Задание 1. Заполните пропуски в предложениях неопределенным или определенным артиклям, где это необходимо
1. When spring comes to ___ Moscow, it is already summer in ___ south, while in ___ north it is still winter. 2. When the temperature in ___ northern parts of ___ Siberia is 50°C below zero, roses are in bloom in ___ western Georgia. 3. ___ hottest part of ___ country is ___ Central Asia. 4. ___ Russia has ___ extremely varied climate. 5. Kazakhstan has vast deposits of ___ coal, ___ oil, ___iron, ___ tin, ___ copper, and large quantities of ___ non-ferrous metals. 6. ___ Russian Federation is nearly two and a half times the size of ___ United States, seven times as big as ___ India, 60 times as big as ___ Japan, and 90 times as big as ___ Great Britain. 7. Moscow is ___ port of five seas - ___ White Sea, ___ Baltic Sea, ____ Sea of Azov, ____ Black Sea and ___ Caspian sea. 8. ___ Eastern Siberia alone has ___ more coal than all European countries taken together. 9. Look at ___ stars. ___ Bright star is ___ North Star. It shows the way ___ north. If we know the way to ___ north, we know the way to ___ south.
Задание 2. Заполните пропуски в предложениях неопределенным или определенным артиклями, где это необходимо.
1. Jason’s father bought him ____ bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday. 2. _____ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _____ France to ____ United States. 3. Rita is studying ____ English and ____ Maths this semester. 4. Please, give me ____ cup of ____ coffee with ____ cream and ____ sugar. 5. No one in ____ Spanish class knew ____ correct answer to ____ Mrs. Perez’s question. 6. My _____ car is four years old, and it still runs well. 7. When you go to _____ store, please buy _____ bottle of _____ chocolate milk and _____ dozen of oranges. 8. There are only ____ few seats left for ____ tonight’s musical at _____ university. 9. John and Marcy went to _____ school yesterday and then studied in _____ library. 10. ____ Lake Erie is one of ___ Five Great Lakes in ____ North America. 11. ____ Mount Rushmore is the site of ______ magnificent tribute to _____ four great American presidents. 12. What did you eat for ______ breakfast this morning? 13. Louie played _____ basketball and ____ baseball at ____ Boys’ Club thus year. 14. Rita plays ____ violin and her sister plays ____ guitar. 15. While we were in ____ Alaska, we saw _____ Eskimo village. 16. Phil can’t go to ____ movies tonight because he has to write ____ essay. 17. David attended ____ Princeton University.
Задание 3. Выберите правильный вариант ответа.
1. You know, we are going to ____ tea with ___Smiths today.
A _,_ C _, the
B the,_ D a, the
2. ___cats are domestic animals; _____ cat was domestic many centuries ago.
A _,the C _,_
B The, a D _,a
3. ____people next door have invited us over for ____ drink.
A _,_ C a, the
B the, a D the, _
4. What you think is _____ rubbish today, might be ____ treasure tomorrow.
A the, the C _,_
B _, a D the, _
5. I need ___ visa to __ Sudan.
A _,_ C a, the
B the, the D _, the
6. There are ___theaters and ___ Savoy Hotel in ___ Strand.
A the, the, the C _, the, the
B _, _, the D the, the, _
7. It is ___ pleasure to do ___ business with such _____ efficient organization.
A _, the, _ C a, _, an
B the, the, an D _, _, _
Задание 4. Определите, в какой части предложения содержится ошибка.
| 1. | Zachary Taylor was first president to be elected from a statewest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | |||||||||||||||||||
| of theMississippi River. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| d | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Barnacles, which are related to lobsters, shrimp, and crabs, make | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | |||||||||||||||||||
| stongest glue. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| d | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | The world's fastest animal is cheetah, but if birds are included, the fastest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | |||||||||||||||||||
| of all animals is the spine-tailed swift. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| d | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | The land covers almost third of the earth's surface, of which two-thirds is | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | d | ||||||||||||||||||
| too cold or too dry for farming. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | "Old Faithful" in the Yellowstone National Park is probably the world's | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | |||||||||||||||||||
| most famous geyser. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| d | |||||||||||||||||||||
Местоимение
(The Pronoun)
Диагностический тест: Отметьте предложения ниже – верные (R) или неверные (W) и исправьте ошибки.
| 1. | Just look at you! There are spots of paint all over yours face. | |
| 2. | How do one calls a nasty child that always tells lies? | |
| 3. | I never felt myself comfortable in that rocking chair of your's. | |
| 4. | You let himself get overtired what was the reason for his present sad condition. | |
| 5. | Why don't people give presents to one another more often? That could make their everyday life more joyful. | |
| 6. | Hers twins seem to be ever quarrelling with one another. | |
| 7. | Hi, it's Polly speaking. Is it Kate? | |
| 8. | I've seen your flier, yes, I think you could really enjoy staying in that resort as they describe. | |
| 9. | There was hailing outside what was rather unusual for early spring. | |
| 10. | Was it a party here last night? Was there noisy? |
Типы местоимений
I. Личные местоименияв английском языке имеют два падежа: именительный и объектный.
| личные местоимения в именительном падеже | личные местоимения в объектном падеже |
| употребляются в предложении в качестве подлежащего | употребляются в предложении в качестве прямого, косвенного или предложного дополнения. |
| Личные местоимения | |||||||
| Именительный падеж | Объектный падеж | ||||||
| I | я | Me | меня | мне | |||
| You | ты Вы | You | тебя | Вас тебе Вам | |||
| He | он | Him | его | ему | |||
| She | она | Her | ее | ей | |||
| It | он она оно | It | его | ее ему ей | |||
| We | мы | Us | нас | нам | |||
| You | вы | You | вас | вам | |||
| They | они | Them | их | им | |||
| Iasked him to come and see me. | Я попросил прийти и навестить меня | ||||||
| She told me to bring the book to her. | Она сказала мне принести книгу ей | ||||||
Задание 1. Выберите подходящее по смыслу местоимение:
1. (We, us) all went with (their, them) to the dean’s office. 2. My friend came to see (I, me) last night. 3. Victor gave Peter and (I, me) new CD and we went to the library with (he, him) and his friend. 4. He told Mary and (me, I) to go with (he, him) and his sister. 5. They know all about my friend and (I, me). 6. An old man asked (we, us) to come and see (him, his). 7. Go with David and (her, she) to visit (they, them).
II. Притяжательные местоименияслужат определениями к существительным.
| Притяжательные местоимения 1 тип (+ существительное) | Абсолютные формы 2 тип (без существительного) | ||
| My | мой моя мои мое | Mine | мой моя мои мое |
| Your | твой твоя Ваш Ваша | Yours | твой твоя Ваш Ваша |
| His | его | His | его |
| Her | ее | Hers | ее |
| Its | его ее | Its | его ее |
| Our | наш наша наше наши | Ours | наш наша наше наши |
| Your | ваши | Yours | ваши |
| Their | их | Theirs | их |
Herpaper was interesting. - Ее статья была интересная.
My office is large, yours is larger. - У меня большой офис, но у вас еще больше.