Vocabulary exercises

I. Give Russian equivalents to:

to be in the 4th year, to attract tourists, because of the beauty, that is why, the population is fairly small, agriculture, occupation, during the term-time, to go home, at week-ends, to be busy, to look after, various animals, to come from quite large families, to see smb. rarely, to work as a secretary, a well-paid job, to be efficient, indoors, outdoor life, at heart, to find a job, to be in the final year at school, to go to a boarding school, a local comprehensive school, to be interested in farming, a wise choice, choosing a career is no problem for him, for his age, to be involved in farming, a family tradition, the family is slightly larger than average, age difference, to get on well with each other, all in all

II. Choose the right word:

1. I am in the first year of History department at (the university, a secondary school). 2. Leningrad (to bring together, to attract) many tourists because of its beauty. 3. During (holidays, term-time) I live in a university flat. 4. Our teachers are very (efficient business-like) in their work. 5. All my family (is involved, participates) in teaching.

III. Translate into Russian:

1. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to find a job for the young people in Great Britain. 2. Robert Burns, a famous Scottish poet comes from a very large family. 3. My cousin lives in a small village. His parents are involved in agriculture. Since the area is scarcely populated there is no secondary school in the village and the boy goes to a boarding school 40 km. away. He comes home at week-ends and during holidays. He is in his final year at school. As he is interested in farming he wants to study agriculture at the Academy. 4. Choosing a career was no problem for Helen. She wanted to be a teacher. Her mother works as an elementary school teacher and her father is a teacher of Mathematics. It is a family tradition. 5. Schoolchildren of small village schools keep various animals and look after them. They also help their parents to work on the collective farm. 6. My grandmother is a housewife. During the whole day she is busy looking after the house and my younger sister. They get on very well with each other.

IV. Give English equivalents to:

учиться на I курсе; жить в местности, которая привлекает туристов своей красотой; население довольно малочисленное; сельское хозяйство — основное занятие; в течение семестра; присматривать за домом; ухаживать за животными; работать секретарем; хорошо оплачиваемая работа; быть компетентным; любить работу; в помещении; на открытом воздухе; в душе; пред­почитать делать что-то; найти работу; заканчивать школу; школа-интернат; общеобразовательная школа; интересоваться работой на ферме; держать уток, свиней; разумный выбор; раз в семестр; выбор карьеры (профессии) для него не проблема; не удивительно; семейная традиция

V. a) Give the male/female counterpart:

father, uncle, man, wife, nephew, son, brother, grand­mother

b) Give the plural:

man, woman, child, sheep, goose, wife

VI. What is the opposite of:

large, far, small, tall, strong, older, indoors, happy, often

VI. Arrange a) and b) in pairs of synonyms:

a) university, attractive, fairly, small, efficient, career, average

b) college, rather, little, beautiful, profession, ordinary, business-like

VIII. Answer the following questions (work in pairs):

1. Where does Jackie Rose live? 2. Why does this area attract many tourists? 3. Jackie is in the 4th year at Aberdeen University, isn't she? 4. Where does she live during the term-time? 5. Does she often go home? How often? 6. What is her mother (father, her elder sister, her younger sister, brother)? 7. What does her mother look after? 8. How old are her parents? Did they both come from quite large families? 9. Jackie, her sisters and her brother have many aunts, uncles and cousins, have they not? 10. Do they see their grandparents often or rarely? Why? 11. Does Margaret enjoy her job as a secretary? Why? 12. Why did Jocelyn come home and decide to spend her last year at the local comprehen­sive school? 13. What is Jocelyn interested in? What does she want to study at the University? 14. What career has William chosen? Is he at the boarding school in Aber­deen or near Perth? 15. What is the whole family involved in? Is it surprising? Give your reasons. 16. Do the children of the Roses' family get on well with each other and with their parents? 17. What is the average number of children in British families? 18. What can you say about Scotland? Show on the map the towns mentioned in the text.