IAAS MSU / Зимняя сессия. Английский язык. ИСАА МГУ, 2 курс. 1 группа, 1 поток: Система времен; согласование времен; косвенный вопрос; пассивный залог.

At the exam I was asked if I had ever read short stories by Arthur Conan-Doyle. I answered that I read them long ago in my childhood.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:04

– I wonder why he didn’t go to the English party?
– Don’t you know? His father fell ill and he had to take him to the hospital.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:05

Do you know what she will do after she finishes studying her lessons? - She said she would play the piano.

Rafflesium 11.11.12 в 11:58

– He worries if he’ll be able to recognize his friend.
– How long haven’t they seen each other?
– They haven’t seen each other for 20 years now since his friend went to the north to work there.

littlegrass 04.11.12 в 09:09

– How many pieces was the apple cut into?
– The apple was cut into four pieces and it was cut with this knife.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:06

-How many days did they give you to think over this case? -Three days. They said, I had to make a desicion before I went on vacation.

Lara888 04.12.12 в 11:07

– Do you know where the letters are?
– The secretary said that the letters had already been sent. But I forgot to ask if the telegrams had been sent too.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:06

– What awful weather! It has been raining since morning. If the weather doesn’t change for the better, we won’t be able to go to the countryside tomorrow.
– It’s bad; after all we have promised our friend to give them a lift in our car.

littlegrass 04.11.12 в 09:12

- Tell me in detail what exactly happened there.
- I don't know, this incident was just mentioned ti me. If you want to know the details, you had better ask the secretary.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:08

When I came home, my sister had red eyes. I realized that she had been crying again. I don’t know why she has been crying so often recently.

littlegrass 04.11.12 в 09:13

– She said that the article about English history wasn’t finished yet. To tell the truth, I doubt that they will have finished it by the end of the month.
– It’s strange; after all they promised that the work will be done in time.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:07

– Do you know how many students there are in Moscow University?
– No, and how many students are there?

littlegrass 04.11.12 в 09:13

This rule hadn’t been explained to us. We were told to read it in the textbook. I have read it twice today but I have got nothing at all anyway.

littlegrass 04.11.12 в 09:13

– What has been happening there? Why everybody is so excited?
– We have been discussing the play we want to put up in the student's theatre.

littlegrass 04.11.12 в 09:13

– What countries has your brother visited recently?
– Last year he visited Japan and China. And this year he has been to Germany and the Netherlands.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:07

– Where would you like to go on holiday?
– I’ve wanted to visit Scotland for a long time. All my friends have already visited Scotland long time ago.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:07

- Has he really never been to the Tretyakov Gallery? Doesn't he visit museums? Well, if he doesn't take any interest in anything I don't know what we will talk to him about.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:11

- Are you asking me why I haven't talk to her about her son's behaviour yet?
- It is because she won't believe that her son has been misbehaving recently.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:12

My granddad always wanted to have a summer cottage, but my granny was against it. So they didn't buy it.

Lara888 04.12.12 в 11:08

- Was it explained to you how to play this game?
- Of course, before we went out onto the field, we had been taught what to do.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:14

- In my opinion, you have been smoking too much recently. How many cigarettes have you smoked today?
- I had smoked three cigarettes before dinner and a few more after dinner.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:16

How many students will there be in a new group? I also want to know how many students there will be there in all the first-year groups.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:18

It should be explained to her that you have been very busy for past three weeks. I'm sure she will stop thinking that you have been hiding from her.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:19

Come after five o’clock. I think that by this time we shall have discussed all the questions and I’ll be ready to talk to you.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:09

- How many pages had you translated by the end of the previous week?
- I had translated fifty pages and I think I'll have translated as many pages by the beginning of May.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:21

Can't you swim? -No,I can't. I was always afraid of water. When my father tried to teach me to swim, I was screaming that I would never enter the water.

Lara888 04.12.12 в 11:10

- I was asked when this palace was built and I didn't know what to say.
- But I've told you that it was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:24

– How long have you worked in this institute?
– I shall have been working there for three years in this summer.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:17

- What shop is this textbook sold in? Do you know where it can be bought?
- I don't know it, I have been trying to buy it for a week already. I have already visited all the shops I know.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:25

– Don’t you see that this paper can’t be cut with scissors?
– What it can be cut with?

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:28

She explained it to me that until she had got the telegram from her husband, she would have to stay in Moscow. The point is that her husband has gone on a business trip and he promised to inform her as soon as he reached the place.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:29

– She has always been pretty. She is used to being always looked at with admiration.
– She is talked about with admiration too.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:30

- Do you know how many streets and squares there are in Moscow?
- I have no idea. I have never thought about that.

Furdown 04.11.12 в 14:25

I wondered how long they had been friends. However, I thought I shouldn't ask about that. Later I was told that they had gone to the same school.

Rafflesium 11.11.12 в 14:12

- Wait a bit. The last student is now being examined. As soon as Ms. Russel is free you will be able to speak to her.

Furdown 04.11.12 в 14:19

– Have you finished your report on Irish history?
– I finished it on Friday but haven’t handed it in.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:34

– What other interesting books have you read recently?
– Unfortunately, I don’t read a lot now. I’ve been working hard for the last several months.

littlegrass 08.11.12 в 17:13

I know that he has been to China several times. It was two years ago that he was there last time.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:36

At the police office she was asked how much money there ha been in the stolen handbag. Fortunately, at that moment there was quite little money in it because she had been shopping since morning.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:37

Close the door, please. Don't you see that the child is being bathed?

Rafflesium 04.11.12 в 17:38

The policeman asked him where he was when it happened. He explained that he was in London at that time. Then the policeman wondered whether he often visited London.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:37

- I'm so hungry that I can't work. I haven't eaten anything today.
- Why didn't you have breakfast this morning?

Furdown 04.11.12 в 14:23

At his examination he was asked how many parts Great Britain consists of. He was also asked what those parts are called and in which one London is situated.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:39

– You have always wanted to own a car, haven’t you? Why haven’t you bought it yet?
– Because I haven’t been earning a lot of money recently.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:40

Don't worry. Everything will have been settled by the time they come back.

Rafflesium 04.11.12 в 17:44

When I started working in this laboratory, Professor Brown had already been working on this problem for some time. To be more precise, he will have been working on this problem for six months in winter.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:41

Do you remember how many books and notebooks were bought in this shop and how much money was paid for them?

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:41

– Do you already know how well she passed her exam?
– The marks haven’t been announced yet, but she said that she had written the answers to all the questions long before the end of the examination.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:43

When I came back home, mother was cooking dinner. I went to the kitchen immediately because I was starving. I hadn't eaten anything since morning.

Rafflesium 05.11.12 в 17:44

– We won’t have time to do all the exercises before the bell comes.
– Then you will be doing them during the break while I am looking through the articles.

littlegrass 10.11.12 в 18:44