is December? 8. When do your studies at the University begin? 9. When do the

winter examinations begin? 10. When do the summer examinations begin?

XII.

a) Make the following sentences interrogative and negative. :

b) Ask one another questions on the following statements and answer ■

them in the negative. Keep moving this exercise rapidly.

M o d e l : Mr. White wants to see you.

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Does Mr. White want to see me? No, he doesn't.

1. Mr. White and Betty enter the room. 2. Mr. White wants to see Doctor

Sandford. 3. You can sign this paper. 4. I know some of these names. 5.1 can do

something. 6. The walls of my room are light-green.

XIII. Write questions to the words in bold type and let your fellow-student answer

them. Observe the distribution of stress in the replies:

1. There are twelve months in a year. 2. There are thirty days in June. 3. She

is twelve. 4. My brother's friend can skate well 5. He is a doctor. 6. We call it a

bedroom. 7. I like to read English books. 8. It is the first of October. 9. It is

Thursday. 10. On the right I can see a bookcase.

XIV. a) Form all possible questions to which the following sentences are the

answers:

1. There are some newspapers on the desk. 2. We have tea at five o'clock. 3. I

have two English lessons on Monday. 4. My parents live in Moscow. 5. My father

is a doctor. 6. My father works at a hospital. 7. He is forty-five. 8. All the

members of my family read this paper. 9. I can come and see you on Friday. 10.

You may sign this paper tomorrow.

b) Each sentence states a certain fact. Find some more details about it by asking

questions. Work in pairs.

XV.

Write in words and read:

9/IV 1946; 8/V11 1924; 1/1X 1827; 12/X 1955; 4/1 1949; 11/II 1918.

XVI.

Fill in somebody [someone), anybody [anyone), nobody [no one) everybody

[everyone), somethingr anything, nothing, everything:

1. Is there ... on the desk? 2. The door is open. There must be ... at home. 3.

There is ... wrong with my fountain-pen. It won't write. 4. A blind man cannot

see ... . 5. Is there ... in the room? — Yes, there is ... in it. 6. It is too dark here, I

cannot see ... . 7. If there is ... in the room you may turn off the light. 8. Can ...

recite the poem? 9. We must do ... to help her. 10. Can I do ... for you? 11. There

must be ... interesting in the book you read. 12. It is too dark, I can't see ... on the

blackboard. May I turn on the light? 13. We can work in Room No. 20. There is ...

there.

14.

Let's go there at once. I want to see ... with my own eyes.

15.

May I come to see you tonight? I've got ... to tell you.

16.

Bob is one of our best students, .. knows him. 17. Must we learn ... by

heart? — No, you needn't. You must only prepare the poem for test reading. 18.

There is ... interesting in this magazine. 19. Is ... away from the lesson?

XVII. Fill in prepositions if necessary:

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1. He must go to St. Petersburg... spring. 2. We take our written exams ...

January. 3. Our studies begin ... autumn. 4. What do you do ... Sunday? 5. All the

students of our group will take part in the concert... the eighth ... May. 6. May I

ring you up ... the morning? 7, My elder brother is a doctor. He often comes ...

home late ... night. 8. Is there anybody. . the Dean's office? 9.1 must go and see

him ... three o'clock ... Friday. 10. Listen ... the new text... the laboratory. 11. Look

... the blackboard. Do you see any mistakes ... it? 12. Who is ... duty today? 13.

Will you go... the blackboard? 14. You may go ... your place. 15. ... the right... the

dining-table there is a cupboard.

XVTII. Fill in the definite or indefinite article if necessary:

1. There are three rooms and ... kitchen in her 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 students in ... Room No. 12? 5.1 have ...

new English book. ... book is very interesting. 6. There is ... garden and ... lawn in

front of her Institute.... garden is not large, but it is very beautiful. 7. The students

of your group must be in ... Room No. 30. 8. Open ... book at page 29 and start

reading. 9. May is ... fifth month of the year. 10. Saturday is ... seventh day of the

week. 11. Sunday is... day off.

XIX. Think of stimulating phrases to which those below could be the replies. Work

in pairs:

1. Here you are. 2. Show her in, please. 3. Thank you, I'd be glad to. 4. Do

they? 5. Are you? 6. Do, please. 7. Certainly. 8. Here, please.

XX.

Think of replies to the following questions and statements. Work in pairs:

1. Yes, Helen. What is it? 2. Good afternoon, Helen! 3. What can I do for you?

4. Sign this paper, please. 5. Let me see this book. 6. Have tea with us. 7. Thank

you. 8. May I ring you up tonight?

XXI.

a) Respond to the following sentences as in the model below. Express

surprise or doubt in your replies and add something to develop a situation.

M o d e l : I don't like autumn., Don't you?

b) Continue the exercise suggesting your own verbal context:

1. I am very busy. 2. Tom is already ten. 3. You are late. 4. You have no

mistakes in pronunciation. 5. I can't speak French well. 6. We must stay at home.

7. You may go home. 8. I live in a comfortable flat now. 9. My sister wants to

study German. 10. They don't make many mistakes in spelling. 11. We have got

built-in furniture in the kitchen. 12. My girl-friend has got flu, I am afraid.

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XXII.

Use the following questions in indirect speech according to the given model.

Make all the necessary changes.

M o d e l : The teacher asks: "Do you know any English words?" The teacher

asks if we know any English words.

1. Tom asks: "Do you know English well?" 2. She asks: "Do you like to

skate?" 3. My friends ask: "Are you free on Sunday?"

4. The student asks: "Have you any English books at home?"

5. She asks: "Do you want to read this book?" 6. The teacher asks: "Are there

any mistakes in spelling on the blackboard?" 7. The student asks: "Are there any

mistakes in my pronunciation?" 8. The teacher asks me: "Do you know any poem

by heart?" 9. Mary asks me: "Do you know many English words?"

10.

Betty asks Tom: "Must you go to the Institute today?"

11.The teacher asks the boy: "Is May a spring month?" 12. The students ask

me: "Do you like our University?" 13. Mr. White asks Betty: "Is Doctor Sandford

in?" 14. The children ask Betty: "Do you play the piano?" 15. The teacher asks the

boy: "Have you any brothers or sisters?" 16. The teacher asks the girls: "Can you

spell the word 'white'?" 17. The boy asks his sister: "Do you see anything on the

table?"

XXIII.

Make up short dialogues according to the given model. Use

the following questions.

M o d e l : A: Do you know Helen?

B: What do you ask me?

A: I ask you if you know Helen.

C: What does A. ask you?

B: A. asks me if I know Helen.

1. Are you busy? 2. Are the lessons over? 3. Is he already twenty? 4. Are there