Ex 1. James is a young doctor. He’s got a job in a new far away town. James is writing a letter to his close friend Mary. Help him to complete the letter. Use the given words.
patients / medical institution / consulting hours / nurse / treat / examine / gives injections /
complain / fill in / carries out / receive sick-leaves / follow a bed regimen / administer /
condition / go out
« Hello, Mary!
It’s me, James. I am fine. I have a new flat and a new job in this far away town. I work as a
doctor in the polyclinic. I have … … there. I have a definite number of … whom I … . Our
polyclinic is a big … … in this region. Many doctors work together with me. My working day
begins at 8.30. I have many patients a day. They come and … of their condition. I … the
patients, … their patient’s cards, … the treatment. Ill patients … … . I tell my patients to … …
.
I work together with Kate. She is a … . She helps me very much. She … … to the patients and
… … my administrations. Sometimes if it is necessary I … … to the calls to the patients whose
…. is very bad. That’s the way my life goes on.
Yours, James.»
1) общие
1. Is there a book on the table?
2. Must he work hard today?
3. Are we leaving for Moscow next week?
4. Were we reading the whole evening?
5. Do (или don't) they go to work on Sunday?
6. Is (или isn't) it cold today?
7. Has Ann already begun to read a new book?
8. Do you learn Germany at school?
9. Will they show you how to get there?
2) специальные
1. What is there on the table?
2. How must he work today?
3. When are we leaving for Moscow?
4. How long were we reading?
5. When don't they go to work?
6. When isn't it cold? или What is the weather like today?
7. What has Ann already begun to read?
8. What language do you learn at school?
9. Whom will they show how to get there?
3) разделительные
1.There is a book on the table, isn't there?
2. He must work hard today, mustn't he?
3. We are leaving for Moscow next week, aren't we?
4. We were reading the whole evening, weren't we?
5. They don't go to work on Sunday, do they?
6. It is not cold today, is it?
7. Ann has already begun to read a new book, hasn't she?
8. We learn Germany at school, don't we?
9. They will show you how to get there, won't they?
Most families have a few superstitions flowing through them, even if it’s only the older members who still hold to them diligently. And if there’s one feature most of these superstitions have in common, it’s that they’re totally, utterly inexplicable. Like a chocolate kettle paired with a paper teapot, they make no sense whatsoever.
Unlike the above, though, they do tend to have their own backstory. Some superstitions derive from half-forgotten religious practices, but others have origins in the practical wisdom of their times.
In this series we’re going to look at some of the more common family superstitions, and find out where the heck they originally came from. Some of them, you might find, are not quite so ridiculous after all. (Although most of them definitely are.)
In this first part we’re going to look at some very old superstitions, those thought to have originated several centuries ago or even in pre-Christian times.