Exercise 8. Translate the following word combinations.
The Ecology department, Penza region, a talk show, beef cattle, a car door, the afternoon sun, nitrogen fertilizers, a balance sheet, Moscow Region State Farm Horse Exhibition, farm mechanization, machine building, a Parliament assembly, soil ecology, manure spreader, control system design, digital computer design, the system reaction identification, parameter identification methods, a crystal growth technique, a weather forecast, a winter holiday, summer rain, a cell growth rate increase, straight line motion, belt power.
Основные суффиксы имён существительных
UNIT II
PLACE WHERE I LIVE
My House
Grammar: There is/are; Some, any
My Town
Grammar: Numerals; Adjectives and adverbs
My Country
Grammar: The Verb Active Voice
LESSON 1
Task 1. Answer the questions.
1) Where are you from?
2) What street do you live in?
3) Is your house big?
4) How many rooms are there in your house ( flat )?
5) Do you have any modern conveniences in your house? What are they?
6) What is your favourite place in your flat? Why?
7) What can you see from your window?
8) Is your kitchen large?
9) Do you like to invite guests?
Task 2. As a group, describe your classroom ( one after another add a sentence of your own to the description ). Use: There is ( are) in the classroom.Task 2. As a group, describe your classroom ( one after another add a sentence of your own to the description ). Use: There is ( are) in the classroom.
Task 3. Memorize the following words and phrases.
1. Come in, please. Входите, пожалуйста.
2. Feel [fi:l] . Feel Чувствуйте себя как дома.
3. You are welcome. Добро пожаловать.
4. Sorry, I am late. Простите за опоздание.
5. This way, please. Сюда, пожалуйста.
6. flat [flæt] . flat (Am. En.) [ə΄pa:tmənt] квартира
7. block of flats многоквартирный дом
8. floor [flo:] . floor [graund] . floor этаж ( цокольный этаж)
9. pavement [΄peivmənt] тротуар
10. staircase [΄stεəkeis] лестница
11. upstairs [΄٨p΄stεəz] . upstairs [΄daun΄stεəz]. upstairs вверх (вниз) по лестнице
12. the front [fr٨nt] . the front [haus] фасад дома
13. hot [hot] . hot [kəuld] . hot [΄r٨niŋ] . hot [΄wo:tə] горячее и холодное водоснабжение
14. modern [΄modən] . modern [kən΄vi:njənsiz] современные удобства
15. central [΄sentrəl] . central [΄hi:tiŋ] центральное отопление
16. spacious [΄speiəs] просторный
17. to face [feis] выходить на
18. appliances бытовая техника
19. to wash up мыть посуду
20. to bring order [΄o: də] наводить порядок
21. to have guests [gests] принимать гостей
22. to have a rest отдыхать
23. in the middle [midl] . in the middle в середине
24. in the left ( right) corner [΄ko: nə] в левом ( правом) углу
25. duty [΄dju: ti] обязанность
Task 4. Match the Russian words with their English equivalents.
In the Home
Inside and Outside
Furnishings
Appliances
Task 5. Sort out the nouns below into four groups:
a carpet, a tea-pot, a towel, a TV-set, a mirror, a bed, a sofa, a stove, a shower, soap, a pillow, an armchair, a sofa, a picture, a wardrobe, a chest of drawers, a fridge, flowers, a tape-recorder, a dressing-table, a lamp, a table.
Task 6. a) Make up word combinations with the following nouns and adjectives;Task 6. a) Make up word combinations with the following nouns and adjectives;
Nouns: a flat, a sofa, a refrigerator, a carpet, a computer, a garden, a washingmachine, conveniences, a lamp.
Adjectives: dirty, nice, spacious, modern, well-planned, comfortable, bright, pleasant, helpful, standard, convenient.
Task 7. Translate the sentences with home.
at home Peter isnt at home today.
away from home I hate being away from home too long.
to leave home (= permanently stop living with your parents) I left home when I was 18.
to make smth. your home We decided to make Jamaica our home.
back home (= in my country) Back home, the weather is much better.
to be home to California is home for many vineyards.
Task 8. Guess the meaning. Write sentences of your own, using these words.
1) to move into a new flat to go to live in a different flat. Eg. Theyve moved into a bigger flat.
2) to renovate to repair and paint a building ( or a flat) so that it is in good condition again. Eg. Their flat is being renovated.
3) a landlady is the owner of a house or a flat which is rented. Eg. Saturday was the day he had promised to pay his landlady.
4) to drop in on smb. to visit someone informally without arranging a particular time. Eg. I think Ill drop in on Jill on my way home.
5) a neighbour someone who lives next to you or near you. Eg. Our next-door neighbours are so noisy that we can hardly sleep some nights.
Task 9. In pairs, act out and translate the dialogues.
3) a landlady is the owner of a house or a flat which is rented. Eg. Saturday was the day he had promised to pay his landlady.
4) to drop in on smb. to visit someone informally without arranging a particular time. Eg. I think Ill drop in on Jill on my way home.
5) a neighbour someone who lives next to you or near you. Eg. Our next-door neighbours are so noisy that we can hardly sleep some nights.