11. Русскому слову какой могут соответствовать следующие английские слова:

What (перед существительными) какой
Which
(which of)
какой, который,
What kind (of) какой, какого рода, что за

11.1. Whatкакой употребляется, когда речь идет о назван и и предмета (цвета, размера и т.п.).

1. "What day is ft today?" Какой сегодня день?
"Wednesday." Среда.  
2. "What colour's
['
()] your car?"
Какого цвета ваша машина?
"Red." Красного.  
"What make is it?"  Какой она марки?  
"It's a Ford." Форд.  
3. "What time shall I call you?" В котором часу мне позвонить (досл. в какое время)?
"At twelve, please." В 12, пожалуйста.  

  11.2. Which (which of ...)какой, который употребляется, когда речь идет о выборе из известного собеседникам ограниченного круга предметов.

1. "Which is the platform
['
:] for London?"
Какая платформа на Лондон?
"Number one." Номер 1.  
2. "Which models shall I send them?" Какие модели мне им отоспать?
(Which of the models... Which of these models) (Какие из моделей... Какие из этих моделей)  
"Models twenty and twenty-one." Модели 20 и 21.  

 

Сравните: what — which

"What colour do you need?"
"White."
название
"Which colour do you need, white or blue?"
"Blue."
выбор

11.3. What kind (of) —какой, какого рода, что за употребляется, когда речь идет о свойствах, качествах, характеристике предмета.

"What kind of books do  you like to read?" Какие книги вы любите читать?
"Any kind, If they're interesting." Любые, если они интересные.  

 

Сравните: what — what kind of

"What film's on tonight?" Какой сегодня вечером фильм? (название)
"Good-Bye to Love." «Прощай, любовь».
"What kind of film is it?" Что это за фильм? (характеристика)
"It's a musical [':].' Мюзикл.

Прочитайте вслух примеры из правила.

Прочитайте диалоги вслух и инсценируйте их. Обратите внимание на употребление what, which и what kind (of).

1

A. We've got an interesting lecture today!
B. Oh, have you? What time?
A. Two twenty.

(an exam, an important discussion, an interesting discussion)

lecture ['()] лекция
give a lecture in прочитать лекцию по какому-л. предмету (по курсу)  
a lecture on Italian music лекция об итальянской музыке (на конкретную тему)  

2

At an Office

A. When can we meet again?
B. Let me see... Which day's convenient for you, Wednesday or Thursday?
A. Well, I think Wednesday's all right. What time?
B. At twelve, okay?
A. Very good. Till Wednesday, then. Good-bye!
B. Bye!

(discuss that problem, look through those documents, go to that exhibition)

3

At the Station

A. Excuse me, which is the platform for London?
B. Number one.
A. What time does the train leave?
B. A quarter past four.
A. Oh, that's in ten minutes. I haven't got much time.
B. No, you haven'L Be quick. Don't miss the train.

4

In the Department Store

A. Good moming. Can I help you, madam?
B. Yes, please. Could I have a look at one of those suits?
A. Which colour?
B. Grey, please.
A. What size?
B. Large.
A. Here you are.
B. Where can I try it on?
A. Over there. This way. please.

department store
[
': :]
универсальный магазин
grey (gray) [] серый

5

At a Friend's

A. Listen, Jack! What book's over there on that shelf?
B. It's "Two Nights at the Airport".
A. What kind of book is it?
B. A detective story. It's quite interesting.
A. Is it? Could I have it for a week?
B. Of coursel Here you are.
A. Thanks a lot.
B. Not at all.

detective story
[
' ':]
детектив (книга)
story a funny story рассказ, история, сюжет анекдот  

Прочитайте текст вслух, предварительно выучив новые слова, и перескажите его.

You can see a photo of Mike's birthday party on this page.
Mike's twenty-one today. It's a big day in his life and he's got a lot of guests at his place, but you can only see five of them in the picture.
Mike isn't married yet, but he's got a girlfriend called Kate. You can see her next to Mike on his left. His parents are on his right. Mike's father's a businessman. His wife, Mike's mother, works with her husband's flrm. It's a family business.
Next to Mike's Mum you can see his aunt. Her name's Margaret ['
:], but they call her Aunt Peggy (Peggy's short for Margaret). She's married to a professor of English literature and they live in Oxford [']. Peggy's husband works in one of the colleges there. The young lady at the piano is their daughter Nelly. She Isn't a professional pianist, but she's very good at music and can play several musical instruments. It's a pleasure to listen to her. Music Is her hobby, not her job. She's a programmer with a computer company.
You can see a lot of nice dishes on the table and several bottles of wine, too. And of course there's a big cake with twenty-one candles in the middle of the table.

 

guest [] гость
aunt [:] тетя (перед именем пишется с большой буквы)
professor ['()] профессор
literature ['()] литература
young [] молодой
professional
[
'] (npuл.)
профессиональный
pianist [':] пианист
musical (прил.) музыкальный
Instrument
['
]
инструмент
medical instruments, musical instruments  
programmer
['
()]
программист
wine вино
candle ['] свеча
in the middle (of) посреди, в середине

Ответьте на следующие вопросы по тексту.

1. What can you see in the photo? What kind of party is it?
     What kind of day is it for Mike? Are there many guests at Mike's place?
2. Is Mike married yet? Has he got a girlfriend? What's her name? Where is she in the photo? 
3. What does his father do? Whafs his mother's job? What kind of business do they have?
4. What's Mike's aunt's full name? What do they call her? What does her husband do?
    Where do they live?
5. Is their daughter Nelly at the party with them? She's at the piano, isn't she? Does she play well? Can she sing too? What do you think? Is she a professional pianist? What does she do?
6. Whafs there on the table? What else can you see on the table?

Переведите на английский язык.

1. — Давайте встретимся в субботу утром, хорошо? — Да, давайте. В котором часу? — В десять, если это не слишком рано для вас. — Нет. Я обычно встаю в шесть или семь. — Прекрасно. До субботы!
2. — Вы можете позвонить мне в пятницу днем? — Конечно. В котором часу? — В половине третьего, пожалуйста.
3. В котором часу вы обычно отводите своих детей в школу и когда вы их приводите домой?
4. — Давайте пойдем в ресторан в субботу вечером. — Хорошая мысль!

Ответьте на вопросы о себе. Расскажите друг о друге на основании полученных ответов.

a. 1. What's your name?
2. Do you work or do you still go to school (college)?
3. What's your job? (What do you do?)
4. Do you go to work (to school, to college) every day?
5. What time do you get home from work (from college, from school)?
b. 1. Are you married?
2. What's your wife's (husband's) name?
3. What are your children's names?
4. What does your wife (husband) do?
5. Do your children go to school?
c. 1. Do you read much?
2. What do you read? (books, newspapers) 
3. Do you read the newspapers carefully, or do you just look through them?
4. What kind of books do you like to read?
5. What kind of films do you like?
6. What kind of music do you like?
7. Does your wife (husband) like to read the same kind of books, watch the same kind of films, or listen to the same kind of music?
d. 1. Can you drive?
2. Are you a careful driver?
3. Have you got a car? Is it old or new?
4. What make is it?
5. What colour is it?
6. Where do you keep it?
7. Do you sometimes have problems with your car?
e. 1. 1. What foreign languages can you speak?
2. Do any of your friends speak any foreign languages?
3. Is it difficult to learn English, or do you find it easy?
4. Are you good at languages?
5. When's your next English lesson?
6. What's your homework for the next lesson?
7. Do you usually spend much time on your homework?