3.1 “Who is Paul?” “He’s Kate’s husband.”

Study: Who...? apostrophe s (’s) possession

Who is (Who’s) Paul? He is Kate’s husband.

Write: 1 Paul? / Kate / her husband. ....Who’s Paul? - He’s Kate’s husband. He’s her husband.

2 Kate? / Paul / his wife . 6 Laura? / Paul / his daughter.

3 Laura? / Kate / her daughter. 7 Ken? / Paul / his son.

4 Ken? / Kate / her son. 8 Laura? / Ken / his sister.

5 Ken? / Laura / her brother. 9 Tim? / Pat / his aunt

3.2 Translate these sentences into Russian.

1 John’s coat is on the table. 5 Helena’s car number is LMG 385.

2 Is Ann’s book interesting. 6 Ann’s pen is on John’s book.

3 Susan’s book is French. 7 His friend’s name is Tony.

4 My husband’s family is from America. 8 Where is Polly’s bag?

3.3 Read the text and finish the sentences. Use –’s.

Liz and Philip are married. They have two children, Charles and Ann. Ann is married to Ted. Ann and Ted have a son. His name is Robert.

1 Philip is ....Liz’s ....husband. 6 Liz is ............. grandmother.

2 Liz is ..............…......wife. 7 Ann is ............. sister.

3 Charles is ........... brother. 8 Ted is .............. husband.

4 Charles is .............. uncle. 9 Ted is ............... father.

5 Ann is ..................... wife. 10 Robert is ......... nephew.

3 .4 A) Write the names in the family tree.

1 Eric is Marie’s brother.

2

Marie

Paul is Marie’s husband.

3 Mike is Marie’s and Paul’s son.

4 Claire is their daughter.

5 Christine is Eric’s mother.

6 Christine is Hubert’s wife.

B) Complete the sentences.

1 Paul is Hubert’s ..................... 4 Marie is Mike’s ......................

2 Marie is Eric’s ........................ 5 Hubert is Paul’s .....................

3 Mike is Claire’s ...................... 6 Hubert is Christine’s ..............

3.5 Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need – ’s, sometimes – of.

1 I like ......Ann’s camera. .................. (the camera / Ann)

2 What is .....the name of this town? . (the name / this town)

3 When is ........................................? (the birthday / your sister)

4 Do you like ....................................? (the colour / this coat)

5 Write your name at ........................ (the top / the page)

6 What is ..........................................? (the address / Jill)

7 .................... is near the city centre. (the house / my parents)

8 ....................................is very good. (the spoken English/ Mal)

9 For me the morning is ..................... (the best part / the day)

10 The car stopped at ......................... (the end / the street)

11 ................................. are very thin. (the walls / this house)

12 Whose books are these? They’re … (the books / my father)

3.6 Change the sentences as in the example.

Example: Joyce has got a son. He is fourteen. – Joyce’s son is fourteen.

1 Peter has got a sister. She is very pretty. – .......................................

2 My mother has got a brother. He is a doctor. – ................…..............

3 Ann has got a boyfriend. He is tall and good-looking. – .......…..........

4 Robert has got a girlfriend. She is not very pretty. – ...............…........

5 Mrs Lewis has got children. They are students. – ...................….......

3.7 Complete the conversation with the possessive s- form or of.

Jenny: What’s the …name of the shop… (name / shop) where you bought your new trousers?

Jane: …….. (Luciano / Boutique). The owner’s Italian.

Jenny: Where is it?

Jane: Oh, dear. I know where it is, but I can’t remember the …….. (name / street). It isn’t far from …….. (Charly / Café). You turn right and it’s at the …….. (end / street).

Jenny: Well, I suppose I’ll find it. What was the …….. (name / assistant) who served you?

Jane: Angela. She lives next door to us. She usually works in the …….. (men / department) but when it’s busy she works in the …….. (ladies / department) as well.

Jenny: How much were the things you bought?

Jane: I’ve forgotten the exact …….. (price / blouse), but the trousers were £12.99.

Jenny: That’s cheap. I’ll go there this afternoon.

UNIT 4 NOUN PLURALS COUNTABLE /

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

4.1 Write the plural.

1 flower ...flowers ... 8 woman .............. 15 umbrella ...........…..

2 man ... men .......... 9 address ............. 16 person .............…...

3 boat .................... 10 sheep ............... 17 family ...............…...

4 language ............. 11 ship .................. 18 holiday .............…...

5 watch .................. 12 leaf ................... 19 sandwich ........…….

6 country ............... 13 child .................. 20 city .....................….

7 knife ................... 14 foot ................... 21 mouse ....................

4.2 Put in is or are.

1 ...Is ... the shop open? 3 Where ...... my camera?

2 ...Are... the shops open? 4 Where ...... my glasses?

5 My hands ...... cold. 11 Where ...... the children?

6 My nose ...... cold. 12 Your coat ...... dirty.

7 My feet ........ cold. 13 Your jeans .... dirty.

8 Who ...... those men? 14 Who ...... that girl?

9 Who ...... those boys? 15 Mice ...... small animals.

10 Where ...... the boxes? 16 ...... this book interesting?

4.3 Some of these sentences need a / an . Some of the sentences are right. Put in a / an where necessary.

1 I haven’t got car. ...a car.............. 8 Do you want cup of coffee? …..

2 Salt is not expensive. ... true ..... 9 I never drink milk. ……………...

3 Ann never wears hat. ................. 10 Britain is island. ……………….

4 Are you looking for job? ......….. 11 Jack made very bad mistake…

5 Mary doesn’t eat meat. .............. 12 Everybody needs food. …..…..

6 I’m going to party tonight. .......... 13 Can you drive car? ……….......

7 Do you like cheese? ................... 14 I’ve got very good idea. ……....

4.4 Write statements using the plural where you can.

1 egg / fresh ....The eggs are fresh. They’re fresh eggs. They’re fresh. …

2 water / cold ...... This water is cold. It’s cold water. It’s cold. .......……....

3 clock / old 6 coffee / hot 9 apple / nice

4 watch / Swiss 7 coffee / Brazilian 10 car / new

5 computer / American 8 dog / friendly 11 orange juice / cold

4.5 Some of these sentences are right and some are wrong. Correct the sentences that are wrong. Write “true” if the sentence is right.

1 She’s a very nice person. .........true...................................................

2 I need a new jeans. .......I need a new pair of jeans. or I need some new jeans.

3 I’ve got two brother and four sister. ……………………………………………

4 It’s a lovely park with a lot of beautiful tree. …………………………………..

5 There are a lot of sheep in that field. …………………………………………..

6 Do you make many mistake when you speak English?................................

7 She’s married and she has got three childs. ………………………………….

8 Most of my friend are students. …………………………………………………

9 He put on his pyjama and went to bed. ………………………………………..

10 We went fishing but we didn’t catch many fish. ………………………………

11 There are three people in the car, two women and a man. …………………

12 I like your trouser. Where did you get it?.......................................................

13 The town centre is usually full of tourist. ………………………………………

14 This scissor isn’t very sharp. ……………………………………………………

15 I’d like to ask you a few questions. …………………………………………….

16 How much books did you buy today?...........................................................

17 There hasn’t been many rain this spring. ……………………………………..

18 I’ve already drunk too much coffee today. ……………………………………

19 There wasn’t many good news on TV. ………………………………………..

20 I can’t get much information about the accident. …………………………….

4.6 Look at the words below. Decide if they are countable or uncountable, and write them in two columns.

banana / egg / milk / bread / job / advice / table / furniture / news / dollar / money / salt / newspaper / picture / information / biscuit / cup / work / music / sugar / book / box / day / butter / orange / rice / tomato / cheese / juice / electricity / joke / office / fruit / weather / year / money / group

countable: uncountable:

4.7 Are the underlined words in the sentences below used as countable (C) or uncountable (U) nouns? Explain your decision.

1. We have a lot of bread (U) but we haven’t got many rolls. (C)

2. Paper was originally invented by an unknown citizen of China.

3. The subjects under investigation are seen here reading papers.

4. We use a lot of olive oil in our cooking – and a lot of onions.

5. We haven’t got much flour and we haven’t got many eggs either.

6. We don’t have many sheep nor much meat from last year.

7. We need some burnt umber and some brushes.

8. We saw two deer and a large number of wild boar.

9. Do you have any wood or even any matches for the fire?

4.8 Write a / an (countable nouns) or some (uncountable nouns).

1. We’re out of computer paper. Could you buy …….. paper at the shop, please.?

2. I haven’t read …….. paper for weeks. I just don’t have time!

3. “Hamlet” is …….. great work by William Shakespeare.

4. I’m sorry I can’t go out this evening. I’ve got …….. work to do.

5. I was surprised to see …….. chicken running around the kitchen.

6. There’s …….. chicken, if you’d like that, but there isn’t very much.

7. Would you like …….. egg, or maybe two, with your breakfast?

8. Oh, dear. I’ve got …….. egg on my blouse.

9. We’ve got …….. coffee, I think, though we don’t drink it ourselves.

10. How much is …….. coffee? £1? OK, we’ll have three, please.

4.9 Complete these sentences with an uncountable noun phrase given below: surfing the Internet / fishing / watching TV / bad driving / walking quickly / playing computer games

1. In many counties …….. is something children, especially young children, do for about five hours every day.

2. …….. and …….. are modern activities that fascinate young people in more and more countries.

3. …….. causes most of the accidents on British roads.

4. …….., in lakes, rivers or canals, is one of the most popular activities for men in Britain.

5. Many doctors recommend …….. as a good way to keep fit, but you have to do about five kilometres in 45 minutes.

4.10 Complete the sentences with much or many.

1. You’ve got too …….. milk today.

2. How …….. paper did you use?

3. Do they spend …….. time watching TV?

4. How …….. flights a day are there to Dubai?

5. Do you have …….. money on you?

6. He hasn’t bought …….. fruit.

7. They aren’t going to build …….. offices by the river.

8. He didn’t take …….. time to get the work done.

9. How …….. films have you seen this year?

10. Don’t spend …….. days there. It isn’t very interesting.

4.11 Fashion talk. Amanda is telling Jenny about a fashion article she read in a magazine. Choose the correct word in the brackets.

Do you know when women first started wearing (a / - ) trousers? The first woman to wear ( - / a) trousers was the French actress Sarah Bernhardt. She shocked everyone when she wore (a pair of / a) men’s trousers in 1876. She was brave enough to wear (it / them) in public. Trousers for women (was / were) not acceptable. It was another forty years before women dared to wear their (hair / hairs) very short. But Annette Kellerman was even braver than Sarah Bernhardt. Men and women used to wear swimsuits that looked like ( - / a) pyjamas, with long sleeves and long legs. In 1909 Annette wore the first swimsuit with short sleeves and she wore (a / - ) shorts ending above the knees. But the police came and (it / they) arrested her!

4.12 Helen and Tom are going on a scientific expedition to Antarctica. Complete the sentences about the expedition by putting the following words and phrases into the correct column.

work / examples of rare plants / tent / holiday / free time / animals / warm clothes / luggage

	singular	plural	uncountable
Helen and Tom will need to buy a	tent	--	--
They are not going for a
This is
so they won’t have much
Before they go they’ll need to buy some
but, because they are going by plane, they can’t take much
In Antarctica, they won’t see many
but they hope to collect a lot of

4.13 Choose the correct word or words in each sentence.

1 Are / Is there much / many cats in England? ..... Are there many cats in England? ..........

2 There is / are some people to see you, sir.

3 How much / many would you like to change?

4 John hasn’t got a job / work at the moment.

5 You find good advice / advices in the strangest places.

6 Have you got many / much warm clothe / clothes with you?

7 Hurry, there isn’t / aren’t many / much time left.

8 Be careful; there is / are glasses / glass everywhere.

9 Here is / are the new / news on TV.

10 Can I give a / some food to the animals, Mum?

UNIT 5 HAVE / HAS (GOT) / PRESENT SIMPLE