Example: Is that my newspaper? Is that mine?
1. It is not his car. It is her car.
2. This is a beautiful garden. It is much bigger than our garden.
3. Can you give this key to Andrew and Melanie? It is their key.
4. - Whose book is this? - It is my book.
5. What a beautiful painting! Is it your painting?
6. Which room is his room? This is his room.
Ex. 4. Complete the conversation with some, any, something, anything, no, nothing, somebody, nobody.
Good morning Mr. Jason! Could you give me _____ information about the agenda of our meeting?
Oh, yes, Mss. Smith! But first can you ask _________ from the Sale Department to provide me with the latest figures, please
Certainly, Mr. Jason, _________ else?
No, ___________.
(Some minutes later) I am sorry, Mr. Jason, but _________ in at the Sales Department at the moment Shall I do it __________minutes later?
Of course, I need _________ figures to finish my report. Is there _________ news from our partners?
Oh, I am afraid not! There is ____ _____ news from them yet butjust a minute sir, there are _________ incoming messages in my post. _________ from our suppliers, an e-mail from Mr. Colin, and _________ emails from our Spanish partners.
Ex. 5. Use the correct pronoun some, any, no.
1. I want to show you... pictures.
2. There is... coffee at home.
3. Are there... bookshelves in your study room?
4. There are... English students in our University.
5. Are there... newspapers on his desk?
6. Have you got... children?
7. Jane has... brother or sisters.
8. Has he... French magazines at home? - Yes, he has....
9. I have... friends in Britain. 10. We have... pets at home.
Ex. 6. Choose the right pronoun.
1. I have (some, something, somebody) relatives in London.
2. There is (some, something, somebody) at home.
3. There is (some, something, somebody) interesting on TV tonight.
4. Is there (any, anything, anybody) on this desk?
5. Have they got (any, anything, anybody) chairs in the kitchen?
6. We have (no, nothing, nobody) friends in Paris.
7. There is (no, nothing, nobody) in the fridge.
8. There is (no, nothing, nobody) in the house.
Ex. 7. Complete the sentences with some, any, no, something, anything, nothing, somebody, anybody, nobody, somewhere, anywhere.
1. Do you have... lectures today? - No, we have... lectures on Saturday.
2. Have you got... questions?
3. I want to tell you... interesting about our secretary Sally.
4. Is there... interesting in today's paper?
5. Come here, I'll show you... pictures of our plant.
7. Do you know... in that firm?
8. Hi! Is there...in the house? - No, I'm afraid, there is.... - Let's go and see.
9. There is light in the room.... is at the office.
10.... knows their new address.
11. Are you going anywhere special tonight? - Yes, I am going... special tonight.
12. Are you expecting... special for dinner? - Nobody special.
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13. Is he going... special for holidays? - Nowhere special.
Unit 2.The Verb to be.Refference.
Tobe . .
tobe :
1) "", " -":
Where is your sister? She is at home.
2) :
" be " . " be " Continuous .
She is watching TV now. (Present Continuous Active)
3) - :
" be " :
He is a good engineer.
4) :
"" :
They are to begin this work at once.
" be " , :
to be late
to be in time
tobebusy
tobetired (of) ( -)
tobeable (todosmth.) , , ( -)
tobein / out /
tobe
| Present Indefinite | Past Indefinite | Future Indefinite | |
| Affirmative | I am You are He is She is It is We are They are | I was You were He was She was It was We were They were | I shall be You will be He will be She will be It will be We shall be They will be |
| Negative | I am not You are not (arent) He is not (isnt) She is not It is not We are not They are not | I was not (wasnt) You were not (werent) He was not She was not It was not We were not They were not | I shall not (shant) be You will not (wont) be He will not be She will not be It will not be We shall not be They will not be |
| Interrogative | Am I? Are you? Is he? Is she? Is it? Are we? Are they? | Was I? Were you? Was he? Was she? Was it? Were we? Were they? | Shall I be? Will you be? Will he be? Will she be? Will it be? Shall we be? Will theybe? |
Practice.
Ex. 1. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the verb to be.
1. I am a manager.
2. It will be a fundamental discovery.
3. A free market economy is rare in the world.
4. The appearance of this law is important.
5. Early economic thoughts were all about the meaning of wealth.
6. Gold and silver are examples of precious stones.
7. Another word for 'idea' is 'concept'.
8. The population is the number of people in the country.
9. My grandmother's only income will be her pension.
10. The money for a month's work is a person's salary.
11. Early economists thought that a nation without gold was poor.
Ex. 2. Complete the sentences with am /is/are or was/were or will be.
1. The weather very nice today.
2. My friend and I business partners.
3. Walking a good way to avoid stress.
4. I hot. Can you open the window, please?
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5. Ann at home, but her children at school.
6. Last year your project the best.
7. Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He a famous film star.
8. I wanted to thank you for having invited me to your party. You so friendly.
9. I know that they in Paris three years ago.
10. I a student. My sister an architect.
11. We happy if we go to Hawaii.
12. Next year my brother 25.
13. I hope they at home at this time.
14. It cold in winter next year.
15. They are going to marry. Perhaps they happy.
Ex.3. Use the verb "to be" in the correct form.
1. Our work... completed next week.
2. We... students. 3. Hard work... a guarantee of success.
4. The train... late yesterday.
5. He... not at home now.
6. Which party... in power in Great Britain ten years ago?
7. My aim... to master two foreign languages.
8. Our students... in London last year.
9. We... in Moscow in two days.
10. Soon this book... translated into English.
11. When I met my friend I... going to the Crimea.
12. The students... in the reading hall before the lessons.
Ex. 4.Write positive and negative sentences in Present/Past or Future Simple
1. I shall be at home tonight.
2. My friend will be a lawyer in two years.
3. My parents are teachers at the University.
4. At two o'clock our family is having dinner.
5. The decision will be passed on Monday.
6. He is working in the library now.
7. There is a TV set in this room.
8. There were many new words in the dictation.
9. There will be a stadium near school.
10. Next Monday our first lesson will be English.
