1. Find in the text English equivalents for the following words and expressions. Быть честным; приятный человек, которого никто не знал; даже на хлеб; к вечеру; отдохнуть; мне было нечем заняться; сразу догадался; через десять минут; готов заплатить; я должен забрать собаку; вернул соба-
ку хозяину.
2. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in sentences of your own.
Earn some (a lot of, little) money; become great friends; be in need of smth.; wear a uniform; it takes (took, will take) smb. some time to do smth.; be angry with; with joy.
3. Answer the questions.
1. Whom did the author meet at his friend’s house one day?
2. Did General Miles recognize the author? Why couldn’t he?
3. Prove that the author’s youth was very hard.
4. Why did the boy find himself in the hotel one day?
5. Who ran into the hall suddenly?
6. Why did the boy sell the dog to General Miles for three dollars?
7. What happened ten minutes later?
8. What brilliant idea came to the boy’s mind?
9. How did he manage to take the dog back?
10. How did the boy’s behaviour prove his words, “Never ask for money
you haven’t earned”?
4. Comment on the proverb: “Honesty is the best policy”. Say how you understand it and illustrate it by examples. Give your reasons and try to prove your point of view beginning with:
As far as I know …
The matter is ….
I’m sure that ….
I suppose that …
I believe that …
To sum it up …
Moreover …
5. Give the gist of the story in not more than ten sentences.
If you go to school or university, you are faced with a number of exams. Basically, these exams are supposed to test your knowledge and skills. Also, they may motivate you to study harder.
In my opinion, it is really the case that exams motivate students to study harder. Firstly, exams are often a pass to a higher level of education. If you get good marks in examinations, you are admitted to further education. If you fail, you do not get the admittion. So, you make every effort to keep the right to study further. Secondly, exams are a good way to assess your learning efficiency and detect possible gaps in your knowledge. Bad marks mean that your knowledge is flawed and you need to be more disciplined and work harder to do away with the flaws.
But there are people who believe that examinations do not give real motivation to a student. They say that being a good student with excellent marks does not guarantee future prosperity.
Nevertheless, I cannot assent to the foregoing opinion, because being a good student is the beginning of being a good employee or worker who can earn a good living. Highly qualified professionals are always in great demand in any business sector.
In conclusion, exams play an important part in our life, although any exam is a kind of pain. But the saying is: no pain, no gain!
Дружина для перенесення є конкурс, в якому чоловіки конкуренти гонки в той час як кожен з яких несе жіночу товариша по команді. Мета полягає в тому для чоловіка, щоб нести жінку через спеціальну смугу перешкод доріжки в найкоротші терміни. Цей вид спорту вперше був введений в Sonkajärvi, Фінляндія.Існує кілька типів перенесення може бути реалізовано на практиці: контрейлерних, перенесення пожежного (через плече), або естонському стилі (дружина висить догори-вниз з її ноги навколо плечей чоловіка, тримаючись за талію).
If you go to school or university, you are faced with a number of exams. Basically, these exams are supposed to test your knowledge and skills. Also, they may motivate you to study harder.
In my opinion, it is really the case that exams motivate students to study harder. Firstly, exams are often a pass to a higher level of education. If you get good marks in examinations, you are admitted to further education. If you fail, you do not get the admittion. So, you make every effort to keep the right to study further. Secondly, exams are a good way to assess your learning efficiency and detect possible gaps in your knowledge. Bad marks mean that your knowledge is flawed and you need to be more disciplined and work harder to do away with the flaws.
But there are people who believe that examinations do not give real motivation to a student. They say that being a good student with excellent marks does not guarantee future prosperity.
Nevertheless, I cannot assent to the foregoing opinion, because being a good student is the beginning of being a good employee or worker who can earn a good living. Highly qualified professionals are always in great demand in any business sector.
In conclusion, exams play an important part in our life, although any exam is a kind of pain. But the saying is: no pain, no gain!