I. Give the plural of the following nouns

address; advantage; anniversary; announcer; bathroom; bellboy; boundary; branch; breeze; city dweller; clothes; coach; dish; doorman; dress; flight; formality; hairdryer; laboratory; lobby; lounge; office; place; plane; poppy; price; sheep; ship; shoelace; signature; spruce; tax; taxi; valley; variety.

II. Put the nouns given in brackets in the possessive case and translate the sentences

1. (London) population is over seven million people.

2. Pressure is a condition of the air in the (Earth) atmosphere.

3. The largest of (America) states is Alaska.

4. The Missouri is one of the (Mississippi) many long tributaries.

5. The UK is sepa­rated from Ireland by St. (George) Channel.

6. The United Kingdom is one of the (world) smaller countries.

7. Washington was chosen as permanent site for the (nation) capital in December 1800 by George Washington.

III. Fill in the proper forms of the verb to be or to have

1. Big shops … very useful to the public as they … a large variety of goods.

2. Harrods … a worldwide reputation for first-class service, it … a staff of 4000.

3. In Britain there … a lot of big and small shops.

4. In some shops there … a special depart­ment where they wrap up the purchases and hand them over to customers.

5. Many of British supermarkets … branches in all the towns of any size.

6. Small markets … a lot to offer too.

7. There … a tendency in Britain and the USA for small shops to disappear.

8. There … big street mar­kets in London, and many small ones.

9. There … thousands of bargains in Harrods twice a year.

10. Today there … 564 branches of Marks & Spencer all over the world.

11. Twice a year, in January and July, Harrods … a “sale”.

IV. Change the sentences into negative and interrogative. Give short affirmative and negative answers

1. At lunch time they usually have cold meat and salad.

2. Big shops have a large variety of goods and sell at reasonable prices.

3. From four to five the English have a very light meal called afternoon tea.

4. Harrods has a worldwide reputation for first-class service.

5. In Britain there are a lot of big and small shops.

6. In some shops there is a special depart­ment where they wrap up the purchases.

7. Some big shops have a home delivery service.

8. Staying at a motel has a lot of advantages.

9. There are lots of escala­tors and lifts inside the store.

10. There is a tendency in Britain and the USA for small shops to disappear.

V. Add question tags to the following statements. Give short affirmative and negative answers

1. Harrods has a staff of 4000, rising to 6000 at Christmas time.

2. There are company doctors, dentists, hairdressers, etc. in the supermarket.

3. There are several big department stores in Oxford Street.

4. There are several big street mar­kets in London, and many small ones.

5. There are two branches of the store in Oxford Street.

6. Today there are 564 branches of Marks & Spencer all over the world.

7. Twice a year, in January and July, Harrods has a “sale”.