I Variant

1. Write the plural form of the nouns.

Window - windows, club - clubs, knife - knives, brush - brushes, place - places, driver - drivers, son-in-law – sons-in-law, potato – potatoes, tooth - teeth, box - boxes, play - plays, copy - copies.

2. Change the following word combinations using possessive case.

The address of this man – this man’s address, the name of his sister-in-law – his sister-in-law’s name, the room of our parents – our parents’ room, the wedding of Jack and Mary – Jack and Mary’s wedding, the house of the Browns – the Browns’ house, the table of my elder brother Jim – my elder brother Jim’s table.

3. Write the degrees of comparison of the following words.

Big – bigger – the biggest,

Pretty – prettier – the prettiest,

Curious – more curious – the most curious,

Experienced – more experienced – the most experienced,

Lazy – lazier – the laziest,

Fresh – fresher – the freshest,

Nice – nicer – the nicest,

Light – lighter – the lightest,

Weak – weaker – the weakest,

Much – more – the most.

4. Open the brackets using the right form of the verb. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. We have already seen Tom this morning. - Мы уже видели Тома сегодня утром.

2. They will go to the South next month. – Они поедут на юг в следующем месяце.

3. Our grandmother has not heard this song for ages. – Наша бабушка не слышала эту песню давно.

4. Ken is in his room, he is reading a book. – Кен в своей комнате, он читает книгу.

5. The river Amazon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. – Река Амазонка втекает в Атлантический океан.

6. The bed was very comfortable and I slept very well. – Кровать была очень удобная и я спал очень хорошо.

7. There is a very big piano in the sitting-room. – В гостиной очень большое фортепиано.

8. There are some beautiful pictures on the wall. – На стене несколько красивых картин.

9. The tasty apple pie was baked by my mother yesterday. – Вкусный яблочный пирог был испечен моей мамой вчера.

5. Write the numerals.

789 – seven hundred and eighty-nine,

13456 – thirteen thousand, four hundred and fifty-six,

2002 – two thousand and two,

678015 – six hundred and seventy-eight thousand and fifteen,

14782530 – fourteen million seven hundred and eighty-two thousand, five hundred and thirty.

6. Translate these sentences from Russian into English, make them interrogative and negative.

1. Мой друг очень хорошо говорит по-французски. – My friend speaks French very well. Does my friend speak French? My friend doesn’t speak French.

2. Она сошьет новое платье на свой день рождения. – She will sew a new dress for her birthday. Will she sew a new dress for her birthday? She will not sew a new dress for her birthday?

3. Его дядя купил новую машину месяц тому назад. – His uncle bought a new car a month ago. Did his uncle buy a new car a month ago? His uncle didn’t buy a new car a month ago.

4. Мэри уже открыла окно. – Mary has already opened a window. Has Mary already opened a window? Mary has not already opened a window.

5. Они смотрят интересный детектив сейчас. – They are watching a detective story now. Are they watching a detective story now? They are not watching a detective story now.

6. Я никогда не был в этом городе. – I have never been in this town. Have I never been in this town? I have not been in this town.

7. Выставка будет открыта через две недели. The exhibition will be opened in two weeks. Will the exhibition be opened in two weeks? The exhibition will not be opened in two weeks.

8. Эти газеты были напечатаны в Великобритании. – These newspapers were printed in Great Britain. Were these newspapers printed in Great Britain? These newspapers were not printed in Great Britain.