Грамматика. Практикум
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Это уникальное явление. |
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This is a unique phenomenon. |
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Он один из гениев. |
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He is one of the geniuses. |
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В этом кувшине духи (джины). |
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There are genies/genii in this jug. |
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Эти данные надежны. |
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These data are reliable. |
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Компания |
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The company is facing a financial crisis. |
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кризис. (to face smth) |
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Use the formula to calculate the volume of the container. |
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посчитать объем этого контейнера. (to |
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calculate smth) |
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EXERCISE № 19. Translate from Russian into English.
В этой реке много рыбы. |
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There are a lot of fish in this river. |
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Рыба проплывает большие расстояния. |
Fish can cover long distances. |
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Эта девочка плавает как рыбка. |
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The girl swims like a fish. |
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Не грусти, свет клином на нем не сошелся. |
Don’t be sad! There are many other fish in the sea. |
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Какая странная рыба! У нее один глаз. — |
What a strange fish! It has got one eye. – That is the |
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Это результат плохой экологии. |
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result of bad ecology. |
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Рыбаки поймали полдюжины форелей. |
The fishermen caught half a dozen trout. |
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Сколько рыб ты поймал в воскресенье? — |
How many fish did you catch on Sunday? – Not a single |
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Ни одной, но я получил удовольствие от |
but I really enjoyed the process. |
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рыбалки. |
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В аквариуме у Николаса было семь рыбок, |
There were seven fish in Nicolas’s aquarium, but his cat |
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но кошка съела двух, так что осталось |
ate two, so there are only five fish left. |
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пять рыбок. |
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Птички летают, рыбки плавают. |
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Birds fly, fish swim. |
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Родители подарили |
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The boy’s parents gave him a bright album on exotic |
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альбом об экзотических рыбах. |
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fishes. |
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EXERCISE № 20. Translate from Russian into English. |
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Вымой фрукты и положи их в вазу. |
Wash the fruit and put it in the vase. |
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Сицилии |
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Different citrus fruits grow on Sicily. |
цитрусовые фрукты. |
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У рябины очень красивые плоды. |
Rowan trees have beautiful fruit. |
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Абрикос — король фруктов. Это очень |
The apricot is the king of fruits. It is a very useful fruit. |
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полезный фрукт. |
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Для многих людей фрукты очень дорогие, |
Fruit is very expensive for many people and they can’t |
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они не могут позволить их себе каждый |
afford it every day. |
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день. |
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Различные фрукты используются в |
Different fruits are used in cosmetology. |
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косметологии. |
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В этом году много фруктов. |
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There is much fruit this year. |
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Эти фрукты свежие? |
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Is this fruit fresh? |
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В августе созревают различные фрукты. |
Different fruits ripen in August. |
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Летом и осенью бывает очень много |
In summer and in autumn there is very much fruit. |
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фруктов. |
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The Possessive Case
EXERCISE № 21. Replace the of-phrase by the noun in the possessive case. Then arrange the following into 4 groups according to the pronunciation of the possessive case inflexion.
1. The friend of my mother. 2. The speech of the President. 3. The farm of old McDonald. 4. The
novels by D. Steel. 5. The hobbies of the children. 6. The poems by Burns. 7. The duties of a man. 8. A conference of doctors. 9. The life of a bodyguard. 10. The policy of France. 11. The streets of London. 12. The bank of the river. 13. The rays of the sun. 14. The way of nature. 15. The teas of India. 16. The history of the world. 17. The difficulties of the companies. 18. The crew of a ship. 19. A holiday for a week. 20. A break for five minutes.
EXERCISE № 22. Answer the questions using the possessive case.
Model: Is this the son of our manager? — Yes. This is our manager's son.
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Is this a doll of the girls? |
Yes. This is the girls' doll. |
2) Are these the works of Rembrandt? |
Yes. These are Rembrandt's works. |
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Is this a toy of the baby? |
Yes. This is the baby's toy. |
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Is this a meeting of the employees? |
Yes. This is the employees' meeting. |
5) Are these the bags of those women? |
Yes. These are those women's bags. |
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6) Are those the orders of our boss? |
Yes. Those are our boss's orders. |
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7) Are these the books of the children? |
Yes. These are the children's books. |
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Is this the cottage of your parents? |
Yes. This is my parents' cottage. |
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Is this the policy of the company? |
Yes. This is the company's policy. |
10) Is this the mother of Kate and Mary? |
Yes. This is Kate and Mary's mother. |
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11) Is this the gun of the commander-in-chief? |
Yes. This is the commander-in-chief's gun. |
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12) Is this the speech of the Minister of Foreign |
Yes. This is the Minister of Foreign Trade's |
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Trade? |
speech. |
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13) Is this the correspondent of the Herald |
Yes. This is the Herald Tribune's correspondent. |
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Tribune? |
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14) Is this the flat of your father-in-law? |
Yes. This is my father-in-law's flat. |
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15) Are those oil wells of Saudi Arabia? |
Yes. Those are Saudi Arabia's oil wells. |
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EXERCISE № 23. Answer the questions using the Possessive Case
Model: Whose son is this? — This is our manager's son.
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Whose diary is this? (Bridgit Jones) |
Bridgit Jones'/ Jones's. |
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Whose cars are those? (my sons-in-law) |
My sons-in-law's. |
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Whose room is this? (my children) |
My children's |
4) Whose wife was Ann Boleyn? (Henry VIII) |
Henry the Eighth's |
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Whose paintings are those? (Picasso and Dali) |
Picasso's and Dali's |
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Whose daughter is this? (Jenny and George) |
Jenny and George's |
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Whose bag is this? (Jess) |
Jess'/ Jess's |
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Whose sweater is this? (my son-in-law) |
My son-in-law's |
EXERCISE № 24.Answer the questions using the Possessive Case
Model: How long did the cruise last? - It was three weeks' cruise (a three-week cruise).
1) How long did the flight last? (three hours)
2) How long was the play? (three acts)
3) How long did the work take? (two hours)
4) How long did you talk? (three minutes)
5) How long did the operation last? (five hours)
6) How long did you rest? (a month)
It was three hours' flight (a three-hour flight).
It was three acts' play (a three-act play).
It was two hour's work (two-hour work).
It was three minutes' talk (a three-minute talk). 
It was five hours' operation (a five-hour operation).
It was a month's rest (a month-long rest).
EXERCISE № 25. Paraphrase the following using the possessive case.
Model: I must sleep 9 hours a day to feel well. — I must have nine hours’ sleep to feel well.
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Every day at noon we have a break, which Every day at noon we have fifteen minutes' |
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break. |
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The distance he covered is a mile only. |
I can't understand why he is so tired. He covered |
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a mile's distance only. |
3)The walk to the station was short. It took us It was ten minutes' walk to the station. ten minutes.
4)Last year we spent two weeks in Greece. The Last year we had two weeks' holiday in Greece. holiday was terrific.
5)If you want to get there trip will take you only If you want to get there you will have only five
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6) Don't take a training course that lasts a week. |
Don't take a week's training course. It won't do |
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It won't do you good. |
you good. |
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7) I slept only five hours yesterday because my |
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train came late. |
train came late. |
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8) Yesterday our lesson lasted thirty minutes |
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because our teacher was to leave at 12 o'clock. |
our teacher was to leave at 12 o'clock. |
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9) My workweek lasts five days. |
I have five days' workweek. |
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EXERCISE № 26. Paraphrase the sentences using the possessive case where possible. |
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The beauty of Ireland is really breathtaking. |
1. Ireland's beauty is really breathtaking. |
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The coats of the children need cleaning. |
2. The children's coats need cleaning. |
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The cover of the book is very bright. |
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4.The policy of the company is still not clear to 4. The company's policy is still not clear to me. me.
5.The construction of the new metro line has 5. ---
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The TV programmes of last night were very 6. |
Last night's TV programmes were very |
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interesting. |
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I was shocked by the opinion of Bess. |
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I was shocked by Bess's opinion. |
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The children had a holiday for a week. |
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The children had a week's holiday. |
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We need to paint the roof of the house. |
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10. The back of the chair was too low. |
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11. There was a lamp at the head of the bed. |
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EXERCISE № 27. Use the Absolute Possessive to denote some businesses. |
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1. Where can I buy some bread? |
At the baker's. |
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2. Where can I have my clock repaired? |
At the watch-maker's. |
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3. Where can I have my tooth filled? |
At the dentist's. |
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4. Where can I buy some meat? |
At the butcher's. |
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5. Where can I have a new suit made? |
At the tailor's /At the dressmaker's. |
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6. Where can I have a shave? |
At the barber's. |
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EXERCISE № 28. Answer the questions. Use the Absolute Possessive. |
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1. Are you going to buy some bread? |
1. Yes. I am going to the baker's |
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Your house is being renovated. Are you living |
2. Yes. I am living at my Granny's. |
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with your Granny now? |
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Is Mum having her hair done? |
3. Yes. She is at the hair-dresser's. |
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Is your watch being repaired? |
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Yes. It is at the watch-maker's. |
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Is your favourite coat being cleaned? |
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Yes. It is at the cleaner's. |
6. Are you going to have your dress taken up? 
7. Are you going to celebrate it with your friends?
8. Are you going to buy some writing paper?
6.Yes. I am taking it to the dress-maker's.
7.Yes. We are having a party at my friends'.
8.Yes. I am going to the stationer's.
9. Is your sister buying some medicine for her 9. Yes. She is at the chemist's. child?
EXERCISE № 29. Answer the questions using the absolute possessive in the meaning one of ...
Model: Is this our manager's son? — Yes. This is a son of our manager's.
1) Is this Andrew's friend?
2) Is that your niece?
3) Is that your mother's friend?
4) Is that Dr. Sandford's patient?
5) Is that your uncle's house?
6) Is this your friend's painting?
7) Is this your neighbour's dog? 
8) Is this your sister's child?
Yes. This is a friend of Andrew's.
Yes. This is a niece of mine.
Yes. This is a friend of my mother's.
Yes. This is a patient of Dr. Sandford's.
Yes. This is a house of my uncle's.
Yes. This is a painting of my friend's.
Yes. This is a dog of my neighboour's. 
Yes. This is a child of my sister's.
EXERCISE № 30. Use the Absolute Possessive for emotionally coloured sentences
1.Who do you say is always eavesdropping? 1. This curious sister of yours is. (your curious sister)
2.What do you say gets on your nerves? (our 2. These noisy parties of our neighbours' do. neighbours' noisy parties)
3.Who do you say always misbehaves? (your lovely children)
4.Who do you say woke you up?
(my neighbour's dog)
5.What do you say spoilt the party? (George's favourite music)
6.Who do you say made you upset? (Lisa's rude boyfriend)
7.What do you say spoilt the impressions? (Mike's stupid questions)
3. Those lovely children of yours do.
4. This dog of my neighbour's did.
5. That favourite music of George's did.
6. This rude boyfriend of Lisa's did.
7. Those stupid questions of Mike's did.
EXERCISE № 31. Speak about something that annoys you. Use the model. Model: This dog of my neighbours' gets on my nerves. It is always barking at night.
EXERCISE № 32.Use the Absolute Possessive to avoid repetitions.
Model: It was her job; not the job of old lady Winnie. - It was her job, not old lady Winnie's.
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It is my fault. You are not to blame. |
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It is my fault, not yours. |
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It is my office. It is not the office of my boss. |
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It is my office. It is not my boss's. |
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His eyes avoided the eyes of Andrew. |
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His eyes avoided Andrew's. |
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This room is smaller than the room of my |
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This room is smaller than my sister's. |
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5. This is my coat. That is my father's coat. |
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This is my coat. That is my father's. |
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6. Mike's handwriting is impossible to make out, |
6. Mike's handwriting is impossible to make out, |
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while his sister's hand writing is really neat. |
while his sister's is really neat. |
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These are Mary's books? Where are my |
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These are Mary's books. Where are mine? |
books?
EXERCISE № 33. Use the Absolute Possessive to compare your looks with your relatives' appearance.
Model: Wow! Your ears are pierced. - Yes. So are my sister's.
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Your smile is warm/beautiful. |
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Your legs are slim. |
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Your skin is sun-tanned/pale. |
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Your face is freckled/oval/pale. |
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Your nose is straight/a bit curved/turned up. |
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So is ... |
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Your eye-lashes are thick/long. |
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EXERCISE № 34. Read and translate the following sentences, paying attention to the phrases in bold type.
1. He held her at arm's length, scrutinizing her intently. 2. I've never grown to like him, not one iota, even though I've known him and his family for donkey's years. 3. What saved the situation was that Alan's office was only at a stone's throw from the club. 4. In his mind's eye, Maxim pictured the people who were important in his life. 5. My mother loves the house and the grounds and she can garden away to her heart's content. 6. We are at our wit's end how to solve the dilemma. 7. The guns were now hidden, out of harm's way. 8. She made a will at death's door. 9. Mind, we did it just for old times' sake. 10. From this tower you can get a bird's eye view of the city. 11. He has English Literature at his fingers' tips.
EXERCISE № 35. Paraphrase the sentences using the idioms above.
1. Tony can play in the yard as much as he 1. Tony can play in the yard to her heart's wishes. content.
2.Helen doesn't know what to do. She is at a 2. Helen is at her wit's end. loss.
3.Mr White is buying a house not far from the 3. Mr White is buying a house at a stone's
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Mr Sandford has known Mr White for God 4. |
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Helen always invites Mary for a cup of coffee. 5. |
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She is her old friend. |
for old friendship's sake. |
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She is always so reserved with me. |
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She keeps me at arm's length. |
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I know the history of the town well. I have |
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I have the town history at my fingers' tips. |
read about it a lot.
EXERCISE № 36. Translate from Russian into English.
Эдвард один из близких друзей моей |
Edward is a close friend of my sister’s. |
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Я обычно встречаюсь со своими |
I usually meet my relatives at my grandparents’. |
родственниками в доме у бабушки и |
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Это замечание Феликса было совсем |
This remark of Felix’s was out of place/not to the |
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Это не мои учебники, они Макса. |
These books are not mine, they are Max’s. |
Экзамены позади, теперь мы можем |
The exams are over. Now we can enjoy ourselves |
вволю развлекаться. |
to our heart’s content. |
Ради бога, пойми же, наконец, что ты |
For God’s sake, try to understand that you are on |
ходишь по острию бритвы. |
the razor’s edge. |
Не пытайся обмануть меня, я далеко не |
Don’t try to cheat me, I am nobody’s fool. |
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Давай уйдем отсюда от греха подальше. |
Let’s go away, out of harm’s way. |
Я считаю, что приличия ради, нам нужно |
I think we should take their invitation for |
согласиться на их приглашение. |
appearance’s sake. |
Романы Ильфа и Петрова популярны у |
Ilf and Petrov’s novels are popular among different |
многих поколений читателей. |
generations of readers. |
–Где твои часы? – В часовой мастерской. |
Where is your watch? – At the watch-maker’s. |
–Кто эта женщина? – Мать Мэри и Джона. |
Who is this woman? – She is Mary and John’s |
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Комнаты Сэма и Фрэнка довольно |
Frank’s and Sam’s rooms are quite spacious. |
просторные. |
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Вчера я купила на 300 рублей мяса и на 50 |
Yesterday I bought three hundred roubles’ worth of |
рублей яблок. |
meat and fifty roubles’ worth of apples. |
Книги Донцовой и Поляковой очень |
Dontsova's and Polyakova’s books are very |
популярны в нашей стране. |
popular in our country. |
Это чья-то чужая идея, а не моя. |
It is someone else’s idea, not mine. |
Мысленным взглядом Тэд увидел вновь |
In his mind’s eye Ted again saw his parents’ house, |
дом родителей, который стоял у озера. |
which was (stood) near the lake. |
От дома Майкла до гостиницы рукой |
Michael’s house is at a stone’s throw from the |
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hotel. |
Агент был на волосок от провала. |
The agent was at a hair’s breadth of failure. |
Разница во времени была семь часов. |
There was a seven-hour time difference. |
Он написал книгу о сегодняшней |
He wrote a book about today’s France. |
Франции. |
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THE ADJECTIVE
The Degrees of Comparison
EXERCISE № 37. Form the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives. Consult the British National Corpus for an alternative form.
Tall, green, new, easy, simple, interesting, stable, severe, important, bitter, beautiful, good, funny, comfortable, thick, wonderful, busy, bad, famous, early, far, outstanding, good-looking, well-built, serious, full, little, well-paid, careful, concise, clear, dirty, yellow, narrow, wicked, bright, old, favourite, noble, near, heavy, hearty, dangerous, lovely, pretty, flat, wet, slender, fat, tender, sad.
EXERCISE № 38. Try to soothe a very pessimistic person. Use the model. Pay attention to the use of the article.
Model: I live a very dangerous life. – Take it easy. I live a more dangerous life. I have thin hair. – Take it easy. I have thinner hair.
I am very old. – Take it easy. I am older.
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I am very unhappy. |
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I am unhappier |
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I have a small flat. |
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I have a smaller flat. |
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I have little money. |
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I have less money. |
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I have a boring job. |
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I have a more boring job. |
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I am very absent-minded. |
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I am more absent-minded. |
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My neighbour is very beautiful. |
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Mine is more beautiful. |
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My car is very dirty. |
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Mine is dirtier. |
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My boss is very haughty. |
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Mine is haughtier. |
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My business is very slow. |
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Mine is slower. |
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My street is very noisy. |
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Mine is noisier. |
11. I have an old coat. |
11. I have an older coat. |
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My wife's cooking is disgusting. |
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My wife's cooking is more disgusting. |
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My English is bad. |
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My English is worse. |
EXERCISE № 39.Compare something with the things described below. Model: Madonna is very popular. – Brad Pitt is even more popular.
1. Cheese is very expensive now. 2. Krasnoyarsk is very old. 3. The Yenisey is very long. 4. The traffic in Krasnoyarsk is very bad. 5. Ironing is boring. 6. Going by plane is dangerous.7. Going by train is cheap. 8. Ice-cream is delicious. 9. It is warm in Europe in winter.
EXERCISE № 40.Compare two people or objects. Use the words in brackets.
Model: He is very intelligent. (his father) - He is far (much) more intelligent than his father.
1. Her hair is dark. (her sister's)
2. This road is long. (that road)
3. His spelling is good. (pronunciation)
4. My flat is comfortable. (his flat)
5. Her children are obedient. (mine)
6. His job is well-paid. (hers)
7. He is attentive. (She)
8. This river is deep. ( the lake)
9. Your test is easy. (mine)
10. This bag is heavy. (that bag)
11. Your story is incredible. (your friend's)
12. Your news is bad. (mine)
1. Her hair is far darker than her sister's.
2. This road is far longer than that one. 
3. His spelling is far better than his pronunciation.
4. My flat is far more comfortable than his.
5. Her children are far more obedient than mine.
6. His job is far more well-paid than hers.
7. He is far more attentive than she is.
8. This river is far deeper than the lake.
9. Your test is far easier than mine.
10. This bag is far heavier than that one. 
11.Your story is far more incredible than your friend's.
12. Your news is far worse than mine.
EXERCISE № 41.Compare two objects using the model.
Model: I am 27. My sister is 30. (young) - I am three years younger than my sister.
1. Our new house is a ten-storeyed building. The house we lived in before has 8 storeys. (high) 2. My twin brother was born at 7.30. I was born at 7. 53 a.m. (early) 3. The temperature is rising. It was 10 degrees in the morning. It is 16 now. (high) 4. The jacket is $50. The skirt is $46. (expensive). 5. This bag is 30 kilos. That bag is 10 kg. (heavy) 6. This excursion lasts for 4 hours. That one takes 5 hours. (long)
EXERCISE № 42.Complete the sentences with a bit, a little, or much + adjective.
Model: Jack's mother is 44. His father is 68. - Jack's father is much older than his mother.
1.My computer costs $950. Yours costs $960.
2.Mary is a fantastic tennis player. I am not very good at tennis.
3.Today it is 11 degrees. It was 10 degrees yesterday.
4.I was afraid to jump into the water, but Dan did it. He is very brave.
5.Mrs. Brown always gives us good marks. Mr. Smart asks a lot of questions. He is very strict.
6.It took me 25 minutes to get there. It took my friend 20 minutes. His car is fast.
EXERCISE № 43.Agree with the statements using the superlative degree of the adjectives.
Model: Your boyfriend is very smart. – He is by far the smartest boyfriend in the world.
1. Your father is very strict. 2. She is a good dancer. 3. Melon is a tasty fruit. 4. Krasnoyarsk is a good place to live in. 5. New Orleans is a dangerous city. 6. Your work is very good. 7. Your colleagues are very friendly. 8. Your secretary is very beautiful. 9. You are a very responsible student. 10. This book is very interesting. 11. This task is very challenging. 12. Your sister is very pretty. 13. Your mother is very busy. 14. This doctor is very famous. 15. This actor is very talented. 16. This city is very exciting. 17. His jokes are really funny. 18. Your car is very fast. 19. This girl is very choosy. 20. Your boss is very haughty. 21. I am clumsy. 22. This cat is cute. 23. That sultan is very rich.
EXERCISE № 44. Translate the following phrases into Russian. Fill in the blanks with suitable ones.
three times as wide, four times as deep, five times as narrow, twice as big, ten times as clever, twice as strong, ten times as fascinating, twice as hot, many times as long
1. The lake we have just crossed is … as the one we crossed yesterday. 2. Now the road seemed … , which always happens when you are dead tired. 3. The streets in the new district were … as in the old one. 4. Have you seen the new film? I think it is … as the one you took me to last week. 5. Take care! This cup is … as that one. 6. Tom boasted that he was … as me. 7. She was … as her husband. 8. This house is … as that one. 9. The canyon before them was … as the one they had got over the day before.
EXERCISE № 45.Compare things. Say whether they are different or the same.
Model: My mother is beautiful. My sister is beautiful too. - My sister is as beautiful as our mother. This perfume is very nice. But I don't like that one. - That perfume is not so nice as this one.
1. Our teacher is 35. My mother is 35 too. 2. The test we had today was easy. The test we had yesterday was rather difficult. 3. My friend is a ballet dancer and I am a cook. I am not slim, of course. 4. Our mother is always polite. I try to be like her but … 5. The mother was quiet. So was the child. 6. My elder brother is selfish. My younger brother is different from him.
EXERCISE № 46. Ask questions according to the model. Get your fellow-students answer them.
You/ mother/ responsible
Model: Are you as responsible as your mother? - I think my mother is more responsible.
1.screen versions/ books/ interesting
2.cats / dogs / loyal
3.moon / sun / far
4.girls / boys / brave
5.men / women / fussy
6.English / German / easy
7.the Yenisey / the Angara / long
8.the USA / Russia / big
9.train / car / fast
10.washing up / ironing / boring
EXERCISE № 47. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Our younger son doesn't want to be a teacher like his (older/elder) brother. 2. It is the (farthest/furthest) point west. 3. We have no (farther/further) information. 4. German is not half as (easy/easier) to learn as English. 5. I bought the (latest/last) edition of the book. 6. Have you heard the (latest/last) news? 7. When does the (latest/last) train for Odessa leave? 8. Let's stop (farther/further) argument. 9. Australia is much (farther/further) than Europe. 10. The higher you climb, (farther/further) you fall. 11. He liked both Physics and Maths and the (last/latter) was what
he majored in. 12. That was the (latest/last/latter) thing he said before leaving. 13. Is your school much (farther/further)? 14. Who is the (oldest/eldest) in your class? 15. He is my (older/elder) brother. 16. Jane is (older/elder) than I am. 17. He is going to have (farther/further) education.
EXERCISE № 48. Finish the sentences.
1. The more you work … 2. The less you know … 3. The more you have … 4. The older you get … 5. The earlier you come …
EXERCISE № 49. Read the dialogue. Find all the comparative constructions. Follow the model to speak about some amazing Guinness World record. Search the Net.
'Is it true that Wonka's Chocolate Factory is the biggest in the world?'
'True?' cried all four grandparents at once. 'Of course it's true! Good heavens, didn't you know that? It's about fifty times as big as any other!'
'And is Mr Willy Wonka really the cleverest chocolate maker in the world?'
'My dear boy,' said Grandpa Joe, raising himself up a little higher on his pillow, 'Mr Willy Wonka is the most amazing, the most fantastic, the most extraordinary chocolate maker the world has ever seen! I thought everybody knew that!'
EXERCISE № 50. Use the required form of the adjective. Put the in front of the adjective where necessary.
1. He is ………….. (amusing) guy I have ever seen. 2. He's a far ………….. (intelligent) person than my brother. 3. She was ………….. (practical) of the family. 4. I was ………….. (afraid) than glad to hear that I could go home. 5. I wanted to ask you both what you thought of my …………..
(late) films. 6. He is ………….. (talkative) than his sister. He won't tire you so much. 7. He turned out to be ………….. (angry) than I had expected. 8. Today I am no ………….. (wise) than yesterday. 9. This wine is ………….. (bad) I have ever tasted. 10. Autumn is ………….. (pleasant) of the four seasons. It is wet and dull. 11. Jack is ………….. (clever) of the three brothers. 12. I don't think it matters in the ………….. (little) which seat I choose. 13. The ………….. (near) house is three miles away. 14. He was ………….. (late) to come. 15. The (near) item in the programme is a piano sonata. 16. He is ………….. (tall) of the two. 17. She is ………….. (self-conscious) in a smaller company. 18. I am ………….. (old) son of the family. 19. Dolphins are among …………..
(intelligent) mammals in the world. 20. Mars and Venus seem ………….. (likely) to have life than Earth. 21. The results of the experiments with the AIDS treatment are ………….. (bad) than expected. 22. This wonderful sun-powered engine is ………….. (promising) of all that have been designed so far. 23. Peter is ………….. (bright) of the two brothers. 24. Emotional intelligence is probably ………….. (trendy) term in modern psychology.
EXERCISE № 51.Translate the sentences into Russian
1. This is Mrs Steel. - Oh! I thought she was his daughter. She is half his age. 2. It is a most interesting book. 3. After the illness he seemed half as strong as he used to be. 4. She is very touchy like her mother. 5. She is very reserved unlike her parents. 6. She is as talkative as her mother. 7. This pen is a bit cheaper than that one. 8. I think he is less talented than you think. 9. The youngest one is the least attractive of the boys. 10. This car is three times as old as you are. 11. How many kilometers is this road longer? 12. She is not as naïve as she may seem. 13. I've tried all sorts of soaps and things but the rug is still no cleaner than when I started.
EXERCISE № 52.Complete the sentences with the missing parts (a,b,c,d,e,f,g). There is one extra letter.
a) half; b) than; c) like; d) as; e) not so; f) half as; g) twice as
1. I am getting old. I can't work … hard as I used to. 2. The bus was … quick as the train. It took us two hours more to get there. 3. What a huge apple! An average apple is … the size. 4. I have only 5
nuts and you have 10. I have … many nuts as you have. 5. Actions speak louder … words. 6. Our house is much smaller than yours. You have … many bedrooms as we have.
EXERCISE № 53. Translate the italicized words using a little, most of, much, far, most, a most
1. Это весьма интересный доклад. 2. Большую часть времени мужчины проводят на работе. 3. Нил гораздо длиннее Днепра. 4. Эта задача намного сложнее. 5. Большинство людей предпочитают жить в городе. 6. Это крайне важный вопрос. 7. Эта дорога немного длиннее.
EXERCISE № 54. Complete the book review with adjectives below. Use comparatives and superlatives.
beautiful, dark, influential, witty, good, expected, good-looking, interesting, lively
Love is Blind by Mary Watson
On arrival at a quiet guesthouse situated in (1) the most beautiful mountainous setting you can imagine, Eileen meets Colin, who introduces himself as a doctor and is (2) ______ than a film star. Within days Eileen falls in love, unaware of Colin's (3) ______ side. Then one night she accidentally hears him talking on the phone to one of the country's (4) ______ people and realises Colin is blackmailing the man.
From now on the love story changes into a thriller and becomes much (5) ______ . The dialogue gets (6) ______ and the characters (7) ______. We read on until we get the (8) _______, yet convincing ending. (9) ______ holiday read available!
EXERCISE № 55. Fill in more (… than), less (… than), or fewer (… than).
Example: Bill has two suitcases, and Jim has one. - Bill has more luggage than Jim does. Jim has less.
1.It usually takes us an hour to drive to Boston. Yesterday it took us an hour and a half. There was ………….. traffic ………….. usual. There's usually ………….. traffic.
2.I had a lot of phone calls yesterday. Today I've only had one. I had ………….. calls yesterday ………….. today. I've had ………….. calls today.
3.Henry spent half an hour on the homework. Alice spent an hour. He spent ………….. time on it ………….. she did. She spent ………….. time.
4.The company used to have five branch offices. Now they have twenty. Now they have
………….. offices ………….. they used to. They used to have …………... .
EXERCISE № 56. Read the text all the way through. Look at each line. If it is correct, put a tick (v) at the end of the line. If there is an extra word, cross it out and write it at the end of the line.
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We look pretty similar, but he’s a little more |
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shorter and slimmer. He isn’t as careful with the |
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money as I am and generally spends it |
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thinking. We play squash together from a time to |
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time, but I’m much worse than he is. He can to run |
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with my sister Sarah, but I am a lot more |
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sociable than she is. She really prefers having |
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