IX. Change the given groups of words as in the model

Model: the room of my sister - my sister's room

the friends of my sisters - my sisters' friends.

1. the brother of my mother; 2. the friend of my sister; 3. the husband of his daughter; 4. the house of my parents; 5. the table of my father; 6. the work of my mother; 7. the notebook of this student; 8. the books of these students; 9. the sister of my friend; 10. the friend of our cousin; 11. the photo of my grandfather; 12. the room of Pete; 13. the son of her brother; 14. the daughter of Ann; 15. the sister of my mother.

X. a) Form questions to which the following statements are the answers. b) Each sentence states a certain fact. Find some more details about it by asking questions. Work in pairs. Use conversational phrases of Lessons 5 and 6 wherever possible.

1. We are students of the English Faculty. 2. Her brother-in-law is a doctor. 3. Betty Smith is a writer. 4. Mo sister-in-law is a house-wife. 5. His family is not large. 6. They have only one child. 7. She has a daughter. 8. Their child's name is Benny. 9. Her name is Helen. 10. His nephew is four. 11. He is in the park. 12. She is an English student. 13. Betty is the sister of Helen. 14. She has some books on the table. 15. Benny has no brothers. 16. Their grandmother is an elderly person. 17. Doctor Sandford is a middle-aged person.

XI. a) Change the following sentences into interrogative and negative. b) Ask one another questions on the following sentences and answer them in the negative. Mind the distribution of sentence-stress in the replies.

Model: They have many English books.

Have they many English books?

No, they haven't. They have a lot of _\Russian books | and very few _\English books.

1. She has some English books. 2. He has a lot of mistakes in his test. 3. I have a lot of notebooks in my bag. 4. The boy has three red pencils. 5. Kitty has two cousins. 6. Dr. Sandford has a son. 7. I have relatives in Moscow. 8. They have two rooms. 9. I have some newspapers on the desk. 10. We have very many friends.

XII. Fill in suitable words:

1. His aunt's son is his.... 2. Your father's father is your.... 3. My sister's son is my.... 4. My sister's daughter is my.... 5. My mother's brother is my.... 6. Your mother's sister is your.... 7. Your uncle's daughter is your.... 8. Your mother's mother is your.... 9. Your brother's wife is your.... 10. Your sister's husband is your....

XIII. Fill in am, is, are:

1.I... an English student. 2. His name... George Brown. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Brown... his father and mother. 4. My brother's name... Benny, and my sisters' names... Betty and Rose. 5. We... members of one family. 6.... Helen married? 7.... they mar-ried? 8. Mr. Sandford... Betty's brother-in-law. 9. How old... you? - I... eighteen. 10. What... you all? -We... all students. 11.... your girl-friends students? 12.... Betty's school-mates kind and jolly? 13. His companions... well-bred. 14.... Benny eager to have a dog? 15. She... a naughty child. 16. I... eager to have a girl-friend. 17. I... two years younger than my cousin. 18. He... as young as his boy-friend. 19. My niece... eighteen months old.

XIV. Fill in prepositions:

1. Betty's sister is married... Doctor Sandford. 2. Is Benny... home? - No, he is still... the park... his mother. 3. Look... the picture (blackboard). 4. Put the notebook... the drawer. 5. He is not... the room. 6. Come... the room. 7. Go......the room. 8. He has some friends... Moscow. 9. Don't put the pencils... the box. 10. Take the newspaper... the table. 11. The letter is... the book. 12. Go... Room Four. 13. Come... the blackboard. 14. Take the books and notebooks......your bags! 15. She has a pen... her hand. 16. Go... the Institute. 17. Are you fond... cats? 18. Have you got a dog... the house? 19. Open your books... page 25. 20. Thousands... students study... our University. 21. Children begin school... the age... seven.

XV. Fill in some, any, no, none, not any, one or the indefinite article a:

1. Have you got... relations? - No, I haven't.... 2. Has she got... nephews or nieces? - She has.... 3. She has... sister, she has only... brother. 4. They have got... cousins in Minsk. 5. Have you got... brothers? - No, I haven't.... 6. I have... good friends. 7. Have you got... interesting books? - Yes, I have. 8. Have you got... friends in St.Petersburg? 9. He has... English books in the bookcase. 10. Have you got... pencils in your bag? - Yes, I have.... 11. Has she... girls in the family? -No, she has.... 12. Have we got... chalk on the blackboard? 13. She has... mistakes in her test.

XVI. Form nouns from the following verbs by adding the suffix – еr: write, work, teach, read, paint, sing, examine, dance, listen: