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GRAMMAR. 3 Do you agree with the following statements?






3 Do you agree with the following statements? Say " Yes" or " No" and prove your answer with the statement from the text.

1. The aunt's conversation with the children was very lively.

2. The little boy didn't even touch the cushions of his seat.

3. The boy didn't ask his aunt any questions.

4. The bachelor wasn't irritated by their conversation because he didn't
see or hear anything.

5. The rescuers wouldn't have saved her from a mad bull if she hadn't
been so good.

4. You remember that most of the aunt's remarks seemed to begin with " Don't" and nearly all of the children's remarks began with " Why? " Here are some of the aunt's remarks and some of the children's questions. Re­port the aunt's direct words and the children's direct questions.

Example: '" Don't shout! "

The aunt asked the children not to shout.

1. " Don't make so much noise! "

2. " Don't jump all the time! "

3. " Don't smack the cushions! "

4. " Don't stir your tea so loudly! "

5. " Don't ask so many silly questions! "

Example: " Why can't we shout if we want to? "

The children asked why they couldn't shout if they wanted to.


Unit two

1. " Why is the train going so slowly? "

2. " Why can't we jump all the time? "

3. " Why are there so many clouds in the sky? "

4. " Why is my tea so hot? "

5. " Why is the wind blowing? "

6. " Why are those sheep being driven out of that field? "

5. Change these sentences using the Passive Voice as in the example.

Example: The children occupied a corner seat.

A corner seat was occupied by the children.

1. Shoplifters steal things from supermarkets every day.

2. Someone stole twenty bottles of whisky yesterday.

3. Did they ask the aunt many questions?

4. Why did no one inform me of those changes?

5. The smaller girl made no actual comment on the story.

6. They haven't stamped the letter.

7. Nobody has used this room for ages.

8. Why did the rescuers save the girl?

9. She didn't introduce the children to him.

 

10. They are driving the sheep out of the field.

11. She is going to punish the children.

12. Why wasn't she looking after the children properly?

13. You can't wash this dress; you must have it dry-cleaned.

14. A robot could do this much better.

15. The children will ask the bachelor to tell them a story.

16. The girl is going to repeat the line again and again.

6. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

Example: We wouldn't insist on doing it if it were not so important.

1. The child (understand) if you said it out loud more emphatically.

2. If the book (belong) to me, I would give it to you. But it doesn't!

3. We (not / be baffled) if his speech were not so inconsistent.

4. If they (avoid) having arguments all the time, they wouldn't be drifting
apart so rapidly.

5. Your dreams (come) true if you acted more resolutely.

6. If I (be) you, I would make no comment.

7. If I knew it is inevitable, I (accept) it.

8. They would have an advantage if they (recommence) the job
sooner.


Parti

9. If he (have) enough courage he wouldn't give up. 10. Would you admire him, if he (not be) Bachelor of Arts?

Example: They wouldn't have run so fast to her help if they had not liked her so much.

1. If he (not / act) so courageously, the people wouldn't have been
rescued.

2. I (win), if we had made the bet!

3. If he (know) the answer, he could have answered, but he didn't!

4. The girl (keep on) reciting the poem, if she hadn't been interrupted.

5. If he (not / be) so persistent, he would never have achieved his goals.

6. He (not / be admired) so much if he hadn't been so courageous.

7. The children would have appreciated the story if it (not / sound) so
familiar to them.

8. His assertions (not / create) such a stir, if his report had not contained
so many contradictions.

9. If he (not / know) that the horse was going to win he wouldn't have
made that bet.

 

10. The bachelor (not / accept) the challenge if he had known all the booby-
traps awaiting him.

11. If you had been there, what you (do)?

\ 7. Rewrite these sentences using 'if.

Example: She isn't a good story-teller. The children didn't appreciate her story at all.

If she were a better story-teller, the children would have appreciated her story.

She didn't work hard at her English at school. Now she has difficulties with her English at work.

If she had worked harder at her English at school, she wouldn't have difficulties with it now.

1.He isn't a courageous person. He didn't come to those people's

rescue. 2.1 can't recite poems. I couldn't take part in the school competition.

3. He knows the subject very well. He resolutely made his assertions.

4. He isn't patient enough with the children. He made rude comments
about their behaviour.

5. He belongs to this club. He even managed to take a few of his friends
to their reception.


Unit two

6. He always relies on himself. He was able to accept the challenge.

7. She is such a merciful person. She came to my help so many times in
the past.

8.1 have been taking a correspondence course in business English for a year. My boss appreciates my ability to correspond with our partners in English.

9. He didn't work hard at school and didn't go to college. So he does not have any higher education and can't find a well-paid job.

8. Fill in the table with the missing comparisons.

 

good better  
bad   worst
small   smallest
big bigger  
old older/elder  
far   farthest / furthest
early   earliest
pretty prettier  
stupid   stupidest / most stupid
quiet quieter / more quiet  
narrow   narrowest / most narrow
enjoyable more enjoyable  
convincing   most convincing
reliable more reliable  
serious   most serious
well   best
badly worse  
loudly   loudest / most loudly
slowly more slowly  
seriously   most seriously
HI far, farther / further, farthest / furthest

Когда речь идет о расстояниях, употребляются слова:

farther / further (дальше, более далекий);

farthest / furthest (самый далекий).

'Further' имеет также значение «дальнейший», «дополнительный».


Parti

9. Choose the correct words from the box (sometimes two variants are pos­sible).

farther, further, farthest, furthest

1. She lived... away from school than all of us.

2. The boats were drifting... and... apart.

3.... to your letter of May 27th, we can confirm your order.

4. What is the... distance you have ever run?

5. Are there any... questions?

6. The hospital is... down the road.

7. Things were... complicated by the fact that she did not speak English.

8. A table was set at the... end of the kitchen.

9. For... details contact the Personnel Department.
10. There was a... delay in the delivery of the goods.

0. Ann and Tom are in a bookshop buying a birthday present for their son. Report their conversation with the shop assistant.

Ann. We're looking for some books for our son. He'll be 10 next week and we'd like to give him a few interesting ones for his birthday.

Shop assistant. Fine! A book is the best present for a child of his age.

Ann. Yes, my mother used to say that to me. Our son likes reading and we want to encourage him. You know, children now are more interested in playing computer games than in reading books.

Shop assistant. I couldn't agree more. What kind of books does he like to read?

Tom. When he was younger, he used to make us read him fairy tales and poems and he learnt most of them by heart. He even sometimes recited them for our friends and at nursery school. Our friends admired him and told him he would be an actor.

Ann. As he grew older and learnt to read by himself, he started reading adven­ture stories, myths and legends.

Shop assistant. And what are his preferences now?

Tom. He enjoys ghost stories and horror stories, when something emerges from nowhere and vanishes into thin air. That sort of things, you know. These stories are now popular among his friends at school. They exchange books and then discuss them or play out some episodes from them. I'm afraid this can do him harm. What do you think?

Shop assistant. You shouldn't worry! In my opinion it's a very good thing when children discuss the books they are reading and I'm sure they'll grow out of this interest in ghosts and horrors. I'll show all the latest in our section of historical novels and science fiction. I'm sure you'll find something suitable there.


Unit two

Ann. Thanks a lot.

Tom. Oh, Ann! While you're making your choice there, I'll go and choose a nice detective story for myself!

11. Retell the story. Begin with: If the children hadn't been so noisy... Finish the story with:...the bachelor wouldn't have accepted the chal­lenge.

Example: If the children hadn't been so noisy... If the children hadn't been so noisy the aunt wouldn't have started telling them a story. If the aunt hadn't started telling her story...

PART 2

Read the end of the story and make sure that you understand it. The list of new words on p. 47-48 will help you.


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