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understanding. 8. We compared the capabilities of the two boys and found the first to be
the cleverer. But the second boy still has some capability for improvement.
Ex. 4. Memorize the meanings of the word as in different uses:
1) as - в качестве He works as a farmer. Speaking as a beginner I’d like to welcome
everybody present at our meeting.
2) as - так как As I don’t know English, I can’t help you. As early computers were
very large, they occupied big rooms.
3) as - в то время как As he was opening the door the telephone rang.
4) as for... - что касается... I can stay for a couple of days, but as for staying a month -
that is impossible!.
5) as well as - а также He has a house in the country as well as a house in town.
Ex. 5. Memorize the meaning of the adverb instead (of) - вместо того чтобы
and translate the sentences.
1. Instead of talking to the police he ran away. 2. Instead of playing ball, why don’t you
help me wash the car? 3. Would you like an orange instead of that apple? 4. If she can’t
go, can I go instead? 5. We don’t have tea - would you like some coffee instead?
Complete the following sentences with your own ideas and translate them into
Russian.
1. Instead of travelling by day train you should... 2. Instead of choosing Chinese as a
foreign language, you should... 3. Instead of using old and inefficient way of laying
tracks, railwaymen... 4. ...., railway authorities increased fares for passenger traffic. 5. ...,
you should concentrate on your study.
Ex. 6. Remember that because and because of have different meanings:
because - потому что because of - из-за,
вследствие
Copy the sentences and translate them into Russian.
1. I do it because I like it. 2. Why can’t you do it now? - Because I am too busy. 3. I did
it because they asked me to do it. 4. I was late because I missed the bus. 5. I came back
because of bad weather. 6. I went back not because of the rain, but because I was tired.
7. It was because of the job that he had taken the flat. 8. Because of his bad leg he couldn’t
walk as the others. 9. Because of her terrible behaviour, the flight became a nightmare.
10. The trains are late because of the fog. 11. We don’t use the car because of the price of
gas.
Ex. 7. Grammar revision: INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE
(1). Write sentences to say why people go to some of the following places. Begin
You go...
1) a library You go to a library to borrow books
a bookshop a cinema a theatre a swimming pool a gymnasium a driving school
a railway station an airport a travel’s agent a football stadium a bank
a post office a restaurant a supermarket a garage a hospital a newsagent
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