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2.7. Give an English equivalent for the underlying sentences.
1. Сколько сейчас времени? – Сейчас половина второго ночи.
2. Они поженились 26 декабря 2004 года.
3. Вильгельм Завоеватель вторгся на Британские острова в 1066 году.
4. Он первый среди равных.
5. Её третий муж умер от холеры.
6. Лекция состоится в двести седьмой аудитории. Вы можете прочитать это на пятьдесят девятой странице Вашего буклета.
7. Новая предвыборная кампания начинается 1 июня.
8. Генрих VIII – один из самых колоритных персонажей в британской истории.
9. Я проснулся в 7:10 и в 8:00 был уже на работе.
10. У нас обед с 13:30 до 14:00.
11. Он занял второе место, хотя это была его пятая попытка и последний шанс стать чемпионом мира.
12. Три четверти населения не явились на выборы.
13. Седьмая часть населения Земли неграмотна.
14. Он пришел первым, а ушел последним.
15. Мы встречаемся ровно в два часа дня.
16. Уже без пяти минут пять, а мы договаривались на без четверти пять. Это не первый раз, когда она задерживается.
17. Какой у тебя балл по математике? – Четыре целых семьдесят семь сотых.
18. Сборная Бразилии по футболу победила сборную Италии со счётом 3:0.
19. Какой счёт после первого гейма? – 40-0.
20. По данным 2008 года, население Индии составляет 1 119 000 000 человек. Это вторая по численности населения страна мира. Первая – Китай, третья – Соединенные Штаты, четвертая – Индонезия.
Unit 3. Quantifiers
REFERENCE
A Some, any, no and their compounds
Неопределенные местоимения some, any используются в большинстве случаев для передачи значения «некоторое количество», «какой-нибудь», «немного», «несколько» и т. д.
| TYPE OF SENTENCES | |||
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative | |
| COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE | some | any | no/not any |
| PEOPLE | someone/somebody | anyone/anybody | no one/not anyone nobody/not anybody |
| THINGS | something | anything | nothing/not anything |
| PLACES | somewhere | anywhere | nowhere/not anywhere |
Some и его производные используется также в вопросительных предложениях, когда предполагается утвердительный ответ (просьбы, предложения):
Can I have some more apple juice, please?
Would you like to go somewhere tonight?
Any и его производные используются также в утвердительных предложениях в значении «любой, не важно какой»:
You can choose any cake you like.
Anyone will tell you the same: the stock market is being very unsteady.
B Every, each
Неопределенные местоимения every, each употребляются с исчисляемыми существительными в единственном числе.
| EVERY | EACH |
| Когда говорим о трех и более лицах или предметах, используем every: Every player in the team was happy after the victory. | Местоимение each мы используем, когда говорим о двух лицах или предметах: He was holding a bunch of flowers in each hand. |
| Every используется также, когда говорится о лицах или предметах как неком едином целом, в значении «все, каждый без исключения»: Every student has a right to a high-quality education. | Each используется, когда говорится о лицах или предметах, воспринимаемых отдельно, поодиночке: Each student in turn takes an exam card and tells the examiner its number. |
| Every используется для обозначения периодичности, частоты совершения действий: We attend an exhibition practically every weekend. |
C Quantifiers: comparison
| COUNTABLE | UNCOUNTABLE |
| many | much |
| (a) few | (a) little |
| a (good/great/large) number of | a small/large amount/quantity of |
| a couple of | a good/great deal of |
| several | |
| both | |
| a great many | |
| a lot of, lots of, a load of, loads (of), any, some, no, plenty of |
PRACTICE
3.1. Complete these sentences by using “some” or “any”.
1. I’ve met … people, but I don’t have … real friends yet.
2. Have you … idea what time it is?
3. I’d like to make … friends, but I haven’t met … young people.
4. I thought I had met … of the people here, but I don’t know … of them.
5. A: Is there … petrol in the tank? – B: Well, I filled it yesterday. There must be … left.
6. There are … biscuits left, but there isn’t … cake.
7. I know you speak … French, but do you speak … German?
8. A: Have you got … matches? – B: Yes, I think I’ve got … in my pocket.
3.2. Rewrite these sentences using “some” or “any”.
1. All children can learn to read and write.
2. Not all of the children understood.
3. I will be free every day next week.
4. All the buses will take you to the city centre.
5. A few people said that they would be late.
6. You can buy it at all good bookshops.
7. I’d like to give you a bit of advice.
8. One of the guides will show you the way.
9. A few of the tourists missed the bus.
10. I like all fruit except bananas.
3.3. Choose the best alternative.
1. Any / Some student knows how to use computers.
2. I’m afraid there are any / no letters for you today.
3. No / None of the students failed the exam.
4. I have very little / few money. I can’t give you none / any, I’m afraid.
5. Some / Any students haven’t done their assignment.
6. I’ve got no / any idea where Tom is.
7. He hasn’t got any / no sense of humour. No / none at all.
8. I’ve done some / any revision for the exam, but not much.
9. Can you buy some / any bread for me when you go out to the baker’s? There’s hardly some / any left.
10. I haven’t got no / any stamps. Would you lend me any / some?
11. My next stop was a fishmonger’s where I asked for some / any smoked salmon.
12. The actors any / no longer have to worry about the costumes.
3.4. Complete the sentences using some, any or no. More than one answer may be possible.
1. We had … time to discuss all the details.
2. Is there … coffee in the coffee pot?
3. I have … money, so I can’t give you ….
4. Are there … tables in this book?
5. If you need … more information, you may ask me.
6. Tell me if you need … help.
7. The speaker touched upon … important problems of the country’s economic policy.
8. He read … books on the subject in our library.
9. I’m fortunate there were … tickets left for the show.
10. He’s got … idea what to do with the house.
11. There are … flowers in the vase.
12. There is a cat in the yard, but there is … dog there.
3.5. Complete the sentences using a word from the box. There is one word you shouldn’t use. More than one answer may be suitable. Give all possible alternatives.
| someone anyone somebody anybody no one nobody something anything somewhere anywhere everybody everyone everything everywhere nowhere |
1. Ask … to show you how to do it.
2. Can you say … about the history of Great Britain?
3. … is going to make a report on the subject.
4. Will … tell us about the results of the expedition?
5. This method is so simple that … can learn how to use it.
6. When we came, … was ready for the experiment.
7. Is there … new in this theory?
8. You can read about the results of this match ….
9. I’ll go … tomorrow. I’ll be busy writing my paper.
10. We spent the night at the railway station because we had … to stay.
11. She left the room without saying ….
12. We can always find … new in our library.
13. It’s a lovely sight when … is covered in hoarfrost and … glistens in the sun.
14. There is … wrong with the telephone.
15. The girl spoke in such a low voice that … could hear her.
3.6. Choose the correct word in each sentence.
1. There isn’t anyone / no one in the garden.
2. Excuse me, could you move? I can’t see anything / something.
3. There is anything / nothing to drink.
4. There’s anyone / someone to see you outside.
5. You can do anything / something you want.
6. Anyone / Someone stole the money, but we don’t know who.
7. I don’t know anything / nothing about it.
8. No one / someone would tell me the answer, so I guessed.
9. I’ve lost my bag and I can’t find it somewhere / anywhere.
10. I must have put my bag somewhere / anywhere, but I don’t know where.
3.7. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. There was nothing I could do.
I couldn’t………………………………………………………………………….
2. I know Mary better than anyone.
No one ……………………………………………………………………………
3. No one was on time yesterday.
Everyone…………………………………………………………………………..
4. I haven’t got any work.
I’ve got……………………………………………………………………...to do.
5. There’s something I’d like to ask you.
May I …………………………………………………………………………….?
6. We are all milk drinkers here!
Everybody …………………………………………………………………..milk.
7. When I phoned, there was no reply.
No one ……………………………………………………………………………
8. Are we going to be driven there?
Is ………………………………………………………………………………...?
9. I make new friends wherever I go.
Anywhere ………………………………………………………………………...
10. You had a call this morning.
Someone ………………………………………………………………………….
3.8. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the word in bold.
1. The box isn’t empty.
Something
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. All the people were dancing.
Everyone
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. I feel annoyed.
Something
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. We haven’t got any food.
Nothing
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. The office is empty.
No one
…………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Julia is very popular.
Everybody
…………………………………………………………………………………….
7. You can have whatever you like.
Anything
…………………………………………………………………………………….
8. The best place is home.
Nowhere
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3.9. Complete the sentences using much, many or a lot of. More than one answer may be possible.
1. There aren’t … hotels in our town.
2. I know this man has … money.
3. How … cases do you have?
4. Do you eat … bread?
5. Try and do as … as possible.
6. Philip made so … noise that I couldn’t sleep a wink.
7. We’ve lived in the same house for … years.
8. She’ll have to hurry. She hasn’t got … time.
9. There are … foreign tourists in London.
10. Do you have … tourists in winter?
11. One day was very … like another in the college.
12. I say, you have quite … books in your library.
13. The two sisters were very … alike.
14. There were … people in the street and the car was unable to pass.
15. The room is vast, there is … space in it.
3.10. Complete the sentences using a little, a few, little or few.
1. Can you bring us … apples, please?
2. A: Would you like more wine? – B: Just ….
3. The exam was very hard and only … students passed it.
4. I think they went out … minutes ago.
5. Hurry up. We’ve got very … time left.
6. … more work won’t hurt you, boys.
7. The hall was almost empty. There were very … people there.
8. There is … snow but a lot of rain in Great Britain in winter.
9. There is … fun in hospital.
10. I don’t speak much French. Only … words.
11. It’s … miles to the village from here.
12. Will you open the window, please? There is so … air in the room.
13. Why do you eat so …? Try … of everything.
3.11. Choose the correct answer.
1. How much / many money did you spend on holiday?
2. I know few / a few people here, but not many.
3. Would you like little / a little more tea?
4. She had few / a few friends and she felt very lonely.
5. The man said very few / little, practically nothing in fact.
6. Would you like a little / little sour cream in your soup?
7. He is a man of few / a few words. He rarely says anything.
8. Was there many / much traffic in the street?
9. There were so much / many things to do, I didn’t go to the match.
10. Do you know many / much people living in your house?
11. There was too little / a little sun in the forest and some trees died.
12. For much / many hours the president talked with the artist.
13. A: How are you feeling today? – B: Much / Many better, thank you.
14. Can you describe the situation in few / a few words?
3.12. Complete these sentences using “little” or “few”.
1. He is very successful even though he has very … education.
2. … people really understood what the lecture was about.
3. Diana tried hard but she was very … help.
4. He made so … mistakes that he came top in the exam.
5. I can’t do much I’m afraid. I have so … time.
3.13. Complete these sentences using “a little” or “a few”.
1. Would you like … cake?
2. Would you like … apples?
3. I have to see … people this afternoon.
4. Could you give me … help?
5. I don’t know the answer, but I’ve got … ideas.
3.14. Complete these sentences using “a few”, “a little”, “very few”, “very little”.
1. There are lots of boys in our class, but … girls.
2. He is an expert on languages, but he knows … about mathematics.
3. There are lots of cinemas in town as well as … good theatres.
4. I took plenty of sugar and … milk.
5. When I’m busy, I always do … work before breakfast.
6. I come home so tired that I can do … work in the evenings.
7. Jack is very helpful. He is sure to have … good ideas.
8. Jack is usually very helpful but he had … advice for us this time.
9. … unskilled jobs are well paid, but not very many.
10. I was tired and hungry, but fortunately I had … money left.
3.15. Find the errors in these sentences. Rewrite each sentence.
1. Someone spoke to me, but I can’t remember its name.
2. All in the garden has been growing a lot lately.
3. Carol didn’t do nothing yesterday.
4. There isn’t no one waiting for you.
5. No one enjoyed himself at the party.
6. One fills in an application form, and then you wait for an answer.
7. We need to do some shopping. There isn’t something in the fridge.
3.16. Choose the best alternative in each case.
1. There are some / plenty / a few of chocolate biscuits. Would you like another one?
2. I have a few / any / plenty books with me. I’ve read most of them, but I haven’t read another / any / every one.
3. He gave any / each / every of the children a small gift.
4. You can ask the doctor if you want any / every / another advice.
5. I wanted another / other / each pound of meat, but there wasn’t any / other / some left.
6. We didn’t have any / some oil left, but another / other people lent us some.
7. I’d like to ask you for another / any / some advice.
8. I see Jack at work almost any / each / every day.
9. There was a prize for any / every / some one of the competitors.
10. Jenny was older than any / every of the other girls.
3.17. Choose the best alternative.
1. Anybody / Everybody / Nobody arrived in good time and the meeting started promptly at 3.30.
2. Everyone / No one / Someone in the village went to the party but anybody / somebody / nobody enjoyed it very much.
3. When the show finished there was complete silence. Everyone / No one / Someone clapped.
4. Mohammed Ali is everybody / nobody / somebody I have always admired.
5. Everyone / Nobody / Somebody heard anything.
6. A: “Who shall I give this one to?” – B: “You can give it to anybody / nobody / somebody. It doesn’t matter.”
7. That’s a very easy job. Anybody / Nobody / Somebody can do it.
8. I looked everywhere for Jane but I couldn’t find her anywhere / somewhere / nowhere.
9. There were lots of people there but I didn’t meet anybody / nobody / somebody I knew.
10. I asked lots of people but anyone / no one / someone knew the answer.
11. I asked Bill for help but he couldn’t do anything / nothing / something.
12. I asked Bill if he could do anything / nothing / something to help but he said he couldn’t.
13. I knocked at the door but there was anybody / nobody / somebody at home.
3.18. Complete these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I don’t know why everybody … me. (hate)
2. Let me know as soon as anyone …. (arrive)
3. Nobody … being poor. (like)
4. It’s no good if everyone … to get their own way. (want)
5. The house is deserted. Nobody … there now. (live)
6. If anybody …, you can tell them I’ll be back soon. (ask)
3.19. Complete the following sentences with something, nothing, everything or anything.
1. Excuse me, you’ve dropped …. Yes, look, it’s your passport.
2. I agree with most of what he said, but I don’t agree with ….
3. It’s all finished. I’m afraid there’s … left.
4. Did you turn the oven off? I think I can smell … burning.
5. “Can I have whatever I want?” – “Yes, … you like.”
3.20. Choose the best alternative.
1. The box was completely empty. There was anything / nothing in it.
2. I heard a noise, but I didn’t see anyone / no one.
3. I’m sorry, but there’s anybody / nobody at home.
4. It’s too late. We can’t do anything / nothing to help.
5. No, I don’t want anything / nothing, thanks. I’m not hungry.
6. It was very disappointing. Absolutely anything / nothing happened.
7. I didn’t meet anybody / nobody new.
8. He claimed to be an expert, but he knew almost anything / nothing about it.
9. Anybody / Nobody knew what to do next.
10. There’s no news. We didn’t speak about anything / nothing.
3.21. Complete each sentence with one suitable word.
1. That’s an easy question! … knows the answer!
2. Is … the matter? Can I help you?
3. … is wrong with the car and it won’t start.
4. There’s … to see you. Shall I ask them to wait?
5. … never really knows what will happen, does one?
6. … I’ve done so far today has gone wrong!
7. … you could say would make me change my mind, I’m afraid.
8. It’s really a pity that … is ready to take the responsibility for the final result.
9. … seems to be making any progress, I’m afraid.
10. There is absolutely … to be talking about, we discussed all the things yesterday.
3.22. Complete these sentences using the determiners given in brackets.
1. She speaks … English but she doesn’t speak … French. (a lot of / much)
2. He didn’t sell very … books. That’s why he never made … money. (much / many)
3. There weren’t … trains to Birmingham, but there were … buses. (plenty of / many)
4. Very … people could manage to live on so … money. (little / few)
5. There’s … work to do, so we haven’t got … time to spare. (a lot of / much)
6. If you can spare me … time, I’d like to make … suggestions. (a few / a little)
7. He spends so … time playing football that he has … time for anything else. (little / much)
8. There are … cars in the city centre at rush hour, but very … late at night (few / lots of)
3.23. Put these expressions into the table. Some go into more than one place.
how many, a lot of, how much, there are, not many, not much, loads, a little, a few, any, some, enough, plenty, there is, a good deal of, a great deal of, a great many, lots of
| Countable | Uncountable | |
| Affirmative | ||
| Interrogative and negative |
Think of an example for each one that is true for you, your family or your friends, e.g. My sister has got lots of friends.
3.24. GEOGRAPHY GAME
Work in groups of three. Think of a country each, but don’t tell the others what it is. Ask each other quantity questions about these things to guess the country, e.g.
A – Are there many skyscrapers?
B – No, there aren’t many. / Yes, there are a lot.
C – Is there much rain?
B – No, there isn’t much. / Yes, there’s a lot.
mountains, wildlife, pyramids, skyscrapers, snow, crime, sand, traffic, megacities, bicycles, religions, beaches, languages, fresh water, tourism, people, pollution
3.25. Give an English equivalent for these sentences.
1. В банке было полно людей.
2. Я никого там не видел.
3. Кто-нибудь может ответить на этот вопрос сразу же?
4. Нам не о чем говорить.
5. Я знаю несколько людей в этом городе, но не многих.
6. У нас осталось совсем мало денег. Нужно сходить в банкомат.
7. Он проводит слишком много времени за компьютером.
8. На выставке много необычных экспонатов.
9. В аудитории никого нет.
10. У тебя много бумаги? Дай мне немного.
11. Кто-то звонит в дверь. Ты ждешь кого-нибудь? – Нет, я никого не жду.
12. Я нигде не видел такой модели.
13. У тебя есть какие-нибудь идеи на этот счёт?
14. Все делают успехи, кроме Ника. У него просто нет интереса к учёбе.
15. Я согласен со всем, что Вы говорите.
16. Можно мне немного яблочного сока?
17. Сейчас это можно купить где угодно.
18. Вы можете выбрать любую книгу.
19. Все хотят знать точную дату начала конкурса.
20. Что-то не так с оборудованием?
21. Сколько раз я тебе об этом говорил?
22. Она много говорит на этом языке, поэтому и знает его так хорошо.
23. Мне нужно многое сделать сегодня вечером. Поэтому я никуда не иду.
24. Мне нечего было сказать.
25. Как дела? – Всё так же. Ничего не изменилось.
26. Могу я что-нибудь для Вас сделать?
27. У нас полно места. Мы можем поставить этот диван куда угодно.
28. У неё много работы. – Конечно, ведь она работает в нескольких местах.
29. Вы не могли бы его описать в нескольких словах?
30. Он был выше, чем любой другой игрок в команде.
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