Задание 6.9. Answer the following questions

When were you born?

When were your parents born?

When is your friend's birthday?

What are the dates of public holidays in Russia?

Name three most important dates in the history of Russia.

When did the Second World War begin? When was it over?

When did the Great Patriotic War begin? When was it over?

When do summer holidays begin?

When is the end of the college year in Russia?

Задание 6.10.Ответьте на вопросы.

1. How many wheels does a car have?

2. How many seasons are there in a year?

3. How many wheels does a bicycle have?

4. How many letters are there in English ABC?

5. How many letters are there in Russian ABC?

6. How many letters are there in eight?

7. How many copecks are in one rouble?

8. How many days are there in a week?

9. How many days are there in a year?

10. How much is 5 + 4?

7) Неопределённый и определённый артикли

Задание 7.1. Объясните наличие или отсутствие ар­тикля перед существительными.

1. Last week I met my friend. He was with a young girl. The girl was a student of our Academy. 2. This is a pencil. The pencil is red. 3. She is a teacher. She is our teacher of English. 4. It is a lake. The lake is deep. It's one of the deepest lakes in the world. 5. There are many flowers in your garden. The flowers are beautiful. 6. Did you write a plan? Give me your plan, please. 7. The Black Sea is in the South of Russia. 8. This is Nick. He works as an engineer. He is a good engineer. 9. There are some schools in our street. The schools are new. 10. Yury Gagarin was the first cosmonaut of the world. 11. In sum­mer the sky is blue and the sun shines brightly. 12. The Petrovs are very friendly. 13.This is Ann's book. I don't like such books. 14. Winter begins in December.

Задание 7.2. Вставьте артикли a, an, the, где необ­ходимо:

A.

1. This... pencil is broken. Give me that... pencil, please. 2. I have ... ten programmes on my TV. 3. My friend has... car.... car is broken now. 4. I got... letter from my friend yesterday…. letter was very long. 5. She

has two... daughters and one... son. Her... son is... stu­dent. 6. My... brother's... friend has no... dog. 7. This is... house.... house is white. 8. They have... party.... party is... a birthday party. 9. I read ... good book yester­day.... book was interesting and funny.

B.

1. Yesterday I saw... new film, but... film wasn't very interesting. 2. Moscow is sitiated on ... Moskva river and London is situated on... Thames. 3. Yuri Gagarin was... first man to fly over... Earth in spaceship. 4. My sister will go to school... next year. 5. In... summer we went to ...Black Sea. 6. ... New York is one of the biggest busi­ness centers in the world. 7. ... Lomonosov was... great Russian scientist. He was born in... small village on...

shore of... White Sea. 8 Peter's brother is... workerand we are... students. 9. What... strange man he is! 10. In... summer we live in... country. 11. Russia is one of... largest countries of the world. 12. Is your dress made of... wool or... cotton? — It's made of silk.

C.

1. She lives in … centre of … Moscow. 2. I’d like… glass of…water. 3. … my sister is married to…farmer. 4. … man in…next flat is…French. 5. Who’s …girl by…piano? 6. They’ve got…boy and…girl; …boy is 10 and…girl is 12.7. Today is…only day that I’m free. 8. There are lots of mice here, but where’s…cat? 9. She’s got…dark hair and…blue eyes. 10. … house where we live is very small. 11. My friend’s family lives in…private house in…Vitebsk.

For…weekend we sometimes go to…village where my mother has…house.

D.

1. What... fine day it is today! 2..,. History and ... Computer Science were ... my favourite subjects at... school. 3. I don't know ... way to... station. 4. He is... engineer by... profession. 5. Usually I get up at ... 7 o'clock in... morning. 6.... Rostov is on... right bank of... Don. 7. Will you have... cup of... tea? 8. ... Warsaw is... capital of Poland. 9. We shall go to...cinema together with... our friends. 10. This is... book,... book is very interesting. 11. Do you see... sun in... sky today? 12. He is... engineer by... profession. 13.1 went to... Smirnovs, but they were not at... home.

E.

1. … Moscow is situated on … Moscow River. … Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is … canal called … Moscow – Volga Canal which joins … Moscow to … Volga. … Volga runs into … Caspian Sea. 2. Several rivers run into … sea at … New York. … most important is … Hudson River which empties into … Atlantic Ocean. Besides … Hudson there are … two other rivers: … East River and … Harlem River. 3. In … Siberia there are many long rivers: … Ob, … Irtysh, … Yenissei, …Lena and … Amur. 4. … Altai Mountains are … higher than … Urals. 5.... Volga is... longest river in ... Europe. 6.... Rostov is situated on... Don.

Задание 7.3. Вставьте артикли и переведите на русский язык.

A.

CHARLES DICKENS.

At... beginning of... 19th century... little boy was born in... family of John Dickens,.,, clerk at... office in... Portsmouth, and was named Charles, He had… sister who was older than he, and there were several other children in... family. When Charles was seven, he was sent to... school. In 1821... family went to... London, and little Charles left behind him... happiest years of his child­hood. His father was in... money difficulties, and... fam­ily became poorer and poorer.... boy had to give up his studies. Mr. Dickens was put into... debtors' prison. Lit­tle Charles learned to know all... horrors and cruelty of... large capitalist city. He had to go to work at... blacking factory. He worked there from... morning till... night. When his father came out of prison, Charles was sent to... school for some time. Soon he got work as... clerk. Then he learned... stenography and became... reporter in Par­liament. In 1836 at... age of 24 Charles Dickens published his first book. It was... collection of... stories.... title of... book was «Sketches by Boz». These were followed by «Pickwick Papers » and « Oliver Twist» and many other famous novels. Charles Dickens is one of... greatest writ­ers of... 19th century. His novels are now translated into most languages of... world.

B.

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, ... greatest English playwright, was born in 1564 in ... Stratford-on-Avon in ... England. ... Stratford is... small country town in ... farming dis­trict near ... centre of... England ... Avon, which is... pretty river with ... grass and ... trees all along its banks, runs through ... Stratford. Not much is known of... Shakespeare's father. He was... farmer who, at... differ­ent times of his life, sold ... meat and bought and sold... wool. He was poor and was often in ... money difficulties. Very little is known about... life of his only son William also little house in which... great writer was born still

stands. It is now... museum. William went to... school in ... Stratford. In 1586 he went to... London. Probably... first work he did there was at one of the two theatres that there were in ... London at that time. Then he became... actor and soon began to write... plays for... company of actors to which he belonged. Shakespeare bought... larg­est house in his hometown in 1597, but he did not spend much time there till 1610. He spent... last years of his life mostly in … Stratford, but he often visited … London. He died in 1616.

C.

Once there lived … kind. His name was Midas. He had … little daughter. They lived in … beautiful palace with … wonderful garden around it. Now … kind was very fond of … gold. He loved … gold more then anything else in … world. One day, when … kind was looking at his gold, … young man appeared before him. “you are … very rich man, Midals” said … young man. “yes,” said …king , “but I would like to be richer. I would like to have … golden touch. I want everything that I touch to torn into … gold”. … young man was … magician, and he gave … king … golden touch which he wanted to have. … king was very happy. He touched … table, and … table became gold. He went into … garden. He touched … roses, and they also became gold. … king’s daughter, who loved … roses very much, saw it and began to cry. “Don’t cry, … dear daughter,” said … king and touched his daughter’s head. … next moment … girl turned into … beautiful gold statue.