they. . I shall... quite alone in the room.

to come — to go

1. He usually ... home in time. 2. Our father ... to his office at a quarter to 9, as

a rule. 3. The dean ... to the University at a quarter to 9. 4. If they ... to the Crimea

in August I shall miss them. 5. Look, daddy is already ... home. 6. Where are

you ...? I am... to the University. Our studies begin at 9 o'clock.

still — more — another

1. It is already October but it is ... rather warm. 2. Give me ... pencil, this one

is too small. 3. Give me ... glass of water, I am ... thirsty. 4. Give me some ...

water, please. 5. We need ... time for the translation, I am afraid. 6. "I don't want to

get up," says little Kitty, "it is ... very early." 7. Will you give me some ... milk?

8. He asks for ... apple. 9. Let me have some ... pudding, it is very tasty. 10.

Help yourself to some ... pie. 11. Help yourself to ... piece of pie. 12.1 can't eat the

porridge, it is ... very hot. 13. It is ... early, you needn't hurry. 14. I should like to

have some ... salad. 15. Nick is not at home. He is ... at the Institute. 16. It is ...

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snowing, 17. The students need ... practice in these words. 18. She is going to buy

some ... milk. 19. Try to get ... books on English literature. 20. May I have ...

ticket to the Bolshoi Theatre? 21. Will you please give me some... porridge? 22.

They are ...talking.

XVII.

Fill in prepositions if necessary:

1 ,

A. 1. Pass ... me the salt, please. 2. Pass,the salt ... me. 3. Give the bread ... me.

4. Show this text ... the teacher.

5. Show. . the teacher this book. 6. He is going to come л. half an

hour. 7. Look г. the boy. How dirty he is! 8. I see a new wall-

newspaper \*? the corridor. 9. The children are playing ... the gar-

den. 10. Are you going т.. home? — No, I am going S9. the li-

brary. 11. They have breakfast... 8 o'clock v. the morning. 12.1

dine 3 o'clock the afternoon. 1^3. What do you see this

picture? 14. Excuse me, may I go .h? 15. Please, come We

are just beginning our lesson. 16. The bell is ringing, the students

are coming**:.; the room. The teacher is entering ... the room.

17.

The bell is ringing and the students are leaving ;.. the room.

18.

He is leaving rv. St.Petersburg, you know.

B. 1. Will you wait ... me,'I'll come ... a minute. 2. Are you ready ?.'.4he

answer? 3. Have some fruit ../pleasure. 4. Help yourself..: some fruit, please. 5.1

prefer an apple ... ice-cream.

6. The children are ready. . breakfast. They are waiting ... their

father. 7. Let's have some herring to begin .... 8. What do you

say ... an ice-cream? 9. As(.. me I prefer a piece of cake ...

sweets. 10. A waitress is coming ... our table. What shall we

order? 11. The pudding is ... your taste, I hope. 12. Going to the

river is.....the question, it's too cold to bathe today. 13. Father

usually comes ... home time. 14. We must pay the waitress the dinner. 15. I'm

fond.., vegetables and meat.

XVIII.

a) Chance the following sentences into interrogative and negative.

M o d e l : I have breakfast at 9.

— Do you have breakfast at 9?

— I don't have breakfast at 9.

b) Ask one another questions on the following sentences and answer them in the

negative. Mind the distribution of sentence-stress in the reply.

M o d e l : I have breakfast at 9.

— Do you have breakfast at 7?

— No, I xdon*t have breakfast so ,early. I have it only

atx9.

1. They have supper at 8. 2. We usually have dinner at home. 3. Father has

lunch at his office. 4. My cousin's family has dinner at 5 o'clock, as a rule. 5. He

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has dinner in the canteen. 6. I always have breakfast at home. 7. They usually have

lunch together. 8. My brother has lunch at the plant. 9.1 often have dinner at my

aunt's.

XIX.

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

M o d e l : I am leaving for London.

a) Kiev, Novosibirsk, Sochi, Tbilisi, Bratsk, Vladivostok, Tula;

b) the Urals, the Caucasus, the Crimea, Ukraine, the country.

XX.

Respond to the following sentences. Express your wish in the response as in the

model.

M o d e l : I like fruit. I should like some fruit now.

1. I like cucumbers. 2. I like chops and mashed potatoes.

3. I like sausage. 4. I like jam. 5. I like sugar. 6. I like bacon and eggs. 7. I like

marmalade. 8. I like coffee. 9. I like icecream. 10.1 like chicken. 11.1 like

bananas.

XXI.

Respond to the following sentences.

M o d e l 1: Begin reading.

— Shall I begin reading?

1. Speak English. 2. Open the window. 3. Read the exercise.

4. Do it at once. 5. Repeat this poem. 6. Learn it by heart. 7. Clear the table. 8.

Answer my question. 9. Lay the table. 10. Make tea for us.

M о d e 1 2: I don't see what's wrong here.

— Shall I show you?

1.1 don't know this expression. 2.1 can't see what is written on the blackboard.

3.1 can't swim. 4.1 can't hear you. 5.1 don't remember this word. 6. I don't know

Moscow well. 7. I can't find the newspaper. 8.1 don't know where my ball-pen is.

XXII.

Make rejoinders to the following statements:

M o d e l : I go to the Institute by bus.

— So do I.

I can't translate this sentence.

— Neither can my friend.

1. My sister speaks English. 2. The students of Group 102 are working at the

laboratory now. 3. My mother is a doctor. 4. Her father is a teacher. 5.1 prefer

apples to bananas. 6.1 don't take mustard. 7. He lives in Klin. 8. He doesn't live

with his parents. 9.1 don't know this old man. 10.1 can't come at four. 11. Father

likes to work in the garden. 12. He doesn't work much. 13. My little sister can't

swim. 14. We have breakfast at half past eight.

15.

Comrade Petrov is leaving for Kiev tomorrow morning.

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16.

My aunt is leaving for the Urals. 17. My nephew is a naughty child.

18. Those young men are not very well-bred. 19. My school-mate's father is a

journalist.

XXIII. a) Change the direct speech in Text 1 into indirect.

M o d e l : Mr. Smith: "Will you please give me a little more cornflakes, dear?"

Mr. Smith asks his wife to give him a little more cornflakes.

b) Retell the text in indirect speech (make use of the picture on page 159). c) Describe

the breakfast as if you were the mother (the-father, Kitty, Ann).

XXIV.

a) Use the following pairs of words in sentences:

M o d e l : He prefers fruit to ice-cream.

soda-water — beer; cheese — sausage; meat — fish; English — French;

coffee — cocoa: milk — water; tomatoes — cucumbers; mashed potatoes —

macaroni; porridge — bacon and eggs; clear soup — cabbage soup; apples —

plums; oranges — tangerines

b) Give your own examples according to the given model.

XXV.

Respond to the following statements. Express your denial of the both. Work

in pairs.

M o d e l : 1 like both apples and pears. I like neither apples nor pears.

1. They have both a son and a daughter. 2. She can do both sing and dance. 3.1

use both pepper and mustard. 4. He speaks both English and French. 5. I like both

football and hockey.

6. She knows both my cousin and brother. 7.1 am going to buy both cabbage

and potatoes. 8. I am going to have both coffee and cake. 9. My cousin likes both