Anna and Victor are married. They have two children, Katherine and Bob. Katherine is married to Andrew. Katherine and Andrew have a daughter, Helen.
1. Anna is ________wife.
2. Victoris________husband.
3. Katherineis________sister.
4. Bob is ________uncle.
5. Bob is ________brother.
6. Helen is ________niece.
7. Katherine is ________wife.
8. Katherine is ________mother.
9. Victor is ________father.
10. Victor is ________grandfather.
11. Helen is ________granddaughter.
12. Andrew is ________husband.
Ex.23. Put the nouns from the brackets into Possessive Case.
1. When is ____________(your mother / birthday)?
2. Do you like ____________(your father / car)?
3. What is ____________(telephone number / Helena)?
4. ____________is near the city centre. (the flat / my friend).
5. ____________is very good. (Silvia / knowledge / history).
6. The ____________(report / Research Director) was very positive.
7. We hope that all _________(customers / our company) will like the new product.
8. We think it will meet ____________(needs / our customers).
9. I agree with ____________(opinion / our Sales Manager).
10. With this new product ___________(performance / next year) will be very good.
Ex.24. Give answers to the questions. Put the nouns in brackets into Possessive Case.
1. Whose bag is this? (my brother)
2. Whose daughter lives in Lviv? (my neighbour)
3. Whose book is on the desk? (my friend)
4. Whose marks are good? (their son)
5. Whose name is Vanessa? (my sister)
6. Whose car is this? (his father)
7. Whose is this umbrella? (Trinity)
8. Whose is this idea? (Michael)
9. Whose are these clothes? (his brother)
10. Whose poetry do you like best? (Byron)
11. Whose are these uniforms? (the soldiers)
12. Whose is this pen? (her friend).
Ex.25. Choose the correct variant.
1. I stepped on (the tail of the dog, the dogs tail).
2. (The test of Maria, Marias test) was written without mistakes.
3. (The leaves of the trees, Trees leaves) are green.
4. Have you seen (the newspapers of yesterday, yesterdays newspapers)?
5. Where is (the cats food, the food of the cat)?
6. When is (the doctors visit, the visit of the doctor) arranged?
7. Be careful, (the back of the car, the cars back) is very close to the building.
8. The students have (two months holidays, holidays of two months) in summer.
9. Where did you last see (the glasses of your mother, your mothers glasses)?
10. Is that (his fathers car, the car of his father) over there?
11. (The houses roof, The roof of the house) is red.
12. (The suns rays, The rays of the sun) are very hot at the equator.
Ex.26. Correct the mistakes if there are any.
1. Always forgive your enemys, but never forget their names. (R. Kennedy)
2. The only place where success come before work is in a dictionary. (Vidal Sassoon)
3. Manycomplainoftheirlooks, butnoneof their brains. (Yiddish proverb)
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4. Wise men don't need advices. Fools won't take it. (Benjamin Franklin)
5. There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, or forbid your childrens to do it. (Monta Crane)
6. The USA are a superpower with highly developed industry and agriculture.
7. The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. (Aristotle).
8. The best man for a job is a women.
9. Heat the oil in the pan and fry the onion and garlics for about two minutes.
10. I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheeps lead by a lion than an army of 100 lions lead by a sheep. (Talleyrand)
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Ex.2. Read the sentences. Say what the peoples jobs are. Choose from the list. The first sentence has been done as an example for you.
Cook, driving instructor, journalist, nurse, pilot, plumber, poet, travel agent, waiter.
1. Andrew drives a taxi. He is a taxi driver.
2. Mike works in a cafe, he brings the food to the tables. _______________.
3. Mary arranges peoples holidays for them. _________________.
4. Andrew works for an airline. He flies airplanes. _______________.
5. Victor teaches people how to drive. _______________.
6. Indy fits and repairs water pipes. _________________.
7. Olaf writes articles for a magazine. _______________.
8. Brian writes poems. _______________.
9. Hanna cooks food at a restaurant. ___________________.
10. Nina looks after patients in a hospital. _______________.
Ex.3. Fill in the gaps with a/an or (no article).
1. It's ____ honour to work with you.
2. I read ____ humorous article in the paper.
3. She is ____ O.A.P. (old age pensioner).
4. The IRA want ____ united Ireland.
5. He stayed in ____ hotel in the city centre.
6. That's ____ elitist point of view.
7. You'll find ____ information on the subject in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
8. I like ____ coffee.
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9. In Britain people don't have ____ ID cards.
10. ____ thing of beauty is ____ joy forever.
11. Peter lives in ____ old village in England.
12. In the centre of the village, there is ____ nice little church.
13. In front of the church, there is ____ old and beautiful park.
14. Herbert, ____ teacher of English from Dusseldorf, visits the village for the first time.
15. He says, "I'd like to live in such ____ little village".
Ex.4. Insert a/an, - or some.
1. Ive seen ____ good films recently.
2. What's wrong with you? Have you got ____ headache?
3. I know a lot of people. Most of them are ____ students.
4. When I was ____ child, I used to be very shy.
5. Would you like to be ____ actor?
6. ____ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.
7. I don't feel very well this morning. I've got ____ sore throat.
8. Do you enjoy going to ____ concerts?
9. When we got to the city centre, ____ shops were still open but most of them were closed.
10. I don't believe him. He's a liar. He's always telling ____ lies.
11. Jane is ____ teacher. Her parents were teachers too.
12. Could you buy ____ stamps for me, please?
13. We have brought our camera. We'll be able to take ____ photographs of the building.
14. I'd like ____ cornflakes, please.
15. This is ____ excellent test.
Ex.5. Fill in the gaps with some, any or a/an.
1. Im really thirsty. I need ____ water, please.
2. I went to the library, but I couldnt find ____ books about art.
3. Can you give me ____ coffee, please?
4. She sent ____ postcards to her friends, but she didnt make ____ phone calls when she was in Britain.
5. Its very sunny but there is only ____ child playing in the street.
6. I bought ____ coffee, but I didnt buy ____ tea.
7. Have you got ____ chocolate biscuits? Im sorry, there are ____ biscuits left.
8. Mary, Im afraid there isnt ____ juice in the fridge but theres ____ pineapple.
9. They ate ____ apples, ____ mango, but they didnt eat ____ oranges.
10. Would you like ____ cheese? Its delicious. - Ok, give me ____.
11. Is there ____ olive oil in the kitchen? No, there isnt ____ but theres ____ butter.
