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Review of nouns

Exercise 1

Which of the following underlined nouns are countable and which are uncountable?

1.Do you have any statistics on web users?

2.We have a lot of information about shopping on the Internet.

3.Some people dislike shopping on the Internet.

4.Do you have many customers in the US?

5.We don’t have much time to analyze all the data.

6.Do you use much equipment in your company?

7.There’s a camera in reception.

8.We can’t give you any advice on security.

9.The company doesn’t have any problems with security.

10.The website doesn’t have many pages.

Exercise 2

Rewrite each sentence so it contains a word from the list.

1. The students' rooms were of a very high standard.

The students' accommodation was of a very high standard.

2.The rain and snow and high winds have been very bad this year.

3.The chairs and tables and cupboards are arriving tomorrow.

4.There are a lot of bottles and bits of paper at the edge of the sports field.

5.The new things we use cost a lot of money, so look after them.

6.The jobs in the factory were very difficult.

7.The mountains and lakes and rivers in this country are very beautiful.

8.Most of the coats and shirts and trousers were destroyed in the fire.

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Exercise 3

Complete the conversations with a / some / any.

1) A: Can you send me … information about the hotel, please?

B: I’m afraid we don’t have … leaflets here. If you go to their website, you can find … details there.

2) A: Are there … messages for me?

B: There’s … message for you on your desk.

3) A: Do you have … brochures in your office for our Japanese visitors? B: Yes, and I have … product samples as well.

A: Good, because I don’t have … material like that in my office.

Exercise 4

Underline the correct words.

Nanotechnology small scale, big potential

Nanotechnology is the branch of engineering that deals with individual molecules. There has been (1) many / much progress over recent years in (2) many / much laboratories involved in this research. In the US, a lot of government money (3) is / are available through the National Nanotechnology Initiative, and millions of dollars (4) are / is also being spent in the private sector. The University of Rochester is a leader in the field: they are doing (5) an / some interesting research where they are trying to treat diseased cells at the genetic level. Of course, there are (6) a little / a few problems in this area of science and it will take (7) a few / a little time before all difficulties are overcome. In particular, (8) much / many people (9) is /are worried by the safety issues, and it’s crucial that governments provide (10) some / a detailed advice in this area.

Exercise 5

Complete the sentences using the, a/an or no article.

1.I have … idea. Let’ develop … completely new model with extra features – we could call it “Premia”. Of course, it would sell at … much higher price.

2.When we launch … new “Premia” model, we will have to redesign … packaging. We want to differentiate it from … standard model we sell now.

3.Anyone who works in … marketing will tell you – … packaging is very important

– … products don’t just sell themselves.

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4.People say that … money makes … world go round.

5.… money we spend on … market research is only a small part of our whole business.

6.… football these days is much more commercialized than … football they played twenty years ago.

Exercise 6

Complete the email with a/an, the or no article at all.

From: Mandy Ellis

To: Atul Menyani

Subject: Next week

Atul

Thanks for agreeing to look after my project while I am on … holiday next week. As I said when we spoke … last week, the project really needs to be launched by … end of June at … latest. It currently looks as if we should complete all the work on time and within … budget, so you should not have too many problems while I’m in … Netherlands. If you do need … help though, just give Carl a call on 039546. He’s … main engineer on the project and has been working on it from … start.

There are … few things you could do for me, if you don’t mind. Firstly, would you mind sending … email to Frank Smith to see how … marketing team are getting on with publicity leaflets, etc. Also, there’s … report on my desk which needs to be copied and given to Maxine. Do you think you could also write … letter to … company organizing the PR for … project, asking for … copies of all the press releases they have sent out.

Finally, I’m expecting … supplier from … CTR Communications to phone to arrange … meeting. I think the 22nd will be … best day for me. If he can manage that too, could you book … boardroom for us?

REFERENCES

Thanks again for all your help.

Mandy

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Self-check

Progress test

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form.

1.The deal isn’t agreed yet. We …….. still (negotiate) about costs.

2.At its last meeting the Board ……. ( agree) to go ahead with the project.

3.The new model ……. (weigh) less than the old one.

4.He is only 28 but the management ……. already (promote) him to the Regional Sales Director.

5.At the moment the dollar ……. (fall) against the euro.

6.“I am sorry I ……. (not/return) your call earlier – I …….. (show) some visitors around the building.”

7.“Ted, come out for some lunch. You ……. (write) that report all morning.”

8.“.…. you ….. (help) me to install some new software this morning?” “Sorry, I ……. (meet) a client in half an hour.”

9.The prices …… (rise) before we launched our new product.

10.“Let’s discuss it now. Tomorrow I ….. (leave) for the airport by the time you get to the office.”

11.We …… (change) our supplier next month – they are always late with deliveries.

12.This time tomorrow we ……. (fly) to Singapore to attend a trade fair.

II. In each sentence find one or two mistakes and correct them.

1.“I’d like some informations about trains to Kiev.”

2.We couldn’t hear the announcement. The hall was full of a noise.

3.“How many accommodation is there in Venice at this time of year?

4.The person with the MBA usually gets a good job.

5.We stayed at Ritz Hotel in the Paris and saw all the famous sights.

6.A Board agreed to give us a budget we needed to finish the project.

7.“Are you asking about insurance? We haven’t got some.”

8.We got some new equipment for the office. They were very expensive.

9.There is few hope that wild animals will survive in this polluted environment.

10.Another countries have imposed import restrictions.

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REFERENCES

1.Essential Business Grammar Builder. – Paul Emmerson. – Macmillan, 2006.

2.Grammarway 4. – Jenny Dooley, Virginia Evans. – Express Publishing, 2000.

3.Grammarway 3. – Jenny Dooley, Virginia Evans. – Express Publishing, 2000.

4.Macmillan English Grammar in Context. Intermediate. – Michael Vince. – Macmillan, 2008.

5.Macmillan English Grammar in Context. Advanced. – Michael Vince. – Macmillan, 2008.

6.Oxford Practice Grammar. Intermediate. – John Eastwood. – Oxford University Press, 2006.

7.Oxford Practice Grammar. Advanced. – George Yule. – Oxford University Press, 2006.