Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

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38. Fill in the blanks with the expressions a lot o f r plenty o f , a great

deal of

Note. In spoken English much and many are usually replaced by these expressions in

simple affirmative sentences. Remember that a great deal o f can be used to replace much

only.

M o d e l s : We have a lot of (plenty of) apples this year.

We have a lot of (plenty of, a great deal of) time.

1. They've got ... cassette-recorders in the laboratory. 2. Doctor Sandford's

wife has ... flowers in her garden. 3. She has ... trouble with her boy Benny. 4.

The doctor has ... patients. 5. A housewife has ... work to do. 6. He has got ...

English books in his library. 7. We have got ... spare time today. 8. Their family

is large. They havev.. children. 9. I spend ... money on books. 10. She buys ...

milk for her grandchildren.

11.

I have ... questions to ask. 12. He knows ... interesting

stories.

39.

Make up 8 sentences following the models given below.

Note, Much and many are used in questions and negative sentences, also in affirmative

sentences when preceded by very, too, so.

M ode l s: 1. Have you got many (a lot of) lessons today?

Yes, we have a lot of lessons today. No, we haven't got many

lessons today. She has too many mistakes in her test.

2. Have you got much work today? Yes, I have a lot of work

today. No, I haven't much work today. She eats so much bread.

It isn't good.

40.

Change the following sentences into disjunctive andgeneral questions:

1. There is a tea-pot on the table. 2. There are some flowers

in the vase. 3. There aren't any English books on the shelf. 4.

There is nobody in the garden. 5. There is a lot of milk in the

jug. 6. There aren't any mistakes in your test. 7. There isn't any

chalk at the board.8. There are some pictures on the walls of

the room.9. There is some coffee in the cup. 10. There are six

continents in the world. 11. There are a lot of flowers in the

garden. 12. There is nothing in the box. 13. There aren't any

new words in the text. 14. There is a lot of snow in the forest.

41.

Fill In theblanks with some, any, not any, much, many, not much, not

many, very little, a little, very few, a few.

1. Are there ... college-graduates among your friends? —

Yes, there are.... 2. Are there... students in the next classroom?

— No, there aren't.... 3.1 haven't got time, I must hurry. 4.1

have... time and can help you. 5. There are ... cups on the table,

but there aren't glasses. 6. I have very ... time and can't stay

any longer. 7. We know very... about it. 8.1 have... questions to

ask. 9. Verypeople know Doctor Sandford. 10. There are... girls

in the family, are there? 11. There's very... chalk at the

blackboard, go and fetch.... 12. There are ... students in the

hall, are there? 13. There isn't... tea in the tea-pot. 14. There

isn't... paper in the box, I need more. 15. There aren't... pencils

in the box, don't take.... 16. It's a secret. Very... people know

about it. 17. Please add... more tea in my cup.

42.

Use the proper article.

Note. Pay attention to the use of the article with the noun predicative, the noun object

and the noun subject (in sentences with the introductory there).

1. Have you ... grandfather? 2. There is ... garden behind ... house. 3. My

brother-in-law is ... writer and his wife is ... doctor. 4. These are ... difficult

sentences. 5. I have ... father, ... mother and ... little sister. 6. What's ... matter

with you? 7. We are ... students of ... English faculty. 8. There came ... knock

at ... door. 9. Benny is already in ... bed. 10. Once there lived ... captain brave.

11. ... Doctor Smith is still at ... hospital. 12. This isn't ... snow, this is ... ice. 13.

She has ... velvet dress. 14. He is ... good-looking young man of 20. 15. There

are ... beautiful flowers in ... park. 16. Is she ... college graduate?

43.

Translate into English using not ... much and not . . any.

Note. Instead of little and few we usually use a negative verb + much. and a negative

verb + many.

M o d e l s : I haven't muchtime (instead o f : I have little time).

I haven't manyEnglish books (instead o f : I have few English books).

1. У меня мало денег. 2. У вас мало времени. 3. Мы пригласили мало

народу на вечер. 4. У них мало друзей. 5. В чайнике мало чаю. 6. В вашем

саду мало деревьев. 7. У нее мало родственников. 8. У него мало работы. 9.

Во дворе мало снегу. 10. В этой аудитории мало столов. 11. На столе мало

хлеба. 12. На полке мало книг.

44.

Fill in the blanks with it is or there is:

1. ... warm in the room. 2. ... a theatre in our street. 3. ... easy to understand

this rule. 4. ... five o'clock in the afternoon. 5. ... so nice seeing you again. 6. ...

nothing to be done about this. 7. ... often a rainbow after rain. 8. ... too late to go

there now. 9. ... a lot of snow this year. 10. ... a mistake in your dictation. 11. ...

far from my house to the Institute. 12. ... difficult to say what's wrong about it.

13. ... very strange that he hasn't come. 14. ... still very early and ... nobody to be

seen in the street. 15. ... usually a stamp on the envelope. 16. ... so cold out-of-