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Many English families have got their own houses, but some people live in flats. There are two floors in the traditional English house: the ground floor and the first floor. People in England like their homes and always show them to their visitors.

Mr. Dunn, a British businessman, often comes to the Russian Trade Delegation and he knows Voronin very well. One Sunday he invites Voronin and some engineers to his place to spend an evening with his family.

Mr. Dunn’s family lives in a small house with a garden. There is a sitting-room and a study downstairs. The kitchen is downstairs too. The sitting-room is large and sunny. There is a sofa, two armchairs and a coffee table, a standard lamp, and a colour TV-set. Above the coffee table there is a nice wall-lamp. A green carpet on the floor makes the room comfortable.

In the kitchen there is an electric cooker, a refrigeration with a freezer, a dish-washer and a cupboard. Mrs. Dunn has got a lot of dishes: plates, cups, glasses and a many knives, forks and spoons.

The study is a room with bookshelves on the walls. Upstairs there are two bedrooms and a bathroom.

The study is a small room with bookshelves on the walls. Upstairs there are two bedrooms and a bathroom.

The Dunns love their house and think: “There is no place like home”.

Модальные глаголы

Модальные глаголы выражают способность, разрешение, необходимость, возможность и т. п. Основные глаголы этой группы: can,may,must.

1. Глагол can– мочь, уметь. Выражает возможность или способность совершения действия.

Форма прошедшего времени – could.

2. Глагол may– можно. Выражает разрешение выполнять действия.

Форма прошедшего времени – might.

3. Глагол must– должен. Выражает долженствование или необходимость совершения действия.

Формы прошедшего времени нет.

Основные признаки этой группы глаголов:

а) окончание –sв 3 лице ед. числа настоящего простого времени отсутствует:

She can write. Bob must go home.

Она умеет писать. Боб должен идти домой.

б) следующий за модальным глагол в начальной форме употребляется без частицы to:

I can read. You may open the door.

Я могу читать. Вы можете открыть дверь.

в) вопросительная и отрицательная формы образуются без вспомогательного глагола:

Can you speak English? – No, I can’t.

May I open the window? – No, you may not.

Упражнения

1. Прочитайте и переведите предложения:

а) 1. I can show you an interesting picture of this city. 2. His brother could play the piano very well. 3. She could translate these English texts.

б) 1. We must attend a lecture on German History on Tuesday. 2. You must return my magazines on Wednesday. 3. You must take your children to the country for the week-end. 4. I must go to see my grandmother on my day off.

в) 1. You may discuss these questions after work. 2. They may take four magazines from that shelf. 3. She may sit on the sofa in my study. 4. He may leave Moscow on Saturday.

2. Прочитайте и переведите предложения:

1. Can you name the days of the week? 2. May I speak to you now? 3. I cannot go to the lecture today because I feel bad. 4. Can you take books from the library? 5. May I go out? 6. Can I come in? 7. You mustn’t be late for classes. 8. May I come in? 9. Can I take your textbook? 10. May I smoke here? 11. Must we air the classroom now? 12. I’m sorry, I cannot help you now. 13. May I have a cup of coffee? 14. Must I read or translate? 15. May I take this book, please? 16. Which of us must be on duty in the workshop today? 17. May I have a glass of milk?