Professional Documents
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UNIT 2
Exercise 2.1
1. b; 2. e; 3. a; 4. f; 5. j; 6. i; 7. c; 8. d; 9. g; 10. h
Exercise 2.1.2
2. who; 3. where; 4. how; 5. what; 6. when; 7. what time; 8. when; 9. why; 10. what
Exercise 2.1.3
2. h; 3. e; 4. b; 5. f; 6. a; 7. c; 8. g
Exercise 2.1.4
1. What time is it right now?2. What's today/what day is it?3. What's your name?
4. How old are you?5. When is your birthday?
Exercise 2.1.5
1. how are; 2. What is; 3. Who is; 4. why are; 5. how old are; 6. what is;
7. Where is; 8. how much is; 9. who is; 10. where is; 11. When is.
Exercise 2.2.6
1. food: milk, bread, an egg
2. clothing: a shirt, dresses. a shoe
3. money: dollars, cents, cash
1. singular noun
2. plural noun
3. noncountnoun
Exercise2.3.7
fruit: an orange, a banana, an apple, a pear
furniture: an armchair, a bed, a table, a desk
jewellery: an earring, a watch, a ring, a necklace
housing: a dormitory, an apartment, a house, a hotel
Exercise 2.3.8
Clothes: a tie, a sweater, a blouse, a uniform, an undershirt
transportation: an airplane, a truck, a train, a helicopter, an automobile
vegetables: a pea, an herb, a carrot, a potato, a radish
time: a day, a month, a year, a week, an hour
Exercise 2.4.9
1. parties; 2. shoes; 3. foxes; 4. dictionaries; 5. weeks; 6. glasses; 7. wives; 8. watches;
9. leaves; 10. ladies; 11. months, 12. keys.
Exercise 2.4.10
1. holidays; 2. oceans; 3. continents; 4. universities; 5. companies; 6. stories;
7. mountains; 8. countries; 9. states; 10. cities
Exercise 2.4.11
1. countries; 2. babies; 3. witches; 4. monsters; 5. knives; 6. axes; 7. boys; 8. heroes;
9. Fairies; 10. wishes; 11. princesses; 12. stories; 13. girls; 14. cats; 15. parties; 16. classes; 17. doors;
18. houses; 19. treats; 20. candies; 21 oranges; 22. toys; 23. tricks.
Exercise 2.4.12
1. On Education
Words, sentences, exercises, rules,
Dictionaries, textbooks, pages, schools,
Classrooms, teachers, students, – all jewels
Of education, these are the tools.
2. On Age
Days, weeks, months, years.
Getting old? Please, no tears!!!
3. On Imports
The shoes are Brazilian,
The gloves are Italian,
The chefs are from France,
from South America – the salsa dance,
The toys are Chinese,
The cameras are Japanese:
Tell me, what’s Romanian, please?
Exercise 2.5.13
1. feet; 2. mice; 3. women/men; 4. deer; 5. people; 6. teeth; 7. children; 8. People.
Exercise 2.5.14
Humans: people, men, women, children
Animals: moose, geese, deer, sheep, fish, oxen
Body parts: feet, teeth, hooves, hair
Exercise 2.6.15
count: egg, dresses, shirt, shoe, dollars, cents
noncount: food, milk, bread, clothing, money, cash
Exercise 2.6.16
Count: pork chops,hamburger, potatoes, strawberries, carrots, onions, green beans, ice cream,
brownies, rolls, doughnuts
Noncount: steak,chicken,apple cider, broccoli, milk, butter
Exercise 2.6.17
Count:dollar, exercises, apples, suitcase, stamps
Noncount: money, homework, fruit, luggage, mail
Exercise 2.6.18
informations; A news; informations; Computers; homeworks; advices; mails;
an electricity.
Information is easier to get with today’s new technology. News is transmitted around the
world by TV satellites. Computers also make information easier to get. A computer can help a person
do his homework. Computer networks allow people to tell some news and give some advice. With
computer mail, a person can send a message with electricity and a phone line.
Exercise 2.8.19
Answers may vary.
3. is a very talented/popular; 4. are very violent/popular; 5. is a very expensive;
6. is a very useful/interesting; 7. is a very popular; 8. is a very exciting/crowded/
interesting; 9. are very famous; 10. are very useful
Reading 2 Exercise 2.1. a. All of them train for many hours every day. b. Ania and Toshi do not earn
much money. c. Ania usually gets up at seven. d. She never goes to bed before midnight.
e. Toshi lives in a special training camp. f. He often sleeps on the floor. g. He receives lots
of fan letters every week. h. Joao does not play in every match. i. He owns two sports cars.
j. He misses his family in Brazil. k. He phones his mother about four times a week.
Exercise 2.2. a. We go to our holiday home once a month. b. I always go for a walk before going to
bed. c. I am usually tired when I get home. d. We go to the beach every day in summer. e. Julia is
never late for class. f. We often go swimming before breakfast.
Exercise 2.3. a. Will you be at the concert tomorrow night? b. Does Christina like snowboarding? c.
Can you play football tomorrow night? d. Why was the train late this morning? e. Where did you
have lunch today? f. Is your brother at home today?