Контрольные задания

Укажите номера предложений, в которых следует употребить конструкцию there is (are):

1. В нашей библиотеке есть много хороших учебников. 2. У меня есть некоторые из них. 3. У вас есть англо-русский словарь? 4. Кажется, на полке есть один словарь. 5. В вашем городе есть театр? 6. В нашем городе несколько неплохих театров. 7. У меня есть несколько картин этого художника. 8. В диктанте много ошибок? 9. У нас нет времени для разговора. 10. Перед домом большая зеленая лужайка.

1. Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. There is a bad mistake in your test. 2. There are a lot of new words in this text 3. Is there a metro station in this street? 4. What is there on the table? 5. There wasn’t a university in that town. 6. There is no time for it today. 7. Sixty years ago there was no day TV, there were no videos and glossy magazines. 8. There was no heating in the house. 9. In winter there was ice on the inside of our bedroom windows.

10. There wasn’t any other way to school. 11. There is a big dog under the bench. 12. There are some people in the bus stop. 13. There were some children in front of the theatre. 14. There is a large hostel in our college. 15. There are five blocks for the students here. 15. There are some interesting projects of other blocks of the hostel. 16. Is there any bar at the airport? 17. Is there any signature on the cheque?

2. Выберите соответствующую форму глагола:

There (is, are) a long shelf on the wall. 2. There (is, are) two doors in the corridor. 3. There (was, were) a school here long ago. 4. There (was, were) a car in front of the door. 5. There (was, were) many children in the garden. 6. (Are, is) there any plants or flowers in your room? 7. There (is, are) some bread on the plate.

Пользуясь образцом, постройте вопросы и дайте на них ответы:

Образец: Is there a hospital in this street?

Yes, there is. No, there isn’t any.

сinema, bookshop, bus stop, bank, park, people, cars, parking, post office, restaurant, café, supermarket, metro station, tram stop, kindergarten, school, theatre

Задайте специальный вопрос, пользуясь списком слов, данном в предыдущем упражнении:

Образец: Where is the hospital?

Over there, on the right, on the left, opposite the bank, straight

ahead, across the road, next to the post office

3. Поставьте предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную формы:

1. There is a history faculty in our Institute. 2. There are many students in the library. 3. There were some pictures on the wall of the lecture room. 4. There was a lot of work to do. 5. There were new houses in the street. 6. There was a yellow cup on the table. 7. There is a bottle of juice in the refrigerator. 8. There are some cars in the street. 9. There are many people at the bus stop. There were many birds in the tree.

3. Составьте предложения с оборотом по образцам, используя слова из списка:

Образец: There is a table in the room.

There are two tables in the room.

a wardrobe, a cupboard, a sofa, a shelf, a chair, a mirror, a radio-set, a bookcase

Образец: There was a car near the house.

There were three cars near the house.

aflower-bed, a dog, a box, an office, a man, a child, a shop, a school

Образец: There will be a shop in this new development.

There will be four shops in this new development.

a tram stop, a park, a hospital, an office, a market, a club

Образец: There is a cat on the sofa.

Is there a cat on the sofa?

a wardrobe in the bedroom, a cup on the table, a vase on the TV set, a metro station near our house, a flower in the vase, a car in tha garage, a chair at the table

Образец: There is no vase on the shelf.

There are no vases on the shelf.

a newspaper in the bookcase, an umbrella on the floor, water in the glass, a ticket in the pocket, a photo in the album

Образец: How many people are there in the hall?

How much bread is there on the plate?

students in the room, newspapers on the desk, juice in the bottle, milk in the packet, tickets in the bag, money in the wallet, information in the journal, photos in the album, messages on the desk, cheese in the refrigerator, days in a week, months in a year, hours in a day, minutes in an hour, people in your family