MY FREE TIME

 

I wouldn’t say I have much free time on week-days when I study. But I’m more or less free on Sundays and on holidays, both short and long ones.

What I do on my days off really depends on what the weather is like. If the weather is cold and wet, it is not a big problem because there are plenty of things you can do indoors. You can read books, listen to music, watch TV. Watching TV is a very popular leisure activity. You may also go to different entertainment centers such as disco clubs, art centers including exhibitions, cinema, theatre, concert halls, etc. You can meet your friends at your place and have a nice time together. It’s really very important to stay with friends because communication helps to form your views and makes life more interesting and exciting.

If you don’t feel like staying in you can go to the park. You can find different things going on there, from sport competitions to musical entertainments of various kinds. You may simply relax on the grass, listening to a band perhaps. If you are tired and want to get away from noisy streets you can go to the countryside and enjoy fresh air and a change of scenery. Many people like to spend time in the forest, walking, gathering berries or picking up mushrooms.

 

Вариант № 6

 

I. Поставьте следующие существительные во множественное число. Переведите существительные на русский язык.

a bird, a ship, a tooth, a woman-doctor, a knife, a pen-name, a key,

a leaflet, a director, a dress.

 

II. Дайте недостающие формы следующих глаголов:

to count, lay, to dare, learnt, to live, to bid.

 

III. Поставьте неопределенную форму глагола в настоящее простое, прошедшее простое или будущее простое время. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Mr.Bobrov (to have) an appointment with the doctor tomorrow.

2. Someone (to send) Mary parcels every month.

3. Some days ago my mother (to fall) down and (to break) her arm.

 

IV. Перепишите данные ниже предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием –s, и какую функцию оно выполняет в предложении, т.е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного или

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. There are four large motor-car works in this country.

2. She works at a hospital.

3. There are a few Picasso’s pictures on display in the Pushkin Museum.

4. We asked the firm to send us leaflets, catalogues and price-lists as well.

 

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Petrov’s office is larger.

2. Moscow is one of the largest cities in our country.

3. This suit-case is better than the other two.

4. This film is worse than the film I saw last week.

5. London is more beautiful than Liverpool.

 

VI. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующий текст:

 

HOUSEHOLD DUTIES

 

This is my last year at school and I work hard to pass my final exams successfully. As I am very busy I can’t help my parents much about the house.

But still I have some household duties. Every day I do my room and my bed, wash up dishes, dust the furniture and take the garbage away. It is also my duty to buy bread and milk. I usually go to the baker’s after I have dinner. I buy some brown and white bread, biscuits and cakes there. The shop is not far from our house and it doesn’t take me long to do everyday shopping.

Once a week I help my mother to do all other work about the house. We wash our linen, iron and mend it, clean the flat. We beat the dust out of the carpets, vacuum the floors and polish them. It’s not difficult to keep the flat tidy if you do your rooms regularly. This is my usual round of duties. But sometimes I have some other things to do.

Sometimes I have to visit everyday service establishments: hairdresser’s, shoemaker’s, tailor’s, dry cleaner’s, photographer’s. At the hairdresser’s I have my hair cut and waved. At the shoemakers’ I have my shoes and boots repaired, at the photographer’s I have my photo taken. Service is generally good, but in some cases it leaves much to be desired.

 

Вариант № 7

 

I. Поставьте следующие существительные во множественное число. Переведите существительные на русский язык.

a country, a customer, a store, a copy, a book-keeper, a deer, a goose,

a roof, a shelf, a vacancy.

 

II. Дайте недостающие формы следующих глаголов:

to arise, shone, ridden, wanted, to borrow, said.

 

III. Поставьте неопределенную форму глагола в настоящее простое, прошедшее простое или будущее простое время. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. She (not to go) to the cinema very often. She is very busy.

2. They (to arrive) in Spain early next morning.

3. We (to write) a test at our lesson yesterday.

 

IV. Перепишите данные ниже предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием –s, и какую функцию оно выполняет в предложении, т.е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного или

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Historical places such as Borodino are visited by a lot of tourists.

2. Mr.Hanson’s office is quite large and well furnished.

3. He lives in a new house of his own.

4. The mother makes them tidy, brushes their clothes and sends them off with a kiss and parting words: “Be good, children”.

 

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. London is the largest city in England.

2. These terms are the most acceptable to us.

3. I am older than he is.

4. Now it is not so cold as it was yesterday.

5. Hyde Park, one of the best and most beautiful London parks is also in the West End.

VI. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующий текст:

 

SYKTYVKAR

 

Syktyvkar is the capital of the Komi Republic. It is situated on a high bank of the Sysola river. Syktyvkar is surrounded by forests, rich in mushrooms and berries. They present excellent opportunities for recreation.

Some 250 thousand people live here now but a few decades ago it was a small town with almost no manufacturing enterprises.

In 1930 Syktyvkar obtained a new name and became the capital of the Komi Autonomous Republic. It turned into an important industrial centre. One of the oldest industrial enterprises is the Wood-working plant, built in 1926. For many decades it has been producing sawn timber of the best quality for construction and furniture making. The largest plant in Syktyvkar is the Pulp-and-paper mill on the Vytchegda. Its first section was put into operation in 1969. Today it produces pulp and paper and various paper products having great demand in the domestic and international markets. There are also a number of machine-building and chemical enterprises, as well as smaller businesses, which employ from ten to thousands of people.

Syktyvkar is also a significant scientific centre. Here the Komi scientific centre of the Urals Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences is situated. The research institutions of our city make a great contribution into science and economy. The Syktyvkar University, the Teachers’ Training Institute and the Forest Institute enroll thousands of students and provide our Republic with young professionals for different spheres of human activities. There are many secondary and vocational schools here too.

 

 

Вариант № 8

 

I. Поставьте следующие существительные во множественное число. Переведите существительные на русский язык.

a purpose, a life, a chief, a sheep, a businessman, a duty, a day,

a complaint, a committee, an ox.

 

II. Дайте недостающие формы следующих глаголов:

to close, wrote, to give, to love, bought, to cost.

 

III. Поставьте неопределенную форму глагола в настоящее простое, прошедшее простое или будущее простое время. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I (to meet) Peter not long ago and (to have) a talk with him.

2. What time you (to have) your dinner usually?

3. According to the weather forecast it (to rain) tomorrow.

 

IV. Перепишите данные ниже предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием –s, и какую функцию оно выполняет в предложении, т.е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Simple;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного или

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Watches and clocks have figures on their faces and two hands: a long hand which points to the minutes and a short hand which points to the hours.

2. London is Great Britain's greatest industrial and cultural center.

3. It costs 4 pence.

4. Two thousand years ago the British Isles were inhabited by speakers of Celtic languages.

 

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. John is smaller than Bob.

2. This car has got a much more powerful engine than that one.

3. His father is as young as his mother.

4. London is one of the largest seaports.

5. He speaks English best of all.

 

VI. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующий текст: