Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Фонетика и грамматика английского языка"

Задание 1. Complete the statements:

1. The majority of the speech-sounds found in human speech are produced by airstream, produced by the … … which push the air.

2. In the upper end, the passageway splits in two - one leads to the … cavity and the other to the … I cavity.

3. The position of ＿ ＿ determines whether the air stream is directed into one or the other.

4. ＿ is between the top front teeth and the hard palate.

5. ＿ can be divided into: tip, blade, front, back and root.

6. Sounds made by the tongue touching the front teeth are called …

7. Sounds in which the lips are in contact with each other are called …

8. Sounds pronounced with lip-to teeth contact are called …

9. A … ＿ is a sound which is pronounced by stopping the air flowing freely through the mouth.

10. The degree of noise leads to dividing English consonants into two big groups: … and …

11. While producing ＿ the articulators are close to each other but don’t make a complete closure, so that the air passes through the narrowing producing audible hiss-like friction.

12. ＿ have several phases of production: the articulators part quickly, forming a complete closure, the compressed air is stopped from releasing and then the articulators are moved so as to allow air to escape with plosion.

13. ＿ are rather complex consonants: they begin as plosives and end as fricatives. These consonants are produced with the complete closure of articulators but the articulators part relatively slow, producing friction.

14. ＿ have a complete closure in the oral cavity, but the soft palate is lowered allowing the airstream escape through the nose.

15. ＿ consonants are articulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge.

16. Consonants with the stronger and voiceless articulation, such as [p, t, k, tf, f, O, s, f, h] are called … and with weaker, voiced articulation … , f.ex. [b
     

17. A _____ is a sound which you pronounce with your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it.

18. According to the principle of the stability of articulation, the English vowels are divided.

19. English _____ which consist of two elements, the first of which is strong and distinct, and the second, the glide, is very weak and indistinct.

20. A _____ is a glide from one vowel to another and then to a third, all produced rapidly and without interruption.
    
     

    Задание 2
    
    1. _____ is a sound which is pronounced by stopping the air flowing freely through the mouth
    
    2. English consonants can be divided into plosives, fricatives, affricates, nasal consonants, lateral consonant [l], approximants according to the _____.
    
    3. According to the degree of noise, consonants can be divided into fortis (consonants with the stronger and voiceless articulation) and lenis (with weaker, voiced articulation).
    
    4.According to the energy of articulation, consonants can be divided into fortis (consonants with the stronger and voiceless articulation) and lenis (with weaker, voiced articulation).
    
    5. What consonants are pronounced with the complete closure and the lowered soft palate which doesn’t allow the airstream pass through the oral cavity?
    
    6. What consonants are pronounced with the complete closure but the articulators part relatively slow, producing friction?
    
    7. What consonants are articulated with the front of the tongue against the front of the hard palate?
    
    8. What consonants are formed with the tip of the tongue and the rear of upper front teeth?
    
    9. The English consonants [w], [r] are _____.
    
    10. According to the energy of articulation, the English consonants [p], [t], [k], [s], [f] are _____.
    
    11. A vowel is a sound which is pronounced _____.
    
    12. According to the part of the tongue highest in the vowel articulation, we can distinguish _____.
    
    
    13. According to the stability of articulation, the English vowels are divided into:
    
    
    14. The English vowels [e], [æ], [ʌ], [u] are:

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    15. The English vowels [æ], [u:], [ə] are:
    
    16. Syllabic sounds are:
    
    !7. The sound is changed under the influence of the following sound, f.ex. width, the alveolar [d] becomes dental before the interdental [θ].
    
    18. What kind of reduction is realized in the following example: Why are [a]you [ju] late?
    
    19.The last stressed syllable in the intonation pattern is called:
    
    20. General questions in English are pronounced with:
    
    21. How many nuclear tones are there in the English language?
     

    Тест для переаттестации по дисциплине Ctrl «Систематизирующий курс грамматики английского языка»
    
    1. Use the required tense form of the infinitives in brackets.

    1. At 6.30 that Friday afternoon the Lincoln International Airport still (to work), though with difficulty. A snow storm (to rage) for three days and now trouble spots (to begin) to appear.

    2. Making sure that the waiter (not to look) over his shoulder, Soames, who (to bring) the book in with him, (to push) it over.

    3. Although she (to seem) to be listening to Doreen, only half of her mind (to hear) what she (to say), the other half (to check), (to plan) and (to arrange) to make certain she (to have) everything for the ten days she would be away.

    4. They (to do) a steady fifty ever since they (to get out) of Sydney, and now the speedometer (to rocket) around sixty.

    5. All her anger (to go), the last traces of hysteria (to disappear).
       
       2. Complete the sentences or open the brackets using the required Oblique Mood.

       1. Elizabeth gave him a look that some years before (to please) him.

       2. If you (to tell me) you wanted to come I (to extend) to you a formal invitation.

       3. The attempt at a smile made him look as if he (to be) sea-sick.

       4. (to be) Irene present, the family circle (to be) complete.

       5. But for her self-control the mystery (to be) at an end-tonight.

       6. I wished I (not to do well) upon that occasion.

       7. A few years ago in a storm like this an airport (to close) completely. Now it did not.

       8. I wish I (to know) it was birthday, Lady Windermere, I (to cover) the whole street in front of your house with flowers for you to walk.

       9. To go back then only (to make) it more difficult.

You look as though you (not to have) much sleep the last night or two.

 

3. Use the required form of a verbal (gerund, infinitive, participle):

1. They stared at each other, Dan still (to stand) with his tea cup and Willy (to stretch) out in the chair.

2. While (to wait) for a flight, a visitor could have his hair (to cut), suit (to press) and shoes (to shine).

3. The snow never stopped (to fall) this afternoon. It was dreadful (to be) outdoors.

4. Then we strolled round the place (to watch) preparations (to make).

5. The door did not open. She left off (to ring) and (to sit) down at the top of the stairs, buried her face in her hands.

6. The thought came (to flash) into his mind.

7. (to find) them in so short a time would have been next to impossible.

8. “I cannot see what my (to divorce) three times has to do with my books” she said.

9. (to waste) gradually his small fortune, he preferred (to live) on the generosity of the others.

10. Not (to read) your letters, I haven’t the faintest idea what you are talking about.

 

4. Fill in the gaps with the following verbs: can, have to, may, might, must, need, should or (not) be allowed to:

1. George has travelled a lot. He … speak many languages.

2. I … hear you quite well. You … not shout.

3. I’m not sure where I will go for my holidays, but I … go to Italy.

4. She … ride her bike at night without lights. It’s not allowed.

5. She … not eat so much chocolate because it’s bad for her figure.

6. I … understand him. He … speak louder.

7. It’s later than I thought, I … go now.

8. You … be a better trainer if you want to improve yourself....