Федеральное агентство по образованию Югорский государственный университет
Гуманитарный факультет
Кафедра иностранных языков
Методические указания к выполнению контрольной работы для студентов заочной формы обучения
Дисциплина английский язык
название дисциплины
Специальность 030601_Журналистика_____________________________________________
название и номер специальности
Курс 1
Семестр весенний учебного года
Ханты-Мансийск 2007
1. Содержание теоретического раздела дисциплины, необходимого для выполнения контрольной работы
№ | Наименование темы, наименование вопросов, изучаемых на лекции и самостоятельно |
1 | Артикль, множественное число существительных, глагол to be, настоящее простое время, местоимения, прилагательное, порядок слов в предложении, настоящее длительное время. |
2 | Видо-временная форма глагола, пассивный залог, модальные глаголы. |
3 | Косвенная речь, неличные формы глагола, сослагательное наклонение |
2. Выполнение контрольных заданий и оформление контрольных работ
1. Контрольные задания составлены в пяти вариантах.
Номер варианта следует выбирать в соответствии с первой буквой фамилии студента:
· первый вариант выполняют студенты, фамилии которых начинаются с букв: А, Б, В, Г, Д;
· второй — с букв Е, Ж, 3, И, К, Л;
· третий - с букв М, Н, О, П, Р;
· четвертый — с букв С, Т, У, Ф, X;
· пятый - с букв Ц, Ч, Ш, Щ, Э, Ю, Я.
2. Выполнять письменные контрольные работы в отдельной тетради. На обложке тетради напишите свою фамилию, номер контрольной работы.
3. Контрольные работы должны выполняться аккуратно, четким почерком, либо в печатном варианте (формат А4). При выполнении контрольной работы оставляйте в тетради широкие поля для замечаний, объяснений и методических указаний рецензента.
4. Контрольные работы должны быть выполнены в той последовательности, в которой они даны в настоящем пособии.
5. Выполненные контрольные работы направляйте для проверки и рецензирования в университет в установленные сроки.
6. Если контрольная работа выполнена без соблюдения указаний или не полностью, она возвращается без проверки.
Исправление работы на основе рецензий
После получения проверенной контрольной работы следует внимательно прочитать рецензию, ознакомиться с замечаниями и проанализировать отмеченные ошибки.
Руководствуясь указаниями рецензента, нужно еще раз проработать учебный материал. Все предложения, в которых были обнаружены орфографические и грамматические ошибки либо неточности перевода, следует переписать начисто и поместить в конце данной контрольной работы.
После того как будут выполнены все указания и исправлены все ошибки, можно приступить, к изучению материала следующего контрольного задания и к его выполнению.
Отрецензированные контрольные работы - это учебные документы, и их необходимо сохранять. Во время зачета или экзамена проверяется, насколько успешно усвоен материал, вошедший в контрольные работы.
Контрольная работа по английскому языку №1
Вариант 1.
1. Read the text and put the words in correct place.
London
London is a wonderful (1) place_to be! It has great museums with priceless exhibits, old (2)______, clean green (3)_____and the best shops and (4)__________ in Europe. There is something for everyone. London is on the River Thames about 40miles from the sea. Now London has around 7 million people living in and around it. It is a financial and cultural (5)______ but it is probably most famous for being the (6)_____ of the British monarchy. You can see the Changing of the Guard everyday outside Buckingham Palace.
You can travel on the (7)____, train, the underground or taxi to get to different places in the centre and around the (8)_____. London has 3 main (9)_______: Heathrow which is the biggest, Gatwick and Stansted.
A lot of popular (10)_______, actresses and (11)__________ live in London, for example Mick Jagger, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Jamie Lee Curtis or John Cleese. Even if you do not see them in the (12)_______, you can ‘meet’ them or other famous (13)_______ as wax figures at Madame Tussaud’s.
Dr Johnson once said: “when a (14)______ is tired of London, he is tired of (15)____”
Off to London then!
Actors, life, airports, street, man, bus, musicians, centre, markets, place, home, nightclubs, parks, town, people.
2. Translate the text into Russian
3. Make up 7 questions
Grammar.
1. Put the verb “to be” in correct form.
E. g. I …(to be) a student – I am a student
1. My grandmother...(to be) a teacher. 2. He …(to be) a pupil twenty years ago. 3. I … (to be) a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister …(to be) not at home tomorrow. 5. She … (to be) at school tomorrow. 6. …(to be) your father at work yesterday? 7. Where …(to be) your mother now? 8. When your granny … (to be) young, she …(to be) an actress. 9.My friend …(to be) in Moscow now. 10. Where …(to be) your books now? – They …(to be) in my bag.
2. Make the plural form of nouns.
E. g. a book - books
A table, a woman, a plate, a fox, a room, a lady, a knife, a man, a chair, a bus, a Negro, a match, a way, a tooth, a house, a family, a flag, a child, a town, a wolf, a country, a lion, a foot, a park, a play.
3. Put the adjective in correct form.
E. g. I am (tall) than you – I am taller than you.
1. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 2. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 3. She is not so (busy) as I am. 4. January is the (cold) month of the year. 5. It is as (cold) as it was yesterday. 5. He is the (clever) man in the village.
4. Replace the underlined nouns by the pronouns.
E. g. The book is on the table. – It is on the table.
1. This girl works hard at English. 2. My father likes to read newspapers. 3. The worker leaves his ticket at the pocket. 4. My mother talks to my friends. 5. The students help the old man.
5. Make up sentences, using the following words.
E. g. Is, on, the, cup, a, table, there. – There is a cup on the table.
1. Live, the, my, village, family, in.
2. And, sisters, I, a, two, brother, have.
3. At, University, we, the, study.
4. Country, is, the, mountain, the, in, oldest, Urals, our.
5. A, my, student, is, friend, best.
Контрольная работа по английскому языку №1
Вариант 2.
1. Read the text and put the words in correct place.
Hong Kong.
Hong Kong was a British (1) colony for over 150 years until 1997 when the British (2) __________ gave it back to China. There was a (3) ______ celebration to make the (4) _______. The mix of Chinese and Western influences is very (5) ______ to see.
Over six million people live in Hong Kong. There are two (6) _________ languages. English is the business language but most people speak Cantonese in everyday (7) ______.
If you go to Hong Kong you will immediately (8) ________ the architecture – modern glass and concrete (9) __________, traditional Buddhist Temples and colourful (10) ______ markets.
Central Plaza is the tallest (11) ________ here. It has 78 storeys and neon lights at the (12) _____ which change colour every fifteen minutes. You can buy (13) _______, antiques and traditional Chinese (14) _________ in the area called Sheung Wang and Western. It is a (15) _____, exotic place, you can even find birds’ nests for soup!
Hong Kong really is where East meet West.
Medicines, top, building, busy, street, notice, souvenirs, skyscrapers, life, easy, occasion, huge, colony, official, government.
2. Translate the text into Russian
3. Make up 7 questions
Grammar.
1. Put the nouns in bold in plural for
E. g. This is a book. – These are books
1. Put the box on the shelf. 2. I have hurt my foot. 3. This is an English dictionary. 4. Where is the knife? 5. This factory has a good laboratory. 6. The last leaf fell from the tree. 7. This story is very long. 8. The speech was very interesting. 9. He left the key on the table. 10. Where is the brush? 11. I like his new play. 12. The roof of the house was covered with snow. 13. The wife of the sailor stood on the shore. 14. A copy of the contract was sent to Leningrad. 15. The cargo of the steamer consists of various raw materials.
2. Put the nouns in bold in singular form
E. g. There are books on the shelves – There is a book on the shelf.
1. Women and children sat on the shore. 2. The keys to the boxes were lost. 3. The wolves have been shot. 4. The mice were caught. 5. These factories produce furniture. 6. Copies of these letters will be sent to Leningrad. 7. The cargoes will be discharged to-morrow.
3. Put the verbs into Present Continuous or Present Simple.
E. g. It (to be) cold – It is cold.
I. What you (to do) here now? — We (to listen) to tape-recordings. 2. You (to want) to see my father? — Yes, IMichael (to know) German rather well. He (to want) to know English, too, but he (to have) little time for it now. 4. What magazine you (to read)? — It (to be) a French magazine. There (to be) good articles on sports here. You (to be) interested in sports? — Yes, I.... But I (not to know) French. 5. We (to have) an English lesson now. 6. Lena usually (to prepare) her homework at the institute? — No, she.... As a rule, she (to work) at home. — And what she (to write) now? — Oh, she (to write) an article for our wall newspaper. 7. Who that man (to be) who (to stand) in the doorway? — You (not to recognize) him? It (to be) John, my cousin. 8. I (to have) no time now, I (to have) dinner. 9. Your family (to leave) St. Petersburg in summer? — Yes, we always (to go) to the sea-side. We all (to like) the sea. Mother (to stay) with us to the end of August, but father (to return) much earlier. 10. Where Tom and Nick (to be) now? — They (to have) a smoke in the garden.
4. Translate the sentences.
E. g. Я – студент. – I am s student.
1. Где твой друг.? — Он играет в теннис. 2. Он хорошо играет в теннис? — Нет, он играет в теннис плохо. 3. Я не знаю человека, который разговаривает с директором. 4. Я часто разговариваю с моим приятелем о нашей поездке на Кавказ. 5. Мой друг поет очень хорошо. 6. Слушайте, товарищ Иванов поет в соседней комнате. 7. Он не видит, что я на него смотрю, так как он читает что-то с большим интересом. 8. Позвоните ему сейчас. Я думаю, что он еще не спит. 9. Посмотрите на человека, который сидит у окна. Это наш преподаватель. 10. Моя жена читает очень интересную книгу. Я тоже хочу прочитать ее. 11 Он читает английские книги без словаря. 12. Я редко вижу его, так как он теперь очень занят. Он готовится к экзаменам. 13. Студенты всегда бывают очень занять: в мае и июне, так как они готовятся к экзаменам. 14. Он теперь редко сюда приходит, так как он работает над своим новым изобретением. 15. Он работает в библиотеке каждый день.
Контрольная работа по английскому языку№1
Вариант 3
1. Read the text and put the words in correct place.
Kylie Minogue
Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1968, Kylie Ann Minogue’s (1) _career began as a (2) _____ actor in TV (3) _______. She was in an Australian soap (4) _______ called ‘Neighbours’ where she met Jason Donovan. Together they sang a (5) _____, ‘Especially for You’. It was Kylie’s first (6) _____, a number one in the UK in 1988.
In the 1980s Kylie had a very different (6) ______. She was the (7) ________ girl-next-door but this changed in the early ‘90s. Kylie is now a sexy (9) ________ young woman. ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’, a duet with Nick Cave was a big (10) ________ in 1995 and Kylie’s next hit ‘Spinning Around’ came in 2000. Her latest (11) _______ ‘Fever’ is a sensation in dance (12) ______ around the world.
Kylie says that acting is still very (13) ______ to her heart. She has been in a few (14) _____ but they were not very successful.
The (15) _______ and fashion press love Kylie and with fans around the world her success is sure to continue.
Films, album, style, friendly, close, clubs, confident, success, image, career, duet, hit, opera, child, shows.
2. Translate the text into Russian
3. Make up 7 questions
Grammar
1. Put the verbs in correct form.
E. g. I …(to be) a student – I am a student
1. I (live) in London.2. My brother (play) tennis every Saturday.3. What is the noise? Jane (sing) in the next room.4. Susan (have) five lessons on Monday. 5. I (understand) the rule now. 6. Sarah (loose) her key. 7. Last night I (see) a new performance in the theatre. 8. Last night we (go) to a folk festival. 9. John (go) out two minutes ago
2. Put the article.
E. g. It is …book. – It is a book.
1.This is... address book. 2. Open your ... exercise-books. 3. Steve is... actor in the theatre 4. She plays... violin. 5. There's... taxi outside. 6. Lisbon is... capital of Portugal. 7. Last night I went to... Indian restaurant. 8. I had... nice meal there. 9. I arrive at... airport just on time. 10. Have you been to... Acropolis?
3. Put the adjective in correct form.
E. g. I am (tall) than you – I am taller than you.
1. The Mississippi's (long) than the Thames.
2. This hotel's (comfortable) than the other one.
3. I think this shop is (good) than that one.
4. The restaurant is (expensive) than the cafe.
5. Dan's (old) than Brenda.
6. My brother's (young) than I'm.
7. I like this school because it's... than the other one.
8. Accommodation here is (cheap) than in my country.
9. The weather here is (cold) than at home.
10. I think you're (tall) than your father now.
4. Put the nouns in plural form
E. g. a book - books
A star, a mountain, a tree, a king, the waiter, the queen, a man, a woman, the woman, an eye, a shelf, a box, the city, a boy.
5. Put the following sentences in plural form.
E. g. This is a book. – These are books
1. Is that a train? 2. Is that a plane? 3. Is the door closed? 4. Is the window opened? 5. Is the boy near the window? 6. That is not a king. 7. That is not a queen. 8. That is not a bus. 9. This isn’t a goose. 10. This isn’t a mouse.
Контрольная работа по английскому языку №1
Вариант 4
1. Read the text and put the words in correct place.
California.
When people think about California, they (1) imagine the sand, surf, and suntanned bodies. However, the 31st (2) _________ of the USA offers much more than this. It is said that it is easy to (3) ________ a millionaire there. Some people (4) _______ that the American (5) ______ comes true in California.
California is a big state. From north to south it measures about 800 miles and from east to west approximately 250 miles, making it the third largest state in the U. S. California’s (6) _______ is very varied.
California is the (7) ______ of Hollywood and therefore many of America’s most glamorous actors and actresses live there. However, there is more than this, as it is also the (8) ______ of west coast music which has inspired many (9) ________ and bands such as The Door and ICE T.
For those more interested in (10) __________ there are many famous places to visit. One of them is San Francisco with its Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Prison, and Los Angeles, with (11) _______, Venice Beach and Beverly Hills. Sports (12) _______ lovers can watch baseball, American football and basketball with (13) ______ like the LA Lakers, the Dodgers and the Rams. Moreover, you can (14) _____ all year round. If we put all this into the cultural melting-pot that is California you really have a (15) _____ worth tasting.
Hollywood, centre, home, dish, teams, sight-seeing, lovers, ski, dream, believe, artists, landscape, become, image, state.
2. Translate the text into Russian
3. Make up 7 questions
Grammar
1. Put the verbs in correct form.
E. g. I …(to be) a student – I am a student
1. Mr McKein (visit) Egypt several times. 2. I (write) a book last year. 3. I (work) there for three years, now I have a new job. 4. It (take) him a month to arrange all the things. 5. I usually (drink) tea for breakfast. 6. Linda (live) in Los Angeles. 7. My granny is in the kitchen. She (cook) cakes. 8. John and Jack (write) test now. 9. I usually (drink) tea for breakfast. 10.Dan usually (take) his camera on all trips.
2. Put the article.
E. g. It is …book. – It is a book.
1. ... Kremlin is the heart of... Moscow. 2. Can you play... guitar?London stands on... Thames.lake Baikal is the largest lake in the world. 5. Who is... President of the United States? 6. He is... most intelligent student in the college. 7. He went to... bed at 10p. m. 8. Dickens' father was sent to... prison for debts. 9. She goes to... school.Everest is the highest mountain,
3. Put the adjectives in correct form.
E. g. I am (tall) than you – I am taller than you.
1. This film is (interesting) than the one you wanted to see.
2. The journey is (long) than I thought.
3. This lesson is (difficult) than the last one.
4. He's (helpful) than he used to be.
5. It was slowly getting (hot) and (hot)
6. We had (little) time than we needed to finish the job.
7. You seem (happy) than you were yesterday.
8. We need (young) actors for this film.
9. I think that the new salesman is (honest) than the last one.
10. This road is (long) and (dangerous) than the other one.
4. Put the nouns in plural form.
E. g. a book - books
A boy, the city, a boy, a goose, the watch, a mouse, a dress, a toy, the sheep, a tooth, a child, the ox, a deer, the life, a tomato.
5. Put the following sentences in plural form.
E. g. This is a book. – These are books
1. This is a star. 2. This is boy. 3. This is a baby. 4. That is a plate. 5. That is a flower. 6. That is a bookcase. 7. Is this a sofa? 8. Is this a bookcase? 9. Is this a man? 10.Is that a ball?
Контрольная работа по английскому языку №1
Вариант 5
1. Read the text and put the words in correct place.
Pantomimes are very (1) _popular in Britain at Christmas. Most big towns and (2) _______have their own pantomime. This is a humorous musical (3) ______usually performed in the open air. A pantomime is usually based on a traditional (4) _______which everyone knows, and the show itself is very exciting, with lots of (5) _______, songs and dancing. Sometimes the audience takes part in the (6) ___________, too.
The (7) ________began over two hundred years ago and has been a part of Christmas celebrations ever since. At first it was merely an entertainment for (8) _________, but now adults enjoy it as much. Of course, there have been a lot of changes over the (9) _______-. Some elements, like joking and singing, were added, but the basic plot has remained the same. Every pantomime must have three main(10) ________: a young man, a young lady and a "dame". The first two always (11) _______at the end, and the dame, the comic figure, tries to prevent them from doing it.
There are all possible kinds of (12) ________, and a lot of famous singers or comedians (13) ________in them. Thus the old tradition is enriched with modern (14)________and fresh forces, which is so (15) ________ of the British.
Take part, tradition, ideas, popular, performance, children, typical, characters, marry, years, story, cities, pantomimes, jokes, play.
2. Translate the text into Russian
3. Make up 7 questions
Grammar.
1. Write down the uncountable nouns into one column and countable ones into other column.
E. g. book (C) water(UN)
Wall, pen, air, chalk, picture, water, match, tea, time, hour, bread, river, friend, copper, cigarette, tobacco, cheese, teacher, glass (стакан), glass (стекло), paper (бумага), paper (газета), music, coffee, armchair, gold, ship, milk, shop, idea, ice, furniture, butter, happiness, wood, tree, word, ink, money, coin, university, hero, assistance, assistant, darkness, meat, obligation, machine, equipment, instrument.
2. Write the plural form of the following nouns.
E. g. a book - books
Pen, window, wall, week, clock, ship, library, watch, dress, country, glass, day, party, play, bus, leaf, life, colony, hero, fox, half, Negro, mass, eye, language, place, shelf, key, roof, thief, ray, bush, mouth, journey.
Man, woman, tooth, foot, goose, child, mouse.
Postman, son-in-law, fisherman, schoolgirl, sister-in-law, text-book, pocket-knife, passer-by, statesman, editor-in-chief.
3. Put the verbs into Present Continuous or Present Simple.
E. g. It (to be) cold – It is cold
1. I (to write) a composition now. 2. I (not to drink) milk now. 3. I (to go) for a walk after dinner. 4. I (not to go) to the theatre every Sunday. 5. He (not to read) now. 6. He (to play) now. 7 He (to play) now? 8. My mother (to work) at a factory. 9. My aunt (not to work) at a shop. 10. You (to work) at an office? 11. My friend (to live) in St. Petersburg. 12. My cousin (not to live) in Moscow. 13. The children (not to sleep) now. 14. The children (to play) in the yard every day. 15. They (not to go) to the stadium on Monday. 16. She (to read) in the evening. 17. She (not to read) in the morning. 18. She (not to read) now. 19. Your father (to work) at this factory? 20. You (to play) chess now? 21. Look at the sky: the clouds (to move) slowly, the sun (to appear) from behind the clouds, it (to get) warmer. 22. How is your brother? — He is not well yet, but his health (to improve) day after day. 23. Listen! Who (to play) the piano in the next room?
4. Put the verb to be in correct form.
E. g. I …(to be) a student – I am a student
1.My father … a teacher. 2. He … a student twenty years ago. 3. I … a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister …not at home tomorrow. 5. She … at school tomorrow. 6. … you at home tomorrow? 7. … your father at work yesterday? 8. My sister … ill last week. 9. She … not ill now. 10. Yesterday we … at the theatre. 11. Where … your mother now? – She … in the kitchen.12. Where … you yesterday? – I … at the cinema. 13. When I come home tomorrow, all my family … at home. 14. … your little sister in bed now? – Yes, she …. 15. … you at the University tomorrow? – Yes, I …. 16. When my granny … young, she … an actress. 17. My friend … in Moscow now. 18. He … in St. Petersburg tomorrow. 19. Where … your books now? – They … in my bag.
5. Translate the sentences into Russian.
E. g. Я – студент. – I am s student.
1.Мой брат сейчас на работе. 2. Он вчера был в кино. 3. Мой брат завтра будет дома. 4. Ты будешь дома завтра? 5. Она была вчера в парке? 6. Он сейчас во дворе? 7. Где папа? 8. Где вы были вчера? 9. Где он будет завтра? 10. Мои книги были на столе. Где они сейчас? 11. Моя мама вчера не была на работе. Она была дома. 12. Мой друг не в парке. Он в кино. 13. Завтра в три часа мои друзья будут во дворе. 14. Мы не были на юге прошлым летом. Мы были в Москве. 15. Завтра мой дедушка будет в деревне. 16. Когда твоя сестра будет дома?. 17. Ты будешь летчиком? – Нет, я буду моряком. 18. Моя сестра была студенткой в прошлом году, а сейчас она врач. – Ты тоже будешь врачом? – Нет, я не буду врачом. Я буду инженером.
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