1. Susan is wearing some new earrings._____look good on_____. 2. Table tennis (also called ping-pong) began in England in the late 1800s. Today
____ is an international sport. My brother and I played a lot when we were teenagers. I beat ____ sometimes, but ____ was a better player and usually won. 3. Don't look directly at the sun. Don't look at ____ directly even if you are wearing sunglasses. The intensity of its light can injure your eyes. 4. Do bees sleep at night? Or do ____ work in the hive all night long? You never see ____ after dark. What do ____ do after night falls? 5. The apples were rotten, so the children didn't eat ____ even though ____ were really hungry. 6. The scent of perfume rises. According to one expert, you should put ____ on the soles of your feet. 7. Even though clean, safe water is fundamental to human health, an estimated 800 million people in the world are still without ____. Unsafe water causes illnesses. ____ contributes to high numbers of deaths in children under five years of age. 10. Magazines are popular. I enjoy reading ____. ____ have news about recent events and discoveries. Recently, I read about "micromachines."____ are human-made machines that are smaller than a grain of sand. One scientist called ____ "the greatest scientific invention of our time."
Exercise 3.
Fill in the gaps with some/any + body/thing/where.
1. It’s rather nasty outside, I’m not going __________tonight. 2. She refuses to have __________to do with him now. 3. I’am not going to tell you __________ about this. 4. Does __________ understand this? 5. I haven’t told this to __________else. 6. Would you like __________ to eat? – Thanks, I am not hungry. 7. Excuse me, you’ve dropped __________.Yes, look, it’s your purse. 8. Does __________ agree with me? 9. Is there __________new? 10. Has _______ called me? 11. Let me know if __________ happens. 12. __________ called you but he didn’t say his name. 13. Don’t go __________ today. We’ll have to meet. 14. We haven’t told __________about it. 15. Where can I see _______ who can give some information on t question?
Exercise 4.
Underline the correct form of the reflexive pronouns.
1. They have only _________ to blame. 2. Who knows better than Mark _________ what he should do? 3. The mayor _________ cut the ribbon to open the new city hospital. 4. That woman has put _________ in a difficult position. 5. The governor _________ will speak at the university. 6. One can easily injure _________ while skiing. 7. You cannot expect a baby to take care of _________. 8. You may burn _________ with matches. 9. After a busy day he likes to be _________. 10. Bach dedicated _________ to music. 11. We had to throw _________ on the mercy of "Intourist". 12. The hunter accidentally shot _________ in the foot. 13.1 had a good, proper look at _________ in the mirror tonight. 14. I'm sorry that I didn't make _________ clear. 15. – It's hot, Mommy. Can I take my T-shirt off? – I don't think you should, darling. I don't want you to expose _________ to the sun.
Exercise 5.
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of this/these, that/those.
Pass me ____ box from the table. 2. Do it ____ way, not like ____.
3. Do you like ____ music? – I don’t, ft, I didn’t like... stories he told us.
4. Jack is ill, ____ is why he’s away. 5. Do you remember ____ people we met at the party? 6. What’s ____ on the shelf? 7. ____ hotel is expensive but it’s very nice. 8. Listen – ____ will make you laugh. 9. Did you hear ____ noise at night? 10. Which shoes do you like? – ____ or ____?
Exercise 6.
Translate the words in brackets.
1. Who is (эта) ____ girl? – I don’t know (ее) ____. 2. I invited (его) ____ to the party and (он) ____ was very glad. 3. I often meet (его) ____ with (его) ____ girl at the club.4. That pen is (моя) ____. Can (ты) ____ give (ее) ____ to me? 5. (Они) ____ went on holiday with some friends of (их) ____. 6. It’s (их) ____ problem, not (наша) ____. 7. (Я) ____ saw Ann with (ее) ____ parents. (Они) ____ were at the theatre. 8. I want (те) ____ books. Please give (их) ____ to ____ (мне). 9. (Я) ____ never go to parties. I don’t like (их) ____. 10. Who is (это) ____? – (Я) ____ don’t know. 11. (Это) ____ are my sisters Ann and Kate. 12. (Это) ____ is what (я) ____ want to say: (это) ____ wasn’t my idea. 13. Where did (ты) ____ buy (ту) ____ book? 14. (Это) ____ are not easy questions to answer. 15. I am sure (мы) ____ can help (друг другу) ____.
Nouns Существительные
Все существительные делятся на имена собственные (имена людей, клички животных, названия городов, улиц и т.д.), которые всегда пишутся с большой буквы: Tom, London, America, и имена нарицательные, которые подразделяются на исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные. К исчисляемым существительным относят названия конкретных предметов и абстрактных понятий, которые поддаются счёту, например: a pen - ручка, a horse - лошадь, a question - вопрос, an effort - усилие.
К неисчисляемым существительным относят названия веществ и отвлечённых (абстрактных) понятий, которые счету не поддаются, например: sand - песок, sugar - сахар, oil - масло, time - время, progress - прогресс.
