Олег Белоусов - Учись учить английскому: упражнения

How much snow is there on the street?

На улице мало машин. There are few cars in the yard.

There aren’t few cars in the yard.

Are there few cars in the yard?

Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

Are there few or many (a few) cars in the yard?

How many cars are there in the yard?

В столе много ручек. There are many pens in the table.

There aren’t many pens in the table.

Are there many pens in the table?

Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

Are there many or few (a few) pens in the table?

How many pens are there in the table?

В реке мало воды. There is little water in the river.

There isn’t little water in the river.

Is there little water in the river?

Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.

Is there little or much (a little) water in the river?

How much water is there in the river?

На диване много кошек. There are many cats on the sofa.

There aren’t many cats on the sofa.

Are there many cats on the sofa?

Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

Are there many or few (a few) cats on the sofa?

How many cats are there on the sofa?

В бутылке много минеральной воды. There is much mineral water in the bottle.

There isn’t much mineral water in the bottle.

Is there much mineral water in the bottle?

Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.

Is there much or little (a little) mineral water in the bottle?

How much mineral water is there in the bottle?

На полу много игрушек. There are many toys on the floor.

There aren’t many toys on the floor.

Are there many toys on floor?

Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

Are there many or few (a few) toys on the floor?

How many toys are there on the floor?

В кружке мало пива. There is little beer in the mug.

There isn’t little beer in the mug.

Is there little beer in the mug?

Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.

Is there much or little (a little) beer in the mug?

How much beer is there in the mug?

Exercise 9

На диване кошка. There is a cat on the sofa.

Кошка на диване. The cat is on the sofa.

Во дворе собаки. There are dogs in the yard.

Собаки во дворе. The dogs are in the yard.

Деньги в банке. The money is in the bank.

В банке есть деньги. There is money in the bank.

В кармане нет денег. There is no money in the pocket.

Деньги не в кармане. The money isn’t in the pocket.

Во дворе нет детей. There aren’t any children in the yard.

Дети не в школе. The children aren’t at school.

Во дворе пять машин. There are five cars in the yard.

Пять машин не во дворе. Five cars are in the yard.

В деревне есть школа. There is a school in the village.

Школа находится в деревне. The school is in the village.

Exercise 10

1. Во дворе была собака. 1) There was a dog in the yard.

2) There wasn’t a dog in the yard.

3) There was no dog in the yard.

4) Was there a dog in the yard?

5) Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t.

6) Was there a dog or a cat (crocodile…pig) in the yard?

7) What was there in the yard?

2. В саду был пруд. 1) There was a pond in the garden.

2) There wasn’t a pond in the garden.

3) There was no pond in the garden.

4) Was there a pond in the garden?

5) Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t.

6) Was there a pond or a spring (lake…stream) in the garden?

7) What was there in the garden?

3. На ферме был большой бык. 1) There was a big bull in the farm.

2) There wasn’t a big bull in the farm.

3) There was no big bull in the farm.

4) Was there a big bull in the farm?

5) Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t.

6) Was there a big bull or a small pig (a cow…a hen) in the farm?

7) What was there in the farm?

Exercise 11

В саду было 8 яблонь. There were eight apple-trees in the garden.

There were no apple-trees in the garden.

Were there eight apple-trees in the garden?

Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.

Were there eight or three (seven…five) apple-trees in the garden?

How many apple-trees were there in the garden?

На диване лежало две кошки. There were two cats on the sofa.

There were no cats on the sofa.

Were there two cats on the sofa?

Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.

Were there two or three (seven…five) cats on the sofa?

How many cats were there on the sofa?

В парке было семь скамеек. There were seven benches in the park.

There were no benches in the park.

Were there seven benches in the park?

Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.

Were there seven or three (two…five) benches in the park?

How many benches were there in the park?

Exercise 12

Здесь будет новая станция метро. There will be a new subway station here.

There won’t be a new subway station here.

Will there be a new subway station here?

Will there be a new subway station or a bus-stop (park…cinema) here?

What will there be here?

В гараже будет стоять новая машина. There will be a new car in the garage.

There won’t be a new car in the garage.

Will there be a new car in the garage?

Will there be a new car or a bicycle (chair…sofa) in the garage?

What will there be in the garage?

В кармане будут деньги. There will be money in the pocket.

There won’t be money in the pocket.

Will there be money in the pocket?

Will there be money or a paper (postcard…key) in the pocket?

What will there be in the pocket?

Exercise 13

18. There are many things in my bag.

19. How many hats are there on the shelf?

20. There is one door in this house.

21. How many doors are there in this house?

22. There are nine streets in this village.

23. There is no cloud in the sky.

24. There are no clouds in the sky.

25. Are there many animals in the zoo?

26. How many brothers and sisters are there in your family?

27. There are many banks in this city.

28. Are there many melons here?

29. There is one water melon in the fridge.

30. Look! There is a rainbow in the sky.

31. How many carrots are there in the fridge?

32. It’s summer now. There are many people in the parks

33. Is there an egg in the fridge?

34. There are many tasty pears in the vase.

Exercise 14

1. Сколько яиц в холодильнике? 1. How many eggs are there in the fridge?

2. На столе только одна груша. 2. There is only one pear on the table.

3. Холодно. На улице нет людей. 3. It’s cold. There are no people on the street.

4. На столе три морковки. 4. There are three carrots on the table.

5. На полке красивая шляпа. Чья это шляпа? 5. There is a beautiful hat on the shelf. Whose hat is this?

6. В мире есть только одна важная вещь. Что это? 6. There is only one important thing in the world. What is it?

7. Посмотри, сразу две радуги. 7. Look, there are two rainbows at once.

8. Здесь есть где-нибудь банк? 8. Is there a bank anywhere here?

9. На небе много туч. Будет дождь. 9. There are many clouds in the sky. It is going to rain.

10. В этом длинном коридоре только одна дверь. Интересно… 10. There is only one door in this long corridor. It’s interesting…

11. Сколько улиц в этом городе? 11. How many streets are there in this town?

12. В нашей квартире только одно животное. Попытайся угадать. 12. There is only one animal in our flat. Try to guess.

13. В моей семье нет братьев и сестер. 13. There are no brothers and sisters in my family.

14. В этом овощном магазине нет дынь, есть только арбузы. 14. There are not any melons in this greengrocery, there are only watermelons here.

15. В этом городе 31 банк. 15. There are thirty one banks in this town.

16. Много интересных вещей в этом мире. 16. There are many interesting things in this world.

Exercise 15

У меня есть дом. I have a house.

Мой дом в прекрасном месте. My house is in a beautiful place.

Мой дом недалеко от моря. My house is not far from the sea.

Вокруг моего дома прекрасный сад. There is a beautiful garden around my house.

В саду много фруктовых деревьев. There are many fruit trees in the garden.

Там много яблонь, груш, фруктовых деревьев, персиковых деревьев, дынь и арбузов, а также есть виноградная лоза. There are many apple-trees, pear-trees, fruit trees, peach-trees, melons, watermelons, and there is grapevine there.

Каждую осень я собираю много винограда и делаю много прекрасного вина. Every autumn I gather much grape and do much good wine.

В доме два этажа и подвал. There are two floors and a cellar in the house.

В доме семь комнат, кухня, кладовка, и подвал. There are seven rooms, a kitchen, a pantry and a cellar in the house.

На верхнем этаже три спальни, детская и мой кабинет. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and my study.

На нижнем этаже большая гостиная, небольшой спортивный зал и кухня. Downstairs there is a big living-room, a small gym and a kitchen.

В подвале гараж и кладовка. There is a garage and a pantry in the cellar.

В гараже пять машин. There are five cars in the garage.

В моем доме 37 окон и 16 дверей. There are thirty seven windows and sixteen doors in my house.

Недалеко от моего дома находится церковь. There is a church not far from my house.

Посредине сада мой маленький вертолет. There is my small helicopter in the middle of the garden.

Exercise 16

1. Do you have a house or a flat? 1. I have a house. (flat…house-boat)

2. How many rooms are there in your house (flat)? 2. There are five (two…three) rooms in my house.

3. What is there near your house? 3. There is a cafe (theatre…cinema) near my house.

4. Is there a green lawn near your house? 4. No, there isn’t. (yes, there is)

5. Is there a rubbish chute in your house? 5. Yes, there is. (No, there isn’t.)

6. Is there a water-supply in your house? 6. Yes, there is. (No, there isn’t.)

7. Is there a post office near your house? 7. No, there is not. Yes, there is.)