Бесплатный фрагмент - Английский язык. Книга для чтения и перевода: упражнения от Elementary до Pre-Intermediate

Reading in English

Книга для закрепления лексики среднего курса.

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Группа блоков I 1

Группа блоков 2 3

Группа блоков 3 6

Группа блоков 4 9

Группа блоков 5 13

Группа блоков 6 16

Группа блоков 7 19

Группа блоков 8 22

Группа блоков 9 26

Группа блоков 10 30

Группа блоков 11 33

Группа блоков 12 36

Группа блоков 13. …… … … … 40

Данное пособие создано для освоения навыков чтения и перевода английских текстов.

Уровень владения английским языком: A2 — B1 (Elementary — Pre-Intermediate / начальный–средний). Пособие рассчитано на обучающихся, которые уже освоили базовую грамматику (времена Present, Past, Future Simple, Perfect, неопределённые и личные местоимения, степени сравнения прилагательных, предлоги, артикли) и активный словарный запас около 800–1000 слов

Цели пособия:

— развитие навыков чтения и понимания английских текстов;

— закрепление изученной лексики среднего курса в живых контекстах (темы: еда и посуда, семья, одежда, животные, природа, транспорт, профессии, страны и стороны света, месяцы и дни недели и др.);

— отработка грамматических конструкций через многократное повторение;

Как использовать пособие:

— Материал организован в 13 групп блоков, каждая из которых соответствует определённому этапу обучения;

— Заниматься рекомендуется последовательно, блок за блоком: читать предложения вслух, переводить их на русский язык, разбирать новые слова.

Группа блоков 1

Блок 1

You must have a fork and a knife at

dinner.

I can play with a spoon.

Fish and meat were in the package. I like dishes my mother cooks.

Change the dirty plate, please. Can I have a new glass?

You should change dirty napkins. Bathe the dirty forks.

Clean spoons are in the dining-room. The biscuits are in a yellow package. She would like the fish dish.

The fruit are on the plate. The glass is on the table.

The napkin is under the plate.

We can have breakfast, dinner and supper with a spoon.

The chicken must be in the package, pass it.

Mother likes fruit and vegetables.

The chicken and fish are on the plate, the water is in the glass.

The glass is dirty, clean it! The forks are in the car.

Where is the spoon? Carry the package.

The cheese is on the plate. The glass is grey.

Where are the white napkins?

Блок 2

Who is a nephew?

I chat to the niece in the evening.

Where does my uncle work? The guy likes to cook.

I help my grandmother to cook. What is a surname?

The woman has a nephew. The aunt is in the living-room. The uncle is a doctor.

The guy is on the bus.

I am a good granddaughter. The family has a long surname. My nephew likes traveling.

My aunt has a big family: brothers, sisters, daughters, sons, nephews and nieces.

Aunt likes pears and Uncle likes melons.

The nephew likes mushrooms. Do you have a niece?

Aunt and Uncle are good people. I help my aunt.

The guy is clever.

My granddaughter likes cooking.

Блок 3

My aunt is a cheery woman.

We have an expensive car because we have money.

I hope it will be a fresh fruit. The tree is high.

If he was kind he would trust you. Horses are fast.

It is a deep pail.

You can be cheery when you want. The new computer is expensive.

The meat must be fresh.

The high building is a hospital. Doctors must be kind.

It is a fast car.

I could have a house but it is very expensive.

The building is high but the trees are small.

The monkey is a cheery animal. Meat is expensive.

I like to work in the fresh air. You are fast to play.

The snow is deep.

Блок 4

Among the people I have one I can trust.

I can choose between you and my mother.

I walked across the yard. I am behind a red building.

Is the hospital near the shop? The baby is among kind people.

The house is between the school and hospital.

They are against prisons. Why are you out?

The child can jump across the yard. The school is behind the high building. We have a house near the bus station. What can you do against the guys?

The garden is behind my house, the shop is near it.

I will be near.

You can watch the tiger. The tiger is among the animals.

I am against it. She is out.

The bus passed the city. Whose package is it?

Блок 5

I hope I have two days to do the work. Where is the money?

I have an hour to chat to you. I will have a car in a year.

She likes spring days.

In a month she will have a baby. Last week we could enjoy the sun. She changed in an instant.

You work long hours.

In a year we will be parents.

How can we thank the past century? He works nights.

One week is seven days.

How many hours can you be cheery? One year is twelve months.

What is the day today? He will be four in a month. One day is an instant.

I watch TV one hour in the evening. My son is one year old.

Блок 6

He saw one new bike near the school yesterday.

I go to hospital every month.

He has seen many animals on the hill. I saw you yesterday. Where are you now?

We can see with eyes.

I will go home when I do it. Yesterday they went to see a new house.

Your donkey has gone. Every person can cry.

I can see the sugar on the table.

You can go and see the aunt tomorrow. I could help you if you wanted.

Can you see the flowers? I saw you in an instant.

I have seen you today. I will go out today.

I went to the kitchen to cook fish. They have gone. They are out now. I could work but I went out.

Блок 7

I will go in a minute. He has a bad appetite. He plays nice music.

I can see jelly on the ground. The baby likes yellow caps. Do you have three dollars? Who is under the red mask?

You have one second to open the door. My brother likes caps.

We will be near the bus station in a minute.

The lion had a good appetite. She likes fine music.

The child wanted jelly and cried to have

it.

Whose cap is it?

It is a new five-dollar note.

They saw a man in a black mask.

In a second the mask was on the floor. You have a minute to listen to the music.

He is thick because he has a good appetite.

As music was bad, I went home. Grandmother likes biscuits with jelly. I have three dollars.

I want to have a mask. I will go in a second.

Группа блоков 2

Блок 1

It is nice to have a clean waistcoat. The apples are in a green basket. I want to have an expensive bag. Was the scarf nice or ugly?

I travelled in black shoes.

You must change the boots if you go out.

The waistcoat is black and blue. The grapes are in the basket.

He can carry the heavy bag. The blue scarf is long.

I have warm gloves.

The nice black shoes are expensive. She can walk fast in the high boots. The person in a brown waistcoat is my father.

Mother will carry fruit and vegetables in the basket.

I like the blue scarf. Ladies should have gloves.

She likes to have many shoes — white,

red, yellow, blue and black.

Sister likes shoes, Brother likes boots. Mother wants to change the red waistcoat.

The eggs are in a black basket.

I like to carry a white bag in summer. Whose scarf is on the floor?

The gloves are small. I can see nice shoes.

Блок 2

What toys do you like?

I can see bubbles in the saucer.

How many books can you see between the toys?

I have flower pots on the window. The clock is out of work.

How many toys does your granddaughter have?

The lemon and sugar were in the saucer.

You can cook porridge in a pot. We can see a clock on the wall. The saucer is on a small table. The father had a clever book in the palms.

The lavatory broom was clean. The big flower pot was on the floor. The station has a big old clock.

The toy is ugly. Carry it out. Small bubbles are so nice.

Can I have a saucer? I enjoyed the book.

We jumped over the broom. The porridge is in the pot.

Блок 3

I was hungry. I could eat a horse.

If a person has big money, he is rich. He is a curious guy.

Next month they will do the work. The table was round and IcouId see the people well.

As he is a brawny boy, girls like him. He couldn’t speak to us as he was dumb.

It is a hungry tiger.

The hill is rich in thick, green grass.

The curious monkey wants the candies. The next year will be tomorrow.

A red, round vegetable is a tomato. The man on the bike has brawny legs. Fish are dumb.

I want fish and meat, chicken and cheese — I am hungry!

Rich people have money.

It is curious how you can do the work on time.

We will go on the hill next time. The ball is round.

You are ugly when you are hungry. I am a rich person.

My daughter is a curious baby. Next month they will go to school. You can see five round fruit on the plate.

My father is a brawny person. I cannot work if he is dumb.

Блок 4

We like to bathe in the ocean.

I like to walk on the ocean beach. We can see tree leaves in the picture. Which islands do you like to travel to? Oceans are rich in big and small fish. They carried a log across the yard.

Yesterday we were on the beach. The yellow autumn leaf was on the ground under the tree.

Squirrels live in the forest.

The cake had a jelly island in the curd ocean.

The fast car went across the field. I want to travel to the ocean.

The log is under the tree.

I arrived at the beach on time. I watched leaves in the tree. Animals live in the forest.

It is an island between two cities. The field was yellow because it was autumn.

Блок 5

Have dinner before you go. I will be here till you go out.

I have travelled since summer. During the month we must work well. Do it within a minute, please.

After you have supper you may go out. Is it ten past three?

Before you cry, listen.

We will do the work till morning. I have had a good appetite since morning.

During the week the woman had one cheery day.

My mother must cook the meat within one hour.

After the work was over the child could go and play.

It is ten past four.

They will be in the city till tomorrow. He has liked corn since he was a child. You should do it during the day!

Since it is summer I like fishing. During winter time I worried about the small baby.

Within two seconds the house will be dirty.

I worked in the school before.

Блок 6

He speaks fast. I want to drink.

I like to eat fruit and watch TV in the evening.

Can you speak English? — Yes, I can. I spoke to you yesterday.

Where are you now? Have you spoken to a doctor?

Mother liked to drink water before

dinner.

Have you drunk ocean water? We spoke about the weather.

Animals wanted to drink and drank dirty water.

Horses eat green grass. It is time to speak.

I haven’t spoken to him.

We spoke about it when we were on the beach.

The water is in the pot. Drink it. How much water do you drink? I have drunk the cream.

Thick people like to eat cakes.

I have eaten a meat pie in the morning, but I am hungry.

Блок 7

I hope I will have a million dollars. I will thank you if I have a million. I am against cigarettes!

I will finish the work today. I work till the evening.

I can arrive at the city center on the bus.

The chocolate was warm. We enjoyed it.

I was in panic because I was out of time.

One million people are against prisons. The woman had a nice, white rose in the palm.

The cigarette was long and expensive. They will finish the work before noon.

The bus station is near the city center. My granddaughter likes chocolate pies. You should eat and drink before the exam.

When I am in the exam, I am in panic. If you have a million what will you do? She could see a million red roses.

Cigarettes are bad for people.

If you pass an exam I will thank you.

The boat is in the ocean, I am in panic. I am a bad mother if my baby likes cigarettes.

After you finish, you can go and see Uncle.

We can see a squirrel in the center of the picture.

Who is fast to eat the chocolate?

Группа блоков 3

Блок 1

Tomorrow I will go to the center of the city.

He is off today.

I go to school by car.

Yesterday I saw a monkey playing with nuts in the zoo.

I went out without a bag. Are you at home?

My mother cooked the nice food for me. Which of you can jump high?

Tomorrow is the day off. He lives by the river.

He lived below the hill. We can walk with legs.

How can you live without a family? She was at the table.

We are at home now, then we will go to the city.

What can I do for you?

Nuts and berries for squirrels are in the basket.

I have wanted to watch seals and lions at the Zoo for a long time.

The windows of the shop are clean.

I have two days off during a week. The bed is by the door.

I agree with you.

We will have to work without help. We arrived at the station by bike. What do you want for breakfast? It was nice of you to do the work. It is the table by the window.

I can play with you.

I can cook a pie without meat and potatoes.

I will be at home.

I cooked a pie for you.

Блок 2

I cried because my new blouse was dirty.

Boys like short skirts.

I have a warm coat as it is winter. Black bags go with red dresses.

I can change the dress of the baby. The shirt was blue but the shoes were red.

Can I have a new suit?

The white blouse is on the sofa. Whose skirt is it?

Would you like to have a white coat? The nice evening dress is for you.

How many shirts do you have? You should wear a suit at work.

At present girls can be in trousers at school and at work.

She was at the table.

We are at home now, then we will go to the city.

I like white blouses. Where is my blue skirt?

Is a new dress expensive?

Блок 3

The fruit you like are sweet.

Father and brother are modest people. Do you have a jet plane?

Is she ill?

I like the bright living-room. I am alone.

What is sweet? — Sugar is sweet. Cakes and candies are sweet.

People should be modest.

Do you like the guy? — Yes, he is modest and clever.

You should go to bed now, you are ill. The sun is bright today.

Do you like to be alone at home?

I am sure, Mother will like the flowers.

— It is the ocean. — Are you sure?

He had one chocolate because he was modest.

Jets go fast.

The child can be at home if he is ill. The bright red dress was a birthday present for you.

The person lives alone.

I am sure the book is good.

Блок 4

My fingers are long and nice. Can you pull my thumb?

You have thick hips because you eat

cakes.

My toes are nice.

The wrist of the girl is thin. People have two thumbs.

The woman has nice round hips. The girl had a flower in the hand. The baby pulled the toe.

How many fingers do people have? They have ten fingers.

A thumb is a big finger.

Hands on hips — jump, jump, jump! A person may have a watch or a bracelet on the wrist.

You have jumped on my hands. I can see a big toe.

Do you have brains?

A person has two wrists.

Блок 5

The mare is hungry.

You can play with the white rat. Rabbits like apples.

I saw an elephant in the Zoo yesterday. A kitten jumped on the plate.

Mare ate fresh green grass in the field. Mare is a horse which can have a baby horse.

What is a ram? If sheep could be people, a sheep would be a mother and a ram would be a father.

The rats can eat my food. It was a red rat!

Turtle carries the house on the body. Rabbits like carrots.

The elephant is a big animal. People

like to watch elephants in the Zoo.

A kitten is a baby cat. The mare was black.

The ram went across the field. Rats like cheese.

Ocean turtles are heavy.

We saw an elephant in the zoo.

How many kittens does the cat have? If a mare eats chocolate it enjoys it.

A ram has a small brain.

A grey rat lives in a small basket. The turtle likes cabbage.

Hares live in the forest but rabbits can live in the flat.

Elephants are clever. They live as families.

The white cat has three grey kittens.

Блок 6

I can sleep in the car.

If you buy a car, you can travel alone. I bought a new dress for you yesterday. I have bought a cake.

Sit down, please.

I sat by the window and watched the birds.

I have sat at the table.

I slept well during the night.

The parents bought the child a package of biscuits.

The boy sat at the table to do the homework.

It is night, I want to sleep. When I was a child, I slept on the floor.

Father bought apples yesterday, they

are fresh. Mother has bought many

vegetables; I must help to carry the basket.

I like to sit on the sofa.

A drunk person sat down on a big log. It is time to sleep now.

Can you buy vegetables for the rabbits tomorrow?

The baby has sat on the new skirt.

Блок 7

Do you have a copy of the map? Where can I buy good lenses?

My father has a big office.

Do you like to walk in the park? She likes berry jam.

Do you want to have a dictation now? You can see a dirty green tank in the picture.

Son was a copy of Father!

Do you like to go to museums? Sure! Many people like to work in an office. Old people like to sit under the trees in the park.

I like to eat melon jam with bread and

cream.

My niece likes to have dictations.

She should do three copies of the note. The lenses were clean.

The family goes to the car museum to have cheery time.

The father works long hours in the office.

The nice park is near the house. The bear ate the cherry jam.

Dictations help you to be clever.

The heavy tank went across the field. My sister is a copy of my mother.

The guy is ugly because he has red lenses.

I was alone in the big bright office.

I went out to walk in the park with my dog.

I will have a dictation. Can you help me?

Why are tanks green?

Группа блоков 4

Блок 1

Did you see lightning in the night? At sunset we walked with friends. I like summer heat.

I could see people in the fog.

It will be a new dawn of my future. Trees breathe out oxygen.

I am worried because I have seen lightning.

We enjoyed the sunset. Flowers welcome summer heat.

The fog over the water was thick. The animals go to sleep at dawn. Fresh air is rich in oxygen.

Nature feeds animals.

Do you like to walk on the beach at sunset?

We can see dawn in the morning, we can watch sunset in the evening.

Nature is Mother of people and animals.

I can watch lightning in spring.

She has seen sunset tonight.

It is the heat today.

I will not see you in the fog. It is a nice dawn.

Nature is fine.

Блок 2

Why do you ask me where I am? The child likes to skip on the floor.

My answer will be bad for my parents. You must repeat it four times.

I need you.

Where is the pencil? Check the bag! The child likes joking.

If you want to have a copy, ask Sister, please.

Boys and girls like to skip. Have you seen the bear skipping in the Zoo?

If you ask Uncle, he will answer.

I hope, you will repeat it two times. You need to work if you want to be rich.

Check your money before you go to the shop.

You can joke about it. They asked the time.

The child likes to skip in the park. You have time to answer.

I can repeat if you want.

How much money do you need to travel?

I need to check the dictations. I joke about old cars.

Can I ask you about it?

Horses can skip high in the hills.

He skips off the work and sleeps at home.

How do we answer it? Repeat after the doctor. I need tomatoes to cook.

Check the answers, please.

I have joked. Why are you worried?

Блок 3

I went to the office.

I went into the hospital. I walked along the wall.

The woman in white went away. Can I have my money back?

The child went out of the car. He is from the city.

He goes to school by bike.

The woman went into the living-room. I will be away for years.

When do you go back home? He walked out of the dining-room. The jet goes from the city.

Father goes to work by car and Uncle goes to work by bike.

I can go to work by bus.

If you go to the forest you can be near it, if you go into the forest you will be in it. If you go through the forest you will be behind it.

I have been to the city, now I am back. The frog jumped out of the basket.

I will be at work from eight till five. He went to you yesterday.

A dog has jumped into the car.

The cat has gone away.

Give Mother twelve dollars back. He can jump out of the window. Where are you from?

Блок 4

Do you like buckwheat? Have you bought rice? The rat is in the flour.

I cooked the dish with radish, cucumbers and red pepper.

You should buy flour to finish the dough.

He likes to cook noodles.

What will you buy in the shop — corn or

buckwheat?

I like peas and my daughter likes rice. Mother likes to cook chicken with rice. The flour in the shop is expensive.

A radish is a small vegetable which is a red or white root.

If you want bread you need flour for

dough.

Noodles are good with chicken but I like it with meat.

The buckwheat field is behind the forest.

Chickens like green peas. We had rice for breakfast.

How much flour do you need for the cake?

A radish has a round root. Dough is flour and water. Noodles are long.

I like cakes and pies but my mother

cooks buckwheat.

Grandmother likes pea pies. I eat rice without salt.

I have bought flour for biscuits.

Блок 5

I jumped from the bridge.

I bought water in the drugstore. I walked alone along the road.

My car is at the parking near the office. Where is the crosswalk? Can you see it?

My family works at a car plant. He lives in the Red Avenue.

The new bridge will be big.

My mother went to the drugstore because the baby was ill.

We go to school along a short road. How many cars does the parking have in the evening?

The crosswalk is near the bridge.

The address of the hospital is Building One, Avenue Six.

The bridge was over the water.

If you are ill, you need to go to a drugstore.

We will go along the road, then we will go across the road.