Class assignments

12. Form the nouns a) from the verbs by the suffix ‘-ment’. Translate these nouns:

to achieve, to treat, to appoint, to require, to excite

2. from the adjectives by the suffix ‘-0)ty\ Translate these nouns:

human, able, active, possible, responsible, real, formal, rapid

13. Substitute the words of close meaning for the words in bold type:

1. He wasnervous. 2. Theycame back in time. 3. ’}VhenI was reading my sister was preparing her lessons. 4. Wereceived a lejtter yesterday. 5. Theyappointed the time of their meeting. 6. We aregrown-ups and understand well our responsibility for the health of people. '^{1 1}j‘ ‘

14. Translate the participles. Give the correspqnding infinitives:

studying, entering, getting, dying, returning, treating, performing

15. From the predicates given in brackets pick ojit and insert the correct one:

1. Who ... home now? Who usually ... home in the evening? (returns, is returning) 2. Doctor P.... the operation a week ago. Doctor P.... the operation from 10 till 12 a.m. yesterday, (performed, was performing) 3.1... a corpse at

2. p.m. tomorrow. I... a corpse tomorrow (shall dissect, shall be dissecting)

16. Answer the following questions:

1. Are the doctors fighting for the life of this patient?

2. Who is fighting for the life of this patient? 3. Wiiat are the doctors doing?

4. What are the doctors fighting for?

17. Find the corresponding English translation from the list given below. What new words have you found? Memorize the words in bold type:

1. Мы сдаем экзамены дважды в год. 2. Я обычно

ухожу из дома в 7 часов утра, но вчера я ушел позже.

3. Врач спас его жизнь. 4. Сначала подумай, потом отвечай. 5. Не ждите меня. 6. Я единственный сын в семье.

1. The doctor saved his life. 2. First think, then answer. 3. Don’t wait for me! 4. We take examinations twice a year. 5.1 usually leave home at 7 a.m. but yesterday I left it later. 6.1 am the only son in the family.

18. Read Text H. Find the sentences in the Continuous tenses and translate them: ■, -^J '

Text H. An Interesting Meeting

Twice a month we hold different group meetings at which we discuss many problems of our student’s life or have political talks.

But this time it was not an ordinary meeting. We were going to meet one of the former students of our Institute. Now he is working as the Head of the Chair of Surgery. He is a professor and a very talented surgeon. Everybody considers that he is a qualified specialist in the field of heart surgery. He devotes much time to scientific work and is the author of numerous articles on the surgical treatment of some heart diseases.

That’s why we were so excited. We were talking about the coming meeting and preparing the questions which we were going to ask Prof. Lukin.

Soon the door opened and the man whom we were waiting for entered the room. Our excited talk stopped and the meeting began. First of all our Komsomol group organizer greeted (приветствовал) Prof. Lukin and asked him to tell us something about his work.

After graduation from the Institute Prof. Lukin got his work appointment to a small hospital. His first patient was a ten-year-old girl. The girl needed an operation badly. When he was preparing for the operation he felt great ex­citement. But when he began to operate he thought only of his responsibility for the girl’s life. How happy he was when he understood that he saved the girl!

There were many difficulties in his work as he had no experience but his elder colleagues were always ready to help him. He worked hard for several years. Sometimes he did not achieve successful results but he considered that his work of a surgeon was the only true work for him.

At the end of the meeting we thanked Prof. Lukin heartily. The meeting was so interesting that no one wanted to leave the hall.

19. Finish the sentences according to Text H. Choose the phrase from the list given below:

1. We have group meetings ... . 2. Prof. Lukin is ... . 3. We were excited because.... 4. Prof. Lukin told us about.... 5. The meeting was so interesting that....

we did not want to leave the hall, his first operation, twice a month, we had a meeting with Prof. Lukin, a specialist in heart surgery

20. Tell us about: a) your entering the Institute, b) your first examination session.

LESSON 8