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7. Flooding causes most of the damage in spring.

Ex.6. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Pay attention to the

“empty” subject there.

1.According to the forecast, there will be snow tomorrow.

2.There are some very good films on this week.

3.There may be life on other planets too.

4.There was an article in Travel magazine about Tunisia.

5.I think there’s something wrong because there are a lot of people in the street.

6.Shh! Keep your voice down. I think there’s someone behind the door.

7.Is there any point in talking about it again?

8.There’s a train to Leeds at twelve-thirty, isn’t there? Let’s catch it.

9.We agreed to meet in two hours, so there’s no need to hurry.

10.There have been more problems with this project than we expected.

Ex.7. It or there? Fill in the gaps with the appropriate variant.

1.________ is a letter for you on the desk. ________ is from your bank.

2.________ is a new one-way traffic system in the centre of the city. As for me,

________ is very confusing.

3.I’m sure ________ will be someone to help you with your luggage.

4.In pies and cakes ________ is a lot of sugar and fat.

5.Don’t you like vegetables? – No, I like most of them. ________is onions that I hate.

6.________ was Kate’s birthday yesterday, and we had a huge party.

7.________ is said that the more languages you speak, the easier it is to learn a new one.

8.Will ________ matter if I miss this meeting? – Actually yes, because ________

will be a lot of serious problems to discuss.

9.________ was in this park that we first met.

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10.What’s the new café like? Is ________ good? Are ________ many visitors there?

11.________ is a shame that he hasn’t dropped you a line since he left.

12.Look at the sky. ________ seems to be a storm.

Ex.8. Fill each space in these sentences with it or there and the appropriate

form of the verb in brackets.

1.________ me half an hour to get home from the university. (take)

2.________ to be some mistake. I've never met you before in my life. (seem)

3.________very expensive to buy a new flat these days, and more and more young people live in rented accommodation. (be)

4.________ impossible to reach her by phone so I sent a fax. (be)

5.I put my coat on because ________ cold. (get)

6.________ Jim who caught the ball and saved our team. (be)

7.________ several fights between football fans outside the stadium but no one was hurt. (be)

8.________ nothing you can do about the situation, so ________ no use worrying about it. (be)

9.________ used to be an old cinema here, but ________ knocked down. (be)

10.The situation is still the same. ________ to have been no change. (seem)

11.________ like rain. We’d better take our umbrellas. (look)

Ex. 9. Translate the following sentences with impersonal pronouns.

1.They mine graphite in Brazil, don’t they? – Yes, Brazil is one of the leading graphite producers in the world.

2.How can one get from London to Oxford?

3.Don’t burn your bridges behind you.

4.Why are they always digging up the roads during the daytime when traffic is so heavy?

5.We should take more care of our historic buildings.

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6.If one fails, then one must try harder next time.

7.I hate it when one is looking at you and smiling but doesn't tell you what they're thinking.

8.They say Mr Jones has been fired because one of the customers complained about his rudeness.

9.Life is what you make it.

10.I’m afraid they’ll put taxes up next year.

Ex. 10. Complete the sentences using reflective pronouns myself, yourself, etc.

1.The iron is very hot. Be careful and don’t burn ________ !

2.Shall I help you? - No, thanks. I’d rather do it ________ .

3.Look! That kitten is washing ________ .

4.Monica always cuts her hair ________ , and it always looks very stylish.

5.His letters are all about ________. He never writes about anybody else.

6.We shouldn’t blame ________ for what has happened.

7.The village ________ is lovely, but the surrounding countryside is boring.

8.If you don’t use the computer, will it turn ________ off?

9.The hostess asked her guests to help ________ to food and drink.

10.Did you see the general manager ________? Only he can help you in this matter.

Ex.11. Fill in the pronouns and identify them: reflexive or emphatic.

Model: My little sister decorated the cake for Mum ________ . → My little sister

decorated the cake for Mum herself. (emphatic)

1.I had a swim, dried ________ , and put on my clothes.

2.He managed to repair his car by ________ .

3.The children enjoyed ________when they visited Disneyland.

4.My little brother is very noisy, and Mum always tells him to behave ________

when we go out.

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5.Doctors advise us that we have to exercise regularly in order to keep ________

healthy.

6.The weather is affecting me greatly at the moment – I don't feel ________

today.

7.As usual, the singer was brilliant, although the song ________ was not very good.

8.It’s a pity you didn’t bring a camera with ________. There are a lot of beautiful places here.

9.“How many times have you been to London?” – “Two. Oh no, three,” she corrected ________.

Ex.12. Choose the correct variant of pronouns in the following sentences.

1.The children are old enough to look after (them/themselves).

2.The road is closed: (it/there) has been an accident.

3.He’s faster than (I/me) but I’m stronger than (he/him) is.

4.(One is/They are) building a new sport centre not far from my house.

5.(It/There) appears that he has been promoted: he has just moved into a bigger office.

6.(They/you) say it’s going to be a warmer winter than the one we had last year.

7.Where is Tom? – That’s (he/him) over there. Look, he’s waving at us.

8.Hasn’t Mary come yet? It’s not like (she/her) to be late.

9.I hate horror films. – (I/Me) too. I can’t understand what people find in them.

10.Stop shouting at (me/myself)! Just do something (you/yourself)!

Ex.13. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1.Do you know who heads the marketing department? – This is Peter Blake.

2.The police arrested the robber and put in prison.

3.If you are not busy, it’s something I want to tell you.

4.Michael looked behind himself when he heard footsteps.

5.The president he has a team of bodyguards to protect him.

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6.Tom dressed himself quickly and went down to breakfast.

7.There has been some time since I wrote to you as I’ve been busy lately.

8.Who spilt coffee all over my papers? – Sorry, it was I.

9.Which house is yours? – There is the one at the end of the street.

10.Peter and Kate enjoyed themself at the party.

Ex.14. Translate into English.

1.Якщо ви хочете досягти чого-небудь, ви повинні вірити в себе.

2.Хто підготував презентацію? – Я.

3.Саме Стела розповіла мені все.

4.Ти зробиш все сам? – Ні, вже пізно. Вже не залишилося часу. Ти можеш мені допомогти?

5.На цьому каналі завжди показують старі фільми.

6.Говорять, клімат стає все теплішим із-за діяльності самої людини.

7.Хто на цьому фото? Це твоя сестра, так?

8.Якраз тут я побачив її вперше.

9.Пригощайтесь! Тут ще багато їжі.

10.Я хочу пізнати вас трохи краще. Розкажіть мені про себе.

11.Будьте обережні, ви можете ударитися.

12.Дивно, що ти про це знаєш. Я сам дізнався про це випадково.

ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB

Ex.1. Make positive adjectives from the following words with the help of suffixes –ic, -ful, -al, -ive, -able/-ible, -y, -ish, -ous, -ent/-ant, -esque, -ate.

Model: base – basic

Beauty, accident, produce, comfort, fun, horror, picture, fun, luck, danger, care, anger, romance, passion, fool, critic, society, progress, drama, fame.

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5.The rally was directed against the war in the Middle East. It was an

__________ rally.

6.He has no morals, that man! His behaviour is absolutely __________ .

7.The company is too confident that they will win the case. With such a strong competitor, they shouldn’t be so __________ .

8.Your plan isn’t very practical. Some aspects seem extremely __________ .

9.This event dates from before the Second World War. It happened in the

__________ years.

10.He doesn’t seem very certain in what he is doing. His replies to most questions concerning his intentions are very __________ .

Ex.4. Rewrite the following sentences using compound adjectives.

1.The tunnel is one kilometre. It’s a one-kilometre tunnel.

2.The business trip lasted three days. It was a __________ trip.

3.The bag weighs ten kilos. It’s a __________ bag.

4.The document contains six pages. It’s a __________ document.

5.The scientist was seventy years old. The speaker was a __________ scientist.

6.The company’s new office costs three thousand dollars. The company has a new, __________ office.

7.I gave him a note for fifty pounds. I paid him with a __________ note.

8.I took a holiday for two weeks. I went on a __________ holiday.

9.The road was twenty-five kilometres long. We were driving along a

__________ road.

10.The conference was planned for three days. We were invited to attend a

__________ conference.

Ex.5. Decide which adjectives are classifying and which are expressing

opinion. Put the adjectives in the correct order.

1.talented / jazz / black / musician

2.old / comfortable / stone-built / small / cottage

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3.cotton / summer / stylish / white / new / dress

4.delicious / cheese / fresh / sandwich

5.wooden / rectangular / large / yellow / picture frame

6.rocking / beautiful / antique / chair

7.economic / recent / American / policy

8.elegant / grey / woolen / trendy / coat

9.enormous / glass / German / brown / mug

10.old-fashioned / marble / French / lovely / fireplace

11.shiny / large / expensive / brown / leather / case

12.old / several / English / beautiful / castles

Ex.6. Fill in the gaps with the following adjectives, which are used without

nouns. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

British, deaf, latter, good/bad, unpredictable, unemployed, underprivileged, blind,

rich, injured.

1.The government is cutting back on benefits for the __________ .

2.Sign language is usually taught to __________ to enable them to communicate.

3.After the accident, __________ were taken to the hospital.

4.__________ are famous for their love for traditions.

5.Everybody greeted Mr James and Mrs Brown; __________ was a worldfamous designer.

6.The survey showed that __________ control 90% of the country’s wealth.

7.In sports, __________ often happens.

8.The purpose of the Lifeline Express is to bring healthcare to __________ who do not have access to medical care.

9.They are training guide dogs for __________ .

10.__________ in him overweighs __________ .

Ex.7. Form adverbs from the following adjectives.

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1.wonderful – wonderfully

2.comfortable –

3.full –

4.regular –

5.near –

6.close –

7.wrong –

8.happy –

9.scarce –

10.rare –

Ex.8. Say how often you do some of the following things. Use the adverbs of

frequency (always, sometimes, often, never, etc.) in the right places.

Drink coffee, go to the concert, cook, do crossword puzzles, chat on the phone with your friends, visit the university library, go swimming, go shopping, play computer games, read books in English, go abroad.

Ex.9. Put the adverbs in the right places. In some sentences more than one

variant is possible.

1.Public transport isn’t reliable. (always)

2.My parents don’t worry when I am late. (normally)

3.I can’t afford that. It’s expensive. (very)

4.I heard some noise in the yard. (suddenly)

5.If I see Jack tonight, I’ll tell him this happy news. (definitely)

6.You don’t need to introduce Mr Smith; I have met him. (already)

7.I like this place and will stay here for a few more weeks. (certainly)

8.The teacher read my essay and changed everything I had written. (nearly; carefully)

9.Ann is not responsible for what she does. We can’t rely upon her. (sometimes; unfortunately)

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10.I have been busy and bring work home from the office. (often; recently; very)

11.I began to feel better but it was early to go out by myself. (slowly; too; again)

12.We are having a meeting with our partners in Glasgow. We’ll be lucky to sign a more profitable contract with them. (maybe; tomorrow; enough)

13.She’s been here a week, and she knows all the neighbours. (very well; already; only)

Ex.10. Put the adverbs into their correct place in the text.

When Michael opened his café, he did not have any experience in business and found out it was much more difficult than he had expected (three years ago, absolutely, soon). Although the café was situated in a good place, he had overlooked an important thing: advertising (conveniently, totally, very). As by that time he had run out of money, he sent a letter to his uncle asking for a loan (nearly, urgently, as soon as possible). The money arrived, and Michael put an advertisement in the local paper (the next day, immediately, on the front page). His café became popular (within weeks, tremendously).

Ex.11. Supply the right adverb. Some adverbs end in –ly and some not.

1.Be careful. Act carefully.

2.She is a hard worker. She works __________ .

3.The train is early. It has arrived __________ .

4.It was a serious injury. The man was injured __________ .

5.There was a heavy rain in the morning. It was raining __________ .

6.It is a perfect report. You have prepared it __________ .

7.I get a monthly bill. I pay for the electricity __________ .

8.My name is last. On this list, I come __________ .

9.His bus was late. I had to wait because he came __________ .

10.Everything was very quiet. We were trying to move __________ .

11.You’ve used a bad paint. The door is painted __________ .

12.It was a brief meeting. The chief manager spoke to the employees only ____ .

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