Exercise 2. Translate these sentences into Russian.

1. There are twenty pence in a pound sterling . 2. There is one hundred cents in a US dollar. 3. There are 1.6 kilometers in a mile. 4. There are many talented students in this group. 5. Is there a car park near here? 6. Is there a swimming pool in the town?

Exercise 3. Translate these sentences into English.

1. В этой аудитории много современных компьютеров . 2. Сейчас в городе тысячи туристов из разных стран Европы и Америки.  3. На столе лежат книги, журналы и газеты. 4. В этом тексте много сложных слов. 5. На Невском проспекте много соборов и церквей. 6. В этом журнале есть несколько интересных рассказов. 7. В этой группе много студентов. 8. В нашем университете 8 факультетов 9. В Санкт-Петербурге 5 миллионов жителей. 10. В Государственном Эрмитаже свыше 3 миллионов экспонатов. 11. В нашем городе более 400 мостов.

Exercise 4. Explain the use of the indefinite article a/an.

1. I’d like to havea dog. 2. She lives in a small flatsomewhere in Paris. 3. ‘What do you do?’ ‘I’m a student.’ 4. ‘What’s that?’ ‘It’s a photo camera.’ 5. ‘Is he an architect?’ ‘No, he isn’t. He is an engineer.’ 6. ‘Does Los Angeles have a subway system?’ ‘No, there are only buses and street cars in the city.’ 7. ‘If you need any city transport in Los Angeles you can get a transfer.’ ‘What is a transfer?’ ‘With a transfer you can change to another bus or street car without having to pay another fare.’ 8. ‘What’s a taxi fare?’ ‘It’s from eighty cents to a dollar a mile.’

Exercise 5.Put in the or a/an where necessary. If no word is necessary, leavethe space empty.

Exercise 6. Insertsome, any or no.

1.Are there _____ letters for me? No, there aren’t ____ letters for you. 

2. You have _____ very nice water-colors here. 3. I have got ____ interesting books to read. 4. There aren’t ____ magazines here. 5. There are ___ coat-hangers in the wardrobe. 6. I have got ____ interesting news to tell you. 7. There isn’t ___ butter on the table. Take ____ fresh butter from the fridge. 8. Will you have a cup of tee? There is ____ hot water in the kettle. 9. I have got ____ time to speak to you now. I am very busy. 10. Have you got ____ English records at home? 11. You may read ____ book you like. 12. Where can I buy _____ flowers? 13. I am interested in _____ information you can give me on this question. 14. May I have ____water, please? 15. Give me ___ money if you have ____ . 16. If you have ___ idea about it, please tell it to me.

 

Exercise 7. Insertsomebody, someone, anybody, something, anything, everything, nothing, anyone, everybody, nobody, no one, none.

Exercise 8. Insert much, many, little, few.

1. There are ___ students in the hall. 2. There is ___ furniture in this room. 3. I haven’t ___ time today. I am very busy. 4. She has ____ Russian but ___English books. 5. Please don’t make so ___ noise. 6. I have _____ mistakes in my dictation. 7. Are there ___ rooms in your flat? 8. I have ____ water in my cup. Give me ____, please. 9. Are there ____ new houses in your street? 10. There isn’t ____ paper in the drawer.

Exercise 9. Insert a few, a little.

Task 1. Speaking.

A delegation of students and teachers from Britain are on their visit at your university. They want to go sightseeing on the weekend. You are asked to guide the gests around the St. Petersburg’s central squares and avenues.

UNIT 3

HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UK

It is never too late to learn.

Do not teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

Learn to walk before you run.

Education plays a great role in the modern life. Well educated person is respected and has more opportunities to realize his ambitions. Education is considered to be some kind of a service, because it provides people with information about important issues. The mission of education is training of highly qualified professionals who would meet requirements of modern changing environment, brining up the youth capable of working and developing their creative possibilities in any country of the world.

Assignments

Task 1. Choose the correct transcription.

1) kind            A. [kind]        B. [kaind]       C. [kiŋ]

2) dirty           A. [dirti]         B. [dæti]         C. [də:ti]

3) minute       A. ['mainit]              B. ['minutə]    C.[ 'minit]

4) escape        A. [is'keip]     B. [es'keip]              C. [ekskǽp]

5) lecture        A. [lekturə]              B. [lektʃə]       C. [liktә]

Task 2. Choose the correct spelling.

1) [kud]          A. could         B. kould         C. cold

2) [pei]           A. pie             B. pay             C. pai

3) [kwit]         A. qiet            B. quite          C. quit

4) ['mi:tə]           A. meter         B. metter        C. matter

5) [ʃip]                A. ship            B. sheep         C. cheap

Task 3. Which word sounds different?

1. a) is       b) he’s   c) it’s

2. a) on      b) go     c) old

3. a) phone b) coat   c) brown

4. a) they   b) chair c) name

5. a) writer b) live   c) sign

Two of these ed-endings sound like [d]. Which one does not?

a) lived b) persuaded  c) needed

Task 4. Translate the words into Russian and write the words they are formed from.

Childless, unimportant, buyer, weakly, warmly, enjoyment, bookseller, improbable, historic, flyer.

Read and translate the text

The aim of the government in Britain is to increase the number of students who enter into higher education. The driving force for this has been mainly economic. It is assumed that the more people who study at degree level, the more likely the country are to succeed economically. The higher education sector provides a variety of courses up to degree and postgraduate degree level, and careers out research. All universities in England and Wales are state universities (this includes Oxford and Cambridge).