- •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:
The Article
XII. Insert a, an or the if necessary:
1. I ate ... sandwich and ... apple yesterday. 2. My sister is ... doctor. 3. It is ... very difficult question. 4. Ukraine is ... agricultural country. 5. It is ... rainy day today. 6. I had ... shower this morning. 7. They are ... friends. 8. We often go to ... cinema. 9. Who invented ... telephone? 10. I have ... hour and ... half for ... lunch. 11. I have ... headache and ... sore throat. I think I’ve got ... cold. 12. What ... strange man! 13. Do you play ... guitar?
XIII. Explain the use of the article:
1. This is a pencil. It is a red pencil. The red pencil is on the table. 2. I am a teacher. I am at home now. This is my room. The room is large and clean. 3. The Black Sea is in the South of Ukraine. 4. Open your books at page fifteen. 5. The dean of our faculty spoke at the meeting yesterday. A lot of students of our group attended the meeting. 6. Yesterday I met my friend with a young girl. The girl lives on the second floor in the house not far from our University. 7. Summer is the most beautiful season of the year. The sky is blue and the sun shines brightly in summer.
XIV. Insert the article where necessary. Retell the passage:
I study at ... Kyiv National Economic University. I am ... first-year student of ... day-time department. My friend is ... second-year student of ... marketing faculty. My father works at ... factory. He is ... economist. My mother is ... book-keeper. My friend and I have ... lot of ... common interests. ... lessons at ... University begin at ... 8.30. When ... lectures are over we go to ... library or to ... reading-hall. When I come home I have ... rest. If ... weather is very cold I stay at ... home and listen to ... radio or watch ... television. But if ... weather is fine I go to ... Dnipro for ... walk.
XV. Translate into English:
1. Який чудовий день! Їдьмо за мiсто. 2. Молоко надто холодне, не пий його. 3. Вода й повiтря необхiднi для життя. 4. Який смачний обiд! Ви чудовий кухар. 5. Мiй брат спить 9 годин на добу. 6. Вовк — дика тварина. 7. Сосна — вiчнозелене дерево. 8. Це добре вино. 9. Вiн попросив склянку води. 10. Покажи менi статтю, яку ти написав. 11. Це дуже просте питання. Школяр може на нього відповісти. 12. Ви добре відпочили за містом? — Так, була чудова погода і ми здебільшого перебували на повітрі. 13. Яка добра порада! 14. На жаль, я не можу пообiдати з вами.
The Verb «to be» in the Present Indefinite Tense
XVI. Answer the following questions:
1. What is your name? 2. How old are you? 3. What are you? 4. Where are you from? 5. What is your favourite occupation? 6. How many are you in the family? 7. What are your parents? 8. Where are they now? 9. What is your friend? 10. What is his/her name? 11. How old is he/she? 12. Where is he/she now? 13. What’s the date? 14. What day of the week is it? 15. What is the weather like today?
XVII. Give short answers in the affirmative or negative:
Pattern: Are you ready? — Yes, I am/No, I am not.
1. Are you a student? 2. Are you a second-year student? 3. Is your friend a student? 4. Is your name Taras? 5. Are you eighteen? 6. Are you from Kyiv? 7. Is your friend from Lviv? 8. Are your parents managers? 9. Are they at home now? 10. Is it Sunday today? 11. Is it cold today? 12. Are you happy?