- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Find equivalents:
- •II. Give the corresponding nouns to the following verbs:
- •III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •IV. Complete the following sentences:
- •V. Answer the following questions:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Speak about the University you study using the following words and word-combinations:
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Give the verbs corresponding to the following nouns:
- •II. Give the English equivalents for:
- •IV. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •V. Answer the following questions:
- •VI. Say whether these statements are true or false and if they are
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •II. Find the corresponding synonyms in the right-hand column:
- •III. Memorize the following word-combinations.
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. Speak about the University’s academic activity using
- •Grammar exercises The Noun: Singular and Plural
- •I. Read and memorize the following:
- •II. Give the plural of the following nouns:
- •III. Give the singular of the following nouns:
- •IV. Choose the correct verb:
- •V. Choose the correct noun:
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •The Noun: Common and Possessive Case
- •VII. Replace the «of phrase» by the Possessive Case:
- •VIII. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •IX. Complete the following sentences using the words
- •X. Use the italicized noun or noun phrase in the first sentence as a modifier in the second sentence:
- •XI. Translate into English:
- •The Article
- •XII. Insert a, an or the if necessary:
- •XIII. Explain the use of the article:
- •XIV. Insert the article where necessary. Retell the passage:
- •XV. Translate into English:
- •The Verb «to be» in the Present Indefinite Tense
- •XVI. Answer the following questions:
- •XVII. Give short answers in the affirmative or negative:
- •XVIII. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •XIX. Fill in the blanks with am, is or are:
- •XX. Complete the disjunctive questions:
- •The Verb «to have» in the Present Indefinite Tense
- •XXI. Answer the following questions:
- •XXII. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •XXIII. Fill in the blanks with have or has:
- •XXIV. Complete the disjunctive questions:
- •XXV. Translate into English:
- •XXVI. Make the following interrogative and negative:
- •XXVII. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •Exercises for individual work
- •I. Choose the correct verb:
- •II. Change the number of the italicized nouns and make all necessary changes:
- •III. Choose the correct form of the verb:
- •V. Use it is or there is/are in the following sentences:
- •VI. Translate into English:
XVIII. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
Pattern: My friend is here.
Is my friend here?
My friend isn’t /is not/ here.
1. I am right. 2. They are second-year students. 3. They are very busy at that time. 4. Their favourite subject is English. 5. Our teacher is from Kharkiv. 6. Mathematics is one of the most difficult subjects. 7. The weather is very rainy in May. 8. They are in the classroom now. 9. It is the end of the term. 10. They are teachers. 11. This exercise is easy. 12. The days are fine in August. 13. Her parents are in London now.
XIX. Fill in the blanks with am, is or are:
1. Taras ____ a student. Who ___ a student? Taras ____ . 2. ____ you a student? Yes, I ____ . 3. ____ Nina a student? No, she ____ not. What ____ she? She ____ an economist. 4. ____ they managers? Yes, they ____ . 5. ____ you a financier? No, I ____ not. What ____ you? I ____ a student. 6. ____ they teachers? No, they ____ not. What ____ they? They ____ businessmen. 7. ____ Peter a businessman? No, he ____ not. What he? He ____ an engineer. 8. Where ____ your friend? He ____ in the library. 9. Where ____ the students? They ____ in the classroom.
XX. Complete the disjunctive questions:
Pattern: It is far from Lviv, ... ? — It is far from Lviv, isn’t it?
It isn’t cold, ... ? — It isn’t cold, is it?
a) 1. You are a student, ... ? 2. You are tired, ... ? 3. They are on holiday, ... ? 4. She is in her office today, ... ? 5. He is angry, ... ? 6. Those are your gloves, ... ? 7. It’s very expensive, ... ? 8. These are Susan’s glasses, ... ? 9. That is Mike’s dictionary, ... ? 10. Mary is intelligent, ... ?
b) 1. Ann isn’t at home, ... ? 2. You aren’t afraid of snakes, ... ? 3. She is never late for class, ... ? 4. The children aren’t surprised, ... ? 5. Your sister isn’t married, ... ? 6. That isn’t Tom, ... ? 7. I am not fat, ... ? 8. English Grammar isn’t easy, ... ? 9. These books aren’t yours, ... ? 10. Nothing is wrong, ... ?
The Verb «to have» in the Present Indefinite Tense
XXI. Answer the following questions:
1. Have you a large family? 2. Have you a friend? 3. At what time do you usually have breakfast? 4. Do you usually have a big breakfast? 5. Do you have tea or coffee for breakfast? 6. How many times a day do you have tea? 7. Do you have a walk before going to bed?
XXII. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
Pattern: He has a lot of relatives in Poltava.
Has he a lot of relatives in Poltava?
He hasn’t /has not/ a lot of relatives in Poltava.
They have lunch at eleven.
Do they have lunch at eleven?
They don’t have /do not have/ lunch at eleven.
1. I have dinner at home. 2. The students have an examination session at the end of each term. 3. We have an hour to discuss this question. 4. We have too much snow this winter. 5. Susan has a high temperature. 6. Our University has sport camps and holiday homes at the seaside.
XXIII. Fill in the blanks with have or has:
1. I ... a sister. She ... a very interesting profession. 2. Hurry up! We ... no time for tea. 3. Do you ... a rest after lunch? No, I ... not. 4. John and Mary ... a baby. 5. ... you got a grammar book? Yes I ... . It ... twelve chapters. 6. My friend ... a brother. He ... a Bachelor’s degree. 7. ... the students many lectures and seminars during the week? Yes, they ... .