| The buyers | chartered | a steamer | |||||
| We | sent | the buyers | the documents | ||||
| We | sent | them | to the buyers | ||||
| The sellers | received | a telegram | from the buyers | ||||
| I | met | him | by chance | at the theatre | a few days ago |
The Noun
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: (table ) (tables ). s (-es s, ss, x, ch, tch, sh).
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+y = i + es city cities play plays
f v knife knives chief - chiefs, roof - roofs
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a man men a woman women
a child children a foot feet
a tooth teeth a goose-geese
a mouse mice an ox oxen
sheep () sheep (), deer () deer (), swine () swine () .
: sugar, love, friendship, iron, advice, knowledge, information, progress, news, vacation, money, hair.
: trousers, spectacles, scales, scissors, goods, clothes, arms, riches, stairs, wages, contents, potatoes, onions, carrots.
Possessive Case
whose? ? . s:
e.g. the brothers pen
Peters friend
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e.g. the students books
the boys pencils
mens clothes
the childrens toys
of:
e.g. my friends father
the father of my friend
The Article
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| - a (an) | - the |
| 1. - , . e.g. He bought a book yesterday. 2. , . e.g. My brother is an engineer. 3. . e.g. I wear a cap in summer and a hat in autumn. 4. one. e.g. I have bought a kilogram of sugar. : A good deal of, a good deal of, number of; a few, a little; as a result of; for a short/long time; it is a pity; to be in a hurry; to have a good time; to go for a walk, to have a headache. : 1. (Give your book, please) 2. (This house is very old) 3. (Come at any time) 4. (What kind of book is this) 5. no (I have no brother) 5. (Kiev, Europe, Anna) 6. (Knowledge is power) | 1. . e.g. the best friend 2. , . e.g. the first lesson 3. , , , . e.g. Show the telegram you received yesterday. 4. . e.g. I bought a hat yesterday. The hat is very pretty. 5. . e.g. the sun, the Moon 6. (, , , , , ) e.g. The Pacific ocean, the Black Sea, the Thames, the Alps, the South : Elbrus, Mont Blanc, Everest 7. the Crimea, the Caucasus, the Netherlands, the United States, the United kingdom, the Soviet Union. 8. , . e.g. the Browns, the Ivanovs |
I. Put the words in the right order:
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1. dont they English speak.
2. like you birthday Would come party? my to to
3. number? your telephone Whats
4. you tomorrow! See
5. old how this student? is
6. nineteen Im old. Years
7. number? leave Would telephone like to you your
8. everything. know doesnt Mike
9. sister my in works bank.
10. at the KSMTU (Kerch State Maritime Technological University) study I.
II. Divide the groups of letters and make sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian:
1. TheyliveinKerch.
2. Shehasgottwosisters.
3. Mymotherworksinbank.
4. Sheisasecretary.
5. Howoldisyourbrother?
6. CanIhavealook?
7. WearethestudentsofKSMTU.
8. Whatisyourtelephonenumber?
9. Myfamilyisneitherbignosmall.
10. Therearefiveofus.
III. Give the plural for the following nouns:
Face, portfolio, swine, house, tomato, mother-in-law, basis, clergyman, ox, cry, key, fox, downfall, rock, bush, enemy, leaf, roof, hero, bunch, sheep, ship, journey, penknife, man-of-war, loss, datum, goose, deer, pie, Englishwoman, wolf, mouse, bath, volcano, possibility, foot, handkerchief, thief, crisis, birth, echo, lie.
IV. Comment on the nouns fish and fruit. Translate the sentences into Russian:
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1. Remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.
2. Ah, well, theres plenty more fish in the sea.
3. I saw a number of mango trees still bearing fruit.
4. Great parcels of groceries and delicacies and dried fruits arrived from the city.
5. From this central point they could see fruit-trees laden with magnificent fruits.
6. She watched the water-lily plants and willow leaves, the fishes rising.
7. The smell of those little fishes will follow me wherever I go.
V. Comment on the use of the Genitive Case:
1. Its my mother-in-laws seventieth birthday.
2. Mr. Brown had been satisfied with the results of Toms and nicks visit.
3. He took the morning train and arrived at his mothers at lunchtime.
4. Kate had gone to the Democratic candidates meeting party because she wanted to.
5. Ann nodded understandingly and after a moments pause Tom went on.
6. He swallowed and I saw his Adams apple go up and down.
7. A hundred houses were evacuated for safetys sake.
VI. Replace the of-phrase by the noun in the Possessive Case:
1. The plays of the Shakespeare are very popular in this country.
2. The house of my daughter-in-law is within a stones throw from here.
3. Peter slipped his hand through the arm of his mother.
4. From the dining-room Mike passed into the study of Ann.
5. The cheeks of the secretary continued to brighten.
6. He told me about the return of his brother.
7. The supper of the children is ready.
8. Will you join the excursion of today?
9. The rays of the sun do not penetrate through that foliage.
10. The toys of the children are in the box.
VII. Translate into English. Pay attention to the words in brackets:
1. . (computer wife colleague)
2. . (laptop sister-in-law brother)
3. . (software supplier subsidiary)
4. . (mouse assistant boss)
5. . (keyboard manager foreman)
VIII. Fill in the blanks with indefinite article (a, an):
1. It is table. 2. It is not desk. 3. It is animal. 4. It is text. 5. It is not apple. 6. It is map. 7. This is cup. 8. It is bad pencil. 9. It is ox. 10. My sister is engineer.
IX. Build up three columns from the following nouns and word combinations:
house, Petrovs, my sister, butter, knowledge, Asia, Caucasus, Appennines, much water, by tram, any pen, sugar, Bermudas, milk, in morning, at school, on right, to go to bed, sun, tea, Black Sea, snow, British Channel, Australia, that boy, coal, Titanic, Geography, some books, Pacific Ocean, this dictionary, Paris, little milk, moon, best boy, second lesson, United States of America, Scotland, Bahamas, Rocky Mountains.
For example,
| Definite article | Indefinite article | Zero article |
| the Petrovs | a house | my sister |
X. Use the proper article where necessary:
1. This is book. It is my book.
2. Is this your pencil? No, it isnt my pencil, it is my sisters pencil.
3. I have sister. My sister is interpreter. My sisters husband is doctor.
4. I have no handbag.
5. She has got headache.
6. Have they got car? Yes, they have. Their car is very expensive, but reliable.
7. This pen is good, and that pen is bad.
8. They have dog and two cats.
9. I have spoon in my plate, but I have no soup in it.
10. My friend says he is going to be millionaire one day.
Additional task
I. Read the text and find answers to the following questions:
1) What is the flag of the United Kingdom made up of?
2) How is the Welsh flag called?
3) What do some Englishmen wear on St. George's Day?
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4) What day is regarded as Scotland's national day?
5) What day is a national day in Northern Ireland?
