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3.Переведите на английский язык, употребив притяжательный падеж.

1.Муж моей сестры – врач. 2. Комната Елены – очень большая и светлая. 3. Я говорил с секретарем директора вчера.

4.Я хочу прочитать сегодняшнюю газету. 5. Он не слышал следующий вопрос учителя. 6. Джейн работает в офисе моего дяди. 7. Ребенок разбил вазу бабушки. 8. Она – подруга моей матери. 9. Мне нравится новый дом Майка. 10. Я открыл двери автомобиля.

4.Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык.

1.Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain is the most famous place of pagan’s sun worship in England. 2. St. Paul’s Cathedral is the main cathedral of the Anglican Church. 3. A Bachelor’s degree is the first degree awarded by universities. 4. Madam Tussaud’s is a museum of wax figures. 5. Nelson’s Column is situated in Trafalgar Square. 6. Robert Burns was Scotland’s national poet. 7. Alaska is America’s largest state. 8. Guy Fawkes’ day is an even celebrated only in England.

9.Canada’s population is almost 35 mln people.

5.Перефразируйте следующие предложения, используя притяжательный падеж, где это необходимо.

1.The beauty of Ireland is really breathtaking. 2. The coats of the children need cleaning. 3. The cover of the book is very bright. 4. The policy of the company is still not clear to me. 5. The construction of the new metro line has started. 6. Ι was shocked by the opinion of Bess.

7.The children had a holiday for a week. 8. We need to paint the roof of the house. 9. The back of the chair is too low. 10. There is a lamp at the head of the bed.

Unit 4

THE ARTICLE

1. Дополните, гденеобходимо, предложенияартиклямиa/an, the.

1. We usually have … lunch at 1 p.m. 2. … French people drink a lot of red wine. 3. I gave her … bunch of flowers when she opened the door. 4. Who is … owner of this car? 5. We went to … zoo and saw … old elephant. 6. I’ve never taught … class where …pupils were so good at … English. 7. The giraffe is … tallest animal on … Earth. I like … giraffes. 8. … water freezes after … hour if you leave it out in … garden at … night.

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2. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1.I have two … sisters. My … sisters are … students. 2. We are at

…home. 3. My mother is at … work. She is … doctor. 4. He is not … pilot. 5. We have … child. 6. We wrote … dictation yesterday. 7. I got

…letter from my … friend yesterday. … letter was interesting. 8. I see

…book in your hands. Is … book interesting? 9. She gave me … coffee and … cake. … coffee was hot, … cake was tasty. 10. They have

…dog and two … cats. … cats are so funny. 11. My granny always tells us … long interesting stories. 12. Helen is reading … interesting book. … book was written by Agatha Christie. 13. We had … English lesson yesterday. … teacher asked me many … questions. … questions were difficult. 14. Open … window, please. … weather is fine today. 15. My neighbor works at … big factory.

3.Заполните пропуски определенными или неопределенными артиклями.

Jim, ... old friend of mine, used to work in downtown Los Angeles. He had ... good job in one of ... biggest law firms in ... city. He was ... honest, hard-working lawyer, but he hated his job. So he decided to quit, and to become ... surfer instead. Now Jim spends his days surfing ... waves of Malibu. It isn’t ... easy life, but it makes him happy. Soon after he quit his job, Jim met ... beautiful surfer named Jenny. After they went out for ... couple of months, they decided to get married.

4.Заполните пропуски артиклями, где необходимо.

1.They usually spend their holidays in … mountains. 2. Los Angeles has … ideal climate. 3. This is … best Mexican restaurant in the country. 4. I can’t live on … 500 dollars a month. 5. Someone call … policeman! 6. Someone call … police! 7. He is … real American hero.

8.I don’t like … dogs, but I like my brother’s dog. 9. I haven’t seen him in … five years.

5.Вставьте артикли, где необходимо.

1. … box of sweets I bought yesterday is still full of sweets.

2.It was … beautiful day. … sun was shining brightly in … sky.

3.Nick was … only person I talked to at … party. 4. Timothy lives in … small village in … country. 5. What is … highest mountain in the world? 6. Paul plays … violin very well. 7. Jack likes to play … football in the evening. 8. Venezuela is in … South America. 9. … Indian Ocean is between Africa and America. 10. … English Channel is … name of … sea between England and France. 11. Bern is … capital of Switzerland. 12. We went to … most expensive restaurant in town.

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13. I wrote my name at … top of … page. 14. What is … longest river in the world? 15. We don’t go to … theatre very much these days.

6. Заполните пропуски артиклями, где необходимо.

A. In ... United States of ... America ... national language is ... English. Four hundred years ago ... some English people sailed to ... North America, and they brought ... English language to ... new country. Now in ... USA people speak ... American English. Many ... words are ...

same in ... American and in ... British English.

B. One of ... first novels in ... history of ... literature was written in

... England in ... 1719. It was .., “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe. ...

Daniel Defoe was born in ... London in ... family of ... rich man. When he was ... schoolboy, he began to write ... stories. At ... age of ... sixty he wrote ... novel “Robinson Crusoe”. ... novel made him famous.

С. All ... world knows William Shakespeare as ... one of ... greatest poets and ... playwrights. He was born in ... small town of Stratford- upon-Avon in ... England. He grew up in ... large family. Not much is known of ... Shakespeare’s family and his life. He became ... actor and soon began to write ... plays for his company.

7. Заполните, где необходимо, пропуски артиклями a/an, the.

1. I want ... apple from that basket. 2. Miss Lin speaks ... Chinese. 3. I borrowed ... pencil from your pile of pencils and pens. 4. One of the students said, “... professor is late today.” 5. Ann likes to play ... volleyball. 6. I bought ... umbrella to go out in the rain. 7. My daughter is learning to play ... violin at her school. 8. Please, give me ... book that is on the table. 9. I lived in ... Krasivaya Street when I first came to ...

Minsk. 10. Albany is the capital of ... New York State. 11. My husband’s family speaks ... Polish. 12. ... apple a day keeps the doctor away. 13. ... ink in my pen is red. 14. Our neighbors have ... cat and ... dog.

8. Вставьте артикли, где необходимо.

1. Bill Robins was … very rich man. He was … richest man in … village. 2. Michaels is … tallest boy in our group. 3. Which is … best season of the year? 4. … Europe and … America are separated by … Atlantic Ocean. 5. … Lake Baikal is … deepest lake in … world. 6. Lomonosov was born in … small village on … shore of … White Sea. 7. … Caucasus separates … Black Sea from … Caspian Sea. 8. … Nile flows across … north-eastern part of … Africa to … Mediterranean Sea. 9. Peter is … architect. He is … experienced architect. 10. … Phillipines are situated to … south-east of … Asia. 11. My brother lives in … Kiev. His flat is in … center of … city. 12. … Washington is … capital of … USA. 13. I don’t want to miss … concert which will take place at

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… Philarmonic on … 15th of … April. 14. My best friend bought … blue hat on … Wednesday. 15. … English king Richard the Lion Heart was … tall, strong man. 16. William Shakespeare, … greatest English playwright, was born in 1564 in … Stratford-upon-Avon in … England.

9. Вставьте артикли, где необходимо.

1.There were many dogs in the park. One dog was ... Dalmatian.

2.Pandas and ... tigers are both endangered animals. 3. She is wearing

... blue dress with red earrings. 4. Hawaii is ... island in the Pacific Ocean. 5. Christmas comes once ... year. 6. ... ant is ... insect. 7. The Nile is ... river. 8. I went to the shop to get ... bread. 9. He broke ...

glass when he was washing dishes. 10. You should take ... umbrella.

10.Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. … iron ore is used to make steel. 2. … iron ore from Canada is high in quality. 3. … coffee is grown in Brazil. 4. … best coffee comes from Brazil. 5. I prefer … tea to … coffee. 6. … first day of the week is … Monday. 7. She is … thirty-five years old. 8. He entered … room 12. 9. There was … knock at … door. 10. … Griffins lived in … little house. 11. Mr. smith reads … “The daily Telegraph” regularly.

Grammar Test: The Article

1. Заполните пропуски артиклями, где необходимо.

1.He studies ... Chinese history at ... college. 2. I won’t let you leave in such ... stormy weather. 3. What ... wonderful journey, I’m happy I’ve joined you. 4. Not ... word was said at ... dinner about ... accident that had happened in ... morning. 5. Last year when I was at ...

school I never took ... interest in ... ancient art. Now any kind of... information in this field is very interesting to me. 6. Yesterday I came from ... work very tired and went to ... bed immediately.

2.Заполните пропуски артиклями a/an, the, где необходимо.

Ten months ago Peter and Sarah Moore came back to ... United

Kingdom from ... States, where they had run ... language school for ...

immigrants for ... last seven years. When ... couple moved into their old house they got ... chance to create ... completely new interior. They decided to design ... kitchen they always wanted, with ... large window, ...

double oven, as they are both ... very keen cooks, and ... traditional, country-style cupboards. ... budget wasn’t huge so they couldn’t afford to hire ... architect to design ... interior. They did everything themselves – Peter painted ... walls pale green using ... mixture of different paints, Sarah found ... furniture and kitchen equipment in ... department stores

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and ... second-hand shops. ... final result is impressive – ... airy, spacious room with a lot of natural light. ... kitchen is now ... heart of their home and ... family just love it.

3. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

Once there lived … man who was very fond of … gold. He used to say, “While I have my gold, I am … happiest man in … world.” So, all his life he saved … money. One day he was travelling in … desert of … North Africa. He lost his way. He had no … food or … water. He was almost dying of … hunger. … man was so weak that he could not walk, he could only crawl. … heat was terrible. There were only … stones and … sand around. And then he saw … bag lying on … sand. He hoped that he would find … food in it and … water, too. He crawled up to … bag and opened it. He saw that … bag was full of … gold. What is … use of … gold to … hungry man in … desert? He left … bag on … hot sand, crying bitterly, “I am … most unhappy man in … world!”

4.Заполните пропуски артиклями, где необходимо. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

Taiwan was called “Isla Formosa” by ... Dutch. ... first Presidential election was March 23, 1997. There are many ... earthquakes in Taiwan every year.

Taiwan has ... strong economy. ... Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. Taiwan is ... island. ... large mountain range runs down the center of Taiwan. Taiwan is ... industrialized country. Taiwan is ... tropical island. ... language and culture of Taiwan is Chinese. Taiwan is ... democratic country. Chinese New Year is ... important holiday in Taiwan. Taiwan has ... population of 22,000,000 people.

... Tropic of Cancer crosses Taiwan.

5.Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.

1. … Russia occupies … eastern half of … Europe and … northern third of … Asia. 2. … climate of … northern part of … Russia is severe. 3. I want to go to … New York some day. 4. … best way to know and understand … people of … other countries is to meet them in their own homes. 5. Is … Australia … island or … continent? 6. … Red Sea is between … Africa and … Asia. 7. There are six continents in … world.

8.My friend is playing … piano. Tom and Nick are playing … chess.

9.My uncle is … great specialist in … biology. 10. At … beginning of … 19th century … little boy was born in … family of John Dickens, … clerk at … office in … Portsmouth, and was named Charles. Charles was not … strong boy. In 1821 … family went to … London, and little Charles left behind him … happiest years of his childhood.

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Unit 5

THE ADJECTIVE. DEGREES OF COMPARISON

1. Образуйте степени сравнения.

Cool, thick, fast, bad, tall, old, soft, good, small, interesting, great, beautiful, low, slow, hard, dirty, clean, clever, pretty, fine, difficult, expensive, cheap, deep, nice, strong, hot, long, weak, warm, cold, dry, wide, high, short, loud, heavy, light.

2. Переведите устно предложения и назовите положительную степень выделенных прилагательных и наречий.

1.Her eyes are darker than Helen’s. 2. In summer my room is cooler than the other rooms. 3. In winter it is the best and warmest room in the house. 4. The new bridge is longer and more solid than the old bridge. 5. This dress is even worse than your black dress; it is older, too. 6. Your hands are less hard than mine; they are whiter, too, because I work more. 7. Give me some more water! 8. We have less time than we want. 9. The weather is colder in autumn than spring though it is warmer than in winter.

3.Раскройте скобки, употребляя нужную форму прилагательного.

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.

4.Ответьте на вопросы.

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 country-side?

5. Переведите на английский язык.

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.

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8. Вчера был более трудный день. 9. Эта книга значительно интереснее, чем та. 10. Ваша сестра старше Вас? – Нет, моложе.

6. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1.Не thought he was the happiest man in the world. 2. The new car is more comfortable than the previous one. 3. Last year he spent less time on English than this year. 4. The sooner they finish the construction of the plant the better. 5. The book is not so interesting as you think. 6. The more time you spend in the open air the sooner you will recover after your illness. 7. He has much more free time than I have.

8.Tom runs fast. Dan runs faster, but Harry runs fastest. 9. This road is the worst I’ve ever travelled over. 10. If you listen to the teacher more attentively you’ll understand better.

7.Вставьте as … as или so … as.

1.Mike is … tall … Pete. 2. Kate is not … nice … Ann. 3. My room is … light … this one. 4. Nick’s English is not … good … hid friend’s. 5. Kate is … lazy … her brother. 6. This child is not … small

…that one. 7. I am not … tall … my brother.

8.Исправьте ошибки в предложениях.

1.Prague has become central Europe’s glamourest city. 2. Most tallest office towers in the world are in Kuala Lumpur. 3. Cleveland is now one of the most cleanest cities in North America. 4. In Buenos Aires foreign bankers are as common than coffee house poets. 5. The London Underground is worst than the Tokyo Underground system.

6.Ireland is not as larger as Sweden. 7. The London Stock Exchange is very older than the Singapore Exchange. 8. Their prices are very high in compared to ours.

9.Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами.

1. Nobody knows more about electronics ... Tina ... 2. He is one of the ... difficult customers I have ever dealt with. 3. Everyone else had worked a lot longer on the project ... I ... 4. I don’t think that this market is ... risky ... it was. 5. The restaurants are the same. This one is as expensive ... that one.

Grammar Test: The Adjective and Degrees of Comparison

1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя нужную форму прилагательного.

1.The town is just as … (large) as my native one. 2. The room was

…(long) that we had expected. 3. Tim is … (intelligent) than Peter. 4. This song is … (beautiful) one in the world. 5. They are as … (stub-

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born) as donkeys! 6. The mark is … (good) that I expected. 7. She is … (polite) than me. 8. The movie was … (interesting) than the book. 9. Sometimes friends are … (devoted) than relatives. 10. Planes are … (convenient) means of travelling of all. 11. The dog is … (angry) than its master. 12. “The Thorn Birds” is … (interesting) book I have ever read. 13. The Volga is … (long) than the Thames. 14. Canada is … (large) than France.

2. Закончите предложения.

1. No other boy is as … as James. (tall / taller / the tallest) 2. Milk is … than any other food. (nourishing / more nourishing / the most nourishing) 3. Radium is one of the … metals. (valuable / more valuable / most valuable) 4. Few English poets were as … as Wordsworth. (great / greater / the greatest) 5. Shimla is … than most other hill stations in India. (famous / more famous / the most famous) 6. Gold is one of the … metals. (precious / more precious / most precious) 7. Solomon was … than any other king. (wise / wiser / the wisest) 8. Few historians write as … as Macaulay. (well / better / the best) 9. Very few books are as … as David Copperfield. (popular / more popular / the most popular)

3. Образуйте степени сравнения прилагательных.

Small, young, thin, thick, tall, fine, new, strong, few, easy, busy, dirty, good, much, bad, little, many, clean, bright, dark, interesting, convenient, old, far, sweet, ugly.

4.Распределите прилагательные в три колонки по следующей модели: 1) nice / interesting; 2) nicer / more interesting; 3) the nicest / the most interesting.

Modern; reasonable; many; more; dearer; best; most important; good; worse, high; cheapest; light; less; more polite; higher; dear; most modern; bad; cheap; more important; little; better; important; highest; dearest; polite; worst; lighter; most polite; more modern; most reasonable; cheaper; most reasonable; most; least; lightest.

5.Заполните пропуски словами as … as, so … as.

1. The temperature today is … high … it was yesterday. 2. He is not … old … he looks. 3. He is … strong … his brother. 4. This street is … wide … the next one. 5. The suitcase is not … heavy … I expected it to be. 6. His radio set is not … powerful … mine. 7. She is … tall … her sister. 8. It is not … hot in London … in Sochi.

6. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Ваши руки такие же холодные, как и его. 2. Эта дорога короче той. 3. Кто из них лучше говорит по-английски? 4. К сожалению, ваш перевод самый плохой. 5. Моя комната больше, чем его.

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