Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise 16. Form present participles from these verbs.
to write, to blow, to do, to give, to leave, to put, to read, to speak, to wait, to stand, to shout, to flow
Exercise 17. Read and translate these sentences. Pay attention to Present Participles.

1. 
   The student sitting next to me is a friend of mine. 2. The northern winds blowing from the Arctic influence the climate of the country’. 3. 1 like very much the actress singing the part of Olga. 4. The tundra occupying the extreme north of the country is a cold bare region. 5. The boy writing on the blackboard is Ann’s brother. 6. “I’m afraid the boy waiting for his father has got wet. It’s rain­ing hard.” he said. 7. The girl standing next to Ann is one of the best pupils.
   

Exercise 18. Make up five sentences using Present Participles.

3. 
   Article with an Apposition⁴⁸
   (Употребление артикля перед приложением)
   

1. 
   Перед приложением, характеризующим лицо или предмет, упо­требляется неопределенный артикль.
   

Michael Petrov, a teacher of English, is coming to see them tonight.

2. 
   Если приложение относится клицу или предмету, пользующемуся широкой известностью, то перед ним употребляется определенный ар­тикль.
   

Moscow, the capital⁴⁹ of Russia, is a beautiful city.

2. 
   WORD-BUILDING
   

Noun-Forming suffix “-ing”
С помощью суффикса -ing образуются от глагольных основ существи­тельные, обозначающие:

1. 
   процесс или действие: swimming плавание, teaching обучение;
   
2. 
   конкретный результат действия: writing произведение.