Ex.6. Translate into Russian

Training exercises

Ex. 1. Insert the following pronouns: some, any, no, something, anything, nothing, somebody, nobody, somewhere, nowhere, anywhere

1. Did you have…lessons yesterday? –No, we did not have lessons yesterday. It was Sunday.

2. Have you got…questions?

3. Can you tell me…interesting about this exhibition?

4. Is there…interesting there?

5. Could you offer me…to read?

6. Do you know…in group twelve?

7. …rang you up at 5 o’clock.

8. When I came back, there was… in the room.

9. I saw her…but I don’t remember where.

10. Are you doing…this evening?

11. I’ve lost my gloves… and I can’t find them…

12. I wanted to read that book but I couldn’t find it….

13. If it rains we shan’t go…

14. We shall stay at home and read…interesting.

Ex. 2. Insert pronouns in a proper form

1. Let…translate those article into Russian (we).
2. Let…take the books from the library today (she).
3. He is quite ill. Let…stay at home (he)
4. Let…introduce myself. (I) My name is Helen.
5. Let…do these exercises in class (they)
6. Let…have a meeting after classes (we)
7. Let…learn the poem by heart (she)

Ex.3. Ask questions about Ed and Liz

1. (where/Ed and Liz live) – In Nottingham
2. (how long/they/be/married?) -15 years
3. (they/go out/very often?) – No, not very.
4. (what/Ed do for a living?) –He is a policeman.
5. (he/enjoy his job?) –Yes, very much.
6. (he/arrest anyone yesterday?) –No.
7. (they/have/a car?) –Yes.
8. (when/they/buy it) –Ayear ago.
9. (how much/it cost?) - 3,000 pounds(they/go/on holiday next summer?) –Yes.
11. (where/they/go?) – To Scotland.

Ex. 4. Make exclamations (!) You think that dress looks nice. – Does that dress look nice!

1. You think it’s a lovely day.
2. You think it was a good film.
3. You think everything is expensive these days.
4. You think Tom looked well.
5. You think the child is very clever.
6. You think the children were very noisy.
7. You think that woman is very fussy.

Ex. 5. Give the Russian for: to care, to care for somebody, smth.; to care to do smth.; to care about smth.; to care about doing smth.

1. He failed in his exams but I don’t think he cares.
2. He doesn’t care what they say about him.
3. I don’t much care about going now, though.
4. Well, who cares?
5. I’m a fool to care when you don’t care for me.
6. Do you care what you wear?
7. Do you care who you are friends with?
8. Do you care what people think about you?
9. Do you care for the cinema, music, reading?

Ex.6. Translate into Russian

1. You must leave the place at once.
2. People mustn’t fish in this river.
3. You must decide what you want to do.
4. You must do it all again before next week though I must confess it’s the first bad repair you’ve done.
5. I can’t do it now, but I expect I can do it next week.
6. If you can’t type any better than this you had better not to type at all.
7. You mustn’t forget what I told you last lesson.
8. You mustn’t be scared in the dark.

Ex. 7. Insert the following modal verbs must, may, can, could

with a proper form of infinitive

1. Bob…(to fail) the exam. He is very lazy.

2. Bob….(to fail) the exam. He is quite at home in English.

3. Bob…(to fail) the exam. He never impressed me as a bright boy.

4. They…(to go) to Sochi by sea! She is a poor sailor.

5. He… (to drive) much better now.

6. You…(to take a walk) after dinner in the park today.

7. He…(to run)very quickly when he was younger.

8. Happily Ann …(to swim) across the river, otherwise she would have drowned.

9. I…(to run) very quickly to get when I was child of seven.

10. I was sure I… (to get) to the top of the mountain.

Ex.8. Complete the sentences with “could”

1. Ye can’t play tennis very well now but he … quite well when he was younger.
2. She can’t run very fast now but when she was at school she…faster than anyone else.
3. I can’t swim very far these days but ten years ago I…from one side of the lake to the other.

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