- •Unit II
- •Grammar The Possessive Pronouns
- •The Demonstrative Pronouns
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Put the personal or possessive pronouns. Translate the sentences.
- •2. Open the brackets. Put the possessive pronouns.
- •3. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences. Translate into Russian:
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •The Possessive Case
- •Grammar exercises
- •6. Read and translate.
- •7. Complete the sentences, use –‘s or of. Translate the sentences.
- •8. Translate into Russian, use the Possessive Case.
- •The verb to have (got)
- •I have We have
- •Grammar exercises
- •9. Put the verb to have (got) in the correct form. Translate into Russian.
- •10. Translate into English.
- •Pre-text exercises
- •16. Read and translate the text below focusing on geographical position, climate and resources of Russia. Russia
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •17. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •18. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
- •19. Answer the following questions.
- •20. Retell the text “Russia” using the expressions below:
- •21. Read and translate the text below to learn about the main city of Russia. Moscow
- •23. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •24. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to the text using words and word combinations below:
- •25. Translate into English.
- •26. Find Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
Grammar exercises
1. Put the personal or possessive pronouns. Translate the sentences.
1. Before children go to school, many of ... attend kindergartens until they are six or seven. 2. Pupils may leave school after the 9th form and continue ... education at vocational or technical secondary schools or colleges 3. We are students. Today … lectures begin at 11 o’clock in the morning. 4. Where is Tom? – … is in the classroom. – Ask … to come here. 5. I need some books. – Take ... from the library. 6. I don’t understand this grammar rule. Explain … to … . 7. I want the key. Please give … to … . 8. They want ... phone number. Please tell … to … . 9. The company has offices in many places but ... head office is in New York. 10. Sally is married. … husband works in a bank. 11. Do you think that most people are happy in … jobs? 12. Wait a minute. I want to have a talk with ... .
2. Open the brackets. Put the possessive pronouns.
Whose file is it? – It is my file. It is ... . – It is mine.
1. I gave her my address and she gave me ... . 2. Whose mobile phones are these? – They are the students’ mobile phones. They are... . 3. Whose notebook is it? – It is my notebook. It is ... . 4. Whose reports are these? – They are our reports. They are ... . 5. Can you give the text-book to my sister. It’s ... . 6. You can’t take this calculator It isn’t … . 7. These photographs belong to you and to me. They are our photographs. They are … .
3. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences. Translate into Russian:
1. ________ computer is a Mac, but ________ is a PC.
1. Your, mine 2. Yours, mine
3. Your, my 4. Yours, my
2. ________ calculator is broken. Can I borrow ________?
1. Mine, yours 2. Your, mine
3. My, yours 4. Yours, mine
3. These grammar books are different. ________ has 278 pages, but ________ has only 275.
1. Yours, mine 2. Your, my
3. Yours, my 4. Your, mine
4. It is ________ problem, not ours.
1. their 2. they
3. theirs 4. themselves
5. My telephone is out of order, but ________ is working.
1. your 2. our
3. his 4. their
6. It is a good idea of _______ to go to the library this afternoon.
1. you 2. yours
3. your 4. yourself
4. Complete the sentences.
1. It’s hers. Give it to her. 2. They’re mine. Give … . 3. It’s his. Give … . 4. They’re hers. Give … . 5. It’s ours. Give …. . 6. It’s theirs. Give … . 7. It’s mine. Give… . 8. They’re his. Give ….
5. Translate into English.
1. Вы преподаватель? – Нет, я не преподаватель, я врач. 2. Я получаю стипендию, мои друзья тоже получают стипендию. 3. Петр рассказывает нам сейчас о своем методе исследования. 4. Обучение в нашем университете бесплатное. 5. Дай мне, пожалуйста, их книги. 6. Те студенты проводят научно-исследовательскую работу в области термодинамики. 7. У них занимает двадцать минут, чтобы добраться до университета. 8. Ваша идея поработать на свежем воздухе кажется для нее привлекательной. 9. Это письмо для моей коллеги. Отправьте его ей. 10. У нас сейчас занятие по химии в большой лаборатории, ее оборудование новое. 11. Ученые нашей страны обсуждают сейчас проблему сохранения водных ресурсов.