Задание по английскому языку

Task 1. Read and translate the text. Write you own opinion about the topic in 10 sentences.

The Positive Effects on Children of Owning a Dog

Brendan’s best friend is Tip. Tip and Brendan are inseparable. They teach each other things and they look after each other. Tip has helped Brendan become more responsible, more caring, and a better friend. Brendan is a nine-year-old boy, and Tip is a ten-year-old dog. Brendan and Tip are an example of how owning a dog can have a positive effect on a child’s development. Having a dog develops a child’s sense of responsibility, broadens his capacity for empathy, and teaches the nature of friendship.

Having a dog helps a child learn how to act responsibly. As a dog owner, the child must take care of the animal’s daily needs. The dog must be fed and exercised every day. A dog is completely dependent on its owner for all its needs, including the need for good health and a safe environment. Therefore, being responsible for a dog also means taking care of the dog so that it stays healthy. Furthermore, the owner must take responsibility for the safety of the dog and the safety of the people it comes into contact with. If the child forgets any of these duties and responsibilities, or ignores any of the dog’s needs, the dog will suffer. This teaches the child that his responsibility to the dog is more important than his desire to play with his toys, talk on the phone, or watch TV. This is true not only for the care of a dog, but also for the care of oneself, another person, or one’s job. Learning how to take responsibility for the health and welfare of a dog leads to learning how to take responsibility for oneself.

Another lesson that a child can learn from having a dog is how to be empathetic. Empathy is the ability to put oneself in another person’s, or in this case another creature’s, situation and imagine that person’s or creature’s feelings or problems. A dog cannot express itself with speech, so its owner must learn how to interpret its behaviour. The child must learn to understand what the dog’s behaviour means. Is the dog frightened, aggressive, or sick? The child needs to understand what is going on in the dog’s mind. Understanding a situation from the dog’s perspective helps the child understand why the dog is behaving in a certain way and what the dog needs. The result of learning to read a dog’s behaviour is that the child develops empathy. By learning how to empathize with a dog, the child also learns how to empathize with other people. This leads to the child becoming a more considerate and caring person.

Being considerate and caring are important characteristics in a good friend. One of the most significant benefits of owning a dog is the example of true friendship that a dog provides. A dog gives unconditional love to its owner. A dog will not stop loving its owner because of a little anger, indifference, or neglect. The dog will wait patiently for its owner to pat its head and say a few kind words. This acceptance of the negative qualities and appreciation for the positive qualities of its owner provide a wonderful model of how to be a good friend. A child soon realizes that his dog will always listen to him, will always be ready to play with him, will always protect him, and will always forgive him. A child who has learned to be even half as good a friend to others as his dog is to him will have learned one of the most valuable lessons in life.

These are some of the most important lessons a child will ever learn. The benefits of owning a dog will last the child’s entire lifetime. The understanding and appreciation of responsibility, empathy, and friendship that a child develops from the experience of having a dog will help him or her grow into a reliable, caring, and mature adult.

Task 2. Insert in the gaps the right form of the verb to be.

1. Logistics ___ the most important thing in business.
2. There ___ wine on the table.
3. I __ poor, but now I __ rich.
4. There __ a bottle of soda in the fridge.
5. Our friend’s friends ___ biologists.
6. In two days I ___ in Japan.
7. His self-esteem __ really low.
8. There ___ many people at the meeting.
9. You __ my worst enemy.
10. Electricity __ everywhere now.

Task 3. Use the right tense form.

1. I (to live) in St. Petersburg. I (to live) in St. Petersburg since 1990.
2. You (to play) with a ball for three hours already. Go home and do your homework.
3. Я ищу тебя весь вечер. Где ты был все это время?
4. It is difficult for me to speak about this opera as I (not to hear) it.
5. I just (to receive) a letter from my granny, but I (not yet to receive) any letters from my parents.
6. The weather (to be) fine today. The sun (to shine) ever since we got up.
7. Every day I (to wind) up my watch at 10 o’clock in the evening.
8. Come along, Henry, what you (to do) now? I (to wait) for you a long time.
9. Where your gloves (to be)? — I (to put) them into my pocket.
10. I (to stay) with some American friends in Chicago. I (to stay) with them for two weeks now. I (to have) a great time here. I (to take) the opportunity to improve my English. I already (to see) the towering skyscrapers of Chicago which are reflected in the rippling water of Lake Michigan.
11. I (to go) to give that cat some food. I (to be) sure it (to starve). — But Jane already (to feed) the cat. You needn’t do it.

Task 4. Translate the sentences using Complex Object.

1. Мы увидели, что она переплывает реку.
2. Ребенок хотел, чтобы его мишку положили к нему в постель.
3. Она хотела, чтобы ее сочинение проверили сейчас же.
4. Бабушка любит, когда Лена играет на рояле.
5. Он заставил брата прыгнуть в воду.
6. Дождь заставил нас вернуться домой.
7. Заставьте ее надеть пальто: сегодня очень холодно.
8. Мы видели, как она сошла с поезда и пошла по направлению к кассам.
9. Я не хочу, чтобы это платье порвали.
10. Она попросила его помочь ей с презентацией.

Task 5. Translate the sentences using Complex Subject.

1. Оказалось, что мы уже когда-то встречались.
2. Вы, кажется, устали.
3. Условия работы оказались более трудными, чем предполагалось.
4. Вы случайно не знаете этого человека?
5. Он оказался хорошим спортсменом.
6. Он, кажется, пишет новую статью: кажется, он работает над ней уже две недели.
7. Я случайно встретил его в Москве.
8. Вы, кажется, много читали до поступления в университет.
9. Говорят, что это здание было построено в 1902 году.
10. Похоже, что наши соседи не собираются переезжать.

Task 6. Open the brackets using the right form of the verb.

1. If my sister does not go to the south, we (to spend) the summer in St. Petersburg together.
2. If they (not to go) to Moscow last year, they would not have heard that famous musician.
3. If you (to be) a poet, you would write beautiful poetry.
4. If he did not read so much, he (not to know) English literature so well.
5. If he (to come) to our house yesterday, he would have met his friend.
6. If he (not to pass) his exam, he will not get a scholarship.
7. If she (not to help) me, I should have been in a very difficult situation.
8. My father would have more free time if he (not to read) so many newspapers.
9. If only you had let me know, I (to go) there immediately.
10. If I were a famous singer, I (to get) a lot of flowers every day.

Task 7. Translate the sentences using Passive voice.

1. Эти цветы только что сорвали.
2. На главной площади сейчас строят собор.
3. Стихи Роберта Бернса знают во многих странах мира.
4. Когда Чарльз Диккенс был маленьким мальчиком, его отца посадили в долговую тюрьму.
5. Эта опера была написана сто лет назад.
6. Этот роман уже переведен на пять языков.
7. Обед готовили, когда я пришел домой
8. Наш дом сейчас ремонтируют.
9. Все новые модели этой машины уже раскупили.
10. Это знают все.

Task 8. Insert in the gaps the right phrasal verb.

1. I don’t like to ­­___ up early.
2. The girl was offended and ___ away from them. But she was still sitting at the table.
3. We hoped that it was our taxi, but the car ___ by.
4. It’s getting dark but they ___ on working.
5. Jonathan called Susan half an hour ago, but she ___ out.
6. I can’t hear what they say. Please, ___ up the TV.
7. Don’t hesitate, ___ on talking. We are listening to you.
8. Try to ___ up with us, if you don’t want to get lost.
9. This card ___ out of your pocket.
10. Do you ___ off at the next stop?

Task 9. Translate into Russian the proverbs.

1. «The pen is mightier than the sword.»
2. «Two wrongs don’t make a right.»
3. «The squeaky wheel gets the grease.»
4. «Fortune favors the bold.»
5. «No man is an island.»
6. «Birds of a feather flock together.»
7. «Discretion is the greater part of valour.»
8. «A watched pot never boils.»
9. «If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.»
10. «Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.»