VII. Use the Possessive Case instead of ”of-phrase”:

1.The new club of the workers; 2.The poems of Shevchenko; 3.The voice of her mother; 4.The pages of the book; 5.The orders of the commander; 6.The offer of the seller; 7.The conclusions of the expert; 8.The birthday of my friend; 9.The streets of Kyiv. 10.A flock of birds. 11.The house of the doctor; 12.The location of the enemy.

VIII. Use ”of-phrase” instead of the Possessive Case in the following sentences:

1.Britain’s climate is not cold in winter. 2.This country’s wealth is oil. 3.My friend’s garden is beautiful. 4.The student’s lessons begin at 9 o’clock. 5.This writers’ works were published many times. 6.Our city’s streets are green and wide. 7.The miners’ meeting was held on the outskirts of the town. 8.We admire Repin’s and Levitan’s pictures. 9.Everything in the children’s room was the work of the children.

IX.Put in ”have” or ”has”.

1.England ... a mild climate. 2.She didn’t ... a letter from him last week. 3.You ... some mistakes in your pronunciation. 4.This boy ... a good influence on his friend. 5. ... you many friends in your group? 6.Our students ... a lot of work to do at the end of the term. 7.We ... to finish our work at 4 o’clock. 8.I ... translated nothing for a week, not even a page. 9.He ... no patience.

X.Put in the definite or the indefinite article where necessary.

1.They learned English for half ... hour and then began to read ... historical novel. 2.Does ... sun shine brightly in ... winter? No, it doesn’t. 3.he is ... chief of the book-keeping department of ... large organisation. 4.Will you please give me ... pen and ... sheets of paper. 5.Is there ... letter for me? 6.What ... strange man! 7.Yesterday I spoke to ... man who had just returned from ... Arctic expedition. 8.Here is ... book you need. 9.He is ... man whom we all admire. 10.Students from foreign countries of ... Europe, ... Africa and ... Latin America study in Kyiv. 11. ... clock in ... hall is slow. 12.Is that ... man whom they are looking for? 13. ... English people often talk about ... weather. 14.Autumn is ... season of harvesting. 15. ... Thames flows through London. 16.Is ... ring made of ... gold? Yes, it is.

XI. Translate these sentences. Explain the absence of the article with the nouns in bold type.

1.He never showed any fear in face of danger. 2.What cold rainy weather we are having! 3.We turned west and soon sighted land in the distance. 4.When tea was ready we sat down to table. 5.Winter is almost gone; spring is coming soon. 6.The apple tree was in full blossom. 7.Elbrus is the highest mountain in the Caucasus. 8.Snow covered the ground.

Unit 2

Topic: Our University

Grammar: Pronouns, adjectives

I. Read the following words:

purpose, serve, graduate, various, industry, specialist, ocean, market, citizen, property, social, scholarship, access, season, management, enterprise, labour, marketing, subject.

II. Read and translate the following text:

National State Tax Service University

Our educational establishment has a long history. It was founded in 1921 in Kyiv for training specialists in peat developing. After Great Patriotic War it was removed to a small town not far from Kyiv, Irpin. For three decades it was known as a technical secondary school, then a college. And in 1996 it was charted as the Ukrainian Institute for Economics and Finance, in March of 2000 it has got the name of Academy and at present it has the name - National State Tax Service University.

There are six departments at our University at present: Law Department, Accounting Department, Finance and Banking Department, Tax Militia Department, Economics and Taxation Department, Military Department, Extra-mural department.

The purpose of the University is to educate students to serve in the branches of economy. The graduates from the University will work at various branches of industry, agriculture, finance and banking system accounting and statistics computing information, State Tax Authorities. Our graduates are specialists of new formation. They keep up with progress and are able to run in the ocean of commodity and market relations.

The overwhelming majority of the students receive state scholarship and are provided with hostel accommodation. The students have free access to the libraries, reading-rooms, laboratories, computing center, studies, sport facilities etc.

Many young people prefer to combine studies with work for various reasons. They are admitted to the University extra-mural department.

The course of studies at the University lasts for four, five years. The academic year is divided into two terms. The students have an examination session at the end of each term. At the end of their studies they have to submit a graduation paper and take the state examinations. The University offers a curriculum of economic subjects:

Finance Statistics, Accounting, Economics and Management of Enterprises, Enterprise Business, Labour Resources, Marketing, Computer Information System, International Relations, Taxation, Insurance.

The instructors and professors of our University take into account the experience of West countries in the field of training specialists.