Exercise VI.Fill in the form of “to be” that agrees with the subject:
1. Education ... very important for ambitious young people.
2. It ... a vital part of their life.
3. Students ... always in the focus of any educational system.
4. The goal of teaching at a department of chemistry ... to train a well-rounded specialist both in general and special chemistry.
5. A school year ... divided into 2 semesters.
6. The curriculum for a spring semester ... discussed at the Dean's office.
7. According to the curriculum basic material ... presented in the form of lectures.
8. Many students of our department ... members of the University sports and art clubs or societies.
Exercise VII.Rewrite the following sentences making them interrogative. Then give short negative answers:
1. Education today is more important than at any previous time in our history.
2. The objective of a study programme is to provide good knowledge in science.
3. At higher school basic material is presented in the form of lectures.
4. They attend interesting meeting, lectures, films, exhibitions.
5. the department actively helps its students to find their professional positions.
Exercise VIII.Give degrees of comparison of the following adjectives and adverbs:
Short, little, small, wide, big, narrow, young, old, beautiful, any, many, bad, handsome, tall, expression, thick, good, large, attractive, thin, early, well-known, delicate, slender, careful, happy, considerable, lean.
Exercise IX. Open the brackets. Mind degrees of comparison of adjective and adverbs:
1. He is (tall) than his father is.
2. My grandfather is 5 years (older) than my grandmother is.
3. Are you (young) than me?
4. Who is your (good) friend?
5. Janet is (pretty) of all.
6. Is your friend as (witty) as you?
7. (Old) he grew (wise) he became.
8. She will get (thin) when she gets (old).
Exercise X. Put general questions to the following sentences:
1. The engineers of the ministry often go to different countries to do business with foreign companies.
2. Now he is in London.
3. he works at the Ukrainian trade delegation.
4. She was very busy yesterday.
5. her office hours begin at 8:30.
6. That morning she looked through all newspapers and catalogues.
7. They will discuss prices for different goods, terms of payment, shipment and delivery.
8. They received much mail.
9. Today he has got few letters and telex on his desk.
Exercise XI. Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Use a/an where necessary: