менгардт английский для техн вузов

6. brown eyes	f) темные волосы
7. a girlfriend	g) старшая сестра
8. pretty	h) старый, старинный
9. well-built	i) ученик девятого класса
10. a quiet man	j) поехать в деревню
11. good-looking	k) двоюродный брат или сестра
12. plump	l) высокого роста
13. an elder sister	m) прабабушка
14. a pupil of the ninth form	n) студент первого курса
15. to get marks	o) через пять лет
16. to become a teacher	p) проводить выходные дни за горо-
	дом
17. to spend weekends out of	q) стать учителем
town
18. to go to the village	r) тихий человек
19. a great-grandmother	s) крепкий; хорошо сложённый
20. a cousin	t) полный, пухлый

1.4. Read the following words and notice their pronunciation.

introduce	[`Intrq`dju:s]	character	[`kxrqktq]	quite	[kwaIt]
appearance	[q`pIqrqns]	ancient	[`eInS(q)nt]	cousin	[`kAz(q)n]
automobile	[`Ltqmq(u)bJl]	eighteen	[`eI`tJn]	guitar	[ gI`tR]
electrician	[I`lek`trIS(q)n]	daughter	[`dLtq]	event	[I`vent]

			Personal Pronouns		Table 1.1
		Number	Person	Subject form	Object form
		Singular	1	I	me
			2	you	you
			3	he, she, it	him, her, it
		Plural	1	we	us
			2	you	you
			3	they	them

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1.5.Replace the words in bold with the correct personal pronoun, as in the model.

Model: – My friend is a student.

–He is a student.

1.Clara is a housewife.

2.My mother and I are dark.

3.Walter and Augusta are married.

4.Is your son a photographer?

5.Your sister and you are very pretty!

6.Silvia’s son is very short.

7.The calendar is on the table.

8.Is Kate your daughter?

9.My uncle is from the USA.

10.Is the cat under the chair?

Table 1.2

Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns

	Number	Person	Possessive adjectives	Possessive
				pronouns
	Singular	1	my	mine
		2	your	yours
		3	his, her, its	his, hers, its
	Plural	1	our	ours
		2	your	yours
		3	their	theirs
			This is my book.	This book is mine.

1.6. Find the Russian pronouns corresponding to the English ones.

1.	Him	– он	она	ему	их
2.	Us	– наш	нам, нас	вам, вас	мы
3.	Them	– им, их	они	нам	его
4.	Your, yours – ты, вы		наш	тебя, вас твой, ваш
5.	They	– они	ты, вы	твой, ваш им, их
6.	Me	– мой	мне, меня	ее	нам
7.	Our, ours	– твой нам,	нас	наш	ваш

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8.	We	– ты, вы	мы	вам, вас	ваш
9.	Their, theirs	– их	они	его	ее
10. Her, hers		– она	его	ее	он

1.7.Replace the Russian pronouns with the English ones, as in the model.

Model: – This is (моя) pen.

–This is my pen.

–This pen is not (твоя).

–This pen is not yours.

1.Helen has got a cat; the cat is (ее).

2.You have got two English books; they are (твои).

3.Those were (его) words. Those words were (его).

4.‘Are you (ее) friend?’ ‘Yes, I’m a friend of (ее).’

5.‘Is it (твоя) idea?’ ‘Yes, this idea is (моя).’

6.We have got two dogs in the house. They are (наши).

7.Is (твой) cat bigger than (мой)?

8.I think (наша) flat is a bit smaller than (ваша).

9.‘Whose is that big house?’ ‘It’s (их).’

10.‘Where is (моя) book?’ ‘(Твоя) is on the table.’

1.8.Complete the following sentences with the correct variant.

1.Mу boyfriend and … brother are architects.

	a) her	b) its	c) his	d) me
2.	… husband’s parents are sixty years old.
	a) His	b) Her	c) Their	d) Our
3.	We’ve got two cousins. … are very good-looking.
	a) They	b) Their	c) Us	d) Her
4.	My wife and I are fair, but …children are quite dark.
	a) their	b) your	c) our	d) his
5.	They are from Spain. … language is Spanish.
	a) Your	b) Our	c) Her	d) Their
6.	‘What are your names?’ ‘… names are Dick and John.’
	a) Our	b) My	c) Your	d) Ours
7.	Helen is from England, but … husband is from Canada.
	a) his	b) her	c) hers	d) him

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Table 1.3

Demonstrative Pronouns

This man is very strong.

This (These)

Whose books are these?

Look at that new car in front of the bank.

That (Those)

Those pictures on the wall are too large.

1.9. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of demonstrative pronouns.

1.… cafe across the street is good.

2.… rooms are too small for our groups.

3.… gentleman is very polite.

4.… news is interesting.

5.… flowers on the table are for you.

6.… pencil on the desk is not yours.

Table 1.4

Present Simple forms of the verb to be

	Affirmative forms
	I	am
He	She	We	You
	is		are
	It		They

Interrogative forms

Am I?

	Is			Are
he	she	it?	we	you they?

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Negative forms

				I	am not
	He		She		We		You
		is not				are not
		It					They
							Table 1.5
				Long and short forms of the verb to be
			Affirmative			Negative
Long forms				Short forms	Long forms		Short forms
I am				I’m	I am not		I’m not
you are				you’re	you are not		you aren’t
he is				he’s	he is not		he isn’t
she is				she’s	she is not		she isn’t
we are				we’re	we are not		we aren’t
you are				you’re	you are not		you aren’t
they are				they’re	they are not		they aren’t

1.10. Put the words into the correct order, as in the model.

Model: – a student / Henry / Is / good / ?

–Is Henry a good student?

1.aunt. / my / is / She

2.Steffi / from / Is / Germany?

3.boyfriend / new / your / intelligent? / Is

4.Jenkins. / surname / His / is

5.Wilma and Donald / married? / Are

6.short / and slim. / is / Valeria

7.you / Clara Fox? / Are

8.is / 104, / My / Market Street. / address

9.phone / number / 6484011? / his / Is

10.Julia. / name / Her / is

11.very / This / is / interesting. / story

12.in / street. / A new / is / house / our

13.her / tall? / Is / husband

14.are / We / Russia. / from

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1.11.Make the following sentences negative, as in the model.

Model: – My boyfriend is Italian (French).

–No, he isn’t. He isn’t Italian. He is French.

1.She is an actress. (a secretary)

2.He is single. (married)

3.They are husband and wife. (brother and sister)

4.It is my diary. (his diary)

5.I am very intelligent. (your wife)

6.They are from Russia. (England)

7.Her husband is an engineer. (an electrician)

8.Steven is twenty-five years old. (twenty-six)

9.You are stupid. (intelligent)

10.He is from London. (Oxford)

11.She is a teacher at school. (at the university)

12.They are students. (pupils)

1.12.Make the following sentences negative or interrogative, as in the model.

Model: – I am seventeen. (–)

–I’m not seventeen.

–She is my daughter. (?)

–Is she your daughter?

1.They are married. (–)

2.She is from Spain. (?)

3.I am a driver. (–)

4.Her boyfriend is from Germany. (?)

5.He is a teacher. (–)

6.They are from Australia. (–)

7.It is near the chair. (?)

8.You are Russian. (–)

9.I am German. (?)

10.I am a student. (?)

11.He is a pilot. (–)

12.We are from Italy. (?)

13.My name is John Winston. (?)

14.I am seventeen years old. (?)

15.Her name is Julia. (–)

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1.13.Complete the dialogue using the cues, as in the model.

Model: – your / name?

–What’s your name?

–Roberta Stone.

1. you / from / London?	…	– No, I’m from Liverpool.
2. you / English?	…	– Yes, I am.
3. your / job?	…	– I’m an actress.
4. you / married?	…	– No, I’m single.
5. your / address?	…	– 35, South Street.

Table 1.6

Past Simple and Future Simple forms of the verb to be

	Past Simple				Future Simple
	I		We	I	shall be	We
	You	were	You	You	will be	You
was	He			He
	She		They	She		They
	It			It
Short negative forms:				Short negative forms:
wasn’t, weren’t				shan’t be, won’t be

1.14.Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.

1.	He … a computer programmer.
	a) am	b) were	c) is
2.	Her hobby … tennis.
	a) are	b) were	c) is
3.	They … active members of our English club last year.
	a) will be	b) were	c) are
4.	The weather … fine tomorrow.
	a) will be	b) is	c) was

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5.	I hope it … cold next Friday.
	a) isn’t	b) wasn’t	c) won’t be
6.	He … in Kiev in two days.
	a) is	b) will be	c) was
7.	‘… you at the University yesterday?’ ‘Yes, I … .’
	a) Was; was	b) Was; am	c) Were; was
8.	… you busy now?
	a) Is	b) Were	c) Are
9.	What country … you from?
	a) are	b) was	c) is

10.When I … a small child I … very noisy, but now I … not.

a)were, was, am b) was, was, am c) was, was, was

1.15.Complete the following sentences with the full form of the verb to be.

1.We … in Italy last summer.

2.I think you … free next Saturday.

3.My diary … on the table.

4.We … married.

5.Your brother … here two hours ago.

6.He … a programmer in five years’ time.

7.My cousin … twenty-five years old.

8.They … French.

9.My surname … White.

10.She … quite tall, slim and pretty.

11.I … Roberta King.

12.I hope you … back in a couple of days.

1.16.Translate the following sentences into English.

1.Моя сестра – учительница.

2.Завтра я буду занят.

3.Где вы были вчера?

4.Она замужем.

5.Они из Лондона? – Нет, они из Оксфорда.

6.Когда она была молодой, она была очень хорошенькой.

7.Вы программист?

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8.Джону десять лет.

9.Ее муж не итальянец, он немец.

10.Из какой вы страны?

					Table 1.7
		Present Simple forms of the verb to have (got)
	I		We	He	She
		have got		has got
	You		They	It
			I have got a brother.
			He has got a car.
			Short forms: I’ve got	(= I have got)
			She’s got	(= She has got)
Have you got a brother? – Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. (=					have not)
Has he got a car?			– Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t. (=		has not)

Have you got any children?

I haven’t got a brother.

He hasn’t got a car.

We haven’t got any children.

1.17.Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to have (got).

1.‘… you … a computer?’ ‘No, I … .’

2.I … a dog, but my friend … a Siberian cat.

3.‘… you … any books in your bag?’ ‘Yes, I … .’

4.‘… Donald … his own family?’ ‘No, he …, but I … .’

5.‘… Ann … a new coat?’ ‘Yes, she … a very nice coat.’

6.‘… they … a new job?’ ‘Yes, they … .’

7.‘… your friend … an aunt or an uncle?’ ‘He … an old aunt.’

8.We … any money, but Susan and Robert … three thousand dollars.

9.‘… we … a calculator?’ ‘Yes, we … .’

10.‘… you … any sisters or brothers?’ ‘No, I … .’

11.‘… she … any friends in London?’ ‘Yes, she … .’

12.You always … any money on you!

13.Dick … a wife, but he … a girlfriend.

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1.18.Change the following statements into negatives, as in the model.

Model: – Uncle Henry’s got a new hat. (a coat)

–He hasn’t got a new coat.

1.He’s got a sister. (a brother)

2.Adolph’s got a camera. (a personal stereo)

3.They’ve got a son. (a daughter)

4.Our grandmother’s got a TV. (a DVD player)

5.I’ve got a brother. (a sister)

6.Wilma’s got a notebook in her bag. (a diary)

7.We’ve got a calendar on the table. (a magazine)

8.You’ve got a good job. (a good salary)

9.They’ve got a beautiful car. (a flat)

10.The table’s got four legs. (three legs)

1.19.Make the following sentences affirmative, as in the model.

Model: – Tom hasn’t got a pen. (a pencil)

–He’s got a pencil.

1.He hasn’t got a grandfather. (two grandmothers)

2.I haven’t got a girlfriend. (a wife)

3.Clementine hasn’t got a son. (a daughter)

4.We haven’t got an uncle. (an aunt)

5.Oliver and Kate haven’t got a dog. (a cat)

							Table 1.8
			Past Simple and Future Simple forms of the verb to have
			Past Simple			Future Simple
I				We	I	shall have	We
You			had	You	You	will have	You
He					He
She				They	She		They
It					It
					Short form – ’ll
						Short negative forms:
						shan’t have, won’t have

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