
- •Друзь ю.М., KoпитькoT.В., Лобановa в.А.,
- •Unit 1. What is economics?
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: What is Economics? Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: what economics isn't
- •Text c: Micro, Macro and Fantasy Economics
- •Business communication
- •Introductions How to Say Hello
- •If you're determined not to be caught cardless again, here are some tips to help you remember:
- •Grammar present tenses
- •The present simple tense
- •The present continuous tense
- •The present simple versus the present continuous
- •Unit 2. Factors of production
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: factors of production Active Vocabulary
- •Natural resources – land and mineral deposits
- •Human resources – labour
- •Information as a factor of production
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Text b:entrepreneurship
- •Text c:Factors of Production for an Innovation Economy
- •Business communication
- •In the office
- •Grammar the present perfect tense
- •The present perfect continuous tense
- •The present continuous versus the present perfect continuous
- •The present perfect versus the present perfect contnuous
- •Present tenses review
- •Unit 3.Types of economic systems
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: types of economic systems
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b:command economy
- •Text c: the good (and bad) model guide
- •Business communication
- •Grammar exercises
- •Past tenses
- •The past simple tense
- •The past continuous
- •The past simple versus the past continuous
- •The past simple versus the present perfect
- •Unit 4. Demand and supply
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: demand and supply
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b. The role of prices
- •Text c: two factors that affect labour supply and demand
- •Business communication
- •Making an appointment
- •Ex.5. Read and study useful phrases.
- •Serge: Hi, Ann. It’s Serge. I’m calling to make an appointment for LeeAnn. She wants to meet Miles next week sometime.
- •A: Good morning. Dr. Brown's office. __________?
- •Grammar
- •Past perfect
- •Past perfect continuous
- •Past Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous?
- •Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous?
- •Past tenses review
- •Unit 5. Free-enterprise system
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: what is free enterprise?
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: role of government in a free-enterprise economy
- •Text c: invisible hand
- •Business communication
- •At the airport
- •Look at the picture. What do you think the phrase Live out of a suitcase mean?
- •Going through Customs.
- •2) Role- play the situations in the airport using the vocabulary of the lesson.
- •Grammar
- •Future tenses
- •The future simple tense
- •The future simple versus the present simple
- •The future simple versus be going to
- •Be going to versus the present continuous
- •The future continuous tense
- •The future continuous versus the future simple
- •The future perfect versus the future perfect continuous
- •Future tenses review
- •The imperative mood
- •Unit 6. Forms of business organisations
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: forms of business organisations
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: nonprofit organisations
- •Text c: franchising
- •Business communication
- •At the hotel
- •In pairs read the following situations.
- •2). Choose the correct options to the questions.
- •Grammar
- •ArticleS
- •IntoEnglish.
- •Unit 7. Money
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: money and its role in the economy
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Money is a medium of exchange
- •Money is a measure of value or a unit of account
- •Money is a store of value
- •Money is a means of liquidity
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: a glimpse of the american, british and euro
- •Text c: a barter way of doing business
- •Business communication
- •On the phone
- •Inquiring about the telephone number
- •If you answer the phone and offer your help, you can say:
- •Useful Language Box
- •Grammar
- •Determiners
- •Numerals
- •Unit 8. Taxes
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: taxes
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Purposes of Taxation
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: taxation in the uk
- •Text c: taxes are good
- •Business communication
- •In company
- •Grammar
- •Pronouns
- •Adjective and adverb
- •Very, too, far, much, a lot, rather, a bit, a little, any, by far, quite, nearly, almost
- •Test yuorself
- •Test 1
- •Test 2
- •Test 3
- •Test 4
- •Test 5
- •Test 6
- •Test 7
- •Test 8
- •Test 9
- •Test 11
- •Test 12
- •Test 13
- •Test 14
- •Test 15
- •Граматичний довідник дієслово the verb
- •Дієслова to be і to have.
- •Часи дієслова
- •Група теперішніх часів Утворення стверджувальних, заперечних та питальних форм
- •Правила написання дієслівних форм
- •Типи питальних речень
- •Загальна таблиця випадків використання
- •Не мають форми тривалого часу дієслова, що виражають
- •Група минулих часів Утворення стверджувальних, заперечних та питальних форм
- •Типи питальних речень
- •Випадки вживання минулих часів
- •Група майбутніх часів Утворення стверджувальних, заперечних та питальних форм
- •Типи питальних речень
- •Випадки вживання майбутніх часів
- •Інші способи вираження майбутнього часу
- •Наказовий спосіб
- •Іменник thenoun
- •Число іменників
- •Деякі іменники мають особливі форми у множині:
- •Утворення множини іменників
- •Класифікація іменників за ознакою обчислювані/необчислювані
- •Випадки переходу необчислюваних іменників у обчислювані
- •Іменники, які узгоджуються із дієсловом в однині
- •Іменники, які узгоджуються із дієсловом у множині
- •Рід іменників
- •Рід іменників в англійській мові
- •Відмінки іменників
- •Відмінок іменника. Форми та особливості вживання присвійного відмінку
- •Форми присвійного відмінку
- •Особливості вживання присвійного відмінку
- •Вживання іменників - назв неістот у присвійному відмінку
- •Іменники у функції означення
- •Артикль
- •Вживання неозначеного артикля.
- •Вживання неозначеного артикля a/an (тільки із обчислюваними іменниками в однині)
- •A/anабо one
- •Артиклі з деякими необчислюваними іменниками
- •Вживання означеного артикля
- •Вживання означеного артикля the
- •Вживання нульового артикля (відсутність артикля)
- •Детермінанти
- •Присвійні прикметники і займенники
- •Присвійні прикметники
- •Присвійні займенники
- •Вказівніслова
- •Кількісніслова
- •Some/any/no
- •Many/much/a lot (lots) of/ (a) few/ (a) little
- •All (of)/most (of)/both (of)/ none (of)
- •Every/each
- •Another/the other/other
- •Either/neither (of)
- •Числівники
- •Займенник
- •Особові займенники
- •Itабоthere?
- •Неозначено-особовізайменники
- •IndefinitePersonalPronouns
- •Зворотні займенники
- •Прикметник
- •Прислівник
- •Ступені порівняння прикметників
- •Особливі випадки утворення ступенів порівняння прикметників і прислівників
- •Appendices
- •Словотворення Word formation
- •Enjoy your reading
- •I, Pencil My Family Tree as told to Leonard e. Read
- •Innumerable Antecedents
- •Money The History of Money
- •Extract 1
- •Extract 2
- •Extract 3
- •Success story
- •The Financier, by Theodore Dreiser Chapter III
- •The Iron Heel, by JackLondon Chapter 2 Challenges
- •Glossary
- •Internet Resources
- •Contents
Situation 1
(R = receptionist, M= Michael, J = Jennifer)
R: Good morning. Can I help you?
M: Good morning. We have a reservation for two rooms booked for us, in the names of Michael McGregor and Jennifer Hunter.
R: Umm, just a moment. Yes, two single rooms with en-suite bathrooms?
M: That's right. We're attending the 'Big Fish Games' conference. Does that mean we get a discount?
R: Yes. We are one of the conference partner hotels, so there is a five per cent discount. Is it for ten days? Is that right?
J: Yes, until the twentieth. That's ten days.
R: Good.
R: Right then. You'll need to fill in a registration form. You can settle the account by card or cash, or cheque, as you wish.
T: OK, thanks.
R: Right. You, Ms. Hunter, are in room 205 and you, Mr. McGregor, are in room 209. If you take the lift over there to the second floor the porter will accompany you with the luggage.
M: Thank you very much.
R: Have a good day!
Situation 2.
R: Good morning. Can I help you?
M: Good morning. I think there should be two rooms booked for us? In the names of Michael McGregor and Jennifer Hunter.
R: Umm, just a moment.
M: We're attending the 'Big Fish Games' conference.
R: Well sir, I'm afraid you have nothing booked. All I have left are two small rooms at the front of the hotel. They will be a bit noisy I'm afraid, as there is a pub opposite.
M: What? That's terrible! How did that happen? What do you want to do, Jennifer? Should we find somewhere else?
J: Well, I suppose we have no choice, really. It's too late to find another hotel now. We'll just have to take them.
R: Fine. I'm very sorry about that.
R: Right, so that's all booked now. Can you sign a credit card voucher?
M: OK. Oh no, I can’t find my card. And where's my wallet?
J: Did you leave it somewhere? In the taxi?
M: Oh no! I think I did, I left my wallet in the taxi. I put it on the seat when we got in. Oh what a disaster!
R: Not to worry sir. We'll help you with that. I'll have phone the taxi company to see if they found any wallet.
M. I can't thank you enough. You have been most helpful.
2). Choose the correct options to the questions.
Situation 1.
1. What rooms do Michael and Jennifer want?
a)adouble room
b)a single room
c)two single rooms with bathroom
d)a twin room
2. How much discount can they get at the hotel?
a) ten per cent
b) fifteen per cent
c) twenty per cent
d) thirty per cent
3. How many days will they stay?
a) five days
b) ten days
c) twenty days
d) a month
4. How can they settle an account?
a) by card or cash
b) by a credit card voucher
c) by cheque
d) they don’t need to pay
5. Who will help them with the luggage?
a) the receptionist
b) the manager of the hotel
c) the porter
d) no one
Situation 2.
1. What is the first problem?
a)The receptionist cannot find their reservation
b)The rooms are too cold
c)They are too late
d)The hotel is full
2. What is the problem with the rooms?
a)They are small and noisy
b)They are too expensive
c)The rooms are too cold
d)There are no beds
3. Michael and Jennifer have a choice:
a) They will find another hotel
b) They will call the manager
c) They will take the rooms
d) They will go back home
4. Michael has lost something. What is it?
a) He has lost his briefcase
b) He has lost his money
c) He has lost his wallet
d) He has lost his taxi
5. In the end the receptionist wants to phone someone. Who does she want to phone?
a)She wants to phone the taxi company to find the wallet
b)She wants to phone her boss
c)She wants to phone her mother
d)She wants to phone her boyfriend
Ex.3. Complete the phrases with the following options.
1. I think there should be __________ booked for us.
two rooms
a single room
a twin room
an apartment
2. You can settle the account _________
by card.
by cash.
by cheque.
as you wish.
3. Take the lift over there to _________
the second floor.
the conference hall.
to the fifth floor.
the lobby.
4.I'm afraid ______________________
you have nothing booked.
there are no vacancies.
we are full at the moment.
you have to find another hotel.
5. I suppose _____________________
we have no choice, really.
it's too late to find another hotel now.
we need to speak to the manager.
we have to take the room.
6. There must be two double rooms booked for us, in the names of ____________________________
Mr. and Mrs. Brown.
McDonald &Sons.
Mr. Havocking and Isabella Rossellini.
Big Fish Games and Partners.
7.What time do you want __________
to leave ?
to arrive ?
to check out?
to check in?
Ex.4. Use the prompts from the box to fill in the missing information.
-How long are you going to stay? - Have a nice day. -Can I help you, miss? –Of course. You may order your dinner to your room. -Is there a bathroom there? -You can settle an account by cheque or cash, as you wish. - We are one of the conference partner hotels, so there is a ten per cent discount. – Would you like a single or a double room? -How much do you charge for the room?
Situation 1.
R- receptionist Y- you
R. ___________________________?
Y. Yes, I would like a room.
R. ___________________________?
Y. A twin room, please. ___________________________?
R. OK, let me check.Yes, there isa twin room with en suite bathroom.
Y. Great, thank you so much. We're attending the 'International Agricultural Fair’. Does that mean we get a discount?
R. ___________________________. ___________________________?
Y. For a week. __________________________?
R. That’s 55 pounds.
Y. Can I pay cash or cheque?
R. ___________________________.
Y. Thanks a lot. Do you have a room service?
R. ___________________________.Here is the key, sir. The bellman will show you up to your room, sir. Just follow him. _________________
Situation 2.
– I think I have no choice. It's too late to find another hotel now. - That’s terrible! What should I do? – How can I pay? -–I wonder if you have any vacancies. – Here you are.- A twin room would be better.
R. Hello, sir. Can I help you?
Y. __________________________________
R. Would you like a single or a double room?
Y. __________________________________
R. Just a moment. Let me see. Sorry. But we have no twin roomsat this time.
Y. __________________________________
R. All I have left are two small single rooms.
Y. __________________________________
R. Right, so that’s booked now. We'll need you to fill in the registration form.
Y. __________________________________
R. You can sign a credit card voucher.
Y. __________________________________
R. Here is your guest’s card. You’ll get the key to your room from the receptionist. Have a nice day.
Ex.5. Read the dialogues in pairs and act them out.
G-guest R- receptionist
Check in.
R.Good evening. Can I help you?
G.Yes, please. I'd like a room for the night.
R.Would you like a single room, or a double room?
G.A single room, please. How much is the room?
R.It's $55 per night.
G.Can I pay by credit card?
R.Certainly. We take Visa, Master Card and American Express. Could you fill in this form, please?
G.Do you need my passport number?
R.No, just an address and your signature.
G.(fills in the form) Here you are.
R.Here's your key. Your room number is 212.
G.Thank you.
R.Thank you. If you need anything, dial 0 for the reception area. Have a good stay!
Check out.
R: Did you enjoy your stay with us?
G: Yes, very much. However, I need to get to the airport now. I have a flight that leaves in about two hours, so what is the quickest way to get there?
R: We have a free airport shuttle service.
G: That sounds great, but will it get me to the airport on time?
R: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes, and it takes approximately 25 minutes to get to the airport.
G: Fantastic. I'll just wait in the lounge area. Will you please let me know when it will be leaving?
G: Of course, I will.
R: If you like, you can leave your bags with the porter and he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.
G: That would be great, thank you.
R: Would you like to sign the hotel guestbook too while you wait?
G: Sure, I had a really good stay here and I'll tell other people to come here.
R: That's good to hear. Thank you again for staying at our hotel.
Ex.6. Read the story and try to choose the right words from the list below to complete it.
En suit, form, left, receptionist, filled in, a clerk, the bar, small change, a participant of, reservation, lobby, checked in.
When I arrived at the hotel I entered the (....1....) and immediately I walked up to the (....2...). I spoke to the hotel (....3....) and I asked her to see if I had a (....4....).
I wanted a single room with an (....5....) bathroom. The receptionist asked me 'Are you (....6....) the Mayfair conference?'.
Then I (....7....). I signed a blank (....8....). Then I (....5....) a new registration form. But after I found out that I had (....6....) my passport in the taxi.
The porter carried my bags to my room, but I didn't have any (....7....) to tip him. Finally, I decided to order a sandwich but (....8....) was closed.
Ex.7. Vocabulary Quiz.
1. When breakfast and dinner in the hotel are included with the price of the room, it is__________________.
2. A different way to say the 'customers' at a hotel, is ___________.
3. A phrasal verb that means somebody leaves a hotel and pays for the room, is ____________________.
4. A phrase that is used to tell a customer/guest that their room is not available for them to occupy/enter yet, is _________________.
5. A different way to say 'reserve' a hotel room, is ___________________.
6. A different way to say 'bags' or 'suitcases', is ____________________.
7. When only breakfast in the hotel is included with the price of the room, is _________________.
8. A piece of paper that shows how much money somebody has to pay for staying in a hotel, is ________________.
9. When a hotel has no rooms available to stay in, it is _____________.
10. When no food or meals in the hotel are included with the price of the room, is ________________.
11. The public area in a hotel where people can sit down and wait for people or relax, is called the ______________________.
12. When breakfast, lunch and dinner in the hotel is included with the price of the room, is _________________________.
13. A phrasal verb that means to arrive and register (give your details) at a hotel, is _______________________.
14. When no meals in the hotel are included with the price of the room and you can cook your own food, is ___________________.
15. The place in a hotel where you check in and check out, is called the ________.
Grammar
NOUNS
Ex.1. Give the plural of the following nouns.
Fog, apple, face, quiz, list, cucumber, master, horse, spoon, tongue, bell, eye, bridge, game, banana, idea, pen, set, bed, tip, lip, test, pin, net, seed, lid, pie, type, pine, page, cage, story, baby, lady, bag, city, day, army, party, fly.
Glass, month, brush, box, fox, bench, lunch, bush, bath, witch, mouth, path, tax, match, cough, louse, truth, boss, patch, dish.
Concerto, tomato, cuckoo, potato, photo, mango, echo, hero, piano.
Tooth, man, woman, mouse, goose, heir, child, knife, shelf, deer, ox, fish, chief, basis, woman-worker, forget-me-not.
Ex.2. Choose countable nouns and give their plural form.
Porridge, daughter, salt, sugar, butter, milk, tea, cake, bacon, toast, pleasure, tea-pot, water, egg, marmalade, mustard, watch, sausage, bread, pepper, soup, fruit, waitress, knife, discussion, chop, beer, potato, orange, export, information, research, accountant, figure, turnover, capital, sales.
Ex.3. Give the singular of the following nouns where possible.
Languages, lilies, ranches, suburbs, watches, echoes, gates, quizzes, means, ladies, pyjamas, figures, heroes, countries, plaice, scissors, oases, pence, elves, benches, sleeves, flies, sheep, sciences, theses, vegetables, oxen, outskirts, sledges, headquarters.
Ex.4. Define the number (singular/plural) of the following nouns.
Hair, watch, onions, boss, athletics, police, analysis, meat, scissors, weather, deaths, people, fruit, passers-by, physics, butter, massmedia, darkness, furniture, halves, macaroni, journey, news, trousers, rice, phonetics, grapes, kilo, dress, spaghetti, cattle, jeans, billiards, oats, progress, buckwheat, clock, women, opportunity, ink, tobacco.
Ex.5. Read the sentences. Write all the nouns in four groups: countable singular (C), countable plural (CP), uncountable singular (U) or uncountable plural (UP).
A gifted conversationalist seems to remember every name, every time.
With a little help and some practice, you can too.
Gather your wits before you meet a new group of people.
If you can, do your homework ahead of time with a list of names that you will then connect to faces.
When you are introduced, pay attention to the other person's name.
Say it out loud as you make eye contact, say it at least once during the conversation, and say it again when you part.
Say the name over a few times in your mind and link it to a visual image: if her name is Mary Jane, imagine her wearing Mary Jane shoes.
Or connect the person with others who have that name; visualize the Ben Lincoln you've just met standing next to Abe Lincoln.
Use rhyming: "Tall Paul" or "Nate the waiter." (Just don't say it out loud.)
Follow up. Reinforce your memory by looking at his name tag, asking him for a card, and writing his name down as soon as you get home.
Ex.6. Complete the sentences using the noun in brackets in the plural form.
Please cut this melon in two ________ (half).
King Henry VIII had six ________ (wife).
The ________ (thief) broke into the house without attracting attention of ________ (passer-by).
Shakespearean ________ (hero) are generally the victims of circumstance.
The police called for _______ (eyewitness) to come forward and give evidence.
Many teachers in schools are ________ (woman) but some are________ (man).
Victor fell off his bicycle and broke two ________ (tooth).
These shoes are too small: my ________ (foot) hurt.
Many kinds of ________ (sheep) are raised for the wool, meat, milk, and skin.
The eyes are sometimes ________ (index) of character.
He agreed that these were strange ________ (phenomenon).
We cannot proceed on such unlikely ________ (hypothesis).
He wished to place certain ________ (memorandum) before the committee.
Television and newspapers are mass ________ (medium) of information.
I like different flowers, especially ________ (forget-me-not).
Ex.7. Complete the sentences using the noun in brackets in the singular or plural.
It is easy when we are in prosperity to give (advice) __________ to the afflicted.(Aeschylus)
Abundance of (knowledge)__________ does not teach men to be wise. (Heraclitus)
Wise (man) __________ talk because they have something to say. (Fool) __________ talk because they have to say something. (Plato)
I don't believe in (miracle) __________ . I rely on them.(Unknown)
To repeat what others have said requires education, to challenge itrequires (brain) __________ (Mary Pettibone Poole)
The big (thief) __________ hang the little ones. (Czech proverb)
(Mathematics) __________ is the queen of the sciences. (Carl Friedrich Gauss)
Greedy eaters dig their graves with their (tooth) __________ . (French proverb)
One kind word can warm three winter (month) __________ . (Japanese proverb)
Democracy must be something more than two (wolf) __________ and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. (James Bovard)
Ex.8.Choose the correct word.
1. There _______ (is, are) natural phenomena that can harm man.
2. A pair of designer jeans __________ (costs, cost) about $200.00.
3. A thorough knowledge of economics _______ (is, are) necessary for investing money wisely.
4. It's said that politics _______ (is, are) very boring.
5. At the end of a lane there _______ (is, are) a house and a barn.
6. One hundred dollars _______ (is, are) too much to pay for a pair of gloves.
7. TV news __________ (sensationalises, sensationalise) all important events.
8. The jury _______ (is, are) meeting now; a decision should be reached soon.
9. ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ _______ (is, are) one of Shakespeare's plays.
10. Physics _______ (is, are) the most difficult course I've ever taken.
11. Marriage _______ (is, are) an important step in every person's life.
Ex.9.Choose the correct word and explain your choice.
1. Advice is/are what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. (Erica Jong)
2. Clothes makes/make the man. Naked people has/have little or no influence on society. (Mark Twain)
3. Wisdom begins/begin in wonder. (Socrates)
4. Beauty is/are internal; looks means/mean nothing. (Unknown)
5. The first 90 percent of the task takes/take 90 percent of the time, the last 10 percent takes/take the other 90 percent. (Murphy's Law)
6. I am still a victim of chess. It has/ They have all the beauty of art -- and much more. (Marcel Duchamp)
7. Too bad the only people who knows/know how to run the country is/are busy driving cabs and cutting hair. (George Burns)
8. Don't lend people money. It gives/ they give them amnesia. (Unknown)
9. For most folks, no news are/is good news; for the press, good news is/are not news. (Gloria Borger)
10. I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of it/them. (Alfred Hitchcock)
Ex.10. Choose the correct verb according to the noun form (singular or plural).
Twenty hrivnias (seem, seems) a fair price.
A hundred dollars (is, are) a lot of money.
The news (is, are) wonderful.
Their wages (is, are) high.
His trousers (is, are) a bit short.
Politics (is, are) interesting for everyone nowadays.
Darts (is, are) a game played in British pubs.
Her clothes (is, are) luxurious.
Linguistics (has, have) developed rapidly in modern times.
A reward of $500 (has, have) been offered for his article.
The Times (has, have) a half-inch front page article.
The police (is, are) investigating this theft.
Your advice (was, were) very useful.
Your hypothesis (is, are) very interesting.
The fruit (was, were) fresh.
Ex.11. Complete the following text by choosing the sutable alternative to each noun.
Every year/years the company publishes its annual account/accounts in a report for the shareholder/shareholders.
The main detail/details concern the financial report.
It contains information/informations about sale/sales, turnover/turnovers, cost/costs and profit/profits.
The document also reports the asset/assets that are held by the company, and the liability/liabilities.
These ones are any debt/debts or cash/cashes that the company owes.
All this data/datas is presented in the profit and loss/profits and losses account and the balance sheet.
Ex.12. Correct the mistakes if any.
The informations you need is in the post.
There’s three hundred people coming to take part in the conference.
The company’s headquarters is in Kyiv.
We have had a lot of troubles with this equipment.
This company makes good quality furnitures.
The travel agency gave very useful advices.
The premises was built in 2001.
Economics are interesting.
The news are very surprising.
This is an expensive equipment.
People you don't know are not a big, amorphous crowds of strangers.
When you introduce yourself by saying your own names, don't use your title.
If another persons is introducing you, just make eye contact and offer to shake hands when you are being introduced.
Ex.13. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate nouns (plural or singular).
I have a ________ but I don’t take many photos.
There are seven ________ in a week.
There are twelve ________ in a year.
A vegetarian is a person who doesn’t eat ________.
There was a good ________ on at the cinema.
There are sixty________ in anhour.
He is not very good at writing ________ .
There were very few ________ at University today.
I want to water the flowers. I need some ________ .
I can speak two foreign ________ .
Victor travels a lot. He has been to many ________ .
Our house is very small. We don’t have many ________ and there is not much ________ in it.
I have a lot of ________ in my group. They all are very nice.
John works for a company that makes agricultural ________ .
Please can you help me with these ________ ? They are very heavy.
Ex.14. Translate into English.
Дозвольте мені відправити цього листа з Вашого комп’ютера.
Дозвольте мені зустріти Віктора та його братів.
Знайди мої контрольні роботи на тих полицях.
Ваші поради дуже корисні, але я не можу ними скористатися.
Інформація була дуже важливою для них.
Яка чудова погода!
У мене для вас свіжі фрукти.
Ви сьогодні слухали новини?
Я вважаю, що лише напружене навчання може допомогти успішно скласти іспити.
Я люблю каву з молоком.
Це не мої гроші, я не можу вам їх позичити.
Поліція ще не спіймала злодія.
Приємно провести відпустку біля моря, якщо погода сонячна.
Мама принесла свіжих овочів та фруктів з магазину.
Хто надав вам такіцікаві дані?
Ex.15. Give the feminine of the following nouns.
Host, prince, male, actor, son, bull, heir, bachelor, emperor, steward, monk, gentleman, duke, gander, sir, earl, lion, husband, nephew, stallion, bridegroom, hero, king, drake, stepfather, god, tiger, boy-friend, boar, father-in-law, barman, landlord, cock, count, salesman, prince, uncle, policeman, conductor.
Ex.16. Give the masculine of the following nouns.
Landlady, doe, policewoman, queen, nun, barmaid, ewe, countess, heroine, mother, empress, leopardess, conductress, niece, sow, manageress, aunt, duchess, queen, widow, hostess, actress, stewardess, waitress.
Ex.17. Rewrite the following phrases as compound nouns (remember that the first noun is normally in the singular).
a holiday which lasts 3 days
a report on an accident
a court of law
a licence to export
research into the market
a person who pays taxes
the manager responsible for sales
a publisher of newspapers
the launch of the product
the campaign of advertising
information about products
list of prices
services for customers
message by telephone
a person who holds shares
Ex.18.Make compound nouns from the following words.
weather
credit
inflation
alarm
market
satellite
container
card
hotel
computer
identity
dish
share
clock
holder
forecast
card
software
washer
research
ship
room
rate
number
Ex.20. Match English compounds with Ukrainian equivalents.
1. Outbreak a) спалах, раптовийпочаток
2. Break out b) бійнапрорив
3. Upturn а) покращення
4. Turnupb) щось загорнуте, відігнуте
5. Outlook а) погляд, краєвид
6. Lookout b) перспектива, оглядовий майданчик
7. Upset а) ситуація, становище
8. Set up b) план, змова
9. Outline а) контури, план_схема
10. Lineout b) пересаджування рослин
11. Overlay а) серветка
12. Layover b) тонкий шар покриття
13. Turnover а) грошовий обіг
14. Overturn b) переворот
Ex.21. Choose the correct form. In some cases, two variants are possible.
the house of Nina b) Nina’s house c) Ninas’ house
a) thecar of the Chief Executive b) the Chief Executive’s car
c) the Chief Executives’ car
a) the market share of NTL is 12% b) NTL’s market share is 12%
c) NTLs’ market share is 12%
a) the newspaper of yesterday b) yesterday’s newspaper
c) yesterdays’ newspaper
a) the students’ canteen b) the canteen of the students
c) the student’s canteen
a) the design of the computer b) the computer’s design
c) the computers’ design
Dr Audley’s job b) Dr Audleys’ job c) The job of Dr Audley
the cat’s food b) the cats’ food c) the food of the cat
a)Ukraines’ economyb) the economy of Ukrainec) Ukraine’s economy
a) the companies’s results b) the companies’ results
c) the results of the companies
Ex.22. Complete the sentences according to the following information.
Anna and Victor are married. They have two children, Katherine and Bob. Katherine is married to Andrew. Katherine and Andrew have a daughter, Helen.
1. Anna is ________wife.
2. Victoris________husband.
3. Katherineis________sister.
4. Bob is ________uncle.
5. Bob is ________brother.
6. Helen is ________niece.
7. Katherine is ________wife.
8. Katherine is ________mother.
9. Victor is ________father.
10. Victor is ________grandfather.
11. Helen is ________granddaughter.
12. Andrew is ________husband.
Ex.23. Put the nouns from the brackets into Possessive Case.
When is ____________(your mother / birthday)?
Do you like ____________(your father / car)?
What is ____________(telephone number / Helena)?
____________is near the city centre. (the flat / my friend).
____________is very good. (Silvia / knowledge / history).
The ____________(report / Research Director) was very positive.
We hope that all _________(customers / our company) will like the new product.
We think it will meet ____________(needs / our customers).
I agree with ____________(opinion / our Sales Manager).
With this new product ___________(performance / next year) will be very good.
Ex.24. Give answers to the questions. Put the nouns in brackets into Possessive Case.
1. Whose bag is this? (my brother)
2. Whose daughter lives in L’viv? (my neighbour)
3. Whose book is on the desk? (my friend)
4. Whose marks are good? (their son)
5. Whose name is Vanessa? (my sister)
6. Whose car is this? (his father)
7. Whose is this umbrella? (Trinity)
8. Whose is this idea? (Michael)
9. Whose are these clothes? (his brother)
10. Whose poetry do you like best? (Byron)
11. Whose are these uniforms? (the soldiers)
12. Whose is this pen? (her friend).
Ex.25. Choose the correct variant.
1. I stepped on (the tail of the dog, the dog’s tail).
2. (The test of Maria, Maria’s test) was written without mistakes.
3. (The leaves of the trees, Trees’ leaves) are green.
4. Have you seen (the newspapers of yesterday, yesterday’s newspapers)?
5. Where is (the cat’s food, the food of the cat)?
6. When is (the doctor’s visit, the visit of the doctor) arranged?
7. Be careful, (the back of the car, the car’s back) is very close to the building.
8. The students have (two months’ holidays, holidays of two months) in summer.
9. Where did you last see (the glasses of your mother, your mother’s glasses)?
10. Is that (his father’s car, the car of his father) over there?
11. (The house’s roof, The roof of the house) is red.
12. (The sun’s rays, The rays of the sun) are very hot at the equator.
Ex.26. Correct the mistakes if there are any.
Always forgive your enemys, but never forget their names. (R. Kennedy)
The only place where success come before work is in a dictionary. (Vidal Sassoon)
Manycomplainoftheirlooks, butnoneof their brains. (Yiddish proverb)
Wise men don't need advices. Fools won't take it. (Benjamin Franklin)
There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, or forbid your childrens to do it. (Monta Crane)
The USA are a superpower with highly developed industry and agriculture.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. (Aristotle).
The best man for a job is a women.
Heat the oil in the pan and fry the onion and garlics for about two minutes.
I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheeps lead by a lion than an army of 100 lions lead by a sheep. (Talleyrand)
Ex.27. Translate into English.
Чоловік вашої подруги добре говорить англійською?
Це зошити наших студентів.
Ви знаєте дітей ваших сусідів?
Дружина нашого сусіда – вчителька.
Як називається книжка твого брата?
Волосся моєї сестри темного кольору.
Здобуті в університеті знання допомогли йому отримати хорошу роботу.
Племінниця герцога не вірила тим пліткам, що розповідали про її нареченого.
Ці новини були опубліковані у вчорашній газеті.
Влітку ми споживаємо набагато більше фруктів і овочів, ніж взимку.
Його поради допомагають мені в роботі.
На відміну від лева, левиця не має гриви (mane).
Поліція шукає злодіїв, які обікрали будинок спадкоємиці графа.
Одяг мого брата був розкиданий по всій кімнаті.
Ці макарони несмачні. Я не буду їх їсти.