Ex. 1. Analyze the following sentences and translate them into Russian

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UNIT 1

Grammar: verb “to be”, there is/are. Possessive and Personal Pronouns.

Pronouns

Personal	Possessive
Nominative	Objective	Dependent	Independent
I you he she it we they	me you him her it us them	my your his her noun its our their	mine yours his hers its ours theirs

Ex. 1. Analyze the following sentences and translate them into Russian.

1. They live together with their parents. 2. Oxford is famous for its University. 3. I didn’t have an umbrella, so Ann gave mehers. 4. Are those people friends of yours? 5. Michael had an argument with a neighbour of his. 6. We went on holiday with some friends of ours. 7. I am meeting a friend of mine this evening. 8. He wants to see us at his place. 9. I can’t find my keys. Where are they? 10. We want the photographs. Can you give them to us?

Ex. 2. Put in my/our/your/his/her/their/its/mine/yours/ours.

1. We want to go to the cinema after the exam. Do you like … idea?

2. I know Mr Watson but I don't know … wife.

3. Mr and Mrs Baker live in London. … son lives in Australia.

4. We're going to have a party and invite some friends of ….

5. This is a nice camera. Is it …?

6. I like tennis. It's … favourite sport.

7. “Is that … car?” “No, I haven't got a car.”

8. I want to phone Ann. Do you know … phone number?

9. Do you think most people are happy in … jobs?

10. “Whose books are these?”- “They are ….”

11. This is a beautiful tree. … leaves are of green colour.

12. On Sunday John usually has dinner with a friend of ….

Pronoun “it”

Ex. 3. a) We use a personal pronoun “it” as a subject or an object

1. Where is your pen? – It is in the bag. 2. Your translation is good. I like it. 3. This is our classroom. It is large. 4. Where is my ticket? I can’t find it. 5. Your new car is nice. Is it expensive? 6. I want that book. Please give it to me.

b) We use “it” as a subject with expressions that refer to time, weather, day temperature or distance.

1. It is ten miles to the nearest petrol station. 2. It is Monday again. 3. It is thirty degrees. 4. It is half past ten. 5. It is a nice day today. 6. It was very windy yesterday. 7. It was my birthday yesterday. 8. How far is it to the nearest restaurant?

c) Preparatory “it”.

It

is was will be

easy/difficult/impossible/dangerous/safe/ expensive/interesting/nice/wonderful/ terrible/a pleasure

to do

1. It is nice to talk to you. 2. It was good of you to phone me. 3. It is impossible to understand her. 4. It wasn’t easy to find your house. 5. It is difficult to get up early in the morning. 6. It was a pleasure to listen to her.

the verb “to be”