Ex. 4 Translate the sentences from Russian Into English
Ex. 1 Insert the necessary preposition (on, in, into, across, at).
1. Where is the magazine? - It's ... the shelf. 2. There is a beautiful picture ... the wall. 3. My sister is cooking supper ... the kitchen. 4. Pour some tea ... my cup. 5. There is a girl standing ... the bridge. Why is she crying? - She has dropped her
doll the water. 6. Look at those people swimming ... the river. 7. My brother
lives ... a small village ... the south-west of England. 8. The headquarters of the company are ... Paris. 9. You'll find the sports results ... the back page of the newspaper. 10. Who is that man standing ... the church? 11. I like that picture hanging ... the wall ... the kitchen. 12. You'll find this text ... page seven.
Ex. 2 Fill in the blanks with necessary preposition.
1. The newspaper is ... the table. 2. I am going ... the theatre tonight. 3. John is going to play chess ... Peter. 4. Tom is ... school now. 5. Is Ann ... school or ... home? - She is... home. 6. Where are the books? - They are ... the shelf. 7. Are the students ... the classroom? - Yes, they are. 8. Are his notebooks ... the bag or ... the desk? - They are ... the bag. 9. His armchair is ... the window. 10. There is a wardrobe ... the right hand corner of the room. 11. I see some people ... the street 12. Take your books ... the shelf please. 13. Go ... Room 210! 14. Who is listening ... the radio now? - Ann is. 15. Where is the dog? - It is ... the chair.
4. ... breakfast on the train was awful.
a) a b) an c) the d) -
5. The information is top secret, so naturally, everybody is interested in ... .
a) them b) it c) they d) their
6. Look at the ear-rings! Do you like ...?
a) it b) me c) them d) their
7. Would you like ... apple?
a) a b) an c) the d) -
8. These are ... jeans.
a) my mothers b) my mother's c) my mothers' d) my mother
9. The car belongs to our granny, so it is ... .
a) her b) our c) us d) hers
10. I ... afraid of big dogs, they ... very dangerous.
a) be ...is b) am ... is c) is ...are d) am ...are
11. Last year I ... in the USA.
a) were b) am c) was d) will be
12. Tom ... a manager in 4 years.
a) will be b) is c) was d) were
13. Do you see those girls? What are ... names?
a) your b) our c) their d) yours
14. ... were very glad to meet us.
a) this girl b) these girls c) these girls' d) that girl
15. My hair was dark last year, but now red.
a) they are b) it is c) he is d) we are
16. Many ... do the same job as ... do today.
a) woman ... man b) women ... man c) women ... men d) woman ... men
17. I have three ... .
a) childs b) child c) son d) children
18. Walt Disney ... a man of dreams.
a) will be b) were c) was d) are
19. ... UK is divided into 4 parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
a) - b) a с)an d) the
20. Listen to the rain! ... is raining cats and dogs!
a) he b) it c) she d) they
5. THE CONSTRUCTIONTHERE IS/ARE
Ex. 1 Choose the right form of the verb to be. Translate the sentences.
1. There (is/are) a desk in my study room. 2. (Is/are) there any furniture in that room? 3. There (is/are) no fireplace in the house, it is cold in winter. 4. There (is/are) two large windows in the sitting room. 5. There (is/are) some furniture in the bedroom. 6. There (is/are) a bus stop near your house. 7. There (is/are) a fridge in the
kitchen. 8. (Is/are) there any mistakes in my dictation? 9. There (is/are) four girls in our group. 10. There (is/are) some students from China in our University. 11. There (is/are) a pencil-box and 5 pencils on the table. 12. There (is/are) a lot of planets in space.
Ex. 2 Make the following sentences interrogative and negative.
1. There is a pen on the table. 2. There are two books on the shelf. 3. There is a picture on the wall. 4. There is a chair near the table. 5. There is a new blackboard in Room 210. 6. There are five students in the classroom. 7. There is a car in the garage. 8. There are three rooms in our flat. 9. There are two thousand sheep on our farm. 10. There are 5 large windows in this room.
Ex. 3 Use the appropriate form of the verb to be.
1. ... there ... a flight for Moscow tomorrow? - Yes, there 2. There ...
much snow last year. 3. Some years ago there ... many old houses in our street 4.
... there ... new houses in our street next year? 5. There a lift in our future
house. 6. There ... nobody in the room. 7. ... there a test last lesson? - No, there ... . 8. There ... much work last week. 9. There ... four seasons in a year. 10. Soon there ... ... a new film on.
Ex. 4 Translate the sentences from Russian Into English.
1. На столе лежит красный карандаш. 2. В классе несколько учителей и студентов. 3. В гараже новая машина. 4. В нашем доме 5 комнат. 5. В вазе стоят белые розы. б. На стене висит картина. 7. В неделе семь дней. 8. На нашей ферме 3 тысячи овец и пятьсот голов крупного рогатого скота.
6. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SOME/ANY/ N0/ EVERY
AND THEIR DERIVATIVES