II. Practice
The Present and Past Indefinite Tenses (Passive)
of the Verb «to translate»
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| This text is translated in class. These texts are translated in class. This text was translated yesterday. These texts were translated yesterday. | Is this text translated in class? Are these texts translated in class? Was this text translated yesterday? Were these texts translated yesterday? | This text is not translated in class. These texts are not translated in class. This text was not translated yesterday. These texts were not translated yesterday. |
Сводная таблица форм времен в страдательном залоге*)
| Present | Past | Future | |
| Indefinite | 
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| Perfect | 
| hadbeen asked | 
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| Continuous | 
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| – |
A
1. Read the following words.
reflect, deject, relax, prepare, propose, perform, become, forgive, precede, provide, defeat, prevent, permit, presume, depress, remind, refine, propel, proclaim
2. Put the correct stresses and read the following words.
dinner, forgive, father, declare, climate, select, paper, prefer, retire, forbid, level, picnic, perform, forsee, reject, banner, forget, blanket, define
3. Read the following pairs of words, mind the stress.
present v – present n; project v – project n; forbear v – forbear n; decrease v – decrease n; increase v – increase n
4. Listen to exercises 1, 2, 3 and check up your pronunciation.
5. a) Listen to the following sentences paying attention to the auxiliaries in the affirmative.
I'm leaving at noon. – Are you leaving at noon? – You weren't ¢there today.
I'll do it for you. – Will you do it for ¢me? – You wouldn't like to dance.
Does he want to dance?
Did they get there in ¢time?
But: do, does and did are usually emphatic auxiliaries in the affirmative.
I ¢do want it. She ¢does like them. We ¢did go, of ¢course.
b) Pay attention to the verb stress in these sentences:
No, I don't. Yes, I ¢do. Yes, she ¢does. Yes, they ¢did.
Let's go, ¢shall we? You ¢don't, ¢do you?
She ¢doesn't, ¢does she? They ¢didn't, ¢did they?
B
1. Write what newspapers are published every day in Russia.
| Example: | Izvestia is published every day. I get it every morning. |
2. Write what magazines are published every month in Russia.
| Example: | Neva is published every month. I get it every month. |
3. Write questions and answers. Use information given below. Write down your favourite books.
| M. Gorky N. Chukovsky Yu. Bondarev S. Smirnov V. Obruchev | Tales of Italy Baltic Skies The Last Shot Heroes of Brest Fortress Sannikov Land | ||
| Example: | Who wrote «The Last Shot»? It was written by Yu. Bondarev. | ||
4. Read the text and retell it (underline the Passive Voice forms).
Some words about Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games were held by Greeks in the year 76 B.C.* in the plain of Olympia. They then were held once in four years each leap-year. The four-year period between the games was called the Olympiad. Greece at that time was divided into several states. The citizens of all the Greek states were invited to take part and the peace was proclaimed. The prizes were wreaths made of the branches of olive trees.
When the country was conquered by the Romans the tradition was broken and the games lost their meaning, they were not held again until 1896.
5. Read the text and speak on the role of the Olympic Games.
The Soviet Union athletes first took part in the XV Olympic Games in 1952. In Helsinki in 1952 the Soviet athletes got 494 points – as many as the Americans. In Melbourne the Soviet athletes got 98 medals and became the winners of many events. From 1952 the athletes took part in the Games every time they were held. And each time the Soviet athletes were given the largest number of points in most events.
The Olympic Games are attended by thousands and thousands of people. They provide an opportunity for all nations to meet together, contribute to international good will and understanding.
6. Answer the following questions on the Olympic Games.
1. Who were the first Olympic Games held by? 2. Where and when were they held? 3. Who was invited to take part in the Olympic Games? 4. What were the first prizes in the Olympic Games? 5. When did the Soviet Union first take part in the Olympic Games? Where was it? 6. How many medals did the Soviet athletes get in Melbourne? 7. What is the importance of the Olympic Games?
7. Comment on the table given below.
Olympic Medal Winners
| gold | silver | bronze | ||
| Russia USA Germany Japan Britain Australia Bulgaria Holland Denmark Sweden France Finland Iran | ||||
| Example: | 1) How many silver medals were won by Sweden? 2) 56 gold medals were won by Russia. | |||
8. Translate into English.
1. Его статьи часто публикуются в этом журнале. 2. Этот английский роман не был переведен на русский язык. 3. Первые олимпийские игры состоялись в Греции. 4. Какие проблемы обсуждались на прошлом собрании? 5. Вам дали возможность сделать эту работу? 6. Ее попросили написать статью для газеты. 7. Их пригласили принять участие в этой спортивной игре. 8. Эта статья обсуждает вопросы экзаменационной сессии. 9. В этой статье обсуждаются вопросы экзаменационной сессии.
9. Put all possible questions to the following sentences.
1. In January 1924 winter sports were added to the program. 2. Since 1948 the Olympic Games are held each four years again.
10. Be ready to speak on the Olympic Games (Relate what you know about them).