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В· Little/a little/few/a few
Exercise 1. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use is/isn t or are/aren t.
. (It/hot today)
. (It/windy today)
. (My hands/cold)
. (Russia/a very big country)
. (The Neva River/wide)
. (The Neva/frozen now)
Exercise 2. Translate these sentences into Russian. p align="justify">. There are twenty pence in a pound sterling. 2. There is one hundred cents in a US dollar. 3. There are 1.6 kilometers in a mile. 4. There are many talented students in this group. 5. Is there a car park near here? 6. Is there a swimming pool in the town? p align="justify"> Exercise 3. Translate these sentences into English. p align="justify"> 1. У цій аудиторії багато сучасних комп'ютерів. 2. Зараз у місті тисячі туристів з різних країн Європи та Америки. 3. На столі лежать книжки, журнали і газети. 4. У цьому тексті багато складних слів. 5. На Невському проспекті багато соборів і церков. 6. У цьому журналі є кілька цікавих розповідей. 7. У цій групі багато студентів. 8. У нашому університеті 8 факультетів 9. У Санкт-Петербурзі 5 мільйонів жителів. 10. У Державному Ермітажі понад 3 мільйонів експонатів. 11. У нашому місті більше 400 мостів. p align="justify"> Exercise 4. Explain the use of the indefinite article a/an. p align="justify">. I d like to have a dog. 2. She lives in a small flat somewhere in Paris. 3. What do you do? I ma student. 4. What s that? It sa photo camera. 5. Is he an architect? No, he isn < span align = "justify"> t. He is an engineer. 6. Does Los Angeles have a subway system? No, there are only buses and street cars in the city. 7. If you need any city transport in Los Angeles you can get a transfer. What is a transfer? With a transfer you can change to another bus or street car without having to pay another fare. 8. What sa taxi fare? It s from eighty cents to a dollar a mile. 5.Put in the or a/an where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty.
. Where did you have ___ lunch? p align="justify">. We spent ___ month ___ Black Sea. p align="justify">. ___Hermitage Stands on ___ bank of ___ Neva river. p align="justify">. ___London Is one of ___ most beautiful cities in ___ world. p align="justify">. When they come to ___ city they always stay in ___ Ritz
. He spent ___ whole day preparing for ___ test. p align="justify">. ___Moon Moves around ___ Earth. p align="justify">. He named her Lisa by ___ mistake. p align="justify">. ___Mississippi Flows into ____ Mexican Gulf. p align="justify">. Can you tell me where ___ Room 25 is? p align="justify">. Tim lives in ___ small village in ___ country. p align="justify">. Peru is ___ country in South Africa. ___capital is Lima.
. Ann didn t go to____work yesterday.
. Will you be at ___ home tomorrow afternoon? p align="justify"> Exercise 6. Insert some, any or no. p align="justify">. Are there _____ letters for me? No, there aren t ____ letters for you.
. You have _____ very nice water-colors here. 3. I have got ____ interesting books to read. 4. There aren t ____ magazines here. 5. There are ___ coat-hangers in the wardrobe. 6. I have got ____ interesting news to tell you. 7. There isn t ___ butter on the table. Take ____ fresh butter from the fridge. 8. Will you have a cup of tee? There is ____ hot water in the kettle. 9. I have got ____ tim...
