Unit three

SPEECH PATTERNS

1. You like the way they work.

Ilike the way the doctor treats the child. Do you like the way she wears her hat? I don't like the way you speak to me. The teacher didn't like the way the children behaved in class.

2. It is always interesting for tourists to take a trip along the Thames in a boat.

It was difficult for the students to make notes of his lecture.

It will be convenient for you to live in our hostel.

It would be useful for him to give up smoking.

It would have been natural for the sick man to fall asleep after the injection.

EXERCISES

I. Say whether you like or dislike the way:

1. the doctor treated the boy (in the story "A Day's Wait");

2. the boy behaved during his illness;

3. Hemingway described the boy's mood;

4. you spent your summer holidays;

5. the students of your group work at their English;

6. you were taught English at school;

7. women dress nowadays;

8. the girls in your group dress their hair.

II. Fill in missing adjectives + preposition:

1. Will it be......everybody to have our meeting after the lessons? I believe so, but I don't know if it will be......our teacher. 2. Would it be......the second-year students to read English newspapers? If you mean papers published in Britain I think it would be......them so far. 3. Which is more......a student: to read or to speak English well? If the student is going to become a teacher, it's equally...... him or her both to read and speak well. 4. Do you think it would be......students with bad spelling to copy English texts? It might be......them, of course, but to tell you the truth it's a very tiresome job. 5. Will it be.......students to take part in the phonetic contest at our department? Of course. It will be......first-year students as it will give them a good chance to brush up their pronunciation.

III. Translate these sentences into English:

1. Ей будет легко подружиться с детьми — им нравится, как она с ними играет. 2, Мне было бы интересно принять участие в экскурсии, если бы я был помоложе. 3. Мне не нравится, как ты читаешь, тебе надо уделять больше внимания чтению вслух. 4. Я считаю, вам необходимо посоветоваться с врачом по поводу головной боли. 5. Мне не нравится, как эта медсестра делает уколы. 6. Первокурсникам будет интересно узнать об истории и традициях нашего института.

IV. Make up micro-dialogues using Speech Patterns 1—2:

Model: — Why didn't you come to N's recital yesterday? I liked the way he played.

— I'd have come if I were a musician as you are. But it's difficult for me to understand serious music, I prefer jazz.