I. Study Substitution Table No. I and compose as many sentences as you can

II. Write and transcribe the first participle of the following verbs:

give, take, begin, buy, pay, say, listen, write, stay, leave, go, come, dine, put, pass, talk, work, get, sit, look, forget, hurry, study, travel, have, give, taste, prefer, bring, offer, add.

III. Give the verb in the following sentences in the Present Continuous:

1. He (to read) newspapers. 2. I (to work) hard at my English. 3. She (to sit) at the window and (to look) at the sea. 4. I (to prepare) my homework. 5. They all (to work) at the laboratory. 6. I (to write) letters to my cousins. 7. I (to have) breakfast with my family. 8. We (not to go) to the Institute. 9. He (to come) home. 10. Mr. Smith (not to give) a lesson.

IV. a) Answer the question What are you doing? imagining that you are:

1. at an English lesson; 2. at a lecture; 3. in the corridor; 4. in the street; 5. in the garden; 6. in the Metro; 7. in the forest; 8. in the dining-room; 9. in the water; 10. in the kitchen; 11. in the bathroom.

B) Answer the same question about your fellow-student.

V. Look at the pictures on page 157: a) Ask your fellow-students questions, use the Present Continuous Tense. b) Describe the pictures.

VI. Give the following sentences in indirect speech, make the necessary changes:

1. My father says: "Why don't you read English newspapers?" 2. Maggy says: "Why are you looking at me in that way?" 3. My teacher says: "You've got a number of mistakes in your translation." 4. She says: "What are you going to be when you leave the Institute?" 5. I say: "I'm sure I am going to be a teacher." 6. He says: "Italy is in the South of Europe." 7. My cousin says: "When are you coming to see us?" 8. She says: "I like the poem. I am going to learn it by heart." 9. Mother says:"Don't be late for dinner." 10. Our teacher says: "You must work more systematically." 11. They say: "Don't stay here any longer. It is getting dark." 12. The girl says: "We have a lot of English books at home." 13. The child says: "What are you doing?" 14. The mother says: "Why are you crying? Come up to me." 15. The boys say: "We want to help you, father." 16. Mr. Smith says: "Have dinner with us." 17. The mother says: "Eat up your porridge, children." 18. The teacher says: "Find the Thames on the map, Mike," 19. They say: "Don't make so much noise, John. The baby is asleep."

TEXT 1

Meals

The Smiths are in their dining-room. There are five of them: Mr. Smith, the head of the family, Mrs. Smith, his wife, and their children: John, Ann and Kitty. They are having breakfast. Mrs. Smith is putting some cornflakes on the boy's plate. The elder daughter is passing the sugar to her father.

Mrs. Smith: Will you have sugar on your cornflakes, John?

John: Oh, no, Mum, thank you. I'd like some more milk instead.

Mr. Smith: Why aren't you eating anything, Kitty? You are so slow. Look, Ann is already finishing her cornflakes.

Kitty: I don't like cornflakes. I'm just thirsty. Give me some tea and cakes, Mum.

Mrs. Smith: Now, be a good girl, Kitty. Have some more cornflakes. We're going to have bacon and eggs, and then you'll get your tea with toast and marmalade.

Mr. Smith: Could you give me a little more cornflakes, dear?

Mrs. Smith: Just a moment. (Mrs. Smith passes him his plate.) What about bacon and eggs? Will you have some?

Mr. Smith: Sure. And then a nice strong cup of tea. I'm afraid I must leave in a quarter of an hour or so.

The father is already having his cup of tea while the children are still talking over their cornflakes.

TEXT 2

In the canteen

Ann: I think, it's high time to have a bite. I am hungry.

Воb: So am I. I see you are ready to go down to the canteen, I am just finishing this article. Will you wait a minute, please.

Ann: Yes, hurry up, then.

Воb: I wonder if there is anything to your taste on the menu.

Ann: Oh, yes, all kinds of things. Let's have some soup, clear soup, perhaps?

Bob: I don't think I'll have any soup today. I'd like some salad to begin with.

Ann: Will you have mixed salad, chops and mashed potatoes?

Bob: Why, yes of course. What do you say to a bottle of beer?

Ann: No beer, thanks. I prefer a glass of soda-water or just a cup of tea.

Bob: All right. Tea then. Will you pass me the mustard, please?

Ann: Here you are. As for me, I never take mustard or pepper.

Bob: You don't say so!

Ann: Look! The waitress is already bringing our tea.

Bob: We want neither ham nor sausage, do we?

Ann: No, ham as well as sausage is out of the question. I'd like some fruit, apples or oranges.

Bob: Yes, but I'm afraid you forget about the meeting of our English club. We must leave at once to be in time for the beginning of the discussion.

Ann: Right you are. Let's pay for the dinner and be off.

Vocabulary notes

meal n завтрак, обед или ужин; to have a meal есть, поесть, e. g. We usually have four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper.

breakfast n завтрак; to have breakfast (dinner, supper) (no article!) завтракать, обедать, ужинать, е. g. Dinner is ready. Have dinner with us.

cornflakes пшеничные (кукурузные) хлопья

Mum = Mummy мама; Cf. Dad = Daddy

I'd (should) like (to do smth.) Мне бы хотелось...

more, another, still correspond to the Russian «еще». The pronouns more and another are used with nouns. More is used both with countables in the plural and uncountables: more books, more sugar; another is used only with countables in the singular: another book, another student. Cf. more tea, but another cup of tea. Still is used with verbs. It is often translated into Russian as «все еще», е. g. It is still raining. He is still at home.

slow adj медленный, е. g. You are very slow. Slowly adv медленно, e. g. You speak very slowly.

to be going to собираться

toast n гренок; ломтик хлеба, подрумяненный на огне

What about...? Как насчет...?

leave (for) (left, left) vt 1. уезжать, уходить, е. g. Не is leaving Moscow for St.Petersburg. He is leaving for St.Petersburg. He is leaving in half an hour. Ant. stay vi оставаться, е. g. The children stay at home as it is raining. 2. забывать, оставлять, е. g. Don't leave your exercise-book at home. Cf. Don't forget my address. Don't forget to open the window.

It is high time (to do smth.) Давно пора...

to have a bite перекусить

hungry adj голодный; as a hungry dog, a hungry child: to be hungry хотеть есть, е. g. I am hungry. I am going to the canteen. hunger n голод

I am hungry. So am I. И я тоже. The word combination So am (do, can...) I is used as a reply to an affirmative sentence. Neither am (do, can...) I is used after negative sentences, e. g. I am reading. So am I. I prefer a cup of tea. So do I. I can do it. So can I. I am not writing. Neither am I. I don't like this salad. Neither does my sister. He can't translate this sentence. Neither can I. The subject is at the end of the phrase and is stressed: 'So do _\I.

wait vi ждать; to wait for (smb., smth.), e. g. We are waiting for a taxi. waiter (waitress) n официант (официантка); Syn. to expect

hurry vi спешить, e. g. We are hurrying to the laboratory. Hurry up! Скорее! Живее! е. g. Hurry up, it's already 8 o'clock.

taste n вкус, е. g. You must know her taste if you want to buy her a present, to one's taste по вкусу. Proverb: Tastes differ. (= о вкусах не спорят.) taste vt 1.пробовать, е. g. Will you taste my porridge? 2. иметь вкус, е. g. The pie tastes very sweet. tasty adj вкусный

to begin with для начала, начнем с того, что...

What do you say to... Что вы скажете насчет...

You don't say so! Что вы говорите?! Неужели?!

neither... nor ни... ни; In sentences with neither... nor the verb is used in the affirmative form and agrees with the second noun in number and person, e. g. Neither Ivanov nor Petrov knows the answer to my question. We have neither bread nor meat in the house. Please go and buy some.

It is out of the question. Об этом не может быть и речи. Это (совершенно) исключается, е. g. Going to the forest now is out of the question, it's too dark.

discussion n дискуссия, обсуждение; discuss vt, e. g. They are discussing a book by Mark Twain.

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