St Valentine’s Day comes on February 14. It is not a legal or a national holiday. Banks and offices are not closed, but it is a happy little festival for young people. It is widely celebrated among people of all ages by exchange of “valentines”. A “valentine” may mean a special greeting-card or a little present. It may be for the person who receives the gift. St Valentine is the patron of sweethearts.
Перевод: День Святого Валентина наступает 14 февраля. Он не является официальным или национальным праздником. Банки и офисы не закрыты, но это счастливый фестиваль молодых людей. Он широко отмечается среди людей всех возрастов, в том числе посредством обмена “валентинок”. “Валентинками” могут быть специальные открытки или маленький подарок. Это может быть для человека, которому адресован подарок. Святой Валентин -покровитель влюбленных.
2. Но в ваше время я была бы несчастна.
3. Если бы только она сделала его фотографию тогда!
4. Почему ты это сделал? - На твоем месте я не сделал бы этого.
5. Если бы она говорила по-японски, она бы очень нам вчера
6. Если бы он не был так глуп, он бы сказал мне правду раньше.
7. Если бы не твои умные советы, мы бы не попали в неприятность.
8. Если бы ты надела это потрясающее платье, ты бы выглядела прекрасно.
9. Я бы выбросил яблоки, если бы они были гнилыми. Но они не были гнилыми.
10. Если бы она была ревнива, он бы не женился на ней 20 лет назад.
1. Open the brackets and complete the text.
Now I 1 have a well-paid job because I got good education.
I am going 2 to tell you now how it all 3 has begun. или просто began
My parents 4 sent me to boarding school at the age of ten. They 5 had chosen it for years. Before I left home, I 6 was given some spending money. That time I 7did not know if I needed it. Of course, my father told me 8 to obey the teachers. My parents 9 had never sent me away on my own before, so I felt a little nervous on the train. When I got on the train, I found that it 10 was cold there. Unfortunately I 11 left (или had left) my jacket at home. For three hours I 12 thought (хотя можно и was thinking) if someone 13 would pick me up at the station. Luckily I 14 was picked up and taken to school. A nice teacher showed me my room. When I came into it, I realised that I 15 would share it with other boys! I was shocked because nobody 16 told me about it. Then some boys took me round the school and invited 17 to play football. While I 18was playing that game with my new friends I had an idea that I 19 would be happy there. You know, those boys 20 have been my friends since then.
2. Complete the sentences using a/an or the where necessary.
1. What a big school! It has a thousand of students.
2. Look at the hotel window! Can you see a girl on the top floor?
3. My brother started learning French when he was at school.
4. Thank you for the advice you have done. It is the best advice of all I’ve got.
5. Nancy is a nurse and she works in a hospital. But now she is ill and she is in the hospital.
6. Where are the sweets I bought the day before yesterday? I left them on the kitchen table.
7. His father was a great writer. The books he wrote are sold all over the world.
8. My friend put on a white dress. The dress looked great but I didn’t like the colour.
9. What a lovely song she has just sung! What a wonderful music!
10. In last day of her holidays she visited the capital of the country.
3. Complete the sentences with the right preposition.
after, in, on (2), to
1. She looks after the passengers on the plane.
2. I know that she is very interested in music.
3. I am sorry, I couldn’t come on (или in) time.
4. Have you made any pictures of your tour?
5. We are going to have a trip on Wales.
on, to, for, from (2)
6. When did you enroll for this Art course?
7. I hate queuing to the bus.
8. In a moment the Cheshire cat vanished from sight.
9. She has done it only on force of habit.
10. To my relief the noise stopped in a moment.
4. Choose the right verb form.
1. If I had enough time, I would start learning Japanese.
2. If only it hadn’t rained yesterday.
3. If you hadn’t been late yesterday, we would have seen the beginning of the film.
4. I wish we had holidays now.
5. If they had been in Russia last month, they would have met my uncle.
6. If only I had had some holidays last winter!
7. If he sent me an e-mail, I would answer him.
8. I wish I found a treasure of gold.
9. I wish my mother (hadn’t learnt / didn’t learn) about it last Christmas.
10. We would have taken wonderful pictures, if I hadn’t left my camera at home.
5. Express the same in English.
6. Вот если бы она не вышла за него замуж много лет назад! - If only she hadn't got married him many years ago!
7. Как жаль, что она такая глупая! - What's a pity that she's so stupid!