Лексика
I would like to know what _____ taught are required in your country. • knowledge • education • qualifications • subjects
The central bank has its ______ in our town. • • stock market branch sole corporation trade stock
The _______ for this position starts at € 30, 000 per year. • • wage payment salary tip
An arrangement made with a bank which allows a person to leave his money there is a (an) … • discount • debit card • auction • account
Shelley disagreed with the board’s decision and so she _______ and went to work for another company. • • retired resigned fired sacked
If you pay a ______ the shop will keep the good for you. • rent • tax • deposit
A design, symbol or other device that distinguishes one line of goods from that of a competitor is a … • • brand bonus broker barter
If the examiner can’t make sense of your writing, you’ll get a low … • • degree mark certificate improvement
I was really pleased that I managed to ____ the exam. • • take pass attend succeed
A list of people employed by a company and the amount of money to be paid to each of them is a (an) … • audit • contract • payroll • agreement
Under the terms of the ______ you cannot keep animals in the building. • • lease sale contract vendor contract operating agreement
Permission to delay payment for goods and services is a (an) … • • credit currency interest annuity
If you pay a ______ the shop will keep the good for you. • • rent deposit tax tuition
It’s important for each student to get ____ experience of work. • • practical theoretical general complete
She became a full-time member of _______ last year. • • staff employees employers customers
It was decided in the office to ______ money to buy a gift for Carol’s birthday. • borrow • deposit • contribute • lend
Not all British students study _______ at university or college as many of them combine their studies and work. • • full time part time regularly satisfactorily
I think you will _______ from getting a new job. • benefit • promote • win • pay
Страноведение
The _______ was built by William the Conqueror in 1078. • St. Paul’s Cathedral • Buckingham Palace • Tower of London • Palace of Westminster
Canada’s two national sports are … • basketball and lacrosse • lacrosse and ice hockey • baseball and tennis • ice hockey and basketball
The building where the US Congress meets is called the … • • Capitol Mall White House Monument
The most prolific of all inventors in history, who patented 1, 093 different inventions in the USA including the incandescent electric lamp, the motion-picture projector and the phonograph is … • James Prescott Joule • Thomas Alva Edison • Charles Robert Darwin • Michael Faraday
The greatest playwright and poet of all times whose works are still being staged is … • • Robert Burns Stephen King Jonathan Swift William Shakespeare
The river on which Washington D. C. is situated is the … • • Potomac Mississippi Roanoke Hudson
Canadians honour those who served in wartime on … • • Christmas Remembrance Day Thanksgiving Day May Day
The plant (flower) – symbol of peace in Great Britain is a … • • mistletoe holly poppy trefoil
Canada's official colours are ____ and red. • blue • white • gold • green
The Prime Minister who used to say to the Cabinet of Ministers: «When I want your opinion, I`ll give it to you!» is … • • Winston Churchill Margaret Thatcher Quentin Bryce Hillary Clinton
A famous American humorist and author of popular and outstanding autobiographical works, travel books and novels, whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is … • Daniel Defoe • Mark Twain • Henry Fielding • Thomas Mayne Reid
The country which presented the bronze Statue of Liberty to the USA in 1886 is … • • France Great Britain Germany Italy
The slogan associated with Canada's constitution is … • liberty, equality, fraternity • life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness • peace, order and good government • peace, work, happiness
The collective decision-making body of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, composed of the Prime Minister and some 22 Cabinet Ministers is called … • • the Shadow Cabinet The British Parliament the Cabinet Ministry of Justice of the UK
The largest city in Canada is … • • Vancouver Toronto Montreal Calgary
The Queen gives a speech about the state of the British nation every year on … • • Easter Christmas Day New Year’s Day Trooping the Colour
The chairman in the House of Commons of Great Britain is the … • • Speaker Lord Chancellor Prime Minister Clerk of the House
The state named after Queen Elizabeth I is … • Alaska • Virginia • Atlanta • Philadelphia
The American astronaut who was the first to step on the surface of the Moon is … • Lincoln • Ford • Roosevelt • Armstrong
A handsome English actor who has made his career playing romantic roles (starring in «Bridget Jones’s Diary» ) opposite many divine leading ladies is … • • Hugh Grant Nicolas Cage Mel Gibson Leonardo Di Caprio
Речевой этикет
Clerk: «I’ll be with you in a minute. Yes, sir. What can I do for you? » Customer: «________» . • • A car. Could I hire a car? I want a car. Do you have cars here?
A: «Excuse me. Are you Tom Mac. Donald? » B: «_______» . • • What? I am Tom. Don’t you see that? Yes, that’s right.
A. : «May I ask you a question? » B. : «_________» . • • I’m afraid, I can’t. How kind of you. Sorry, I don’t know. Certainly.
Student A. : «The time-table has been changed. We’ll have English instead of Psychology» . Student B. : «________» . • By the way, we are to have a lecture on Psychology now. • I don’t know, let’s look up the time-table. • How awful! I haven’t done my grammar exercises. • Not a bad idea!
Receptionist: «Good evening, Madam. Can I help you? » Guest: «_______» • My name is Saunders. I have a reservation. • One room. • I want a room. • I will book a room here.
Manager: « Have you typed the cover letter yet, Mrs. Black? » Secretary: «________» . • I’m busy. • Yes, sir. It’s on your table. • I’m not sure. • Yes, pal. You can find it on your table.
Student A. : «Could you give me your dictionary for a few hours? » Student B. : «________» . • Here it is. • Don’t forget to return it. • It’s a pleasure for me to give you my dictionary. • Of course, I’ll give you my dictionary.
A. : «Excuse me for being late. The traffic was very heavy» . B. : «________» . • Fine, how are you? • See you later. • Right you are. • That’s all right.
A: «I’m calling for Mr Jones from Advertising» . B: «________» . • We have no Jones here. • Don’t bother me. • Don’t call here. • I’m sorry you’ve dialed the wrong number.
Travel agent: «Good afternoon. Can I help you? » Customer: «_________» . • Look! I need a single ticket to Glasgow. • Good afternoon. Can I buy a single ticket to Glasgow? • Give me a single ticket to Glasgow. • A single ticket to Glasgow.
Student A. : «I’m hurrying to my teacher to discuss my written work» . Student B. : «_______!» • I wish you good luck! • Have a good time! • I congratulate you! • I heard that your work was a great success!
Customer: «_________» Salesman: «Certainly. What’s your size, please? » . • Can you show me those brown shoes, please? • I want to buy those brown shoes. • Have you any shoes that will fit me? • Now, I’d like you to show me those brown shoes.
Secretary: « Hello. Can I speak to Kate Crawford, please? » Employee: «________» . • Who’s that? • No. • I can’t say for sure. • This is Kate Crawford speaking. •
Customer: «Show me this lipstick, please. Does it suit me? » Shop-assistant: «________» . • Why should I tell you? • Not at all. • I don’t know. • Yes, madam, it suits you perfectly.
A. : «Could you show me the way to the nearest hotel? » B. : «_________» . • I don’t know. • I’m afraid, I can’t. • No, I can’t. • That’s OK.
Student: «I’m about to finish my course of studies, but I don’t know what to do: study further or take a job» . Teacher: «________» . • You should continue your studies, I’m sure. You are really talented. • That sounds like a good idea. Go ahead! • That’s a problem. It is for you to decide. • I think you’d better study further.
Грамматика ТЕМА 1: СЛОВООБРАЗОВАНИЕ
Префикс - элемент слова, который ставится перед корнем. Суффикс - элемент слова, который ставится после корня слова. Префикс обычно изменяет значение слова, а суффикс - часть речи.
Суффиксы, образующие существительное от глагола • - er/or - придает значение: "тот, кто что-то делает" to teach /учить/ - a teacher/учитель, тот, кто учит/ to drive /вести машину/ - a driver /водитель, тот, кто ведет машину/ • - an / - ian : означает условие или какое-то действие - ion/ - (a) tion to act /действовать/ - action /действие/ to inform /информировать/ - information /информация/ • ment : означает наличие качества, условия. to agree /соглашаться/ - agreement /соглашение/ to pay /платить/ - payment /плата/ to govern /править/ - government /правительство/ • - al : означает определенный результат действия to arrive /прибывать/ - arrival /прибытие/ to deny /отказывать, отрицать/ - denial /отказ, отрицание/ to propose /предлагать/ - proposal /предложение/ • - y : to deliver /доставлять/ - delivery /доставка/ to arm /вооружать/ - army /армия/ • - sion : означает наличие качества to decide /решать/ - decision /решение/ to divide /делить/ - division /деление/ to impress /производить впечатление/ - impression /впечатление/
Суффиксы, образующие существительные от прилагательного: • - ness : kind - the kindness /доброта/ quiete - the quietness/тишина/ happy - the happiness /счастье/ • - ity : active - the activity /деятельность/ real - the reality /действительность/ stupid - the stupidity /глупость/
Суффиксы, преобразующие существительные в прилагательные: • - ish : the fool - foolish /глупый/ the child - childish /детский/ • - ly : the friend - friendly /дружественный/ the cost - costly /дорогой/ • - ous : the danger - dangerous /опасный/ the fame - famous /известный/ • - less : означает отсутствие качества the power - powerless /безвластный, бессильный/ the home - homeless /бездомный/ • - ful : означает наличие качества the power - powerful /властный, сильный, энергичный/ the success - successful /успешный/
Суффиксы, преобразующие глаголы в прилагательные: • - able /- ible : to pay - payable /платежеспособный/ to remark - remarkable /замечательный/ to sense - sensible /чувствительный/
Суффиксы, преобразующие прилагательные в наречия: • - ly : easy - easily /легко/ noisy - noisily /шумно/
Префиксы меняют значение слова anti (против) - antifascist, antimonopolist macro (большой) - macroform micro (маленький) -microscope mis (неправильный) - misunderstand /неправильно понять/ • un, im, in, ir (отрицание) - unbelievable /невероятный/, impossible /невозможный/, irregular /нерегулярный/ • re (повтор, назад) - rename /переименовать/, return /вернуться/ • •
Образуйте от следующих глаголов существительные • • to arrive – to govern – to arm – to agree – to recover – to inform – to propose – to pay -
Check yourself! to arrive - arrival to govern – government to arm – army to agree – agreement to recover – recovery to inform – information to propose – proposal to pay - payment
Образуйте от следующих прилагательных существительные • • • kind – quiet – happy – active – stupid – human -
Check yourself! • kind - kindness quiet - quietness happy - happiness active - activity stupid - stupidity human - humanism
Образуйте от следующих существительных прилагательные the fool – the child – the fun – the friend – the month – the danger – the fame -
Check yourself! • the fool - foolish the child - childish the fun - funny the friend - friendly the month - monthly the danger - dangerous the fame - famous
Wales is a part of the UK, so one can’t really call it ____ country. • • a dependent an independently depending
Some plants are poisonous, so you must be _______ what you eat. • careless • carefully • carefree • careful
My brother works with _____ people. He loves his job. • disabled • disable • disability • disablement
The scientists said that they had an announcement of international … • importanty • importance • importation • important
They’ve published a book of George Bush’s _____ and it looks really interesting. • correspondence • corresponding • correspondent
ТЕМА 2: МЕСТОИМЕНИЯ
«Who’s that man? » – «That’s the man _______ you about» . • which I asked • what I asked • whose I asked • I asked
I saw a ticket on the floor next to a couple of tourists and asked them if it was … • their • them • theirs • her
There wasn’t _____ in the garden. • somebody • nobody • anybody • everybody
I saw a ticket on the floor next to a couple of tourists and asked them if it was … • theirs • their • them • her
ТЕМА 3: СТЕПЕНИ СРАВНЕНИЯ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ И НАРЕЧИЙ
My new job is ______ than the old one. I work fewer hours and earn more. • the best • bad • worse • far better
The city centre was not so _____ as usual. • more crowded • much more crowded • the most crowded •
If the problem gets any ____, we may need to inform the manager about it. • more serious • serious • less seriously • seriously
I have never worked so ____ in my life. • hardly • the hardest • harder •
The ____ the hotel, the better the service. • less expensive • more expensive • most expensive • expensive
ТЕМА: СУЩЕСТВИТЕЛЬНОЕ
Most school _____ have much in common. • curriculums • curriculumes • curriculum • curriculas
The police _______ little information about the robbery. • have • has • possesses • has got
Bad news _______ people happy. • don’t make • doesn’t make • are not making • is not making
I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees _______ too warm for me. • won’t be • are • is • don’t
There are not many ____ in our educational establishments. • men-teacher • man-teachers • men-teachers • mans-teachers
ТЕМА 4: АРТИКЛИ
Could you help me, please? I can’t start … • the engine • an engine • engine
It’s ______ I can’t do it in 15 minutes time. • the difficult test • an difficult test • difficult test
Let’s buy Peter ____ for his birthday. His watch is always slow. • a good watch • the good watch • an good watch • good watch
We’re out of ____, so could you get some from the supermarket? • coffee • an coffee • the coffee
Reports are coming in of a major oil spill in … • a Mediterranean • an Mediterranean • the Mediterranean
ТЕМА 5: ПРЕДЛОГИ
Sasha’s not going to have a party ____ her birthday this year. • On • in • at • for
Success in this industry depends a lot ____ luck! • with • on • at • from
Who is responsible ____ dealing with complaints? • with • in • at • for
He’s never late, and he’s never early; he always arrives right ____ time! • on • in • at • by
I was only absent _______ the office for a few minutes! • from • for • in • about •
ТЕМА 6: СОЮЗЫ
Let’s go to Mirabella’s tonight _______ you haven’t been there before. • unless • if • where • while
He speaks English perfectly ____ he has never been to England. • though • since • as if • for
After a long, tiring day _______ Maria _______ Paula do very much in the evening. • neither … or • both … and • neither … nor • not only … but also
The MP asked ____ the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem. • that • since • if • what
ТЕМА 7: ГЛАГОЛ И ЕГО ФОРМЫ
We _______ when someone knocked at the door. • talked • had talked • were talking
What _______ doing since you returned from school? Your homework isn’t ready. • are you • have you been • were you • will you be
When you come he_______ in the garden. • will be working • will work • had worked • was working
I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he … • was already left • had already been leaving • had already left • left
Have you been to the United States? ─ Yes, I have. I _______ there in 1977. • went • have gone • was going • had gone
ТЕМА 8: СТРАДАТЕЛЬНЫЙ ЗАЛОГ
She has tried to do it several times without any result. I think she may succeed if she _______ how to do it. • is shown • had been shown • will be shown • show
When we got to the airport we learned that our flight … • was delayed • had been delayed • will be delayed
John doesn’t have his car today because it … • is repaired • is being repaired • is repairing • has been repaired
Even if you make too many mistakes, you _______ a chance to correct them all. • will be giving • will be given • will give • give
ТЕМА 9: НЕЛИЧНЫЕ ФОРМЫ ГЛАГОЛА
No one even tries to make these children _____ well. • behave • to behave • behaving • behaved
He left the room without _____ for a reply. • being waited • waiting • waited to • be waiting
The answer ____ from the sellers greatly surprised us. • receiving • having received • to have received
They are likely _____ soon. • having come • to come • coming
ТЕМА 10: ФРАЗОВЫЕ ГЛАГОЛЫ
Martin is happy at his job because he can _____ with people. • get together • get through • get up • get on
The professor being ill, the lecture was … • put back • put off • put away • put forward
He's going to _______ that job offer and move to the office in London. • take after • take on • take up • take for
You can _____ in a dictionary if you don’t know what it means. • look up • look out • look for • look through
Sue was offered a job of a translator but she … • turned out • turned off • turned down • turned on
Martin is happy at his job because he can _____ with people. • get on • get together • get through • get up
He's going to _______ that job offer and move to the office in London. • take up • take after • take on • take for
ТЕМА 11: МОДАЛЬНЫЕ ГЛАГОЛЫ
I suppose we really ____ to book our ferry tickets in advance. • should • ought • must • can
Yes, of course you ____ open the window if you’re too hot! • are able to • can • must • needn’t
You _____ talk to people like that! It’s rude! • couldn’t • shouldn’t • needn’t • wouldn’t •
We ____ pay for the tickets as Fiona won them in a competition. • didn’t have to • mustn’t • couldn’t • hadn’t to
I suppose we really ____ to book our ferry tickets in advance. • should • must • can • ought
• We couldn’t find a hotel room, so we ____ sleep in the car. It was awful! • had to • must • could • should