Pattern: He is my friend.
He is a friend of mine.
1. Kate is his distant relative.
2. Her uncle is in the Far East now.
3. Let me introduce my cousin to you.
4. Their great friend is a doctor.
5. Our grandson is a first- year student at the University.
6. Is Helen your niece?
7. It is my habit to get up early.
8. It is his favorite expression.
9. He is our colleague.
10. It is her idea.
Exercise 11. Fill in the blank spaces with self-forms
I like to cook dinner.
Pattern: I’ll cook it myself.
1. Let him introduce …
2. Helen! Do this exercise … and let Peter and Bob do it … too.
3. Let’s translate these articles …, they are not difficult at all.
4. Don’t go out today. It is very cold. Let Kate buy a present for her friend …
5. Children, dress …! It’s time to go for a walk. The weather is so beautiful.
6. Mother, let me take the books to the library … The library is just round the corner.
7. Go there …
8. They know it …
9. Let me speak with the child …
10. Let her do her homework …
Exercise 12. Insert demonstrative pronouns
Pattern: This book is new and that one is old.
These books are new and those ones are old.
1. … article is easy and … one is difficult.
2. Pass me … magazines. Thank you.
3. … boy is fond of music and his dream is to become a pianist.
4. Who is … little girl at the window?
5. These books are mine and … are your.
6. Are … men over there your friends?
7. … flowers are beautiful, aren’t they?
8. Leave … two dictionaries on my table and take … books on the table over there to the library.
9. … picture is farmed and … one is not.
10 … roof is red and … one is green.
Exercise 13. Fill in the missing relative pronouns
1. The magazine … you have lent me is very interesting.
2. The old man … lives next door has gone to Moscow.
3. The garden … is at the back of our house has a tennis court.
4. Can you remember the person … you have borrowed the newspaper from?
5. The shop … we buy our cakes at is shut.
6. The girl … works in the kiosk is my sister.
7. The man … is sitting at the desk is the secretary.
8. Where is the shop … sells picture-postcards?
9. Shakespeare, … is the world’s greatest dramatist, was born in 1564.
Exercise 14. Translate the following sentences into Russian and explain the usage of pronouns some, any and no
1. Some children don’t like to play.
2. Please give me some chalk.
3. Have you got any friends here?
4. I haven’t got any questions.
5. I don’t think we’ve got any time left.
6. Please take any magazine you like.
7. I haven’t got any cakes, but I’ve got some biscuits.
Exercise 15. Choose the necessary pronouns
1. Do you learn (some, any) foreign languages?
2. Has your friend got (some, any) English magazines?
3. I didn’t get (some, any) letters yesterday.
4. Pleas take (some, any) German book you like.
5. I don’t think we’ve got (some, any) time today to discuss this questions.
6. I don’t see (some, any) mistakes in this sentence.
7. I haven’t (some, any) questions to you.
8. … students prepare their classes here (some, any).
Exercise 16. Translate into English
1. Я прочитал его статью на прошлой неделе.
2. Погода была хорошая и дети попросили отвести их в парк.
3. Мой ребенок очень резвый. А ваш? – Мой тоже.
4. Это задание по химии, а то по математике.
5. Эти книги мы читали, а те нет.
6. Наш отец работает на заводе, а их в институте.
7. Дети сами убрали в квартире.
8. Мы сами не хотим беспокоить его.
9. Я не вижу никаких ошибок в этом предложении.
10. Сейчас слишком поздно что-нибудь сделать.
11. Этот человек никогда ничего не боится.
Exercise 17. Do the exercises according to the pattern
a) I’m a doctor (My brother)
Pattern: My brother isn’t a doctor.
b) They’re schoolboys. (Their friend)
Their friends aren’t schoolboys.
1. Peter is a student (His younger sister)
2. Mother is an engineer. (Father)
3. My uncle is a teacher. (His wife)
4. We are students. (Our friends)
5. Paul’s sister is a surgeon. (His cousin)
6. Mary’s mother is a housewife. (Her aunt)
7. My grandfather is an architect. (My uncle)
8. Kitty’s sisters are actresses. (Her mother)
9. We are first-year students. (Helen and John)
Exercise 18. Give negative answers
Is your brother a student? (an engineer)
Pattern: – No, he isn’t. He is an engineer.
1. Is Mary an actress? (a secretary)
2. Are you an architect? (an artist)
3. Are Paul and John schoolboys? (students)
4. Is your father a singer? (a teacher)
5. Is your aunt a librarian? (a nurse)
6. Is your uncle a teacher? (an actor)
7. Are your sisters dancers? (singers)
Exercise 19. Do the exercises according to the pattern
The children play in a large garden.
Pattern: The children have got a large garden to play.
1. She drinks from a nice little cup.
2. John keeps his book on a big shelf.
3. Granny sits in a very comfortable armchair.
4. They write letters on beautiful paper.
5. I cook meals on a gas range.
6. We listen to very good records.
7. He sleeps in a comfortable bed.
Exercise 20. Give short answers
Have you got any sisters and brothers?
Pattern: – Yes, I have.
Do you often have a meal with them?
– Yes, I do.
1. Have they got many English books in the original?
Do they have any difficulty in reading them?
2. Have you got a large family?
Do you always have breakfast together?
3. Have you go a water heater in your flat?
Do you have shower every morning?
4. Has he got a good collection of books?
Does he have time to read them?
5. Have you got many flowers in the garden?
Do you often have a walk round it in the evening?
6. Has Bill got a car?
Does he sometimes have trouble with it?
7. Has your Institute got a camp at the seaside?
Do the students have a good time there in summer?
Exercise 21. Do the exercise according to the pattern
I study at the University.
Pattern: He/she studies at the University.
1. I pass exams successfully.
2. I study at the University.
3. I do English.
4. I do grammar exercises every day.
5. I speak English well.
6. I understand you.
7. I watch TV evening.
8. I cook well.
Exercise 22. Answer with «yes»
a) Pattern: Do you live in Rostov?
Yes, I do.
1. Do you students play tennis well?
2. DO the sister dress so beautifully?
3. Do you often go to the theater?
4. Do you ask John to dance?
5. Do you leave hospital in a fortnight?
6. Do you discuss this problem today?
7. Do they explain everything to us?
b) Pattern: Does a teacher teach?
Yes, he does.
1. Does a pianist play the piano?
2. Does a painter paint pictures?
3. Does a singer sing songs?
4. Does a driver drive cars?
5. Does a reader read books?
6. Does a butcher sell meat?
7. Does a skier ski?
Exercise 23. Ask alternative questions
I go there on Tuesday. (on Thursday)
Pattern: Do you go there on Tuesday or on Thursday?
1. I watch the play on TV. (at the theater)
2. Nick leaves for Moscow. (for London)
3. She play the piano. (the violin)
4. You prefer coffee. (tea)
5. My watch is 5 minutes fast. (slow)
6. Your hobby is music. (painting)
7. It is warm at noon. (cold)
8. You are a first-year student. (an undergraduate)
Exercise 24. From special questions
The Scots live in that white house. (Who?)
Pattern: Who lives in that white house?
1. They watch TV every evening. (Who…?)
2. Students make mistakes in grammar. (Who…?)
3. We listen to the news in the evening. (Who…?)
4. Mother generally cooks dinner in the evening. (Who…?)
Exercise 25. Answer the following questions.
Pattern: What do singers do?
They sing.
What does a teacher do?
He teaches.
1. What do the pianists do?
2. What does a painter do?
3. What do the drivers do?
4. What does a singer do?
5. What does a butcher do?
6. What does a skier do?
7. What does a reader do?
Exercise 26. From special questions
They prefer to do the pictures.
Pattern: Where do they prefer to do?
1. These men go town every day. (How often?)
2. Birds fly to the south in autumn. (When?)
3. Mary does her work quickly. (How…?)
4. He usually spends his holidays on the Black Sea coast. (Where…?)
5. She travels a lot in summer. (What…?)
6. We want to catch the six o’clock train. (What train…?)
7. Mother wakes up at 7 o’clock in the morning. (When…?)
8. We always do History on Mondays. (On what days…?)
9. I like that green hat best. (Which…?)
10. The book costs 20 dollars. (How much…?)
Exercise 27. Make disjunctive questions
He loves music passionately.
Pattern: He loves music passionately, doesn’t he?
1. Lucy writes neatly.
2. Your brother plays the piano wonderfully.
3. I play tennis badly.
4. They like to get up early.
5. I translate into English slowly.
6. The sun doesn’t shine brightly.
7. Mary doesn’t know English history well.
8. She has got a sister in Moscow.
9. There are a lot of people at the stadium.
10. There isn’t any sugar in the sugar-basin.
Exercise 28. Use adverbs in their proper position
a) Pattern: I work here. (often)
I often work here.
1. He reads aloud. (often))
2. My friend stays at school after classes. (always)
3. He sleeps in the open air. (never)
4. My friend works here. (usually)
5. This girl plays in the garden. (seldom)
6. She reads in the room. (sometimes)
7. I go to the library to work. (sometimes)
8. They rest in the garden. (hardly ever)
9. I understand my teacher of English. (always)
10. She helps me with math. (never)
b) Pattern: He is busy. (always)
He is always busy.
1. My mother is at home. (seldom)
2. Nick is late. (often)
3. My mother is glad to receive guests. (always)
4. You are welcome to my house. (always)
5. Your pupils are lazy. (sometimes)
6. My sister is wrong. (frequently)
7. Cartoons are interesting. (usually)
Exercise 29. Put the questions to the underlined words
1. Our teacher always speaks English in class. (3)
2. We sometimes have English in the evening. (1)
3. My friends work at the Ministry of Foreign Trade. (3)
4. We often have dictations in class. (2)
5. They do a lot of exercises at home. (2)
6. He discusses a lot of questions at the office. (2)
7. His sisters work at a new factory. (3)
8. Our English lesson usually lasts two hours. (2)
9. He never sleeps in the open air. (2)
10. My mother is seldom at home. (3)
Exercise 30. Give negative transforms of the following sentences.
He understands your question.
a) Pattern: He doesn’t understand your question.
1. He lives here.
2. The boy plays the piano.
3. He knows this word.
4. He refuses to help us.
5. The girl works in this room.
6. John knows us.
7. She works with me.
8. He comes to see us.
The students get excellent marks.
b) Pattern: The students don’t get excellent marks.
1. The books arrive this week.
2. The students spend many hours in the library.
3. We sometimes explain grammar to him.
4. I like this detective.
5 My sister work much.
6. They play football in the yard.
7. My parents work at a factory.
Exercise 31. Open the brackets
1. He usually (to work) home after work.
2. He (not to work) hard at his German.
3. You often (to speak) in class?
4. Your sister often (to stay) at the office after work?
5. Who often (to discuss) plans with these engineers?
6. How well they (to know) English?
7. «The students (to revise) the words at home or in class?» «They (to do) it at home.»
8. My parents (to be glad) to see you.
Exercise 32. Translate the following sentences into English
1. Мы всегда рады видеть вас здесь.
2. По вторникам он обычно опаздывает.
3. Он иногда объясняет мне грамматику.
4. Студенты нашей группы часто обсуждают фильмы.
5. Он редко навещает нас.
6. Я всегда жду его здесь.
7. Она редко бывает в библиотеке, обычно она работает дома.
8. Ее оценки всегда хорошие.
9. Он иногда читает немецкие журналы.
10. Я обычно вечером дома, но иногда иду заниматься в библиотеку.
Exercise 33. Read the joke. Reproduce it as close to the text as possible using the Present Indefinite tense
A Banking Dog Does not Bite
«Sam», says his father, «put on your cap and coat and let us go for a walk». Sam is happy. He likes to go out with his father. He puts on his cap and coat and says: «Father. I am ready». Sam and his father go out into the street. Suddenly they see a big black dog. The dog begins to bark. Sam is afraid of the dog. He wants to run home. His father says: «Don’t be afraid, Sam. Don’t you know the proverb: “A barking dog does not bite?”». «Oh, yes», says Sam, «I know the proverb, you know the proverb but does the dog know the proverb?»
Exercise 34. Transform the verb into the Past Indefinite Tens
a) Pattern: My cat likes fish.
My cat liked fish.
1. It often snows here.
2. This seems quite easy.
3. He often listens to records.
4. He always lives in Paris.
5. We enjoy our vacations in Florida.
6. The teacher explains grammar in the class.
7. The girl likes her dog very much.
8. I play the piano rather well.
Classes begin at 8 o’clock.
b) Pattern: Classes began at 8 o’clock.
1. I understand the text quite well.
2. He is in my room.
3. I find many good stories in this magazine.
4. The students spend many hours in the library.
5. He makes many mistakes in dictations.
6. We read a lot of books.
7. We have got many magazines.
Exercise 35. Put general questions |
