Вправи на складання історій англійською

1. It is a fine old city.
2. From the station they can see the splendid view of Princess
Street.
3. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.
4. The train bringing visitors to Edinburgh runs right into the
heart of the city.
5. Half way along Princess Street is a tall monument to Sir Walter
Scott, a well-known Scottish writer.
6. Then a little farther on is the Floral Clock, which is made of
growing flowers.

1. As it was almost a holiday event for the family we were in our best frocks.
2. You guessed right, the holiday was spoiled.
3. The day on which Daddy took us to the Zoo was a very bright and lovely Sunday.
4. Suddenly a car pushed past us, splashing us with dirty sprays of water from the nearest pool.
5. The Zoo being close to our house we walked there.
6. We had been looking forward to go there for the whole week.

1. On New Year's Eve people usually have a lot of fun.
2. Today it is observed in the same way as it was observed many centuries ago.
3. In Great Britain and the USA people celebrate many holidays.
4. On this day' people show their love by giving presents and sending cards to people they love.
5. New Year is one of the oldest holidays in the world.

1. Much of them are exported.
2. In the Middle West very much grain is grown.
3. American agriculture produces more food products than any other capitalist country.
4. Poultry - farming and vegetable - growing are concentrated in the country-side near all the big cities.
5. Fresh fruit and vegetables come all the year round from the southern regions, especially Florida, from California and south - western States.
6. The highlands in the west of the country are famous for their cattle-farming.

1. Her father understood that she boiled the egg for the first time in her life.
2. He took up a newspaper and read for ten minutes.
3. Father asked Kate to boil an egg soft for his breakfast.
4. Kate answered that it wasn't ready because it was still very hard.
5. Then he asked Kate if the egg was ready.

1. Put some tea into the pot.
2. Boil the water.
3. Warm the pot.
4. Fill the kettle with cold water.
5. Pour hot water into the pot.

1. Our director's speech was very interesting.
2. He said that our younger generation had to study hard.
3. He spoke about the most important tasks of our school.
4. Last week we held a meeting at our school.
5. Our meeting was addressed by our director and some of the
teachers.

1. They have porridge, eggs, bread and butter, tea or coffee for breakfast.
2. Afternoon tea is between 4 and 5.
3. Lunch comes at 1 o'clock.
4. In many English homes people eat 4 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.
5. Some families have their dinner in the evening.

1. One day he met a very beautiful girl in London.
2. He took money from the rich and gave it to the poor.
3. Robin Hood is a legendary hero.
4. Her father wanted to marry her to a rich old man.
5. He lived in the 12th century.

1. Attempts are made to reform the system.
2. But the system remains to this day.
3. Modern English spelling is archaic in many cases.
4. It's a source of difficulty to everybody.
5. Some of them are successful and quite scientific.

1. "Look here!" said the farmer "when shall I see the city?"
2. A farmer went to Chicago to see the sights of the city.
3. The clerk answered, "We have breakfast from 7 to 11, dinner from 12 to 13, supper from 6 to 8".
4. He asked the clerk about the hours for meals.
5. He engaged a room at a hotel.

1. They give us much information about history.
2. He wrote about the everyday life of the common people and problems of kings and queens.
3. W. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, dramas, tragedies and comedies.
4. His plays help us to understand people.
5. For example: Hamlet, King Lear.

1. A man spent his whole Sunday in front of the TV set watching football matches.
2. In the morning his wife saw that her husband was still asleep in his armchair.
3. A little later he fell asleep in his armchair.
4. The man woke up at once and asked: "Five to seven? And who is leading?"
5. She went to wake him up and said that it was five to seven.

1. Perhaps, they crossed the narrow Bering Strait in boats.
2. Some scientists say that they could do it when the level of the water in the oceans had dropped.
3. It was so low that a land bridge existed between Asia and North America.
4. Indians and Eskimos were the first settlers in Canada.
5. They seem to have come there from Asia.

1. The girl had no time to look for it.
2. She hurried down the stairs and lost one of her prettiest shoes.
3. At midnight Cinderella ran away from the palace.
4. She hid herself behind a tree.
5. She was so unhappy.

1. In England this is an extremely interesting topic and you must be good at discussing it.
2. Perhaps, a long time ago when you wanted to describe someone as unusually dull, you used to say.
3. "He is the kind of person who always discusses the weather with you".
4. The weather is a very important topic in England.
5. Forget it.

1. Warm the teapot.
2. Let the tea draw, then pour it into your cup and enjoy your tea.
3. Put one table spoon of tea into the pot and pour hot water into it.
4. Fill the kettle with cold water and boil the water.
5. Making tea is very easy.

1. London is on the river Thames.
2. It has more than 9 million people.
3. London is the capital of England.
4. It is one of the largest cities in the world.
5. Great Britain is a densely populated country.

1. A little boy showed his father a new pen-knife.
2. "Are you sure it was lost?" the father asked.
3. "I saw a man looking for it."
4. He said he had found it in the street.
5. "Of course, it was lost!" the boy answered.

1. Besides, it was raining and the wind was blowing.
2. It was dark when the circus train reached the station.
3. Then all the actors in spite of the nasty weather helped the workers to get the circus tent up.
4. Men and animals came into the rainy windy night.
5. But the circus workers began to unload the carriages.