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

Model: Travelling by car is very convenient, isn’t it? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.

1. If the sea is rough, some passengers are seasick.

2. It is always interesting to meet different people and to try different food.

3. It is better to travel in compartment cars, which have two or four comfortable berths.

4. It is usually stuffy in the cars.

5. Speed is a very important factor when you are travelling.

6. The airplane armchairs are very cosy.

7. There are also some disadvantages of travelling by train.

8. There is no need to worry about your luggage any longer.

9. Travelling by plane is the fastest and the most convenient way.

10. Travelling by train is slower than by plane.

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

1. Atmosphere is a condition of the air in the (Earth) atmosphere.

2. Harrods has 230 departments, a room where you can have a rest and even a kennel for (customers) dogs.

3. Harrods offers a number of special services to its customers including (London) last circulating library.

4. It is (Harrods) policy to stock a wide and exciting range of goods in every department.

5. More people come to Oxford Street, (London) most popular shopping centre.

6. The Export Depart­ment can deal with any (customer) purchase or order.

7. The motels have such attractions as (children) playgrounds and tennis courts.

8. The stewardesses usually cater for (the passengers) wants and needs.

VIII. Fill in the proper forms of the verb to have (have, has)

1. Americans usually … three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

2. Compartment cars … two or four comfortable berths.

3. Many people in Britain … the so-called “high tea”, a meal taken between five and six.

4. Modern trains … sleeping cars and dining cars.

5. Most of motels … air conditioners, TV and room service.

6. People in different countries … different ideas about what is good to eat and what is the best diet for them.

7. Some people … just a cup of tea or coffee with a toast or something similar.

8. The English also say that they … three variants of weather.

9. The English usually … four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.

10. Travelling by train … its advantages.

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

Model: Modern trains have sleeping cars and dining cars. Modern trains don’t have sleeping cars and dining cars. Do modern trains have sleeping cars and dining cars? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.

1. Alaska has half the population of Rhode Island.

2. England has 46 administrative counties.

3. Northwestern California has dense stands of giant redwoods along the coast.

4. The Pacific Northwest has dense coniferous forests.

5. The south of the USA has a subtropical climate.

6. The United Kingdom has the total area of about 242 000 sq. km.

7. The USA has several different climate zones.

8. Two small parts of the British Isles have special political arrangement.