МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ
По выполнению домашней контрольной работы по дисциплине
Иностранный язык (английский)
Направленность (профиль) образовательной программы
«Промышленное и гражданское строительство»
Направление подготовки
Строительство
является единой для всех форм обучения
Челябинск
СОДЕРЖАНИЕ
1. Введение. 3
2. Методические рекомендации по выполнению контрольной работы.. 3
3. Задания для домашних контрольных работ. 5
Введение
Целью домашних контрольных работ по учебной дисциплине «Иностранный язык» (английский) является овладение студентами лингвистическими и лингвострановедческими знаниями, как общего характера, так и профессионально-ориентированными, а также закрепление и совершенствование основных навыков и умений речевой деятельности.
Перечень планируемых результатов обучения по дисциплине указан в рабочей программе дисциплины.
Методические рекомендации по выполнению контрольной работы
Каждый студент должен выполнить контрольную работу в установленные сроки. Контрольная работа предлагается в 2 вариантах.
Студенту необходимо выбрать свой вариант контрольной работы по таблице определения вариантов домашних контрольных работ.
Таблица 1 – Таблица соотношения начальной буквы фамилии студента и варианта контрольных заданий
| Начальная буква фамилии | Вариант задания |
| А, Е, Л | Первый |
| Р, Х, Э | Второй |
| Б, Ж, М | Первый |
| С, Ц, Ю | Второй |
| В, З, Н | Первый |
| Т, Ч | Второй |
| Г, И, О | Первый |
| У, Ш | Второй |
| Д, К, П | Первый |
| Ф, Щ, Я | Второй |
Выполнять контрольную работу следует в печатном виде.
Контрольные задания должны быть выполнены в той последовательности, в которой они даны в контрольной работе.
Прежде чем выполнять контрольные задания, проработайте следующие разделы:
1. Порядок слов в английском предложении.
2. Спряжение глагола «to be», «to have».
3. Определенный и неопределенный артикли. Нулевой артикль.
4. Предлоги и предложные конструкции.
5. Личные и притяжательные местоимения (совмещенная и абсолютная форма).
6. Неопределённые местоимения some/any/no и их производные.
7. Количественные местоимения «little/few» и местоимения выражения «a little/ a few».
8. Количественные и порядковые числительные. Написание дат.
9. Степени сравнения имен прилагательных.
10. Времена группы «Simple», «Continuous», «Perfect».
11. Формы выражения будущего времени
12. Времена группы «Perfect Continuous» активного залога
13. Страдательный (пассивный) залог.
14. Отрицательные и вопросительные предложения. Типы вопросительных предложений
15. Сослагательное наклонение. Конструкции «I wish/If only…».
16. Сложное дополнение (Complex Object) и сложное подлежащие (Complex Subject).
КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА
Вариант 1
I. Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs on the right. Use the infinitive with TO or the gerund. Translate the text.
Verbs to be put in the text:
| pay repay listen leave celebrate build be live make do (x2) give work (x2) lend drink |
The House That Jack Built
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a job in the cotton mills of Blackburn, Lancashire in the 1920's, but he was often unable _________due to poor health. The family couldn't afford ________the rent or bills, and the children often went hungry. After __________ shcool at the age of 14, Jack was wondering what _________
when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered _________ him £ 100 to start his own business. It was just after the war. Raw materials were scarce, and Jack (without _________to his parents' advice) saw a future in scrap metal. He bought bits of metal and stored them in an old garage. When he had built up a sizeable amount, he sold it to local industries for a vast profit. Jack enjoyed __________hard and was encouraged ____________ the most of his potential by Mr Walker. After one year he had succeeded in _____the £ 100 loan and he also managed _________________________Mr Walker £ 100 interest to thank him for his generosity. By the time Jack was 30, he had made his first million, and he wanted _________________ this achievement by _______________something "grand". With all his money it was now possible _________ a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959 "Baines Castle" was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country. Jack has recently sold "Baines Castle" for a staggering £ 500 million, but Jack still can't get used to __________the good life. He can often be found at the local pub, pints with the locals. "I remember _________very poor as a child but never unhappy," says Jack, "and I never forget where I come from and who I am." Lancashire people are proud of their local hero, and if a visitor asks the origins of the "grand" castle on the hill, the locals say: "It's the house that Jack built".
II. Выполните следующие задания:
Задание 1. Put the sentences into the Passive voice.
1. Many accidents _____ by dangerous driving (cause).
2. Cheese _____ from milk (make).
3. The roof of the building _____ in a storm a few days ago (damage).
4. There’s no need to leave a tip. Service _____ in the bill (include).
5. You _____ to the wedding. Why didn’t you go? (invite).
6. A cinema is a place where films _____ (show).
7. In the United States, elections for President ______ every four years (hold).
8. Originally the book ______ in Spanish and a few years ago it _____ into English (write) (translate).
9. We were driving along quite fast but we _____ by lots of other cars (overtake).
Задание 2. Five people talk about their jobs. Match the jobs (1-5) to the people (a-e) and put the words in brackets into the correct grammatical forms.
1. accountant
2. postwoman
3. flight attendant
4. software developer
5. teacher
a. Obviously, my work involves ______ (travel) a lot. It can be quite physically ______ (tire), but I enjoy ______ (deal) with customers, except when they become violent. Luckily this doesn’t happen often.
b. I like ______ (work) with figures, but my job is much less ______ (bore) and routine than people think. The work ______ (involve) a lot of human contact and teamwork, working with other managers.
c. Of course, it involves getting up quite early in the morning. But I like ______ (be) out in the open air. And I get a lot of exercise!
d. You’ve got to think in a very logical way. The work can be mentally ______ (tire), but it’s very satisfying to write a program that works.
e. I love my job. It’s very ______ (stimulate) and not at all ______ (repeat): no two days are the same. It’s good to see the children learn and develop.
Задание 3. Choose the correct answer.
1. Do you have English lessons every day?
a) No, we don’t. b) Yes, we are.
2. Your company is small, isn’t it?
a) Yes, it is. b) No, it doesn’t.
3. How many engineers work for your company?
a) No, they haven’t. b) 10 engineers do.
4. What do you do?
a) I work for a large European car maker. b) I’m drinking coffee.
5. Do you have a nine-to-five job?
a) Yes, I do. b) Yes, I am.
6. Can you do your job working from home?
a) Yes, I can. b) No, I don’t.
7. Were you interviewed while getting the job?
a). Yes, I was. b) Yes, I were.
8. Do you work for yourself?
a). Yes, I’m out of work. b). Yes, I’m a freelance graphic designer.
9. Let’s get up to business.
a). I would like to open the discussion. b). No strings attached.
Задание 4. Complete the text with one of the prepositions.
| to at to off in out of |
Rebecca lives in London and works in public relations. She leaves home for work at 7.30 am. She drives (1) _____ work. The traffic is often bad and she worries about getting (2) _____ work late, but she usually arrives (3) _____ work at around nine. She finishes work quite late, at about eight. ‘Luckily, I’m never ill,’she says. ‘I could never take the time (4) ______ work.’ She loves what she does and is glad to be (5) ______ work. Some of her friends are not so lucky: they are (6) ______ work.
Задание 5. Match each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. Translate them. There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.
| physically | contact |
| human | work |
| problem | on |
| day | demanding |
| team | commute |
| clock | shift |
| working | solving |
| hours |
Задание 6. Match idioms with their meaning.
| to jump for joy | something makes you feel very happy |
| not be on speaking terms | be so angry with each other that they refuse to speak to each other |
| to put the cat among pigeons | works immediately and very well indeed |
| something makes your day | say something tactless and embarrassing |
| to put smb foot in it | to protect yourself even though it might not be necessary |
| works like magic | try to discover the truth about smth |
| to be on the safe side | do or say something that makes a lot of people angry or |
| to get to the bottom of smth | be very happy and excited about something good that has happened |
Задание 7. Choose the proper article.
1. He wants to become _____ interpreter.
a) a b) an c) the
2. I bought _____ used car.
a) an b) a c) the
3. _____ homeless need more help from the government.
a) - b) the c) a
4. This is _____ only girl I have ever loved.
a) a b) an c) the
5. She gave him _____ book which he couldn’t read.
a) a b) - c) the
6. He has got _____ dozen English book.
a) a b) an c) the
7. You are _____ most irritating person I’ve ever met.
a) a b) - c) the
8. I’m going to bed. I’ve got _____ headache.
a) a b) – c) an
9. ______ Chinese is difficult to study.
a) the b) – c) a
10. Because of “the greenhouse effect” _____ climate of the world is changing.
a) a b) an c) the
Задание 8. Give the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives.
Long, dark, quick, high, thin, difficult, early, late, good, little, convenient, fresh, dangerous, interesting, clean, rich, slow, strong, polite, sincere, happy, lazy, practical, much, full, useful, wet, famous, large, poor, deep, cheap, weak, common, pale, expensive, bad, far, bright, talkative, funny, important.
Задание 9. Translate into English.
1. Я видел, как он упал.
2. Известно, что этот режиссер снимает хорошие фильмы.
3. Я почувствовал, как кто-то дернул меня за сумку в переполненном автобусе.
4. Любовь к шоколаду сделала меня толстушкой.
5. Мы не ожидали, что родители приедут так скоро.
6. Мистер и Миссис Блэкли хотели, чтобы их сын работал в международной компании.
7. Кажется, что Ник заболел. Я слышал, как он чихал.
8. Я считаю, что это великолепное решение.
9. Учитель хотел, чтобы дети нарисовали зиму.
10. Не позволяй страху остановить тебя.
Задание 10. Insert particle ‘to’ where necessary.
1. Granny wants us __ visit her more often.
2. The babysitter didn’t see the child __ jump into the sea.
3. Molly is known __ be a big fan of gossips.
4. The clients expect the order __ be fulfilled by the next week.
5. We expected the rain __ start in the morning.
6. Sam supposed Angela __ be quite a bad cook.
7. Don’t make me __ cry.
8. I can’t bear you __ behave like that.
9. Fred desired everyone __ admit that he had been right.
10. The child heard the music __ play in the distance and went in that direction.
КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА
Вариант 2
I. For question 1-8, read the text about the London Eye below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of the gap to form a word that fits completely into the sentence. Translate the text.
London Eye
The London Eye is a giant observation wheel which is a popular attraction in London. The wheel is one of the tallest of its kind with a (1) ________ (HIGH) of 135 metres. Over 1,700 tons of steel were used for its (2) ______(CONSTRUCT). People make special journeys to see this wheel. Ten thousand visitors can ride on this attraction (3) ___________. (DAY) The architects, Julia Barfield and her husband David Marks, won the competition to design a Millennium landmark. Their design was the most (4) ________(IMAGINE) of all the projects, and the first (5) ________ (DRAW) of the wheel were made om their kitchen table. Julia found the (6) _________(IDEA) site by drawing a circle round London and finding its centre. Not (7) ________, it took about three years to get the wheel built. In (8) _______(RECOGNISE) of their work, the couple were awarded the MBE, a special honour that is given in the UK to someone who has achieved something special.
II. Выполните следующие задания:
Задание 1. Which person (1-5) is most likely to do each of the five things (a-e)?
1. A software designer in an Internet company. Has to be in the office.
2. An office worker in a large, traditional manufacturing company.
3. A manager in a department store in a large city. Lives in the country.
4. A construction worker on a building site where work goes on 24 hours a day.
5. A technical writer for a city computer company. Lives in the country.
a. work in shifts
b. work under a flexibility system
c. telecommute
d. commute to work
e. clock on and off at the same time every day
Задание 2. Choose the proper article.
1. I saw _____ tall good-looking woman.
a) a b) the c) -
2. It was _____ poorest room Hilary had ever seen.
a) a b) the c) -
3. You are _____ very man I want to talk to.
a) a b) the c) -
4. A cup of coffee and a roll is _____ usual continental breakfast.
a) a b) an c) the
5. Isabel was _____ only daughter of wealthy parents.
a) a b) an c) the
6. _____ UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four parts.
a) a b) the c) -
7. Usually I come to _____ work at 8 o’clock.
a) a b) the c) -
8. This museum is situated not far from _____ Thames.
a) a b) the c) -
9. This is ______ safest way out.
a) a b) the c) –
10. I’ll be a back in ____ minute.
a). – b). the c). a
Задание 3. Insert many, much, little, a little, few, a few.
1. There is _____ light in this room.
2. I know English _____ and I can help you with the translation of this text.
3. Westminster Abbey is a very old building. _____ famous men are buried there.
4. I saw Pete _____ days ago.
5. Do you spend _____ money on books?
6. Four hundred years ago very _____ people had books.
7._____ patience is needed to achieve anything valuable.
8. If you have _____ friends, you probably have _____ time.
9. Too _____ cooks spoil the broth.
10. Men of _____ words are the best men.
Задание 4. Complete the text with one of the prepositions.
| at for in of off on get to |
‘My name is Anne Scott and I work _____ a public relations company in London. I leave _____ work at 7 o’clock in the morning. I go _____ work by train and I usually _____ to work by 8.30. I’m always _____ work till about 6 o’clock so I never get home before 7.30 pm. Last year I broke my leg and so I was _____ work for over a month. I didn’t like being at home. I love my job. I would hate to be permanently out _____ work.
Задание 5. Match each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair.
There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.
| support | collar |
| technical | support |
| shop | force |
| open | office |
| head | staff |
| blue | union |
| work | floor |
| plan |
Задание 6. Match idioms with their meaning.
| bottom of the career ladder | becoming more and more successful |
| a dead-end job | escape from a monotonous, boring situation |
| run-of-the-mill | made a great effort to do something well |
| to get out of a rut | in a low position in a work organization |
| to pull out all the stops | get to a top position in a work organization |
| to get the sack | very busy |
| to step into smb shoes | to be invited to join a new workplace which had noticed your talents |
| to rush off smb feet | to have something very difficult to do |
| to have work cut out | to be dismissed from job |
| up-and-coming | boring, routine |
| to be headhunted | job without a good future |
| to climb to the top of the career ladder | take over smb’s place/job |
Задание 7. Write the sentences in the Passive.
1. The student (ask) to tell the story again. 2. Such mistakes (make) by even the best students. 3. A modern tune (play) when we came into the hall. 4. Every morning the workers (tell) what they had to do. 5. The houses (build) of stone, brick and wood. 6. At last the problem (solve) to everyone’s satisfaction. 7. A new museum then (open). 8. A week ago two students of our group (choose) for jury service. 9. A special rule (make) for students to be taken to the University. 10. Last Friday he (meet) at the railway station. 11. When Tom was young, he (teach) two languages.
Задание 8. Give the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives.
Polite, happy, honourable, shy, dry, free, recent, merry, uncomfortable, joyful, hot, thin, accurate, narrow, sweet, wicked, cosy, merciful, bad, fat, cheap, big, clumsy, far, miserable, simple, regular, expensive, low, deep, sad, significant, lazy, old, serious, tiny, clever, little, good, dark, beautiful, dear.
Задание 9. Open the brackets. Use the Present Simple, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Andy, you (hear) me? I (talk) to you for a minute already. 2. I want to see how much the place (change) since I was there last time. 3. We (not/see) them ever since. 4. I don’t want to take a cure at all. I am perfectly happy. All my life I (be) perfectly happy. 5. Here’s my key. I (leave). 6. I (go) to the shops, (not/begin) cutting the material until I (come) back. 7. Wait till you (see) Moose and (talk) to him. 8. The children (live) with their aunt since their mother (be) ill. 9. I must not let my eyes get all red and puffy, or Henry’ll know I (cry). 10. The train (not/arrive) yet but a lot of people (stand) on the platform. 11. I (know) him very well. We (know) each other since I came to live in the house. 12. He says he (listen) to the same tunes for fifteen years.13. Earthquakes (rock) the surface in different parts of the world from time to time. 14. What are you going to say to the President, if he (ask). 15. ‘Dear little Hans,’ cried Rotten, ‘I’m in great trouble. My little boy (fall off) a ladder and (hurt) himself.’ 16. ‘You (hear) that Walter (ask) Mary to marry him?’ - ‘Again? He (ask) her three times so far. And she obstinately (refuse) him all this time. She (accept) at last?’
Задание 10. Insert particle ‘to’ where necessary.
1. She had him __ do everything she wanted.
2. Danny hated his girlfriend __ cry.
3. We ere sitting on the beach watching the sun __ rise.
4. She felt her heart __ beat fast when he kissed the sun __ rise.
5. I know him __ be a responsible person, one that never lets down.
6. Tina just wanted everyone __ leave her alone.
7. I saw the vase __ fall and break.
8. The tourists saw the museum __ close and got upset.
9. Emma wanted Henry __ prepare a gift for her birthday.
10. Let the music __ play. We need to cheer up.
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