1. Choose the correct form of the underlined nouns in the plural or singular and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. They are nice cotton dresses / dress for my nieces / niecess. →
2. These ladys / ladies have knives / knifes. →
3. Potatos / potatoes are vegetables and cherrys / cherries are fruit.→
4. Her children’s hair / hairs is dark. →
5. In the farmyard we could see oxes / oxen, gooses / geese, sheep / sheeps. →
6. All the available datums / data show that this process started in the East. →
7. Economics / economic is a difficult subject. →
8. The walls were decorated with forgets-me-not / forget-me-nots and lilies-of-
the-valley / lily-of-the-valleys. →
2. Choose the correct form of the underlined nouns in the possessive case
and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. This is my cousin’s / cousins favourite cake. →
2. We heard the men’s / mens’ shouts in the distance. →
3. They are these students’s / students’ dictionaries. →
4. My mother-in-law’s / mother’s-in-law’s glasses are broken. →
5. Helen and Bruce’s / Helen’s and Bruce’s house is enormous. →
6. The show took three hour’s / hours’ time.→
7. We divide the history of the English language / history’English language
into three main periods. →
8. There is something important in newspaper of today / today’s newspaper. →
3. Choose the correct form of the underlined nouns with articles a (an),
the or without articles and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. I see a book / the book in your hand. Is a book / the book interesting? →
2. He never eats a meat / meat. He always eats a vegetables / vegetables and
a nuts / nuts.→
3. These are a textbooks / textbooks. The textbooks / textbooks are new. →
4. My father is a engineer / an engineer. He is at the work / work now.→
5. I often play a football / football with my friends. →
6. What a wonderful day / wonderful day! The sky / sky is blue. →
7. For a breakfast / breakfast I have a sandwich / sandwich with a butter / butter.
8. Where is the butter / butter? - It’s on the your plate / your plate. →
4.1. Choose the correct form of the underlined personal pronouns
and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. This woman is a teacher. She / It is very strict. →
2. There is a lovely blouse in the window, and she / it isn’t expensive. →
3. I want the money. Please give it / them to you / me.→
4. You and I work well together. We / Us are a good team. Join we / us.→
5. I don’t know David’s wife. Do you know he / her? →
4.2. Choose the correct form of the underlined possessive pronouns
and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. They know our / ours address but we don’t know their / theirs. →
2. I don’t like her / hers jokes. →
3. That’s not my / mine umbrella. My / mine is grey. →
4. This bag is my / mine and that rucksack is your / yours. →
5. His / hers things are over there. →
My name’s Margarita Mishel and (1) I’m twenty-four. I am French. Nowadays I live in Miami, Florida with (2) my husband, Sam. He’s a pilot and he (3) works for American Airlines. I’m a secretary. I (4) work in an office. I (5) get up early in the morning and go running and swimming. Sam (6) doesn’t like swimming. He stays in bed and gets up late.
We (7) haven’t children yet.
2.
(1) My name’s Dmitriy Polenko. (2) I’m twenty-six. I live in Minsk, Belarus. I am married. My (3) wife’s name is Elena. She’s a hairdresser. She (4) doesn’t like motorbikes, but I (5) like very much. I’m a driver. I (6) get up early in the morning and go running. I am (7) fond of sport.
Соотнесите обозначения времени (a-e) с фразами справа (1-5).
1.
a) 12.05 – 5) five past twelve
b) 11.55 p.m. – 3) five to twelve in the evening
c) 4.30 p.m. – 4) half past four in the afternoon
d) 4.30 a.m. – 1) half past four in the morning
e) 16.15 – 2) quarter past four
2.
a) 07.05 – 3) seven oh five
b) 03.10 – 5) ten past three
c) 6.40 p.m. – 4) twenty to seven in the evening
d) 4.35 a.m. – 1) twenty-five to five in the morning
e) 12.00 a.m. – 2) midday
b) You are telling lies. I don’t believe you.
c) She isn’t at home. Don’t phone her.
d) It is my thing. Don’t touch it.
e) We are looking for the tenth house. Could you help us?
f) They are new students. Do you know them?
X.
a) Alik has (got) a new car.
b) Tigers have (got) sharp teeth.
c) He has (got) an expensive mobile phone.
d) We have (got) a good fridge.
e) She has (got) three little children.
f) I have (got) blue eyes.
g) My parents have (got) own house.
h) I have (got) a sister.
i) We have (got) a son.
j) Her husband is Italian. He has (got) two brothers.