10. Explain the usage of the indefinite article:

1. My friend wants to be a receptionist. 2. The speed of this car was 160 miles an hour. 3. What a wonderful view of the city! 4. We booked a room at the Grand Hotel. 5. He is having a rest now. 6. My grandmother, a school teacher, is retired now. 7. A travel agent must know a foreign language. 8. Please, bring me a cup of tea. 9. She usually drinks a glass of orange juice in the morning. 10. She goes shopping twice a month. 11. I am looking for a flat. 12. I’m reading a good book at the moment. 13. It is a pity! 14. It is such a clever idea!

Порядковые числительные (Ordinal Numbers)

Порядковые числительные обозначают порядок предметов и отвечают на вопрос which? который?

1-й – 12-й	13-й – 19-й	20-й – 90-й	100-й и далее
1 first 2 second 3 third 4 fourth 5 fifth 6 sixth 7 seventh 8 eighth 9 ninth 10 tenth 11 eleventh 12 twelfth	13 thirteenth 14 fourteenth 15 fifteenth 16 sixteenth 17 seventeenth 18 eighteenth 19 nineteenth	20 twentieth 21 twenty-first 22 twenty-second 30 thirtieth 40 fortieth 50 fiftieth 60 sixtieth 70 seventieth 80 eightieth 90 ninetieth	100 one hundredth 101 one hundred and first 102 one hundred and second 200 two hundredth 300 three hundredth 1,000 one thousandth 2, 000 two thousandth 2,250 two thousand two hundred and fiftieth 100,000 one hundred thousandth 350,000 three hundred and fifty thousandth 1,000,000 one millionth 1,000,000,000 one milliardth; one billionth

Существительное, определяемое порядковым числительным, употребляется с определенным артиклем: the second year.

Порядковые числительные используются при обозначении дат:

15^th May – the fifteenth of May;

May 15^th – May (the) fifteenth (амер.).

11. Read the ordinal numerals.

1^st; 5^th; 9^th; 11^th; 12^th; 13^th; 22^d; 28^th; 30^th; 44^th; 53^d; 97^th; 103^d; 333 ^d; 500^th; 2, 000^th; 500, 472^d; 13, 000, 056^th.

12. Read the dates.

31^st December; 22^d June; 17^th September; 3^d August; 12^th February; 20^th October; 6^th April, 5^th July, 13^th January, 25^th May, 23^d March.

Reading and speaking

My Family

• Vocabulary list

Study the words denoting relatives.

father, dad

mother, mum

husband

wife

parents

son

daughter

(elder) sister

(younger) brother

child, kid

the only child

grandfather

grandmother

grandparents

grandchild

grandson

granddaughter

great-grandfather

great-grandmother

uncle

aunt

nephew

niece

cousin

father-in-law

mother-in-law

brother-in-law

sister-in-law

nephew

niece

widower

widow

step-father

step-mother

spouse

foster father

foster mother

stepmother

stepfather

sibling

forefather

relatives