There., It.

There is a computer on his desk.

На его столе стоит компьютер

It's a new computer.

Это новый компьютер.

Translate the following into Russian, paying attention to the use of " There..." and " It...".

1. There are some differences between American and British English.

2. If people drove more carefully, there would be fewer accidents on the
roads.

3. They live in a busy street. There must be a lot of noise from the traffic.

4. They live in a busy road. It must be very noisy there.

5. Is there a cinema near here? - No. But there used to be one.

6. It was a beautiful day yesterday and we went for a walk in the park.

7. There was nothing interesting on television so I switched it off.

8. Will there be many people at the party? Do you think it will be a nice
party?

9. We could see that there was a light on. There must have been somebody
in the house.

10. It was windy. There was a cold wind blowing from the sea. 11.1 couldn't see anything. It was completely dark.

12. Why did she have an argument with him? There must have been a
reason.

13. He said that after the lecture there would be an opportunity to ask
questions.

14. He said that after the lecture it would be possible to ask questions.

15. I think everything will be OK. I don't think there will be any problems.

16. There is a key here. Is it your car key?

17. Look at the sky. There is going to be a storm.

18. Look at the sky. It's going to rain.

19. There was something strange about the way he smiled.

20. Is it far from your house to the nearest underground station?

21. There was an accident in Green Street, but it wasn't very serious.

22. There was a lot of snow last winter. It snowed a lot and it was rather
cold.

23. There is every reason to believe that the second round of the talks will
be more successful.

Parti

Use a singular verb if the first noun is singular or uncountable:

There is only a bottle of milk, some eggs and some butter in the fridge.

Use a plural verb if the first noun is plural:

There are some eggs and a bottle of milk in the fridge.

Put in 'is' or 'are' in the gaps.

1.... there anybody here?

2. There... a few houses, a shop and a church in the village.

3.... there any money left?

4. There... a very good reason for my decision.

5. There... fewer people here today.

6. There... some apples and oranges in the bowl.

7. There... some fruit and vegetables on the table.

8. There... a necklace, two rings and a bracelet in her jewellery box.

9. There... a woman outside to see you.

10. There... some people outside to see you.

Translate the following sentences into English using 'there is / are (was / were...)'.

1. Осталось пять минут. Пора заканчивать нашу дискуссию.

2. Мне сказали, что в аэропорту кто-то будет меня встречать, но,
к сожалению, там никого не было.

3. Посмотри, на остановке женщина ждет автобус. Тебе не кажется,
что это Анна?

4. Не могли бы вы мне сказать, есть ли вечерние рейсы в Лондон по
субботам?

5. Было очень ветрено. С моря дул холодный ветер.

6. Я помню, что раньше здесь был кинотеатр. Сейчас здесь большой
супермаркет.

7. Есть все основания полагать, что экономическая ситуация в стра­
не будет улучшаться.

Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box.

other, another, the other, others, the others

1.1 don't like this cafe. Let's go to... one.

2. They have two children. One goes to school,... is already at college.

3. It was a long journey. They visited Italy, Germany, France and some...
European countries.

4. Have you got any... questions to ask me?

Unit ten

5. We often write to each....

6. I know that they used to write to one....

7. There was only one question I couldn't answer.... were simple.

8. This is just... of his crazy ideas. Ignore it.

9. Let's meet some... time and discuss all... questions.
10.1 don't like these hats. Have you got any...?

11. What... things do they sell there?

12. It's time to begin. Where are all...?

13. When you're overtaking, make sure there's nothing coming... way.

14. Would you like... drink?

7. Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box.

who, which, whose

Noah Webster* (1758-1843)

The first man... described and systemized the American variant of the Eng-lish language was a professional teacher... name was Noah Webster. In 1828 he published An American Dictionary of the English Language in two volumes -... in later revisions has come to be known simply as Webster's. His aim was to show that the English language was developing independently in America. He introduced several spelling reforms -one of the few people ever to have done so successfully -... resulted in such spellings as 'color', 'center', 'defense' and 'traveler'. He was, no

doubt, a great patriot of his newly independent country, his patriotism acquiring a clearly nationalistic expression at times. " Our honor, " he wrote, " requires having a system of our own, in languages as well as in government. Great Britain,... children we are, should no longer be our standard: for the taste of her writers is already corrupted, and her language on the decline." This, however, does not affect his role as a great lexicographer. All the best-known dictionaries of American English have been bearing his name since the first publication.

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* https://www.wikipedia.org/

Parti

Here are the questions to this text but the words are jumbled. Put the words in the correct order.

1. American / first / the / Who / man / the / was / systemized / of / who /
the / variant / language / English?

2. Noah Webster's / was / What / aim / main?

3. American / first / the / When / was / dictionary / published?

4. bear / best-known / do / American / English / name / Whose / the / of /
dictionaries?

Read the dialogue. Make up similar dialogues of your own.

Olga. Excuse me. Can you help me, please? I'm an English teacher from Russia and I'm looking for some books by modern British or American authors, which can be interesting for both my students and me. I mean the kind of books we can read and discuss in class. Could you recommend some suit­able books?

Shop assistant. Oh, madam! That's not an easy task, is it? Let's see what we've got here. Have you read any books by Bill Bryson?

Olga. No, I haven't. But I've heard something about him. The name rings a bell!

Shop assistant. No wonder! He's the best-selling author and his books are very popular. He was born in America in 1951, but lived in England for many years with his English wife and children. Then he moved to Ame­rica and lived there for several years. They say that now he has returned to the UK.

He is the author of the famous books Mother Tongue, Neither Here Nor There, Made in America and many others. Some critics consider his book A Short History of Nearly Everything the best guide to science. In it he writes about the most complicated scientific problems and inventions in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and so on with humour and wit.

My children have read the book with great interest. My elder son told me that he wished his science teacher at school had read the book and made her lessons more fun! I'm a great fan of him myself. I think every kind of person would find this book enjoyable and stimulating!

Olga. Oh, that's all very interesting. Thank you for your short lecture. I think I'll take this book and I'd like to have Mother Tongue as well. Do you have it in stock?

Shop assistant. I'm afraid not. I would advise you to order it on the Internet. And you can search there for his other books.

Olga. Thank you so much for your help! It was so kind of you.

Shop assistant. You're welcome. Have a nice day! And come again.

Unit ten

Write down what Olga told her students. Begin your story with:

As you know I always goto bookshops when I'm in London. Last time wasn't an exception. I went to a big shop and spoke to a shop assistant. I asked her...

PART 2

Read the text and make sure that you understand it. The list of new words on p. 253 will help you.