EXERCISES. Exercise 7. Write the countable and uncountable nouns into two different columns

Exercise 7. Write the countable and uncountable nouns into two different columns.

Wool, air, airship, word, aviation, assistance, assistant, chalk, picture, water, tea, hour, time, river, friend, friendship, copper, darkness, sea, happiness, event, hero, sand, cheese, teacher, glass (стакан), glass (стекло), music, coffee, armchair, university, watch, timber, tree, idea, ice, furniture, heat, ship, ink, money, coin, banknote, machine, equipment, instrument, speed, umbrella.

 

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences, using the words in brackets.

1. There weren’t ….. people at the party I had seen before. (many, much)

2. The man was badly injured in the accident. He lost ….. blood. (many, much)

3. He doesn’t speak much English, only ….. words. (few, a few)

4. Tom wants something to read, he is going to buy…... (some paper, a paper)

5. I’m writing letters to my English friends, I need …. writing paper. (a, some)

6. The flat is empty. We haven’t got any …… yet. (furniture, furnitures)

7. It’s too difficult to find …… at the moment.(a work, a job)

8. Be careful! There is ……on the road. (broken glass, a broken glass)

9. I need two clean …... (glass, glasses)

10. There are a lot of ….. in the children’s park. (amusement, amusements)

 

 

Exercise 9. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the words in bold type.

1. The windows in his car are made of unbreakable glass. 2. He gave me a glass of water. 3. There are the works of Shakespeare in this library. 4. Her work is rather dull, she thinks. 5. I spilled the water; give me a cloth, please. 6. Have you bought cloth for draperies? 7. We need an iron to press our clothes. 8. These items are made of i ron. 9. There is neither salt nor pepper on the table. 10. He planted several peppers in the hothouse. 11. Would you like some chocolate? 12. She took a chocolate out of the box. 13. They run a very profitable business somewhere in South Africa. 14. Business is an essential part of modern life.

 

 

Exercise 10. Translate into English.

1. Я художник, и я могу оценить красоту. 2. Эта девушка – настоящая красавица. 3. Дом построен из камня. 4. Мне в ботинок попал камешек. 5. Язык обладает великой силой. 6. Японский – очень трудный язык. 7. У нее способность видеть будущее. 8. Лимон богат витамином С. 9. Купи лимон к чаю. 10. Природу нужно охранять. 11. У Эмиля очень романтичная натура. 12. Свет необходим для жизни. 13. Вдалеке мы увидели огонек. 14. Дания, Голландия, Швейцария славятся своими сырами. 15. Фруктовые и овощные соки очень полезны. 16. На завтрак у меня обычно тосты с сыром и апельсиновый сок. 17. Италия и Франция знамениты своими винами.18. Август. На Сицилии начали собирать цитрусовые фрукты.

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