III Grammar skills

1. Choose the correct form:

1. I... a first-year student at the KNUTD.

a) is b) are c) am

2. Ann... fond of creating new patterns.

a) is b) are c) am

3. How many students... there in your group?

a) is b) are c) am

4. It... hard, but interesting to study at the KNUTD.

a) is b) are c) am

5. Is there... information about our university in the Internet?

a) some b) any

6. They... got many friends.

a) have b) has

7. There are... students in the reading hall.

a) some b) any

8.... he got necessary qualification?

a) Have b) Has

9. These are (1)... books, and those are (2)....

1) a) mine b) my; 2) a) hers b) her

10. Let me introduce....

a) himself b) myself

11. I have... new ideas.

a) much b) many

12. Why are there so... magazines?

a) many b) much

13.There is... information about our university in the Internet.

a) many b) much

14.Vadym Kruglov has got... free time.

a) a few b) a little

15. I've got to tell you... words.

a) a little b) a few

16. Kyiv is an old city.... many old buildings.

a) There is b) There are.

17. I like this book.... very interesting.

a) It’s b) There’s

18. We enjoyed our holiday.... hotel was very nice.

a) A b) The

19. I’ve got... book.

a) a b) the

20. Is there... library near here?

a) the b) a

2. Complete the sentences with:

A) A(an), the or nothing:

1. My friends' mom has got two children,... boy and... girl.... boy is 20,... girl is 17.

2. Edward is... programmer and Helen is... student.

3. I go to... university by... bus. My younger brother does not have... job. He stays at... home.

4. What... lovely day!

5. What... terrible noise!

6. Kyiv is... capital of Ukraine.

7. ‘Where is our Granny?’ – ‘She is in... kitchen.’

8. His name is... Edik.

9.... classical music is boring.

10. Are you interested in... arts?

B) my or your:

1. Hello,... name is George.

2. What is... name?

3. Is Peter... brother?

4.... mother's name is Helen.

5. What are... parents?

C) his or her:

1. 'What's... name? ' -'Mary'.

2.... name is Edik Prokopenko.

3. I've got a brother,... name is Peter.

4. Lesya is from L'viv, but... flat is in Kyiv.

5. There are twins in my group, a boy and a girl.... name is Alex and... name is Inna.

D) some or any:

1. I haven't got... English books.

2. She needs... help with her home reading.

3. Do you have... problems with your assignments?

4. Would you like... coffee?

5. I bought... pencils, but they didn't have... paper.

6. I’m thirsty. Can I have... water, please?

7. Is there... shampoo?

8. ‘Where’s your hometask?’ – ‘I haven’t got....’

9. ‘Are there... dictionaries?’ – ‘Yes, there are... on the shelf.’

10. Have you got... brothers or sisters?

E) a little, a few or a lot of:

1. I have... close friends. Two or three.

2. He has... money. He is a millionaire.

3. 'Have you got... CDs?' 'Hundreds'.

4. I'll be ready in... minutes.

5. She speaks good English, but only... French.

3. Put the words into the correct word order:

1. mine / group / is / her / This / that / is / and.

2. are / younger / theirs / parents / than / My.

3. groupmates / ours / These / those / his / are / and / are.

4. desk / row / your / yours / is / is / the / This / next / not / in.

5. abroad / friends / some / got / has / She.

6. many/got/sisters/How/brothers/you/and/have?/.

4. Match the question words and answers:

What...? Who...? Where...? When...? Why...? How many...? How much...? How...? Whose...? Which...? How old...?

Because I wanted to. Last night. $5 A sandwich. By bus. In New York. Jack. Eighteen The black one. It’s mine. Four.

5. Ask questions to which the following sentences are the answers:

1. I am seventeen.

2. He is fond of painting
3. No, we aren't. We are from the KNUTD.
4. Yes, she has. She's got good marks.
5. Because painting is her cup of tea.
6. She is going to work as a designer.

6. Translate into English:

1. Вона-студентка – дизайнер КНУТД.

2. Він захоплюється програмуванням.

3. У цьому підручнику мало інформації з цієї теми.

4. У нашому університеті дуже багато студентів.

5. Легка промисловість – дуже важлива галузь у розвитку нашої країни.

6. Студенти нашого університету – майбутні спеціалісти у галузі дизайну, легкої промисловості, автоматики, мікроелектроніки та ін.

7. На жаль, зараз у бібліотеці мало підручників з цього предмету.

8. Студенти не мають часу для відпочинку.

9. Зараз – пора іспитів.

10. Якого віку студенти вашої групи?

11. Що вам більше до душі?

12. Створювати нові конструкції одягу дуже цікаво, але й дуже важко.

13. Чимало студентів КНУТД – іноземці з Росії, Туркменістану, Китаю та ін.

14. Заняття в університеті відрізняються від шкільних уроків.

15. Після пар день студента ще не завершено.