.
Read the following sentences and translate them into Russian. Analyze the usage
of the modal verbs.
1)
You shall go there. 2) You should help them. 3) I had
to work hard last month as I was to take my examinations. 4) He was to come
home at 5 but he didn’t come. 5) You ought to help them. 6) The students should
not forget that it is impossible to acquire profound knowledge of any subject
without great attention. 7) I am to meet my friends at the station. 8) You
should read English texts every day. 9) He was to bring the necessary material
I asked for. 10) You ought to write these exercises at once.
2. Extend the
statements according to the pattern. Use the verb ought to and words suggested
in your sentences.
Mrs. Brown is not
well. (see a doctor)
She ought to see a doctor.
1.
John is so untidy. (be neater)
2.
Mary is so selfish. (help her relatives)
3.
Mr. Brown isn’t punctual. (come in time)
4.
Your friend is very rude. (be more polite)
5.
Jane is so extravagant. (spend less on clothes)
6.
Grandfather is so forgetful. (write down telephone
messages)
7.
The boys are idle too often. (study more)
8.
Your husband works too much. (have a rest)
3.
Extend the statements according to the pattern. Use the suggested words.
Don’t drink this
medicine now. (in an hour)
You should drink it in an hour.
1.
Don’t drive us to the station now. (in the afternoon)
2.
Don’t clean your shoes now. (when you come back)
3.
Don’t take off your coat now. (when it gets warmer)
4.
Don’t cross the road now. (when there is no traffic)
5.
Don’t speak to him now. (when he is not so busy)
6.
Don’t write in pencil. (in ink)
7.
Don’t copy the text here. (at home)
8.
Don’t wake him up now. (in half an hour)
4.
Answer the following questions according to the pattern. Use the suggested
words.
Do we have to read this lesson for today?
(no/for tomorrow)
- No, we have to
read it for tomorrow.
1.
Do you have to go shopping in the afternoon? (no/right
now)
2.
Do they have to work in the laboratory now? (no/from
one till two)
3.
Do you have to take this medicine once a day?
(no/three times a day)
4.
Does she have to meet her little sister after school?
(no/after the theatre)
5.
Does Peter have to ring you up in the morning? (no/in
the evening)
6.
Do they have to write a dictation tomorrow? (no/today)
7.
Do we have to come here at seven? (no/at eight)
8.
Do they have to start the experiment now? (no/tomorrow
morning)
5. Test-exercise.
1. The weather …
change tomorrow.
a)
may
b)
must
c)
should
2. She … to
finish school in a year.
a)
may
b)
has
c)
is
3. I … to cover the
whole distance on foot.
a)
can
b)
have
c)
must
4. … you help me?
a)
could
b)
should
c)
must
5. I’m afraid the
weather … change for the worse.
a)
must
b)
may
c)
should
6. Somebody will …
to meet her.
a)
ought to
b)
need
c)
have to
7. The sky is dark.
It … rain soon.
a)
may
b)
should
c)
has to
8. The lights are
on. They … be at home.
a)
may
b)
must
c)
are to
9. You … to come
here again.
a)
must
b)
should
c)
have
6. Translate from
Russian into English:
1. Вы должны прийти после занятий в лингафонный
кабинет и поработать с этим текстом. 2. Простите, можно войти? 3. Вы не должны
опаздывать. 4. Вам следует быть более внимательным. 5. Вы можете мне помочь? 6.
Я не могу перевести это слово. 7. Вы должны принести словари к следующему
уроку. 8. Вам не надо брать книгу. 9. Простите, здесь можно курить? 10. Здесь
нельзя разговаривать громко. 11. Вы должны это сделать к вечеру. 12. Шерлок
Холмс мог найти преступника, когда полиция Скотланд Ярда не в состоянии была
это сделать.
