Грамматика. Практикум

(A) FEW, (A) LITTLE, MUCH, MANY

EXERCISE № 89. Take part of the Speaker B and answer the questions with a few/a little.

Model: How many people are there in the room? - A few.

EXERCISE № 90.Paraphrase the following words in bold type using little, a little, few, a few.

Model: I'd like to say some words. — I would also like to say a few words.

3.It is no use asking him about it. He has hardly 3. I also have little knowledge of the subject. any knowledge of the subject.

4.I go to the theatre when I have some money 4. I also go to the theatre when I have a little

6.I can hardly find any people who can 6. I can also find few people who understand me. understand me.

7.I have hardly any doubt that the problem can 7. I also have little doubt that the problem can be

EXERCISE № 91. Paraphrase the following sentences using few, a few, quite a few, little, a little

1. Only some pupils wrote the test. 2. A small number of people live to be 80 in Russia. 3. I have not much time for studying. 4. He had a considerable number of mistakes in his dictation. 5. She has got some time to prepare for the report.

EXERCISE № 92. Fill in the blanks with few, a few, little, a little.

1.We have ………….. paintings in our flat, but not very many.

2.There is…………..bread in the cupboard. You may take it.

3.I have only…………..cigarettes.

4.He has…………..coffee. Can you give him some?

5.I just have…………..copies of this text, but all are very good.

6.Will you give me…………..water?

7.There are very…………..funny stories in the book. Almost all of them are sad.

8.George is very busy today. He has very…………..free time.

9.There are…………..newspapers on the desk, but there are no magazines there.

10.There is…………..milk in the cup. You may drink it.

11.There was still…………..time before the beginning of lesson.

12.He has…………..knowledge of the subject. You'd better ask somebody else.

13.We got…………..pleasure from the trip, the weather was bad all the time.

14.Are there many vacant rooms in the hotel? - No, there are only…………..

15.Why did you put so…………..sugar in your tea? It won't be sweet.

16.Do many people know about this new shop? - No, only…………..

17.There is…………..light in the room. Switch on the light, please.

18.There is still…………..light here, though it is a dark room.

19.There is…………..sunshine in this rainy place.

20.The plate is not empty, there are…………..apples on it.

EXERCISE № 93. Insert little, a few, a few, a little, little, a little, few. Retell the story. A Plant that Works Miracles

A poorly dressed man limped exhausted into a village. There was (1) …………..rice that year and he had nothing to eat. Hunger gave him a wonderful idea.

"He went from door to door whispering only (2) …………..words, "I know of a wonderful plant. It brings life to those who are dying. Who wants to know my secret?" (3) …………..men gathered to listen to him.

A rich man invited him to his house and treated him to a rich dinner. After that the host asked about the all-powerful plant.

"Come with me, then! It will take us (4) …………..time to get to the place, where plenty of it grows."

They went out attracting as (5) …………..attention as possible. As soon as they reached the ricefield around the village the poor man said: "Here is the plant!"

2.Ann is very busy these days. She has…………..free time.

3.Did you take…………..photographs when you were on holiday?

4.I'm not very busy today. I haven't got…………..to do.

5.The museum was very crowded. There were too…………..people.

6.Most of the town is modern. There are…………..old buildings.

7.The weather has been very dry recently. We've had…………..rain.

EXERCISE № 104. Some of these sentences need a. Put in a where necessary. Put 'RIGHT' if the sentence is already complete.

0. She's lucky. She has few problems. RIGHT

00.Things are not going so well for her. She has few problems. ...a few problems

1.Can you lend me few dollars?

2.I can't give you a decision yet. I need little time to think.

3.There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long.

4.It was a surprise that he won the match. Few people expected him to win.

5.I don't know much Spanish. - Only few words.

EXERCISE № 105. Translate from Russian into English.

EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES

EXERCISE № 106. Change the sentences according to the model.

Model: She has such blue eyes. - She is so blue-eyed.

EXERCISE № 107. In this exercise you have to put in so or such.

Model: Come on! Don't walk ...so...slowly!/ I've never read ...such ... a stupid book.

1.I was surprised that he looked …………..well after his recent illness.

2.They've got …………..a lot of money, they don't know what to do with it.

3.She is a very attractive girl. She's got …………..beautiful eyes.

4.Everything is …………..expensive these days, isn't it?

5.Why did you ask them …………..stupid questions?

6.It was …………..a boring film that I fell asleep in the middle of it.

7.The wind was …………..strong, it was difficult to walk.

8.The food at the hotel was very bad. I've never eaten…………..awful food.

EXERCISE № 108. Make a sentence with so from two sentences.

Model: She worked very hard. She made herself ill. - She worked so hard that she made herself ill.

1.I was very excited about going away. I couldn't sleep.

2.The water was very dirty. We decided not to go swimming.

3.She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language.

EXERCISE № 109. Use such instead of so.

Model: The book was so good that I couldn't put it down. - It was such a good book that I couldn't put it down.

1.The road is so narrow that it is difficult for two cars to pass each other.

2.The weather was so warm that I didn't need a coat.

3.His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him. He has got …

EXERCISE № 110. Complete these sentences.

Model: We had a lot of problems. We hadn't expected to have so many problems.

1.It's quite a long way from your house to the station. I didn't know it was …………..

2.It took us a long time to get home this evening. It doesn't usually take us …………..

3.You've got a lot of furniture in this room. Why have you got…………..?

EXERCISE № 111. Change the sentences according to the model.

Model: What a bright student he is! - How bright he is!

EXERCISE № 112. Insert the article where necessary.

1. What …………..sweet juice! 2. What …………..timely advice! 3. What …………..shocking idea! 4. What …………..smart dresses! 5. What …………..cold champagne! 6. What

…………..killing news! 7. What …………..miserable weather! 8. What …………..deep knowledge! 9. What …………..wonderful life! 10. What …………..choosy girls! 11. What

…………..important matter! 12. What …………..hot soup! 13. What …………..warm autumn! 14. What …………..big surprise! 15. What …………..big money! 16. What …………..cool air! 17. What …………..old coin! 18. It is such …………..fresh idea! 19. Robert gave me such…………..beautiful ring! 20. We got such …………..smashing news! 21. My brothers are such

…………..noisy boys. 22. It is such …………..thrilling film! 23. It is such …………..foggy day! 24. They got such …………..important information! 25. It's such …………..shame that he can't come. 26. He is such …………..intelligent boy! 27. She is such …………..bossy know-it-all. 28. Nobody can cook such …………..delicious food.

EXERCISE № 113. Make the following sentences exclamatory.

Model: Your daughter is very talented.

What a talented girl your daughter is!

How talented your daughter is!

Your daughter is so talented!

Your daughter is such a talented girl!

1.You have a really challenging job. 2. He has a brilliant idea. 3. His secretary is very pretty. 4. The Wolf has big teeth. 5. This water is too hot. 6. Yours is good advice. 7. They are strange people. 8. The room is spacious. 9. They are well-read children. 10. It is a fine day.

(The)OTHER(s) / ANOTHER

EXERCISE № 114. Read and translate the sentences. What are the rules of using (the/an) other(s).

1.I am still thirsty. Give me another glass of water. (one more)

2.I have three brothers. One is still at school, another is at college (one more) and the other (the last one) works and has a family of his own.

3.There are 26 students in our class: 13 learn English, the others (the remaining) learn other (different) languages.

4.Where is the other (the second of two) glove?

5.I need another five minutes (a period).

6.Some people like tea, others like coffee. (indefinite people)

7.Some like tea, other people like coffee.

8.I'll come some other day, perhaps.

9.What other American writers do you know?

others, the others.

1.Гостиницу содержали две милых женщины, одна была американкой, а другая испанкой.

2.Я не мог выполнить твою просьбу вчера, я был занят другими делами.

3.Вы не дадите мне другой номер журнала?

4.Джон поехал кататься на велосипеде, остальные пошли купаться.

5.Нам нужен еще один день, чтобы закончить эту работу.

6.Цены теперь разные: одни вещи дешевые, другие дорогие.

7.Люди приходили один за другим.

8.У него были другие цели.

EXERCISE № 119. Translate from Russian into English.

EXERCISE № 120. Give a free translation of the tale. Mind the use of another, the other, others, the others.

Собака с куском мяса

Собака с куском мяса в зубах перебиралась через речку и увидела в воде свое отражение. Она решила, что это другая собака с куском побольше, бросила свое мясо и кинулась отбивать чужое. Так и осталась она без того и без другого: одного не нашла, потому что его и не было, другое потеряла, потому что его унесла вода.

TENSES

The Present Indefinite

EXERCISE № 121. Spell the 3d person singular of the following verbs. Distribute them according to the spelling (-s, -es, -ies).

Dance, brush, open, try, fix, buy, kiss, like, dry, go, catch, wash, sit, fly, copy, teach, play, pass, begin, say, put, wear, lose, get, hear, dress, take, say, find, deal, point, gain, repair, forget, rise, switch, give, set, tell, fetch, stop, come, stress, look, match, catch, refer, regulate, criticize, finish, study, help, express, clean, wash, go, think, turn, do, wait, march, know, sleep, run, sit, freeze, make, close, develop.

EXERCISE № 122. Distribute the verbs according to the pronunciation of the ending –s: [s], [iz], [z].

Laugh, look, miss, stand, speak, drink, put, catch, drive, brush, ride, walk, open, jump, stay, know,

cough, see, dance, rise, help, listen, match, wish, travel, write, lose, eat, rain, arrange.

EXERCISE № 123. Explain the use of the Present Indefinite in the following sentences:

3.Jemima Jones is overweight. When she meets Brad, an 3. a succession of past actions in eligible Californian hunk, over the Internet, she reinvents narration

herself as JJ, the slim, gym-obsessed glamour girl. But when her long-distance Romeo demands that they meet, she becomes the bone-thin model of her e-mails – no small feat.

4.When he gets to know you he'll realize what a lovely person 4. a future action in a subordinate

EXERCISE № 124. Practise the following sentences in the 3d person singular, making the necessary changes.

Model: We eat our breakfast in a hurry. - He eats his breakfast in a hurry too. We don't know how to do it. - He doesn't know how to do it either.

1.My parents keep their cars in the garage. 1. He keeps his car in the garage too. What about your father?

2.The kids like painting. What about their 2. She likes painting too.

mother?

3.They don't buy canned food. What about their 3. He doesn't buy canned food either. son?

4.They take their dog for a walk twice a day. 4. He takes his dog for a walk twice a day too. What about their neighbour?

5.You like sitting by the fire. What about your 5. She likes sitting by the fire too.

wife?