Unit 3

Do the Exercises based on the following grammatical topics:

1. The demonstrative Pronouns this / these, that / those.

2. The Degrees of Comparison of the Adjective.

3. The Article.

4. The Prepositions of time at / in / on.

5. The Numeral.

6. The Past Continuous Tense.

TEST A

Exercise 1. Give the plural of the following.

1. This phone in the office is out of order. 2. That blouse is made of silk. 3. This is an excellent painting. 4. This purse isn’t made of leather. 5. That is my neighbour’s car. 6. This room is very large. 7. Has this lady a knife? 8. This lady is that gentleman’s wife. 9. This shoe is too large for my foot. 10. This key is made of steel. 11. This is my friend’s study. 12. That ship is a Russian one. 13. Is that a plane? 14. Is this window open? 15. Is that girl your sister?

Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences into English.

Та церква, ці студенти, ця дитина, ті коробки, ці жінки, та країна, ця бібліотека, те дерево, той словник, цей пілот, ті міста, ці кораблі, той банк, цей конверт, ті готелі, ця людина, та гра.

Exercise 3. Give the comparative and superlative degree of the following adjectives.

Shot, long, wide, dirty, clean, dark, light, thick, thin, cold, dry, silly, weak, tall, strong, heavy, happy, big.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions.

1. Which month is longer: March or April? 2. Is Kiev larger than Minsk? 3. Which is the largest city in Ukraine? 4. Which is the largest city in the United States of America? 5. Is the Black Sea deeper than the Caspian Sea? 6. Which is the deepest lake in the world? 7. When days are longer: in winter or in summer? 8. Which is the longest day of the year?

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Я знаю цікаву історію. Він знає цікавішу історію. Вона знає найцікавішу історію. 2. Це довгий шлях. Це довший шлях. Це найдовший шлях. 3. Той телевізійний фільм набагато гірший, ніж сьогоднішній фільм. 4. Моя вчителька німецької мови – найенергійніша людина.

Exercise 6. Insert articles where necessary.

1. This is ... book. It is my ... book. 2. Is this your ... pencil? – No, it isn’t my ... pencil, it is my sister’s ... pencil. 3. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... engineer. My sister’s ... husband is ... doctor. 4. I have no ... handbag. 5. She has got ... headache. 6. Have they got ... car? – Yes, they have. Their ... car is very expensive but reliable. 7. Have you got ... calculator? – No, I haven’t. 8. Is this ... watch? – No, it isn’t ... watch, it’s ... pen. 9. This ... pen is good, and that ... pen is bad. 10. I can see ... pencil on your ... table, but I can see no ... paper. 11. Give me ... chair, please. 12. They have ... dog and two ... cats. 13. I have ... spoon in my ... plate, but I have no ... soup in it. 14. My ... friend says he is going to be ... millionaire.

Exercise 7. Put in at, on or in.

1. Mozart was born …Salzburg ... 1756. 2. I haven’t seen Kate for a few days. I  last saw her ... Tuesday. 3. The price of electricity is going up ... October. 4. I’ve been invited to a wedding ... 14 February. 5. Hurry up ! We’ve got to go ... five minutes. 6. I’m busy just now but I’ll be with you ... a moment.

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences. Each time use at, on or in + one of the following: the evening 1492 Sundays night

1. Columbus made his first voyage from Europe to America ... 2. In Britain most people do not work ... 3. If the sky is clear, you can see the stars ... 4. After working hard during the day, I like to relax ...

Exercise 9. Read and write the following cardinal numerals. Form and write ordinal numerals from them.

3, 44, 33, 13, 30, 4, 414, 331, 14, 40, 5, 15, 50, 20, 8, 18, 125, 200, 230, 80.

Exercise 10. Translate the following into English.

перший поверх, три олівці, п’ятий день, десять міст, друга людина, сьомий рік, чотири комп’ютери, тринадцять осіб, п’ятнадцята кімната, десятий будинок, п’ята квартира, двадцять другий текст, дві квітки.

Exercise 11. Read and write the following dates.

1218, 1475, 1509, 1600, 1812, 1941, 1900, 1917, 1965, 1970, 1953.

Exercise 12. Translate the following sentences into English.

у 1945 році, 9-го травня, у п’ятницю, у вересні, о 5-й годині, вранці, восени.

Exercise 13. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1. I (to go) to the theatre yesterday. 2. At seven o’clock yesterday I (to go) to the theatre. 3. What you (to do) at 5 o’clock yesterday? – I (to play) the piano. 4. When I (to come) to university, the students (to stand) near the classroom. 5. We (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday. 6. When I (to pre­pare) breakfast in the morning, I (to cut) my finger. 7. Last year I (to go) to the United States. 8. You (to go) to Great Britain last year? – No, I (to go) to France. 9. What you (to do) yesterday? – I (to translate) a very long article. 10. When I (to ring) up my friend, he (to sleep). 11. When grandfather (to watch) TV, he (to fall) asleep. 12. When my friend (to come) to see me, I (to do) my homework. 13. When I (to go) to the stadium, I (to meet) Kate and Ann. 14. When Nick (to ring) me up yesterday, I (to help) mother. 15. Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?

Exercise 14. Make the following interrogative and negative.

1. She was standing alone before the fire. 2. They were crossing the street at the wrong place. 3. I was listening to their conversation. 4. They were talking about our party. 5. George was preparing for his examination the whole day. 6. She was playing the piano when you came in. 7. The children were doing their homework at six. 8. Their son was going to be a painter.

Exercise 15. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Вони переходили вулицю в неправильному місці. 2. Вона не намагалась одержати відмінно, коли складала іспит. 3. Я зустрів його, коли йшов до університету. 4. Ми не розмовляли на цю тему вчора, коли разом обідали в ресторані. 5. Про що ви розмовляли, коли він зайшов до кімнати? 6. Він не спав, коли ми повернулись пізно ввечері. 7. Чим вона займалась вчора з 19.00 до 21.00? 8. Він читав газету, коли хтось постукав в двері. 9. Ми не намагались його зрозуміти в той момент. 10. Ми не обідали вдома вчора о 14.00. 11. Він не їхав швидко, коли трапилась аварія. 12. Він не слухав, коли ви йому про це говорили. 13. З ким він розмовляв, коли ми його бачили вчора? 14. Він дивився телевізор, коли задзвонив телефон. 15. Коли ми увійшли, гості танцювали.

TEST B

Exercise 1. Give the plural of the following.

1. This is a spider. 2. That is a snail. 3. This is a space film. 4. That is a cartoon. 5. This is a star. 6. That is a boy. 7. This is a baby. 8. That isn’t a goose. 9. That is a flower. 10. That is a bookshelf. 11. Is this a sofa? 12. Is this a bookcase? 13. Is this a man? 14. Is that a ball? 15. This isn’t a mountain.

Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences into English.

Цей автобус, ті доповіді, ці фотоапарати, та машина, це яблуко, ті столиці, цей коледж, ця вечірка, та зупинка, той рік, ці фільми, ті сім’ї, та вулиця, ця тварина, той незнайомець.

Exercise 3. Give the comparative and superlative degree of the following adjectives.

Beautiful, old, bad, great, poor, large, good, brave, cheap, hot, pretty, friendly, careful, stupid, narrow, dangerous, young.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions.

1. Which is the shortest month of the year? 2. When is it warmer: in April or in May? 3. When is it colder: in October or in November? 4. Which country is larger: England or the United States of America? 5. Which is the highest mountain in the world? 6. Is literature more interesting than grammar? 7. Is chemistry more difficult than physics? 8. Which is the most difficult subject and which is the most interesting subject?

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Його робота дуже важлива. Його робота важливіша. Моя робота найважливіша. 2. Це погана тема. Це ще гipшa тема. Це найгірша тема. 3. Яка найсмішніша телевізійна програма? 4. Це були найщасливіші дні в її житті.

Exercise 6. Insert articles where necessary.

1. Не hasn’t got ... car. But he’s got ... computer ... computer is new. 2. My ... friends have got ... cat and ... dog ... dog never bites ... cat. 3. This is ... tree ... tree is green. 4. І can see three ... boys ... boys are playing. 5. I have ... bicycle ... bicycle is black. My ... friend has no ... bicycle. 6. Our ... room is large. 7. We wrote ... dictation yesterday ... dictation was long. 8. She has two ... daughters and one ... son. Her ... son is ... pupil. 9. Last year I gave my ... mother ... bracelet for her ... birthday. She liked ... bracelet. 10. My ... brother’s ... friend has no ... dog. 11. This ... pencil is broken. Give me that ... pencil, please. 12. She has ... ball ... ball is ... big. 13. I got ... letter from my ... friend yesterday ... letter was interesting. 14. When they were in Geneva, they stayed at ... hotel. Sometimes they had dinner at ... hotel and sometimes in ... restaurant.

Exercise 7. Put in at, on or in.

1. Jenny’s brother is an engineer but he is out of work ... the moment. 2. There are usually a lot of parties ... New Year’s Eve. 3. I hope the weather will be nice ... the weekend. 4. ... Saturday night I went to bed ... 11 o’clock. 5. I don’t like traveling ... night. 6. We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived ... 5 o’clock ... the morning.

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences. Each time use at, on or in + one of the following: about 20 minutes 21 July 1969 the 1920s the same time

1. The first man walked on the moon ... 2. It’s difficult to listen if everyone is speaking ... 3. Jazz became popular in the United States ... 4. I’m just going out to the shop. I’ll be back ...

Exercise 9. Read and write the following cardinal numerals. Form and write ordinal numerals from them.

4, 14, 21, 82, 33, 55, 96, 101, 557, 67, 79, 41, 53, 972, 20521, 43, 50, 32, 40, 22.

Exercise 10. Translate the following sentences into English.

дев’ятий місяць, шість машин, п’ятнадцяте травня, друга дружина, тридцять другий зуб, десять дерев, сьомий урок, третя контора, сімнадцята вправа, девяносто п’ята сторінка, п’ятдесят кілограмів, перша гра.

Exercise 11. Read and write the following dates.

1340, 1999, 2003, 1489, 1635, 1819, 1175, 2006, 1722, 1591, 1450.

Exercise 12. Translate the following into English.

у 1917 році, 18-го квітня, у вівторок, у серпні, о 10-й годині, увечері, влітку.

Exercise 13. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1. I (to play) computer games yesterday. 2. I (to play) computer games at five o’clock yesterday. 3. He (to play) computer games from two till three yesterday. 4. We (to play) computer games the whole evening yesterday. 5. My brother (not to play) tennis yesterday. He (to play) tennis the day before yesterday. 6. My sister (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. She (to play) the, piano the whole evening. 7. When I came into the kitchen, mother (to cook). 8. She (to cook) the whole day yesterday. 9. We (to wash) the floor in our flat yesterday. 10. We (to wash) the floor in our flat from three till four yesterday. 11. You (to do) your homework yesterday? 12. You (to do) your homework from eight till ten yesterday? 13. Why she (to sleep) at seven o’clock yesterday? 14. He (to sit) at the table the whole evening yesterday. 15. What Nick (to do) when you came to his place?

Exercise 14. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Dick was making a report at seven o’clock. 2. Olga was preparing for her exam all night long. 3. Tom and Bob were watching TV the whole evening. 4. Charles was taking his credit at five o’clock. 5. Ann was writing a letter when I came to her. 6. When I saw Betty she was laughing gaily. 7. Ann was singing a song when I came in. 8. Peter was reading a book the whole evening.

Exercise 15. Translate these sentences into English.

1. О четверть на сьому вони займались англійською мовою. 2. Вони вчили нові слова з третьої до п’ятої години. 3. Був вечір. Олена читала книжку, а я писав листа. 4. Що ти робила вчора в цей час? Я писала доповідь в бібліотеці. 5. Що ти робив учора о десятій годині ранку? Я провідував свого хворого друга. 6. Він спав, коли до нього прийшли друзі. 7. Ви дивились телевізор вчора о 10 годині вечора? 8. Я думав над дуже складним питанням, коли раптом задзвонив телефон. 9. Вчора о сьомій ми не обговорювали це питання. 10. Він керував автомобілем, коли відчув біль. 11. Що ви робили вчора о 5 годині вечора? 12. Студенти переходили дорогу, коли міліціонер зупинив їх. 13. Коли ми вийшли із дому, йшов сильний дощ. 14. Коли вона йшла на роботу, вона зустріла свою подругу. 15. Хлопці їхали на автомобілі, коли сталась аварія.