Unit 2

Do the Exercises based on the following grammatical topics:

1. The Objective Case of the Pronoun.

2. The Construction there is / there are.

3. The Quantitative Pronouns much / many, little / few, a little / a few.

4. The Verb to be in the Past and Future Indefinite Tenses.

5. Modals can / may / must / need.

6. The Past Indefinite Tense.

TEST A

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use I /me, he /him, she/her etc.

1. These are my new shoes. I don’t like ... 2. Who is that woman? Why are you looking at ...? 3. Do you know that man? Yes, I work with ... 4. Where are the tickets? I can’t find ... 5. I can’t find my keys. Where are ...? 6. We are going out. You can come with ... 7. I want that book. Can you give ... to ...

Exercise 2. Replace the underlined nouns by the personal pronouns in the Nominative or Objective Case.

1. The girls are playing tennis. 2. I saw the girls in the park. 3. Put the books on the shelf. 4. The books are on the shelf. 5. We have seen the film. 6. The film is very interesting. 7. My sister went to the post-office. 8. I am waiting for my sister. 9. We listened to the teacher with great interest. 10. The teacher explains a new grammar rule.

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions.

1. Is there a book on the table? 2. Are there students in the room? 3. Were there pupils or students in this room yesterday? 4. Were there six or seven engineers in our office last year? 5. What’s there in this room? 6. Who’s there in that room now? 7. Is there a bath-room in your flat? 8. Are there letters and telexes on your desk? 9. What’s there in your bag? 10. What’s there on your desk?

Exercise 4. Translate the following sentences.

1. There are a few universities in our town. 2. There is a little coffee in the coffee-pot. 3. Few engineers of our office learn English. 4. We haven’t many English letters today but we have a lot of telexes. 5. We haven’t much ham but we have a lot of cheese. 6. I have much work to do today. 7. Few students have lessons in the evening. 8. I know a few engineers of that office. 9. Nick has very little time today. 10. Our students study a lot. 11. They write very little at their English lessons but speak very much. 12. She doesn’t translate much in her office. 13. Does your father know much about old Moscow? 14. I have a little water in the cup.

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences.

1. У Москві є багато красивих вулиць. 2. У нашому будинку 35 квартир. 3. Скільки квартир у вашому будинку? 4. Чи є в цих квартирах телефон? Так, телефон є в багатьох квартирах. 5. Скільки старих дерев у цьому парку? 6. На вулиці було багато людей. 7. Я не можу їсти цей суп. У ньому забагато солі. 8. Чи є в глечику молоко? 9. У дворі немає снігу 10. На вашій вулиці є кінотеатр? – Так, біля мого будинку є гарний новий кінотеатр.

Exercise 6. Fill the blank with much, many, little or few.

1. Ann is very busy these days. She has ... free time. 2. The museum was very crowded. These were too ... people. 3. The weather has been very dry recently. We’ve had ... rain.

Exercise 7. Translate the following sentences.

1. There are a few universities in our town. 2. There is a little coffee in the coffee-pot. 3. Few engineers of our office learn English. 4. We few English letters today but we have a lot of telexes. 5. We have little ham but we have a lot of cheese. 6. There are very few telexes on this table. 7. I have a little work to do today. 8. Few students have lessons in the evening. 9. I know few engineers of that office. 10. Nick has very little time today.

Exercise 8. Put in the necessary form of the verb to be in Past Simple.

1. He ... a pupil. 2. She ... not a doctor, she a teacher. 3. They ... workers. 4. He ... ill last week. He ... not at work. 5. We ... at home on Sunday.

Exercise 9. Put in the necessary form of the verb to be in Past Simple.

1. He ... a student next year. 2. I ... at home tomorrow. 3 ... you at home on Sunday? 4. She ... not at work on Saturday. 5. Where ... you in two days?

Exercise 10. Translate the following sentences the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.

1. Учора вони були в бібліотеці. 2. Зараз вони в школі. 3. Завтра вони будуть у театрі. 4. У даний момент його тут немає. 5. У неділю він буде на концерті. 6. Минулої суботи він був на стадіоні. 7. Мій брат зараз у школі. 8. Мій брат був учора в кіно. 9. Мій брат буде завтра вдома. 10. Ти будеш вдома завтра?

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with can / can’t / could / couldn’t + one of these verbs: come eat hear run sleep wait

1. I’m afraid I ... to your party next week. 2. When Tim was 16, he was a fast runner. He ... 100 meters in 11 seconds. 3. Are you in a hurry? No, I’ve got plenty of time. I ... 4. I was feeling sick yesterday. I …anything. 5. Can you speak a bit louder? I ... you very well. 6. You look tired.Yes, I ... last night.

Exercise 12. Choose the correct word or phrase in italics to complete each sentence.

1. You (must/needn’t) save a file before you turn the computer off, or you will lose it. 2. I’m afraid this is a non-smoking office, so you (needn’t / mustn’t) smoke in here. 3. Employees are reminded that they (mustn’t / needn’t) use the office phone to make personal calls. 4. There’s plenty of time. You (mustn’t / needn’t) to be in a hurry.

Exercise 13. Translate the following sentences using may or might.

1. Вона, можливо, змінить свою думку. 2. Можна ми підемо в кіно? 3. Завтра може піти сніг. 4. Ви можете починати виконувати це завдання? 5. Можливо, вона зараз на роботі.

Exercise 14. Make up questions using the words in brackets.

1. My friend moved to a new flat (when). 2. He rewrote the last two sentences (why). 3. Olga passed all her exams (how). 4. Our football teams lost the game (why).

Exercise 15. Put one of this verbs in each sentence in the correct form and translate them. catch cost drink fall hurt sell spend teach throw win

1.How did you learn to drive? My father ... me. 2. We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we ... it. 3. I was very thirsty. I ... the water very quickly. 4. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than me, so he ... easily. 5. Don ... down the stairs this morning and ... his leg. 6. Jim ... the ball to Sue, who ... it. 7. Ann ... a lot of money yesterday.

Exercise 16. Translate the following.

1. Я бачив вас в центрі міста минулого тижня. 2. Коли вона вступила до університету? 3. Вони вчора не грали в футбол. 4. Вона не працювала ще місяць тому. 5. Чому ти не розповів мені про нього? 6. Де і коли ви зустрічались з ними? 7. Ми були там сьогодні о сьомій годині ранку. 8. Як зіграла вчора наша футбольна команда? 9. Коли вона сказала вам про це? 10. Кого ви запросили на свято минулого тижня? 11. Що вони зробили? 12. Які іноземні мови ви вивчали в школі?

TEST B

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use I /me, he /him, she/her etc.

1. I don’t like dogs. I’m afraid of ... 2. I’m talking to you. Please listen to ... 3. We want the photographs. Can you bring ... 4. Where is Ann? I want to talk to ... 5. My brother has a new job. ... doesn’t like ... very much. 6. George is a very nice man. I like ... 7. She wants the keys. Can you give ... to ...

Exercise 2. Insert personal pronouns in the necessary case:

1. On my way home …met Peter and told ... about the trip. 2. I need this book badly. …can’t prepare …report without ... 3. I don’t know the way to the railway station. Couldn’t …show it to ...? 4. We are going to spend the summer in the country. Will …join ...? 5. Wait for us at the bus stop ... shall be back in no time. 6. If you give me your address, ... shall write to ... 7. I know this woman ... works at the factory with …mother. 8. If I see Helen, I’ll ask ... to ring ... up tomorrow. 9. I  like this radio set very much. Where did …buy ...? 10. You are to be here at 7. We’ll be waiting for ...

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions.

Model: What is there in the middle of your room? – There is a round table there.

1. How many rooms are there in your сompany’s office? 2. What is there in the middle of your room? 3. What is there near the window? 4. What is there opposite the door? 5. What is there in the corner of the room? 6. What is there on the walls of the room? 7. How many windows are there in the room? 8. Are there any tables in the room? 9. How many telephones are there in your office? 10. Are there any computers in your office?

Exercise 4. Make the following sentences negative and ask a question.

1. There is a little girl in the room. 2. There was a telex on the table. 3. There are students there. 4. There were forks on the table. 5. There are telexes on the desk. 6. There were women in the room. 7. There are fifty children at the nursery-school.

Exercise 5. Fill in the gaps with is / are.

1. There ...only a Russian book on the table but there …no English book on it. 2. There…six hundred workers at this factory . 3. ... there a school in your village? Yes, there ... 4. There ... forks, spoons and knives on the table but there ... no cups on it. 5. ... there cheese and ham on the table now? Yes, there ... 6. ... there a bath-room in Ann’s flat? Yes, there ... 7. There ... a tea-pot and three cups on the table.

Exercise 6. Fill the blank with much, many, little or few.

1. Did you take ... photographs when you were on holiday? 2. He isn’t very popular. He has ... friends. 3. I’m not very busy today. I haven’t got ... work to do. 4. I can’t eat all of it. There is too ... soup in the plate.

Exercise 7. Put in little / a little / few / a few.

1. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got ... patience. 2.Would you like ... milk in your coffee? Yes, please. 3. This is a very boring place to live. There’s ... things you can do here. 4. Most of the town is modern. There are ... old buildings. 5. The weather has been very dry recently. We’ve had ... rain.

Exercise 8. Put in the necessary form of the verb to be in Past Simple.

1. ... he at school yesterday? No, he ... not. He ... ill. 2 ... they students last year? No, they ... pupils. 3. There ... a lot of books in his room. 4. When ... you at home yesterday? 5. There ... newspapers on the table.

Exercise 9. Put in the necessary form of the verb to be in Future Simple.

1. We ... not ... in the country. 2. He ... a pilot when he grows up. 3. I ... at school. 4. She ... not ... a doctor, she ... a teacher. 5. It ... a good idea.

Exercise 10. Translate the following sentences using the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.

1. Завтра мій дідусь буде в селі. 2. Коли твоя сестра буде вдома? 3. Ти будеш льотчиком? – Hi, я буду моряком. 4. Моя сестра була студенткою в минулому році, а зараз вона лікар. – Ти також будеш лікарем? – Hi, я не буду лікарем. Я буду інженером. 5. Вони не були в кіно. 6. Вони не в школі. Вони вдома. 7. Ви були в парку вчора? 8. Він був у школі вчора? 9. Він був робітником. 10. Вона була вчителькою.

Exercise 11. Complete these sentences. Use can, can’t, couldn’t + one of these verbs. Come find (2) hear see speak eat decide go (2) sleep

1. I’m sorry but we ... to your party next Saturday. 2. I was tired but I ... 3. Ann doesn’t know what to do. She ... 4. I wasn’t hungry yesterday. I ... my dinner. 5. I like this hotel room. You ... the mountains from the window. 6. You are speaking very quietly. I ... you. 7. Have you seen my bag? I ... it. 8. Kate got the job because she ... five languages. 9. I wanted to speak to Martin yesterday but I ... him. 10. Jim ... to the concert next Saturday. He has to work. 11. Paula ... to the meeting last week. She was ill.

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t or needn’t.

1. We haven’t got much time. We ... hurry. 2. We’ve got plenty of time. We ... hurry. 3. We have enough food at home so we ... go shopping today. 4. Jim gave me a letter to post. I ... remember to post it. 5. Jim gave me a letter to post. I ... forget to post it. 6. There’s plenty of time for you to make up your mind. You ... decide now. 7. You ... wash those tomatoes. They’ve already been washed. 8. This is a valuable book. You ... look after it carefully and you … lose it. 9. What sort of the house do you want to buy? Well, it ... be big, that’s not important.

Exercise 13. Translate the following sentences using may or might.

1. Візьміть парасольку. Погода може змінитись. 2. Чи можна йому взяти участь в концерті? 3. Вони, можливо, зараз у саду. 4. Ти можеш розповісти мені все зараз. 5. Ось тепер ти можеш відпочити.

Exercise 14. Make up questions the word in brackets.

1. Jane went to bed early yesterday (why). 2. Tom and Ann talked long last night (what about). 3. Henry telephoned me yesterday from Moscow (when). 4. I read much last month (how many books).

Exercise 15. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

1. It was warm, so I ... my coat. (take off). 2. The film wasn’t very good. I ... it very much. (enjoy). 3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ... her. (disturb). 4. I was very tired, so ... to bed early. (go). 5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ... very well. (sleep). 6. Sue wasn’t hungry, so she ... anything. (eat). 7. We went to Kate’s house but she ... at home. (be). 8. It was a funny situation but nobody ... (laugh). 9. The window was open and a bird ... into the room. (fly). 10. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It ... very much. (cost). 11. I was in a hurry, so I ... time to phone you. (have). 12. It was hard work carrying the bags. They ... very heavy. (be).

Exercise 16. Translate the following sentences.

1. Я познайомився з ним два роки тому. 2. Білл навчився говорити французькою мовою в дитинстві. Він кілька років жив з батьками у Франції. 3. Що ти робила вчора? Ти слухала музику? 4. Які книжки ви взяли в бібліотеці? 5. Батьки Ганни давно померли і її виховувала тітка. 6. В дитинстві Маргарет мріяла стати актрисою. 7. Вони запросили Джона на вечірку, але він не прийняв запрошення. 8. Ми постукали у двері, але ніхто не відповів. 9. Генрі не подивився нові слова у словнику, тому неправильно переклав речення. 10. Хто навчив тебе плавати? 11. Минулого тижня вона не зустрічалась зі своїми друзями. 12. Ми не дивились футбольний матч вчора ввечері.