- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Give the corresponding nouns to the following verbs:
- •VI. Complete the following sentences:
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Match the synonyms:
- •III. Find equivalents:
- •IV. Match the antonyms:
- •V. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs if necessary:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •Reading drills
- •1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Comments
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •I. Name the word-building elements (suffixes, prefixes) and
- •II. Give the English equivalents for:
- •III. Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate terms
- •IV. Complete the following sentences:
- •V. Match each term in Column a with its definition in Column b:
- •X. Retell the text b using the following words and
- •Grammar exercises The Past Continuous Tense
- •I. Give short and full answers:
- •II. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •III. Answer the following questions:
- •IV. Put questions to the italicized words:
- •V. Complete the sentences in your own way:
- •VI. Complete the disjunctive questions:
- •VII. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •VIII. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite or
- •IX. Translate into English:
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •X. Give short and full answers:
- •XI. Answer the following questions:
- •XII. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
- •XIII. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •XIV. Put questions to the italicized words:
- •Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
- •XXI. Complete the following sentences by using as ... As:
- •XXVI. Translate into Ukrainian.
- •XXVII. Translate into English:
- •Numerals
- •XXVIII. Write in words and read the following
- •Exercises for individual work
- •II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Continuous Tense:
- •III. Change the following sentences into the Past Continuous:
- •IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite or
- •V. Translate into English:
- •VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous Tense:
- •VII. Complete the following sentences by using adjectives:
- •VIII. Translate into English:
- •IX. Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form:
XXI. Complete the following sentences by using as ... As:
Pattern: I’m quite tall but you are taller. I’m not as tall as you.
1. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn’t ___________ . 2. They have lived here for quite a long time but we’ve lived here longer. They haven’t _________ . 3. I still feel quite tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don’t _______ . 4. The weather is unpleasant today but yesterday it was worse. The weather isn’t ___________ . 5. I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I’m a lot more nervous. I wasn’t ___________ . 6. He works reasonably hard but he used to work much harder. He doesn’t ___________ .
XXII. Write sentences making a comparison between the two
given words:
Pattern: eye (bright) stars — Her eyes were as bright as stars.
1. night (black) pitch; 2. apple (sweet) honey; 3. eyes (blue) sky; 4. linen (white) snow; 5. child (timid) deer; 6. water (cold) ice; 7. voice (sweet) music.
XXIII. Make sentences with the same meaning by using as ... as:
Pattern: Nick is younger than Mary.—- Nick isn’t as old as Mary.
1. American coffee is weaker than Turkish coffee. 2. Hamburger is less expensive than steak. 3. Money is less important than good health. 4. Tom’s pronunciation is worse than Ann’s. 5. In my opinion, English is more difficult than German. 6. I’m shorter than my sister.
XXIV. Fill in the blanks with as ... as or not so ... as:
1. This story is ... long ... that one, but it is ... interesting. 2. He is ... old ... he looks. 3. He is ... strong ... his brother. 4. The temperature today is ... high ... it was yesterday. 5. I am ... busy today ... you are. 6. My sister knows English ... well ... I do. 7. Janet is ... attractive ... Helen. 8. My friend’s car is ... new ... mine.
XXV. Translate into English:
1. Сьогодні так само холодно, як і вчора. 2. Моє пальто не таке тепле, як ваше. 3. Волосся у старого було біле, наче сніг. 4. Апельсини, що їх ви купили, кислі, наче лимони. 5. Щоки у хлопчика були червоні, наче яблука. 6. Дівчина була гарна, наче троянда. Шкіра в неї була ніжна, наче в дитини, а очі голубі, як небо. 7. Микола так само дотепний, як і його батько. 8. Діти в сусідній кімнаті були тихі, наче миші.
XXVI. Translate into Ukrainian.
1. The Dnipro is much longer than the Thames. 2. He is the best of my friends. 3. This book is far better than that one. 4. I have never seen such a tall man. 5. The Baltic Sea is not so warm as the Black Sea. 6. This road is worse than any other. 7. She was as white as a sheet. 8. The weather is getting colder and colder. 9. The Severn is the longest river in Great Britain. 10. The more you study the better you pass your exams.
XXVII. Translate into English:
Ваш брат старший за вас? — Ні, я найстарший у сім’ ї. Мій брат удвічі молодший за мене, але так само високий, як я. — Ви такий же енергійний, як ваш брат? — Ні, я не такий енергійний, як мій брат. Моя робота не така цікава, як у нього. Він дуже любить читати. Він витрачає більшу частину своїх грошей на книжки. У нього набагато більше вільного часу, ніж у мене, і він багато читає. Що більше він читає, то більше він знає. Більшість його друзів живе в Москві.