Упражнение-карточка 4.

1. Когда я зашел в класс, урок уже начался, и учитель сердито посмотрел на меня. When I came into the classroom the lesson had already begun and the teacher looked angrily at me.

2. Я вернусь через полчаса. Надеюсь, ты в это время будешь делать уроки, а не смотреть телевизор. I will come back in half an hour. I hope you will be doing homework at this time, not watching TV.

3. Что ты подаришь Сью на день рождения? – Я собираюсь подарить ей пластинку. –Но у нее полно пластинок! –Тогда я подарю ей книжку. What are you going to give Sue as a birthday present? – I am going to give her a disk. – But she has got plenty of disks! – Then I will give her a book.

4. Я уезжаю в пятницу. Вернусь, наверное, в понедельник. Я купил билет только в одну сторону. I am leaving on Friday. I will probably come back on Monday. I have bought a one-way ticket.

5. У меня с собой мало денег. Одолжишь мне пару сотен? I have got little money about me. Will you lend me two hundred?

6. Смотри! Маша танцует. – Она очень хорошо танцует. – Она хорошо танцует потому, что занимается танцами с пяти лет. Look! Masha is dancing. – She dances very well. – She dances well because she has been going in for dancing since she was five.

7. У Тины кружилась голова (to feel giddy). Она каталась на карусели (to ride a merry-go-round). Tina felt giddy. She had been riding a merry-go-round.

8. Что ты думаешь о Борисе Акунине? – Я ничего не знаю о нем. Я не читал его романов. What do you think of B.A.? – I don’t know anything about him. I haven’t read his novels.

9. Том работает в банке, не так ли? – Ничего подобного. Он действительно до недавнего времени работал в банке. Но теперь он работает в ресторане. Tom works at a bank, doesn’t he? – Nothing of the kind. He really worked at a bank till recently. But now he works at a restaurant

10. Дэн ужасно нервничал. Он никогда раньше не играл в хоккей. Dan was terribly nervous. He had never played hockey before.

11. Почему Вы нервничаете? – Я никогда раньше не ездил на лошади. – Не бойтесь. Это очень послушная (obedient) лошадь. К тому же она не любит быстро бегать. Why are you nervous? – I have never ridden a horse before. – Don’t be afraid. This is a very obedient horse. Besides it/she doesn’t like to run fast.

12. Сколько стоят эти брюки? – Всего 16 долларов. Вы не поверите, но вчера на выставке точно такие же брюки стоили 35 долларов. Так что не сомневайтесь, они хорошего качества. How much are these trousers? – Only 16 dollars. You won’t believe but the same trousers cost 35 dollars at the exhibition yesterday. So don’t doubt, they are of good quality.

WORD POWER

A. Fill in the blanks with “comfortable” or “convenient”

a. Will ten o’clock be a … convenient time for you?

b. There isn’t much food value in packet soup but they are very … convenient.

c. I think you will be more … comfortable in an armchair.

d. I want to put on some more … comfortable shoes to go shopping. These are hurting me.

e. The Red Arrow is the most … convenient overnight train to Moscow.

f. The bed in the hotel was very … comfortable.

g. Foil is very … convenient for storing food and for cooking, too, for example, roasting chicken.

h. The medical report said that the hippo was … comfortable.

i. I like this skirt because it’s so … comfortable.

j. The witch’s flat is less … comfortable than mine.

k. In the evening he liked to relax in a … comfortable chair and read or watch television.

l. It’s very … convenient to book tickets by telephone.

m. Is your timetable … convenient this term.

n. (Hostess to guest) – Please make yourself … comfortable.

o. Instant coffee doesn’t taste as good as real coffee but it’s very … convenient.

p. – This settee can be pulled out to make a bed. – How … convenient!

q. A successful barrister has a very … comfortable life.

r. The working hours are not … convenient for women with children but the management refuses to change them.

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of “bring”, “take”, “fetch” or “collect”

1. Don’t forget to … take the keys when you go out.

2. Have you brought … the magazines you promised me?

3. You can come but don’t … bring the troll with you. He gets on my nerves.

4. I’ll be a bit late because I’ve got to … collect my nephew from nursery school on my way home.

5. Don’t forget to … bring your tape-recorder on Saturday.

6. The hippo’s got a bad cough. I’ll have to … take him to the doctor.

7. I usually … bring sandwiches to work. (The speaker is at work.)

8. I usually … take sandwiches to work. (The speaker is at home.)

9. The witch’s gone to … collect/fetch a parcel from the post office.

10. If you don’t … bring the money for the excursion by tomorrow it will be too late.

11. Oh, dear. It’s beginning to rain. I wish I … had taken my umbrella.

12. Will you go and … bring/fetch my newspaper while I make the tea.

13. Could you please … take this letter to the Post Office? It’s rather urgent.

14. Would you like to … bring the dwarf with you when you come to see me on Friday? I haven’t seen him for donkey’s years.

15. – Where is Helen? – She’s … taking the children to her mother’s.

C. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of “defend” or “protect”.

1. The inhabitants of Leningrad courageously … defended their city against the German invaders.

2. You will need sunglasses to … protect your eyes against the glare of the sun on the snow.

3. Her husband said that she should not try to … protect her children from the real world.

4. The workers … defended their right to strike.

5. He was too weak to … defend himself against the attacker.

6. They built a high wall round the garden to … protect it from the wind.

7. He said that he was quite prepared to … defend his views in public if necessary.

8. In cricket the batsmen wear thick pads to … protect their legs.

9. The lioness leapt on the huntsman to … defend her cubs.

10. These vitamin tablets will help to … protect you against infection.

11. The Conservative party traditionally … defends the interests of the rich and privileged.

12. The lawyer … defended his client very ably.

D. Translate the sentences using “that” or “what”.

1. Я не слышал, что объявили посадку. – Я не слышал, что объявили. I didn’t hear that boarding was announced. – I didn’t hear what was announced.

2. Я знаю, что ты хочешь купить машину. – Я знаю, что ты хочешь купить. I know that you want to buy a car. – I know what you want to buy.

3. Я не понимаю, что он хочет сказать. – Я понимаю, что я сказал что-то не то. I don’t understand what he wants to say. – I understand that I have said something wrong.

4. Никто не знал, что будет дальше. – Никто не знал, что потом будет концерт. No one knew what would come next. – No one knew that there would be a concert afterwards.

5. Я осознаю, что был не прав. – Я осознаю, что натворил. I realize that I was wrong. – I realize what I have done.

6. Я вижу, что ты делаешь успехи. – Я вижу, что ты делаешь. I see that you are making progress. – I see what you are doing.

7. Я не помню, что он говорил. – Я не помню, что он это говорил. I don’t remember what he said. – I don’t remember that he said this.

8. Он сказал, что придет поздно. – Он рассказал, что случилось. He said that he would come late. – He told what had happened.

9. Я забыл, что было в письме. – Я забыл, что получил письмо. I forgot what there was in the letter. – I forgot that I had received a letter.

10. Я верю, что он сказал правду. – Я верю тому, что он сказал. I believe that he has told the truth. – I believe what he has said.

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