Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise 9. Read and translate the text.
Exercise 10. Find in the text English equivalents for these word combinations and sentences.
1. работает преподавателем в Эдинбургском университете. 2. очень любят русскую литературу и искусство. 3. ответила на телефонный зво­нок. 4. около года тому назад. 5. пообедать с ним. 6. в последнее время был очень занят, и мы очень редко бывали в обществе (выбирались в гости).

7. 
   Краски великолепные. 8. Играет он замечательно. 9. Я только что пере­читан роман.
   

Exercise 11. Quote the sentences in which these words and word combinations are used in the text.
to be about to, to ring, spoken, to show, to ask, lately, plans, to enjoy, cer­tainly, favourite
Exercise 12. Answer these questions.

1. 
   When did the telephone ring? 2. Who answered the call? 3. It was Mr Petrov, wasn’t it? 4. Who does Mr Petrov teach spoken Russian to? 5. What did Mr Petrov say to Mrs Wilson? 6. At dinner they talked about their plans for the summer, didn’t they? 7. Did they enjoy the film? 8. How did they like Smoktunovsky’s acting? 9. Were the colours good? 10. Who is Mr Wilson’s favourite Russian writer?
   

Exercise 13. Make the necessary' substitutions and reproduce the dialogues.

1. 
   A: Do you often go out?
   

8. 
   Not very often. We have been very busy lately.
   

(A: go to the theatre, have guests)

2. 
   A: Did you like the film?
   

8. 
   I enjoyed it.
   

(A: the novel, the book, the ballet)

3. 
   A: Could you come to see us next Saturday?
   

8. 
   We’d love to. We’ve been very busy lately and haven’t gone out much. Thank you very much.
   

(A: Friday, Sunday)

4. 
   A: I know you like reading books.
   

8. 
   Oh yes, I’m fond of reading.
   

(A: driving a car, watching TV. computer games; B: driving, watching TV, playing computer games)

5. 
   A: When did he call you up?
   

8. 
   I was about to leave for work when he called me up.
   

(A: get up, come back; B: got up, came back)