- •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:
XXIV. Complete the disjunctive questions:
Pattern: You have time to do it, ... ?
You have time to do it, haven’t you?
He hasn’t much money, ... ?
He hasn’t much money, has he?
He has breakfast at 8 o’clock ... ?
He has breakfast at 8 o’clock, doesn’t he?
1. His wife has headaches quite often, ... ? 2. She has got lovely blue eyes, ... ? 3. The Smiths have a big house, ... ? 4. You have difficulty in getting a job, ... ? 5. You haven’t got a computer, ... ? 6. Bill hasn’t got a car, ... ? 7. She has a heart attack, ... ? 8. He has a good memory, ... ?
XXV. Translate into English:
1. У мене є друг. У нього блакитнi очi й темне волосся. У нього завжди дуже багато роботи i в нього нiколи немає вiльного часу. 2. Ви обiдаєте вдома чи в їдальнi? — Iнодi я обiдаю дома, а iнодi — у кафе. Я нiколи не обiдаю в ресторанi. — О котрiй годинi ви звичайно обiдаєте? — Як правило, я обiдаю о другiй годинi. 3. У тебе є англійсько-український словник? — Нi. У мене його немає, але я дуже хотiла б його мати. — У тебе є грошi? — Так. У мене є досить грошей, щоб купити його. 4. У мене є трикiмнатна квартира в центрi мiста. Вона має всi сучаснi вигоди.
The Construction «there + to be»
XXVI. Make the following interrogative and negative:
Pattern: There is too much salt in the soup.
Is there too much salt in the soup?
There isn’t /is not/ too much salt in the soup.
or: There is no too much salt in the soup.
There are several bookshops in this street.
Are there several bookshops in this street?
There aren’t /are not/ several bookshops in this street.
1. There is a telephone in this room. 2. There are fifteen students in our group. 3. There are some interesting articles in this newspaper. 4. There is somebody in the room. 5. There is something on the table. 6. There is a lot of fish in this river. 7. There is too much snow on the roof of the house. 8. There is too much water in the lake in spring.
XXVII. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. There is a man at the bus-stop. There are two men at the bus-stop. There is a man and a woman at the bus-stop. 2. There isn’t any sugar in my tea. 3. There is only one bridge across the river in this place. 4. There is no time to visit the museum. 5. There are several bookshops in this street. 6. There is a lot of coal in the Donbas. 7. There is no oil in our country. 8. There are few offices in this part of the town.
XXVIII. Ask questions using how many:
Pattern: chapters in this book.
How many chapters are there in this book ?
1. English books in your library. 2. continents in the world. 3. people in your family. 4. states in the United States of America. 5. floors in this building. 6. letters in the English alphabet. 7. students in your group. 8. windows in this room. 9. desks in your classroom. 10. rooms in your flat.
XXIX. Complete the disjunctive questions:
1. There are a lot of people here, ... ? 2. There is a better way to solve this problem, ... ? 3. There aren’t any problems, ... ? 4. There is a meeting tonight, ... ? 5. There isn’t a test tomorrow, ... ? 6. There is nobody at home, ... ? 7. There isn’t a lot to do, ... ? 8. There isn’t a lot of noise, ... ? 9. There are some English books on the shelf, ... ? 10. There are some spelling mistakes in your composition, ... ?
XXX. Complete the questions in your own way:
1. Is there much ... ? 2. Are there many ... ? 3. Is there little ... ? 4. Is there a lot of ... ? 5. Is there a large number of ... ? 6. Is there any ... ? 7. Are there any ... ? 8. Are there a few ... ?
XXXI. Memorize the following proverbs:
1. There are spots even on the sun. 2. There are more ways to the wood than one. 3. Where there is a will, there is a way. 4. There is no rose without a thorn. 5. There is a place for everything, and everything in its place. 6. There is more than one way to kill a cat. 7. There is no fire without smoke. 8. There is no place like home. 9. When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow. 10. There is no royal road to learning.
XXXII. Translate into English:
1. У Києві є багато мальовничих вулиць. 2. На вашiй вулицi є кiнотеатр? — Так, бiля мого будинку є великий кiнотеатр. 3. Чи є в глечику молоко? 4. Там багато снігу? Якщо багато, ми підемо кататися на лижах. 5. У нашій бібліотеці є читальні зали. 6. Скiльки студентiв у вашiй групi? — У нашiй групi п’ятнадцять студентiв. — Чи є дiвчата у вашiй групi? — Так, у нашiй групi п’ять дiвчат i десять хлопцiв. Вони дуже дружнi. 7. Чи є цiкавi статтi в цьому журналi? — Так, у цьому журналi є цiкавi статтi з економіки. 8. Я не можу їсти цього супу. У ньому забагато солi та картоплi, але зовсiм немає м’яса. 9. Скільки слів у цьому словнику? 10. У твоїй бiблiотецi є твори англiйських чи американських письменникiв? — Так, у моїй бiблiотецi є кiлька творів англiйських письменникiв, але немає жодного твору американських авторiв.