XII. Put the verb given in brackets in the proper tense: Present Indefinite, Present Continuous or Past Indefinite.

A.

1. Who usually (to do) homework in this room? – The students (to do).

2. Who (to do) his homework there now? – I (not to know).

3. I (to live) near my office last year. I always (to walk) there.

4. How well your friend (to speak) English? – He (to speak) English badly.

5. What language he (to learn) now? – He (to learn) German.

6. How long your class usually (to last)? – It usually (to last) two hours.

7. How long your class (to last) on Wednesday morning? – It (to last) only an hour.

8. Who you (to discuss) this question with last night? – I (to discuss) it with my friends.

9. Who you usually (to go) home with? – I (to go) home with my friends.

10. How well he usually (to know) his lessons?

11. I (not to work) at this office three years ago.

12. You (to work) there now?

13. How long you (to stay) in Minsk last month? – I (to stay) there five days.

14. How long you (to be going) to stay in the country? – I (to be going) to stay there two weeks.

B.

1. Yesterday (to be) my day off. I usually (to wake up) early on my day off, but sometimes I (not to get up) at once. I (to get up) at eight o’clock yesterday.

2. When you (to have) breakfast yesterday? – I (to have) breakfast at nine in the morning.

3. We usually (to stay) in the country over the week-end, but the weather (to be) bad and we (not to be going) to the country tomorrow.

4. When you last (to go) to the theatre? – Two weeks ago.

5. I usually (to go) to bed at eleven o’clock. Yesterday my friends (to come) to see me, and I (to go) to bed at one o’clock.

6. She (not to be) at home now. She (to play) tennis.

7. When your son (to go) to college? – He (to go) to college last year.

C.

1. My friend (to like) playing chess. He (to spend) a lot of time on it. Yesterday he (to play) chess in the evening and only (to get) home at 9.

2. We (to spend) Sunday in the country. We (to go) there early in the morning and (to get) back to town late in the evening.

3. We (to decide) to ask our friends for dinner tomorrow. After dinner we (to be going) to Central Park.

4. What we (to have) for breakfast today? – We (to have) tea with cakes.

5. My friend (to live) in the country and he (to like) it very much. His house (to be) a long way from his office. He (to go) to town every morning. He (to be) always in time for work.

6. I (not to want) to go to the cinema tonight. My wife and I (to be going) for a walk.

7. Your friend (to play) chess well? I (to be going) to have a game of chess with him.

8. When the meeting (to finish)? – It (to finish) at four.

9. I (to get) home late yesterday evening and (to go) to bed at once.

10. He (to spend) a lot of money on books. I often (to ask) him for books to read.

XIII. Read and translate the text

From the History of Medicine.

The clinical medicine and safeguard of public health greatly developed in Roman times. The name of Galen is widely known. Galen worked first as a surgeon at a school for gladiators. He went to Rome when he was thirty-two years old and there he had much practice, but he continued to experiment on living animals especially apes and pigs. The Roman army always had a well-organized service of surgeons. The school for gladiators was an ideal school for training in surgery.

The words for translating

1. safeguard	[`seıfga:d]	1. охрана
2. to develop	[dı`veləp]	2. развивать
3. gladiator	[`glædıeıtə]	3. гладиатор
4. ape	[`eıp]	4. обезьяна (человекообразная)
5. service	[`sə:vıs]	5. служба
6. surgeon	[`sə:ʤən]	6. хирург
7. surgery	[`sə:ʤərı]	7. хирургия

Answer the questions on the text

1. What was greatly developed in Roman times?

2. What was Galen?

3. Where did he have his practice?

4. What did Galen experiment on?

5. Why do you think the school for gladiators was a good school for training in surgery?

 

XIV. Read and translate the text. Put questions to each sentence

A Case History.

A 40 year old man came home from his work. In the evening he felt a bad headache and cold. Next morning his wife called a doctor.

The doctor examined the man and found all the symptoms of influenza. His temperature was 38,5⁰C (thirty-eight point five). He was hoarse and had a bad cough, he often sneezed.

The doctor prescribed the man some medicine and told him to stay in bed for several days. The man took medicine regularly and followed a strict bed regime. In a few days his temperature became normal, there was no pain in the limbs and joints but remained hoarse for several days. In two weeks he was well again and went to work.

 

1. joint	[`ʤɔınt]	1. сустав
2. to be hoarse	[`hɔ:s]	2. охрипнуть