Fractional numerals Common Fractions

1/3 – a (one) third 2/3 ton – two thirds of a ton

1/8 – a (one) eighth ¾ kilometer – three quarters of a kilometer

½ – a (one) half ½ ton – half of ton

¼ – a (one) quarter 2 ½ tons – two and a half tons or two tons and a half

2/3 – two thirds 4 1/3 tons – four and a third tons or four tons and a third

3/5 – three fifths 1 ½ hours – one and a half hours or one hour and a half

5/6 – five sixths 1 1/3 pounds – one and a third pounds or one pound and a third

Decimal Fractions

1. – nought [no:t] point one 1.25 tons – one point two five tons

1. – nought point nought one 23.76 tons – two three point seven six tons or

0.25 – nought point two five twenty-three point seven six tons

14.105 – one four (or fourteen) point one nought five

Prepositions prepositions of place

in – в	The boy is in the house.
inside – внутри	It is warm inside the house.
at – у	The postman is at the door.
on – на	There is a cap on his head.
in front of – перед	There is a lawn in front of the house.
behind – позади	The garden is behind the house.
between – между	The garden is between the house and the river.
beside – рядом, возле	There is a tree beside the house.
near – около, вблизи	The tree is near the fence.
through – сквозь	We see it through the window.
against – к, на	The bicycle leans against the tree.
under – под	The bicycle in under the tree.
across – через	The post-office is across the street.
round – вокруг	There are flowers round the porch.
by – у, около	This town is by the sea.
above – над	The sun is above the sea.
below – ниже	The cloud is below the sun.
над over за через	The sky over the house is blue. The church is over the river. The postman has a bag over his shoulder.

PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

to – к – в	The postman came to the door. He moved to this town a year ago		in – в – через	He was born in 1952, in February. He will be back in an hour.
into – в	He came into the house.		at – в	They arrived at 4 o’clock.
out of – из	He went out of the house.		by – к	He’ll be back by Friday.
from – от	He walked from the house to the road.		till/until – до	They will be away till August.
towards – к	He is walking towards the post-office.		since – с	I have not seen her since winter.
across – через	He is going across the street.		for – на	Let’s go there for a day or two.
along – по, вдоль	Cars run along the street.		between – между	He left between 3 and 4.
up – на (вверх)	They drive up the hill.		during – во время	He had a snack during the break.
down – с (вниз)	Then they go down the other side.		before – до	He called before leaving.
onto – на	The boy climbed onto the roof.		after – после	He came after she had left.
off – с	He jumped off the roof.		through – с…по… включительно	The shop will be closed April 15 through 20.
			on – в – по	We are leaving on Monday, on the 1st of May. He is always busy on weekends.

Английские предлоги выражают падежные отношения существительных:

The roof of the house is sloping. – Крыша дома (родительный падеж) – покатая.

The postman gave the letter to the boy. – Почтальон отдал письмо мальчику (дательный падеж).

The letter was for his father. – Письмо было его отцу (дательный падеж).

It was written by his relation. – Оно было написано его родственником (творительный падеж).

He wrote it with a ball-point pen. – Он написал его шариковой ручкой (творительный падеж).

The letter was about his life in Canada. – Письмо было о его жизни (предложный падеж) в Канаде.