Grammar Review

LESSON 5

Grammar Review

LESSON 4

1. Составьте предложения из следующих слов в соответствии с порядком слов в английском предложении:

1. rivers, beautiful, and, is, Russia, in, lakes, rich.

2. of, cultural, Moscow, country, the, political, is, centre, and, our.

3. natural, gas, Russia, resources, largest, oil, and, has, the world’s.

4. flows, Russia’s, important, the Volga, into, river, the, is, most, which, the Caspian sea.

5. kilometers, area, square, its, 17, total, is, about, million.

2. Определите к каким типам вопросов относятся следующие предложения:

1. What is the role of Moscow in Russia?

2. Is Omsk or Novosibirsk your native town?

3. When was Omsk founded?

4. The history of Russia began several centuries ago, didn’t it?

5. Do many people live in Russia?

6. Are there many or few monuments in your city?

7. You like your native town, don’t you?

8. What famous sights can one see in the Red square?

9. It is far from here, isn’t it?

10. Have you ever been to St. Petersburg?

3. Задайте различные типы вопросов (общий, альтернативный, специальный, разделительный) к следующим предложения:

1. Russia is a multinational state.

2. Our country has eleven time zones.

3. In the southern areas there is hardly any snow in winter.

4. The most important rivers are the Volga, the Ob, and others.

5. Russia is rich in raw materials and energy resources.

6. There are a lot of theatres and concert halls in Moscow.

7. Visitors can find a lot of places of interest in the capital of the country.

8. The Hermitage was founded in St. Petersburg in 1764.

9. The Tretyakov Art Gallery is housed in a two-storey brick building.

10. The Gallery has collections of Russian art.

4. Переведите предложения:

1. It is ten o’clock in the morning. It is snowy. It’s not far from here. It was nice to meet you here. It’s late. It is time to go home. Isn’t it interesting? It is early. It is necessary to finish work now. It is difficult for me to understand French. It is difficult for him to write in German.

2. Сегодня холодно. На улице холодно? Темно. Сейчас три часа дня. Интересно. Мне интересно читать эту книгу. Это далеко отсюда? Теплеет.

1. Сравните предложения в Present Simple, Present Continuous и Present Perfect, обращая внимание на наречия (маркеры):

1. It often rains in autumn.

2. It is raining now. Take the umbrella.

3. My wife makes plum-cake on Sundays.

4. My wife is in the kitchen now. She is making a plum-cake.

5. My wife has just made a plum-cake. It’s very tasty.

6. Jane usually has a bath every evening.

7. Can you phone later, please? Jane is having a bath.

8. Jane has already had a bath, so the bathroom is empty.

9. They sometimes work in the garden. They are still working in the garden.

10. They haven’t worked in the garden since last month.

2. Употребите глаголы, данные в скобках в одном из настоящих времен:

1. Television (to play) as important role in the life of the British people as newspapers.

2. The British press (to consist) of several kinds of newspapers.

3. The British (to look) through newspapers at breakfast, (to read) papers on their way home, on a bus and when they (to come) home in the evening.

4. He (to read) Shakespeare’s tragedy “Hamlet” now.

5. It is 8 p.m. It (to get) dark.

6. Today is the Christmas Eve. All people (to travel) home to be with their families.

7. Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976) (to become) world-famous for such operas as “Peter Grimes” and “Billy Budd”.

8. The most successful group the world ever (to know) was the Beatles.

9. Our group (to visit) the Drama theatre recently.

10. Today everybody (to have) an opportunity to enjoy the kind of music he (to like) best.

3. Поставьте следующие предложения в Present Continuous и Present Perfect добавляя слова now, at this moment; just, already, recently, today, this week:

1. The students of our group often visit museums and theatres.

2. We have four lectures every day.

3. They usually do their homework for the next day.

4. At night I read books and magazines.

5. My studies often begin at half past eight.

4. Составьте вопросы из следующих слов и словосочетаний:

1. the weather, in England, is, changeable?

2. England, many, people, do, visit?

3. ever, London, been, have, you, to?

4. brother, the institute, come, has, your, yet, from?

5. do, to, going, what, are, you?

6. usually, holidays, where, you, do, spend, your?

7. dinner, when, cook, does, his, sister?

8. free, spend, how, his, time, does, he?

9. recently, who, has, come?

10. you, so, late, are, why?

5. Задайте специальные вопросы, которые начинаются со слова в скобке:

1. The English Channel separate Great Britain from the continent. (What?)

2. Stratford-on-Avon lies at the very heart of England. (Where?)

3. Thousands of people from all parts of England come to Stratford-on-Avon on Shakespeare’s birthday (23^rd April) to pay tribute to the great poet. (Why?)

4. At Christmas time there is a huge Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square. (What?)

5. Glasgow in Scotland is the third largest city in Britain. (Where?)

6. The two districts of London, the City and the West End are the main tourists attractions in London. (How many?)

7. The majority of Londoners live in its suburbs. (Where?)

8. The Parliament has two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. (How many?)

9. Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. (Who?)

10. Since 1945 government in Britain has alternated between only two political parties, the Conservatives (the Tory) and the Labour Party. (What parties?)