II. Translate the sentences.

1.If I knew her number, I would telephone her. 2. Tom would travel if he had more money. 3. If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that coat. 4. If I were rich, I would buy a castle. 5. We wouldn’t have any money if we didn’t work. 6.If I had known that you were ill, I would have gone to see you. 7. We would have gone out if the weather hadn’t been so bad. In case of fire, please leave the building as quick as possible. 9. In case of emergency, telephone this number. 10. We rang the bell again in case they hadn’t heard the first time. 11.I wish you wouldn’t drive so fast. 12.He is going to take his camera in case he wants to take some pictures.13. Travelling by car is convenient provided (that) you have somewhere to park. 14.Providing (that) she studies hard, she should pass the examination. 15. We’ll be late unless we hurry.

1. Make your own sentences. Use expressions:

If I were you, I …

I wish you wouldn’t …

In case of….

Providing...

Unit IX.

GRAMMAR REVIEW.

I. Read and translate the text.

Remember, not so long ago, when the telephone used to be a simple receiver connected by a wire to the wall ? And all you used your phone for was to make a phone call ? Today, new technology has changed the telephone and what people use it for.

Computer-based technology has given us instant connections and clearer conversations over the telephone.

But you don’t need to be at home or at the office to use the telephone anymore. Mobile phones (also known as cellular phones) have no wires. You can carry one in your pocket or keep one in your car. A call from a mobile phone travels along radio waves to stations located in different places. From there the radio signal is connected to the regular phone system. With a mobile phone, anyone who can drive and talk can also drive and phone. This means less wasted time: You don’t have to look for a phone booth or use coins to make a call. So remember, next time you are at the beach or riding your bicycle, there might be a call for you!

Answer the questions.

1. How have computers improved telephone services ?

2. How many uses of the telephone can you find in the passage?

3. How many uses of a mobile phone can you find ?

4. How does a mobile phone call reach a station ?

Unit X.

Degrees of Comparison.

1. Read and translate the text: the hermitage

The State Hermitage in St. PETERSBURG is one of the largest museum in the world. Fabulous treasures are gathered in the Museum. It contains the better specimens of culture and art.

Within the past few decades the Hermitage has become one of the country’s most important centres of art study. The results of the research work are published in the form of books, articles, periodicals, etc.

Most helpful in the Museum research work in the Hermitage Library which contains about 400 000 books, and is one of the largest among art libraries.

At the present moment the exhibitions of the Hermitage occupy four buildings.

The Winter Palace is the oldest of the buildings occupied by the Museum today. Erected in 1754-1762 to the design of the architect Rastrelli, it ranks among the most wonderful architectural monuments of the city. Later in 1840 it was reconstructed by the architects Stasov and Bryullov.

The most notable rooms of the Winter Palace are the imposing State rooms among them is the Small Throne Room or Peter’s Room, created in the 19-th century in memory of Peter I.

I. Translate the sentences:

The Department of the History of Russian Culture founded in 1941 is the youngest in the Hermitage. 2. The Hermitage collection of works by the great Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn is the richest in the world. 3. The building of the Winter Palace is not higher than other ones on the embankment of the Neva. 4. Anything you can do he can do better. 5. Art is much easier to get hold of* these days.

*to get hold of - достичь, получить.

II. Complete the sentences:

1. Mathematics is (difficult) than History. 2. Tom is the (bad) pupil in the class. 3. My mother gets up (early) than all in our family. 4. St. Petersburg is the (beautiful) city in our country. 5. This car is (expensive) than that. 6. It was (hot) this year than last year. 7. Mary is (thin) than Ann. 8. A lion is (dangerous) than an elephant. 9. Dolphins are (intelligent) animals of all after man. 10. Ben is the (good) athlete of all.