I. Are you good at substances? Choose the right Ukrainian translation for the English word.

1. carbon	а) сірка
2. nickel	b) водень
3. cast iron	с) вуглець
4. rubber	d) залізо
5. copper	e) нікель
6. sulphur	f) каучук
7. iron	g) сталь
8. steel	h) чавун
9. zinc	i) мідь
10. hydrogen	j) цинк

II. What chemical elements stand for these abbreviations?

Ni, Zn, Fe, Cu, Al, H, S

III. Answer your friend's questions about the quantity of different elements in these substances. Use some, any, no.

EXAMPLE: nickel / steel

– Is there any nickel in this steel?

– Yes, there is. There is some nickel in this steel.

– No, there is not. There's no nickel in this steel.

carbon / cast iron	iron / steel
aluminium / alloy	cement / concrete
copper / bronze

IV. Build up short dialogues using expressions of request. In your answers use little, a little.

– How much liquid is there in the vessel?	– How much liquid is there in the vessel?
– There's little liquid in the vessel.	– There's a little liquid in the vessel.
– Could you add some more liquid, please?	Don't add any liquid then.
– Yes, sure. Here you are.	– All right.

oil / diesel fuel	carbon / petrol
sulphur / petrol	copper / aluminium alloys
hydrogen / diesel fuel	air / fuel and air mixture

V. Choose the right option.

1. There is … zinc in pure iron.

a) plenty of b) no c) a little

2. There is … carbon in carbon steel.

a) much b) little c) no

3. There is … sulphur in diesel fuel.

a) a lot of b) little c) too much

4. There is too … sand in the bucket.

a) a little b) little c) no

5. There is … cement in the concrete.

a) plenty of b) a little c) no

6. There is … hydrogen in water.

a) a little b) much c) no

VI. A) Study the following examples.

It’s a half. It’s a quarter. It’s fifth.

These are three quarters. It's a tenth. It's an eighth.

b) Read the following sentences and say that you have already done it.

EXAMPLE: Put 1/2 of the cement into the bucket.

Put a half of the cement into the bucket.

a) Put 1/2 of the cement into the bucket.

b) Pour 1/4 of the oil out of the tin.

c) Throw 3/4 of the water away.

d) Cut off 1/10 of the plank.

e) Please give me 1/5 of the sand.

f) You can use 1/8 of the gravel.

VII. Correct mistakes in the following sentences.

1. A lot of motor vehicles has petrol engines.

2. I guess there are a little vehicles with gas engines.

3. Only a few motor vehicles has mixed fuel engines.

4. I have too much questions to ask about the types of fuels.

5. How much liquid there is in the tank?

6. There are a lot of carbon in petrol.

7. Have you got some sand in this bucket?

8. We haven't got no sand in the bucket.

9. There are plenty of aluminium in most aluminium alloys.

10. There is too few petrol left. Let's go to the gas station.