Grammar Exercises Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences using «he, she, we or they».
Laura is from the USA.
She’s from the USA.
Laura is from the USA.
Adam is from Britain.
Paolo and Bruno are from Italy.
Lydia and I are from Brazil.
Yvette is from France.
Hans and Steffi are from Germany.
Placido is from Spain.
Bernard and I are from Switzerland.
Maria is from Portugal.
Mr Osoko is from Japan.
My children are quite intelligent.
You and your brother are engineers, aren’t you?
Mr and Mrs Carter are American.
My father and I are fair.
Eric is very slim.
Exercise 2. Write the full form of the words.
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Exercise 3. Use the right verb: «is – are – isn’t – aren’t».
Is litter on the ground? Yes, it ..... .
Are those garbage cans? Yes, they ..... .
Is litter beautiful? No, it ..... .
Is litter against the law in most places? Yes, it ..... .
Are Harold and Nancy in Trafalgar Square? No, they ..... .
Are they English? No, they ..... .
Is it a police car? Yes, it ..... .
Exercise 4. Put in «I, you, he, she, am, ‘m, are, ‘re, is or ‘s».
George is Swiss. ..... is from Geneva.
«Mrs Alexander isn’t English» – No? Where’s ..... from?»
«Are you American?» – «Yes, I .....».
«What do ..... do?» – «.....’m a doctor».
«..... you married?» – «Yes, I .....».
«What ..... your name?» – «Charles».
«..... your name Alice?» – «No, it ...n’t ».
«What does Mary do? » – «..... ..... a shop assistant».
Exercise 5. Separate the two stories.
Alice is sixteen.
Steve is twenty.
His surname is Berczuk; it’s a Ukrainian name.
She is a student from Aberdeen, in Scotland.
Her surname is Mac Allen.
He’s an artist, so his job is interesting.
He is from Australia, but now he is both British and Australian.
Mac Allen is a Scottish name, not an English name.
Alice lives at 6 Menzies Way.
He is from Sydney.
His address in London is 113 Beech Road, NW 2.
She is not very well today.
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Alice
Steve
Alice is sixteen.
Steve is twenty.
Exercise 6. Put in «his, her, their, is, are».
1. Monica and ..... mother .... both doctors. 2. Philippe ..... French, and ..... wife ..... German. 3. Joyce Price ..... a photographer, and ..... brother ..... an accountant. 4. My sister and I ..... American, but our grandparents ..... Greek. 5. Sonia ..... a doctor, and ..... mother is a doctor too. 6. Henry’s mother ..... a shop assistant. ..... name is Lucy. 7. George and Karen ..... British; ..... daughter ..... married to an American. 8. Alice and Bill ..... doctors, and ..... son is a medical student. 9. What ..... your brother’s name? 10. «John and Mathew ..... brothers.» – «What ..... surname?»
Exercise 7. Make questions.
your friend/ a policeman
Is your friend a policeman?
they / American
his father / English
Alice / married
your and your wife / British
John and Polly / doctors
Susan / pretty
Eric’s girlfriend / tall
your secretary / good-looking
your name / Sam Lewis
your boyfriend’s name / Peter
Exercise 8. Choose «there is» or «there are» to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
........ some milk on the table.
........ three students outside.
........ a bus coming.
........ lots of people at the meeting.
........ a house on top of the hill.
........ water in the glass.
........ some news in the paper.
........ a lot of traffic in Regent Street.
........ apples on the tree.
...... an underground station in Picadilly Circus.
Exercise 9. Rewrite the sentences, using the correct form of «have got».
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e.g.
She has a dog. –––––– She’s got a dog.
She doesn’t have a cat. –––––– She hasn’t got a cat.
I don’t have a car. I have a bike.
‘Do you have a dog?’ – ‘Yes, I do.’
He has a motorbike. He doesn’t have a car.
They have a flat. They don’t have a house.
‘Do you have any brothers?’ – ‘Yes, I do.’
‘Does he have a computer?’ – ‘No, he doesn’t.’
‘Does she have a new job?’ – Yes, she does.’
‘Does he have a new camera?’ – ‘No, he doesn’t.’
We don’t have much money. They have a lot.
Exercise 10. Put «do/ does» or «have/ has» into the gaps.
‘..... you got the time, please?’ – ‘Yes, it’s nearly four o’clock.’
‘..... he have any children?’ – ‘Yes, one daughter.’
‘How many brothers and sisters ..... you got?’ – ‘Two brothers.’
‘..... they have an old house?’ – ‘Yes, much older than mine.’
‘..... she got a big flat?’ – ‘Yes, much bigger than ours.’
‘..... you live near here?’ – ‘Yes, I ..... .»
‘..... your mother work in the bank?’ – ‘Yes, she ..... .’
Exercise 11. Add the articles «a», «an», «the» where necessary.
Where many people live together, ... litter is ... problem.
It’s easier to drop ... paper than to find ... garbage can for it.
... wind blows papers far away.
... law punishes people who throw ... garbage on ... streets.
They usually pay ... fine, and occasionally they go to ... jail.
Buckingham Palace is ... family house where ... children play and grow up.
About 700 people work in ... Palace.
Buckingham Palace has ... police station, ...two post offices, ... hospital, ... bar, ... two sports clubs, ... disco, ... cinema, and ... swimming pool.
When ... Queen gets up in the morning, seven people look after her.
Every Tuesday evening, she meets ... Prime Minister.
A traditional English breakfast is ... very big meal – ... sausages, ... bacon, ... eggs, ... tomatoes, mushrooms.
But nowadays many people just have ... cereal with ... milk and ... sugar, or toast with ... marmalade, ... jam or ... honey.
... traditional breakfast drink is ... tea, which ... people have with ... cold milk.
Shall we go by ... bus? – No, let’s go by ... underground.
There’s ... station in ... Picadilly Circus.
Exercise 12. Add the articles «a», «an», «the» where necessary.
... cigarette is made of ... tobacco and ... paper.
We make ... butter and ... cheese from ... milk.
... coffee is ... drink.
We can write ... letter on ... paper.
... child must have ... food.
... sugar is nice in ... cup of ... tea.
I like ... jam on ... piece of ... bread.
... table has four legs.
... postman has just put ... letter under ... door.
Mary wants ... doll with blue eyes.
He is ... reporter. She is ... nurse.
Don’t eat in this restaurant. ... food is awful.
They have two holiday homes, one in ... mountains and ... other at ... seaside.
... room is really tiny. We have to stand on ... bed to close ... door.
... Prime Minister is to make ... speech tomorrow.
`Exercise 13. Write sentences with the given words.
Add the articles «a» or «an» where necessary.
my brother / is / artist.
it’s / beautiful day / today.
Britain / is / industrial country.
it’s / very / difficult question.
salt / is not / expensive.
I / have got / very good idea.
don’t / sit / on / floor.
Exercise 14. Translate from Russian into English.
У меня есть друг. Его зовут Ник. Нику девятнадцать лет.
У моего друга есть сестра. Ее имя Энн. Ей пять лет.
Это мой велосипед? – Да, это твой велосипед.
Это полицейская машина? – Да.
Когда у тебя день рождения? – 20 февраля.
Питеру всегда скучно.
Кен болен, не правда ли? – Да, он очень болен.
Пора начинать урок.
Эти девушки – американки.
Прекрасная идея! Пойдем! Сюда, пожалуйста!
На площади Пикадилли есть станция метро.
А вот и автобус.
Чей это адрес? – Это мой адрес.
Чей это кофе? – Мой.
На Риджент Стрит большое уличное движение.
Можно мне еще одну чашку кофе?
SOME MORE PRACTICE
Task 1. Read the text and correct the false statements.
Harrods is in Paris.
In the beginning, Harrods was a big bakery.
In 1983, Harrods opened a branch in Korea.
Harrods has got 3,000 departments.
There are nine bars and restaurants in the store.
“All Things, for All People, Everywhere”
“Enter a Different World”, it says on the doormat, and this is what you do when you visit Harrods in Knightsbridge, London. Harrods is “the world’s most celebrated store”, says Chairman Mr Mohamed Al Fayed.
In the beginning, though, Harrods was just a small grocer’s shop. It was opened in 1849 and run by Charles Henry Harrod. His son took over and added medicines and perfumes, as well as fruit, flowers, sweets and a van delivery service.
Over the years, Harrods has survived a fire, two World Wars and even two bombings. In 1983, Harrods moved abroad and opened a branch in Japan and later others in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as airport shops in most major European cities.
Today, around 35,000 people visit Harrods every day. It has got 300 departments spread over seven floors and employs over 4,000 staff. It also has eight doormen, known as “Green Men”, as well as its own fire brigade, security personnel, doctors and nurses.
Harrods is the official supplier of certain goods to the Royal Family, and sells everything from clothes to caviar. The Food Halls are still the heart and soul of Harrods. In addition to the nineteen bars and restaurants in the store, there is a bank, a travel agent’s, a dry cleaner’s and the biggest hair and beauty salon in Europe.
January and July are very busy months for Harrods because they are sale times. Over 300,000 customers visit the store on the first day alone. Many people sleep outside the store all night to be first in when the doors open on the first day.
“All things, for all people, everywhere” is the store’s motto. The Harrods name means the best of British quality, service and style. All in all, Harrods is a fascinating place to visit.
Task 2. Reading Comprehension Test
“The Queen’s Day”
A great deal of discussion has taken place about the role, and more specifically the necessity of the British Monarch. Many people criticize Queen Elisabeth II for the £1,250,000 she receives every year and the manner in which she lives. Let's have a look at an ordinary day in her life.
The Queen's day begins at eight o'clock. Usually she listens to the radio, reads her personal correspondence and the morning papers. Miss Margaret Mac Donald, her dresser, prepares her clothes. She has breakfast with her husband, Prince Philip, at nine o'clock. Then the day's plans are discussed with the rest of the family, which often means making long-distance telephone calls.
At 9.30, the real day's work begins with large numbers of papers arriving from Whitehall, where the government offices are. She discusses Current Affairs and other public problems with her private secretaries when they meet at 10.30. Some time later, the Queen visits the kitchens and chooses the menu. Several times each month she sits for portraits.
Before lunch, she holds audiences, perhaps with a lord or a foreign diplomat. The brief lunch is followed by official outside engagements such as opening a new school or naming a ship. Now and then, the Queen visits a race-meeting in which one or more of her horses may be taking part.
In the evening she usually has to attend a film premiere or a banquet given for some visiting guest or she is busy reading papers at the Palace. Rarely does she have a free evening and when she does, the Queen likes to watch television.
Her refusal to give interviews has led to a considerable number of speculative articles in newspapers and magazines claiming to have inside information about the private life of a member of the Royal Family.
When speaking about the Queen, we have to bear in mind that she is rather more an institution than a human being – an institution that belongs to the British scene like the five o'clock tea. Prime Ministers come and go – the Monarch remains. And the longer Queen Elizabeth II reigns, the more important she becomes.
speculative – умозрительный, спекулятивный
bear in mind – помнить
Выберите один из вариантов в соответствии с содержанием прочитанного текста.
1. Many people criticize Queen Elizabeth П for
the life-style she represents
the money she gives to different organizations
the manner in which she lives
the manner she spends her days off
2. Every year the Queen receives
£1,250,000 c) £1,500,000
£2,250,000 d) £1,750,000
3. The Queen's day begins
at 7 o'clock c) at 9 o'clock
at 8 o'clock d) at 10 o'clock
4. She discusses the day's plans with die rest of the family
when she comes to visit them c) on the telephone
when they come to visit her d) at the family meetings
5. At 10.30 she discusses current events and other public problems with
the Prime Minister c) the government officials
her private secretaries d) her husband
6. The Queen visits a race-meeting
occasionally c) every week
often d) before lunch
7. If the Queen has a free evening she likes
to give interviews c) to attend horse races
to read books d) to watch TV
Напишите вопросы к следующим предложениям:
Many people criticize Queen Elizabeth П. (Who ...?)
Several times each month the Queen sits for portraits. (How often ...?)
When the Queen gets up in the morning, seven people look after her. (Общий)
Buckingham Palace was first built in 1703. (Разделительный)
12. There are 600 rooms in Buckingham Palace. (Альтернативный)
Task 3. What does ‘have got’ express?
Ticket to Ride
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
I think I’m gonna be sad,
I think it’s today yeh,
The girl that’s driving me mad,
Is going away.
She’s got a ticket to ride,
She’s got a ticket to ri-hi-hide,
She’s got a ticket to ride,
But she don’t care.
She said that living with me,
Is bringing her down yeh,
For she would never be free,
When I was around,
She’s got a ticket to ride,
She’s got a ticket to ri-hi-hide,
She’s got a ticket to ride,
But she don’t care.
I don’t know why she’s riding so high,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me,
Before
she gets to saying goodbye,
She ought to think twice,
She ought to do right by me,
Task 4. Look at the picture and answer the questions:
1. Are there many people gathered in the room?
2. What is the occasion for this party?
3. Are any children present at the party?
4. What is the age of the people present at the party?
5. Is it a wine and cheese party?
6. Are the guests self-satisfied and important?
7. Why don’t the guests begin eating?
8. What news has the butler got to break to the hostess?
UNIT 2
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Grammar:
Texts:
The Present Simple Tense
Position of Adverbs of Frequency
The Plural of Nouns
1. «People Work at Many Different Jobs»
«Handicapped People Do Useful Work»
«Halloween is a Holiday For Children»
«Touchy Topics»