выпишите из текста имена существительные во множественном числе и поставьте их в форму единственного числа it is interesting to know about the english language do you know that in shakespeare’s time a few million people spoke english? it was unknown to the rest of the world. the english language began to spread throughout the world only in the 17th century, when the first english settlements arose in north america. the rapid growth of population in the usa in the following years increased the number of english-speakers greatly. in the course of massive migration of people in the 19th and20th centuries, english became a mother tongue or one of the official languages in canada, new zealand, australia and the south africa republic. that finally established english as a world language. nowadays english is the most widespread language geographically, second only to chinese in the number of people who speak it. there are 400 million speakers of english against 700 million chinese speakers; 200 million people speak russian and 100 million people speak german as a native language. many people believe that the english is rather an easy language to learn because it doesn’t have such a difficult grammar as modern russian, german or greek. but it is true only by half. one shouldn’t forget the problem of english spelling, pronunciation and prepositions; there are many exceptions to every rule; english has the largest vocabulary in the world; there are 500 000 words and 300 000 technical terms. learning any foreign language is not easy thing. if you want to master a foreign language, you must be ready to make efforts and be patient.

I. Conditional I.

1. He will take part in the discussion if he has time.

Он примет участие в обсуждении, если у него будет время.

2. You won't make progress unless you train harder.

Ты не сделаешь успехи, если не будешь лучше тренироваться.

3. If they send a telegram now, he will get it this evening.

Если они отошлют телеграмму сейчас, он получит её этим вечером.

4. If it rains, I will get wet.

Если пойдёт дождь, я намокну.

5. If it is convenient, we will meet at nine o'clock.

Если это удобно, мы встретимся в девять часов.

II. Conditional II.

1. If she were in Moscow now, she would pay oyu a visit.

Если бы она была в Москве сейчас, она бы тебя навестила.

2. If he sent them the explanation of his absence, they would forgive him.

Если он отправит объяснение своего отсутствия, они простят его.

3. I would show you something interesting if you came to me this evening.

Я бы показал тебе кое-что интересное, если бы ты пришёл ко мне сегодня вечером.

4. We would be disappointed if there were no snow for winter holidays.

Мы бы расстроились, если бы не выпал снег во время зимних каникул.

5. I would be very glad if you could help me to do this task.

Я был бы очень рад, если бы ты мне выполнить эту задачу.

III. Conditional III.

1. We would have enjoyed the play if it hadn't been so long.

Нам бы понравился спектакль, если бы он не был таким долгим.

2. If you had read that book carefully, you would have understood the main idea.

Если бы ты читал эту книгу внимательно, ты бы понял её суть.

3. They would all have laughed if I had proposed such a thing.

Они все бы смеялись, если бы я предложил такое.

4. If Mike and Sarah had called us, we would have joined them.

Если бы Майк и Сара позвонили нам, мы бы присоединились к ним.

5. If no one had come, we would have postponed our trip.

Если бы никто не пришёл, мы бы отложили нашу поездку.

IV. Conditional Sentences II or Conditional Sentences III ?

1. We would be glad if it were raining.

2. If you had been at the meeting yesterday, I would have seen you.

3. We would have prevented the accident if we had been there at time.

4. If he had more time, he would take French lessons.

5. If he spoke foreign languages, he would be a very successful man.

The story should begin about a month ago. We are happy to celebrate March 8 and continue to prepare for state exams. Then, suddenly, we start distance learning. At first everyone had euphoria: no school, a lot of time for computer games, food and sleep. But then, gradually, teachers begin to give huge assignments in all subjects. We must sit in front of our computers for several hours. We do not see our friends, we do not speak with our teachers and, finally, we should not go for a walk, because we had to sit at home. That should be boring. I don’t know everyone, but I miss school, I want to see my friends and my teachers.

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