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Исключения: foot – feet, tooth – teeth, child – children,
an index – indices, a crisis- crises
Исключения: foot – feet, tooth – teeth, child – children,
an index – indices, a crisis- crises
Существительные, имеющие форму только мн. ч.
Clothes / Trousers / Goods / Scissors / Means
Pliers / Glasses / Shorts
Существительные, имеющие форму только ед. ч.
Business / Hair / Information / Progress
Luggage / Furniture / Knowledge // Love
Fruit / Money / News / Advice
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Exercise №1
– Are there many (copy, copies)?
– I suppose about hundred or more.
– It’s a lot of. I don’t know how to manage it.
– The (information, informations) in those (copy, copies) is
important, isn’t it?
– I don’t think so. The (document, documents) are very old.
– Then put all (paper, papers) into the (box, boxes) and carry
them to the archive.
Exercise №1.1
– These (table, tables) are very nice and not expensive.
– Yes, you’re right. Look at those (chair, chairs), aren’t they
well-designed? Let’s buy them.
– How many (chair, chairs) do you want to take?
– Four I think. Please, ask shop assistant where we can buy
(dish, dishes)?
– She told me that everything for kitchen we could buy
at section10. It’s upstairs. There’s a big choice of (dish/dishes,
cup/cups, pan/pans, teapot-teapots) and many other things.
– Do you have cash?
– Sure, don’t think of it.
– I wonder if they have (box, boxes) to pack all these things.
Exercise №1.2
– What’s up? Frankly speaking you look very bad!
– I didn’t sleep all night. I have a toothache. My (tooth, teeth)
is terribly ill. I visited the dentist and he checked all
my (tooth, teeth) last month. Everything was ok.
– You should go to the dentist right now.
– I can’t, I must finish translation of these
(contract, contracts).
– Bay the way, did you see (scissorses, scissors)?
– Yes, look on my table, over there next to
my (glasses, glass).
– I didn’t know that you wore (glass, glasses).
– You see, I always wear eye-lens. But now I have
a little problem with my (eyes, eye), so temporary wear
(glass, glasses).
Exercise №1.3
– I want to have my (hairs, hair) cut. I fed up of long (hairs,
hair).
– It’s not my (business, businesses), if you want you can
do it any moment.
– You know Pamela, don’t you? She cats her (hair, hairs) every
month and always looks beautiful.
– Do you have any (informations, information) regarding
to that case?
– I know just that a lot of (fornitures, furniture) was
stolen from their office.
– We left our (luggages, luggage) at the entrance. Could you
please bring it here?
LESSON №2
Спряжение глагола to be в настоящем времени
(я есть /я являюсь)
(+) I am (I am a translator. – Я переводчик)
He is an attractive man. She is our secretary. It is time to have
a break. They are busy.
(-) I’m not / He isn’t / She isn’t / It isn’t
They aren’t / We aren’t / You aren’t
(?) Am I? / Is he? / Is she? / Is it?
Are they? / Are we? / Are you?
Exercise №2
– Hello! How (to be) you? You (to be) free now?
– Sorry, I (to be) very busy at the moment.
– By the way, where (to be) Mark? He (to be) in office?
– No, he (to be) out. He (to be)in the field
(на месторождении)
– There (to be) anything wrong?
– Yes, there (to be) some problems with contractors.
– I hope they (not to be) very serious.
Exercise №2.1
– Could you tell me, where (to be) your manager?
– I (not to be) sure, maybe he (to be) at the
account department. Shall I phone him?
– No, thanks. This (to be) my card. Give it to your
manager and ask him to call me back.
– Ok. I’ll do it.
– And these (to be) the tables he wanted to see.
Tell him I (to be) ready to discuss any questions he has.
Exercise №2.2
– What’s the matter? You (to be) so excited.
It (to be) your first day at work?
– Yes, today (to be) my first day at work. I (to be)
nervous a little.
– Don’t worry so much. I (to be) Oliver. I (to be) ready
to help you if you need.
– Thanks a lot! How many people (to be) in our department?
– Actually five. That tall man (to be) Alex. He (to be) our
IT engineer. He (to be) a very good specialist.
