Practice the following sentences with the words given below. Listen and repeat the sentences until you can say them fluently.
a) second: I am a second-year student.
first, third, fourth, fifth
b) 10 thousand: Now the number of students is 10 thousand.
75; 600; 3,400; 5,000; 8,430; 25,000
c) 632: The teaching staff consists of 632teachers.
12, 49, 84, 190, 357, 400, 920
d) sports: Many students take up sports very seriously.
music, dancing, drama, IT
e) 5 years: Students live there for 5 years.
1 year, 2.5 years, 4 years, all their lives
Complete the sentences using the appropriate word from the box.
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Example: Yesterday I found a very interesting journal on animal science in the library.
a) Our University has many sports facilities: gyms, a swimming pool and a big open-air _____.
b) There were a lot of people in the square, _____ them I saw my teacher of math.
c) Everybody can say that this is the _____ building in the city.
d) Natural science has always been Mike’s favorite _____.
e) I can never say that the hall of residence is my _____.
f) They gave you such a great _____ to get promoted. I can’t believe you lost it!
g) The history of the Russians _____ to 10th century A.D.
h) She was very proud of her son getting the _____ of higher education.
i) The population of London _____ more than 7 million people.
Grammar
Passive Voice (Пассивный залог)
Look at the following sentence. Find a verb there. Translate it into Russian.
It was founded as Bashkir Agricultural Institute.
| Remember! · Пассивный залог используется, когда исполнитель действия неизвестен или неважен. · Подлежащим является объект действия (книга прочитана, дом построен). · Пассивный залог в английском языке образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в соответствующем времени и смыслового глагола в III форме. Например: Chocolate is made from cocoa. ·Исполнитель действия (кем?) идет в позиции дополнения и вводится предлогом by. Например: The house was built by my grandfather. |
| Утвердительное | Отрицательное | Вопросительное | Краткие ответы |
| I am takento the hospital. | I am not (I’m not) takento the hospital. | Am I takento the hospital? | Yes, I am. No, I am not. |
| You are takento the hospital. | You are not (You aren’t) takento the hospital. | Are you takento the hospital? | Yes, youare. No, you are not. |
| He (she/it) is takento the hospital. | He is not (He/she/it isn’t) takento the hospital. | Is he/she/it takento the hospital? | Yes, he (she/it) is. No, he (she/it) is not. |
| We are takento the hospital. | We are not (aren’t) takento the hospital. | Arewe takento the hospital? | Yes, weare. No, we are not. |
| They are takento the hospital. | They are not (aren’t) takento the hospital. | Arethey takento the hospital? | Yes, theyare. No, they are not. |
Remember the following verbs in three forms.
| 1. | fly | flew | flown | летать |
| 2. | forget | forgot | forgotten | забывать |
| 3. | give | gave | given | давать |
| 4. | grow | grew | grown | расти, выращивать |
| 5. | hear | heard | heard | слышать |
| 6. | hide | hid | hidden | прятать |
| 7. | hold | held | held | держать |
| 8. | hurt | hurt | hurt | ударять |
| 9. | keep | kept | kept | держать |
| 10. | know | knew | known | знать |
Give the missing form of the verb or the Russian translation.
| 1. | cost | - | - | стоить |
| 2. | choose | - | chosen | выбирать |
| 3. | catch | caught | - | - |
| 4. | - | dealt | dealt | - |
| 5. | - | blew | - | - |
| 6. | - | - | bought | покупать |
| 7. | - | drove | - | - |
| 8. | - | - | fed | - |
| 9. | - | - | - | резать |
| 10. | - | - | - | делать |
| 11. | burst | - | - | |
| 12. | - | - | рисовать, тащить |
Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the Passive Voice.
a) Bridges are designed by engineers.
b) Books are written by authors.
c) The letter is typed by a secretary.
d) Sugar is made from sugar beet.
e) They are paid very well.
f) Journals are returned to the library.
g) He isstrongly influenced by his mother.
h) The essay is written with a pencil.
i) Many fires are caused by lightning.
j) French is hardly spoken in the USA.
Make up the sentences using the pairs of words in Passive Voice.
Example: cream – milk - Cream is made from milk.
| a) paper – wood b) bread – flour c) wine – grapes d) warm clothes – wool e) light clothes – cotton | f) toys – plastic g) French fries – potatoes h) ketchup – tomatoes i) mayonnaise – eggs j) houses – bricks |