I. Study Substitution Table No. 1 and compose as many sentences as you can. II. Spell and transcribe the four forms of the following verbs:

II. Spell and transcribe the four forms of the following verbs:

be, do, have, see, strike, get, open, turn, wash, take, dry, clean, go, dress, put, make, sweep, clear, stay, say, hurry, begin, prepare, come, work, press, iron, gather, play, repair, knit, listen, hang, change, want, finish, know, help, fire, show.

III. Answer the following questions:

1. Have you had dinner yet? 2. Have you had coffee today? 3. Has your brother left for Kiev? 4. Has she ever met my elder brother? 5. Has Mary been to the canteen yet? 6. Have you found anything to your taste on the menu? 7. Have they paid for the lunch yet? 8. What book have you discussed today? 9. How much have you paid for the supper? 10. You have learned this poem by heart, haven't you? 11. You have made few mistakes in spelling, haven't you? 12. Where have you found this book? 13. Which lesson have you learned by heart? 14. What English books have you read yet?

IV. Choose the right verb:

to tell - to say

1. Mr. Smith... Mr. Brown it is time to have a break for lunch. 2. Mr. Sandford... his son he is going to London. 3. Mrs. Watson... her children that they must not go out on such a nasty day. 4. Susan... her friends that she has a lot of work to do. 5. Mrs. Smith... her sons that she has already made toasts for them. 6. John... his brother is a perfect sportsman. 7. The boy... he is not going to stay at home on such a fine day. 8. Tom... his friend that he is always up at eight. 9. The mother... that she has already served breakfast. 10. The teacher... the student that he has made only a few mistakes in pronunciation. 11. The boy... he has already aired the room. 12. The girl... her mother that she doesn't like boiled eggs. 13. The monitor... we are going to have a sitting of our English club tonight. 14. Mike... his little brother is a very hard-working boy.

V. Use the following sentences in indirect speech. Make all the necessary changes:

1. Mary says to me: "I am already finishing this book." 2. The girl says to her mother: "I don't like porridge." 3. Tom says to his friend: "I am going to the canteen." 4. The boy says to me: "I'm thirsty." 5. The teacher says to the students: "You must be ready for the written test tomorrow." 6. Nick says to his mother: "I have already had dinner." 7. Boris says to me: "My father is leaving for Kiev." 8. Nick says to me: "I have already paid for the lunch." 9. Ida says to her friends: "There is nothing to my taste on the menu." 10. The girl says to her sister: "I haven't finished my supper yet." 11. Tom says: "I can speak two foreign languages: English and Spanish." 12. Mary asks: "Has the bell gone?" 13. Tom asks: "Is Mary staying at home?" 14. Nick says to Ann: "Don't forget to air the room." 15. John asks his father: "Has she left?" 16. Tom asks Mary: "What is our next lesson?"

TEXT 1

A students day

1. What is there in this picture? There is a bedroom in it. Is it still dark in the room? No, it is already light. What time is it now? The clock has just struck seven. Who(m) do you see in this picture? We see Mary in it. Is she still asleep? No, she is not. She is already up, she has opened the window and turned on the radio. She is doing her morning exercises to the music. What is she going to do next? She is going to have a wash.

2. It is a quarter past seven. Mary is in the bathroom. She has just taken a cold shower, dried herself on the towel and cleaned her teeth. Now she is doing her hair before the looking-glass. What is she going to do next? She is going to dress.

3. Mary is in the bedroom again. She has already brushed her clothes and shoes. What is she doing now? She is dressing. She has just put on her dress. She is putting on her shoes now. Has she made her bed yet? Yes, she has.

4. It is a quarter to eight The family has already had breakfast. While Mary is sweeping the floor with a broom her mother is washing up. Is Mary going to stay at home? No, she is not. She is going to the Institute.

5. It is eight o'clock. Mary is hurrying to the Institute. She is a first-year student of the English faculty. Her classes begin at half past eight. Mary is never late for her classes. Does she walk to the Institute? No, she does not. She goes to the Institute by Metro. How long does it take her to get to the Institute? It takes her half an hour to get there.

6. It is two o'clock. Has the bell gone? Yes, it has. The classes are over. Mary and her friends are having dinner. Are they going home after dinner? No, they are not. Mary is going to the laboratory to have some practice in pronunciation. Her friends are going to the reading-room to prepare their homework there.

7. It is nearly six o'clock in the evening. Mary has just come home after a walk. She is having a short rest now. She is reading. Is Mary going to do any work about the house? Yes, she is She is going to iron her father's shirts.

8. It is ten minutes to ten. The working day is over. The family are all together, Mary is playing the piano. Her brother David is repairing the TV-set. Their mother is knitting. Their father is going to turn on the radio and listen to the news. The family are not going to bed yet.

TEXT 2

Dialogue

Edward: Hello, Mary!

Mary: Hello, Eddy. It's so nice to see you. Come in, please. (Edward comes in, takes off his coat and hangs it on the hook.)

Edward: Look here, Mary, there's a concert this evening at the club. You are sure to like it. What about going there together?

Mary: Oh, I'm sorry I can't. I'm making a new dress. I want to wear it at our party and I haven't finished it yet.

Edward: Oh, dear, we haven't been to the club for ages. Besides, it's a pity to stay at home on such a fine day, you know.

Mary: All right. Eddy. But will you help me before we go?

Edward: Oh, yes, why not?

Mary: Something has gone wrong with my electric iron. (Mary gives the iron to Edward.) Can you put it right?

Edward: Let me have a look at it. (Edward examines the iron.) Well, there's nothing the matter with the iron. I'm sure it's the plug.

(Edward repairs the plug. Mary goes out to change. Then she comes back to Edward.)

Edward: Here you are.

Mary: How clever of you! Thank you ever so much!

Edward: Not at all. Are you ready to go now?

Mary: Just a moment! I must switch off the light.

Edward: Hurry up then. We're going to be late, I'm afraid.

Mary: I'm ready. Come on. (Mary and Edward hurry out.)

Vocabulary notes

to be asleep спать; Ant. to be awake

to turn on (off) the light (electricity, water, gas, TV-set, radio, tape-recorder, lamp, tap) включать (выключать) свет (электричество, воду, газ, телевизор, радио, магнитофон, лампу, кран); Syn. to switch on (off).

to (the) music под музыку

wash vt мыть, to have a wash мыться; to wash one's hair мыть голову; to wash clothes (linen) стирать одежду, белье; to wash up мыть посуду

to take (to have) a bath (shower) принимать ванну, душ

to dry (oneself) on (with) a towel вытирать(ся) полотенцем

clean vt чистить, очищать от грязи; to clean one's teeth (nails, clothes, shoes) чистить зубы (ногти, одежду, ботинки); to clean the blackboard стирать с доски; to clean the room (the flat) убирать комнату (квартиру); to clean the window протирать окно

brush vt чистить (щеткой); to brush one's clothes (shoes, teeth) чистить (щеткой) одежду (ботинки, зубы)

to put smth. on надевать что-л., е. g. Put your coat on. It's cold. Ant. to take smth. off снимать что-л., е. g. He took his hat off and entered.

sweep (swept, swept) подметать

a first-year student первокурсник

classes n pl. занятия; in class на занятиях, е. g. We have done this exercise in class, after classes, e. g. What are you going to do after classes?

to be late for опаздывать, е. g. Don't be late for the lecture.

go (went, gone) vi идти; to go by bus (tram, train, Metro) ехать на автобусе (трамвае, поезде, метро); to go to bed ложиться спать

It takes her (half an hour)... Потребуется полчаса..., e. g. It doesn't take him long to prepare his homework. How long has it taken you to read this book?

get (got, got) vt/i становиться; to get to a place добираться куда-л.; to get up вставать

Has the bell gone? Звонок был?

to be over кончиться, е. g. The lesson is over.

practice n практика, тренировка; to have practice in smth. практиковаться, тренироваться; practise vt

iron vt гладить; to iron linen гладить белье; Syn. to press clothes (not linen) утюжить; (electric) iron n (электрический) утюг

to play the piano (the guitar, the violin) играть на рояле (гитаре, скрипке), to play chess (tennis) играть в шахматы (теннис)

repair vt чинить; Syn. to put right

news n (plural in form, but treated as singular) новости, е. g. What's the news? Что нового? the news последние известия

It is so nice to see you. Очень приятно тебя видеть.

Look here, Mary... Послушай, Мэри...

sure adj; to be (feel) sure of smth. быть уверенным в чём-л., е.g. We are sure of our future. We are sure that he will come. You are sure to like it. = You will certainly like it.

for ages целую вечность

Something has gone wrong with... Что-то случилось с...

to have a look at smth. взглянуть на что-то

There's nothing the matter with the iron. Утюг в порядке.

How clever of you! Умница! So kind of you! Так мило с вашей стороны!

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