Билеты к дифференцированному зачету по иностранному языку для студентов 1 курса СПО специальности "Преподавание в начальных классах".

Билеты к дифференцированному зачету для студентов 1 курса СПО специальности "Преподавание в начальных классах"

                                                            Преподаватель ГБПОУ КК УСПК:

 Запалацкая Зилфира Мамедалиевна

Билет № 1

1.  Местоимения

2. Описать внешность друга(подруги). 8-10 предложений.

3. Вставь артикль, где необходимо.

1. I am ... engineer. 2. My ... son is ... pupil. 3. He is ... good ... pupil. 4. This is ... house. 5. This is my ... pencil. 6. You have some ... pen­cils, but I have no ... pencil. Give me ... pencil, please. 7. I like your ... beautiful ... flower. Give me ... flower, please. 8. My ... mother is at ... home. She is reading ... interesting ... book. 9. My ... father is not at ... home. He is at ... work. He is ... doctor. He is ... good ... doctor. He works at ... hospital. ... hospital is large.

Билет № 2

1.  Имя существительное

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему: "Моя семья"

3. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. Where is ... cat? —.. cat is on ... sofa. 2.  Where is ... book? — .. book is on ... shelf. 3.  Where are ... flowers? — ... flowers are in ...beautiful vase. 4. Where is.. vase? — ... vase is on ... little table near ... window. 5. Open ... win­dow, please. ... weather is fine today. I can see ... sun in ... sky. I can see ... nice little bird. ... bird is sitting in ... big tree. ... tree is green. 6. There is ... little white cloud in ... sky. 7. We have ... large room. There is ... big sofa in ... room and ... little lamp on ... wall over ... sofa. I like to sit on ... sofa and read ... good book.

Билет № 3

1. Степени сравнения прилагательных

2. Составить 8-10 предложений  на тему: "Британские дома"

3. Вставьте предлоги on, in или into.

1. Where is the book? - - It is ... the table. 2. Where is the tea? — It is ... the cup. 3. Put the plates ... the table. 4. Put the book ... the bag. 5. There is a beautiful picture ... the wall. 6. He went ... the room. 7. I like to sit ... the sofa ... my room. 8. Mother is cooking dinner ... the kitchen. 9. She went ... the room and sat down ... the sofa. 10.  There are many people ... the park today. 11.  There is a girl standing ... the bridge. Why is she crying?     - She has dropped her doll ... the water. 12. There is no tea ... my cup. 13. Pour some tea ... my cup. 14. Put these flowers ... the window-sill. 15. I saw many people ... the plat­form waiting for the train. 16. We went ... the garden and sat down ... a bench.

Билет № 4

1.  Спряжение глагола to be

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему: " Путешествия".

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя тре­бующуюся форму прилагательного.

1. Oil is (light) than water. 2. We shall wait for a (dry) day to go on the excursion. 3. A bus is (fast) than a tram. 4. Take some of these sweets: they are very (nice). They are (nice) than the sweets in that box. 5. He clearly did not like the explanation, and as he listened to it, he became (angry) and (angry). 6. He worked (hard) and (hard) as the end of the term came nearer. 7. The (tall) trees in the world grow in California. 8. Please be (careful) next time and don't spill the milk again. 9. Bobby was a (qui­et) child. He was (quiet) than his sister. 10. Her eyes are (grey) than mine.

Билет № 5

1.  Модальные глаголы

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему: "Традиционные блюда англичан"

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя тре­бующуюся форму прилагательного.

1. Which is (large): the United States or Cana­da? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beau­tiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The is­land of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar. 11. Russia is a very (large) country

Билет № 6

1. Артикль

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему: " Ориентация в городе".

3. Вставьте little, a little, few или a few.

1. I have ... money, so we can go to the cine­ma. 2. I have ... money, so we cannot go to the cinema. 3. This girl works very ... , that's why she knows nothing. 4. Mother gave us ... apples, and we were glad. 5. He did not like it at the camp: he had very ... friends there. 6. This lem­on drink is sour; if you put ... sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 7. This lemon drink is sour; if you put ... lumps of sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 8. The hall was almost empty: there were ... peo­ple in it. 9. I can't buy this expensive hat today: I have too ... money. 10. She left and returned in ... minutes. 11. I think you can spare me ... time now. 12. I am sorry I have seen ... plays by this author.

Билет № 7

1.  Вопросительные предложения

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Образ жизни и здоровье"

3. Вставьте much или many.

1. Please don't put ... pepper on the meat. 2. There were ... plates on the table. 3. I never eat

I... bread with soup. 2. Why did you eat so ... ice-cream? 3. She wrote us ... letters from the coun­try. 4. ... of these students don't like to look up words in the dictionary. 5. ... in this work was too difficult for me. 6. ... of their answers were excel­lent. 7. ... of their conversation was about the in­stitute. 8. There are ... new pictures in this room. 9. There are ... teachers at our school, and ... of them are women. 10. ... of these plays are quite ... new. 11. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. -  Don't mention it, it wasn't ... both­er. 12. ... of her advice was useful.

Билет № 8

1. Простое настоящее время

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Магазины. Совершение покупок."

3. Вставьте some, any, no или их про­изводные.

1. Here are ... books by English writers. Take ... book you like. 2. There are ... boys in the garden because they are at school. 3. I can see ... on the snow, but I don't know what it is. 4. Are there ... desks in the classroom? -    Yes, there are many. 5. There are ... books on this desk, but there are...._ exercise-books. 6. Did he say ... about it? - - No, he said .... 7. There was ... in the street because it was Very late. 8. ... wants to see him. 9. Is there ... heге who knows this man? 10. Have you ... books on Dickens? I want to read ... about him. I have read ... books by Dickens and I am interested in the life of the writer.

Билет № 9

1.  Настоящее продолженное время

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Олимпийские игры"

3. Заполните пропуски, вставив одно из слов, данных в скобках.

1. We haven't ... black stockings (no, any). 2 They have ... red boots, Kate (any, no). 3. I don't want... today, thank you (nothing, anything). 4. "I haven't got ... clean exercise-books, Mother," said the boy (any, no). 5. "We shall not buy ... in this shop, children," said the mother (nothing, anything). 6. Didn't you buy ... potatoes yesterday (any, no)? 7. 1 didn't see ... in the street when I went out (anybody, nobody). 8. We did not play ... games in the yard because it was raining all day long (no, any). 9. There is ... at home (anybody, nobody). 10. How much did you pay for these boots? - I didn't pay ... (nothing, anything). They are a present from my grandmother.

Билет № 10

1. Предлоги

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Экскурсии"

3.  Поставьте следующие предложения во множественное число.

1. This is a star. 2. This is a boy. 3. This is a baby. 4. That is a plate. 5. That is a flower, j 6. That is a bookshelf. 7. Is this a sofa? 8. Is this a bookcase? 9. Is this a man? 10. Is that a ball? 11. Is that a train? 12. Is that a plane? 13. Is the window open? 14. Is the door closed? 15. Is the boy near the window? 16. That is not a king, 17. That is not a queen. 18. That is not a bus.   19. This isn't a mountain. 20. That isn't a goose. 21. This isn't a mouse. 22. It is a sheep. 23. It is a cigarette. 24. It is a cat. 25. It is not a girl. 26. It isn't a bag. 27. It isn't a tree. 28. It is not a bad egg. 29. It is a good egg. 30. Is that a flower?

Билет № 11

1.  Неопределенные местоимения some, any

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Национальные символы России"

3.  Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1.... Moscow is situated on ... Moscow River. ... Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is ... canal called ... Moscow-Volga Canal which joins ... Moscow to ... Volga. ... Volga runs into ... Cas­pian Sea. 2. Several rivers run into ... sea at... New York. ... most important is ... Hudson River which empties into ... Atlantic Ocean. Besides ... Hudson there are ... two other rivers: ... East Riv­er and ... Harlem River. 3. In ... Siberia there are many long rivers: ... Ob, ... Irtysh, ... Yenissei, ... Lena and ... Amur. 4. ... Altai Mountains are ... higher than ... Urals.

Билет № 12

1.  Артикль the c  географическими названиями

2.  Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Национальные символы Британии"

3. Вставьте предлоги  at  или  on.

 1.1 get up ... seven o'clock or ... a quarter past seven. 2. ... Sunday I usually get up ... nine o'clock or half past nine. But last Sunday I slept very long and got up only ... noon. 3. Lev Tolstoy liked to get up... sunrise. 4. Our lessons are usually over ... twenty minutes to two. 5. They returned from the wood... sunset. 6. I began writing my composition ... seven o'clock and finished only ... midnight. 7. My birthday is ... the ninth of July. 8. The school [ year begins ... the first of September. 9. ... the twenty-fifth of December people celebrate Christmas. 10.... Wednesday I usually have a lot of homework.

Билет № 13

1.  Конструкция  There is/ There are

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Политическое устройство России"

3. Вставьте глагол to be в Present, Past или Future Simple

1. My father ... a teacher. 2. He ... a pupil twen­ty years ago. 3.1... a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister ... not ... at home tomorrow. 5. She ... at school tomorrow. 6. ... you ... at home tomorrow? 7,... your father at work yesterday? 8. My sister ... ill last week. 9. She ... not ill now. 10. Yesterday we... at the theatre. 11. Where ... your mother now? — She ... in the kitchen. 12. Where ... you yesterday? — I ... at the cinema. 13. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ... at home. 14. ... your little sister in bed now? — Yes, she ... 15. ... you... at school tomorrow? — Yes I ... . 16. When my granny... young, she ... an actress. 17. My friend K,,. in Moscow now. 18. He ... in St. Petersburg to­morrow. 19. Where ... your books now? -- They ... in my bag.

Билет № 14

1.  Образование числительных

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Политическое устройство Британии"

3.  Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous.(NOW)

 1. The boys (to run) about in the garden. 2 I (to do) my homework. 3. John and his friends (to go) to the library. 4. Ann (to sit) at  her desk. She (to study) geography. 5. A young  man (to stand) at the window. He (to smoke) a cigarette. 6. The old man (to walk) about the room. 7. The dog (to lie) on the floor. 8. You (to have) a break? 9. What language you (to study)? 10. Who (to lie) on the sofa? 11. What they (to talk) about? 12. It still (to rain).

Билет № 15

1.  Простое прошедшее время

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Климат Великобритании"

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя гла­голы в Present Simple.

(USUALLY) 1. My sister (to get) up at eight o'clock. 2. She (to be) a school-girl. She (to go) to school in the afternoon. 3. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. 4. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. 5. After breakfast she (to go) to school. 6. It (to take) him two hours to do his homework. 7. She (to speak) French well. 8, My working day (to begin) at seven o'clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes, At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. My fa­ther and I (to leave) home at eight o'clock. He (to take) a bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o'clock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living-room. We (to watch) TV and (to talk).

Билет № 16

1. Конструкция used to

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Достопримечательности Великобритании"

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present Continuous или в Present Simple.

1. I (not to drink) coffee now. I (to write) an English exercise. 2. I (not to drink) coffee in the evening. I (to drink) coffee in the morning. 3. Your friend (to do) his homework now? 4. Your friend (to go) to school in the morning? 5. Look! The baby (to sleep). 6. The baby always (to sleep) after dinner. 7. My grandmother (not to work). She is on pension. 8. My father (not to sleep) now. He (to work) in the garden. 9. I usually (to get) up at seven o'clock in the morning. 10. What your sis­ter (to do) now? -  She (to wash) her face and hands. 11. When you usually (to come) home from school? — I (to come) at three o'clock. 12. Where your cousin (to work)? - He (to work) at a hospital

Билет №17

1.  Будущее время глагола

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Обычаи народов России"

3.  Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаго­лы в Present Continuous, Present Simple или в Future Simple.

1. I (to play) chess tomorrow. 2. I (not to play) chess tomorrow. 3. You (to play) chess tomorrow? 4. He (to play) chess every day. 5. He (not to play) chess every day. 6. He (to play) chess every day? 7. They (to play) chess now. 8. They (not to play) chess now. 9. They (to play) chess now? 10. Nick (to go) to the park now. 11. Nick (to go) to school every day. 12. Nick (to go) to school tomorrow. 13. You (to come) to my place next Sunday? 14. You (to read) this book next week? 15. You (to read) books every day? 16. You (to read) a book now? 17.1 (not to see) him tomorrow. 18. What you (to do) tomor­row? 19. What your friend (to do) tomorrow? 20. Where you (to go) next summer?

Билет № 18

1.  Модальные глаголы

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Обычаи народов Британии"

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя гла­голы в нужном времени.

1. If you (to translate) this article into Rus­sian, I shall use it in my report. 2. If she (to be) in St. Petersburg now, she will meet you at the I railway station. 3. If you (not to hurry), you will miss the train. 4. If it (to rain), we shan't go to the country. 5. When my friend (to come) to St. Petersburg, we shall go to the Russian Museum. 6. What will you be doing when he (to come) to your place? 7. Don't forget to pay for your din­ner before you (to leave) the canteen. 8. I shall /be able to translate this article if you (to give) me a dictionary. 9. You will have to work hard at home if you (to miss) the lesson. 10. Where will you go when you (to come) to London? 11. The child won't be healthy if you (not to give) him much fruit. 12. I shan't have dinner before mother (to come) home.

Билет № 19

1. Имя существительное

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Обычаи народов США"

3. Перепишите следующий текст в про­шедшем времени.

On Monday we have _________five lessons. The first les­son is ______ Russian. At this lesson we write _______a dictation and do some exercises. Nick goes _______to the blackboard. He answers_______ well and gets _________a "five". Pete does not get___________ a "five" because he does not know_______ his lesson. After the second lesson I go________ to the canteen. I eat ________a  sandwich and drink___________ a cup of tea. I do not drink_________ milk. After school I do not go_________ home at once. I go to the library and take a book. Then I go ____________home.

Билет № 20

1. Простое прошедшее время

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Литература Великобритании"

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя гла­голы в Present или Past Simple.

1. I (to go)_________ to bed at ten o'clock every day. 2. I (to go)__________ to bed at ten o'clock yesterday. 3. My brother (to wash)________ his face every morning. 4. Yesterday he (to wash)____________ his face at a quarter past seven. 5. I (not to have) _____________history lessons every day. 6. We (not to rest)_______________ yesterday. 7. My brother (not to drink)_________ cof­fee yesterday. 8. My mother always (to take)__________ a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she (to walk) ___________to her office. 9. You (to talk)_________ to the members of your family every day? - Yes, I .... But yesterday I (not to talk)__________ to them: I (to be) very busy yesterday

Билет № 21

1.  Степени сравнения прилагательных

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Искусство Великобритании"

3. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

I go to ... school in ... morning, so I get up early. I usually get up at ... quarter past seven. I go to ... bathroom, turn on ... water and wash my face and hands. My father and mother also get up early in ... morning. My mother works at ... of­fice. She is ... typist. My father is ... doctor. He works at ... polyclinic. We have ... breakfast in ... kitchen. We eat... porridge and ... eggs. We drink ... tea. My father and mother leave ... home for ... work at ... half past eight. My father goes to ..\ polyclinic, and my mother goes to ... office. I don't leave ... home with my parents: ... school where I learn is near our house. I leave ... home for ... school at ... quarter to nine. My granny stays at ... home and cooks ... dinner. I have ... lunch at ... school after ... third lesson. My father and mother have ... lunch at ... work. When we come ... home, we have ... dinner.

Билет № 22

1.  Образование вопросительных предложений

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Знаменитые поэты и писатели Великобритании"

3. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. Pete has ... small family. He has ... father and ... mother. He has no ... brother, but he has ... sister. His sister is ... pupil. She is ... good girl. She has ... many Russian books, but she has no ... English books. 2. There is ... writing-desk in ... room. ... writing-desk is good. There is ... lamp on ... writing desk. 3. My uncle has ... large family. They are six in ... family. 4. My father is ... engi­neer. He works at ... big factory. 5. We have ... good library. Our books are in ... big bookcase. 6. Is your sister ... married? 7. What do you do after ... breakfast? — I go to ... school. 8. When do you come ... home? — I come ... home at ... half past two. 9. Do you like to watch TV in ... evening?

Билет № 23

1. Употребление much, many, a lot of

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"СМИ в современном мире"

3. Поставьте следующие предложения во множественное число.

1. What is that child's name? 2, The cat has caught a mouse. 3. There was a lady, a gentleman, a boy and a girl in the room. 4. In the farm-yard we could see an ox, a sheep, a cow and a goose. 5. Is this worker an Englishman or a German? -He is a Frenchman. 6. Why don't you eat this po­tato? 7. This strawberry is still green. 8. The with­ered leaf has fallen to the ground. 9. Can you see a bird in that tree? 10. Does your tooth still ache? 11.1 held up my foot to the fire to warm it. 12. His child studies very well. 13. This man works at our office. 14. There is a new house in our street. 15.  This story is very interesting. 16. I have hurt my foot. 17. The wolf has been shot. 18. He keeps his toy in a box. 19. Put this knife on that table.

Билет № 24

1.  Артикль the c  географическими названиями

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему: " Совершение покупок "

3. Поставьте следующие предложения во множественное число.

1. What is that child's name? 2, The cat has caught a mouse. 3. There was a lady, a gentleman, a boy and a girl in the room. 4. In the farm-yard we could see an ox, a sheep, a cow and a goose. 5. Is this worker an Englishman or a German? -He is a Frenchman. 6. Why don't you eat this po­tato? 7. This strawberry is still green. 8. The with­ered leaf has fallen to the ground. 9. Can you see a bird in that tree? 10. Does your tooth still ache? 11.1 held up my foot to the fire to warm it. 12. His child studies very well. 13. This man works at our office. 14. There is a new house in our street. 15.  This story is very interesting. 16. I have hurt my foot. 17. The wolf has been shot. 18. He keeps his toy in a box. 19. Put this knife on that table.

Билет № 25

1.  Настоящее продолженное время

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Счастливая семья"

3. Вставьте some, any или по.

 1. There are ... pictures in the book. 2. Are there ... new students in your group? 3. There are ... old houses in our street. 4. Are there ... English text­books on the desks? - - Yes, there are ... . 5. Are there ... maps on the walls? —No, there aren't ... . 6. Are there ... pens on the desk? - - Yes, there are.... 8. Are there ... sweets in your bag? - - Yes, there are ... . 9. Have you got ... English books at home? -- Yes, I have ... . 10. There are ... beauti­ful pictures in the magazine.  Look at them. 11. There is ... ink in my pen: I cannot write.

Билет № 26

1.  Временные формы глагола

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Спорт"

3. Вставьте somebody, anybody, nobody или everybody.

1. Has ... in this group got a dictionary? 2. ... left a magazine in our classroom yesterday. 3. The question was so difficult that ... could answer it. 4. ... knows that water is necessary for life. 5. Is there ... here who knows French? 6. You must find ... who can help you. 7. ... knew anything about America before Colum­bus discovered it. 8. I saw ... in the train yesterday who looked like you. 9. There is ... in the next room. I don't know him. 10. Please tell us the sto­ry. ... knows it. 11. Is there ... in my group who lives in the dormitory? 12. Has ... here got a red pencil?

Билет № 27

1. Будущее время глагола

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Путешествие на машине"

3. Вставьте одно из следующих слов: some, the, а или оставьте пропуски незаполнен­ными.

1. We use ... pencils or ... pens when we write. 2. He was reading ... book when I came into ... room. 3. Give me ... water to drink, please. 4. At what time will ... meeting begin? 5. Do you find ... English difficult? 6.1 got... letter from my broth­er yesterday. 7. I had ... bread and ... butter and ... egg for ... breakfast this morning. 8. Here is ... book that you left on my table yesterday. 9. ... men saw ... boat on ... river. 10. Can you give me ... match? 11. I get ... long letters from my moth­er, but only ... postcards from my brother. 12. The waitress put ... salad into each plate. 15. When did ... lesson begin? 14, Children must go to ... school. 15, Pass me ... piece of ... bread, please. 16. Do you like ... cucumbers? 17, We bought ... cucumbers at ... market.

Билет № 28

1.  Модальные глаголы

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Москва - столица России"

3. Вставьте much, many, little или few.

1. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends ... time preparing for his lessons. 2. I know I very ... about this writer. It is the first book I am reading. 3. The pupils of our class ask ... questions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 4. You do not make ... mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? —Oh, yes, I do, I work very .... 5. Does your sister read ...?-- Yes, she does. And your brother? -- Oh, he doesn't. He has so ... books, but he reads very ... . 6. Have you ... work to do today? -- No, not very ... . 7. Walk quicker, please. We have very ... time. 8. I am sorry to say, l have read very ... books by Walter Scott.

Билет № 29

1. Конструкция  There is/ There are

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Ориентация в городе"

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя тре­бующуюся форму прилагательного.

1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Asia is (large) than Australia. 3. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 4. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 5. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 6. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 7. This gar­den is the (beautiful) in our town. 8. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 9. Is the word "newspa­per" (long) than the word "book"? 10. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 11. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 12. Chinese is (diffi­cult) than English. 13. Spanish is (easy) than Ger­man. 14. She is not so (busy) as I am. 15. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday.

Билет № 30

1. Образование числительных

2. Составить 8-10 предложений на тему:"Олимпийские игры"

3. Вставьте предлоги, где необходимо.

1. My mother is afraid ... rats. 2. "What do you complain ...?" asked the doctor. 3. Don't enter ... the room. 4. What are you laughing ... ? 5. They did not want to listen ... me. 6. Wait ... me. I'll be back ... a few minutes. 7. Yesterday the teacher spoke ... us about the architecture ... St. Peters­burg. 8. My grandmother often complains ... head­ache. 9. I am sorry, Г cannot speak ... you now, the professor is waiting ... me. I must go ... the insti­tute and explain ... him some details ... our work. Come ... the evening, I shall listen ... you very attentively and answer ... all your questions. 10. ... nine o'clock the lecturer entered ... the hall, walked up ... the table, put his bag ... it, looked .... everybody and began his lecture. The lecture, as all the lectures ... this professor, was very inter­esting, and the students listened ... him with great attention.