Render the text, article making use of the following scheme

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The plan for rendering the text	Some expressions to be used while rendering the text
1. The title of the article.	The article is head-lined… The head-line of the article I have read is…
2. The author of the article; where and when the article was published.	The author of the article is… The article is written by… It is (was) published in… It is (was) printed in…
3. The main idea of the article.	The main idea of the article is… The article is about… The article is devoted to… The article deals with… The article touches upon… The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on… The aim of the article is to provide the reader with some material (data) on…
4. The contest of the article. Some facts, names, figures.	The author starts by telling the readers (about, that)… The author writes (states, stresses, thinks, points out) that… The article describes… According to the text… Further the author reports (says) that… The article goes on to say that… In conclusion… The author comes to the conclusion that…
5. Your opinion of the article.	I found the article interesting (important, dull, of no value, too hard to understand…)

 

P A R T IV

Supplementary Material for Grammar Revision

 

U N I T 1

 

The English Alphabet

1.1. Read the English alphabet aloud making a pause only at the end of each line.

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg

Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn

Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu

Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

 

 

The Noun (N)

Имя существительное

1.2. Review the following lists of words containing the names of living beings, things, materials and abstract notion (nouns). They belong to the school vocabulary minimum, make sure that you know the words.

 

List 1

 

answer             ответ                                 bus                         автобус

autumn            осень                                 cap                         кепка

bag                   сумка                                capital        столица

bed                  кровать                             car                          автомобиль

blackboard       классная доска                 centre                     центр

book                книга                                chair                       стул

box                  ящик                                 child                      ребенок

bread               хлеб                                  citizen        гражданин    

breakfast      завтрак                   city                        город

brother             брат                                   clock                      часы

 

 

 

List 2		List 3
colour	цвет	hand	Рука
corner	угол	heart	Сердце
country	страна	help	Помощь
daughter	дочь	home	жилище, дом
day	день	hope	Надежда
desk	стол, парта	hour	Час
door	дверь	house	Дом
duty	долг	husband	Муж
earth	земля	idea	идея, мысль
east	восток	importance	Важность
end	конец	ink	Чернила
evening	вечер	institute	Институт
exam	экзамен	interest	Интерес
example	пример	interval	Перерыв
eye	глаз	job	Работа
factory	фабрика	journey	Путешествие
family	семья	joy	Радость
father	отец	key	Ключ
flat	квартира	kind	вид, сорт
Floor	пол, этаж	kitchen	Кухня
forest	лес	knife	Нож
friend	друг	knowledge	Знание
fruit	плод, фрукт	land	земля, страна
future	будущее	language	Язык
glass	стекло	lecture	Лекция
half	половина	lesson	Урок

 

List 4		List 5
letter	письмо	peasant	Крестьянин
library	библиотека	pen	Ручка
life	жизнь	pencil	Карандаш
light	свет	people	люди, народ
magazine	журнал	picture	Картина
man	человек, мужчина	place	Место
map	карта	play	игра, пьеса
member	член	question	Вопрос

 

 

List 4 (continued)		List 5 (continued)
minute	минута	rain	Дождь
mistake	ошибка	rest	Отдых
money	деньги	return	Возвращение
month	месяц	right	Право
moon	луна	river	Река
morning	утро	road	Дорога
mother	мама	room	Комната
name	имя	sea	Море
newspaper	газета	sister	Сестра
night	ночь	sky	Небо
north	север	snow	Снег
note	записка	son	Сын
notebook	тетрадь	south	Юг
page	страница	spring	Весна
parents	родители	stay	Пребывание
part	часть	street	Улица
party	партия	summer	Лето
peace	мир, покой	sun	Солнце

 

	List 6
table	стол	water	Вода
talk	разговор	weather	Погода
thing	вещь	week	Неделя
time	время	west	Запад
town	город	wife	Жена
travel	путешествие	wind	Ветер
tree	дерево	window	Окно
university	университет	winter	Зима
use	польза	wish	Желание
victory	победа	woman	Женщина
village	деревня	word	Слово
walk	прогулка	work	Работа
wall	стена	world	Мир
war	война	year	Год
watch	часы	youth	молодость

The Number of Nouns

Число существительных

1.3. Study the table to see how nouns form their plural.

	Singular (one)	Plural (two, three, four, etc.)
A.	answer	answers [z]
	bed	beds [z]
B.	book	books [s]
	clock	clocks [s]
C.	box; dress	boxes; dresses [iz]
	brush; watch	brushes; watches [iz]
D.	hero	heroes [z]
	potato	potatoes [z]
	piano	pianos [z]
	radio	radios [z]
E.	family	families [z]
	factory	factories [z]
F.	knife	knives [naivz]
	leaf	leaves [li:vz]
G.	man	Men
	woman	Women
	child	Children
	foot	Feet