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Where do you go if you want to

Ex. 2 Translate the sentences. Ask 5 types of questions to each one.

1. Mother goes shopping on Saturdays. 2. Children like to eat sweets very much. 3. He usually comes home late. 4. Ann wants to be a teacher. 5. His father smokes much. 6. She works in the office. 7. This farmer grows wheat and barley. 8. My kitten likes to play with its tail 9. They live not far from the town centre. 10. It takes me half an hour to get to the University.

 

Ex. 3 Complete Interrogative sentences.

1. Mark works on the farm. - Where ... ? 2. Brenda lives in Florida. - Where ... 7 3. Kevin goes out with his friends in the evening. - When ... ? 4. We have five lessons on Mondays. - How many ... ? 5. It takes him 10 minutes to get to school. - How many ... ? 6. My sister plays tennis quite well. - How ... ? 7. My brother's name is Jack. - What ... ? 8. Nick goes to school in the morning. - Where ... ? 9. They spend summer holidays in France. - Who ... ? 10. We visit our aunt every Sunday. - How often ... ?

 

Ex. 3a Make the following sentences plural:

1. His pencil is in the box. 2. This woman is this man's wife. 3. Put the box on the shelf. 4. That gentleman knows my brother. 5. Is this a mouse? - No, it is a rat. 6. Is this goose big or small? - It is big. 7. That wolf ate a sheep. 8. This cat caught a mouse. 9. There is a chair in my room. 10. Is there a leaf on the ground? 11. I see a child playing in the yard. 12. My grandfather who lives in the country has a sheep, a swine and an ox. 13. This lady has a child. 14. Is this woman a wife of that man? 15. The roof of the house is being repaired now.

Ex. 4 Use the appropriate form of the verb to be.

1. There ... money in my pocket 2. I know my hair ... beautiful. 3. Where ... the scissors? - They ... in the first drawer on the left 4. The nurse's wages ... not very high. 5. Your knowledge ... not enough to pass the examination. 6. These shorts ... too long, I won't buy them. 7. Thank you, your advice ... very helpful. I followed it and won a lot of money! 8. The goods at this shop ... very expensive. 9. His clothes ... modem and very fashionable. 10. Her knowledge in Physics ... amazing! 11. The news ... not very interesting for me. 12. All the swine and sheep ... very fat, the farmers ... satisfied. 13. Your money ... on the table. Take it.

b) Possessive Case of Nouns

's or s'

Common Case Possessive Case
the girl the girl's bag

 

the bag of the girl — the girl's bag

Singular Plural
the student's pen the students' pens
the woman's dress the women's dresses
the boss'(s) office the Browns'(s) house

We use 's or s' with some non-living things:

an hour's journey, a day's work, two months' salary, yesterday's newspaper

e.g.: Have you got today's newspaper?

 

Ex. 5 Use the words in brackets in the possessive case.

1. Last week was (my daughter) sixth birthday. 2. (Children) toys are very attrac­tive these days. 3. Have you ever met (Denis) wife? 4. I'll see you in (an hour) time. 5. The house will be sold in (two week) time. 6. We'll be in Paris in (three hour) time. 7. (Boys) clothes wear out quickly. 8. How much does (a boy) jacket cost these days? 9. What's the name of (Charles) partner? 10. Axe (policemen) uniforms com­fortable? 11. Look at the roses in (Mrs. Jones) garden. 13. I'm trying to attract (the waitress) attention. 14. Now comes (the journey) end.

 

Ex. 6 Change the following phrases using possessive case.

1. the friend of my mother. 2. the speech of the president 3. the farm of Mr. McDonald. 4. the hobbies of the children. 5. the poems by Burns. 6. the voice of this singer. 7. the poems of Pushkin. 8. the sister of my friend. 9. the difficulties of the companies. 10. a break for five minutes. 11. the streets of Elista. 12. the duties of the man. 13. the history of the world. 14. a holiday for a week.

Ex. 7 Answer the following questions using the phrases given below.

Where do you go if you want to ...

1. buy some vegetables? 2. get your hair cut? 3. buy some meat? 4. have your pet examined? 5. buy a wedding ring? 6. have your teeth examined? 7. buy some flow­ers? 8. get pens, pencils, paper? 9. buy some medicine? 10. have your eyes exam­ined? 11. get some information about traveling? 12. get fast food.

the hairdresser's, the vet's, the florist's, the dentist's, the optician's, the greengrocer's, the jeweler's, the butcher's, the stationer's, the chemist's (the drugstore), the traveling agent's, McDonald's.