How much water is there in the river?
На диване много кошек. There are many cats on the sofa.
There aren’t many cats on the sofa.
Are there many cats on the sofa?
Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.
Are there many or few (a few) cats on the sofa?
How many cats are there on the sofa?
В бутылке много минеральной воды. There is much mineral water in the bottle.
There isn’t much mineral water in the bottle.
Is there much mineral water in the bottle?
Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.
Is there much or little (a little) mineral water in the bottle?
How much mineral water is there in the bottle?
На полу много игрушек. There are many toys on the floor.
There aren’t many toys on the floor.
Are there many toys on floor?
Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.
Are there many or few (a few) toys on the floor?
How many toys are there on the floor?
В кружке мало пива. There is little beer in the mug.
There isn’t little beer in the mug.
Is there little beer in the mug?
Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.
Is there much or little (a little) beer in the mug?
How much beer is there in the mug?
Exercise 9
На диване кошка. There is a cat on the sofa.
Кошка на диване. The cat is on the sofa.
Во дворе собаки. There are dogs in the yard.
Собаки во дворе. The dogs are in the yard.
Деньги в банке. The money is in the bank.
В банке есть деньги. There is money in the bank.
В кармане нет денег. There is no money in the pocket.
Деньги не в кармане. The money isn’t in the pocket.
Во дворе нет детей. There aren’t any children in the yard.
Дети не в школе. The children aren’t at school.
Во дворе пять машин. There are five cars in the yard.
Пять машин не во дворе. Five cars are in the yard.
В деревне есть школа. There is a school in the village.
Школа находится в деревне. The school is in the village.
Exercise 10
1. Во дворе была собака. 1) There was a dog in the yard.
2) There wasn’t a dog in the yard.
3) There was no dog in the yard.
4) Was there a dog in the yard?
5) Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t.
6) Was there a dog or a cat (crocodile…pig) in the yard?
7) What was there in the yard?
2. В саду был пруд. 1) There was a pond in the garden.
2) There wasn’t a pond in the garden.
3) There was no pond in the garden.
4) Was there a pond in the garden?
5) Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t.
6) Was there a pond or a spring (lake…stream) in the garden?
7) What was there in the garden?
3. На ферме был большой бык. 1) There was a big bull in the farm.
2) There wasn’t a big bull in the farm.
3) There was no big bull in the farm.
4) Was there a big bull in the farm?
5) Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t.
6) Was there a big bull or a small pig (a cow…a hen) in the farm?
7) What was there in the farm?
Exercise 11
В саду было 8 яблонь. There were eight apple-trees in the garden.
There were no apple-trees in the garden.
Were there eight apple-trees in the garden?
Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.
Were there eight or three (seven…five) apple-trees in the garden?
How many apple-trees were there in the garden?
На диване лежало две кошки. There were two cats on the sofa.
There were no cats on the sofa.
Were there two cats on the sofa?
Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.
Were there two or three (seven…five) cats on the sofa?
How many cats were there on the sofa?
В парке было семь скамеек. There were seven benches in the park.
There were no benches in the park.
Were there seven benches in the park?
Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.
Were there seven or three (two…five) benches in the park?
How many benches were there in the park?
Exercise 12
Здесь будет новая станция метро. There will be a new subway station here.
There won’t be a new subway station here.
Will there be a new subway station here?
Will there be a new subway station or a bus-stop (park…cinema) here?
What will there be here?
В гараже будет стоять новая машина. There will be a new car in the garage.
There won’t be a new car in the garage.
Will there be a new car in the garage?
Will there be a new car or a bicycle (chair…sofa) in the garage?
What will there be in the garage?
В кармане будут деньги. There will be money in the pocket.
There won’t be money in the pocket.
Will