Активный или пассивный залог. Употребите нужную форму глагола в скобках.

English as a global language

English 1)  (speak) originally in Britain by the Anglo-Saxons 1500 years ago, but it 2)      (differ) a lot from the language we 3) _________ (know) today. In fact, we would have great difficulty understanding Old English now.

Since then, the English language 4)_________(change) a lot and it 5)______(spread) all over the world. It 6)______(speak) as the first language in the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the Carribean, and it 7)__________(use) as an official language in more than 70 countries. A lot of different forms and varieties of English 8)       (use) not only across the world, but even within the British Isles. It 9) (teach) as a foreign language in several countries. More and more people 10) (use) English when travelling and doing business abroad. It seems that English is becoming the language of international communication.

 

Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуски соответствующими глаголами в действительном или страдательном залоге из приведенного ниже списка.

	taught was made     came    didn't know      toured were caused    had   were told  was offered    found

 

Helen Keller

Helen Keller (1880-1968) was a successful American writer, who was deaf and blind. Helen Keller's deafness and blindness 1) ____________ by a severe illness when she was a baby. Her parents 2)____________what to do, and they 3)_____________it difficult to control their growing daughter. One day they 4)__________about a brilliant young teacher called Anne Sullivan.

She 5)  to work with Helen and, very firmly and patiently, 6)___________her that every object 7) ______________ a name. Eventually Helen 8)_____________a place at university. After this she 9)_________the world helping people like herself.

In 1962, the story of her life 10)______________into a film, The Miracle Worker.

Глава 10. ИНФИНИТИВ/ГЕРУНДИЙ (INFINITIVE & GERUND)

Употребление инфинитива и герундия после глаголов и выражений

 

 

Инфинитив	Герундий	Инфинитив/ Герундий
afford, agree, appear, ask, be glad/pleased, be able, choose, decide, expect, fail, forget, help, hope, intend, learn, manage, offer, prepare, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, used to, want, wish, would like/hate/love/ prefer	admit, adore, avoid, be worth, can't help, can't stand, consider, deny, dislike, enjoy, fancy, feel like, finish, forgive, give up, imagine, involve, keep, mind, miss, postpone, practice, resist, risk, spend time, suggest, what about, it's no use, there is no point (in)	Без изменения значения begin, continue, hate, like, love, prefer, start
		С изменением значения remember, forget, regret, stop, try, go on, need (См. п. 2*)

1. После любого прилагательного или глагола с постоянным предлогом употребляется герундий:

to apologize for	to be responsible for	to blame for	to be good at
to depend on	to be interested in	to thank for	to be keen on
to be/get used to	to be engaged in	to praise for	to be afraid of
to rely on	to be fond of	to put off	to look forward to
to object to	to be tired of

2*. Сравните!

1.    Remember to close the door. - He забудь закрыть дверь.

I remember closing the door. - Я помню, что закрыл дверь.

2.    Don't forget to send the letter. - He забудь отправить письмо.

I can't forget my travelling abroad. - Я не могу забыть поездку за границу.

3.    I regret to tell you the truth. - Сожалею, что должен сказать тебе правду.

I regret saying that. - Я жалею, что сказал это.

4.    Let's stop to have lunch. - Давай остановимся пообедать.

Stop talking! - Прекрати разговаривать!

5.    We tried to move the table but it was too heavy. – Мы попытались сдвинуть стол, но он был слишком тяжел.

We tried moving the table to the centre but then the room seemed too small. - Мы попробовали выдвинуть стол в центр, но тогда комната показалась слишком маленькой.

6.    First read the text and then go on to write the exercise. — Сначала прочитай текст, а затем переходи к выполнению упражнения. Go on writing! - Продолжай писать!

7.    You need to repair the car. — Тебе необходимо починить машину.

Your car needs repairing. — Твоя машина нуждается в ремонте.