Exercise 11 Translate the sentences.



1. There are a lot of English books and dictionaries in our library.       2. There is no place like home. 3. There will be some relatives at our wedding. 4. There exist many interesting books on this subject.             5. There stands a new house at the corner of the street. 6. There may be many ways of solving this problem. 7. There were many children in the street walking to school with flowers in their hands. 8. There is a wide network of railways in our country. 9. Without transportation there could be no civilization. 10. There were no mistakes in her test paper.

 

Exercise 12 Say these sentences in the Past and Future Simple.

1. There are twelve students in our group. 2. There is a letter for him on the table. 3. There is an underground station nearby. 4. Is there anything I can do for you? 5. There is no bread left. 6. There is nothing to add. 7. There is some flour on the shelf. 8. There are different sources of energy.

 

Exercise 13 Fill in the gaps withthere + to bein the appropriate tense.

1. ... some celebrities at his birthday party last night. 2. ... many students and teachers in the club tomorrow. 3. ... a new underground station in this district in a year? 4. ... an invisible magnetic field between the poles of the magnet. 5. ... a meeting at the University yesterday.     6. ... some pictures on the wall. 7. ... somebody in the corridor when I entered. 8. ... an opposition to the party in power. 9. ... a lot of guests at his wedding yesterday. 10. ... a lot of sights in Kiev. 11. When he explained everything, ... a long pause. 12. ... any milk left?

 

Exercise 14 Fill in the blanks withit isorthere is.

1. ... warm in the room. 2. ... a theatre in our street. 3. ... a lot of work to do. 4. ... five o’clock in the afternoon. 5. ... so nice seeing you again. 6. ... nothing to be done about this. 7. ... often a rainbow after rain. 8. ... a lot of snow this year. 9. ... very strange that he is late.      10. ... a ‘Who, Where, When’ contest at our Academy today. 11. ... cold today; ... a strong wind. 12. ... dark; ... no moon. 13. ... time to begin our lesson. 14. ... no time to explain everything. 15. ... too early to leave yet.

Exercise 15 Change the sentences according to the model.

Model: He has a TV set in his room. – There is a TV set in his room.

1.She has a few English books in her library. 2. The list includes only volunteers. 3. She had a message in her e-mail. 4. They have no conveniences in their country house. 5. I had no money left on my account. 6. He didn’t have any furniture in his flat. 7. I have some facts to prove it in my report. 8. We’ll have a new seminar next week.

 

Exercise 16 Work in pairs. Ask and answer as in the model.

Model: There are two simulators in the laboratory. – Sorry, I didn’t catch. How many simulators are there in it? (Are there any simulators in it?)

1. There are about ninety students in the hall. 2. There is little bread left. 3. There are ten computers in our laboratory. 4. There were six foreign scientists at the conference. 5. There are some errors in his calculations. 6. There are 25 players in ‘Dynamo’ soccer team. 7. It was reported that there were three burglars in the gang. 8. There will be three colleagues at my birthday party.

 

Exercise 17 Translate the sentences.

1. У цьому журналі є цікаві статті про історію залізниць України. 2. У нашому офісі буде телефон через кілька днів. 3. Післязавтра буде лекція про охорону навколишнього середовища (environmental protection). 4. На другому поверсі є бібліотека. 5. У залі було багато народу, коли ми увійшли. 6. Скільки факультетів у вашій академії? – У нашій академії п’ять факультетів. 7. У нас залишився хліб? – Так, небагато. 8. У нашому університеті дуже гарна лабораторія вагонів. 9. Існують різні види шкіл.

Exercise 18 Look at the table below. Take turns to ask each other questions about weights and length.

Model: How many kilometres are there in a mile? – One point six.

Length British system Metric system
1 inch (in) 2.54 centimetres (cm)
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches 30.48 cm
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet 0.92 metres (m)
1 mile = 1,760 yards 1.6 kilometres (km)
Weight 1 ounce (oz) 28.35 grams (gm)
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces 0.454 kilos
1 ton = 2204 lbs 1.016 kilos

Discuss and answer the questions:

1. How much do you weigh in kilos (in pounds)? 2. How tall are you in metres (in feet and inches)?

 

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

(Ступені порівняння прикметників прислівників)

Тип прикметника Порівняльний ступінь Найвищий ступінь
Односкладові hot, easy hotter easier the hottest the easiest
Двоскладові (на -у, -ow, -le) happy, narrow, simple happier narrower simpler the happiest the narrowest the simplest
Багатоскладові interesting more interesting the most interesting
Винятки good bad much, many little better worse more less the best the worst the most the least

 

Примітка 1. Деякі прикметники мають дві форми ступенів порівняння, що відрізняються значенням:

far

farther, the farthest (віддалений у просторі)
further, the furthest (віддалений у просторі, подальший, додатковий)

old

older, the oldest (старший за віком)
elder, the eldest (старший за положенням у родині)

Edinburgh is farther/further away than York. – Едінбург знаходиться далі, ніж Йорк.

For further information, see page 6. – Додаткову інформацію дивитися на сторінці 6.

My elder/older brother has just got married. – Мій старший брат щойно одружився.

He’s the oldest student in our group. – Він найстарший у нашій групі.

Примітка 2. Деякі прикметники можуть створювати порівняльний та найвищий ступінь двома способами: common, friendly, happy, lively, lonely, lovely, narrow, pleasant, polite, quiet, true.

Please be politer/more polite to our guests.

This story has a happier/more happy ending.

 


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