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a) the newspaper of yesterday b) yesterday’s newspaper c) yesterdays’ newspaper
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a) the students’ canteen b) the canteen of the students
c)the student’s canteen
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a) the design of the computer b) the computer’s design c) the computers’ design
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a) Dr Audley’s job b) Dr Audleys’ job c) The job of Dr Audley
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a) the cat’s food b) the cats’ food c) the food of the cat 9.
a)Ukraines’ economyb) the economy of Ukrainec) Ukraine’s economy
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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.
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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.
1.When is ____________(your mother / birthday)?
2.Do you like ____________(your father / car)?
3.What is ____________(telephone number / Helena)?
4.____________is near the city centre. (the flat / my friend).
5.____________is very good. (Silvia / knowledge / history).
6.The ____________(report / Research Director) was very positive.
7.We hope that all _________(customers / our company) will like the new product.
8.We think it will meet ____________(needs / our customers).
9.I agree with ____________(opinion / our Sales Manager).
10.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)
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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.
1.Always forgive your enemys, but never forget their names. (R. Kennedy)
2.The only place where success come before work is in a dictionary. (Vidal Sassoon)
3.Manycomplainoftheirlooks, butnoneof their brains. (Yiddish proverb)
4.Wise men don't need advices. Fools won't take it. (Benjamin Franklin)
5.There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, or forbid your childrens to do it. (Monta Crane)
6.The USA are a superpower with highly developed industry and agriculture.
7.The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. (Aristotle).
8.The best man for a job is a women.
9.Heat the oil in the pan and fry the onion and garlics for about two minutes.
10.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)
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Ex.27. Translate into English.
1.Чоловік вашої подруги добре говорить англійською?
2.Це зошити наших студентів.
3.Ви знаєте дітей ваших сусідів?
4.Дружина нашого сусіда – вчителька.
5.Як називається книжка твого брата?
6.Волосся моєї сестри темного кольору.
7.Здобуті в університеті знання допомогли йому отримати хорошу роботу.
8.Племінниця герцога не вірила тим пліткам, що розповідали про її нареченого.
9.Ці новини були опубліковані у вчорашній газеті.
10.Влітку ми споживаємо набагато більше фруктів і овочів, ніж взимку.
11.Його поради допомагають мені в роботі.
12.На відміну від лева, левиця не має гриви (mane).
13.Поліція шукає злодіїв, які обікрали будинок спадкоємиці графа.
14.Одяг мого брата був розкиданий по всій кімнаті.
15.Ці макарони несмачні. Я не буду їх їсти.
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Ex.1. Decide which article you should put before the noun while translating
intoEnglish.
1.До будинку під’їхав автомобіль.
2.Автомобіль уже під’їхав до будинку.
3.Книга була дуже цікава.
4.Це була дуже цікава книга.
5.Газети і журнали принесли вчасно.
6.Йому принесли газети і журнали.
7.Вони живуть у великій сучасній квартирі.
8.Квартира їм дуже сподобалася.
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9.На станцію прибув поїзд.
10.Поїзд прибув із запізненням.
11.Діти люблять цукерки.
12.Цукерки були дуже смачні.
13.Це будинок.
14.Будинок дуже великий.
15.Це великий зелений десятиповерховий будинок.
Ex.2. Read the sentences. Say what the people’s jobs are. Choose from the list.
The first sentence has been done as an example for you.
Cook, driving instructor, journalist, nurse, pilot, plumber, poet, travel agent,
waiter.
1.Andrew drives a taxi. – He is a taxi driver.
2.Mike works in a cafe, he brings the food to the tables. – _______________.
3.Mary arranges people’s holidays for them. – _________________.
4.Andrew works for an airline. He flies airplanes. – _______________.
5.Victor teaches people how to drive. – _______________.
6.Indy fits and repairs water pipes. – _________________.
7.Olaf writes articles for a magazine. – _______________.
8.Brian writes poems. – _______________.
9.Hanna cooks food at a restaurant. – ___________________.
10.Nina looks after patients in a hospital. – _______________.
Ex.3. Fill in the gaps with a/an or – (no article).
1.It's ____ honour to work with you.
2.I read ____ humorous article in the paper.
3.She is ____ O.A.P. (old age pensioner).
4.The IRA want ____ united Ireland.
5.He stayed in ____ hotel in the city centre.
6.That's ____ elitist point of view.
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7.You'll find ____ information on the subject in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
8.I like ____ coffee.
9.In Britain people don't have ____ ID cards.
10.____ thing of beauty is ____ joy forever.
11.Peter lives in ____ old village in England.
12.In the centre of the village, there is ____ nice little church.
13.In front of the church, there is ____ old and beautiful park.
14.Herbert, ____ teacher of English from Dusseldorf, visits the village for the first time.
15.He says, "I'd like to live in such ____ little village".
Ex.4. Insert a/an, - or some.
1.I’ve seen ____ good films recently.
2.What's wrong with you? Have you got ____ headache?
3.I know a lot of people. Most of them are ____ students.
4.When I was ____ child, I used to be very shy.
5.Would you like to be ____ actor?
6.____ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.
7.I don't feel very well this morning. I've got ____ sore throat.
8.Do you enjoy going to ____ concerts?
9.When we got to the city centre, ____ shops were still open but most of them were closed.
10.I don't believe him. He's a liar. He's always telling ____ lies.
11.Jane is ____ teacher. Her parents were teachers too.
12.Could you buy ____ stamps for me, please?
13.We have brought our camera. We'll be able to take ____ photographs of the building.
14.I'd like ____ cornflakes, please.
15.This is ____ excellent test.
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Ex.5. Fill in the gaps with some, any or a/an.
1.I’m really thirsty. I need ____ water, please.
2.I went to the library, but I couldn’t find ____ books about art.
3.Can you give me ____ coffee, please?
4.She sent ____ postcards to her friends, but she didn’t make ____ phone calls when she was in Britain.
5.It’s very sunny but there is only ____ child playing in the street.
6.I bought ____ coffee, but I didn’t buy ____ tea.
7.Have you got ____ chocolate biscuits? I’m sorry, there are ____ biscuits left.
8.Mary, I’m afraid there isn’t ____ juice in the fridge but there’s ____ pineapple.
9.They ate ____ apples, ____ mango, but they didn’t eat ____ oranges.
10.Would you like ____ cheese? It’s delicious. - Ok, give me ____ .
11.Is there ____ olive oil in the kitchen? No, there isn’t ____ but there’s ____
butter.
Ex.6. In each sentence, choose the best phrase to complete the gap from the
choices below (a, b, c, or d).
1.The recetionist at the front desk gave me two ____ .
a)informations b) information c) pieces of information d) lots of information
2.My cousin is very beautiful. She has green eyes and ____ .
a)long hair b) long hairs c) a long hair d) a long length of hair
3.____ have you got in the bank? Is it enough to buy a house?
a)How many moneys b) How many money c) How much money
d)How much moneys
4.On Saturday, my friend Paul went fishing and he caught ____ .
a)three fish b) three fishes c) three items of fish d) three of fish
5.Can I borrow ____ from you? I've left mine at home and I want to make some notes.
a)paper b) a paper c) a slice of paper d) a piece of paper
6.How much ____ did the teacher give us today? He always gives us a lot to do.
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a)homework b) homeworks c) a lot of homework d) pieces of homework
7.Every morning before I come to University, I spend thirty minutes doing ____ . That's how I stay so slim.
a)exercise b) an exercise c) some exercises d) some pieces of exercise
8.Your sister is a great pianist. She played ____ at the party.
a)a lovely music b) some lovely musics c) lovely musics
d) a lovely piece of music
Ex.7. Give answers to the questions.
Example: How often do you have your English classes? – Twice a weak. How much does it cost to go by metro? – Two hryvnias a trip.
1.How often do you go to the cinema?
2.How much does it cost to go by tram?
3.How often do you have holidays?
4.What’s the speed limit on motorways?
5.How much sleep do you need?
6.How often do you eat out?
7.How much does a loaf of bread cost?
8.How often do you phone your parents?
9.What is the price of potato?
10.How often do you go to the theatre?
Ex.8. Decide whether to use the definite article the or not.
1.My grandmother likes ____ flowers very much.
2.I love ____ flowers in your garden.
3.See you on ____ Wednesday.
4.I always listen to ____ radio in the morning.
5.Alex goes to work by ____ bus.
6.Don't be late for ____ school.
7.Listen! Dennis is playing ____ trumpet.
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8.We often see our cousins over ____ Easter.
9.She has never been to ____ Alps before.
10.What about going to Australia in ____ February?
11.Last year we visited ____ St. Paul's Cathedral and ____ Tower.
12.Mount Everest is ____ highest mountain on earth.
13.Loch Ness is ____ most famous lake in Scotland.
14.____ most children like sweets.
15.____ summer of 1996 was hot and dry.
Ex.9. Put the definite article the where necessary.
1.____ Chicago River runs through the heart of the city.
2.____ Rocky Mountains separate the West from the rest of the U.S.
3.____ Mount St. Helens erupted with the force of a nuclear explosion on May 18, 1980.
4.____ Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world, it is also the world's largest single physical feature.
5.____ Mediterranean Sea attracts tourists during the summer.
6.____ Lake Tahoe is located on the border between California and Nevada.
7.I live on ____ West Coast.
8.I live on ____ Kamchatka Peninsula.
9.____ Bryce Canyon is in Utah.
10.We visited ____ Galapagos Islands.
11.Have you ever been to ____ British Museum?
12.____ Hyde Park is a very large park in ____ central London.
13.____ Grand Hotel is in ____ Baker Street.
14.We flew to ____ New York from ____ Gatwick Airport near ____ London.
15.____ Statue of Liberty is at the entrance to ____ New York harbour.
Ex.10. Read Peter’s letter to his friend and correct it inserting the definite
article the where necessary.
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Hi John,
I arrived in ____ USA last Monday. We left ____ Rome, flew over ____ Alps and made a quick stop in ____ London. There we went shopping in ____ Harrods, visited ____ Tower and enjoyed ____ sunny afternoon in ____ Hyde Park.
On __ following day we left for __ New York. ___ time on board wasn't boring as there were two films to watch on monitor. ___people on ___plane were all Italian. Before we landed at ____ JFK airport, we saw ____ Statue of Liberty, ____ Ellis Island and ____ Empire State Building.
____ hotel I stayed in was on ____ corner of ____ 42nd Street and ____ 5th Avenue. I don't like ____ hotels very much, but I didn't have ____ time to rent
____ apartment.
Please say hello to ___ Tom and ___ Kate.
Yours,
Peter
Ex.11. Fill in the gaps with the, possessive adjectives her/their/your or - .
1.John and Jane like ____ house very much.
2.With ____growth of global trade, many companies need ____foreign currencies to pay ____producers in other countries.
3.Can’t you look me in ____eye?
4.Fax machines have replaced ____letters for most daily business transactions.
5.____problem of controlling access to ____Internet needs to be addressed.
6.Control of access to ____Internet poses ____problems.
7.Nowadays, Internet users have access to information from around ____world.
8.Be careful not to cut ____finger.
9.The report will discuss ____marketplace changes.
10.The speakers discussed ____social problems.
11.Kate broke ____arm two weeks ago.
12.The speaker warned of ____declining living standards of rural families.
13.I can't believe I failed ____yesterday's test!
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