Focus on nominals: practice grammar book for intermediate learners of English. Бочарова М.В - 7 стр.

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TASK 9. Homework. Choose seven of the words below and think of or make up
proverbs, sayings or slogans with them, like this:
Histor
y never repeats itself.
All you need is love.
Words to use:
age, anger, childhood, courage, death, education, evil, fashion,
money, health, luck, love, music, truth, work, power, justice etc.
NB! You do not use an article before an uncount noun in the general sense
TASK 10. Use these uncount nouns to complete the sentences below.
advice electricity experience equipment happiness help language
information knowledge luggage traffic money travel fun
1. We’ve got a lot of _______but it’s not too heavy.
2. At that time my _______of German was minimal.
3. I’d like some_____about trains, please.
4. Do you have any_____on you?
5. They exported a million dollar’s worth of stereo_______.
6. If you want my______, I think you ought to start all over again.
7. There’s always a lot of ________in the rush hour.
8. Do you cook by gas or by ___________?
9. You can always telephone if you need any _______.
10. Money doesn’t always bring ________.
11. Shakespeare’s ________is magnificent.
12. She’s had nine months’________ as a secretary.
13. All prices include _________ to and from London.
14. The children had great __________ playing with the puppets.
TASK 11. Give Russian equivalents of the following English uncount nouns.
Which verb form do the uncountables agree with, singular or plural?
TASK 9. Homework. Choose seven of the words below and think of or make up
proverbs, sayings or slogans with them, like this:
History never repeats itself.
All you need is love.
Words to use: age, anger, childhood, courage, death, education, evil, fashion,
money, health, luck, love, music, truth, work, power, justice etc.


   NB! You do not use an article before an uncount noun in the general sense


TASK 10. Use these uncount nouns to complete the sentences below.
 advice    electricity    experience     equipment   happiness     help     language
      information        knowledge     luggage   traffic   money   travel    fun
1. We’ve got a lot of _______but it’s not too heavy.
2. At that time my _______of German was minimal.
3. I’d like some_____about trains, please.
4. Do you have any_____on you?
5. They exported a million dollar’s worth of stereo_______.
6. If you want my______, I think you ought to start all over again.
7. There’s always a lot of ________in the rush hour.
8. Do you cook by gas or by ___________?
9. You can always telephone if you need any _______.
10. Money doesn’t always bring ________.
11. Shakespeare’s ________is magnificent.
12. She’s had nine months’________ as a secretary.
13. All prices include _________ to and from London.
14. The children had great __________ playing with the puppets.


TASK 11. Give Russian equivalents of the following English uncount nouns.
Which verb form do the uncountables agree with, singular or plural?
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