EXERCISE 9. Open the brackets and put the verb into the right form

EXERCISE 8. Put the sentences into negative and interrogative form.

1. I was born in a big American family. 2. The students were busy preparing for the exams. 3. I was shy in my childhood. 4. Mrs. Sweet taught Geography at school. 5. We did all the work on time. 6. The scouts heard something strange. 7. My father read all the detective stories from the public library. 8. It started raining. 9. Our group liked the new teacher. 10. My little sister had a kitten. 11. We had a nice journey to Jamaica last year. 12. Our family had dinner early yesterday. 13. We had great fun at the Halloween party! 14. She had to get up at 7 o'clock in the morning. 15. It snowed a lot this winter.

1. You (be born) in Moscow? 2. I always (be afraid) of flying by planes. 3. What (happen) last Monday? 4. The train (start) at ten o'clock sharp. 5. Where you (be) yesterday? I (phone) you all day long! 6. Somebody (copy) the top secret file. I wonder who (come) here last night? 7. It (rain) all day long the day before yesterday and I (not, go shopping). 8. What (make) you give up jogging? 9. They (talk) for only twenty minutes and (fall in love) with each other deeply. Two months later they (marry). 10. As I (leave) the money at home yesterday, I (not, have lunch). 11. They (come) to the bank on Friday evening, but they (have) no money. 12. When my parents (be young), they (not, have) their own flat and they (have to) rent a room. 13. The boy (work) at his father's farm, (go) to the Art Institute in Kansas City and many years later he (found) his own cartoon company. The boy was Walt Disney. 14. - Who (do) this perfect translation of Shakespeare's sonnet? - It (be) Marshak. 15. - You (pay) a fortune for this car last year, didn't you? - Who (tell) you this? It (cost) me almost nothing then! 16. As soon as the tourists (arrive) in Paris, they (buy) the tickets to the Louvre. 17. - When the plane (take off)? - It (take off) ten minutes ago. 18. James (offer) me to go to the piano concert. It (sound) good, so I (agree). 19. He (wait) in the rain till it (get) dark, but she (not, come). 20. It (rain) for many days and nights during the rainy season.

EXERCISE 10. Ask your friend questions like it’s shown in the example:

- Did you clean your teeth yesterday? - Yes, I did. As usual, I cleaned my teeth yesterday.

1. go to school 2. listen to music 3. go to the cinema, 4. get a letter 5. vacuum your room 6. do morning exercises 7. take out your pet 8. wash your jeans 9. have a sweet dream 10. get up early 11. water the flowers 12. eat some chocolate 13. have your hair cut 14. have a date 15. say "Good Morning" to your neighbor 16. cook something delicious 17. have a shower 18. call your best friend 19. watch TV 20. buy something nice for yourself.

ADDITIONAL STUDY: Professions

I. Read and translate the text “I want to be a programmer”

I want to become a computer programmer. I am interested in computers. It is a whole new world.

Many people continue careers of their parents or grand parents but it is not the case with me. My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor. But I don't want to be neither a teacher nor a doctor. My favorite subjects in school were mathematics, physics, and, of course, computer science. I am not interested in such subjects as geography, biology or chemistry.

My hobby is computer games and computer programming. I have a computer at home and can spend hours working at it. It is much easier to do things on computer, for example to write a composition. You can change the text as many times as you want and you don't need to rewrite everything if you changed something.

I think that the profession of programmer can give many opportunities. Computers are the most rapidly changing sphere of modern technology. Today, in England or in the US people can work, go shopping or even go on dates sitting at their computers.

So that’s why I finished school and entered the Astrakhan College of Building and Economics and now I study computer science.

II. Read and translate the text “I want to be a land manager”

I want to be a land manager. My dad is a land manager and he told me a lot about this profession.

Land managementis the process of managing the use and development of land resources. If you work as a land manager you can improve the efficiency of land resource use to support the rapidly growing population of many countries.

Also you provide incentives for development, including the provision of residential housing and basic infrastructure such as sewer and water facilities.

I like the nature in my region very much and this job includes protecting the natural environment from degradation. I am interested in the economics and that’s the other reason I picked this profession because it provides equitable and efficient access to the economic benefits of land and real estate markets and supports government services through taxation and fees related to land and improvements.

So now I study land management in the Astrakhan College of Building and Economics.

III. Read and translate the text “I want to be a cadastre”

I decided to become a cadastre and I entered the Astrakhan College of Building and Economics. The Cadastre is the primary means of providing information about property rights.

More specifically, the Cadastre provides the private and public sector with: information identifying those people who have interests in parcels of land; information about those interests (e.g. nature and duration of rights, restrictions, and responsibilities); information about the parcels (e.g. their location, size, improvements, value).

I also know that graphical indices of these parcels, known as cadastral maps, show the relative location of all parcels in a given region. Large maps show buildings, irrigation units. Land value, ownership, or use, can be accessed by the unique parcel codes shown on the cadastral map.

The profession of a cadastre plays an important role in the regulation of land use. Land use regulations stipulate conditions for the initial establishment of a parcel, the use to which the land will be put, parcel size, the necessary access to water and sewerage, roads, etc.

I hope I will become a good specialist.

IV. Read and translate the text “I want to be an architect”

I was always fond of painting and sculpture. When I was little I used to draw plans of my dream houses. That’s why it wasn’t hard for me to decide what profession to choose.

An architect is a licensed professional who organizes space. Architects design houses, office buildings, banks, kindergartens, hospitals, trade centers, skyscrapers, landscapes, and even entire cities.

Architects are trained in many areas, from historic preservation to structural engineering.

Architects design buildings, but a "Building Designer" is not usually a licensed architect. I think it’s great to design a building and give it any shape I want, add windows and doors make a roof, and choose building materials I want.

I think I will be a professional building designer, or home designer, so I will specialize in designing single family homes. I can’t wait until I finish my education and get a job.

V. Read and translate the text “I want to be a builder”

I study in the Astrakhan College of Building and Economics and I will become a builder. I think that the profession of a builder is very important in nowadays.

This profession will always be available. Many houses are building in my city every day. I am sure that some day everyone will live in good conditions with all modern conveniences – such as central heating and ventilation, air-conditioning, hot and cold water system, gas, and electricity.

And this will be possible with the help of the builders. First of all the cadastres make a cadastral map, then land managers do their job. After the architect’s design of a future construction is done, the builders begin its work.

To be a builder means to know many things such as building materials, its properties and usage, methods of building, equipment and materials, many rules and so one. But I am sure I will learn about everything and be a very good builder.

UNIT 3

LEXICAL MATERIAL: My City

I. Read and translate the text “My city”

Hello! I am Vova, I am a native resident of Astrakhan. I like my city very much and the reason I was born here is not the main. I like Astrakhan because I feel it to be my city.

Astrakhan is situated on the Volga River near the Caspian Sea. It emerged hundreds of years ago on twelve islands at the place where the Great Russian River joins the Caspian Sea.

At present Astrakhan region covers 44.1 thousand square kilometers. 1 million people live in Astrakhan. The city has common borders with Kazakhstan, Kalmyk Republic and Volgograd region. The astrakhan region is situated near the Caucasus and there is a sea border with Azerbaijan, Dagestan, Iran and Turkmenia. That is why people of different nationalities live here.

Astrakhan is an important sea port and it is the center of ship-building. The city is famous for its fisheries.

There are many educational establishments in Astrakhan so a school leaver has many options where to study.

The climate is called continental so we have cold winters with really annoying winds and extremely hot summers. There is Astrakhan State Reserve located in the delta of the Volga where wide scientific-research work is being carried out, concerning many birds and rare plants, lotus included. Lotus is a very rare flower which can be found in a very few place and that is why the emblem of the city is Lotus.

I think my city is very unique and special and I love it very much.