You Can't Do Without Them
Сборник упражнений для развития устной речи
LESSON 7
Let’s revise Past Simple and Present Perfect.
1. Смиты путешествовали по Европе в прошлом году?
2. Ты видел Ольгу сегодня?
3. Елена говорит по-немецки так хорошо, потому что жила в Германии?
4. Когда они ездили в Париж?
5. Ник вернулся из Лондона, не так ли?
6. Вы всегда хотели посетить Рим, не так ли?
7. Сэмми действительно сделала домашнюю работу час тому назад?
8. Вы были в кино на этой неделе?
9. Ты вчера видел Джека?
10. Сколько времени Джейн в Москве?
11. Вы бывали когда-нибудь в Праге?
12. Они поженились месяц тому назад?
13. Когда Кэрол ушла? Только что?
14. Марк знает Анну с 1980, не так ли?
15. Вы видели Джона Леннона?
16. Вы видели Мадонну?
17. Хью только что покрасил комнату, не так ли?
18. Когда он ее покрасил?
19. Боб продал свою машину?
20. Где он жила, когда была молодой?
21. Джон уехал в Грецию или Испанию?
22. Мэри никогда не летала раньше, правда?
23. Кто прибрался у бабушки в комнате?
24. Кто звонил несколько минут назад?
25. Шекспир писал прекрасные сонеты, не так ли?
26. Мне интересно, Фрэнк бывал на настоящем концерте?
27. Джим живет в Гааге два или три года?
28. Дядя Тома действительно встречался с Уинстоном Черчиллем?
29. Мама Барбары встречалась с принцем Чарльзом?
30. Ты начал изучать английский, когда тебе было семь?
Check yourselves.
1. Did the Smiths travel round Europe last year?
2. Have you seen Olga today?
3. Does Helen speak German so well because she has lived in Germany?
4. When did they go to Paris?
5. Nick has come back from London, hasn’t he?
6. You have always wanted to visit Rome, haven’t you?
7. Did Sally really do her homework an hour ago?
8. Have you been to the cinema this week?
9. Did you see Jack yesterday?
10. How long has Jane been in Moscow?
11. Have you ever been to Prague?
12. Did they get married a month ago?
13. When did Carol leave? Just now?
14. Mark has known Ann since 1980, hasn’t he?
15. Did you see John Lennon?
16. Have you seen Madonna?
17. Hugh has just painted the room, hasn’t he?
18. When did he paint the room?
19. Has Bob sold his car?
20. Where did she live when she was young?
21. Has John gone to Greece or Spain?
22. Mary has never flown before, has she?
23. Who has tidied Granny’s room?
24. Who called a few minutes ago?
25. Shakespeare wrote wonderful sonnets, didn’t he?
26. I wonder if Frank has ever been to a live concert.
27. Has Jim lived in the Hague for two or three years?
28. Did Tom’s uncle really meet Winston Churchill?
29. Has Bob’s mother met Prince Charles?
30. Did you start learning English when you were seven?
Answer the questions and make up a story about English pubs.
1. Is there any difference between a pub and a café?
2. The English go to the pub for company and conversation, don’t they?
3. Do they go to a café for a meal or for a cup of tea?
4. Where can they sit and watch the world go by?
5. What kind of people can you see if you go up to the bar?
6. Do they all go there to talk and to drink their usual drink?
7. Nearly everyone drinks beer, don’t they?
8. Are children allowed in?
9. What about the music there?
10. Most pubs have a piano, don’t they?
11. Do people group themselves round the piano and sing?
12. What songs do they prefer to sing?
13. These songs are sentimental and sad, aren’t they?
14. Is there a pianist or do they ask someone to play the tune?
15. Who buys the drinks for the pianist?
16. How long does the one who plays have free drinks?
17. What gives English pubs their character?
18. Does the landlord remember what you usually drink?
19. Will he try to become your personal friend?
20. What games can people play there?
21. You soon get to know other “regulars”, don’t you?
22. Do all pubs have their own regular customers?
23. How long do customers usually stay there?
24. I wonder if people go into each other’s homes after the pubs close?
25. Can we say that the pub is a pure English tradition?
Answer the questions and make up a story about sport.
1. Sport is an important part of our life today, isn’t it?
2. Do many boys and girls like to take part in sports competitions?
3. Do you agree that to have a healthy mind you must have a healthy body?
4. Do you think that sport builds character?
5. Does it teach us to win and to lose?
6. It makes us strong, fast and patient, doesn’t it?
7. Isn’t it a good way to meet people and make friends?
8. Does it help to work off our extra energy?
9. Does it teach us to be disciplined?
10. Sport needs only to work and work hard, doesn’t it?
11. Sport can cause a lot of injuries, can’t it?
12. A lot of sportsmen have broken their legs and arms, haven’t they?
13. I wonder if it makes you unhappy when you lose.
14. Do you agree that sport is necessary to be fit?
15. What modern kinds of sports do you know?
16. Is potholing a dangerous kind of sport?
17. Who is your favourite sportsman?
18. What kind of sport is especially associated with Britain?
19. What do you think is the most popular game in the world?
20. Do you know the history of the Olympic Games?
21. What famous Russian sportsmen do you know?
22. What sort of games are the Paralympics?
23. Are the Paralympics held in our country?
24. Are you a sports fan?
25. Do you always watch TV sports programs?
Translate the dialogue and check yourselves.
Мистер Смит: Привет, Джон. У тебя новая машина, да?
Мистер Браун: Да. Ты ее уже видел?
Мистер Смит: Нет еще. Марк сказал мне об этом. Он говорит, что машина шикарная.
Мистер Браун: Возможно. Я всегда хотел приобрести шикарную машину.
Мистер Смит: Во дворе припаркованы три машины: Мерседес, Ягуар, и Фиат. Какая из них твоя?
Мистер Браун: Ни одна. Моя в гараже. У нас Порше. О, Филл, я никогда не ездил на Порше до этого.
Мистер Смит: Мне интересно, а жена твоя научилась водить машину?
Мистер Браун: Конечно. В прошлом году. Она без ума от машин. Пёрл всегда хотела путешествовать по Европе на машине.
Мистер Смит: Я знаю вас уже много лет, но это для меня новость. Собираетесь куда-нибудь?
Мистер Браун: Пока что мы не определились. Видишь ли, мы были в Европе много раз. Поэтому я бы хотел поехать в Китай или в Японию. Но Пёрл еще не была в Париже на Порше. Это настоящая проблема!
Mr. Smith: Hi, John. You have bought a new car, haven’t you?
Mr. Brown: Yes. Have you seen it?
Mr. Smith: Not yet. Mark told me about it. He says your car is smart.
Mr. Brown: Perhaps. I have always wanted to buy a smart car.
Mr. Smith: There are three cars parked in the yard: a Mercedes, a Jaguar and a Fiat. Which one is yours?
Mr. Brown: None of them. Mine is in the garage. We have a Porsche. Oh, Fill, I have never driven a Porsche before!
Mr. Smith: I wonder if your wife has learned to drive.
Mr. Brown: Sure. She did it last year. She’s crazy about cars. Pearl has always wanted to travel about Europe in the car.
Mr. Smith: I have known you for ages but that’s the news to me. Are you going anywhere?
Mr. Brown: So far we are of two minds. We have been to Europe a lot of times. So I’d like to go to China or Japan. But Pearl hasn’t been to Paris in a Porsche yet. It’s a real problem now!
LESSON 8
Let’s revise Past Progressive and Past Perfect.
1. Что Джон делал, когда ты пришел навестить его?
2. Том вернулся из кинотеатра около 5?
3. Мальчики играли в футбол в 4 часа вечера?
4. Джек болтал по телефону весь вечер вчера, не так ли?
5. Мэри уже приготовила обед, когда ты пришел домой, Майк?
6. Когда ты вспомнил, что оставил паспорт дома?
7. Почему вчера от 5 до 7 Джон ждал тебя?
8. Марк сказал тебе, что он узнал эту новость из газеты?
9. Кому Сэм сказал, что потерял ключ?
10. Кто видел Джима именно в тот момент, когда он выходил?
11. Хью сказал им, что никогда до этого не бывал в больших городах?
12. Что вы делали после того, как отремонтировали машину Евы?
13. В это время Майк ехал в Нью-Йорк, не так ли?
14. Билл выучил французский, прежде чем поехал во Францию?
15. Сколько же мороженого съели дети, когда Елена пришла домой?
16. Бэтти расстроилась, потому что провалила экзамен?
17. Майк приехал домой к 7 или к 8?
18. Могли ли вы слышать, о чем они говорят, если печатали в это время?
19. Это случилось, пока Бэн красил гараж, не так ли?
20. Фильм уже начался, когда вы приехали в кинотеатр?
21. Пол не любил играть, пока другие работают, правда ведь?
22. Кто сказал вам, что Мэри ждет вас в холле?
23. Мама спрашивает тебя, кто разбил ее вазу?
24. Мне было интересно, что он сделал, с тех пор как мы встретились последний раз?
25. Кто сказал, что почты не было с пятницы?
26. Том ремонтировал фотоаппарат, пока Джейн загорала?
27. Поезд уже ушел, когда вы приехали на станцию?
28. Шёл дождь, когда вы вышли на улицу?
29. Дети улицу переходили, когда Боб споткнулся и ушибся?
30. Пациент умер, прежде чем скорая помощь доехала до больницы?
Check yourselves.
1. What was John doing when you came to see him?
2. Had Tom returned from the cinema by 5?
3. Were the boys playing football at 4 p.m. yesterday?
4. Jack was talking on the phone the whole evening yesterday, wasn’t he?
5. Had Mary cooked dinner when you came home, Mike?
6. When did you remember that you had left your passport at home?
7. Why was John waiting for you from 5 till 7 yesterday?
8. Did Mark tell you that he had learnt the news from the newspaper?
9. Whom did Sam tell that he had lost the key?
10. Who saw Jim just as he was leaving?
11. Did Hugh tell them that he had never been to big cities before?
12. What did you do after you had fixed Eva’s car?
13. At this time yesterday Mike was driving to New York, wasn’t he?
14. Had Bill studied French before he went to France?
15. How much ice cream had the children eaten when Helen came home?
16. Was Betty sad because she had failed the test?
17. Had Mike come home by 7 or by 8 pm?
18. Could you hear what they were talking about if you were typing?
19. It happened while Ben was painting his garage, didn’t it?
20. Had the film started when you arrived at the cinema?
21. Paul didn’t like to play while others were working, did he?
22. Who told you that Mary was waiting for you in the hall?
23. Did Mother ask you who had broken her vase?
24. I wondered what he had done since we last met.
25. Who said there had been no post since Friday?
26. Was Tom repairing his camera while Jane was sunbathing?
27. Had the train left when you arrived at the station?
28. Was it raining when you went out?
29. Were the kids crossing the street when Bob fell over and hurt himself?
30. Had the patient died before the ambulance reached the hospital?
Answer the questions and make up the story about books in our life.
1. Do you like reading?
2. What kinds of books do you enjoy?
3. Are you fond of reading poetry, detective stories, historical novels or science fiction?
4. Do you prefer classical literature to modern writing?
5. Who is you favourite writer?
6. What books by this writer have you read?
7. Are his works translated into English or French?
8. Can you say about yourself that you are a book worm?
9. Do you always read books from cover to cover?
10. Can you read the book deep into night?
11. How often do you only dip into the book?
12. You re-read your favourite books, don’t you?
13. Have you ever read any books by English or American writers in the original?
14. Do you like to get books as a present?
15. Do you give books as presents?
16. Have you got a home library?
17. How many books are there?
18. How did you get your collection?
19. Have you ever read plays or film scripts?
20. How do you understand the proverb “Choose an author as you choose a friend”?
21. Do books help us to solve our problems?
22. Have you ever tried to write poems?
23. Do you advise your friends to read this or that book?
24. Books are our best teachers, aren’t they?
25. Can you imagine our life without books?
Answer the questions and make up the story about music.
1. Is music everywhere around us?
2. There is music of rain, music of wind and sea, isn’t there?
3. I wonder if languages are music, too.
4. Do you agree that the music of the French language is not like the music of the Italian language?
5. Music is richly coloured, isn’t it?
6. Do you have a good ear for music?
7. Can you play any instrument?
8. What is your favourite instrument?
9. Does music help us to open the beauty and harmony of the world?
10. When do we say that music goes to the heart?
11. Music is something spiritual, isn’t it?
12. Does music help people survive during hard times?
13. Do you often sing?
14. Who are your favourite singers, musicians and composers?
15. Who is a lover of folk music?
16. Do you like Russian romance?
17. How often do you go to concerts?
18. Who did you listen to last?
19. Many people take delight in symphonic music, don’t they?
20. Do you like classical music?
21. Have you ever sung in a chorus?
22. Who likes jazz, waltz or pop music?
23. Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikovsky and many others were geniuses, weren’t they?
24. Is it easy to conduct the orchestra?
25. Who are the greatest conductors nowadays?
Translate the dialogue and check yourselves.
Роберт: Привет, Джейн!
Джейн: Привет. Рада тебя видеть. Входи, пожалуйста.
Роберт: Послушай, Джейн, сегодня вечером концерт у нас в клубе. Тебе наверняка понравится. Может быть, сходим вместе?
Джейн: Боюсь, не смогу. Я шью новую блузку. Я хочу надеть её на праздник дня рождения мамы в это воскресенье.
Роберт: Мы с тобой так давно никуда не выходили. Кроме того, так жаль оставаться дома в такой чудесный день.
Джейн: Ты прав. У меня есть четыре дня, я справлюсь. Но помоги мне, прежде чем мы пойдем.
Роберт: Конечно. А что, Джейн?
Джейн: Что-то случилось с утюгом. Можешь починить?
Роберт: Дай посмотрю. Пожалуй, дело не в утюге. Я думаю, это вилка.
Джейн: Ты можешь починить её?
Роберт: Это ерунда. А ты, пожалуйста, поторопись.
Джейн: Договорились. Я буду здесь через минуту. Пойду, переоденусь.
Роберт: (ремонтирует вилку) Ну вот.
Джейн: Какой ты молодец! Спасибо тебе большое.
Роберт: Ты готова идти?
Джейн: Как видишь. Минутку, только оставлю записку маме и свет выключу.
Роберт: Поторопись. Боюсь, мы опаздываем.
Звонит телефон.
Джейн: Боже, ещё и телефон. Алло. Это ты, Мэри?!
Роберт: О, Джейн, у меня нет слов.
Robert: Hello, Jane.
Jane: Hello, Robert. It is nice to see you. Come in, please.
Robert: Look here, Jane, there is a concert at our club tonight. You are sure to like it. What about going there together?
Jane: I’m afraid I can’t. I’m making a new blouse. I want to wear it at Mum’s birthday party this Sunday.
Robert: We haven’t gone out for ages. Besides it’s a pity to stay at home on such a fine day.
Jane: You are right. I have four days left, I’ll manage it. But will you help me before we go?
Robert: Sure. What is it, Jane?
Jane: Something has gone wrong with my iron. Can you put it right?
Robert: Let me have a look at it. Well, there’s nothing the matter with the iron. I think it’s the plug.
Jane: Can you repair it?
Robert: It’s nothing. But you, please, be quick.
Jane: Ok. I’ll be back in no time. I’ll go out to change.
Robert: (repairs the plug) Here you are.
Jane: How clever of you! Thank you very much!
Robert: Are you ready to go?
Jane: As you see. But just a moment, I’ll leave a note for my mother and switch off the light.
Robert: Hurry up then. I am afraid we are going to be late.
The telephone rings.
Jane: Dear me! This telephone… Hello. Is that you, Mary?!
Robert: Oh, Jane, words fail me.