Е.Р. Фонтанова - Self-Study Book in English Grammar for Junior Students of the Humanities, страница 3

Они начнут работу в июле, и бассейн, вероятно, будетзакончен в сентябре. Мэр города (Mayor) сказал: “Я уверен, что люди города будутприветствовать (welcome) это строительство. Я надеюсь, что они поймут временные(temporary) трудности, к которым оно приведёт”. Лидер оппозиционеров беспокоится обудущем исторического центра города.

Он собирается организовать протест исчитает, что большинство людей в городе поддержат (support) его.15Questions1. They study Economics.2. They are revising for the exam now.3. They have been learning French for threeyears.A. Special (subject) questions(вопросы к подлежащему)1. Who studies Economics?2. Who is revising for the exam now?3. Which of you has been learning Frenchfor three years?B.

Disjunctive questions or tag questions(утверждение или отрицание + краткийвопрос)1. They study Economics, don’t they?2. They are not revising for the exam, arethey?3. They have been learning French for threeyears, haven’t they?C. General questions( требуют ответа “да”, "нет”)1. Do they study Economics?2. Are they revising for the exam now?3. Have they been learning French for threeyears?D. Alternative questions(вопрос выбора между двумя действиями,предметами и т.п.)1.

Do they study Economics or Politics?2. Are they revising for the exam or thecredit test?3. Have they been learning French for twoyears or three years?E. Special questions(начинаются с вопросительного слова)1. Where do they study Economics?2. Why are they revising …?3. When have they been learning …?15. Put questions to the subject of the sentences. (A)Examples:Many old people find it difficult tocope with change. Who finds it difficult to copewith change?The weather changed very oftenduring the holiday. What changed very often?1. Only energy and firm leadership will stabilize thesituation in the region.2.

Extensive use of the Internet will help us economizeconsiderably on advertisement.3. Moscow University provides the best education in thiscountry.4. The two leaders spoke of their desire for improvedrelations.5. Some of these buildings date back to medieval times.6. English is a vital means of intercommunication.7. We are mainly concerned with real facts.8.

They advertise and market products in English.169. She never experienced the slightest difficulty incommunication.10. Sometimes racing cars develop speed (of) over 300kilometers an hour.16. Add question tags to the negative statements.(B)Examples: Tom doesn’t knowFrench, does he? Inflation isn’t rising,is it?Notes:This/that (subject) becomes it in the tag, there remains unchanged: That isn’t Tom, is it? There won’t be time, will there?A statement containing words such as none, nobody, hardly, etc. istreated as a negative statement:He hardly ever makes a mistake, does he?When the subject is nobody/ anybody/ everybody etc. the pronoun they isused in the tag.Nobody liked the play, did they?1.

There isn’t any possibility to learn a foreign language in amonth.2. Nothing went wrong.3. The film isn’t meant for children.4. You don’t agree with me.5. That wasn’t Ann on the phone.6. You won’t disseminate this information.7. It didn’t hurt.8. This isn’t a matter of great concern.9. She isn’t planning to launch a new advertising campaign.10. He won’t be using the car this afternoon.11.

You aren’t doing anything tonight.12. Nobody complained.13. You are by no means leaving the town today.17. Add question tags to the affirmative statements.(B)Examples: Tom goes to Bath quite often,doesn’t he? He is a student, isn't he? He told you about their last trip,didn't he?1. The Smiths have got two cars.2. Bill put the money in the bank.3. He was at a serious disadvantage.4. That’s him over there.5. I’m late.6. Prices keep going up.7. She often changes her mind.8.

They accepted responsibility for the accident.9. You’ll help me.10. That is Jim.11. The scientists will be provided with necessarystatistics.12. There is a growing concern about the future.13. It led to unexpected results.14. That was Ann on the phone1718. Add question tags to the following statements (affirmative and negative). (B)1. You take sugar in tea.2.

Let’s go out tonight.3. Neither of them offered to help you.4. It never influences his behavior.5. Everybody realized the danger.6. There was a lot of noise.7. But nobody complained.8. It has a direct influence on his career.9. He will hardly come here right now.10. He made no efforts to contact them.11.

This money is no longer in use.12. There wasn’t any point in waiting.13. She has changed a lot since I last saw her.14. She hasn’t exhibited her paintings in Paris yet.15. You had been there before.16. They have been rival firms for 5 years.17. Nobody has proved the existence of this fact.18. So far he has led a life full of variety.19.

These events haven’t forced her to borrow money.20. We’ve found nothing suitable yet.21. Nobody has denied the truth of the statement.19. Put general questions to the sentences.(C)Examples:These problems concern all ofus. Do these problems concernall of us?It gave him great advantage Did it give him greatadvantage?1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Our teacher communicates his ideas very clearly.They will hold a special meeting to launch a new book.The prisoner made no effort to escape.We are concerned to find the best solution to this problem.They do their best to launch the program.It is a matter of great concern for our company.These events provided the facts for her first novel.These words are no longer in everyday use.This information will be useful. Will this information beuseful?The car is using too much petrolnow. Is the car using too muchpetrol now?He has visited many foreigncountries. Has he visited many foreigncountries?9.

These politicians were fighting for human rights.10. The government is spending a lot of money on educationthese days.11. They will be attending a training course in England nextmonth.12. The company has placed an advertisement for a secretary inthe local newspaper.13. The house had changed hands 3 times before they boughtit.14. So far they have led a dangerous existence.15. My brother will have read this book by tomorrow morning.16. He has denied any knowledge of their plans.1820. Put alternative questions to the following sentences.

(D)Example:The firm manufactures cars.(bicycles) Does the firm manufacturecars or bicycles?1. The vocabulary of Esperanto comes mainly from WesternEuropean languages (English).2. Japanese is a difficult language to learn. (easy)3. In the last quarter of the year inflation will rise slowly.(rapidly)4. Many people give up learning Japanese. (English)5. There are a large number of exceptions to any rule in English.(a small number)6. The English language has all the benefits for becoming theglobal language of our time. (the next century)7. The system of education suffered fundamental changes.(remain the same)8.

The course is specially meant for economists. (linguists)9. Specialists became concerned about the quality of importedproducts. (domestic products)10. I’ll provide the detailed explanation at the end of my speech.(brief explanation)11. He took advantage of their inexperience. (ignorance)12. Moscow University provides the best education in ourcountry. (St. Petersburg university)21. Put special questions to the underlined words. (E)Example:He often listens to popmusic. What does he oftenlisten to?Note: Many verbs are used with a preposition (write to, look at).

In the question thepreposition comes after the verb.1. She feels concerned about the future of her children.2. I wrote 5 applications for a job but didn’t get a single reply.3. Using the Internet clients will save time.4. The human body quickly adjusts to changes in temperature.5. By all means, it will influence your health.6. Means of communication develop very rapidly.7. Roman influence in Britain was weaker than in other provinces.8. I’ll apply for the job today..9.

Applied sciences are substantially developing in Europe.10. The Charity Society is putting on 12 concerts this winter.11. People are using computers in all spheres these days.12. This country is developing and promoting its traditional culturenow.13. When I first met him he was studying painting.14. We’ve applied to the council for a grant.15. They have been rival firms for 5 years.16. The owner of the restaurant has varied the menu.17.

By that time she had come across various famous people.18. The arrangement has remained in force for one year.19Par ticiplesInfinitivePresent Participle(active)Past Participle(passive)Regular verbsTo studystudyingизучающий/ изучаяstudiedизученныйIrregular verbsTo makemakingделающий/ делаяmadeсделанный22. Fill in active or passive participles.1.a.

I don’t respect peoplemoney.b. In English there are a lot of wordslanguages.from otherborrowed,borrowing2.a. A variety of examplesby the lecturer has fullyillustrated his theory.b. Moscow Universitythe best education in this countrywas founded by Lomonosov.provided,providing3.a. At the end of the street there is a path __________ to ariver.b. The organization __________ by a famous politiciansupported the government policy.led,leading4.a. The man __________ a report now is my uncle.b. The report __________ by the speaker covers all availableinformation.made,making5.a. The __________ cut in pay isn’t significant.b.

__________ all this they made an appointment on Friday.accepted,accepting23. Translate into English using the Active Vocabulary and participles.1.2.3.4.5.6.Ваш успех стоил (to be worth) прилож енных вами усилий.Выст авленная коллекция картин произвела на всех большое впечатление.Компания прислала мне брошюру, содерж ащую (to contain) всю необходимую мнеинформацию.Меняющийся климат на земле - это результат парникового эффекта (the GreenhouseEffect).Программа, разработ анная конкурентной фирмой, эффективна.Фирмы, рекламирующие свои т овары, предост авляют информацию о них в газетах,по радио и телевидению.20KeyUnit 13.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Living in a city has both advantages and disadvantages.Everybody realizes the advantages of good education, don’t they?It is generally accepted that English has an advantage over other languages.The company is gradually gaining an advantage over its competitors due to high qualityof its products.This method has an advantage of saving a lot of time.Those who can’t use a computer are at a serious disadvantage.His children are very naughty.

They are always using his kind nature.He turns everything to his own advantage.9. A CV is essential if you are applying for a new job.10. What I am saying does not apply to you.11. The rule does not apply to this case.12. Extensive and consistent application of new technologies to production usually makesjobs easier to do.13. We have been applying to the authorities for assistance since we came here, but there isno result.14.