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Translate into Russian, analysing the Participles and the Gerunds.

a) 1. «You must write out correctly all the sentences in which you’ve made mistakes», said the teacher, giving out the exercise-books. Причастие в роли обстоятельства. 2. Some people do not like plays taken from novels as they believe that a novel can seldom be made into a successful play. Причастие в роли определения. 3. Look at the girl filling in a form at the desk. Причастие в роли определения. She is our Institute skating champion. 4. «When crossing the street», said the policeman to the man, «be very careful». Причастие в роли обстоятельства The student was nervous when writing his paper and couldn’t stop worrying until he had handed it in. Причастие в роли обстоятельства. Герундий в роли дополнения. 6. Hearing that Comrade Petrov had fallen ill, we decided to go and see him. Причастие в роли обстоятельства.

b) 1. Having registered all the letters, the secretary sent them down to be posted. Причастие в роли обстоятельства. 2. Having won the first match by only one point, the players realized that they must train much harder to win the championship. Причастие в роли обстоятельства. 3. Not finding my friend at home, I left a note for him. Причастие в роли обстоятельства. On entering the room he introduced himself to all those present. Герундий в роли обстоятельства. 5. After looking through the morning mail, the manager called in his secre­tary and dictated a few letters. Герундий в роли обстоятельства.

а) 1. «Ты должен правильно написать все предложения, в которых ты допустил ошибки», — сказал учитель, раздавая тетради. 2. Некоторые люди не любят пьесы на основе романов, поскольку они считают, что роман редко можно превратить в успешную пьесу. 3. Посмотри на девушку, заполняющую за столом анкету. Она  чемпионка нашего института по фигурному катанию. 4. «Переходя улицу», сказал полицейский мужчине, «будьте очень осторожным». 5. Студент нервничал, когда писал свою статью, и не мог перестать беспокоиться, пока не сдал ее. 6. Услышав, что товарищ Петров заболел, мы решили навестить его.

б) 1. Зарегистрировав все письма, секретарь отправила в обработку. 2. Победив в первом матче всего на одно очко, игроки поняли, что им нужно много тренироваться, чтобы выиграть чемпионат. 3. Не найдя моего друга дома, я оставил для него записку.  4. Войдя в комнату, он представился всем присутствующим. 5. Просмотрев утреннюю почту, менеджер позвонил своему секретарю и продиктовал несколько писем.

Make up situations, using the following words and word comb) nations.

to take after, good-natured, in spite of (the fact that…), to become close friends; I took after my friend. He was good-natured. In spite of the fact that he was older, we became close friends.

to travel, to gain experience, to be the first to describe, to spread, the works of, in great demand; I travel a lot to gain experience. I like to be the first to describe what I have seen. I like spreading news. I like reading the works of modern scientists who are in great demand.

to increase, profits, at the expense of …, to expose; We would like to increase profits at the expense of higher prices. But we expose our clients many problems.

to introduce, to seem, cruel by nature, to get to know better, good-natured; I would like to introduce my friend. He seems to be cruel by nature but when we get to know him better we see that he is good-natured.

the sad news, to spread, to impress, to be nervous, to shake, to calm down; The sad news about this poor man spread quickly. When I heard about it I was impressed and nervous. But my friend shook my hand and said to calm down.

to go skiing and skating, to come for a short stay, to take part (in), sporting events, to be the first (last) to come. As for my hobby, I like skiing and skating. I like coming for a short stay and take part in some sporting events. I like to be the first to come.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct voice and tense-forms

The teacher told the student to look up the rule himself as it was explained many times. «You were inattentive while it was being explained,» he said.

When I went into the cinema, a new film was shown. I was sorry that I hadn’t been told about the show before and was late for the beginning as the end impressed me greatly.

A new has been built opposite our house lately, and my brother says that the number (чис­ло) of people taking part in sporting events there increases.

This journal is in great demand. If you wish to have it, go to the book-shop in Gorky Street today, it is being sold there now.

Are you looking for your gloves? Ask the attendant, some gloves were picked up and given to him a few minutes ago.

As it was rather noisy in the room when I went in, I could not make out what was being discussed. From the words which I’ caught on coming close to them, I understood that recent sporting events had been spoken about.

The boy was told that he wasn’t allowed to go out until his homework is done carefully.

The mother was told not to worry about her sick boy. «He will be examined soon by the doctor. Everything will be all right, I‘m sure,» said the nurse (медсестра).

I have just been told that the documents for my business trip are being prepared now, but they will not be ready until the manager looks through them.

The workers give their word that production (выпуск продукции) will have been increased by the tenth of May.

Peter was late for the party, so when he went into the room all the guests have been introduced to each other, some of them were dancing and some were singing in the next room.

Answer the following questions,

a) using the Gerund as a direct object:

Which do you like better, skiing or skating? I like better skiing.

What films do you consider worth seeing? I consider “Titanic” worth seeing.

Do you prefer booking seats for the theatre in advance? Why? I prefer booking seats for the theatre in advance because it is convenient.

Do you enjoy travelling by sea (by air, by rail)? Why? I enjoy travelling by air, because it is fast.

Do you remember taking your child to school for the first time? What do you remember about the day? I remember taking my child to school for the first time. It was a sunny day.

Do your children obey you at once or do they need tell­ing several times? Yes, my children obey me at once.

What is your friend busy doing now? My friend is working now.

b) using the Gerund as a prepositional object:

What are you looking forward to? I am looking forward to seeing my mother.

What are you fond of doing? I am fond of reading.

What do you do when you feel tired of doing one thing? I have a rest.

What do you praise (blame) people for? I praise people for their work and blame for deception.

Do you feel like going out when it rains (when the sun shines brightly)? I feel like going out when the sun shines brightly.