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Translation tasks
Task 1. Give the Russian for:
I spotted a battered old boxer with a broken chain around his neck staggering up the road; without any hesitation; his eyes following me as ran inside to get him a dish of water; a ripple of shock; fawn-coloured boxer puppy; bending down to pet him; the ID tag; in a matter of minutes; there’s no way to identify him; soulful eyes; I convinced him to let me bring the dog over so he could look at him; to belong to; he started jumping and bouncing around in the backseat; there was no containing him; the dog bounded out and raced to them whining and yelping in his excitement; watching the entire family hug and kiss the old dog; now rejuvenated by joy; knowing I had been part of a miracle – for the second time in one’s dog life
Task 2. Find in the text synonyms to:
To be sure, calm, to notice, to examine, to run quickly, to recognize, to treat violently, to shout.
Task 3. Translate the following sentences into English using the given words and word combinations.
| 1. to spot smbd doing smth | 1. Я видела, как он давал ему номер своего телефона. |
| 2. to let smbd do smth still | 2. Она позволяла детям бегать в саду, если они спокойно сидели на уроках музыки. |
| 3. hesitation to race | 3. Не раздумывая, он бросился к разбившейся машине. |
| 4. to let smbd do smth to abuse | 4. Никогда не позволяй другим грубо с собой обращаться. |
| 5. to convince neighbourhood | 5. Она убедила меня позвонить соседям и узнать всё про украденные машины в округе. |
| 6. as…..as to collapse | 6. Как только она пришла, то рухнула на кровать и проспала до самого утра. |
| 7. to whine to lick | 7. Ещё долго охотники могли слышать, как волчица скулила, зализывая раны. |
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Task 4. Translate the following passages into Russian from “ When I called the first… ” to “... whining and yelping in his excitement .”
Grammar tasks
We are sure you can do the following grammar tasks. Have a try.
Task 1. Look through the text of the story and find words with the suffix “-ful”.
Study the dictionary entry of the suffix. What parts of speech can be formed with the help of this suffix? Classify the following words into two groups. Define the meaning of the suffix in each group.
Careful, successful, spoonful, cheerful, handful, mouthful, forgetful, armful.
Give Russian equivalents of the words given above.
Task 2. Use either Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. When we got off the train it (rain) heavily. 2. The summer of that year was cold. It often (rain). 3. The weather was foggy. Cars and buses (move) slowly. 4. While I (pack) my things, he (ring) up for a taxi to take me to the station. 5. The house was quiet. The boys (play) chess and Mary (read) a book. 6. When you (see) him last? 7. I (buy) this guide book in London. 8. In 1990 he (be) in Siberia with a group of volunteers. They (make trails) in one of the national parks there. 9. Who (speak) over the phone at 5 o’clock yesterday. I couldn’t get through for an hour. 10. The whole family (watch) a detective film on TV when I (come) home. 11. I (look) into the window and (see) an old woman (sit) by it. The picture (take) me back to my childhood. 12. Ships (travel) from Southampton to New York in four or five days in those times. 13. I (call) the dog but it would not come. It (dig) something at the far end of the garden. 14. It was hot and stuffy. I (drive) to my parents’ house. I (turn) on air-conditioning but it not (work). 15. When I (go) down the library steps I (see) that my friends (wait) for me across the street.
Task 3. Rewrite as reported questions, beginning with the words given.
1. “Have you had your ear pierced?”
My mum asked me ………………………………………………..
2. “Can I meet you there at six o’clock tonight, Tim?”
Julian wanted to know……………………………………………..
3. “Are you still moving to Blackpool next week?”
Fiona asked Rod and Jenny………………………………………..
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4. “Does Grahan have to wear a suit to work?”
I was eager to know………………………………………………..
5. “Who do you want to feed your cat while you’re away?”
He tried to get to know…………………………………………….
6. “Do you love me or not?
Fred insisted on knowing………………………………………….
7. “What have you given Lindsey for her birthday?”
Daisy tried to guess……………………………………………….
8. “Were you anywhere near 34 Aylesford Street last night?”
The police officer demanded to know…………………………….
9. “Will Simon be coming to the party tomorrow night?”
Adrian wondered………………………………………………….
Task 4. Circle the extra word in each line.
Getting a mortgage
| 1 | Someone told to me a few months ago that getting a mortgage would be easy. How |
| 2 | wrong they were! When I first went into the bank, I asked if them how much I could |
| 3 | borrow. They refused that to answer even such a simple question, saying that I had to |
| 4 | actually find a house before they could tell me whether they would have lend me the |
| 5 | money or not. I thought it was ridiculous and so told it a white lie, saying that |
| 6 | I had been already found a house. They finally said that they would lend me the money, so |
| 7 | that was great. Then the problems started. A few weeks later a friend told me that about |
| 8 | a wonderful flat that was for sale. He suggested to our buying it together because it was |
| 9 | so large and I agreed. When I went back to the bank and said so I was planning to |
| 10 | buy a flat with a friend, the bank manager denied doing that he had ever said the bank |
| 11 | would give me a mortgage and claimed that he has had looked at my finances and knew |
| 12 | I wasn’t earning enough to borrow money. I begged with him to have another look at my |
| 13 | records as I knew he was wrong. Finally, he agreed me to reconsider my case and |
| 14 | eventually send me a letter which stated that the bank would was quite happy to give me |
| 15 | a mortgage. By then, though, it was said too late as someone else had bought the flat! |
