Задания по грамматике английского языка: Артикли

Exercise 1

1. This is ... book. It is my ... book.
2. Is this your ... pencil? — No, it isn't my ... pencil, it is ray sister's ... pencil.
3. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... engineer. My sister's ... husband is ... doctor.
4. I have no ... handbag.
5. Is this ... watch? — No, it isn't ... watch, it's ... pen.
6. This ... pen is good, and that ... pen is bad.
7. I can see ... pencil on your ... table, but I can see no ... paper.
8. Give me ... chair, please.
9. They have ... dog and two ... cats.
10. I have ... spoon in my ... plate, but I have no ... soup in it.

Exercise 2

1. This is ... tree. ... tree is green.
2. I can see three ... boys. ... boys are playing.
3. I have ... bicycle. ... bicycle is black. My ... friend has no ... bicycle.
4. Our ... room is large.
5. We wrote ... dictation yesterday. ... dictation was long.
6. She has two ... daughters and one ... son. Her ... son is ... pupil.
7. My ... brother's ... friend has no ... dog.
8. This ... pencil is broken. Give me that ... pencil, please.
9. She has ... ball. ... ball is ... big.
10. I got ... letter from my ... friend yesterday. ... letter was interesting.

Exercise 3

1. This is ... pen. ... pen is red.
2. These are pencils. ... pencils are black.
3. This is ... soup. ... soup is tasty.
4. In the morning I eat ... sandwich and drink ... tea.
5. She gave me ... coffee and ... cake. ... coffee was hot. ... cake was tasty.
6. Do you like ... ice-cream?
7. I see ... book in your ... hand. Is ... book interesting?
8. She bought... meat, ... butter and ... potatoes yesterday. She also bought ... cake. ... cake was very ... tasty. We ate ... cake with ... tea.
9. This is my ... table. On ... table I have ... book, two ... pencils, ... pen and ... paper.
10. This is ... bag. ... bag is brown. It is my sister's ... bag. And this is my ... bag. It is ... yellow.

Exercise 4

1. I have two ... sisters. My ... sisters are ... students.
2. We are at ... home.
3. My ... brother is not at ... home, he is at ... school.
4. My ... mother is at ... work. She is ... doctor.
5. I am not ... doctor.
6. I have no'... sister.
7. He is not ... pilot.
8. I have thirty-two ... teeth.
9. He has ... child.
10. She has two ... children. Her children are at ... school.
11. Is your father at ... home? — No, he is at ... work.
12. Where is your ... brother? — He is at ... home.

Exercise 5

1. We have ... large ... family.
2. My granny often tells us ... long ... interesting .. stories.
3. My ... father is ... engineer. He works at ... factory. ... factory is large.
4. My ... mother is ... doctor. She works at ... large ... hospital. She is at ... work now.
5. My ... aunt is ... teacher. She works at ... school. ... school is good. My ... aunt is not at ... school now. She is at ... home. She is drinking ... tea and eating ... jam. ... jam is sweet. I am at ... home, too. I am drinking ... tea and eating ... sandwich. ... sandwich is tasty.
6. My sister is at ... school. She is ... pupil.
7. My cousin has ... big ... black ... cat. My cousin's ... cat has two ... kittens. ... milk, too. Cat like ... milk.

Exercise 6

1. I am ... engineer.
2. My ... son is ... pupil.
3. He is ... good ... pupil.
4. This is ... house.
5. This is my ... pencil.
6. You have some ... pencils, but I have no ... pencil. Give me ... pencil, please.
7. I like your ... beautiful ... flower. Give me ... flower, please.
8. My ... mother is at ... home. She is reading ... interesting ... book.
9. My ... father is not at ... home. He is at ... work. He is ... doctor. He is ... good ... doctor. He works at ... hospital. ... hospital is large.

Exercise 7

1. What's ... weather like today? — ... weather is fine.
2. ... sun is yellow.
3. ... sky is grey today.
4. ... earth is ... planet.
5. We had ... English lesson yesterday. ... teacher asked me many ... questions. ... questions were difficult.
6. Where is your ... brother? — He is at ... home. He is in his ... room. He is sitting at ... table. He is doing his ... homework. ... homework is difficult.
7. Our ... cat is sitting on ... sofa.
8. It is very dark in ... room. Turn on ... light, please.
9. Nick went into ... bathroom, turned on ... water and washed his ... hands.

Exercise 8

1. This is ... good ... book. Take ... book from ... table. Put this ... book into ... bookcase.
2. ... weather is fine today. ... sky is blue. ... sun is shining brightly in ... blue ... sky.
3. This is ... boy. ... boy is at... school. He is ... pupil. This ... boy is my ... brother's ... friend. He has ... cat, but he has no ... dog. He likes his ... cat. He gives ... cat ... milk every day.
4. Yesterday I received ... letter from my ... friend. ... letter was interesting.
5. We live in... big house. I like ... house very much.
6. Are you ... worker? — No, I am ... student.

Exercise 9

1. Where is ... cat? —.. cat is on ... sofa.
2.  Where is ... book? — .. book is on ... shelf.
3.  Where are ... flowers? — ... flowers are in ...beautiful vase.
4. Where is.. vase? — ... vase is on ... little table near ... window.
5. Open ... window, please. ... weather is fine today. I can see ... sun in ... sky. I can see ... nice little bird. ... bird is sitting in ... big tree. ... tree is green.
6. There is ... little white cloud in ... sky.
7. We have ... large room. There is ... big sofa in ... room and ... little lamp on ... wall over ... sofa. I like to sit on ... sofa and read ... good book.

Exercise 10

1. Where is ... soup? — ... soup is in ... big saucepan on ... gas-cooker.
2. Where are ... cutlets? — ... cutlets are in ... refrigerator on ... little plate.
3. There is no ... bread on ... table. Where is ... bread?
4. There is ... little brown coffee-table in our ... room in ... front of ... sofa.
5. Where is ... table in your ... room?
6. There is ... thick carpet on ... floor in my mother's ... room.
7. Is your brother at ... home? — No, he is at ... work. He works at ... big factory. He is ... engineer.
8. My sister has many ... books. ... books are in ... big bookcase.
9. ... weather is fine today. Let's go and play in ... yard. There are many ... children in ... yard. They are playing with ... ball.

Exercise 11

1. We have ... big dog. ... dog is very clever.
2. My friend has ... very good computer.
3. This ... boy is big. He is ... student.
4. There is ... very big piano in ... hall.
5. This is ... tree and that is not ... tree. It's ... bush.
6. I am ... boy. I am ... pupil. I learn at ... school.
7. My sister is at ... work. She is ... secretary. She works at ... large office.
8. This is ... very difficult question. I don't know ... answer to it.
9. Do you see ... little girl with ... big ball in her ... hands? She is ... pupil of our ... school.
10. There was ... beautiful flower in this ... vase yesterday. Where is ... flower now?

Exercise 12

1. There is ... thick red ... carpet in my ... room. ... carpet is on ... floor in ... front of ... sofa.
2. Where is ... table in your brother's ... room? — His ... table is near ... window.
3. I can see ... fine ... vase on ... shelf. Is it your ... vase?
4. We have no ... piano in our ... living-room.
5. My ... uncle is ... married. He has ... beautiful wife. They have ... son, but they have no ... daughter.
6. I can see ... nice ... coffee-table in ... middle of ... room to ... right of ... door. It is ... black and ... red. I like ... coffee-table.
7. Our ... TV-set is on ... little ... table in ... corner of ... room.
8. There is... beautiful picture in my father's ... study, ... picture is on ... wall to ... left of ... window.

Exercise 13

My aunt's flat is in ... new house. There is ... living-room, ... bedroom, ... study, ... bathroom and ... kitchen in ... flat. ... bedroom is ... large room with ... two windows. ... room is light as ... windows are large. There are ... white curtains on ... windows. There are ... two beds with ... large pillows on them. There are ... small tables near ... beds. There are ... lamps on them. To ... left of ... door there is ... dressing-table with ... looking-glass on it. There is ... low chair at ... dressing-table. There are ... several pictures on ... pale green walls. There is ... thick carpet on ... floor. ... carpet is dark green. ... room is very cosy.

Exercise 14

1. There is ... sofa in ... corner of ... room.
2. There are ... cushions on ... sofa.
3. There are ... books on ... shelf. Give me ... book, please.
4. Look into ... refrigerator. What can you see on ... shelves? — There is ... butter in ... butter-dish. There is ... sausage, but there is no ... cheese. There are ... eggs and ... apples. There is ... orange, ... lemon, and ... jam in ... little vase.
5. There is ... juice in this ... cup. May I drink ... juice?
6. There are ... girls in ... yard, but I can see no ... boys. Where are ... boys? — Oh, all ... boys are playing football at ... stadium.

Exercise 15

1. I have ... colour TV-set. ... TV-set is on ... little table in ... corner of ... room.
2. There is ... book, ... pen, and ... paper on my ... writing-desk.
3. My ... brother is ... teacher. He works at ... school. He has ... very good books. His ... books are in ... big bookcase.
4. There is ... tea in my ... glass. There is no ... tea in my ... friend's ... glass. His ... glass is empty.
5. Where is ... coffee-table in your ... room? — ... coffee-table is in ... front of ... sofa. There is ... cup on ... coffee-table and ... newspapers. There is ... coffee in ... cup.

Exercise 16

My ... friend has to get up early in ... morning because he goes to ... school. That's why he usually goes to ... bed early in ... evening. 2% ... weather was very bad in ... morning yesterday. ... sky was grey and it was raining. But in ... middle of ... day ... weather began to change. ... rain stopped and ... sun appeared from behind ... clouds. In ... afternoon it was very warm. I did not want to stay at ... home and went into ... yard. There were ... boys and ... girls in ... yard. We played in ... yard till late in ... evening. When I came ... home, I drank ... tea, ate ... sandwich and went to ... bed at once. I slept very well at ... night.

Exercise 17

1. My brother is ... pupil. He goes to ... school. He goes to ... school in ... morning. He has five or six ... lessons every day. In ... afternoon he goes ... home. At ... home he does his ... homework. In ... evening he reads ... books. He usually goes to ... bed at ... half past ten. At ... night he sleeps.
2. My father goes to ... work in ... morning and comes ... home in ... evening.
3. I get up at ... half past seven in ... morning and go to ... bed at ... quarter to eleven in ... evening.
4. When does your mother leave ... home for ... work? — She leaves ... home for ... work at ... quarter past eight.
5. When do you leave ... home for ... school? — I leave ... home for ... school at... half past... eight.

Exercise 18

1. There are three rooms and ... kitchen in our new flat.
2. My new dress is made of ... silk.
3. If you want to write something on ... blackboard, you must have ... piece of ... chalk.
4. Are there any pupils in ... classroom?
3. I have ... new English book. ... book is very interesting.
6. There is ... garden in ... front of our school. ... garden is not large, but it is very nice.
7. ... May is ... fifth month of the year.
8. ... Saturday is ... sixth day of the week.
9. ... Sunday is ... day off.

Exercise 19

1. My friends live in ... small town. It is ... new town. ... streets in ... town are broad and straight. There are ... beautiful buildings in them. ... town is very green, and so ... air is fresh. There are ... beautiful parks and gardens in ... town. ... people like to go there after ... work. In ... evening you can hear ... sounds of ... music from ... parks. There are ... schools, ... libraries, ... hospital, ... theatre, ... cinemas, ... polyclinics and ... kindergartens in ... town.
2. This is ... classroom. ... classroom is large and light.
3. There is ... picture on ... wall.
4. What is ... date today? It is ... seventh of ... December.
5. ... third lesson today is ... lesson of English.
6. Pete, go to ... blackboard.
7. After school I usually go ... home.
8. My father always comes from ... work late: at eight o'clock or at ... half past eight. But on ... Friday he comes ... home early: at half past four or at ... quarter to five. On ... Saturday and on ... Sunday he does not go to ... work.

Exercise 20

I go to ... school in ... morning, so I get up early. I usually get up at ... quarter past seven. I go to ... bathroom, turn on ... water and wash my face and hands. My father and mother also get up early in ... morning. My mother works at ... office. She is ... typist. My father is ... doctor. He works at ... polyclinic. We have ... breakfast in ... kitchen. We eat... porridge and ... eggs. We drink ... tea. My father and mother leave ... home for ... work at ... half past eight. My father goes to … polyclinic, and my mother goes to ... office. I don't leave ... home with my parents: ... school where I learn is near our house. I leave ... home for ... school at ... quarter to nine. My granny stays at ... home and cooks ... dinner. I have ... lunch at ... school after ... third lesson. My father and mother have ... lunch at ... work. When we come ... home, we have ... dinner.

Exercise 21

1. Every day my husband goes to ... work, my son goes to ... school and I go to ... institute.
2. There is ... new school at... corner of our street.
3. My daughter came ... home from ... school on ... Monday and said to me: "There will be ... parents' meeting on ... tenth of February at six o'clock in ... evening."
4. ... teacher told us ... very interesting story at ... lesson.
5. When ... bell rang, ... pupils went into ... classroom.
6. We are usually at ... school from nine o'clock in ... morning till two o'clock in ... afternoon.
7. We don't go to ... school on ... Sunday.

Exercise 22

1. What do you do after ... breakfast? — After ... breakfast I go to ... school.
2. My granny likes to read ... book after ... lunch.
3. ... people usually have ... breakfast in ... morning. They have) ... dinner in... afternoon. In ... evening ... people have ... supper.
4. There is a proverb: "After ... dinner sleep awhile, after ... supper walk ... mile.
5. Who cooks ... dinner in your family?
6. Yesterday lather told us ... very interesting story at ... breakfast.
7. What did you have for ... lunch at... school on ... Wednesday? — We had ... salad and ... tea.
8. My mother never has ... supper with ... family because she does not like to eat in ... evening.
9. When do you clean your teeth in ... morning: before ... breakfast or after ... breakfast?

Exercise 23

1. For ... breakfast I have ... coffee with ... milk and ... sugar. I have ... jam, too. There are ... different things on ... dinner-table. There is ... bread, ... butter and ... ham. There are ... cups and ... glasses there. There is ... jug on ... table. ... milk in ... jug is hot. There is ... tea-pot on ... table. There is ... tea in ... tea-pot. ... tea is hot, too. There are ... plates, ... forks and ... knives on ... table.
2. ... lamp is on ... table.
3. There is ... lamp on ... table.
4. Is there ... lamp on ... table?
5. Is ... lamp on ... table?
6. Is there ... clock on ... wall?
7. There are two ... shelves on ... wall.
8. Where are ... shelves? — ... shelves are on ... wall.
9. They have ... large flat. There are ... four rooms in ... flat.
10. Is ... newspaper on ... table?
11. Is there ... newspaper on ... table?
12. There is ... butter on ... plate.
13. Where is ... butter? ... butter is on ... little plate.
14. There is ... white and ... brown bread on ... table.

Exercise 24

1. My ... aunt and my ... uncle are ... doctors. They work at ... hospital. They get up at seven o'clock in ... morning. They go to ... bed at eleven o'clock.
2. I work in ... morning and in ... afternoon. I don't work in ... evening. I sleep at ... night.
3. When do you leave ... home for ... school? -   I leave ... home at ... quarter past eight in ... morning.
4. What does your mother do after ... breakfast? — She goes to ... work.
5. Is there ... sofa in your ... living-room? — Yes, there is ... cosy little ... sofa in ... living-room. — Where is ... sofa? — It is in ... corner of ... room to ... left of ... door. I like to sit on this ... sofa in ... front of ... TV-set in ... evening.
6. There is ... nice coffee-table near ... window. There are ... newspapers on ... coffee-table.  
7. There is ... tea in  ... glass.
8. When do you watch ... TV? — I watch TV in ... evening. We have ... large colour TV-set in our ... room. There is ... beautiful vase on ... TV-set. There are ... flowers in ... vase.
9. I have ... large writing-desk in ... study. There is ... paper on ... writing-desk. My ... books and ... exercise-books are on ... writing-desk, too.

Exercise 25

1. Pete has ... small family. He has ... father and ... mother. He has no ... brother, but he has ... sister. His sister is ... pupil. She is ... good girl. She has ... many Russian books, but she has no ... English books.
2. There is ... writing-desk in ... room. ... writing-desk is good. There is ... lamp on ... writing desk.
3. My uncle has ... large family. They are six in ... family.
4. My father is ... engineer. He works at ... big factory.
5. We have ... good library. Our books are in ... big bookcase.
6. Is your sister ... married?
7. What do you do after ... breakfast? — I go to ... school.
8. When do you come ... home? — I come ... home at ... half past two.
9. Do you like to watch TV in ... evening?

Exercise 26

1. What ... colour is your new ... hat? — It's ... red.
2. Is there ... refrigerator in your ... kitchen?
3. Where is ... refrigerator in your ... kitchen? — It is in ... corner of ... kitchen.
4. There are ... flowers in our ... living-room. ... flowers are in ... beautiful vase.
5. I have ... tea in my ... cup.
6. He has no ... coffee in his ... cup.
7. What ... book did you take from ... library on ... Tuesday?
8. I have ... books, ... exercise-books and ... pens in my ... bag.
9. I am ... engineer. I work at ... office. I go to ... office in ... morning. As ... office is far from ... house I live in, I take ... bus to get there.
10. What ... bus do you take to get to ... work?
11. Whose ... pen is this?

Exercise 27

My friend's ... flat is very comfortable. There are ... three rooms in ... flat: ,.. living-room, ... study and ... bedroom. ... living-room is not very large. ... walls in ... living-room are blue. There are ... pictures on ... walls. There is ... table in ... middle of ... room with some chairs around it. To ... left of ... door there is ... sofa. Near ... sofa there are ... two large armchairs. They are very comfortable. There is ... piano in my friend's liv-irg-room. ... piano is to ... right of ... door. ... bedroom and ... study are small. ... furniture in ... flat is brown.

Exercise 28

Here is ... large window. Through ... window we can see ... room. Opposite ... window there is ... door. On ... door there is ... curtain. In ... corner of ... room there is ... round table. On it we can see ... books and ... telephone. There is ... bookshelf over ... table. On ... bookshelf we can see ... newspapers and ... book by ... Jack London. There are ... two ... pictures in ... room. One ... picture is small, ... oilier picture is very large. There are ... two bookcases in ... room. ... bookcases are full of ... books. There is ... large sofa in ... room. On ... sofa we can see ... bag. Whose ... bag is that? There is no ... bed in ... room. On ... small table near ... window there are ... flowers and ... glass of ... water. In ... front of ,.. window we can see ... armchair.

Exercise 29

1. When my grandfather was ... young man, he studied ... physics.
2. Do you speak ... Spanish?
3.  My uncle is ... great specialist in ... biology.
4.  ... Japanese is more difficult than ... French.
5.  We listened to ... very interesting lecture on ... English literature yesterday.
6. Yesterday at ... lesson of ... geography ... teacher told us ... very interesting things about ... famous travellers.
7. My father speaks ... English and ... French, but he does not speak ... German.
8. We had ... lesson of ... mathematics yesterday. We wrote ... test-paper in ... mathematics. ... teacher said: "I shall correct... test-papers in ... evening. Tomorrow you will know ... results".

Exercise 30

1. I study ... English. I attend ... English classes in ... evening. On ... days when I have no ... classes, I stay at ... home and do some work about ... house. I have ... dinner with my ... family. After ... dinner I talk to ... members of my ... family, watch ... TV and read ... books, ... newspapers and ... magazines. I go to ... bed late at ... night.
2. I am thirsty. Give me ... water, please.
3. There is ... book on ... table. Give me ... book, please.

Exercise 31

1. Do you play ... piano?
2. There is ... big black piano in our living-room. It is at ... wall to ... left of ... door opposite ... sideboard. My mother likes to play ... piano. She often plays ... piano in ... evening.
3. ... boys like to play ... football.
4. What do you do in ... evening? — I often play ... chess with my grandfather.
5. Where are ... children? — Oh, they are out of ... doors. ... weather is fine today. They are playing ... badminton in ... yard.
6. What ... games does your sister like to play? — She likes to play ... tennis.
7. Do you like to play ... guitar?
8. What ... colour is your guitar?

Exercise 32

When we want to write ... letter, we take .... piece of ... paper and ... pen. We first write our-... address and ... date in ... right-hand corner. Then on ... left-hand side we write ... greeting. We may write, for instance, "My dear brother," "Dear Henry," etc., and then on ... next line we begin ... real letter. We must not forget to leave ... margin on ... left-hand side of ... page. At ... end of ... letter we write "Yours," and then we sign our name. We put ... letter into ... envelope and close ... envelope. On ... envelope we write ... name and address of ... person who will receive it. We stick ... stamp in ... top right-hand corner, and then we post ... letter.

Exercise 33

It was... hot day. ... sun was shining brightly in ...blue sky. ... wolf and ... lamb met at ... stream. ... water in ... stream was cool and clear. ... wolf saw that ... lamb was fat and wanted to eat it. He began to shout: "You, ... fool, you are making ... water dirty!" ... lamb was afraid. It looked at ... wolf and said in ... thin voice: "But, ... Mr. Wolf, I cannot make ... water dirty for you from ... place where I am standing, because ... stream runs from you to me." "Stop talking!" shouted ... wolf in ... angry voice. "I know you! I met you six months ago, and you were very rude to me." "You are wrong, ... Mr. Wolf," cried ... lamb, "you could not meet me six months ago: I am only four ... months old." "Never mind," said ... wolf, “if it wasn't you, it was your brother." And with these ... words he seized ... poor lamb and carried it into ... wood.

Exercise 34

1. Bill Robins was ... very rich man. He was ... richest man in ... village.
2. Pete is ... tallest boy in our class. Nick is ... shortest boy, but he is very ... strong. He is ... stronger than many boys who are ... taller than he. I think Nick is ... strongest boy in ... class.
3. Granny often tells us ... long stories. Today her story was still... longer. It was ... longest story. She began telling it after ... dinner and finished only before ... supper. But ... story was very interesting. I think it was ... most interesting of Granny's stories.
4. Which was ... most difficult exercise in ... test-paper?
5. Which is ... best season of the year?
6. February is ... shortest month of the year.
7. Do you know ... longest river in our country?
8. In ... May ... days are ... longer than in ... April.

Exercise 35

1.... Moscow is situated on ... Moscow River. ... Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is ... canal called ... Moscow-Volga Canal which joins ... Moscow to ... Volga. ... Volga runs into ... Caspian Sea.
2. Several rivers run into ... sea at... New York. ... most important is ... Hudson River which empties into ... Atlantic Ocean. Besides ... Hudson there are ... two other rivers: ... East River and ... Harlem River.
3. In ... Siberia there are many long rivers: ... Ob, ... Irtysh, ... Yenissei, ... Lena and ... Amur.
4. ... Altai Mountains are ... higher than ... Urals.

Exercise 36

1. ... Neva flows into ... Gulf of ... Finland.
2. ... Pacific Ocean is very deep.
3. ... Urals are not very high.
4. ... Kazbek is ... highest peak of ... Caucasus.
5. ... Alps are covered with ... snow.
6. ... Shetland Islands are situated to ... north of ... Great Britain.
7. ... USA is ... largest country in ... America.
8. ... Crimea is washed by ... Black Sea.
9. ... Lake Baikal is ... deepest lake in ... world.
10. ... Paris is ... capital of ... France.
11. Lomonosov was born in ... small village on ... shore of ... White Sea.
12. Gogol was born in ... Ukraine in 1809.
13. ... Caucasus separates ... Black Sea from ... Caspian Sea.
14. ... Europe and ... America are separated by ... Atlantic Ocean.
15. ... Baltic Sea is stormy in winter.
16. There are many small islands in ... Pacific Ocean.
17. ... North Sea separates ... British Isles from ... Europe.
18. ... Balkans are old mountains.
19. ... Nile flows across ... north-eastern part of ... Africa to ... Mediterranean Sea.
20. Which are ....highest mountains in ... Russia?

Exercise 37

1. ... Thames is ... short river.
2. ... Russia is washed by ... Arctic Ocean in ... north.
3. Kiev is to ... south of ... Moscow.
4. ... Europe is ... continent.
5. ... Moscow is ... capital of ... Russia.
6. Is ... Asia ... island or ... continent?
7. ... Black Sea is in ... south of our country.
8. ... White Sea is in ... north of our country.
9. This is ... map of ... world. What can you see on ... map? What ... colour are ... valleys on ... map?
10. Petrov is ... architect. He is ... experienced architect. He is in ... Far East. He has ... wife. His wife is ... typist. They have ... son and ... daughter.
11. ... Philippines are situated to ... south-east of ... Asia.

Exercise 38

1. This is ... pen. It is ... good pen. ... pen is black. It is on ... table.
2. I have got... dog. ... dog's name is Spot. He is ... big grey dog. ... dog is very strong.
3. My friend has ... sister. Her name is Ann. ... girl is... pupil. 4. We have ... picture in ... living-room. ... picture is very good. It is on ... wall.
5. ... Irish Sea is between ... Great Britain and ... Ireland.
6. There is ... map on ... wall of ... classroom. It is ... map of ... world. There are many seas and lakes on ... map. This is ... Mediterranean Sea and that is... Red Sea. These are ... Himalayas. They are ... highest mountains in ... world.
7. We live in ... St. Petersburg. ... St. Petersburg is ... very large city. It is one of ... largest cities in ... Russia.
8. My brother is ... doctor. His flat is in ... centre of ... city. It is in ... new house. There are three rooms in... flat. ... living-room is .. largest of all. It is ... nice light room. There are ... pictures on ... walls. There is ... round table in ... middle of ... room. There is ... sofa at ... wall with ... large thick carpet in ... front of it. ... study and ... bedroom are small, but very comfortable.

Exercise 39

1. ... Russia occupies ... eastern half of ... Europe and ... northern third of ... Asia.
2. ... climate of ... northern part of  ...  Russia is severe.
3. This winter is ... true Russian winter with ... hard frosts.
4. It is warm in ... Crimea and ... Caucasus.
5. ... Washington is ... capital of ... United States of America.
6. I want to go to ... New York some day.
7. ... best way to know and understand ... people of ... other countries is to meet them in their own homes.
8. Is ... Australia ... island or ... continent?
9. ... Red Sea is between ... Africa and ... Asia.
10. There are six continents in ... world.
11. ... France is to ... north of ... Italy.

Exercise 40

1. Did you have ... good time in the country? — Oh yes. ... weather was fine. We were out of ... doors from ... morning till ... night. We played ... football, ... volley-ball and ... other games. We came ... home late at ... night and went to ... bed at once.
2. Look at ... clock! It is ... quarter past ten. Go to ... bed at once.
3. ... sun rises in ... east and sets in ... west.
4. We spent last summer in ... Ukraine, in ... little village on ... bank of ... big river with ... very warm water. There was ... wood on ... other side of ... river. We often went to ... wood and gathered ... lot of ... mushrooms.
5. My friend likes to play ... chess. He is ready to play ... chess all ... day long. He is ... best chess player in our school.

Exercise 41

1. Teckle comes from ... very old country on ... Nile. It is called ... Ethiopia. ... Ethiopia is ... beautiful mountainous country. Teckle is ... young man. He wants to become ... engineer. He is very happy to be ... student of ... St. Petersburg University. He spends ... lot of time at ... library reading and studying different subjects. Very often in ... evening his new friends and he walk about ... city talking about their native countries.
2. Galina lives in ... Ukraine. She lives in ... small village near ... Odessa. She is ... librarian. In summer she has ... lot of ... work: she takes ... newspapers and ... magazines to ... people who work in the fields. Galina wants to enter ... Moscow University and now she is preparing for ... entrance examinations.
3. My friend lives in ... America. He is ... student. He studies ... history at ... Harvard University.

Exercise 42

Once there lived ... man who was very fond of ... gold. He used to say: "While I have my gold, I am ... happiest man in ... world." And so all his life he saved ... money. One day he was travelling in ... desert of ... North Africa. He lost his way. He had no ... food or ... water. He was almost dying of ... hunger. He was so weak that he could not walk, he could only crawl. ... heat was terrible. There were only ... stones and ... sand around. Just then he saw ... bag lying on ... sand. He hoped that he would find ... food in it and ... water, too, He crawled up to ... bag and opened it. He saw that ... bag was full of ... gold. What is ... use of ... gold to ... hungry man in ... desert? He left ... bag on ... hot sand, crying bitterly: "I am ... most unhappy man in ... world."

Exercise 43

1. Let's go to ... shop. I must buy ... bread and ... milk.
2. I was at ... cinema yesterday. — What ... film did you see? — Oh, I saw ... very good film. I think it is ... best film of ... year.
3. Do you often go to ... theatre? — No, I don't. I like to go to ... theatre, but I am very busy. I work from ... morning till ... night. I even have no ... time to play ... piano.
4. Oleg has ... lot of ... interesting books at ... home.
5. ... lot of ... tourists from ... different countries come to ... St. Petersburg. They want to see one of ... most beautiful cities in ... world.
6. My new friend said to me: "I am ... student of ... first course."
7. We went to ... cinema in ... evening.
8. What ... foreign languages does your father speak? — He speaks__English. He studied ... English at ... school.
9. I am interested in ... history.
10. We played ... tennis at ... lesson of ... physical training yesterday. We had ... good time.
11. Did you go for ... walk yesterday? — No, we didn't. ... weather was bad, and we went to ... cinema.
12. What are your friends doing? — Mary is playing ... piano. Tom and Nick are playing ... chess.

Exercise 44

Once there lived ... king. His name was Midas. He had ... little daughter. They lived in ... beautiful palace with ... wonderful garden around it. Now ... king was very fond of ... gold. He loved ... gold more than anything else in ... world. One day, when ... king was looking at his gold, ... young man appeared before him. "You are ... very rich man, Midas," said ... young man. "Yes," said ... king, "but I would like to be richer. I would like to have ... golden touch. I want everything that I touch to turn into ... gold." ... young man was ... magician, and he gave ... king ... golden touch which he wanted to have. ... king was very happy. He touched ... table, and ... table became gold. He went into ... garden. There were ... beautiful roses in ... garden. He touched ... roses, and they also became gold. ... king's daughter, who loved ... roses very much, saw it and began to cry. "Don't cry, ... dear daughter," said ... king and touched his daughter's head. ... next moment ... girl turned into ... beautiful gold statue.

Exercise 45

Three men came to ... New York for ... holiday. They came to ... very large hotel and took ... room there. Their room was on ... forty-fifth floor. In ... evening ... friends went to ... theatre and came back to ... hotel very late. "I am very sorry," said... clerk of ... hotel, "but ... lifts do not work tonight. If you don't want to walk up to your room, we shall make ... beds for you in ... hall." "No, no," said one of ... friends, "no, thank you. We don't want to sleep in ... hall. We shall walk up to our room." Then he turned to his friends and said: "It is not easy to walk up to ... forty-fifth floor, but we shall make it easier. On ... way to ... room I shall tell you some jokes; then you, Andy, will sing us some songs; then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting stories." So they began walking up to their room. Tom told them many jokes; Andy sang some songs. At last they came to ... thirty sixth floor. They were tired and decided to have ... rest. "Well," said Tom, "now it is your turn, Peter. After all ... jokes, I would like to hear ... sad story. Tell us ... long and interesting story with ... sad end." "... story which I am going to tell you," said Peter, "is sad enough. We left ... key to our room in ... hall."

Exercise 46

Swift, ... famous English writer, was travelling one day on ... horseback with his servant. ... weather was bad, it was raining, and ... roads were muddy. In ... evening the two1 men came to ... inn. Before going to ... bed Swift told his servant to clean his boots. But ... servant was lazy and did not do it. In ... morning Swift asked ... servant why he had not cleaned ... boots. "What's ... use cleaning ... boots now?" said ... servant. "... roads are muddy, and ... boots will soon be dirty again." "All right," said ... writer. "Let's go. We must continue ... journey." "But I haven't had ... breakfast," said ... displeased servant." "Well, what's ... use giving you ... breakfast now?" said Swift: •'You will soon be hungry again."

Exercise 47

In ... small town in ... East there was once .., man who had ... parrot. ... parrot was taught to say ... words: "There is no doubt about it." It used to repeat these words all ... day long. Every time it was asked ... question, it gave ... same answer, "There is no doubt about it." One day ... man decided to sell ... bird; so he put ... parrot into .., cage and went to ... market with it. "Twenty pounds for ... very clever parrot!" he cried. ... man who was passing by heard this and turned to ... parrot "Are you worth twenty pounds?" he asked. "There is no doubt about it!" answered ... parrot. "What ... clever parrot!" said ... man and bought ... bird, He took ... parrot home and invited his friends to look at ... clever bird. ... friends came and looked at ... parrot and talked to it. Now you must know that ... man was not rich. In ... fact, he was often short of ... money. So ... week or two later, sitting in ... armchair and looking at ... parrot, he said: "What ... fool I was to throw away such ... lot of ... money!" "There is no doubt about it!" cried .., parrot. And this time ... bird was right.

Exercise 48

... crow once said to her children: "It's ... high time for you to look for ... food." With these words she turned them out of ... nest and took them to ... field. But ... crow's children did not like ... idea. "We'd rather go back to ... nest," they cried. "It's so nice when you bring ... food to us!" "Indeed!" said their mother. "You are big enough to feed yourselves. My mother turned me out of ... nest when I was much younger, and I had to take ... care of myself." "But ... people will kill us with their guns," said ... young crows. "No ... fear of that," answered their mother. "Before ... people shoot, they take ... aim, and that takes ... time. When you see ... man raising ... gun to his face, you must just fly away." ."That's ... simple thing to do," said ... children, "but supposing ... man or... boy wants to throw ... stone at us: in such ... case he won't have to take ... aim." "Well, then he will have to bend down to pick up ... stone," said ... crow. "But what if he carries ... stone in his hand ready?" "Why, if you are clever enough to think of that," said ... mother, "you are clever enough to take ... care of yourselves." And she flew away leaving ... young crows in ... field.

Exercise 49

1. Is this ... interesting book? Is this ... very interesting book? Is this ... very interesting book you have spoken about so much? It is such ... interesting book. Is it ... same book you have recommended to us?
2. She is ... teacher. She is ... good teacher. She is ... teacher of our school. She is ... teacher of ... English. Here is ... teacher, ask her about ... question which interests you.
3. There is ... word in ... text which I cannot understand. There is... very difficult word, too, which I cannot pro nounce. Here is ... word I was looking up in the dictionary. This word is ... adverb.
4. ... first men wore vegetarians.
5. Serfdom was abolished in ... Russia in ... 19th century.
6. Columbus, who discovered ... America, was ... native of ... Genoa.
7. ... Rome is ... ancient town.
8. ... Ireland, .., Scotland and ... Wales are parts of ... United Kingdom.

Exercise 50

... Russia is such ... large country that when it is night in one part of ... country, it is day in another part, when it is winter in one part of ... country, it is already summer in another. Imagine it is ... beginning of ... May now. It is spring in ... St. Petersburg. ... weather is fine. It is still cool at ... night, but it is quite warm in ... afternoon. It sometimes rains, but... rain is warm, too. ... ground is covered with ... soft green grass, and ... trees are covered with ... green leaves. But while it is spring in St. Petersburg, it is still winter in ... north of our country at ... beginning of ... May, Here it is cold and sometimes frosty, ... rivers and ... seas are covered with ... ice. ... ice does not melt in some places even in summer. ... ground is covered with ... deep snow. In ... south of our country ... weather is quite different. It is already summer in ... Caucasus and in ... Crimea. It is much warmer than in St. Petersburg. It is sometimes even hot. ... sky is usually cloudless and it seldom rains here. People wear ... summer clothes.