1.3. Complete the following sentences with the correct variant. (тема 1)

1. Helen is (моя) girlfriend.

a) me b) my c) myself

2. (Их) names are Bill and Ben. (Они) are from the USA.

a) Their, They b) They, Their c) Their, Them

3. Ask (их) about (их) plans for the nearest future.

a) their, their b) their, them c) them, their

4. Where are (вы) from?

a) your b) you c) yourself

5. (Наш) address is 17, Church Street.

a) Our b) Ours c) Ourselves

1.4. Complete the following sentences with a, an, the or – . (тема 2)

1. This is a pen and those are a pencils.

2. the white hat is my mother’s.

3. Peter and James are … brothers.

4. Dave’s girlfriend is … flight-attendant.

5. We have got a children.

6. … notebook is under … bed-table.

7. Is there a wardrobe in the living room?

8. What is the longest river in a Russian Federation?

9. Where is the Mississippi?

10. Is … Paris in … Spain?

1.5. Point out plural form of the following nouns. (тема 3)

1. factory

a) factorys b) factories c) factores

2. businesswoman

a) businesswomans b) businesswomanes c) businesswomen

3. fox

a) fox b) foxes c) foxs

4. child

a) childs b) childes c) children

5. money

a) moneys b) – c) moneies

6. chief

a) chieves b) chiefs c) –

7. thesis

a) – b) thesises c) theses

1.6. Use the possessive case instead of of-phrases. (тема 4)

1. the father of James; 2. the tablеs of the students; 3. the names of the salesmen; 4. the call from Mr. Smith; 5. the surname of Helen and John; 6. the notebooks of my sisters; 7. the letter of my chief; 8. the proposal of Mr. Sage; 9. the wallets of the businessmen; 10. the phone number of their boss.

1.7. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb to be. (тема 5)

1. I … in the classroom now.

2. ‘… you at the University yesterday?’ ‘Yes, I… .’

3. I think my children … good at music and sport.

4. … your brother here two minutes ago?

5. In my opinion Mr. Black … always bad-tempered and pessimistic.

6. … you and your brother at home now?

7. Your calculator and my diary … on the table.

8. ‘… you calm or noisy as a child?’ ‘Yes, I … .’

9. … your wife in America now?

10. ‘… they in Spain last summer?’ ‘Yes, they … .’

11. To my mind our boss … at the conference now.

12. I think he … free next Saturday.

1.8. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to have. (тема 6)

1. I … got a lot of nice clothes now.

2. I think we … a good rest tomorrow.

3. Helen … got twins.

4. He … got any problems now.

5. When I was ten, I … a lot of toys, but now I … .

6. ‘… your sister got any interesting books at home?’ ‘Yes, she … .’

1.9. Fill in the gaps with some, any, much (many), a lot of. (тема 7)

1. There is … apple juice in the fridge.

2. Are there … tomatoes in the kitchen?

3. There aren’t … flats in our house.

4. How … languages are there in the world?

5. There aren’t … people here.

6. There isn’t … cheese in the fridge, but there are … eggs.

7. Are there … fair people in your family?

8. There are … mistakes in the test.

9. There is … cheap furniture in the shop.

10. How … coffee is there in the cup?