Упражнения

Упражнение 1. Употребите оборот there is или there are:

1. There is/ are a clock in the dining-room. 2. There is/ are two books on the desk. 3. There is/ are many trees in the street. 4. There is/ are a picture on the wall. 5. There is/ are a bookcase in my room. 6. There is/ are many children in the yard. 7. There is/ are a computer and a TV-set in the room. 8. There is/ are computers and a video in our classroom. 9. There is/ are a boy and a girl in the garden. 10. There is/ are boys and girls in the team.

Упражнение 2. Употребите правильно глагол to be в оборотах there is / there are с исчисляемыми или неисчисляемыми существительными:

1. There … a pen and two pencils on the desk. 2. There … two pencils and a pen on the desk. 3. There … a lot of snow in the streets. 4. There … much bread on the table. 5. There … twelve chairs and a table in the room. 6. There … a table and twelve chairs in the room. 7. There … much water in the jug. 8. There … little money in the purse. 9. There … no chalk on the blackboard. 10. There …. many pages in the book. 11. There ….much food in the fridge. 12. There … news from them. 13. There … a lot of vegetables in the market. 14. There … so little hair on his head that he looked much older. 15. There … some money for you to spend. 16. The room seemed empty. There … hardly any furniture. 17. There … a lot of children’s summer clothes in our shop. 18. In the newspaper there … a lot of information about computers. 19. There … good as well as useless advice. 20. There … little I can do to help you.

Упражнение 3. Задайте общие вопросы:

1. There are many photos in this album. 2. There is a lot of fruit in the basket. 3. There is some clean paper on the desk. 4. There is a magazine in your bag. 5. There are no people in the hall. 6. There is a key in his pocket. 7. There is a lot of noise there. 8. There is nobody at home. 9. There are two sandwiches in her bag. 10. There is something in your hand. 11. There are many students in the lab. 12. There is a teacher in the classroom.

Упражнение 4. Поставьте общий и разделительный вопросы:

1. There are twelve months in a year. 2. There are four seasons in a year. 3. There is much snow in winter. 4. There are sixty minutes in an hour. 5. There are few mistakes in my dictation. 6. On the table there are two exercise books and a textbook. 7. In a fortnight there are two weeks. 8. In a month there are four weeks. 9. There was much snow in Moscow last winter. 10. There will be no sunshine tomorrow. 11. There was a storm yesterday. 12. There will be much noise in the classroom. 13. There will be two children in my family. 14. There were no daughters in the family. 15. There will be many vegetables in autumn.

Упражнение 5. Задайте альтернативные вопросы:

1. There is much (little) cheese on the plate. 2. There is much (little) milk in the jug. 3. There are many (few) pieces of cake on the plate. 4. There are many (few) forks on the table. 5. There are forks (spoons) on the table. 6. There is a cup (a glass) on the table. 7. There is a woman (a man) in the room. 8. There is a garden (a lawn) in front of the house. 9. There are four (five) rooms in her flat.

Упражнение 6. Задайте разделительные вопросы:

1. There are seven days in the week. 2. In a month there are four weeks. 3. There is no blackboard in the room. 4. There are some flowers on the window sill. 5. Under the window there is a radiator. 6. There is no garden behind her cottage. 7. There is a black cat in the basket. 8. There is little milk in the bottle. 9. There isn’t any butter on the plate.

Упражнение 7. Поставьте правильную форму глагола to be. Постройте разные формы вопросов:

1. There is/ are some milk in the bottle. 2. There is/ are some sugar in the jar. 3. There is/ are some oil in the bottle. 4. There is/ are some water in the jug. 5. There is/ are some apples on the table. 6. There is/ are some eggs on the table. 7. There is/ are some bananas on the table. 8. There is/ are some lemons on the table. 9. There is/ are some onions on the table. 10. There is/ aren't any tomatoes in the shop. 11. There is/ aren't any mushrooms in the forest. 12. There is/are no grapes in the market. 13. There was/ will be rain tonight. 14. There was/ will be a good film tomorrow. 15. There was/will be a nice concert next Sunday. 16. There are/ were many people at the party yesterday. 17. There were/will be plenty of rooms in the palace.

Упражнение 8. Переведите на английский язык:

1. В этом журнале есть несколько интересных рассказов. 2. Много веков тому назад вокруг Сити была стена. 3. Прогноз погоды сообщает, что завтра будет гроза. 4. Сколько гостей будет на обеде? 5. Времени осталось немного. 6. В этой группе мало студентов. 7. Весной здесь почти не бывает дождей. 8. В холодильнике есть масло, молоко, сыр, но нет мяса. 9. Если в магазине есть рыба, купи, пожалуйста. 10. На этой стороне улицы есть кинотеатр. 11. В семье много детей, и поэтому всегда много работы по дому. 12. В комнате были стол, два стула и диван, больше ничего не было. 13. На этом перекрестке нет светофора. 14. Сколько экзаменов будет зимой? 15. Сегодня по телевидению нет ничего интересного. 16. Спорить не о чем. 17. После собрания был концерт? 18. Кажется, нет надежды. 19. В ее лице было что-то знакомое. 20. Нет ничего лучше чашки крепкого кофе рано утром.

Упражнение 9. Заполните пропуски “it” или “there”, где необходимо:

1. ________ is winter. _________ is a lot of snow.

2. ________ was Christmas. _________ were a lot of presents for children under the Christmas tree.

3. ________ were a lot of clouds in the morning. Now _________ is clear again.

4. I think _________ is time to begin.

5. I can’t see what is ______ there?

6. _________ is wonderful music in this film.

7. Our class went to a concert. __________ was a success.

8. ________ is a student from Britain in our group.

9. ________ is a swimming pool near my house, but _________ is no water in it.

10. ______ is rainy today, take the umbrella with you.

11. ______ were a lot of rains last autumn.

12. The train arrives in twenty minutes. ______ is little time left.

13. The room seemed empty. ______ was hardly any furniture.

14. Put on a coat, _____ is cold and windy today.