A little bit of articles
1) On our journey to.....*....... France, we crossed.......the........ Atlantic Ocean.
Определенный артикль "the" не употребляется с названиями стран, но ставится перед океанами.
2) What did you eat for.....*........ lunch?
Breakfast, dinner, lunch, supper и др. употребляются преимущественно без артикля.
3) Randy plays....the......... violin, and Mark plays......*........ hockey at.......the...... Boy's Club near.......*........ Times Square.
Музыкальные инструменты - the, спортивные игры - без артикля, площади - без артикля. The Boy's Club - определенный клуб около площади Times Square.
4)........*....... Queen Elizabeth II is.....the......... monarch of........*....... Great Britain.
Титул/звание/профессия + имя/фамилия человека = нет артикля. The monarch of - единственный в своём роде, кроме того, затем следует фраза с предлогом "of".
5) Scientists are willing to send.....an......... expedition to.....*........ Venus during......the....... 2020s.
An expedition - употребляется впервые, неопределенная экспедиция. Название планет - без артикля. Двадцатые годы, пятидесятые годы и т. д. такого-то века говорим the 1950s (например).
6) Clara's mother is in.....*......... hospital, that's why she didn't come to........*....... work on Tuesday.
In/to hospital, in/to church etc - без артикля во всех подобных случаях, когда кто-то лежит в больнице, молится в церкви, т. е. "использует по назначению". Определенный артикль ставится, когда кто-то там работает, например, а не молится/лечится.
7).......*........ Florida State University is smaller than.......the...... University of Florida.
Запомните: если во фразе есть предлог "of", то обычно перед ней ставим артикль "the" (если не влияют другие правила постановки артикля).
8) Nick is....a......... doctor in......a....... small hospital in London, His wife works as.....a........ nurse in....the........ same hospital.
Обычно между глаголом "to be" и профессией ставится неопределенный артикль (если не влияют другие правила). A small hospital - описательное определение "small", поэтому ставим "a". The same - запомнить.
9) It was a tough voyage. We were at......*....... sea for six weeks and had.......a........ nice time.
At sea - запомнить. "Nice" - описательное определение.
10) - I'd like to have.....a........ piano at home. - Can you play......the........ piano?
Иметь пианино (предмет) - а piano, играть на музыкальных инструментах to play the....
11) Is there.......a....... church in.....*....... Brown Street?
Просто церковь, неопределенная, любая. Названия улиц - без артикля. НО: the Arbat, the Mall.
12) I would like to go to China. I want to try.......*...... Chinese food and to learn.......the...... Chinese language. I've heard that......the....... Chinese are very hospitable.
Перед неисчисляемыми существительными (food) артикль "a/an" не ставится. В данном случае мы говорим просто о китайской еде. а не о каком-то конкретном блюде, поэтому артикль не ставим. Запомните: English = the English language. The English - англичане, the Chinese - китайцы и т. п.
13).......The....... Andes are in.......*....... South America.
Горные цепи - с определенным артиклем. Континенты - без артикля.
14).......*....... Mount McKinley is in.......*....... Alaska.
Горные вершины употребляются без артикля (в отличие от горных цепей), штаты США - тоже без артикля.
15)......The....... National Gallery is to.......the........ north of......*......... London.
Галереи - с артиклем "the". Направления (к северу от, к югу от и т. п.) - также с артиклем "the". Города - нулевой артикль.
16)...*.......... KFC is a chain of fast food restaurants. Their fast service is......a....... means of attracting customers.
KFC - название, как Mcdonald's. Запомнить: "a means of" переводится средство, способ.
17) Where is....the.......... Sahara Desert?
Названия пустынь употребляются с определенным артиклем.
18) What is.....the......... capital of........*....... Italy?
Столица - одна единственная. Кроме того, есть предлог "of". Italy - страна, артикль не употребляется.
19) On their way home they noticed.....a.......... nasty car accident.......a........ yellow car ran straight into....a......... white lorry.
Во всех трёх случаях перед существительными стоят описательные определения.
20) Is......the........ Indian Ocean bigger than.....the........ Atlantic Ocean?
Реки, моря и океаны употребляются с артиклем "the".
A little bit of adjectives
Give the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives.
Hard –harder-the hardest,
cheap- cheaper-the cheapest,
expensive –more expensive- the most expensive,
angry – angrier- the angriest,
brave –braver –the bravest,
serious –more serious – the most serious,
clever – cleverer – the cleverest,
perfect – more perfect –the most perfect,
good - better –the best,
hot – hotter –the hottest,
important – more important – the most important,
bad – worse – the worst,
heavy –heavier – the heaviest,
big – bigger –the biggest,
thin- thinner – the thinnest,
unique –more unique – the most unique,
small- smaller – the smallest,
fine-looking –more fine-looking – the most fine-looking,
kind-hearted – more kind-hearted – the most kind-hearted,
old-fashioned –more old-fashioned – the most oil-fashioned,
well-read - more well-read – the most well-read,
healthy – healthier- the healthiest,
interesting – more interesting – the most interesting,
fast – faster – the fastest,
stupid –more stupid – the most stupid,
talented – more talented – the most talented,
shy – shyer/shier- the shyest/shiest,
dear – dearer-the dearest,
convenient – more convenient – the most convenient.
Choose the right variant.
1) She’s _________ I am.
a) elder than (если о близких родственниках) или b) older than c) more old than
2) Fiona is __________ girl I have ever met.
a) the most beautiful b) more beautiful c) the beautifulest
3) Nick is ___________ his cousin.
a) the same age of b) the same age c) the same age as
4) _________ the weather __________ I feel.
a) the warm, the better b) the warmer, the better c) warmer, better
5) My elder sister swims ___________ than I do.
a) far better b) most better c) more better
6) The bus is not ___________ the train.
a) so fast as b) fast as c) so faster as
7) ___________ discussion is pointless.
a) Farther b) The farthest c) Further
8) Your job is ____________ ours.
a) essential as b) as essential as c) the same essential as
9) We can type ____________.
a) so fast as they b) as fast as they c) as fast as them
10) I don’t like this armchair. It’s ________ than the other one.
a) more comfortable b) less comfortable c) comfortabler
11) Health and happiness are ____________ than money.
a) more important b) the more important c) most important
12) These articles are ___________ than those.
a) far much interesting b) far more interesting c) far many interesting
13) Our company is __________ theirs.
a) twice so big as b) twice as big as c) twice as bigger as
14) Coal is __________ important natural resource.
a) more b) most c) a most
Choose the right variant.
| 1) a young girl (pretty) a) a pretty young girl b) a young pretty girl 2) an unusual ring (gold) a) a gold unusual ring b) an unusual gold ring 3) a big cat (fat/black) a) a black fat big cat b) a big fat black cat | 4) an old painting (interesting/German) a) an interesting old German painting b) an old interesting German painting 5) a sports car (red/new/little) a) a little new red sports car b) a new red sports little car 6) long hair (fair/wonderful/curly) a) wonderful curly long fair hair b) wonderful long curly fair hair |
Put the adjectives into the correct order.
1) new soft red Italian suede shoes;
2) valuable ancient oval Venetian glass;
3) expensive shiny large brown leather case;
4) a nice old square wooden table;
5) a beautiful modern large stone cottage;
6) a handsome tall young blonde man;
7) several beautiful old English castles;
8) a lot of pretty young French girls;
Tenses and voices
Ask questions to the underlined words.
1. He speaks three languages fluently. --- How does he speak three languages?
2. He was dismissed because he had worked badly. ---Why was he dismissed?
3. Unless you are careful you will get into a mess. --- Why can you get into mess?
4. When he entered the supermarket he was attacked by a crowd of crying people. --- When were you attacked by a crowd of crying people?
5. This is the first time I have been given such an opportunity. --- When was I given such an opportunity?
6. The last applicant is being interviewed at the moment. --- What applicant is being interviewed at the moment?
7. As soon as the documents are signed they will be returned to you. I have just been invited to the cinema. --- When will the documents be returned to you?
Put the sentences into the Passive Voice.
1. Somebody has stolen my car. --- The car has been stolen by somebody.
2. People speak French in many countries of the world. --- French is spoken in many countries.
3. He gave me the key to his room. --- The key to his room was given to me. Or I was given the key to his room.
4. The professor will describe the experiment to us. --- The experiment will be described to us.
5. I discovered that nobody had slept in the bed. --- The bed has not been slept.
6. Did they find the missing documents? --- Were the missing documents found?