Денис Шевчук - Английский язык: самоучитель

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7. Что будет построено напротив вокзала?

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8. Длина и ширина этой детали были даны в анкете.

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The Gerund

Герундий

Герундий очень часто используется в английском языке. Эта форма образована от глагола, но в предложении отвечает на вопрос имени существительного «что?», например, walking, driving, taking. На русский язык может переводиться такими формами, как «гуляние» от глагола «гулять» или «зарабатывание» от глагола «зарабатывать»

Форма герундия используется после следующих, уже известных Вам, выражений:

I like driving. Я люблю (что?) вождение.

He is fond of swimming. Ему нравится плавание.

We are keen on reading. Мыувлекаемсячтением.

I am bored with talking to him. Я скучаю от разговоров/разговаривания с ним.

He enjoys skating. Ему очень нравится катание на коньках.

She hates cooking dinner. Она ненавидит приготовление ужина.

Необходимо запомнить еще несколько выражений, которые очень часто используются в английском языке, и которые требуют после себя употребление герундия. Запоминать их нужно вместе с предлогами, которые следуют за ними (за некоторыми из них).

avoid – избегать

He avoids meeting him.

continue – продолжать

He should continue working here.

finish – заканчивать

He finished reading when he saw me.

start – начинать

She started cooking at 10 o’clock.

thank for – благодарить за

He thanked me for doing this job.

be proud of – гордиться

He is proud of doing it well.

afford – позволить(себе)

I can’t afford buying a car.

be tired of – устать

He was tired of swimming.

give up – бросить(привычку, занятие)

He gave up learning English.

be engaged in – бытьзанятым(чем-либо)

He is engaged in drawing.

apologize for – извиняться за

He apologized for smoking there.

spend time/money on/in – тратить время/деньги на

You shouldn’t spend time on looking for him.

object to – возражать против

He objected to my going there.

be accused of – быть обвиненным

He was accused of killing him.

be worth (while) – стоить

This book is worth (while) reading.

be afraid of – бояться

He was afraid of losing her.

4. Answer the questions.

Ответьте на вопросы.

5. Complete the sentences.

Дополните предложения.

He enjoys……………………………………………………………..

We are fond of………………………………………………………..

He objects to………………………………………………………….

He is never tired of……………………………………………………

He was accused of…………………………………………………….

He couldn’t give up……………………………………………………

He tries to avoid……………………………………………………….

Thank you for…………………………………………………………

It is worth……………………………………………………………..

I can’t afford………………………………………………………….

He started……………………………………………………………

She was proud of…………………………………………………….

I wanted to continue…………………………………………………

She is keen on……………………………………………………….

They were afraid of………………………………………………….

He isn’t engaged in………………………………………………….

6. Make up the sentences of your own using the following Gerunds.

Составьте свои предложения, используя следующи еформы герундия.

7. Give the sentences in English.

Переведите на английский язык.

READINGAND SPEAKING PRACTICE

1. Answer the questions.

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Why do we sometimes avoid using public transport?

2. Why do we sometimes give up driving in the city centre?

3. Which is the best way to get around your town?

4. Which is the bus/taxi/train fare?

5. Do you have to change when you are going to work?

6. Which places in your town can you call fascinating? Why?

7. Why can your town attract visitors?

8. Do bus drivers sell tickets?

9. Do buses in your town usually run on time?

10. Why are we sometimes tired of driving?

2. Agree or disagree. Explain your ideas.

Согласитесь или опровергните данные суждения. Объясните своемнение.

1. People usually prefer travelling by train to travelling by plain.

2. Public transport is always packed.

3. We have to buy our bus tickets in a shop.

4. A weekly ticket is cheaper than a one-day ticket.

5. Going by an overland train is faster than by tube.

6. It isn’t worth while driving in the town centre.

7. There are now shopping centres not far from people’s home.

8. When people go to the theatre they try not to use public transport.

9. There is no way that people can get any reductions.

10. Bus drivers stop the bus only at the bus stops.

3. Order and read the dialogue. Try to learn it.

Расставьте реплики в правильной последовательности и прочитайте диалог. Постарайтесь его запомнить.

4. Match the questions to the answers.

Найдите подходящие по смыслу ответы.

5. Read the dialogue. Try to learn it.

Прочитайте диалог и постарайтесь выучить его.

Karl: How do we get to the museum?

Julia: First we go by bus and then we go by tube.

Karl: Tube? What’s that? You buy toothpaste in tubes.

Julia: The tube is another word for the underground.

Karl: Oh, I see. How far is it from the station to the museum?

Julia: Oh, not far. Half a kilometer.

Karl: And how long does it take?

Julia: From Holborn Station?

Karl: No, from here. The whole journey.

Julia: About three quarters of an hour.

Karl: In Munich I go everywhere by tram Are there trams in London?

Julia: No. My grandmother told me that there were trams when she was young. But not now. I don’t know why.

Karl: How often do these buses run?

Julia: Every ten minutes.

Karl: But you said it ten minutes ago. Come on, Julia. Let’s get a taxi.

Julia: Karl, taxis are expensive.

Karl: But it’s not far to the hotel. It won’t cost much.

6. Read this text.

Прочитайте текст.

Paul Money’s Canal Boat

Paul Money has a canal boat. He takes passengers and shows them the canal and its attractions.

They go from Little Venice down to Hampstead Road Lock. The journey down to Hampstead Road Lock is a distance of about two and a half miles, so that’s five miles in total. And the return journey takes one and a half hours.

The journey goes through the tunnel under Maida Hill, which is about 250 metres long. By canal standards it’s quite short, it’s one of the shorter tunnels on the system. Some tunnels go as much as three miles in length.

The fastest that the boat travels is about four and three quarter miles an hour, but the speed limit is actually four miles an hour. The journey makes its way around the north-west edge of Regent’s Park through the London Zoo. The passengers are always attracted by the animals and birds living here.

In the high summer they make four trips a day. The return fare for an adult is four pounds fifty, or a single fare three pounds fifty. Then there are reductions for children and pensioners.

Complete the sentences.

Закончите предложения.

1. The distance between Little Venice and Hampstead Road Lock is…………………………..

2. The way there and back takes about………………………………………………………….

3. The main attractions on the way are………………………………………………………….

4. Thee tunnel is………………………………………………………………………………..

5. The speed limit on the canal is………………………………………………………………

6. The return fare for an adult is………………………………………………………………..

ASSIGNMENT 7

LESSON 7

Find an extra word in each line.The first is done for you.

Найдите лишнее слово в каждой сроке. Первая строка дана как пример.

Choose the correct word.

Выберите подходящее слово.

Ask Questions. Start them with the words given.

Задайте вопросы, начинающиеся с данных слов.

Translate the sentences.

Переведите предложения.

LESSON 8. You and your body

LEAD-IN

1. Answer the questions about yourself.

Напишите ответы на вопросы о себе.

1. How do you prefer to keep fit?

2. What do you usually do to relax?

3. What kinds of sport do you do?

4. What kinds of sport did you do 10/15/20 years ago? Why don’t you do them now?

5. Why is it important to go in for sport?

6. What kinds of sport do you avoid and why?

7. Which kinds of sport are popular at the moment and why?

8. Do you sometimes spend your weekend on going fishing/boating/rafting, etc.?

9. Do you prevent your children from doing some sports? Why?

10. How much do you usually spend on your sport activities?

2. Complete the sentences. Speak about your sport activities. Refer to the kinds of sport given below.

Закончите. предложения, рассказывая.в. них.о. различных. видах. спорта, перечисленных. ниже.

Bicycle riding/cycling, outdoor games (football, volleyball, mini-ball, golf, cricket, etc.), boating, rafting, dancing, athletics, aerobics, shaping, body-building, wrestling, water-polo, swimming, sailing, boxing, running, high/long jump

1. I usually avoid ……………………………………………….because………………………….

2. I am proud of doing………………………………………….because…………………………..

3. My son gave up……………………………………………because…………………………….

4. I can’t help doing…………………………………………because……………………………..

5. I had to…………………………………………………..and it…………………………………

6. I am tired of…………………………………………….as it……………………………………

7. My wife is very much fond of………………………….as it……………………………………

8. My son is bored with………………………………….as……………………………………….

9. It is worth while doing…………………………………as………………………………………

10. I think I won’t be able to……………………………..as………………………………………

3. Make up correct questions.

Составьте вопросительные предложения.

1. I was proud of attracting her attention.

Why………………………………………………………………………….