Set expressions
Translate the words in bold type from English into Russian:
1. It’s time to go fishing …………………with your friends.
2. First we went by bike……………………, then we stayed in the tents.
3. I am never tired of going for a walk………………………..
4. Go on …………….working, you have no time to talk.
5. If you want to go hiking…………………, put on good comfortable shoes.
6. It’s time to go to sleep…………………., put aside those silly interviews.
7. My mum always says: “Have a good day!”……………………
8. Have a rest …………………..right now, then write this essay.
9. We had a nice time ……………………….last holiday.
10. We are going to have a party ……………………..in late May.
11. If you want to have a meal……………., please, take this tray.
Prepositions
Add an appropriate preposition:
1. This lake is rich …..fish. Why not going fishing?
2. They had a great birthday party. I am proud ….. having presented an expensive useful thing.
3. I am tired …..going hiking alone.
4. He was ashamed …..losing the expensive mobile phone.
5. We should get rid …..all old papers.
6. You should look …..new sorts of peppers.
7. Look …..the blackboard, please.
8. Looking ….. my little niece is what I really miss.
Put in the right article if any:
1. We stayed at ……………hotel. ………..hotel was expensive.
2. I started …………course on English. ………course is intensive.
3. There was ………man talking to ……….woman.
4. ………man was tall and ……..woman got ……suntan.
5. I saw ……..film…………film was about ……..beautiful girl.
6. I read ………book yesterday. ………..book was about …..Great Wall. (of China).
1. Tom sat down on ……….chair.
2. We visited ………Autumn fair.
3. Tom sat down on ……….chair nearest ………..door.
4. There is a carpet on ………….floor.
5. Ann is looking for……..job.
6. He was ………real heartthrob.
7. Did Ann get ………job she applied for?
8. There is ……….window next to………. door.
9. Have you got ………car?
10. I tell him “Go to ……..doctor!” but he only says “bla-bla-bla!”.
11. Can you turn off ………… light, please?
12. ……….postman brought ……..letter from ………man I miss.
13. I took ……..taxi to ………..station.
14. We got to ………..airport in spite of ……….difficult situation.
1. I must go to ……..bank to change some money.
2. In ……..evening we had some macaroni.
3. I had ……..toothache, so I made ……….appointment with ………..doctor.
4. What is ………..longest river in ………world?
5. ……….most expensive restaurant was sold.
6. ……….only television programme he watches is ……..news.
7. “Paris is ………..capital of ……..France’’. “Oh, that’s no news.”
8. Everybody left at ……….end of ………meeting.
9. Let’s go to ………Dean.
10. ……..earth goes round ……..sun.
11. He can’t go to …school. He is too young.
12. Would you rather live in ………. town or in ………country?
13. You see ………..beauty of …….sky and ………sea if you like photography.
14. Don’t sit on ………ground! It’s wet.
15. This year we don’t go to ………..sea and that’s too bad.
16. There are millions of stars in …………….space.
17. Going to ………cinema is great in many ways.
18. He tried to park his car but ……..space wasn’t big enough.
19. When we had …….meal we had ………big laugh.
20. We often listen to ……..radio.
21. It was ………..rainy day so I watched ……..video.
22. We often watch ….. television.
23. She made ……..decision.
24. I watched ……..news on………… television two days ago.
25. If he invites me for ……..lunch I will say “no”.
1……..rose is my favourite flower. 2. She bought ……kilo of plums and ……pack of wheat flour. 3. ………giraffe is ……….tallest of all animals. 4. ……..deaf can’t hear bells. 5. When was ………telephone invented? 5. ………rye is as valuable as ……….wheat.
