than the Arctic Ocean." 7. Betty says:

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"My father speaks two foreign languages: German and French." 8. The teacher

says: "London is the capital of Great Britain." 9. The

teacher says: "Betty speaks German better than Mary." 10. My friend asks:

"Does Mary speak Italian?" 11. My mother asks: "Does Helen know any foreign

languages?" 12. The teacher says: "Japanese is a difficult language." 13. The

student asks: "Is Japanese more difficult than Russian?" 14. The pupil asks: "Is

Prague the capital of Czechia?" 15. The teacher asks me: "Can you spell the word

'Mississippi'?"

XXL a) Form sentences on the model using the following words and word

combinations.

M o d e l : He wants to take part in this work.

the game, the play, the football match, demonstration, concert, discussion.

b) Make the same sentences negative.

XXII.

a) Fill in much better.

1. He knows French ... than German. 2. He can do it ... than she. 3. He writes

dictations ... than his friends.

b) Give sentences of your own using the same model.

XXIII.

Replace the part of the model in bold type by the following:

M o d e l 1: Let me introduce you to my friends.

my mother, my teacher, my sister, my cousin, my father-in-law.

M o d e l 2 : 1 am ever so glad to meet you.

to see you, to listen to you, to do it for you, to join you.

M o d e l 3 : Would you join my fellow-students?

our group, my friends, our company, my family.

M o d e l 4 : What's his (her, their) nationality? He is (a)

Russian.

Greek, Armenian, English, ...

M o d e l 5: The Russians live in Russia. Poland,

England, Spain, France, ...

M o d e l 6: What country (republic) are you (she, they) from? I come (am)

from Estonia.

Latvia, Spain, France, ...

XXIV.

Translate the following sentences into English:

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1. В дни праздников Москва выглядит особенно красиво. 2. Является ли 8

Марта традиционным интернациональным праздником? 3. Хотели бы вы

встретить Новый год с нами? 4. Известный певец принимает участие в

нашем конкурсе. 5. Вид из окна моей комнаты великолепен. 6. Когда

темнеет, люди выходят на улицы смотреть иллюминацию. 7. В праздничные

дни в Москве много иностранных гостей. Они гуляют по городу,

разговаривают с русскими людьми. 8. Вы принимаете участие в работе

нашего английского клуба? 9. В нашей группе учатся студенты из разных

городов России. 10. Моя подруга знает немецкий язык гораздо лучше, чем я.

11. Он говорит по-итальянски плохо, но понимает почти все. 12. На каком

иностранном языке говорит ваша подруга? 13. Разрешите мне познакомить

вас с моей мамой. 14. Я вижу стройную черноволосую девушку у окна. Как

ты думаешь, кто она по национальности? — Я знаю, что ее мать — грузинка,

а отец — русский. 15. Среди туристов было много болгар, которые хорошо

говорили по-русски. 16. Я родилась в Москве. (My birthplace).

XXV.

Speak on the following:

1. The map of the world. 2. The country you find interesting. 3. My favourite

holiday.

ADDITIONAL PHONETIC EXERCISES

1. Read the exercises several times before the mirror.

2. Record your reading and listen to it. Detect your errors.

3. Listen to your fellow-student reading the exercises. Detect his errors in sounds and

intonation and tell him what he must do to get rid of them:

'ilsstreit 'libsreit 'imigreit 'stimjuleit

.ib'streijh .libs'reijn .imi'greifn .stimju'leijn

'kDnstitju:t — JkDnsti'tjirJh di'skrimineit— di.skrimi'neijh дэ -> reis

di,sknmi vneijn бэ -> fait fo ,lib9vreijn бэ V nju: 'nvfn ,kDnstixtju:Jn

I. a) Repeat the sentences after the tape, b) Make the sentences interrogative and

negative.

(Don't forget that in the negative sentences as ... as is changed into not so ...

as).

II. listen to the questions and answer them in the intervals.

Ш. a) Change the sentences from direct into indirect speech, b) Check your sentences

with the key.

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IV.

a) Translate the sentences into English and record them in the

intervals, b) Check your sentences with the key.

V. a) Translate the sentences into English and pronounce them in two ways: first the

main clause must be pronounced with the falling tone and then with the rising one. b)

Check your sentences with the key.

M o d e l : I prefer to speak v Spanish | as I know it much better than ^English.

I prefer to speak, Spanish | as I know it much better than x English.

VI. Spell and transcribe the words and word combinations.

n VII. Listen to the disjunctive questions. They are not true to fact. Correct them.

О С Н О В Н О Й К У Р С

Lesson Twelve

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Grammar The Present Continuous Tense. Special Questions in

Indirect Speech. Imperative Sentences in Indirect Speech. Texts: 1. Meals. 2. In the

Canteen. Phonetics: Intonation of Parentheses.

STUDY THE FOLLOWING

T a b l e No. 1

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Iam (not)Hespeaking English.My cousinis (not)writing a letter.Her brotherplaying the

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piano.walking fast.reading a newspaper.Weplaying footbal .Youare (not)The girls

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Ishis wife their friend her motherworking in the garden? writing anything? standing

b)

at the window? reading exercises? working in the room?Arethe students the

children

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T a b l e No. 2

SPECIAL QUESTIONS IN INDIRECT SPEECH

Hewhere my parents live.My friendasks (me)why I am late.Our teacherwhere my

father works.what newspaper I read.