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B. Fill in the blanks with “include” or “involve” in the appropriate form .

1. 
   More than 30 software firms were … in the project.
   
2. 
   … among the guests were a number of famous musicians.
   
3. 
   They are deeply … in debt.
   
4. 
   We were … with the technical details.
   
5. 
   Have you … the chairman in your list of committee members?
   
6. 
   Does the job … travel?
   
7. 
   The war … a great increase in the national debt.
   
8. 
   Do you … walking among your amusements?
   
9. 
   I didn’t realize putting on a play … so much work.
   
10. 
    At law school Hilary became heavily … in student politics.
    
11. 
    Our party … several retired couples.
    
12. 
    The price … postage charges.
    
13. 
    I don’t want to get … in some lengthy argument about who is to blame.
    
14. 
    The team is looking strong, especially now they have … Roscoe.
    
15. 
    The Mafia could well be … in this series of murders.
    
16. 
    Most people don’t realize how much effort is … in writing a novel.
    
17. 
    Is service … in the bill?
    
18. 
    I would never go climbing on my own – there’s too much risk … .
    

C. Fill in the blanks with “stay” or “remain” in the appropriate form .

1. 
   I don't think Park Street is the place for you to … .
   
2. 
   I …, my dear friend, affectionately yours.
   
3. 
   Would the audience please … seated?
   
4. 
   His wife seemed utterly indifferent whether she went or … .
   
5. 
   ‘La Strada’ … one of Fellini’s best films.
   
6. 
   Why, is Tom leaving? Wouldn't he … to dinner?
   
7. 
   On the way home that phrase … with me.
   
8. 
   We have nearly finished. Just several points … to be settled.
   
9. 
   Hi! Didn’t know you were here, in London. Where are you …?
   
10. 
    It only … to me to thank our hosts.
    
11. 
    I know Benson has a PhD but the fact … he has no practical experience.
    
12. 
    … with me tonight. I’m so lonely.
    

D. Fill in the blanks with “carry” or “bring” in the appropriate form .

1. 
   The ship could … 70 passengers.
   
2. 
   They are going to … one of their friends with them.
   
3. 
   This motorbike has … me five thousand miles.
   
4. 
   Then I saw Phil walking towards me. He was … a briefcase.
   
5. 
   Any goods … to our country must be carefully checked.
   
6. 
   You have to … a mobile so that they can call you in at any time.
   
7. 
   Having him talking all the time usually … me to a state of exhaustion.
   
8. 
   The official number of people … the AIDS virus is low.
   
9. 
   Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and … diseases.
   
10. 
    Bob is a good chap. He always … everything to an end.
    
11. 
    The water … my shoes to a state of a total mess.
    
12. 
    Insects … the pollen from plant to plant.
    
13. 
    The lecturer was a whiz. He … his audience with him.
    
14. 
    The statement … him into a state of furious anger.
    
15. 
    The walls … the weight of the roof.
    
16. 
    The money will … me through the week.
    
17. 
    The book .. many tables, that’s why I am so slow with it.
    
18. 
    I had to … the car to a halt for I couldn't keep my eyes on the road anymore.
    

E. Fill in the blanks with “influence” or “affect” in the appropriate form .

1. 
   Rakhmaninov’s music deeply … me.
   
2. 
   Stop yelling. Shouting … the voice.
   
3. 
   This disease … the central nervous system.
   
4. 
   Don’t let me … your decision.
   
5. 
   What … you to take the job?
   
6. 
   How will the new tax … people on low incomes?
   
7. 
   We were all deeply … by the news of her death.
   
8. 
   Claude’s work strongly … generations of musicians.
   
9. 
   Bruckner was much … by Wagner’s orchestral music.
   

REVISION
A. Translate the following sentences using little, a little, few, a few.

1. В том, что рассказывают разбойники, мало правды. 2. Он немного подумал, прежде чем ответить. 3. Погода стала немного лучше. 4. Не уходи, мы будем обедать через несколько минут. 5.

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Мало кто понимает дракона, он говорит с сильным акцентом. 6. Людоед, в отличие от ослика, всегда мало говорит. 7. Мало кто ездит этим поездом. 8. Я увижу гнома через несколько дней. 9. Мало кто знает о том, что любят делать эльфы в свободное время. 10. Только несколько человек ответили правильно на этот вопрос. 11. – Хотите еще пирога? – Да, немного. 12. Немногие в моей семье похожи на меня. 13. В этой реке меньше крокодилов. 14. Давай меньше советов и не раздражай людей.
B. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘unless’ instead of ‘if not’.

Model: I won’t go if he doesn’t go. – I won’t go unless he goes.

1. He won’t pass the exam if he doesn’t work harder. 2. I won’t go if you don’t take the car. 3. I wouldn’t say so if I wasn’t certain. 4. She won’t go if you don’t invite her sister as well. 5. We won’t go swimming with the dwarf if the weather doesn’t improve. 6. The dragon is a stay-at-home. He won’t go anywhere if the donkey doesn’t take him. 7. If the ogre doesn’t eat the princess he will feel hungry. 8. Hagrid won’t like the cake if it isn’t a bit mouldy. 9. The Minister will never sign a document if he doesn’t read it thoroughly. 10. Don’t buy this car if you are not sure you like it.
C. Translate into English paying special attention to the use of articles.

1. Английский, на котором мы говорим сегодня – это не английский начала века. 2. Рейс 356 из Гааги прибывает через четверть часа. 3. Булочная находится на противоположной стороне улицы. 4. У тебя орфографическая ошибка в третьем абзаце, в предложении девять. 5. Ольга купила новый словарь. Она заплатила за него полстипендии. 6. Полицейский заметил странного человека около банка. Он узнал парня. Он был известным грабителем. 7. Жил-был волшебник. Он мог творить чудеса. 8. Однажды я нашел в библиотеке эльфа древнюю книгу. А в книге я наткнулся (to come across) на очень любопытный рецепт. 9. Студенты, которых он учит, делают большие успехи. 10. Не могу понять текст – язык такой трудный. 11. Это минеральная вода. Вода газированная. 12. Я наконец нашел нового тренера. Тренер очень опытный. 13. Пора сделать перерыв и перекусить. 14. У лгуна должна быть хорошая память. 15. Обидно сидеть дома в такое прекрасное утро. Давайте прогуляемся по парку, а?
D. Find one mistake in each of the following sentences.

1. We had to admit that she is right. 2. They turned to private detective to investigate the disappearance of the dog. 3. I have a lot to read for tomorrow exam. 4. What will you do if you were in my shoes? 5. Ann didn’t go to the library yesterday as she had had a birthday. 6. Where you would go on a holiday if you could afford it? 7. The patient is sorry that he lost control of himself and spoke to the doctor rude. 8. Mike disturbed me in middle of the night but the matter was really urgent. 9. She couldn’t find an accommodation in the city. 10. It’s such annoying but we have to go. 11. Marina hadn’t invited her classmates to her party. 12. My students are not always at time for classes. 13. I didn’t work hardly when I was at school. 14. If I lived in England I wouldn’t have had any problems with my English. 15. Such literature is being sold in special shops. 16. New roses have planted in her garden. 17. This data will have been collected by the end of the year. 18. One can’t learn a foreign language in few weeks. 19. The manager sent the fax them last night. 20. They filled the glasses and made the other toast.

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E. Make the sentences passive.

1. They offered me the vacancy. 2. The boss has given us all the instructions. 3. We showed the girls our buys. 4. Father promised me a new snowboard. 5. Somebody told him the truth. 6. Ben offered the fellow a beer. 7. The expert will offer you several solutions to the problem. 8. You can hear this hit everywhere. 9. You shouldn’t put fruit into the fridge. 10. They have taken these examples from literature. 11. Philosophers very often refer to this quotation. 12. Have you sent for the doctor yet? 13. Don’t put this hat on, or people will laugh at you. 14. People speak a lot about the latest events. 15. The surgeon is operating on the boy.
F. Use the words in the brackets to form a word that fits in each space. The first one is done for you.

It is important that you should learn to enjoy simple joys, because that is extremely (extreme) English. All serious __________(English) play darts and cricket and a ___________ (vary) of other games; a _______ (fame) English statesman was reported to be catching butterflies in the interval between giving up two ________ (Europe) states to the Germans; during the war there was even some ___________ (understand) with the French because they considered the habit of English soldiers of ___________ (sing) and ___________ (play) football and hide-and-seek and blind man’s bluff slightly ____________ (child).

Dull and pompous _______________ (foreign) are unable to understand why ex-cabinet ministers get together and sing Daisy, Daisy in choir; why __________ (respect) businessmen play with toy locomotives while their children learn trigonometry in the _______________ (neighbour) room; why High Court Judges collect rare birds when rare birds are rare and they cannot collect many in any case.

They cannot grasp why people sing when ________(lone) and yet sit silent and dumb for hours on end in their clubs, not uttering a word for months in the most ________________ (distinguish) company and consider themselves _______ (privilege).
G. Translate into English paying special attention to the use of prepositions.

1. Маленькая девочка боялась темноты. 2. Нора была так сердита на свою племянницу, что не хотела с ней разговаривать. 3. Вы согласны со мной? 4. Бандиты договорились о месте встречи. 5. Скорый поезд № 39 прибыл на станцию вовремя. 6. Обезьяны просили доктора Айболита о помощи? 7. Когда охотники вернулись в поселок (settlement), их никто не встретил. 8. Они назвали ребенка Дэвидом в честь отца. 9. Она разочарована в своем новом знакомом. 10. Билл нашел себе работу, чтобы не зависеть от родителей. 11. Разговор произвел на меня сильное впечатление. 12. Сын жабы женился на Дюймовочке, потому что его мать настояла на этом. 13. В школе над ним смеялись. 14. Ты не интересуешься футболом, правда? 15. Когда я вошел в комнату, кот лежал на диване, слушая радио. 16. Не кричите на собаку. Она вас боится. 17. Не обращайте внимания на этот шум. 18. Котенок жил один, о нем никто не заботился, и он часто страдал от голода и холода. 19. А почему вы не принимали участие в обсуждении? 20. Не бросайте камни в животное!
H. Translate into English these funny phrases paying attention to the use of modal verbs.

1. Не ищи отговорок (lame excuse), они всегда должны быть под рукой. 2. Я люблю работу. Она очаровывает меня. Я могу сидеть и смотреть на нее часами! 3. Должно быть, самая плохая примета - это когда черный кот разбивает зеркало пустым ведром. 4. Чтобы поверили в ложь, нужно разместить ее между двумя правдами. 5. Мечты должны быть несбыточными. Иначе это не мечты, а планы. 6. Лгуну надо иметь хорошую память. 7. Просто не представляю, как мы сможем без вас обойтись, но мы попробуем.

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8. Голова болеть не может. Ведь это - кость. 9. - Это надо было сделать еще вчера! - Значит сегодня уже поздно? Можно расслабиться? 10. Имея один маркер, можно изрисовать (cover with drawings) всё, кроме этого маркера. Имея два маркера, можно изрисовать вообще всё! 11. Я человек нетребовательный, мне много не надо, главное - чтобы побольше. 12. Такой я человек - зла не помню. Приходится записывать. 13. Только женские руки могут так нежно уложить асфальт. 14. Хорошо зафиксированный больной в анeстезии не нуждается. 15. Тиха украинская ночь... Но сало (lard) надо перепрятать. 16. Чтобы слова не расходились (be at conflict) с делом, нужно молчать и ничего не делать. 17. В каждой женщине должна быть загадка, а также подсказка (prompting) и отгадка. 18. Мечтай осторожно. Ты это можешь получить. 19. Сначала вы сделали из мухи слона, а теперь этого слона надо кормить! 20. Для такого мнения зубов у вас должно быть в два раза больше.
I. Focus on phrasal verbs. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the phrasal verbs below:

wake up / drop off / lie down / get out / write down
A tramp was sitting on a park bench, feeling very tired. So, he decided to … and go to sleep. He had been sleeping for about 5 minutes when a couple walked by. The man stopped, … the tramp , and asked him, "Excuse me. Do you know what the time is?" The tramp replied, "I'm sorry - I don't have a watch, so I don't know the time." The man apologized for waking the tramp and the couple walked away.

The tramp … again, and after a few minutes went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, who was out walking her dog, gently shook the tramp's shoulder until he … again. The woman said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, but I'm afraid I've lost my watch - do you happen to know the time?" The tramp was a little annoyed at being … again, but he politely told the woman that he didn't have a watch and didn't know the time.

After the woman had gone, the tramp had an idea. He opened the bag that contained all his possessions and … a pen, a piece of paper and some string. On the paper, he … , 'I do not have a watch. I do not know the time'. He then hung the paper round his neck and eventually … again.

After about 15 minutes, a policeman who was walking through the park noticed the tramp asleep on the bench, and the sign around his neck. He … the tramp … and said, "I read your sign. I thought you'd like to know that it's 2:30 p.m."

HAPPY SAILING

1. 
   Write short passages concerning what you would do if you were
   

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  a representative of opposite sex
  
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  a political party leader
  
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  your mum/dad
  
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  the president of your Institute
  
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  your cat/dog
  

2. 
   Make a list of people you might see and things you might do today. Say what will/might happen if you do.
   

Example: If I see Alex, I’ll tell him what the homework is.

3. 
   Imagine you have the opportunity to visit five different places anywhere in the world. Complete the following sentence for each one.
   

If I had the chance to visit …, I would…

Example: If I had the chance to visit the United States, I would go to New York because I have always wanted to go up the Empire State Building.

4. 
   Guessing
   Make as many suppositions as you can about what may/might have happened to these people, animals and objects in the following situations. Don’t forget to use the appropriate gambits like
   

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I suppose…, I think…, I suspect that…, By the way…, To be honest…, Actually…, To tell you the truth… etc.

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  You come home and discover that your favourite vase has been broken. There is no one to ask about what had happened.
  
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  You enter the bathroom and see a crocodile swimming in your bath. How did it get there?
  
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  You open your bag, take out the key and try to unlock the door. But the key doesn’t fit in the lock. How can this be explained?
  
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  You can’t find your favourite sweater.
  
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  Your friend was to have met you after classes but he didn’t come.
  
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  You have been expecting for your friend’s answer to your letter. But it hasn’t come yet. Why?
  

5. 
   Problem solving.
   

Here are two ‘case studies’ adapted from real life situations. Read through each one and think up a solution. Use the following phrases:

In a case like this…, In a situation like this…, In this sort of situation…

Case 1

Frank has a good job in London working in the Department of the Environment. He has been in the same department since he left university and now he has special responsibility for Historic Buildings. If he stays there, he expects to be head of this department within 10 years. Cathy, his wife, has a very well-paid job with an insurance company based in the centre of London. She has been with the same firm for 12 years. The Government has decided to de-centralize Frank’s department in order to create more jobs in the North of England. The department is moving to Newcastle. Frank and Cathy have two children who are happy in their schools. They have lots of friends. It would be impossible for Cathy to get such a good job in Newcastle. Frank wants to become head of his department. What should the family do?
Case 2.

Yung-ae is from Korea. She’s the mother of three children (3, 5 and 9). The youngest was born in Britain, but the others were born in Korea. Recently, the two older children have been giving her a lot of trouble. When she speaks to them in Korean, they answer her in English, and they speak English to each other. When the family goes out together, they pretend that they are not part of it. When they bring friends home, they get very embarrassed when Yung-ae speaks to them in Korean. They have become very cheeky to both their father and their mother. What can Yung-ae do?

6. 
   Emphasizing
   

To emphasize a point you will need the following phrases:

That’s just the point…, But the question is…, But the real question is…, This raises the problem of…, But can’t you see…

Read through the case study and answer the questions below.
Edward and Adrienne are students at a London polytechnic. They have known each other for two years and have been going out together for 18 months. They are very serious about their relationship. They are thinking about getting married when they leave college in a year’s time. Edward is English and comes from a middle class background. His parents live in Carlisle in the north of England. Adrienne is black and is on a scholarship from her home in Zimbabwe. They both realize the problems of a mixed marriage. And, of course, there are many cultural differences. They are young, tolerant, and they help each other in their studies. Edward’s parents knew he had a girlfriend, but had not met Adrienne until last week. Edward had not told them that she was black. The parents were very polite and they seemed to get on well with Adrienne. Later, Adrienne said that she thought Edward’s parents seemed disappointed she was not white. Edward knew what she meant and couldn’t help feeling hurt and disappointed that his parents were not more enthusiastic.
Questions

1. 
   What do you think is Edward’s biggest worry?
   
2. 
   What problems would Adrienne face if she married Edward?
   
3. 
   What problems would Edward face?
   
4. 
   What do Edward’s parents probably think of the situation?
   
5. 
   How do you think Adrienne’s parents will feel if she marries in England?
   

Now use the gambits given above to make up dialogues describing the following situations:

1. 
   Edward talking to his best friend
   
2. 
   Adrienne talking to her best friend
   
3. 
   Edward’s parents talking about the situation alone.
   
4. 
   Edward’s parents talking to their best friends.
   

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