Грамматика. Практикум

1. He goes to bed at 9 p.m. 2. Such trains go at a speed of 300 km per hour. 3. It was about an hour walk from the hotel. 4. I have seen very little of him recently. 5. It was dark. I could scarcely make out the number of the bus. 6. She gets up at 5.30 a.m. 7. She works all day and she works all night.

EXERCISE № 62.Choose the right variant:

1. I am (happy, happily) to meet you. They have lived all their life (happy, happily). 2. Don't speak to me so (cold, coldly). Your hands are (cold, coldly), put on your gloves. 3. The results of our work were (perfect, perfectly). We have done everything (perfect, perfectly). 4. "I am quite (helpless, helplessly) in solving such problems", she said. She looked at them (helpless, helplessly) not knowing what to do. 5. Can you tell me the (exact, exactly) time of his arrival? Sorry, but I don't know (exact, exactly) when he comes back. 6. He often comes home (late, lately). I haven't seen him (late, lately).

EXERCISE № 63.Ask questions according to the model.

Model: I often go to the theatre. (you) What about you? – I go to the theatre more often than you.

EXERCISE № 64. Make up sentences using the model.

Model: Helen – Peter – run – fast

Helen runs faster than Peter.

1.Alec – Ann – eat – often.

2.BobNick – drive – careful.

3.Betty – Mary – think – slowly.

4.oak trees – pine trees – grow – fast.

5.Ted – John – do - good in English.

6.his sister – he – play the piano – bad.

7.the film – the book – seem – boring.

8.Steve – Pete – work – hard.

9.your hair – mine – look – beautiful.

10.the new secretary – the old one – work – efficient

11.his argument – yours - sound – convincing

12.Pat – Jake – feel – good

EXERCISE № 69. Express your doubt or surprise. Use the model.

Model: There is a rocking chair in my study. - Is there?

There is no table in the kitchen. - Isn't there?

EXERCISE № 70. Use the sentences from the exercise above and add question tags according to the model.

Model: There is a rocking chair in your study, isn't there? There is no table in the kitchen, is there?

EXERCISE № 71. Complete the questions using is/are there. Get your group-mates answer the questions. Ask additional questions to get specific information.

1.any new teachers at the department?

2.any handsome boys at the faculty?

3.any new furniture in the room?

4.any interesting information in the textbook?

5.any progress in your studies?

6.any interesting programmes on TV?

7.any misprints in the book?

EXERCISE № 72.Make the following sentences negative and interrogative.

1.There are radiators in the room.

2.There is a modern block of flats round the corner.

3.There is too much furniture in the drawing-room.

4.There are all modern conveniences in the flat.

5.There is some space between the wardrobe and the window.

6.There are chairs round the table.

7.There is much light in the room.

8.There is a chute in the building.

EXERCISE № 73. Ask a student to close his/her eyes. Check how well she/he can remember the things in the room. Ask him or her questions beginning with what and how many:

Model: What is there opposite the door? How many desks are there in the room?

EXERCISE № 74.Ask for specific information. Ask questions with there is/are.

Model: There are a few pictures in the classroom. - What pictures are there in the classroom?

EXERCISE № 79. Complete the sentences using the prompts.

Model: There is some milk on the table. (no sugar) – There is some milk on the table but there isn't any sugar.

EXERCISE № 80. Take the part of Speaker B and suggest some alternative to Speaker A. Model: I don't wear male designers. - Would you like to have a look at some female designers then?

EXERCISE № 81. Express your indifference using any or compounds with any. Model: What floor would you like to have a room on? - Any floor. I don't care.

EXERCISE № 82. Choose the appropriate pronoun.

1. She was said that (someone/anybody) was waiting for her in the street. 2. He was standing by the window and was looking (nobody/somewhere) on the right. 3. I don't remember (someone/anyone) else. 4. Have you read (something/anything) by Oscar Wilde? 5. Could you give me (something/anything) to eat? 6. If (someone/anyone) comes, let me know immediately. 7. I haven't heard from her for a month. I am afraid, (nothing/something) has happened to her. 8. Have you read (something/anything) about this author? — No, I've read (something/nothing). 9. She refused to say (something/anything) because she thought she was being treated unfairly. 10. What's the Batter? Why are you crying? Has (anything/something) happened to your mother? She told me she'd had a heart attack yesterday. 11. Would you like (something/ anything) to drink? Whisky or gin? 12. She is still (nowhere/somewhere) abroad. 13. I have (anything/ nothing) to add. 14. The sick man was able to get up without (someone's/anyone's) help. 15. (Anybody/ Nobody) could do this work. It's very simple.

EXERCISE № 83. Insert some or any where necessary.

A 1. My teacher lives ... distance away from the school. 2. You should buy ... new clothes for the New Year, I think. 3. Ruth still has ... doubts about her marriage, but her boyfriend John hasn't got

the police. 6. If you have ... old books that you don't need any longer, could you bring them to our

EXERCISE № 84. Insert some or any, making the appropriate compounds if necessary.

1. She wanted . . . stamps but there weren't... in the machine. 2. I'm afraid there isn't . . . coffee left; will you grind . . . ? 3. Is there . . . one here who speaks Italian? 4. I'd like to buy . . . new clothes but I haven't. . . money. 5. They can't have . . . more strawberries; I want ... to make jam. 6. . . . .

one I know told me ... of the details. 7. Have you . . . idea who could have borrowed your bicycle? 8. I saw hardly . . . one I knew at the party, and I didn't get . . . thing to drink. 9. Are there . . . letters for me? 10. Don't let . . . one in. I'm too busy to see . . . body. 11. . . . thing tells me you've got . . .

bad news for me. 12. I can't see my glasses . . . where. 13. We didn't think he'd succeed but he managed . . . how. 14. You're looking very miserable; has . . . thing upset you? 15. If you had . . .

sense you wouldn't leave your car unlocked. 16. Scarcely . . . one was wearing a dinner jacket. 17. .

. . one who believes what Jack says is a fool. 18. She put her handbag down . . . where and now she can't find it. 19. Will you have . . . pudding or . . . fruit? 20. Haven't you got . . . friends in Rome? I feel sure you mentioned them once. 21. Haven't you got . . . friends here? You should join a club and get to know people. 22. I see you haven't. . . maps. Would you like to borrow ... of mine? 23. . . . one can tell you how to get there. (Everyone knows the way.) 24. Come and have supper with us if you aren't doing . . . thing tonight. 25. All the salaries are being paid much later now; it's . . . thing to do with the computer.

EXERCISE № 85. If necessary, correct these sentences. If they are already correct, put a tick

(۷).

1.There were no dates on the jar to say when the jam should be eaten by.

2.Although he is French, none of his novels are set in France.

3.None of the information we were given were particularly helpful.

4.Although I put food out in the garden every day, no bird ever took it.

5.I phoned the booking office but they said they had no seat left for the concert.

6.Surprisingly, there was no police officer outside the embassy.

7.Seeing that the soldiers were carrying no weapons, I walked towards them.

8.None of the company's business are done in the US.

9.I'm afraid that none of the local newspapers make much of a profit now.

10.I phoned Sandra three times yesterday, but each time there were no answers.

EXERCISE № 86. If necessary, replace some with any or any with some.

Model: Some bicycles parked in this area will be removed by the police. - Any bicycles...

1.If you have any old books that you don't want, could you bring them into school.

2.The chemicals need to be handled with care as any give off poisonous fumes.

3.Any of the money collected will go to helping children with heart disease.

4.She lives some distance away from the nearest town.

5.Any of his paintings, even the smallest, would today sell for thousands of pounds.

6.Although he was born in Spain, any of his earlier poems were written in French.

7.You'll like this new ice cream. Shall I save any for you?

8.Some large wild animals should be treated with care. They can all hurt people if they are frightened.

9.I haven't been here for any years.

10.Can you get-some milk when you're out shopping?

11.To get to town you can catch some of the buses that go along New Street. It doesn't matter what number it is.

12.Some students who are late will not be allowed to take the exam.

EXERCISE № 87. Put in the pronoun some, any, no, none, no one.

3.Do you happen to have ..... interesting books to read? - Yes, I have some.

4.You may take either knife, I see ..... difference.

5.Shall I treat you to ..... salad? - Thank you.

6.We looked for a taxi but there was .... around.

7.I think he has seen more than ..... of us in a lifetime.

8.He knew English well and was in .... need of an interpreter.

EXERCISE № 88. Translate from Russian into English.