Ex 4. Replace the Russian words and phrases by suitable English equivalents. Retell the passage.
I was born in a small town in the north of England. There is a big castle in the centre of the town and (несколько) fine old churches. Here most of the streets are dark and (узкие); the houses are on both sides of the streets and they are not much (отличаются от) each other. In the suburbs the houses are bigger and newer, with (всеми удобствами), and the streets are (шире).
There are three cinemas in the town. One of them is not far from our house. I usually go there once a week; but when the film is good we all go to the cinema together. Before the war we still had trams, but now we only have buses.
The town itself is а (тихое) place now, with very few people in the streets during the day and very (небольшое уличное движение). But there was a time (несколько) hundred years ago when the town was quite (знаменитым). (Действительно) it has a long and interesting history.
The country around it is very beautiful. There is a river nearby where one can bathe, or fish. There are two bridges (через) the river. On the other side of the river there are some low, green hills.
There is ... There are ... .
(A) With Countable Nouns
| 1. There is ('s) | a | book on the table. |
| There is | a | pen and some pencils in my |
| bag. | ||
| 2. There are ('re) | some | chairs in the room. |
| 3. Is there | any (a) | river in this place? |
| Are there | any | papers on your desk? |
| 4. There are | no | potatoes in my bag. |
| There is | no | cup on the shelf. |
| 5. There are | a lot of | students at the meeting |
| 6. There aren’t | many | visitors today. |
(B) With Uncountable Nouns
| There is | some no a lot of much | bread in the breadbox. sugar in the cup. butter on the plate. money in my bag. oil in our country. work at our office today. |
Ex 5. Replace the Russian words by suitable English equivalents.
1. He takes (совсем нет) sugar in his tea. 2. There is (немного) sugar in the sugar-bowl. 3.She has (немного) books on this subject in her library. 4. There are (много) interesting books in my bookcase. 5. There are (совсем нет) factories in this town. 6. There is (сколько-то) bread in the house. 7. There is (немногo) butter in the butter-dish. 8. I had (совсем нет) money on me at the moment. 9. You won't get (много) advice from him. He is too young. 10. Is there (какая-нибудь) river in those parts? 11. Give me (какую-нибудь) book on the Economy of this country. 12. There is (большое) traffic in this part of the city. 13. There is (много) fruit in the Caucasus. 14. Did you get (сколько-нибудь) information from this book?
Ex 6. Make up sentences of your own according to the patterns in the above charts.
1. a beautiful picture; on the wall.
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2. a lot of children; in the garden.
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3. any factories; in this town?
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4. a few English books; in my library.
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5. a rich library; at our institute.
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6. one thousand words; in this dictionary.
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7. any water; in the glass?
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8. time; for this work.
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9. how many parts; in this book?
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10. a picture of London and two maps; on the wall.
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11. a lot of fruit; in Australia.
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12. traffic lights; at every corner in this city.
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13. any gold; in this part of the country?
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14. no guests; in the house; tonight.
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15. milk; a little; in the bottle.
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16. much money; not; in my pocket; I don’t have a job now.
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17. how many; films; at the festival; of the Moscow Studio?
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18. heavy traffic; in the centre of the city.
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Ex 7. Express the opposite idea.
1. There is onlyone bridge across the river in this place. 2. When I was there last, there wereno houses on the left side of the street. 3. There isn't any sugar in my tea. 4. We had a fine spring, there will bea lot of apples this year. 5. There issome writing paper on the desk. 6. There wasnotime to visit the museum. 7. There areseveral bookshops in this street.
Ex 8. Translate the following sentences into English, using 'there is ..., there are ...'.
(A) 1. В Лондоне много театров. Все они в Уэст-Энде. 2. В Сити нет жилых домов. 3. Днем на улицах Сити очень много народа, а ночью улицы пустые. 4. На Оксфорд Стрит очень много магазинов. 5. В Ист-Энде мало парков, там много фабрик и заводов.
(B) 1. Сколько слов в этом словаре? 2. Сейчас на нашей улице большое движение. 3. В нашем саду очень много цветов. 4. У нас в классе нет часов. 5. В этой библиотеке есть читальный зал? 6. Сколько будет классов в новом здании института Мэри? 7.—Почему твоя сумка такая тяжелая? — В ней словарь, учебник и несколько тетрадей. 8. В бутылке нет молока. 9. В этой части страны не так много холодных месяцев, но в каждом месяце бывает несколько холодных дней. 10. В моем городе нет кинотеатров, а в столице - три кинотеатра и клуб.