Практическая грамматика английского языка. Учебное пособие

1.There is someone in the Dean’s office.

2.Our monitor knows everything.

3.There is no valuable information in this report.

4.The lecturer suggested some exercises to teach the students how to use dictionaries.

5.Does anyone know that earlier civil engineering was not distinguished from other branches of engineering?

6.Peter is somewhere at the University but I can’t find him.

7.Everybody considers houses to be more than just bricks and mortar.

VII. Ответьте на вопросы, содержащие вопросительные,

относительные и взаимные местоимения:

1.Who is your best friend?

2.How long have you known each other?

3.Which of you speaks English fluently?

4.What faculty do you study at?

5.Have you passed the exam that you’ve been preparing for?

6.What is the man who tackles problems of civil engineering?

7.Do you agree that all prefabricated buildings resemble each other to such extent that you may easily lose your way?

VIII. Заполните пропуски неопределёнными (количест-

венными) местоимениями: much/many/a lot of little/ a few/a little/few.

1.There aren't ... hotels in this city.

2.Paula hasn't got ... money.

3.I like reading, I have ... of books.

4."Have you got any money?" – "Yes, ... ."

5."Does your friend speak English?" – "Yes, ... ."

6.Your English is very good. You make very ... mistakes.

7.Hurry! We've got ... time.

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IX. Переведите предложения с английского на русский язык. Найдите в каждом из них местоимения и определите его разряд:

1.I think there cannot be any misunderstanding among such close friends.

2.Everything students study at the University has some practical use in their daily life.

3.The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it.

4.Who helps him in his research work?

5.These two methods are interesting. We’ll apply both.

6.You’ll have to finish this work yourself. Nobody can do it better than you.

7.In the future we shall not be able to provide each of us with the job.

X.Выполните обзорный перевод с русского на английский язык:

1.Вы читали что-нибудь о новых прогрессивных методах в строительстве?

2.Я никому не говорил о своем плане.

3.У нее нет учебника. Я могу дать ей свой.

4.Он не может выполнить эту работу сам. Помогите ему.

5.Современные многоэтажные дома иногда похожи друг на друга.

6.Любой инженер должен уметь сделать правильный выбор нужного строительного материала.

7.Некоторые виды строительных материалов, появившиеся сравнительно недавно, иногда состоят из одного полимера.

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3. ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНОЕ. СТЕПЕНИ СРАВНЕНИЯ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ И НАРЕЧИЙ

I. a) Найдите прилагательные по формальным признакам, затем переведите их на русский язык:

university, windy, analyze, gradual, electric, intensively, practical, operation, independent, naturally, arctic, technical, society, symbolic, builder, ecological, anxious, communication, central, usable, blue-eyed, Polish, anti-fascist, expensive.

b) Образуйте прилагательные, добавляя суффиксы: -ful, -

ic, - ous (-ious), -y, -ant (-ent), -al (-ial), able (-ible), -ed, - less, -ive. Переведите полученные прилагательные на русский язык:

danger, dirt, to rely, experiment, origin, to wash, magnet, expense, flex, to use, to excel, to resist, industry, to act, effect, home, help, to differ, culture, history, beauty, frost, center.

II. Заполните пропуски, используя слова из списка:

Brazilian, Polish, Germany, Kuwaiti, French, Oman, Italian, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Japanese, Swedish, China, Greece, British, American, Israeli, Indian, Mexico, Korean, Danish, Pakistan, Portuguese, Senegal, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwanese, Thai, Spain, Finnish, Scotland, Dutch, the Czech Republic.

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IV. Сравните предметы, используя сравнительную и превосходную степени сравнения прилагательных. Напишите предложения как в образце:

a)Your wallpaper is very nice. (Yours/Ours) – Yours is nicer. Ours is the nicest.

1.Your carpet is very soft. (Mine/Theirs)

2.Your bedroom is very big. (Hers/His)

3.Your kitchen is very cosy. (Theirs/Ours)

4.Your refrigerator is good. (His/Mine)

5.Your microwave oven is very narrow. (His/Ours)

6.Your washing machine is modern. (Theirs/Hers)

7.Your kitchen table is very convenient. (Ours/Mine)

8.Your sofa and armchairs are comfortable. (His/Hers)

b) This five-metres line is long. => The ten-metres line is longer. => The twenty-metres line is the longest of all.

1.A 100-watt lamp is bright.

2.The Caucasus are high.

3.Coal is hard.

4.Our teacher is rather old, he is 70.

5.Our professor’s assistant is young.

6.This room is large.

7.Summer in Asia is hot and dry.

V. Заполните пропуски:

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VI. Сравните информацию о трёх странах и заполните пропуски в предложениях ниже:

1.Canada is _______ than ________ . (small)

2.The coastline of ________ is ________ than the coastline of the UK. (long)

3.___________ has ___________ population. (big)

4.Russia and the USA have ____________ population than

______. (young)

5.__________ has __________ birth rate. (high)

6.People in __________ have _________ lives than people in Canada. (short)

7.__________ is ___________ country of the four. (poor)

8.__________ has __________ unemployment rate. (low)

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VII. a) Вставьте AS или THAN.

1.The film wasn't as good _________ I thought it would be.

2.The holiday was more expensive _________ we expected.

3.This classroom is a lot bigger __________ the next one.

4.Portable CD players aren't as small __________ mp3 players.

5.I've got less time ___________ I used to have.

6.He's not really __________ tall as he looks on TV.

b)Закончите предложения о разных видах транспорта как показано в примере:

car, bicycle, motorbike, train, plain, helicopter, underground, ship, boat, ferry, tram, trolleybus

The car is faster than the bicycle.

1. ... is slower than ... .

2. ... is the slowest of all.

3. ... is more expensive than ... .

4. ... is as fast as ... .

5. ... is not as cheap as ... .

6. ... is not as safe as ... .

7. ... is the most dangerous of all.

8. ... is the cheapest of all.

9. ... is not as convenient as ... .

10. ... is more comfortable than ... .

11. ... is the safest of all.

12. ... is the most expensive of all.

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VIII. Раскройте скобки, используя конструкцию "the ... the" в значении "чем ... тем":

The more beautiful the picture, the more pleasant it is to look at it. – Чем красивее картина, тем приятнее на неё смотреть.

1.(responsible) you are, (few) problems you get.

2.(popular) the person is, (little) spare time he has.

3.(many) cigarettes you smoke, (bad) it is for your health.

4.(modern) the car, (expensive) it is.

5.(tall) the person, (thin) he usually is.

6.(hard) you work, (tired) you feel.

7.(nervous) you are, (many) mistakes you make.

8.(large) the house, (difficult) it is to keep it tidy.

9.(long) the flight, (hungry) you feel.

10.(good) dictionary you use, (good) your knowledge is.

IX. Составьте предложения при помощи конструкции "much (far) + сравнительная степень прилагательного + than" в значении "намного, значительно":

Chinese / much / difficult / French-Chinese is much more difficult than French.

1.A plane / much / fast / a train

2.Northern Ireland / far / small / Australia

3.Dogs / much / clever / cats?

4.Diamonds / far / expensive / rubies

5.Discos / much / noisy / cinemas.

6.The Mediterranean / far / warm / the Baltic Sea

7.Football / much / dangerous / golf

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X. Исправьте ошибки, где необходимо:

1.New York is bigger of Rome.

2.The River Nile is more long than the River Thames.

3.Meat is less healthier than vegetables.

4.Which is more worse – cold weather or rainy weat her?

5.Leather shoes are more good than plastic shoes.

6.It's more warmer in Spain than in England.

7.People say TV programmes are badder than they used to be.

8.Which is more far from London – Moscow or New Yo rk?

9.That was the bad meal I've ever eaten. It was disgusting!

10.Pollution of the ground is most serious in area A than in B.

11.Sending the goods by air is certainly the most quick but it's also the most expensive.

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4. ПРЕДЛОГИ

Предлоги времени

I. Прочитайте и переведите на русский язык, обращая внимание на предлоги времени:

1.They usually finish their work at 6.30 p.m.

2.I should be free by 3 o’clock. If the meeting doesn’t end on time, I shall have to leave.

3.We go to the country at weekends.

4.Let’s go to England next year.

5.On Sundays I don’t get up till 11 o’clock.

6.In the evening my father watches TV.

7.I was born on the 1st of May, in 1993.

II.Заполните пропуски следующими предлогами during, at, in, on, of или не ставьте предлог, если такая необходимость отсутствует:

1.My friend finishes his work early ____ Fridays.

2.The students aren’t here ____ the moment.

3.I’d like to hold our next meeting ____ the 23rd ____ March.

4.He will come back ____ a few minutes.

5.Can you come to tea with us ____ next Sunday.

6.Sue often finishes work ____ 5 p.m.

7.She wrote this article ____ her holiday.

III. Поставьте слова в правильном порядке:

Образец: Summer, in, visit, grandparents, our, we, usually. In Summer we usually visit our grandparents.

1.the, in, I, usually, evening, do, homework, my.

2.we, weekends, play, at, football, friends, with.

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