Поставьте существительные в скобках в притяжательный падеж.
1. Does your library often organize … disputes? (readers) When will the next … dispute be held? (readers) – It’ll be held in … time. (a week)
2. What’s her occupation? – She works at the … theatre. (children)
3. … children went to the shore to wave good-bye to their fathers. (fishermen)
4. I’ll be through with your book in … time. (a month)
5. What are you looking at? … nest. (a swallow)
6. … parents were killed in a car accident. (the girl)
7. Why is the boy crying? – Ask … friend. (the boy)
8. They were frightened by a dog. They thought it was … dog. (a watchman)
9. Where is your brother? – He has gone to … swimming pool. (the children)
10. What are they going to do? – They are going to organize their … club. (students)
11. What do you see in the can? – I don’t know what it is. But it looks like … food. (a cat)
12. What is there under the table? – I think it’s … sock. (a child)
13. It isn’t … job. (a woman)
14. She is holding … mitten in her hand. ( a child)
15. … cloak-room is on the right and … cloak-room is on the left. (boys, girls)
16.They looked into the canteen and saw a man in … cap. (a cook)
17. We want to know where the … fitting-room is. (ladies)
18. I heard … voices in the distance. (men)
19. Where is the … hat? (doctor) He doesn’t remember where he put it.
20. He likes to sing and we always ask him to sing … songs. (students)
12. Закончите рассказ, используя (-’s) или (-s’).
The two girls disappeared from 1) their grandmother… garden in Ilkley yesterday evening.
Josie and Cara Sharp, aged 7 and 9, were staying at 2) theirgrandparents … house for a week. They were in Ilkley for a 3) children… theatre course. The police have asked the course teachers for 4) theother hildren … names and addresses, and they have also put 5) Josieand Cara photos on local television. 6) The two girls … mother, Mrs Jenna Sharp, has appeared on TV as well. A shopkeeper thinks she saw Josie and Cara getting into 7) a man … car; police officers have asked for 8) the shopkeeper … help with a photofit picture of the man. The police have also got 9) local people … help in looking for the girls near the town.
13. Укажите, являются ли эти предложения верными (right) или неверными (wrong). Найдите и исправьте ошибки.
1. The people of this village were going to celebrate an important festival in a few day’s time.
2. He put his opponent name on the card with the wine.
3. At nine o’clock every day the manager’s secretary drew a red line in the register book to show that those who put their names below the line were late.
4. Carol and Susan were in the same class at school and they often visited each other home at weekends.
5. In the US gifts by a company or a person to charity which is approved by the government can be used to reduce the company’s or the person’s tax.
6. The waiter seeing that the young man face got pale thought that he might be going to faint. So he emptied a cold water’s glass on the young man head. Then he included the cost of water in the bill.
7. The farmer had tied his table’s napkin round his neck.
8. It was one of those weighing –machines that gave cards on which one fortune is printed as well as one weight.
9. He was worried because he couldn’t pay his tailor’ bills.
10. I’m that men’s tailor.
Переведите на английский язык.
1. Муж моей сестры архитектор.
2. Где сумочки этих женщин?
3. Глаза кошки зеленые.
4. Игрушки детей в большом ящике.
5. День рождения моего отца в мае.
6. Как зовут того молодого человека?
7. Дайте мне тетради ваших учеников.
8. Отец моего друга – инженер, мать моего друга – преподаватель.
9. Чья это сумка? – Это сумка Ани.
10. Чьи это словари? – Это словари студентов.
11. Это бабушкино кресло.
12. Комната моего брата большая и светлая.
13. Новый клуб архитекторов находится в современном здании.
14. Вчерашняя газета очень интересная.
15. Чьи это деньги? – Это деньги моего друга.
16. Где находится дом твоей сестры?
17. Какого цвета новые брюки твоего отца? – Они темно-синие.
18. Советы моей мамы всегда полезны.
19. Его нет на работе сейчас. Он в двухнедельном отпуске.
Выберите правильный вариант.
1. … are green.
A The eyes of Helen B Helen’s eyes C Helens’ eyes
2. … is old.
A My father’s car B My fathers’ car C The car of my father
3. I don’t remember ….
A the book’s title B the title of the book C the title’s book
4. Write your name at ….
A the top’s page B the tops’ page C the top of the page
5. Is this …?
A Melanies’ house B Melanie’s house C the house of Melanie
6. … is Pippin.
A My cat’s name B My cats’ name C My cats name
7. … are red.
A The trees leaves B The tree’s leaves C The leaves of the tree
8. That is the ….
A last month’s magazine B last months magazine C last’s month magazine
9. The girl shook … hand.
A the man’s B the mans’ C the mans’
10. Have you ever met my … husband?
A my sister’s-in law B my sisters’-in-law C my sister-in-law’s
11. I look after … children.
A James’ and Karen B James and Karen’s C James’s and Karen
12. … bicycles are being repaired.
A Sarah and David’s B Sarah’s and David C Sarah’s and David’s
16. A man – men – men’s?
1. … has an easier time dressing than a woman.
2. … always wear pants.
3. … clothes tend to be conservative.
4. … may express themselves by having a bright tie.
5. … casual clothes may have designer’s names or logos.
17. A woman – women – women’s?
1. … sometimes wear dresses , sometimes pants.
2. So … may have a hard time deciding what to wear.
3. … clothes tell a lot about her.
4. They say if … doesn’t wear bright colours she is shy.
5. But … clothes are more colourful than men’s in general.
Повелительное наклонение
(The Imperative)