Robert Barns (1759-1796)

Robert Burns, a well-known and popular Scottish poet, was bom in 1759.

Burns was born in a poor family of a farmer. There were seven children in it. Robert was the eldest. His father, William Burns, was a farmer and Robert had to help his father. His father loved and understood people and Robert learned from his father to loye people. His mother had a very good voice and she often sang songs.

She knew many folk-tales and told them to her children. At the age of six Robert Burns went to school, because his father wanted him to be an educated boy. Robert Burns read a lot. He was fond of reading. His favourite writer was Shakespeare. At the age of 15 he began to write poems. He wrote about people, about everyday things. The heroes of his poems were the heroes of his mother’s stories.

XI. Дайте відповіді на запитання:

1.What was Robert Burns?

2.When was he born?

3. He was born in a poor family, wasn’t he?

КОНТРОЛЬНА РОБОТА № 1

Варіант 4

І. Перепишіть речення. Визначте видо-часову форму дієслів та вкажіть їх інфінітив.

Наприклад: Last winter I spent a lot of time in the library.

spent – Past Indefinite, Active від неправильного дієслова to spend - проводити, витрачати.

1.Yesterday my parents bought me an interesting book.

2.He likes to help his wife about the house..

3.Tomorrow I shall work at the office.

4.Our daughter goes shopping every day.

5. Tomorrow my friend will come to see me.

6.The delegation visited the exhibition last January.

7.The students will learn new words at the English lesson.

8. We have 5 lessons every day.

9.Businessmen often use a telephone.

10.The secretary gave us the necessary information.

II. Перетворіть речення у запитальні та заперечні. Перекладіть їх на рідну мову:

1.The student usually listens to the news on the radio in the evening.

2.They will wait for me at the cinema at 6 o’clock lesson.

3. The famous boat-racing between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge attracts large crowds of people.

4.Last summer Olga went to the Far East to see her Granny.

5.There is a telephone in this room.

6.The weather will be fine in a few days.

7. People think that at night on New Year's Eve the old year with all its troubles leaves us forever and the New Year with all our hopes and expectations knocks at our doors.

8. Agatha Christie's success with millions of readers lies in her ability to combine clever plots with excellent character drawing, and a keen sense of humour with a great observation.

9. In most countries, where the people elect their government, the voters usually vote for a person who belongs to one of the main political parties.

10.Some people like a light breeze but not a hard wind, which blows off the hats of the passers-by and brings cold air.

ІІІ. Перепишіть і перекладіть речення на рідну мову, звертаючи увагу на переклад неозначених та заперечних займенників, а також їх еквівалентів:

1. I gave him my photo.

2. We were surprised to see them on the platform, they came to meet us.

3. Roger was happy to see her.

4. They have nothing in their hands.

5. We shall wait for a drier day to go on the excursion.

6. He always gets top marks in mathematics because it is his
favourite subject and he works a lot at it.

7. They spent a year in the tropics, so they got very sun-tanned.

8. In summer the boys often drive the horses to the fields.

9. Everybody listened to the lecturer with great attention.

10. At the station they will meet a man from the travel bureau.

IV. Поставте запитання до виділених слів.

1. Our bank cooperates with a lot of foreign banks.

2. He is in his office.

3. His secretary had a telephone conversation last morning.

4. Our typist will type some documents this evening.

5. The interpreter helped the operator to translate papers an hour ago.

V. Поставте дані прикметники в три форми. Перекладіть всі форми.

Наприклад:

short – shorter – the shortest

короткий – короче – самий короткий (коротший)

Narrow, wide, dirty, busy, easy, dry, windy, snowy, comfortable, interesting, difficult, little.

VI. Перепишіть речення з різними ступенями порівняння прикметників та визначте їх. Перекладіть речення на рідну мову.

1. He clearly did not like the explanation, and as he listened to it, he became angrier and angrier.

2. Kate is not so lazy as her brother.

3.My brother says that the lessons on Economic Geography are the most interesting.

4.The Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives is much easier than many other things in English grammar.

5.Our teacher said that we would read more difficult texts in a year.

6.I know that it is better to remember new words using them in the sentences.

7. Your handwriting is now better than it was last year; but still it is not so good as Nick's handwriting.

8. You are cleverer than your brother.

9. He worked harder and harder as the end of the term came nearer.

10.This is the most beautiful viewl have ever seen in my life.

VII. Відкрийте дужки і поставте дієслово to be у правильну форму:

1. There (to be) little furniture in my father's study.

2. (To be) there dictionaries in your bag?

3. To the left of the bookcase there (to be) a violin.

4. There (to be) no beautiful houses, parks in the East End.

5. (То be) there any river in this place?

6. There (to be) no butter on the plate.

7. There (to be) much paper in the drawer.

8. (To be) there any pictures of modern painters at the exhibition?

VIIІ. Перекладіть речення на англійську мову, вживаючи зворот there is/are.

1.На Оксфорд Стріт дуже багато магазинів.

2.Чи, є у цій бібліотеці читальний зал? - Так. Тут є два величезні читальні зали, де студенти працюють над літературою.

3.На столі декілька чашок, печиво, цукерки.

4. Цього рику у нашому садку багато красивих квітів.

5. На першій сторінці журналу є цікава стаття.

6. Чи є в його кімнаті квіти на підвіконні?

7. Як і у будь-якоМу древньому місті, у Лондоні багато визначних місць.

8. Поряд зі станцією метро є якась установа.

9. На книжковій полиці словник, книжки, журнали.

10.Чи є хліб у кошику?

IX. Перекладіть речення на англійську мову, вживаючи від­повідну форму дієслів to be, to have:

1. Ви зайняті сьогодні увечері, чи не так?

2. Цукерки, печиво, кава - на столі.

3.Ми не маємо можливості ходити до спортзалу щовечора.

4. Я маю дещо вам сказати.

5. Моя тітка - чудова людина, весела та цікава.

6. Його малюнки не такі гарні.

7. Вашому тату 50?

8. Вони мають достатньо часу для того, щоб гарно вчитися і мати високі результати.

9. Читальний зал - на першому поверсі.

10.У нього є все необхідне для подорожі.

X. Прочитайте і письмово перекладіть текст.