Английский язык: самоучитель

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4. Translate into English.

Переведите на английский язык.

Language focus 1

Describing things.

Как описать предметы.

5. Read and choose the correct question.

Прочитайте и выберите подходящий вопрос.

6. Answer the questions.

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. How big is your desk?

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2. What is your favourite sweater made of?

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3. What is your watch like?

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4. What shape is the looking glass in the bathroom?

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5. How high is the wardrobe in your bedroom?

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6. What are the majority of the houses in your street made of?

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7. What is your flat like?

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8. How wide is your desk?

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9. How long is the longest river in Russia?

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10. What do you think of your new computer?

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7. Describe the following objects.

Опишите следующие предметы.

How big is it? How high is it? How wide is it? How long is it? What is it like? What colour is it? What is it made of?

What shape is it? What do you think of it?

Language focus 2

Some Linking words

Слова-связки

Слова-связки (например, but, and) широко используются как в русском, так и в английском языках для связи предложений.

Наиболее часто употребляемыми являются следующие:

8. Read the sentences and give their translation.

Прочитайте и переведите данные предложения.

1. Lisa didn’t support her. As a result, she had no time to cater for her family welfare.

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2. As opposed to Jane, Jack made a good suggestion.

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3. In spite of the fact that the desk was 1 metre wide and made of wood we decided to buy it.

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4. He measured the carpet, but then he lost this information.

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5. In order to win the game she had to be very mobile and careful.

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6. My stamina is down. Besides, I won’t be able to live in isolation.

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7. As I worried a lot about his health, I decided to call the ambulance.

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8. My shoes were too tight. That’s why my feet hurt.

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9. What’s the matter? You look awful!

To begin with, I lost my wallet. Besides, I fell down and hurt my leg.

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10. Look out! He wanted to come to an agreement with you. However, he remains silent.

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9. Make up sentences using the following words. Use the Linking words given below.

Составьте предложения, используя данные слова. Также используйте слова-связки, предлагаемые ниже.

As a result, however, as opposed to, besides, in spite of the fact that, as, to begin with, in comparison with,

on the one hand/on the other hand, then, so, in order to