Vocabulary exercises

Exercise I. Реши, какое из выражений верно. Are these sentences true or false?

1. Lobster is a kind of fruit.

2. Salad is usually a mixture of uncooked vegetables.

3. A lamb is a baby sheep; lamb is also the name of the meat of that animal.

4. A calf is a young pig.

5. Salmon is a kind of shellfish.

6. Oil and vinegar are often used with a green salad.

7. Peas, couregettes, aubergines and cucumbers are all the same colour.

8. Lettuce and cauliflower are vegetables.

9. Cod, hake, plaice and herring are seafood.

10. Garlic is a small onion.

Exercise II. Вставь подходящее по смыслу слово.

Example: I want to buy ___vegetables___ such as carrot, cabbage, potato at the market.- Я хочу купить овощи, такие как морковь, капусту, картофель на рынке.

A toys B stationery C furniture D electrical appliances

E jewellery F household goods G fruit

8. There were _______________ all over the children’s room: teddy bears, dolls and lego.

9. I need to buy some _________________: pens, writing paper and envelopes.

10. There was too much ____________ in the room: tables, chairs, armchairs everywhere.

11. It’s a very cheap place to buy ____ _____ such as washing powder and other cleaning products.

12. __________ _________ such as TVs, stereo and washing machines are very cheap in this country.

13. ____ aisles offer a great variety of fresh and canned vegetables and fruit.

14. She wears beautiful ___________ : a lovely gold bracelet and earrings.

Exercise III. What are the names of these shops?

a. department store b. supermarket c. butcher’s d. greengrocer’s

e. boutique f. chemist’s g. newsagent’s

h. shoe shop i. baker’s j. toy shop

The place where you can buy:

11. furniture, toys, TVs and many other different things;

12. any type of food or household goods;

13. just meat;

14. just fruit and vegetables;

15. fashionable clothes;

16. medicine;

17. newspapers and cigarettes;

18. shoes;

19. bread and rolls;

20. toy, ball or doll.

Exercise IV. Какое из слов лишнее? Which is the odd word in each group?

11. A pork B veal C salmon D beef

12. A salmon B shrimp C oyster D lobster

13. A lettuce B aubergine C tomato D cucumber

14. A peach B onion C mushroom D courgette

15. A chicken B lamb C beef D mussels

Exercise V. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

8. Купи, пожалуйста, морковь, лук, бутылку масла и пачку соли.

9. Это ресторан со швейцарским столом (Swedish Board).

10. Мне понравился хорошо приготовленный стейк.

11. Говорят, овощи, фрукты и рыба – очень полезны для нашего здоровья.

12. Можно мне померить платье? – Проходите в примерочную.

13. Сколько пальто стоит? - Двести долларов, платить только наличными в кассу.

14. Где можно купить канцтовары?

Exercise VI. Write the names of the fruit and vegetables on the picture.