Ex. 5 Express the following in English

Ex. 2 Use the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs given in brackets.

1. London is (big) than Manchester. 2. The airplane is (fast) than the train. 3. Russia is the (great) country in the world. 4. This house is (high) than that one. 5. You are the (tall) boy in the group. 6. The Volga is (long) than the Thames but (short) than the Mississippi. 7. The (little) you speak the (good). 8. Who is the (quick) waitress here? - Kate is. 9. Vienna is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 10. She speaks French (bad) than English. 11. The dining-room is (light) and (comfortable) than the bedroom. 12. He is (old) than you are. 13. They have (little) experience than we. 14. The (much) we read the (good). 15. These are the (good) books.

 

Ex. 3 Make up sentences.

	the most interesting	place
	the most exciting	book		seen
	the brightest	boy		watched
	the best	sum		met
This is	the most beautiful	text	I have ever	translated
	the easiest	player		read
	the funniest	clown		done
	the most cheerful	match		found
	the most difficult	picture

 

 

Ex. 4 Fill In the blanks with as... as, so... as or than.

1. The climate of the central part of Russia is not ... cold ... that of Siberia. 2. The weather in early autumn is often ... warm ... in summer. 3. In winter days are shorter ... nights. 4. Spring here is more pleasant ... autumn. 5. You speak English ... fast ... I do. 6. This book is not ... interesting ... that one. 7. Was it ... frosty yesterday ... it is today? 8. Your room is not ... dark ... mine. 9. Her child is ... tall ... mine. 10. He doesn't drive ... careful ... she does. 11. My brother's French is not ... good ... Nick's. 12. Peter is more intelligent ... my friend.

 

 

Ex. 5 Read and translate the following rhymes for fun:

The more we study, the more we know.

The more we know, the more we forget;

The more we forget, the less we know.

The less we know, the less we forget.

The less we forget, the more we know.

Why study?

 

don't want ... trouble. 8. There is ... milk in the fridge. You may drink it 9. She didn't have ... money, so she had to borrow ... . 10. You can cash these traveler's cheques at ... bank. 11. I'd like ... water, please. 12. 'Have you seen ... good films recently?' 'No, I haven't been to the cinema for ages.

 

Ex. 2 Make the following sentences Interrogative and negative.

1. People usually have some free time on weekends. 2. We have some friends in Kiev. 3. There is some water in the bottle. 4. My friends need some help. 5. I'd like something to eat 6. My mother bakes cakes with some brandy in them. 7. Some newspapers are really boring. 8. Some of my friends like skiing. 9. I have something to say to you. 10. We bought some flowers. 11. There are some beautiful flowers in the vase. 12. I have some information for you. 13. There are some students in the classroom. 14. There is some soup left. 15. She has some relatives in England. 16. Nobody can find out anything about that man.

 

Ex. 3 Insert some, any, no, every or their derivatives.

1. We think they want to drive us ... 2. There is ... at the door. Can you go and see who it is? 3. Do you like ... ice-cream? 4. I need to buy ... for ray friend. It's his birthday today. 5. The train was almost empty. There wasn't ... on it 6. These pupils want to know ... about it 7. Where is Nick? - He is ... in the garden. 8. Arc there ... children in the room? - Yes, there are ... . 9. We slept in a park because we didn't have ... to stay. 10. Did you say ...? - No, I said ... .11. Quick, let's gol There is ... coming and I don't want ... to see us. 12. Did you go ... for a holiday last summer?

 

Ex. 4 Express negation and change the indefinite pronouns and adverbs. Translate sentences into Russian.

Model: I see something there. I see nothing there.

 

1. There was something new in his reports. 2. I see somebody in the car. 3. Peter and Ann went out somewhere last night 4. Somebody can help you. 5. Some of the students have failed at the examinations. 6. Somebody knows his address or telephone number. 7. Something has happened to her. 8. I would like to go somewhere in July. 9. I'm hungry. I want something to eat 10. There are some beautiful pictures on the walls. 11. She sent me some postcards from England.

 

Ex. 5 Express the following in English.

1. Все сейчас заняты. Никто не может сделать это. 2. Вы знаете какой-нибудь иностранный язык? 3. Здесь его никто не знает. 4. Вы можете услышать эту песню повсюду. 5. Было очень рано, и мы никого не встретили на улице. 6. Пожалуйста, возьми тобой диск, который тебе нравится. 7. Мне нужно сказать тебе что-то важное. 8. Просмотрите! К нам кто-то идет! 9. Мы нигде не можем найти нашу собаку. 10. Вы что-нибудь знаете об этой стране? 11. Стучи громче, я уверен, кто-то есть в этой квартире.

 

 

7. QUANTIFIERS MANY / MUCH, FEW / LITTLE, A FEW /A LITTLE

	Countable Nouns	Uncountable Nouns
many/much- много	There are many programmes on TV that I find interesting.	My brother never shows much interest in sport
few/little - мало	There are few girls in this group.	The police has little information about the crime.
a few / a little - несколько, немного	He has a few friends in Great Britain.	We still have a little time for the discussion.