Ex. 15. Translate into English using the Passive Voice

 

1. К сожалению, на конференции такие вопросы не затрагивались (touch upon). 2. Кто вам сказал, что соглашение (agreement) подписано? 3. Здесь говорят толь­ко на английском. 4. Ей разрешили заниматься спортом. 5. Посетителей принимают каждый день. 6, Бетти не разрешают приходить сюда. 7. В больнице за ним ухаживали плохо. 8. За ним уже послано? — Да, ему позвонили и велели придти в восемь. 9. На нашей улице строят новый кинотеатр. 10. Не говори это, а то (otherwise) над тобой будут смеяться. 11. Мне еще ничего об этом не говорили. 12. Мы поедем завтра за город, если будет дождь? — Да, мы должны туда поехать, нас там будут ждать. 13. Это здание было только что построено, когда мы приехали сюда. 14. К вечеру работа была закончена. 15. Когда мы вернулись, нам рассказали много интересных новостей.

 

Ex. 16. a) Translate the following sentences and guess the meaning of the underlined phrases:

 

1. Sit down and make yourself at home. 2. Simon feels very at home on a horse.

 

B) Translate the following word combinations into Russian.

 

To fall in love with smb./smth.; to have a garden with a stream; to make improvements; to improve; to have a spacious house; to remove walls; to offer a lot of money; to admit smth; to remain in one’s family.

c) Read the article “At home on a train” and explain its title. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct verb form, active or passive.

 

At home on a train

Pat and Ronald Thomas (not live) in a caravan, but their home (travel) more miles than any other house in Britain! Their house (make) from a pair of Victorian railway carriages, and they (live) there for ten years. ‘I (not want) to live in a train at first, ’ admits Pat, ’but when I (see) that this train had a garden with a stream, I just (fall) in love with it. We (buy) it from an old lady, and she already (do) a lot of work on it. But there is a lot left to do and we still (make) improvements.’

Visitors often (surprise) to see how spacious the house is. All the dividing walls (remove), so now the rooms are about fifteen metres long.

Pat and Ronald (pay) £ 68, 000 for their house. Recently they (offer) more than £ 100, 000 for it, but it’s not for sale.

‘I (discover) more and more about the history of this train all the time, ’ says Ronald. ‘It (build) in Swindon between 1855 and 1875. We (work) so hard to make it beautiful that I don’t think we ever (sell) it, ’ he admits. ‘I hope it (remain) in our family forever’.

 

D) Here are the answers to some questions about Pat and Ronald. Ask the questions.

 

1. ….? No, they don’t. They live in a pair of railway carriages.

2. ….? For ten years.

3. ….? An old lady.

4. ….? £ 68, 000.

5. ….? More than £ 100, 000.

6. ….? In Swindon between 1855 and 1875.

7. …? Yes, they are. They want to make it even more beautiful/

8. ….? No, they won’t. They want it to remain in the family forever.