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Exercise 1.Write new sentences using the structures (a friend of mine etc.).
| 1.I am writing to one of my friends. | I am ……………… |
| 2.We met one of your relations. | We met a..............….. |
| 3. Henry borrowed one of my books. | Henry.......... |
| 4. Ann invited some of her friends to her flat. | Ann................... |
| 5. We had dinner with one of our neighbours. | We had……….. |
| 6. I went on holiday with two of my friend. | I went…………. |
| 7. Is that man one of your friends? | Is that………… |
| 8. I met one of Jane's friends at the party. | I met…………. |
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using my own / your own etc. + one of the following.
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| 1 I don't want to share a room. | I want …… | ||
| 2 I don't watch television with the rest of the family. | I've got....in my room. | ||
| 3 Sue doesn't need to borrow from me. | She's got............….. | ||
| 4 Julia is fed up with working for other people. | She wants to start....…. | ||
| 5 Henry is extremely rich. | He's got............... | ||
| 6 You can give him advice but he won't listen. | He's got............ | ||
| 7 The Isle of Man is an island off the coast of Britain. | It is not completely independent but it has......... | ||
Exercise 3. Put in myself/yourself/ourselves etc. or me/you/us etc.
1. Julia had a great holiday. She enjoyed.……….
2. It's not my fault. You can't blame......................................
3. What I did was very wrong. I'm ashamed of......................................
4. We've got a problem. I hope you can help......................................
5. Can I take another biscuit?' 'Of course. Help.....................................!'
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6. Take some money with..................................... in case you need it.
7. Don't worry about Tom and me. We can look after......................................
8. I gave them a key to our house so that they could let................................... in.
9. When they come to visit us, they always bring their dog with......................................
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with -selves or each other.
1. How long have you and Bill known.……………?
2. If people work too hard, they can make................................................... ill.
3. I need you and you need me. We need....................................................
4. In Britain friends often give............................................ presents at Christmas.
5. Some people are very selfish. They only think of...............................................
6. Nora and I don't see................................................... very often these days.
7. We couldn't get back into the house. We had locked.................................. out.
8. They've had an argument. They're not speaking to.......................at the moment.
9. We'd never met before, so we introduced................. to....................................
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with some or any.
1. We didn't buy.…….. lowers.
2. This evening I'm going out with................................ friends of mine.
3. 'Have you seen ………good films recently?' 'No, I haven't been to the cinema for ages.'
4. I didn't have................................money, so I had to borrow.............................
5. Can I have................................ milk in my coffee, please?
6. I was too tired to do................................ work.
7. You can cash these traveller's cheques at................................ bank.
8. Can you give me..................... information about places of interest in the town?
9. With the special tourist train ticket, you can travel on.................... train you like.
10. If there are............................... words you don't understand, use a dictionary.
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with some- or any- + -body/-thing/-where.
1. I was too surprised to say.....……………..
2. There's................................ at the door. Can you go and see who it is?
3. Does................................ mind if I open the window?
4. I wasn't feeling hungry, so I didn't eat.................................
5. You must be hungry. Would you like................................ to eat?
6. Quick, let's go! There's............... coming and I don't want............ to see us.
7. Sally was upset about...........................and refused to talk to..........................
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8. This machine is very easy to use............can learn to use it in a very short time.
9. There was hardly................................ on the beach. It was almost deserted.
10. 'Do you live.......................... near Jim?' 'No, he lives in another part of town.'
11. We slept in a park because we didn't have................................ to stay.
12. 'Where shall we go on holiday?' 'Let's go........................... warm and sunny.'
13. They stay at home all the time. They never seem to go.................................
14. I'm going out now. If....... phones while I'm out, can you tell them I'll be back at 11.30?
15. Why are you looking under the bed? Have you lost................................?
16................................. who saw the accident should contact the police.
17. Sue is very secretive. She never tells............................................. (2 words).
Exercise 7. Complete these sentences with no, none or any.
1. It was a public holiday, so there were...…... shops open.
2. I haven't got …...., money. Can you lend me some?
3. I couldn't make an omelette because there were................................ eggs.
4. I couldn't make an omelette because there weren't................................ eggs.
5. 'How many eggs have we got?' '............I'll go and buy some from the shop if you like.'
6. We took a few photographs but................................ of them were very good.
7. What a stupid thing to do!.......…...... intelligent person would do such a thing.
8. I'll try and answer................................ questions you ask me.
9. I couldn't answer................................ of the questions they asked me.
10. We cancelled the party because ……………of the people we invited were able to come.
Exercise 8. Put in much, many, few or little.
1. He isn't very popular. He has...... friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has................................ free time.
3. Did you take................................ photographs when you were on holiday?
4. I'm not very busy today. I haven't got................................ to do.
5. The museum was very crowded. There were too................................ people.
6. Most of the town is modern. There are................................ old buildings.
7. The weather has been very dry recently. We've had................................ rain.
Exercise 9. Put in little / a little / few / a few.
1. We must be quick. We have …. time.
2. Listen carefully. I'm going to give you................................ advice.
3. Do you mind if I ask you................................ questions?
4. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so............tourists come here.
5. I don't think Jill would be a good teacher. She's got.......................... patience.
6. Would you like milk in your coffee?' 'Yes, please..................................'
7. This is a very boring place to live. There's................................ to do.
8. 'Have you ever been to Paris?' 'Yes, I've been there........................... times.'
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Exercise 10. Put in of where necessary. Leave an empty space (-) if the sentence is already complete.
| 1. All....... cars have wheels. | 6. Many..... people watch too much TV. |
| 2. None.......this money is mine. | 7. Are any........…those letters for me? |
| 3. Some..... people get angry very easily. | 8. Most……..days I get up before 7 o'clock. |
| 4. Some............... the people I met at the party were very interesting. | 9. Jim thinks that all......... museums are boring. |
| 5. I have lived in London most....my life. |
Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with both/neither/either.
1. "Do you want tea or coffee?" "....... I really don't mind."
2. "What day is it today - the 18th or the 19th?" "............................ It's the 20th."
3. "There are two sandwiches here. Do you mind which I take?" "No, take........."
4. A: Where did you go for your holidays - Scotland or Ireland?
B: We went to................................ A week in Scotland and a week in Ireland.
5. "When shall I phone you, morning or afternoon?" "............... I'll be in all day."
6. "Where's Kate? Is she at work or at home?" ".............. She's away on holiday."
Exercise 12. Write sentences with both...and... / neither...nor... / either...or....
1. Tom was late. So was Ann.......………………
2. She didn't write and she didn't phone..........………
3. Jim is on holiday and so is Carol...............................
4. George doesn't smoke and he doesn't drink...................................
5. Jim hasn't got a car. Carol hasn't got a car either...................................
6. It was a very boring film. It was very long too. The film........................
7. Is that man's name Richard? Or is it Robert? It's one of the two. That man's name..........................................
8. I haven't got time to go on holiday. And I haven't got the money. I've got.........
9. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow – whichever you prefer. We…………….
Exercise 13. Complete these sentences with all, everything or everybody/everyone.
1. It was a good party. …………….enjoyed it.
2. ………….I've eaten today is a sandwich.
3........................ has got their faults. Nobody is perfect.
4. Nothing has changed................................. is the same as it was.
5. Margaret told me...................... about her new job. It sounds quite interesting.
6. Can................................ write their names on a piece of paper, please?
7. Why are you always thinking about money? Money isn't.................................
8. I didn't have much money with me................................ I had was ten pounds.
9. When the fire alarm rang,................................ left the building immediately.
10. She didn't say where she was going................................ she said was that she was going away.
11. We have completely different opinions. I disagree with..................... she says.
12. We all did well in the examination................................. in our class passed.
13. We all did well in the examination................................. of us passed.
14. Why are you so lazy? Why do you expect me to do.......................... for you?
Exercise 14. Complete these sentences using every with one of the following:
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five minutes ten minutes four hours six months four years
1. The bus service is very good. There's a bus.…..………...
2. Tom is ill. He has some medicine. He has to take it..........................................
3. The Olympic Games take place.............................................
4. We live near a busy airport. A plane flies over our house..................................
5. It's a good idea to have a check-up with the dentist..........................................
Exercise 15. Put in each or every.
1. There were four books on the table...………. book was a different colour.
2. The Olympic Games are held....... four years.
3................................. parent worries about their children.
4. In a game of tennis there are two or four players................ player has a racket.
5. Nicola plays volleyball................................ Thursday evening.
6. I understood most of what they said but not................................ word.
7. The book is divided into five parts and........... of these has three sections.
8. I get paid................................ four weeks.
9. We had a great weekend. I enjoyed................................ minute of it.
10. I tried to phone her two or three times, but.................. time there was no reply.
11. Car seat belts save lives................................. driver should wear one.
12. (from an examination paper) Answer all five questions. Begin your answer to................................ question on a separate sheet of paper.
| ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫЕ | ||||||
| 1. Простые | good, bad, long, large, easy | |||||
| 2. Производные | с суффиксами: -ful -less -able -ous -y -ly -ish –en |
beauti ful use less comfort able fam ous luck y love ly redd ish gold en
| с префиксами: un- in- im- ir- | untrue insincere impossible irrelevant | ||
| 3. Составные | snow-white, dark-blue | |||||
| Степени сравнения | ||||||
| положительная | сравнительная | превосходная | ||||
| Односложные | long large easy
| long er larg er easi er
| the long est the larg est the easi est
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| Многосложные | beautiful impossible | more beautiful more impossible | the most beautiful the most impossible | |||
| Исключения | good bad little many (much) far | better worse less more farther (further) | the best the worst the least the most t the farthest (furthest) | |||
| Сравнительные конструкции | ||||||
| than | The result of the experiment is much better than that of the previous one. результат этого эксперимента – намного лучше, чем предыдущего.
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| as... as | This boy is as tall as my brother. Этот мальчик такой же высокий, как мой брат. | |||||
| not so... as (not as... as) | This room is not so light as that one. Эта комната не такая светлая, как та. | |||||
| the (more)... the (less) | The earlier we leave, the sooner we'll arrive. Чем раньше мы отправимся, тем скорее приедем. | |||||
| Употребление | ||||||
| 1. Определение | They live in the new house. | |||||
| 2. Часть сказуемого | My house is new. | |||||
| Перевод: прилагательными | ||||||
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| НАРЕЧИЯ | |
| 1. Простые | well, much, very, often |
| 2. Производные | part ly, quick ly, hard ly |
| 3. Составные | sometimes, somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, since then, so far |
| 4. Совпадающие по форме: с прилагательными предлогами союзами | fast, hard, late He is working fast. It is a fast train. after, before, since I haven't seen him since. I haven't seen him since that day. since, when, where, but I haven't seen him since. I haven't seen him since he went there. |
| Степени сравнения | ||||
| положительная | сравнительная | превосходная | ||
| Односложные | fast late early | faster later earlier | fastest latest earliest | |
| Многосложные | slowly beautifully | more slowly more beautifully | most slowly most beautifully | |
| Исключения | well badly little much far | better worse less more farther (further) | best worst least most farthest (furthest) | |
| Употребление | ||||
| Обстоятельства определяют: глагол, прилагательное, наречие | He is working fast. He is a very good speaker. He speaks English very well. | |||
| Служат вопросительными словами | Where do you work? | |||
| Вводят придаточные: 1) определительные, 2) подлежащие, 3) сказуемые, 4) дополнительные |
Here is the house where he lives. How I should do it is not known. The question is how I should do it. I don't know how I should do it. | |||
| Перевод: наречиями | ||||
Self-correcting Exercises
Exercise 1. Read and translate the sentences.
| 1. The Baltic Sea is colder than the Black Sea. 2. This book is as interesting as that one. 3. The second text is not so long as the first one. 4. The more we speak English the better. 5. The earlier you get up the more you can do. | Балтийское море холоднее Черного. Эта книга такая же интересная, как та. Второй текст не такой длинный, как первый. Чем больше мы говорим по-английски, тем лучше. Чем раньше вы встанете, тем больше сможете сделать. |
Exercise 2. Write down the missing form of the adjectives and adverbs.
| good famous rich … strong … … quick | … more famous richer more … earlier nicer quicker | the best … … the most the strongest the earliest the nicest … | Key: better the most famous the richest many, much stronger early nice the quickest |
Self-training Exercises
Exercises 1. Use the necessary form of the adjective or adverb.
1. The Mississippi is (long) river in the world. 2. My cigarettes are (bad) than yours. 3. The battle of Waterloo was the (great) battle of all times. 4. This plan is (practical) of all. 5. She is not so (tall) as her sister. 6. He is (strong) than his brother. 7. Our house is as (low) as yours. 8. Elbrus is the (high) peak in the Caucasian mountains. 9. The Neva is (wide) and (deep) than the Moskva river. 10. This method is (efficient) than the common one. 11. October is (cold) than June.
Exercise 2. Answer the questions.
1. Are the cities in Scotland as large as the cities in England? 2. Is the Volga longer than the Don? 3. Which is the shortest month of the year? 4. Which is the biggest city in Great Britain? 5. Which is the most beautiful square in Minsk? 6. Which season is the coldest? 7. Where is it better to spend a holiday: in the South or in the North? 8. Where is it better to live: in the city or in the countryside?
Exercise 3. Translate into English.
1. В прошлом году я тратил на английский язык меньше времени, чем в этом. 2. Ваш доклад был гораздо интереснее. 3. Это крайне важный вопрос. 4. Он тратит большую часть своих денег на книги. 5. Большинство людей любят фрукты. 6. Эта улица самая широкая в городе. 7. Это самая мощная электростанция. 8. Вчера был более трудный день. 9. Эта книга значительно интереснее, чем та. 10. Ваша сестра старше Вас? – Нет, моложе. 11. Ты много читаешь? – Нет, я читаю мало, гораздо меньше тебя. 12. Чем длиннее ночь, тем короче день.
