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Grammar:

2. 1. Present Indefinite Active § 9

3. 2. Количественные местоимения § 28

2. A. 1. Recollect your school vocabulary

day день hall зал home дом map карта night ночь pen ручка tea чай tree дерево water вода west запад when когда who кто	autumn осень bag сумка bus автобус dinner обед every каждый Friday пятница language язык morning утро north север spring весна want хотеть why почему		аfternoon полдень copy-book тетрадь dictionary словарь exercise упражнение for example например glass стакан, стекло newspaper газета pencil карандаш question вопрос sentence предложение translate переводить which который
whose чей	country [′k∧ntri] страна ; деревня, сельская местность
dress платье, одеваться get up – got – got вставать		drink – drank – drunk пить homework домашняя работа

B. 1. Translate the sentences

1. We take books from the library. 2. The Institute trains miners, civil engineers, geologists, etc. 3. Some British Universities concentrate on technology. 4. Atoms combine into molecules and molecules may contain one, two, three or more atoms. 5. Does your father work at the construction site? 6. Red means “beautiful”. 7. These scientists work in the field of physics. 8. My friend doesn’t like Chemistry. 9. Do you study on Sundays? 10. He doesn’t miss practical classes. 11. When do you listen to the radio? 12. Where does your friend study?

B. 2. Make the following sentences: a) negative, b) interrogative

e.g. My brother studies at the Civil Engineering department. –

1. My brother doesn’t study at the Civil Engineering department.

2. Does he study at the Civil Engineering department?

1. His father works at the plant. 2. We go to the Institute every day. 3. The garage houses many cars. 4. They have a lecture on Chemistry today. 5. This scientist lectures on psychology. 6. He specializes in the field of electronics. 7. She knows Mathematics very well. 8. He does a certain job at the lab. 9. They get up early. 10. We read a lot. 11. They have breakfast at eight o’clock. 12. They often buy newspapers.

B. 3. Change the singular into the plural:

e.g. That girl is tall. – Those girls are tall.

1. That apple was green. 2. She has breakfast at 8 o’clock. 3. There is one window in the room. 4. This subject is difficult. 5. He doesn’t know this girl. 6. One of my sisters is married. 7. He leaves home at eight o’clock. 8. There is a lift in this house. 9. Does she get to the University by bus? 10. This girl sings well. 11. I don’t understand this rule. 12. That student has five examinations.

B. 4. Translate the sentences

1. There are many kinds of building materials. 2. Graphite is one of the best materials for reactors. 3. Einstein studied many subjects to increase his knowledge but physics became his life interest. 4. Few people know that the first programmer in the world was Lord Bayron’s daughter. 5. Atomic ice-breakers need little fuel. 6. The speed of computer operations will be much greater in the future.

E. 1. Insert the words: where, when, what, why, how, how often

1. … do you study? 2. … is your name? 3. … University do you study at? 4. … were you born? 5. … many buildings does your University occupy? 6. … does your father work? 7. … language do you speak? 8. … old are you? 9. … is your favourite subject?

B. 5. Make special questions to the the following sentences

Model: His father works at the plant. – Where does his father work?

1. He leaves home at eight o’clock. 2. He specializes in the field of electronics. 3. We study six days a week. 4. We go to the Institute every day. 5. They have a lecture on Chemistry today. 6. She knows Mathematics very well. 7. They do a certain job at the lab.

2. A. 2. Translate the following international words

minute [′minit], lecture [′lektə], radio [′reidiou], specialist [′speəlist], gymnastics [dʒim′næstiks], exam [igzæm] = examination [ig,zæmineiən], opera [′ɔpərə], active [æktiv], stipend [′staipend], judo [′dʒu:dou], coffee [′kɔfi], practical [′præktikəl], kilometer [′kilou,mi:tə],