книги / Basic course of english for students of technical universities

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.В июне у нас будут каникулы.

2.У моих родителей двое детей.

3.В школе у меня было много друзей.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.В неделе семь дней.

2.Скоро на строительном факультете будет новый клуб.

3.Вчера в библиотеке было только три человека.

4.Сколько университетов в вашем городе?

Variant 10

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.I ... fond of music.

2.Next summer ... hot.

3.You ... at the conference last week.

4.The best seats ... 10 $.

5.Knowledge of history ... important.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.В июле у нас были каникулы.

2.У моего друга есть собака.

3.Завтра у нас будет собрание.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.Скоро около нашего дома будет сад.

2.На прошлой неделе у нас было два экзамена.

3.В Перми много колледжей и университетов.

4.Сколько парков у нас в городе?

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Variant 11

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.His knowledge of history ... very bad.

2.You ... in the English club yesterday.

3.This coat ... 5 pounds.

4.All your trousers ... dirty.

5.He ... an engineer soon.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.Скоро у меня будет мало времени.

2.В школе у него было много плохих отметок.

3.У моей подруги много цветов.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.В моем районе есть много магазинов.

2.В прошлом году в школе было много дополнительных предметов.

3.В нашем доме будет два лифта.

4.Сколько животных в вашем зоопарке?

Variant 12

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.Our last holidays ... wonderful.

2.His girl-friend ... French.

3.My sister’s hair ... dark.

4.His mother ... at home tomorrow.

5.You ... free yesterday.

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II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.У нее много красивых вещей.

2.Скоро у него будет много обязанностей.

3.Вчера у студентов были экзамены.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.В твоем чае нет сахара.

2.Скоро в деревне будет больница.

3.В прошлом году в саду было много цветов.

4.Сколько окон в этой комнате?

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Part 3. Free Time and Hobbies. Time Management

Exercise 1. Read the text.

A Typical Day in My Life

Mandy Smith is a student at a polytechnic university but also she is a good swimmer. Mandy tells us about her typical day in her life.

I am always busy. My weekdays start getting up early at five o’clock in the morning. I go to the swimming club to do my daily training from quarter past five until quarter past six. Then I come home and have a quick shower at half past six. I get changed and have breakfast at half past seven. I usually have some cereal, two toasts and tea. My father takes me to the university at eight o’clock. Classes start at half past eight. I am at the university from half past eight to three o’clock in the afternoon. I have my lunch at the university at one o’clock. I usually eat a chicken sandwich and yoghurt. I drink a bottle of orange juice.

When I come home from the university, I change and get ready to go to the swimming club. I have another training from half past three until five o’clock. It’s hard work but I love swimming, I want to be a good swimmer. At about half past six, I have my dinner with my family. That is the time I see everyone and chat about anything. Then at eight o’clock, I do my homework or watch a film on TV with my family. I usually read before I go to bed at half past nine.

Exercise 2. Mark the sentences True (T), False (F) or Not Stated (NS) in the text.

1.Mandy gets up late for the university.

2.She has got two cats and a dog.

3.She wants to be a swimmer.

4.She has cereal, toast and tea for breakfast.

5.The classes star at 8 o’clock.

6.She has lunch at the university at 1:30.

7.She has dinner at 6 o’clock.

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8.She sometimes goes to the cinema with her friends.

9.She watches a documentary on TV.

10.She reads before she goes to bed.

Exercise 3. Add –s, -es where necessary.

1.Mandy get__ up very early in the morning. She go__ to the swimming club.

2.My parents work__ for a big company. They arrange__ courses for the staff.

3.Mandy doesn’t like__ a tuna sandwich.

4.Mandy leave__ home with her dad. Mandy doesn’t drive__ a car.

5.My uncle is a mechanic so he fix__ cars.

6.My mother cook__ dinner for us every day. She love__ cooking.

7.The children play__ football in the garden every weekend.

8.Peter help__ his mother every day.

9.The students answer__ all the questions in the classroom.

10.Mandy eat__ dinner with her family at 6:30.

11.I have__ a cup of coffee when I come__ home from work.

12.My mother mix__ flour and eggs to make a cake.

Exercise 4. Look at the pictures. What do you do every day? Can you say it in English?

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Exercise 5. Match the sentences and the pictures.

Exercise 6. What time do you do these things? Write some sentences.

Examples: I usually get up at 7.30.

I have breakfast at about 8 o’clock.

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Exercise 7. Complete the text. Use the Adverbs of Frequency and the Present Simple.

My best friend is Vicky. We 1) ______ (always be) and do lots of things together. We 2) _____ (always go) to the university together by bus and we are in the same group. When we are not together, I 3) _____

(sometimes send) her text messages. And she 4) _____ (usually phone) me every evening before I go to bed. We 5) _____ (hardly ever be) without chatting each other.

However, we have some different hobbies. Vicky 6) _____ (never play) computer games and I 7) _____ love them! I love pop music and she 8) _____ (prefer) reggae. We 9) _____ (not watch) TV together because Vicky 10) _____ (not like) it. I am a TV addict!

At weekends Vicky and I 11) _____ (often meet) our friends. She 12)

_____ (sometimes sleep) at my house at Friday nights and I 13) _____

(usually be) at Vicky’s house on Saturday mornings to do homework. On Sundays we 14) _____ (often not be) together because her family 15)

_____ (usually visit) Vicky’s grandparents.

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Exercise 8. Read the exercise 7 again. Write questions and then write short answers.

Example: / Lucy / to school with Vicky?

Does Lucy go to school with Vicky? Yes, she does.

1)How often / Lucy / Vicky text messages?

2)/ Lucy and Vicky the same hobbies?

3)When / Vicky / computer games?

4)/ they /TV together?

5)Hoe often / they / friends at weekends?

Exercise 9. Read the descriptions about the daily routines and fill in the table with the hours.

Daily Routines around the World

Hello, my name is Alexei. I am eighteen years old and I live in Vladivostok. I get up at six o’clock every morning. I brush my teeth and I have breakfast at seven o’clock. I go to the university on foot at half past seven. The classes

start at eight and end at two o’clock in the afternoon. My favourite subjects are Mathematics and History. I go with my friends to the sportsground after classes. We often play football. I go back home at a quarter past three. I watch a few movies, have dinner and do my homework. I play tennis with my little brother in the garden. I sometimes ride a bike with a few friends from neigbourhood. I play video games from eight o’clock to a quarter to nine. I take a shower at nine o’clock and go to bed at half past nine.

Hi, my name is Lisa. I am eighteen years old and I live in Manchester. I get up at seven o’clock every morning. I have a shower, then I brush my teeth and have breakfast at have past seven. I go to a college by bus at a quarter to eight. Classes

start at eight o’clock an end at four o’clock. My favourite subjects are Biology and Chemistry. After classes, I go to my dance lessons. The

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dance class finishes at six o’clock. I go back home at a quarter pat six. I do my homework, then I have dinner. I play piano from eight o’clock to a quarter to nine. I read a book from nine o’clock to a quarter to ten. I go to bed at ten o’clock.

Exercise 10. Answer the questions about you.

4.What time do you have classes? ________________________

5.Where do you usually have lunch? ________________________

9.What do you do in the evening? ________________________

10.What time do you go to bed? ________________________

Exercise 11. Complete the questions and then ask your partner about his/her daily routine. Write a short story about your partner, mind the 3d person singular.

1.What time ... you get up? __________________________

2.Do … shower … morning? __________________________

3.How … to the university? __________________________

4.What time … have classes? __________________________

5.Where … lunch? __________________________

6.What … for lunch? __________________________

7.What time … dinner? __________________________

8.Who … dinner with? __________________________

9.What … do in the evening? __________________________

10.What time … to bed? __________________________

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Exercise 12. Read the text below. For questions (1-10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Benefits of Leisure Time

Everybody needs leisure time in order _(1)_ and escape their daily routine. Do young people __(2)___ their free time to take part in enjoyable, healthy activities? Or do they waste it doing pointless or irresponsible things that they __(3)____ be doing? A recent survey shows that spending time with friends, watching TV, shopping and listening to music are still leisure activities which people between the ages of 16 and 24 __(4)___ if they had plenty of free time.

But with fast developments in information technology and increasing demands on _(5)___ time, young people nowadays often choose activities they _(6)____ pursue on their portable devices, such as browsing social media and playing video games. You might think that outdoor activities are being replaced by virtual ones, but that is far from true. Surprisingly, _(7)___ young people are following adults’ advice that they _(8)____ get out of the house and do some exercise. In fact, an increase in the number of young people doing active sports, _(9)_____ tennis, soccer, swimming and dance, could __(10)____ a sign that today’s youth are willing to get out there and move.

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Exercise 13. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1.Do you have more or less free time than you had at school? How do you spend it?

2.Do you prefer spending your free time on your own or with others? Why?

Exercise 14. Fill in the gaps (1–13) with words from the box.

I’m really interested ___(1)____ computers and computer games. I also __(2)_____ a lot of time at the library surfing the Internet. I have recently set up my own website and I __(3)____ like uploading photos and information onto it.

In my ___(4)____ time, I read books, magazines, comics, anything! I __(5)____reading very relaxing. At the moment I’m very much _(6)____ detective stories, but I’m keen __(7)______ political thrillers, too.

I can’t live __(8)___ sport! I’m mad __(9)____ basketball and tennis, and I’m _(10)____ the University football team. It keeps me fit and it’s great fun.

My grandfather was a philatelist. He used to __(11)______ stamps from all over the world. He got me hooked __(12)_____ it, too. I’m especially fond __(13)____ old stamps from my own country’s past.

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