XII. Self-check

(a) Fill in articles where necessary.

1. He had _ fine head of _ silver hair and _ blue eyes.

2. _ older man was _ first to speak.

3. Sebastian opened _ briefcase and took out _ blue plastic bag.

4. Do you know anything about _ art?

5. What makes you think that _ drawing is _ real Leonardo?

6. There were _ number of _ pictures in _ flat.

7. It’s quite _ good copy and _ paper is very old.

8. It was Pickering who had _ original drawing.

9. He looked at _ drawings in _ silence.

10. Look at _ eyes. Such _ passion in _ Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing, but where is _ passion in your drawing?

11. You are not going to make _ fortune.

(b) Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary.

1. The men stood _ opposite sides _ the large desk.

2. Sebastian opened the bag, took _ a drawing covered _ fine white paper and put it _ the desk.

3. Sebastian took _ the white paper and pushed the drawing _ the desk.

4. The old man turned _ the lamp, put the drawing _ the light and looked _ it _ a long time. It was a drawing _ a woman’s face.

5. One _ the pictures was _ a nice gold frame. When Sebastian took the original picture _ _ the frame, he found that drawing.

6. Perhaps it’s a copy _ a contemporary _ Leonardo’s.

7. The old man smiled _ the first time.

8. Pickering stood _ and went _ a dark corner _ the room. He took _ a small picture _ the wall. _ the picture there was a safe.

9. That’s very kind _ you.

10. I apologise _ taking _ your time.

11. _ Pickering’s desk there was a table _ bottles and glasses _ it. He turned his chair _ and poured some sherry _ two glasses. He turned back _ the desk and gave a glass _ Sebastian.

12. He walked quickly _ the street. Then he stopped a taxi _ the first traffic lights.

13. I’m catching _ a plane _ New York _ 9: 10.

14. He looked _ _ the window _ the London evening.

Expressing opinion:

I think… As far as I know…

I suppose… As far as I remember…

I believe… As far as I can judge…

To my mind… In fact…

In my opinion… You see…

It seems to me… The fact is, …

HE-MAIL, SHE-MAIL and Other Stories

Учебные задания по домашнему чтению

для студентов начального этапа обучения

переводческого факультета

Составитель: Марина Владимировна Сергеева

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* Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), a Dutch painter of the Post-Impressionist school. His paintings are mainly in bright colours.

* Summary – краткое, сжатое изложение содержания текста, содержащее лишь факты, которые составляют канву сюжета. Все описания, эмоции, диалоги остаются за рамками краткой передачи содержания, так же как и отношение говорящего к прочитанному. Каждое предложение формулируется так, чтобы максимально сконденсировать информацию.

* Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), a great Italian painter of the Renaissance. “Mona Lisa” is among his famous works. He is also famous for his cleverness and his strong interest in science.