Sally Speaks Spanish How Is His English? Tell Me Your Name
ˋTell me your ˌname again, ˏplease
ˈSally ˈspeaks ˎSpanish, His ˈEnglish is ˎwonderful ˋTell me your ˏname
But ˈnot ˈvery ˎwell He ˈspeaks ˈvery ˎwell ˈTell me your ˋfirst ˏname
When she ˋtries to ˌspeak ˏSpanish His ˈaccent is ˎperfect ˈTell me your ˏlast name
You ˈreally ˈcan’t ˈtell You ˈreally ˈcan’t ˈtell ˋSpell your ˌname for me, ˏplease
ˈWhat ˈlanguage she’s ˎspeaking That he ˈisn’t a ˈnative ˋSpell your ˏname
Or ˎtrying to speak Of the ˈUˈSˎA Proˎnounce your .name for me
The ˈfirst time I ˋheard ˏher There’s ˈonly ↑one ˎproblem – ˎPlease, ˎsay it again
I ˈthought it was ˎGreek. He has ˎnothing to say ˈWhat a ˎbeautiful name!
ˈWhat a ˎlovely name!
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Choose the correct form
Note: He is _ Russian. = He is a Russian. But: He is a Russian from St Petersburg.
1. Where do …………. live? a) English b) the English c) Englishmen
2. Is he ……………. ?
a) Frenchman or German b) a Frenchman or a German c) the French or the German
3. This interpreter is …………. from Copenhagen. a) a Dane b) Danish c) Dutch d) Dutchman
4. We were met by …………. at the airport. a) two Japaneses b) two Japans c) two Japanese
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5. Washington is the capital of ……… a) USA b) the America c) the USA d) the USSR
6. Shakespeare lived in …………..
a) Great Britain b) the Great Britain and Northern Ireland c) UK d) Scotland
7. I am ……….., aren’t I? a) a Turkish b) a Turk c) the Turkish d) Turk
8. These scientists are either ……..
a) Norwegian or Sweden. b) Belgian or French c) Polish or Bolgarian.
9. None of them speak ……… English, do they? a) Australia b) New-Zealand’s c) Canadian
10. Both of them like …………. coffee. a) Brazilian b) Brasilian c) Brazil d) Brasilia
11. My friend went to ……………. last week. a) Tokio b) Tokeo c) Tokyo
12. All the world admires the beauty of …………… Alps.
a) Swiss b) the Swiss c) the Swedish d) Switzerland
13. ………….. made a great contribution to the victory in World War II.
a) Russian b) the Russian c) the Russians
14. Amsterdam is the capital of …………………
a) Netherland b) Netherlands c) the Netherlands d) the Holland
Ex. 2. Fill in the gaps with the names of nationalities or countries.
1. Indira Gandhi ['ındırə 'gændı] is an ………....... prime minister, killed by terrorists. 2. Pablo Picasso ['pæblзυ pı'kæsзυ] is a ………….. painter, the founder of cubism. 3. Homer is an ancient …… poet, the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. 4. Mao Tse-tung ['maυtseı'tυŋ] is a …………… political leader. 5. Jacque-Yves Cousteau [ʒæk i:v ku:'stзυ] is a …………………. sea explorer, the inventor of the aqualung 6. Salvador Dali ['sælvədɔ: 'da:lı] is a …………….. painter, the most famous surrealist. 7. Dante Alighieri is an ……………… poet and philosopher, the author of TheDivine Comedy. 8. Hans Christian Andersen is a ……………….. fairy tales writer. 9. The famous Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn who starred in Breakfast at Tiffany’s was born in ........................ 10. Hamlet is a prince of ………………… 11. Bryan Adams is a …………… rock-singer. 12. Bruce Lee is a Hollywood actor and kung fu fighter of …………… origin. 13. Friedrich Nietzsche ['fri:drık 'ni:t∫ə] is a ……………. philosopher. 14. Fryderyk Chopin ['frıdrık '∫ɒpəŋ] is a ……………… composer and pianist. 15. Vitus Bering['vaıtəs 'bεərıŋ] is a ………........... navigator of …………………origin, the explorer of Arctic. 16. Hercule Poirot ['εəkju:l 'pwa:rзυ] is a ………. detective. 17. Albrecht Dürer ['ælbrekt 'djυəre] is a ………….. Renaissance [rı'neısəns] painter and engraver. 18. Michelangelo [ˌmaıkl'eınʤlɜʊ] is an …………… painter and sculptor. 19. Thor Heyerdal [θɔ: ‘heıəda:l] was a ………………… anthropologist, who made ocean voyages on the primitive rafts Kon-tiki and Ra to prove his theories. 20. Stanislav Lem is a ……….. science fiction writer, the author of ‘Solaris’. 21. James Bond is a ……………. spy. 22. Sigmund Freud ['sıgmənd frɔıd] is an ………………… psychologist and psychotherapist, the founder of psychoanalysis. 23. Robert Frost is an ………………. poet. 24. Archimedes [ˌa:kı'mi:di:z] is an ancient ……….. mathematician and inventor. 25. Julius Caesar ['ʤu:lıəs 'si:zə] is a …………… general and dictator. 26. Levi Straus ['li:vaı straυs] is a ………….. inventor of jeans. 27. Christopher Columbus is an …………….. traveller who thought he discovered the short cut to India. 28. Johann Wolfgang Goethe [ʤɜʊ'æn 'wυlfgæŋ 'gз:tə] is a …………… poet, dramatist and novelist, the author of the drama Faust. 29. Rembrandt is a famous ………….. painter. 30. Tutankhamen [ˌtu:t(ə)n'ka:mən] is an ……………......... pharaoh. 31. Nicole Kidman is a Hollywood actress of ………………. origin. 32. Pele ['peleı] is a ………………… footballer, one of the greatest of all time. 33. Jerome David Salinger is an ……………………… writer, the author of The Catcher in the Rye.
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Ex . 3. Translate into English .
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1. Англичане – хорошие спортсмены. 2. Посмотри на этих англичан. 3. Этот инженер – англичанин. 4. Он из Великобритании. 5. Он из Лондона. 6. Японцы трудолюбивы. 7. Вы говорите по-японски? 8. Наш повар из Японии, он японец из Токио. 9. На корабле 4 японца. 10. Это японский зонтик. 11. Он говорит по-португальски, наверное, он из Лиссабона. 12. Эти переводчики – испанцы или португальцы? – Ни те, ни другие, они турки. 13. Швейцарские часы знамениты во всем мире. 14. Швейцария очень красива, особенно Швейцарские Альпы. 15.Эти швейцарцы - хирурги? 16. Греки гордятся своей историей. 17. Это греческое слово? 18. Он в Греции. 19. Этот бизнесмен – грек из Афин.
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