IV. Fill in articles where necessary
FAMILY
I. Write the correct plural form of each noun in brackets.
Britain is a small country, but a lot of (person) live there.. There are many big (city) with (factory) and (office). On working days the (bus) and (taxi) are foil; and at summer weekends the (beach) are crowded. The music from the (radio) can be heard everywhere. But there is some quiet countryside in Britain, with lovely (valley), peaceful (lake) and (hill) and (farm) , with plenty of (sheep), (goose) and (turkey). .
П. Rewrite the sentences using the possessive case where possible.
1. The bicycle is for a child. 2. That's the leg of the table. 3. This is the house of my grandparents. 4. The children of Jane and Michael are the same age. 5. This is a school for girls. 6. In winter we have holidays that last for two weeks.
Ш. Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
1, Mary 's parents ... when she was in her teens, so she didn't have a very happy childhood. 2. An uncle of mine had been a ... for many years, but he ... last year.(His wife is very kind to her ... and treats them as a real... would do. They love and respect their ... .3. After his father's death Nicholas's uncle decided to find work for his ... .4. During the ...' ceremony the groom gives the bride а ... ..., and the bride sometimes gives the groom one. At last the religious official says, "I now pronounce you ... and .. and the couple is married.
IV. Put the verb between the brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous,
1. My husband (to work) overtime this week. 2. John rarely (to have) time .to' visit his parents, but he (to have) dinner with them tomorrow because it's his mother's birthday. 3. What your husband (to do)? - He (to work) as an-architect, but this, year he (to teach) at college as well. 5. Where Mark (to come) from? - He's American. 6. This cheese (to smell) awful. 7. My son is ill, but he (to get), better. 8. Don't interrupt me while I (to talk) to somebody else.
V. Fill in articles where necessary.
1. I have two brothers. ... older is training to be ... pilot, ... younger is still at... school. When he leaves, he hopes to go to ... university to study ... law. 2. Long before I саше to .., school there was ... boy named Johnson, who was ... cousin of my friend's. You see, he always wanted to be ... sailor and see much of ... world. 3. She was one of ... dearest of all ... girls that came to my church. 1 didn't know Rees, but he was ... pleasant young man. He had ... good job as ... agent of... big firm, and I believed that... young people were happy, especially when ... son was born to them.
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VI. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
1. It seems ... me, she looks old ... her age. 2. The two brothers are ... each other ... appearance, but differ widely ... their tastes. 3. George got married ... a woman he met when he was studying ...' college. 4, She intends to apply ... divorce. 5. If you are working ... a teacher, it's all right to behave ... a teacher, 6. Are you ... this photograph? - Yes, that's me ... the left. 7. ... the letter Nelly wrote that she was going to marry ... Martin ... the end ... the month and that they would go ... France ... their wedding trip.
VII. Choose a picture of a family and describe it, in 150-180 words.
VII. Describe your most beloved relative in about 150 words.
APPEARANCE
I. Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
1. Alice, is thirteen years old. She is tall for her .... He hair is ... and ... .He eyes are ... . She has a .... complexion. Her mouth is ... and pretty. But she has a .,.. nose and she does not like it. 2. He is a man of ... height with a ... face,-,., eyes and ... teeth. He has a grey ... and ... that hide his mouth. 3. Basil and his brother are not... . Basil is a ... boy but not ... . His brother is delicate, with a ... complexion and very ... hair. He is ,.. his mother, who is a blonde. 4. He raised his ... and she saw how sad their expression was.
II. Fill in articles, where necessary.
It was "... pretty sight. Among ... boys there was .... little fellow who could make the swallow-dive more beautifully than ... other boys. He dived again and again. ... passengers watched him with ... delight. He was twelve-year-old boy but he was certainly ... cleverest among his friends. He was their ... favourite and ... leader, though they were older than he. He was ... beautiful boy with ... dark complexion and ... dark wavy hair. He was active. He was ... bravest chap I had ever seen in my life. ... boy was so healthy, fresh and young, so full of ... life and ... energy, that it was ... real pleasure to look at him.
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Ш. Fill in prepositions, and adverbs where necessary.
1. You've got a mark ... your cheek. Have a look ... the mirror. 2. The boy who is sitting ... your right is smiling ... such a pleasant way. 3. Look ... the boy and the man .., the portrait. They are father and son, but the son differs so much ... his father. He is- the very image ... his mother. 4. She found it difficult to be fond ... the two children. They had both taken ... their father ... looks. 5. She was rather keen ... her profession.
IV. Use the required form of the adjectives in brackets. Use the appropriate article.
l. He was (amusing) lad you ever met. 2. He is a far (intelligent) person than my brother. 3. She was (practical) in the family. 4. He-is (talkative) than his sister. He won't tire you so much. 5. He turned out to be (angry) than I expected. 6. This wine is (good) I've ever tasted.7. Jack is (clever) of the two brothers. 8. He felt (bad) yesterday than the day before. 9. (near) house is three miles away. 10. (near) item on the programme is a piano sonata.
V. In about 180 words describe two of your relatives, e.g. your father, and mother, comparing their age, appearance, character etc.
FLAT
I. Complete the following sentences.
1. I'm very fond of our new flat because ...
2. It's very convenient to ...
3. There are nine storeys in the building, that's why it..,
4. The room looks very small because ... --
5. Тhе best place for the TV-set is ...
6. There are all modem conveniences in the flat, such as ...
7. Our flat is not large, there are .. .
8. Let's place the sofa ...
П. Complete the sentences with some. any, no and their derivatives.
1.1 didn't have ... money, so I had to borrow ... .2. Sally was upset about... and refused to speak to .... 3. You must be hungry. Would you like ... to eat? 4. These books are all Jane's. ... of them belong to me. 5. We all got wet in the rain because ... got an umbrella! 6.I was too tired to do ... work and was very glad when'... of my friends offered help. 7. ... who saw the accident should contact the police.. 8. How many eggs have we got? - ... .I think I've got to go and buy....
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Ш- Fill in the blanks with quantity words (much, many, few, a few, little.. a little. a lot\of).
1. If you don't hurry, we'll miss the train. There's ... time to spare. 2. It's a difficult text. I've had to look up quite ... words in the dictionary. 3, I can't let you use ... of this perfume. There is only ... left in the bottle, 4. There are ... who know about this, so keep it to yourself, 5. Into each life, ... rain must fall, (a saying) 6. We got to the stadium quickly because there was ... traffic, 7. Since the family is poor, the children have .,. clothes.
IV Insert prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
1. Peter has a nice cottage ... the country but ... any conveniences. 2. Don't forget .to switch ... the light before leaving ... home. 3. The windows of the bedroom looked a little garden ... the back ... the house. 4. The walls ... the library were lined bookcases, the armchairs were upholstered ... leather, the tables littered .., papers. To make the picture complete, there were a lot of newspapers and magazines scattered ... the room. 5. A wonderful portrait ... his wife was hanging .. . . the wall ... the writing desk. 6. ... the left there is а bookcase to keep books ... . 7. ... the bookshelf I can't find a dictionary …. other books.
V, Your friend rents a room. Ask her 15 questions (general, alternative,disjunctive and special) about her living and working conditions.
VI. Find a picture of a room and describe it in 180-200 words. Compare it with : the flat of someone you know. Use the following: in the centre: in the foreground/ background; in the left-/right-hand corner; on the left/right (of the. picture); on the left/right-hand side of the picture, etc. (Don't forget to enclose the picture!)
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CLOTHES
I. Fill in the blanks with one of these verbs: To Dress, To Put On, To Wear. Use the verbs in the appropriate form
There was a fire in the middle of the night at a country house where there were a lot of guests. They all ran outside very quickly - they did not even wait ____their clothes. ____ in the blankets and overcoats they were standing watching the flames, when another guest joined them. "Why did you people get so excited?" he asked. "Now look at me. When I heard the alarm, I got out of bed, lit a cigarette ad quietly ___myself. In fact I ___my tie when I thought it was not the best tie ____ with the shirt I had on. So I took it off and ____ another tie. So I didn't lose my head at all.I never get excited in a difficult or dangerous situation."
"That's good," said one of his friends, "but why you not your trousers?"
V. Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs: To Match, To Suit, To Fit, To Become
1, -Look, what a lovely hat Ann has on. - Yes, it awfully_____her.
2, She was wearing a brown dress with a hat and gloves ___.
3, Buy this blue scarf, this colour ____you more than any other and ___your coat.
4, The woman tried on a new coat. It was just her size and ___her perfectly.
5, I think this denim shirt will____me. I want something for everyday wear.
6, Could you show me a pair of gloves ___ my bag and shoes?
7, She has a kind of gift for clothes. Everything she wears___her without fail.
8, The dress does not ___her. It's tight in the waist.
9, She thought trousers did not _____the occasion at all.
VI. Fill in prepositions and adverbs where necessary
1, This jacket will last years.
2, I can never tell natural silk artificial.
3, - The dress looks awfully nice ___you. - Does it?-Let me look __ the mirror.
4, I want a silk dress_______________________ summer wear. Show me something____light blue. Where can I try it__ ?
5, What size do you take ____shoes? What size___suits do you wear?
6, I am afraid these shoes won't go this dress.
7, What do you do a suit if the sleeves have become a bit glossy _ the elbows?
8) What do you wear a formal occasion?
9) The suit has been evidently constant wear. It looks all shabby.
IV. Fill in articles where necessary
1) _____cheap things soon wear out.
2) ____heels are quite worn down.
3) I need_ ___pair of boots to wear in____ cold weather.
4) I want to buy______________________________ ____blouse to match my skirt. This one is out of ____fashion.
5) ___woman was wearing___riding clothes:__ boots,____breeches and ____light-weight leather jacket.
6) Where did you buy_________ ___bag? I need___ bag like this to match my new costume.
7) ___ blue blouse fits you perfectly. Buy it.
8) This style is coming into___ fashion again.
9) I am looking for __blazer in ___size 46.
10) There is ___flaw in___sweater. One of _ threads is ____different colour.
V. A friend of yours was at a department store yesterday. Ask him (her) what articles (items) of clothes s/he bought and why s/he chose them. Write 10 questions of different communicative types
VI. You were at your friend's wedding party last Saturday. Describe the way the people at the party were dressed
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