VI. Заполните пропуски, употребив подходящие по смыслу слова: soon, still, a month, already, yesterday, just, often, when, now, usually.

1. They have already discussed the terms of payment and now they are discussing the terms of delivery.

2. The Spanish businessmen have just arrived. They are on their way to the conference room.

3. It is still raining. I’m afraid we won’t be able to go cycling.

4. He usually gets up at 7. But yesterday he had to get up at 5 to catch the 6 o’clock train.

5. When we phoned Mr.Ward he was on his way to our production plant. I hope he will be back soon.

- How often does he visit the plants?

- Once or twice a month.

 

 

VII Раскройте скобки, употребив правильную форму страдательного залога.

 

Образец: Last summer the children … (to take) to Greece for holiday.

Last summer the children were taken to Greece for holiday.

1. Nowadays students are warned not to travel alone in dangerous countries.

2. Tim can’t go out tonight. He was given too much homework to do.

3. The new school building won’t be completed until next year.

4. Some fitness centres were built in this part of the city last year.

5. All the books were sold yesterday. I couldn’t get one.

6. Was the contract signed yesterday?

 

 

VIII. Заполните пропуски, употребив подходящий по смыслу модальный глагол: can, could, may, must, mustn’t, needn’t, have to.

 

1. You needn’t buy this book. I will give you mine to read.

2. Are you good at computers? can you make some computer programmes for us?

3. Tom, you may watch TV if you have done your homework.

4. Sorry, could you repeat that?

5. You mustn’t tell him about it. It’s a secret.

6. I have to cycle to school. It’s too far to walk.

7. You must arrive earlier if you do not want to miss the show.

 

 

IX. Раскройте скобки, употребив прилагательные и наречия в нужной форме.

 

Образец: It’s … (good) to go there by bus than drive.

It’s better to go there by bus than drive.

 

1. The Amazon is the longest and the most dangerous river in the world. It is also extremely cold.

2. This film is more interesting than the film we saw yesterday.

3. Jack knows more about history than I do.

4. Tom is the best swimmer in our group.

5. Mrs. Blake is the most wonderful woman I have ever seen.

6. Bob’s house is as far from the University as mine.

7. In New Zealand the warmest months are January and February. It’s cold in July there.

8. It’s very nice here. Could we stay here longer.

9. Unfortunately they sold their company at a lower price than expected.

 

 

X. Прочтите текст. Письменно переведите абзацы № 1 и № 2.

Meet George Bronson

1. George Bronson is 35. He is married and has got two children: a son and a daughter. The family lives in a lovely town near London. They have got a very comfortable house. There is a wonderful lawn around it.

2. George works for the Swire Group, a well known British private company. The head office of the company is in London. George is an accountant and is responsible for the finance of the Group. He is always very busy, and he doesn’t have much free time, but when he does, he tries to spend more time with his children. George usually gets to work by car. There is a car park near his office. He quite likes his job and colleagues. He works hard and has very good chances of promotion.

3. His wife’s name is Mary. She works in the hospitality industry. She works 3 days a week, as she has a lot of work at home. Mary is a manager at a hotel, which is situated not far from their place. She likes her job because she meets a lot of different people and the hotel is near the children’s school.

4. In the evening after a hard day they relax, watch TV or read books. The Bronsons don’t often go out, but sometimes they meet their friends or go to the cinema.

1. Джоржу Бронсону 35 лет. Он женат и у него есть 2 ребёнка: сын и дочка. Семья живёт в прекрасном городке около Лондона. У них есть удобный дом. Вокруг него чудесный газон.

2. Джорж работает в Свар Груп – хорошо известной частной компании. Главный офис компании находтся в Лондоне. Джорж работает бухгалтером и является ответственным за бюджет компании. Он всегда очень занят, и у него не достаточно свободного времени, но когда у него есть время, он старается проводить его с детьми. Обычно Джорж добирается до работы на машине. Рядом с офисом есть парковка. Он вполне любит свою работу и своих коллег. Он работает очень усердно и у него есть все шансы получить повышение.

XI. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. Where does George live? He lives in a lovely town near London.

2. How many children has he got? He has got 2 children.

3. What does George do? He works for the Swire Group as an accountant.

4. What is George responsible for? He is responsible for the finance of the Group.

5. How does he get to work? He gets to work by car.

6. What does George like about his job? He likes his colleagues.

7. What is his wife’s job? His wife is a manager in a hotel.

8. What do they usually do in the evening? The usually relax, watch TV or read books.

 

XII. Найдите в тексте и выпишите английские эквиваленты следующих слов и выражений:

1) иметь дом have got a house

частная компания private company

быть занятым to be busy

проводить время to spend time

парковка для автомобилей a car park

много работать to have a lot of work

7) недалеко от их дома not far from their place

8) отдыхать (расслабляться) to relax

9) ходить куда-нибудь развлекаться. To go out