Книга: Basic English

2. Translate the following words and word-combinations into Ukrainian:

Computer system; computer trespassing; change or destroy information; secret military information; serious damage; threaten national security; use passwords; to protect information; meaningless; federal laws.

3. Find out which form-Present Continuous or Present Simple are correct in the following sentences:

1. I’m tired. I (go) to bed now. Good night! 2. We can go out now. It (rain) any more. 3. How is your new job? Not so good at the moment. I (not, enjoy) it very much. 4. Nick phoned me last night. He’s on holiday in France. He (have) a great time and doesn’t want to come back. 5. I want to lose weight, so this week I (not, eat) lunch. 6. Ruth has just started evening classes. She (learn) Italian. 7. The population of the world (rise) very fast. 8. Josh is still ill but he (get) better slowly. 9. The world (changed). Things never stay the same. 10. The cost of living (increase). Every year things are more expensive.

4. Find out which form Past Simple or Past Perfect is correct in the following sentences:

1. He (be) a reporter before he (become) a writer. 2. She (feel) a bit better after she (take) the medicine. 3. Jean was late. The teacher (already, give) the problem, when she (get) to class. 4. The weather was awful, but by the time film (be over), the rain (stop). 5. They got home late. The children (already, fall asleep). 6. You were at your mother’s place at 10 o’clock. Where (you, be) before that? 7. Yesterday she (go) to the dentist. 8. I (never, see) any of Rembrandt’s paintings before I (visit) the art gallery. 9. They almost (miss) their plane. By the time they (get) to the airport all the passengers (already, board). 10. Yesterday at the library I (see) my old friend Jack. I (not, see) him for many years. At first, I (not, recognize) because he (lose) almost half of his weight.

5. R ead and translate the dialogue and use it in your own speech:

At the Customs

Customs officer : Good afternoon. Will you show me your passport?

Tourist: Certainly. Here you are.

CO : All right. Have you got anything to declare?

T : Yes, I have.

CO: What have you got?

T : I’ve got some wine and some cigarettes.

CO : How much wine have you got?

T : Two bottles.

CO : That’s all right. And how many cigarettes have you got?

T : Two hundred.

CO: O.K. What else have you got?

T : A camera and two watches.

CO : Good. What about perfumes?

T : No, I haven’t got any.

CO: Have you got anything of gold or silver?

T : I’ve got a gold watch with a gold bracelet and a set of silver spoons.

CO : What else?

T : Er… Nothing more.

CO: Now, open your case, please.

T : Pardon?

CO: Open your case, please… Oh, look at what you’ve got! Four bottles of wine, three cameras, six gold watches, ten gold bracelets, five sets of silver spoons and a lot of perfumes!