My Family.

We are 4 at our family: my mother, father, my elder brother and I. I think, our family is friendly, united. We spend much time together, go for a walk in the woods, visit theaters, museums, go to the cinema. My mother's name is Luidmila Mikhailovna. She is an engineer, she works in an office. She is a kind, nice woman. She can cook very well. She is fond of reading. My father's name is Konstantin Alexeevich. He is a sailor. He is a strong, clever man. He often tells me interesting stories about different countries. Father can do a lot of things. He teaches me to repair furniture, to drive a car. My brother's name is Alexei. He is a manager. I have my duties about the house. I must go shopping, clean the rooms. It's not difficult for me. I like our home to be clean and tidy. I think home is the nicest place. As proverb says, "East or West, home is best". There is no place more delightful than home and there are no people more dear than your relatives.

Grammar addition.

Verb to be

Ex. 1. Do you know the forms of the verb to be? Can you fill in the blank spaces and read the letter?

Here I _____(1) in Brazil. It _____ (2) very hot here. My new friends ______ (3) very nice. One of them ______ (4) Robert. He ______ (5) from Mexico. He _____ (6) very talented and creative. He _____ (7) from Acapulco. His wife _____ (8) a housewife. As far as I know she ______ (9) very cheerful and kind. My other friend, Julia, _____ (10) from Canada. She ______ (11) very attractive. All my friends _______ (12) interesting personalities. I ______ (13) happy to be here. It _______ (14) a wonderful tour.

Ex. 2. Do you know how to form negative statements with the verb to be? Correct these sentences following the examples/

Example: Milk is red. – No, it isn’t red, it’s white.

1. The sun is cold._________________________

2. Mercedes is a cheap car. __________________

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3. Clouds are green. ________________________

4. Grass is black. __________________________

5. Chickens are wild animals. ______________________________________

6. Elephants are small animals. _____________________________________

7. Brazil is in Africa. ______________________

8. Chinese is an easy language. _______________

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9. Cats are afraid of mice. ___________________

10. It is cold in summer. _____________________

11. France is in Asia. ________________________

THERE IS/THERE ARE

Ex. 3. Thanos is telling his friends about his hometown. Could you write sentences for him using there is/there are structure? The information given blow will help you. Don’t forget to use the indefinite article where necessary.

Example:

University: No - There is no University in my city.

School: Yes (many) - There are many schools in my city.

1. cathedral Yes. _____________________________

2. swimming pool Yes. _____________________

3. cinema Yes(three) __________________________

4. sports centre Yes (two) ______________________

5. church Yes.________________________________

6. big hotels No. ______________________________

7. concert hall No. ____________________________

8. museum Yes. ______________________________

9. hospital Yes (two) __________________________

Ex. 4. Write questions that begin with How many… ? and then answer using the words given.

Example: days/a week – How many days are there in a week? – There are seven days a week.

1. days/December ____________________________

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2. days/a year_________________________________

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3. states/the USA (50) __________________________

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4. letters/the English alphabet (26) ________________

____________________________________________5. fingers/human hand __________________________

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Ex. 5. Julia tells her friends about her kitchen. She uses there is/there are structure. Could you fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the verb to be?

It’s a modern kitchen, nice and clean. There _______ (1) a lot of cupboards. There _______ (2) a washing machine and a fridge. There _______ (3) also a cooker, but there ______ (4) not a dishwasher. On the walls there _______ (5) some lovely pictures. There ______(6) not any photographs. There ______ (7) a radio over the cooker and on the table there _______ (8) some flowers. There _____ (9) not any plants in my kitchen. On the table there ______ (10) also a plate with some apples and oranges. I like my kitchen. It’s very comfortable.

Ex. 6. Make these sentences negative and interrogative.

Example: There are four pictures on the wall. - There are not any pictures on the wall. Are there any pictures on the wall?

1. There are some magazines in my bag. _____________

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2. There are very many mistakes in your test. _________

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3. There's a big problem with your computer. _________

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4. There are very many people in the room. __________

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5. There is a party on Sunday. _____________________

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PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERB TO BE (WAS/WERE)

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма			Bonpoc
форма	полная	краткая
I was	I was not	I wasn't	Was I was
You were	You were not	You weren't	Were you
He was	He was not	He wasn't	Was he
She was	She was not	She wasn't	Was she
It was	It was not	It wasn't	Was it
We were	We were not	We weren't	Were we
They were	They were not	They weren't	Were they

Ex. 7. Re-write these sentences in the Past.

Example: The birds are in the cage. — The birds were in the cage.

1. The cat is on the chair. _______________________

2. There are a lot of people here. ________________

3. There is a tree behind my house. _______________

4. They are in France now. ______________________

5. We are in the theatre. ________________________

6. He is in hospital. ____________________________

THE VERB TO HAVE (HAVE GOT)

Ex. 8. Some people say that family is the most important thing in life. Do you agree with them? You will need these words to talk about your family and your relatives. Do you know them?

Aunt, husband, brother-in-low, cousin, mother, daughter, nephew, father, niece, mother-in-law, grandfather, relatives, father-in-law, grandmother, sister, grandson, great grandmother, uncle, great grandchildren, wife, son-in-law.

Ex. 9. Asking questions in English may be difficult sometimes, but we are sure you can manage it. You simply have to follow the example.

Example: you/a camera – Have you got a camera? Roberto/a grandfather – Has Roberto got a grandfather?

1. Angela/sunglasses ________________________

2. you/any money __________________________

3. Julia/a backpack _________________________

4. David/an umbrella ________________________

5. your friends/tickets _______________________

6. you/a car _______________________________

Ex. 10. Now try to make negative sentences. Don’t forget to use article where necessary.

Example: I/a camera – I haven’t got a camera. Roberto/grandchildren – Roberto hasn’t got any grandchildren.

1. you/a bike ______________________________

2. Maria/children ___________________________

3. Samantha/husband ________________________

4. I/this book ______________________________

5. Irene/camera ____________________________

6. my friends/tickets ________________________

7. Maria’s cousin/job ________________________

PLURAL OF NOUNS

Исключения

Man – men, woman – women, child – children, foot – feet, mouse – mice, tooth – teeth, sheep – sheep, goose – geese.

Ex. 11. Form the plural form of the following nouns.

Address, boy, box, child, knife, leaf, lorry, man, potato, tomato, watch, woman.

Ex. 12. Complete each of the following sentences by using the plural form of one of the given nouns. Use each noun once only.

Country, day, foot, shelf, coach, dress, sandwich, tooth.

1. He always has two ____________________ and an apple for the lunch.

2. I clean my ______________ after every meal.

3. How many ______________ are your parents staying here?

4. There are two _______________ outside to take us to the show.

5. We have students from seventeen different _________________.

6. I need some more ________________ to put all my books on.

7. My ______________ hurt after all that running.

8. She wants to buy two new ______________ to wear on holiday.

POSSESSIVE CASE OF NOUNS

Ex. 13. Arrange the words so that they would express belonging.

Example: Tent, Thanos – Thanos’s tent.

1. seat, Steve _________________

2. seven pets, Angela_______________________

3. lesson, Maria_________________________

4. Chair, Catherine ___________________________

5. children, Angela and Roberto __________________________________

6. clothes, my friends __________________________

Ex. 14. Fill in the blanks with the possessive form of a noun.

Example: He is (Angela) _Angela’s_ son.

1. Marco is (Roberto) _____________ nephew.

2. Look at the (cats) ______________ basket.

3. This is my (teacher) ____________ bag.

4. Those are the (babies) ____________ toys.

5. The (children) _____________ bags are under the table.

6. Those (men) ___________ trousers are old – fashioned.

7. This is (John and Mary) _________________ child.

PRONOUNS

OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS

I	me
we	us
you he	you him
she	her
it	it
they	them

Julia likes me. Julia likes us. Julia likes you. Julia likes him. Julia likes her. Julia likes them. Julia likes it.

Ex. 15. Can you finish the sentences using the correct form of the objective pronouns?

Example: I see Mr. Barret – I see him.

1. I see Roberto’s wife. _____________________

2. I see my friends. ________________________

3. I see my friend’s son. ____________________

4. I see a beautiful house. ___________________

5. I see her clothes. ________________________

6. I see a bird. ____________________________

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

I	my	mine
we	our	ours
you he	your his	yours his
she	her	hers
it	its
they	their	theirs

It's my money. It's our money. It's your money. It's his money. It's her money. It's their money.

This money is mine. This money is ours. This money is yours. This money is his. This money is hers. This money is theirs.

Ex. 16. Finish the sentences using the correct form of the possessive pronouns.

Example: Whose umbrella is this? (I) – This is my umbrella. This umbrella is mine. Whose pens are these? (we) – These are our pens. They are ours.

1. Whose camera is this? (she) __________________

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2. Whose ticket is this? (he) ____________________

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3. Whose letter is this? (they) ___________________

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4. Whose house is this? (we) __________________

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5. Whose clothes are these? (I) ________________

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7. Whose driving licence is this? (you) __________

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Ex. 17. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the possessive pronouns.

Example: This radio is (Thanos) – This radio is his.

1. _________ house is big. (Roberto and Carla)

2. When is ___________ birthday? (you)

3. This car is ___________ (Angela and Tom).

4. Are these magazines ____________ (you)?

5. That is ___________ bone. (the dog)

6. These pens are ____________ . (Sue and I)

7. This book is __________ . (I)

8. These flowers are ___________ . (my mother)

9. Is this camera _________? (Maria)

10. Where are __________children? (Sally and Arthur)

11. This driving license is __________. (I)

12. It is __________ food. (cat)

Ex. 18. Fill in the blanks with the respective possessive pronouns.

Example: Do you see that car? It’s hers (she).

1. Whose bird is this? – It’s _________ (he).

2. ________ brother always helps me. (I)

3. Put _______ plate here and _________ plate there. (he, she)

4. I think this flat is _________ (they).

5. I don’t think this tape recorder is _________ (you).

6. This is ________ computer (they).

7. __________ party is on Sunday and __________ is on Saturday. (you, I)

8. We can leave __________ clothes here (we).

9. Don’t take these books, they are not _________ (we).

10. Lucy always helps __________ little sister (she).

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

I	myself
We	ourselves
You (ты)	yourself
You (вы)	yourselves
He	himself
She	herself
It	itself
they	themselves

Ex. 19. Now can you finish these sentences, using reflexive pronouns?

1. I can see it _______________.

2. Mr. Brown, you can see it __________________.

3. He ____________________________.

4. She _____________________________.

5. It ________________________________.

6. They ________________________________.

7. We _______________________________.

8. Ladies and gentlemen, you ____________________________.

Ex. 20. There are several ways to say what you like in English. Study them and write sentences.

Example:

Thanos/reading/tennis/music/painting - Thanos likes reading.

He is fond of tennis.

He is interested in music.

But his true love is painting.

1. Maria/ horse-riding/ windsurfing/ swimming/ gardening;

2. Angela/ doing crosswords/ skiing/ traveling/ talking;

3. Roberto/judo/ football/ dancing/ golf;

4. Julia/ playing the guitar/ cycling/ taking photographs/ poetry;

5. David/ woodwork/ pottery/ playing the piano/ taking photographs;

6. Michael/ playing cards/ cooking/ doing crosswords/ woodwork.

UNIT 2.