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Числительное (The Numeral)
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Именем числительным называется часть речи, которая обозначает количество или порядок предметов при счете. Имена числительные делятся на количественные, отвечающие на вопрос «сколько?» и порядковые, отвечающие на вопрос «который?».
Количественные числительные образуются прибавлением суффикса -teen к основе. Числительные, обозначающие десятки, прибавляют к основе суффикс -ty. Порядковые числительные кроме первых трех (first, second, thirD. образуются прибавлением суффикса -th или –eth к соответствующим количественным числительным. Они употребляются с определенным артиклем.
| Количественные (Cardinals) | Порядковые (Ordinals) | Количественные (Cardinals) | Порядковые (Ordinals) |
| 0 nought, zero 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20 twenty | 1st first 2nd second 3rd third 4th fourth 5th fifth 6th sixth 7th seventh 8th eighth 9th ninth 10th tenth 11th eleventh 12th twelfth 13th thirteenth 14th fourteenth 15th fifteenth 16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth | 30 thirty 40 forty 50 fifty 60 sixty 70 seventy 80 eighty 90 ninety 100 one (A. hundred 101 one (A. hundred and one 1,000 one (A. thousand 1,001 one (A. thousand and one 100,000 one hundred thousand 1,000,000 one million 1.000.001 one million and one | 30th thirtieth 40th fortieth 50th fiftieth 60th sixtieth 70th seventieth 80th eightieth 90th ninetieth 100th (one) hundredth 101st (one) hundred and first 1,000th (one) thousandth 1,001st one thousand and first 100,000th (one) hundred thousandth 1,000,000th (one) millionth 1,000,001st (one) million and first |
Task 8. Make up your own sentences using grammar (only comparative degrees of adjectives)
Task 9. Choose the right variant:
1) Winter is (the most cold / the coldest) season.
2) Health is (better / more good). than wealth.
3) (The sooner / more soon) you come (the better / more good..
4) Where is it (beautifuler / more beautiful), in the mountains or in the sea?
5) It was (the most bad / the worst) cold I’ve ever had.
Comprehension
Task 10. Choose the right answer to the following questions.
1) What are the main advantages of trains?
A. speed and comfort;
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B. comfort and safety;
C. price and comfort.
2) What is the fastest way of travelling?
A. by train;
B. by car;
C. by plain;
D. on foot.
3) If you are a city-dweller, how would you like to spend your holiday?
A. visiting museums and art galleries;
B. walking by the sea or in the mountains;
C. looking at shop windows.
4) What makes travelling by car popular?
A. cheap fuel for cars;
B. safety and comfort;
C. no tickets, free stops.
5) How do people choose means of travelling?
A. according to their family budget;
B. according to the children’s wishes;
C. according to their plans and destinations;
D. according to the weather forecast.
Task 11. Complete the sentences.
1) Travellers are usually reminded by ___________.
2) __________ new things, different ways of life.
3) The best way __________________ is to travel.
4) Modern trains have ____________.
5) _____________ is popular mostly for pleasure trips.
6) A very popular method of travelling is __________.
7) _____________ are very healthful.
8) _____________ usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains.
Task 12. True or False statements.
1) Holiday-makers travel only to enjoy picturesque places.
2) Hiking is travelling on foot.
3) City-dwellers like to travel to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries.
4) The worst way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes.
5) Travelling by car is very popular, because you can stop when and where you like.
Task 13. A. Match the following titles with the corresponding passages of the text.
| 1) How to spend holidays if you live in the country or in the city. 2) Means of travelling can mean a lot! 3) Why do people travel? 4) Happy memories of your holiday! | A. Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. It is always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms. B. Most travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them – the sights of a city, old churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, waterfalls, forests; different kinds of trees, flowers and plants; animals and birds. Later, perhaps years later, they will be reminded by the photos of the happy time they had. C. All means of travelling have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one according to their plans and destinations. If we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers, and see pictures of them on TV. The best way to study geography and foreign languages is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes. D.Those who live in the country like to travel to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. City dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and laze in the sun. |
B. Now think, how would you title these passages?
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