Практический курс английского языка 2 курс. Ключи - [11]

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ходится слишком много работать, а зарплата у них несоиз­меримо низкая.

3. Многие больницы, работающие в системе Государствен­ной службы здравоохранения, устарели и переполнены, а из-за недостатка коек больным приходится подолгу ждать опе­раций. Богатые предпочитают обращаться к частнопрактику­ющим врачам или же к специалистам с Харли-стрит, зна­менитой «врачебной» улицы в Лондоне. Когда такие люди за­болевают, они ложатся в частные клиники, пребывание в ко­торых может стоить целых сто фунтов в неделю. Они также могут заплатить за отдельную палату в обычной больнице, что обойдется примерно в десять фунтов в день.

UNIT THREE

Ex. II, p. 85

1. Will it be convenient for/to everybody to have our meeting after the lessons? — I believe so, but I dont know if it will be convenient for/to our teacher. 2. Would it be easy/difficult for the second-year students to read English newspapers? — If you mean papers published in Britain, I think it would be difficult for them so far. 3. Which is more important for a student: to read or to speak English well? — If the student is going to become a teacher, its equally vital for him or her both to read and speak well. 4. Do you think it would be useful for students with bad spelling to copy English texts? — It might be helpful/good for them, but to tell you the truth its a very tiresome job. 5. Will it be useful/good for students to take part in the phonetic contest at our department? — Of course. It will be excellent for the first-year students as it will give them a good chance to brush up their pronunciation.

Ex. Ill, p. 85

1. It will be easy for her to make friends with children: they like the way she plays with them. 2. It would be interesting for me to take part in the excursion if I were younger. 3. I dont tike

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the way you read, you should give more attention to reading aloud. 4 I think its necessary for you to consult a doctor about your headache. 5.1 dont like the way this nurse gives injections. 6. It will be interesting for the first-year students to learn about the history and traditions of our Institute.

Ex. Ill, p. 94

a) grow — grew, grown, growing build — built, built, building

attract — attracted, attracted, attracting

send — sent, sent, sending

display — displayed, displayed, displaying

flow — flowed, flowed, flowing

lie — lied, lied, lying (лгать)

lie — lay, lain, lying (лежать)

hurry — hurried, hurried, hurrying

strike — struck, struck, striking

puzzle — puzzled, puzzled, puzzling

b) Celticf kellik, seltik] settlement { sell mant] commerce { kom3s] finance { ГаГ nsns] explore { ikspbj kilometre{ kil3mi:t3] parliamentary { .pala mcnt(3)ri] magnificent { mжg nlf is(a)nt] ceramics { sirasmiks] metalwork { metlw3:k] photography { IV ingraft] atomic { atnmik]

royal f ratal] canal { кэ пж1] sunbather { sAiibcido] major { meid3s] barrier { Ьжпэ] panorama { рэпэ rfftru] double-decker { д!лЬ(э)1аекэ] disaster { diza:sta]

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c) narrow — narrower — narrowest small — smaller — smallest great — greater — greatest old — older/elder — oldest/eldest quiet — quieter/more quiet — quietest/most quiet worthy — worthier — worthiest busy — busier — busiest easy — easier — easiest

Ex. IV, p. 94

eat — uneatable, i. e. not fit to be eaten — несъедобный

read — unreadable, i. е. 1. difficult or impossible to read, especially because of extreme untidiness — неразборчи­вый; 2. too dull to be read; not worth reading — скуч­ный, нечитабельный

break — unbreakable, i. e. impossible to break — неломкий, нехрупкий, небьющийся

forget — unforgettable, i. e. impossible to forget — незабы­ваемый

pardon — unpardonable, i. e. that cannot be forgiven — не­простительный

describe — undescribable (also indescribable), i. e. that cannot be described — неописуемый

desire — undesirable, i. e. unpleasant and unwanted — не­желательный

imagine — unimaginable, i. e. that cannot be imagined —

невообразимый believe — unbelievable, i. e. too improbable to be believed or

very surprising — невероятный

Ex. IX, p. 96

a) 1.1 wont be surprised if he gets a "five", he is a very bright boy. 2. We were struck by the contrasts between wealth and poverty in Delhi. 3. His question puzzled me. I didnt know how to answer it. 4.1 was surprised to meet him in town. I was sure he had not come back yet. 5. His cruelty struck/astonished us We liad always thought that he was kind and sympathetic.

b) 1. Pick up the pieces of the broken cup and throw them out. 2. Give me a piece of paper. Ill show you how to make a boat for tlie child. 3. Id like to take one more piece of cake. May I? 4. I never put more than two lumps of sugar into my tea. 5. I need a

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short piece of string to tie the parcel with. 6. Id like to have a slice of lemon with my tea.

с) 1 Red Square is a historic spot: many historic events t«ok place in it. 2. In his historical novels Walter Scott g..ve a wonderful description not only of historical events, but of whole historical epochs. 3. The ninth of May is one of the most important historical dates: we celebrate our historic victory in World War II. 4. There are many historical monuments in Moscow.