Ex. 1. Change using the possessive case.
1. the niece of my best friend; 2. the hedgehog of Benny 3. the information of Alex 4. the business of nobody 5. the son of the King of Spain 6. the photos of his kids 7. three hours / rest 8. the tests of Kate and Mary 9. the kiss of Judas 10. the advice of somebody else 11. the past of America 12. the scissors of Gladys 13. half an hour / meeting 14. the palace of St James 15. the boats of the fishermen 16. the cottage of Sue and Tom 17. the grandson of the Browns 18. last Sunday / show 19. the head of the horse 20. the leg of the chair 21. the speech of George Bush 22. the mistakes of John and Ann 23. a day or two / wait 24. the car of my uncle and aunt 25. the family of Thomas 26. the house of the Carters 27.the birthday of his stepbrother 28. seven years / absence 29. the wedding of Jack and Jill 30. the works of Keats 31.the poems of Pushkin and Blok 32. the door of the room 33. the principle of Archimedes 34. the deeds of these heroes 35. yesterday / hopes 36. the motorbike of Keith 37. the largest city of France 38. the names of her sons-in-law 39. the attention of everybody 40. tonight / entertainment
Ex. 2. Change using the possessive case.
1. the medicine of Mr. Johnson 2. the duties of the housewife 3. the monkey of the sailors 4. the room of Mum and Dad 5. six miles / distance 6. the marks of the students 7. the skin of the leopard 8. the garage of the Joneses 9. tomorrow / plans 10. the dresses of Brenda and Kate 11. the manager of the company 12. the case of this passer-by 13. the statue of Venus 14. the problems of foreigners 15. the voice of our teacher of art 16. the policy of the government 17. five minutes / break 18. the feathers of these geese 19. the visas of those Germans 20. the turkeys of Mr. Evans 21. the cult of this goddess 22. the back of the chair 23. an hour / ride 24. the patients of this surgeon 25. at the flat of her grandparents 26. at the shop of a baker 27. the rights of women 28. the beard of my grandpa 29. the moustache of Mr. Poirot 30. the cares of grown-ups 31. today / newspapers 32. the cook of her mother-in-law 33. at the flat of his friend 34. the patronymic of Alexander 35. the age of her nephew 36. the life of Julius Caesar
Ex. 3 Translate into English using the possessive case where possible.
1. Это младший сын доктора Сэндфорда. 2. Миссис Джоунз все еще в парикмахерской. 3. Это машина Смитов, не так ли? 4. У него в руках птичье гнездо. 5. В воскресенье к нам придут друзья моих родителей. 6. Квартира Тома и Элис недалеко отсюда. 7. Посмотри на портрет королевы Франции. 8. Как зовут его детей? 9. Где зонтики наших гостей? 10. Учителю не понравились ответы студентов. 11. Глаза Мэгги очень выразительные. 12. Дедушке Джека уже за шестьдесят. 13. У нее двухнедельный отпуск каждый год. 14. Это женская шляпа. Он не хочет надевать её. 15. Сегодняшние газеты на том столе. 16. Прошлогодняя встреча была не очень удачной. 17. Она гостит у бабушки и дедушки каждое лето. 18. На уроке мы читали стихи Шекспира и Бернса. 19. Это – детская книга, отдай её своему младшему брату. 20. Волосы этого панка выглядят странно. 21. Свадьба Барбары и Ника на следующей неделе. 22. Мадрид – самый большой город Испании.
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Ex. 4. Translate into English using the possessive case where possible.
1. Скоро день рождения моей свекрови. 2. Посмотри на одежду этой девушки. Тебе она нравится? 3. Картина называется «Поцелуй Иуды». 4. Где крыша у этого дома? 5. У Чарльза тяжелая жизнь. 6. Он любит романы Диккенса. 7. Дом родителей Майка стоит на берегу реки. 8. Одна из песен Битлз называется «Вкус меда». 9. Игрушки ребенка под столом. 10. Давай посмотрим расписание на завтра, ладно? 11. Тебе надо последовать совету твоих родителей. 12. Это результат трехмесячной работы. 13. Расскажите нам о карьере этой актрисы. 14. Что ты знаешь о новой работе Фреда? 15. Это кресло нашего дедушки. 16. Сейчас он у своих родственников. 17. Эта деревня расположена в двух шагах от Брайтона. 18. Мистер Симпсон у зубного врача, он вернется через час. 19. Я слышу чей-то голос в прихожей. Кто это? 20. Давай поедем в клуб на машине Пита, ладно?
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TOPIC 3. FAMILY
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
FORMATION
| № | person/number | affirmative | question | negative |
| 1 | I We You They | I go. | Do you go? | They don’t go. |
| 2 | He She It | He goes. | Does she go? | She doesn’t go. |
Note
1. We add –s (or –es) in the third person singular: work – (he) works;
-es is added to verbs ending in -o, -ss, -ch, -sh, -z, -x:
(he) goes, does, misses, watches, wishes, buzzes, fixes.
2. If the verb ends in consonant + -y, it has –ies in the third person singular:
to try, carry, copy; – (he) tries, carries, copies; but: to play, to say; – (he) plays, says;
USE
| We use PRESENT SIMPLE when we speak about | ||||||
| use | example | comments | ||||
| 1 | permanent actions (facts), laws of nature, general truths | My friends live in Paris. The Volga flows into the sea. Haste makes waste. | ||||
| 2 | customary, repeated actions
| He gets up at seven every day. Do you ever go to the theatre? | with adverbs like: always, usually, often, sometimes, from time to time, seldom, ever, never, every ... | |||
| 3 | unfinished present actions | instead of Present Continuous | ||||
| with verbs of state not used in continuous forms | I hear you very well now.
He knows it now. | |||||
| in exclamatory sentences beginning with here and there | Here comes the bus! There runs the hare!
| Вот идет автобус. Вон бежит заяц! | ||||
| 4 | future actions | instead of Future Simple | ||||
| when we talk about timetables, programmes, public transport, cinemas, etc.: | The train leaves at 8 tonight. The film starts at five today.
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| sometimes after hope | I hope he comes soon. I hope he will come soon. | |||||
| in adverbial clauses of time and condition after when, as soon as, till / until, before, after, if, unless, in case. | We will play chess when he comes. (когда?)
We will play chess if he comes. If he comes, we will play chess. (при каком условии?) | but not in object clauses I wonder if he will come today. Интересно (что?), придет ли он? Tell me when he will come today. Скажи мне (о чем?), когда он сегодня придет? | ||||
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
FORMATION
We use the auxiliary verb to be (am, is, are) and the Present Participle of the notional verb to form the Present Continuous.
| № | person/number | affirmative | question | negative |
| 1 | I | I am going. | Am I going? | I am not going. |
| We You They | They are going. | Are you going? | We aren’t going. | |
| 2 | He She It | He is going. | Is she going? | She isn’t going. |
I am reading a book. Mother is cooking. My brothers are playing football in the yard.
What are you reading? Mother isn’t baking a cake now. Are your brothers playing football?
USE
| We use PRESENT CONTINUOUS | ||||||
| use | examples | comments | ||||
| 1 | to speak about unfinished actions | |||||
| going on just at the moment of speaking. |
He is watching TV now.
| with adverbs of time: now, at the moment, at present, still | ||||
| that have begun before the present moment and are still unfinished now |
He is writing a new book.
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| 2 | to describe changing or developing situations | The population of the world is growing very fast. Is his English getting better?
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| 3 | to emphasize temporary character of an action | Usually I get up at 7, but this week I’m getting up at 6 | with adverbs like: today, these days, this week | |||
| 4 | to express annoyance or criticism about frequently repeated actions |
I am always losing things. You are constantly grumbling | in affirmatives with always or constantly Вечно я все теряю. Вечно ты ворчишь. | |||
| 5 | to speak about an action in the process of which another (habitual) action takes place |
He often watches TV when he is eating.
| Present Continuous for the action in progress Present Simple for a habitual action | |||
| 6 | to speak about personal plans and fixed arrangements for the near future |
We are meeting at 7 tonight.
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