Language a some of the following lines contain errors. find and correct them. if a sentence is correct, put a tick in the space next to that line. 21 they can’t afford lowering prices. 22 her job involves deal with clients. 23 i refuse believe you. 24 i heard about the changes last week. 25 we stopped the car to check the tyres. 26 if i would know the firm better, i would offer them credit terms. 27 since 1999 we’ve kept away from chemical products. 28 if you reduce the price by five percent, i might to buy at least five thousand units. 29 the new ceo decided outsource some of the company’s functions. 30 would it help you if i would lend you some money?

then we were a big band, i did not really know any of this group. we told each other stories, shared our impressions about our insane rehearsals (which lasted half a day), and so we soon became friends.

yulia is a rather complex character, her actions sometimes not everyone can understand correctly. at the same time, she often acts impulsively, she flirts herself in conflicts, is stubborn and resolute. julia is true to herself and her friends.

this girl always finds an adventure, even in ordinary daily activities. she likes to do something unusual and interesting with her friends, she likes to discover something new every day. quiet and calm life is not for her.

julia is a wonderful girlfriend. i am very glad that i have it, that i can spend time with her and discuss a lot. without her, my life would become more boring.

1. leaf - leaves, mouse - mice, sheep - sheep, piano - pianos, child - children, country - countries, goose - geese, lady - ladies, man - men, tooth - teeth, woman - women, gooseberry - gooseberries, crisis - crises, medium - media, deer - deer, knowledge - нет формы множ. числа, fish - fishes (только если речь о биол. видах), dish - dishes, news - всегда только ед. ч., wife - wives, hero - heroes, glass - glasses (стаканы) , wolf - wolves

2. read the following nouns first in the singular and then in the plural:

1. bag - bags, dog - dogs, bird - birds, verb - verbs, pan - pans, hen - hens, spoon - spoons, noun - nouns, room - rooms, ring - rings, thing - things, evening - evenings, song - songs, girl - girls, apple - apples, table - tables, article - articles (*окончание -s формы множ. числа всех сущ. в этом пункте читается как /z/, так как слова оканчиваются на звонкие согласные);

2. tree - trees, pie - pies, cow - cows, fly - flies, lady - ladies, baby - babies, teacher - teachers, letter - letters, mirror - mirrors, berry - berries, play - plays, toy - toys, city - cities (*окончание -s формы множ. числа всех сущ. в этом пункте читается как /z/, так как слова оканчиваются на гласные);

3. cake -cakes, snake - snakes, fork - forks, map - maps, lamp - lamps, hat - hats, clock - clocks, rat - rats, coat - cats, goat - goats, skirt - skirts, shirt - shirts, plant - plants, jacket -   jackets, object - objects, attribute - attributes (*окончание -s формы множ. числа всех сущ. в этом пункте читается как /s/, так как слова оканчиваются на глухие согласные);

4. shelf - shelves, leaf - leaves, knife - knives, wife - wives, roof - roofs, chief - chiefs, handkerchief - handkerchieves;

5. bus - buses, class - classes, glass - galsses, dress - dresses, piece - pieces, slice - slices, horse - horses, house - houses, rose - roses, nose - noses, blouse - blouses, box - boxes, fox - foxes, match - matches, bench - benches, bridge - bridges, cage - cages, cottage - cottages, bush - bushes (*окончание -es формы множ. числа всех сущ. в этом пункте читается как /iz/);

6. man - men, woman - women, child - children, foot - feet, tooth - teeth, goose - geese, mouse - mice, ox - oxen, fish - fish, trout - trout, fruit - fruit, swine - swines (только если свиньями называют людей с соответствующим поведением), mouse - mice, louse - lice, deer - deer, sheep - sheep;

7. phenomenon - phenomena, crisis - crises, stimulus - stimuli, formula - formulae/formulas, axis - axes, thesis - theses, criterion - criteria.

3. give the plural form of the words underlined. pattern: i met a man at the meeting last night. i met some men at the meeting last night.

1. i saw a mouse running across the floor. - i saw some mice running across the floor.

2. the baby got a new tooth. - the baby got some new teeth.

3. i need a match. - i need some matches.

4. he cooked a potato for dinner. - he cooked some potatoes for dinner.

5. the professor is reading a thesis. - the professor is reading some theses.

6. i visited a city in the ukraine. -   i visited some cities in the ukraine.

7. she photographed a leaf. - she photographed some leaves.

8. i caught a fish. - i caught some fish.

9. i saw a sheep in the farmyard. -   i saw some sheep in the farmyard.

10. she talked to a child.- she talked to some children.

11. the children hid behind the bush. - the children hid behind the bushes.

12. in science class we studied about a species of fish. - in science class we studied about some species of fish.

13. when i was in the park yesterday, i saw a goose. - when i was in the park yesterday, i saw some geese.

14. when we spoke in the cave, we heard an echo. - when we spoke in the cave, we heard some echoes.

15. he packed a box. - he packes some boxes.

16. every day i read in the newspaper about a new crisis in the world. - every day i read in the newspaper about new crises in the world.

17. the wagon is being pulled by an ox. - the wagon is being pulled by some oxen.

18. i told the children a fable about a wolf and a fox. -   i told the children a fable about wolves and foxes.

19. we read a story about an indian chief. - we read a story about some indian chiefs.

20. at the meeting last night, we were listening to a speech.   - at the meeting last night, we were listening to some speeches.

21. in science class, we studied a phenomenon of nature. - in science class, we studied some phenomena of nature.