Раздел 1.3.

1. Прочитайте текст и определите его основную идею:

When I was a child I seemed to spend half of my life in front of a television. Every day coming home from school, all day long at weekends when we were at home and for much of the summer holidays, we set in front of the box. Before the age of 10 I most enjoyed watching children’s programmes. After this I had a period in which I enjoyed watching films and dramas, also soap operas, I shamefully admit.

However, as my views of the world changed, I found other interests, my attitude towards TV changed greatly. In the last few years I have very rarely switched on a TV, but often switched one off. In fact, for a couple of years I think I didn’t see a TV at all. I don’t really think that it’s good that all the people watching a television channel receive, learn and believe the same information, and are confronted with a very small selection of perspectives on things. I think it subconsciously influences people greatly, especially in their attitudes, and people become programmed in the way they think by what they absorb from the television. I don’t know, you could say that if it wasn’t for TV, they would receive a smaller amount of information about the world, about what’s going on, but I feel that in these circumstances people would receive more information from their immediate environment and live more real, practical lives based more on first-hand experience and less on second-hand information. I also see that television has a strong influence on people’s political ideas and very rarely offers any kind of religious or spiritual perspective on life, and I think that that’s not healthy for the society. I think that a lot of time people spend sitting in front of televisions could be spent developing themselves in more direct ways – learning skills, exercising, reading, creating things or any of the number of more useful activities.

2. Озаглавьте текст. Дайте не менее трёх вариантов заголовка.

3. Письменно переведите текст со словарём.

4. Напишите небольшую заметку (10-12 предложений) на тему: «Advantages And Disadvantages Of Television».

Урок 2

• Cтрадательный залог

• Сказуемое, выраженное обротом “there is”

• Тема: Some Problems Of Education

Раздел 2.1.

1. Прочитайте предложения. Определите форму сказуемого.

1. The woman was not named for legal reasons.

2. Our application had been rejected but the council gave no reasons for its decision.

3. All flights are being delayed because of bad weather.

4. She was told the truth.

5. Her proposals are usually received without much enthusiasm.

6. I didn’t know how this box would be got up the stairs.

7. My dad has been given a sweater as a birthday present this year.

8. The first chapter will have been written by the beginning of the next year.

9. He promised the book would have been published by December.

10. The contract was being discussed when the sales manager came into the office.

2. Поставьте сказуемое в Present, Past или Future Simple Tense страдательного залога:

1. The new comedy (to show) on TV yesterday.

2. The modern cinema on our street (to build) a year ago.

3. This scene (to shoot) in Paris next month.

4. Many documentaries (to make) every year.

5. The famous actress (to invite) to star in this film soon.

6. The talk show (to transmit) two days ago.

7. The TV sets (to sell) in this shop.

8. Good comedies (to produce) in Italy.

9. Many famous actors (to invite) usually to this festival.

10. This problem (to discuss) during the next talk show.

3. Переведите предложения на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Present, Past или Future Simple Tense страдательного залога:

1. Этот фильм покажут завтра по телевидению.

2. Много хороших фильмов снималось в нашей стране несколько лет назад.

3. Этого актера часто приглашают играть в фильмах о войне.

4. Детей вчера водили в кино.

5. Об этом фильме много говорят.

6. Классическая пьеса была поставлена молодым режиссёром.

7. Его попросят рассказать об этом эпизоде.

8. Этих политиков часто показывают по телевидению.

9. Сцена в церкви будет изменена.

10. Спортивные передачи любят смотреть многие люди.

4. Поставьте сказуемое в Present или Past Continuous Tense страдательного залога:

1. My camera (to repair) now.

2. The staff (to ask) for their opinion at the moment.

3. That programme (to transmit) when they received that information.

4. The scene (to discuss) when the producer came.

5. He (to interview) just now.

6. The episode (to shoot) at that time yesterday/

7. The meeting (to arrange) when the circumstances changed.

8. This programme (to discuss) in mass media at present.

9. She (to listen) to with great interest in the conference hall now.

10. They (to show) in a very popular TV programme at this time yesterday.

5. Переведите предложения на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Present или Past Continuous Tense страдательного залога:

1. Этот фильм сейчас показывают по телевидению.

2. Вчера в это время у неё брали интервью.

3. Пьесу показывали вчера с 3 до 4.30.

4. Ему как раз сейчас задают эти вопросы.

5. Когда мы уходили, этот документ распечатывали.

6. Обсуждался следующий эпизод, когда пришёл директор.

7. Эта новость широко обсуждается сейчас в прессе.

8. В нашем городе сейчас строится новый торговый центр.

9. Вчера в пять делегацию принимал директор завода.

10. Сейчас разрабатывается новый метод производства транзисторов.

6. Поставьте сказуемое в Present, Past или Future Perfect Tense страдательного залога:

1. The new model (to develop) by last month.

2. The missed file just (to find) on my desk.

3. The bank (to establish) by next year.

4. All the suits (to sell) by yesterday evening.

5. It is his favourite film, he (to see) it several times.

6. The information (to send) already to the producers.

7. The goods (to pay) by the end of this week.

8. The message (not to receive) yet.

9. The tickets (to book) already when we heard the announcement.

10. The presentation (to prepare) already.

7. Переведите предложения на английский язык, употребляя Present Past или Future Perfect Tense страдательного залога:

1. У него только что взяли интервью.

2. Сообщение уже передали, когда пришла новая информация.

3. Фотографии будут сделаны к моменту открытия выставки.

4. Наш новый продукт ещё не разработан.

5. Эта выставка была уже закрыта к концу прошлой недели.

6. Сегодня было получено три важных сообщения.

7. Доклад будет написан к этим выходным.

8. Управляющему сообщат о прибытии делегации к завтрашнему дню.

9. Завод ещё не произвёл эту продукцию.

10. К моменту, когда мы решили искупаться, вода в бассейне уже нагрелась.

8. Поставьте сказуемое в соответствующую видо-временную форму страдательного залога:

1. Rice (to grow) in India.

2. The interview (to record) now.

3. The new play (to publish) just.

4. The ice (to break) by the time we joined the party.

5. His application (to accept) and he stopped looking for another job.

6. Such beautiful things never (to produce)!

7. The contract (to make) by next week.

8. This building (not to paint) yet when we rented an office there.

9. The car (to repair) in the garage when the accident happened.

10. Where are the children? They (to look for)!