The numeral: Level b

EXERCISE 1. Write answers to these problems.

1. 23 and 36 is ___

2. 24 times 8 is ___

3. 80 minus 20 is ___

4. 65 dived by 13 is ___

5. Add 10 and 6, multiply by 8, then subtract 40 and divide by 11.

6. 7 squared is ___

7. 10 cubed is ___

8. The 10^th root of 1024 is ___

EXERCISE 2. Correct the mistakes (if any) in these sentences.

1. The radio said that there were more than ten thousands people taking part in the meeting. 2. She bought two dozens eggs. 3. My birthday is on the twenty-one of March. 4. His telephone number is four six seven, five naught, nine two. 5. This is twenty-five per cents of the total. 6. The game ended with the score: three – zero. 7. The temperature is two degrees below oh. 8. Write down the following: seven and two-thirds plus six and three-fifth.

EXERCISE 3. Translate into English.

1. Я родился 31 декабря, так что это двойной праздник для меня. 2. Ум хорошо, а два лучше. 3. Конференц-зал находится на четвертом этаже. 4. Седьмая часть прибыли этой фирмы идет на благотворительность. 5. – Как насчет второй чашечки кофе? – Спасибо, одной достаточно. 6. Он сделал вторую, третью попытку, и лишь четвертая увенчалась успехом. 7. Многим нравятся фильмы шестидесятых. 8. Вода покрывает четыре пятых земной поверхности. 9. В Ватикане 11 500 комнат. 10. Давай устроим чай на двоих, хорошо?

Prepositions: Level b

Noun / adjective + preposition

an advantage of a cause of a connection with a demand for an increase in an invitation to a key to a reason for a relationship with a solution to

afraid of angry about/with aware of capable of crowded with dependent on disappointed with envious of excited about

fed up with fond of impressed with/by interested in keen on married to nice of proud of responsible for

satisfied with similar to sorry about/for stupid of sure of/about] surprised at/by suspicious of tired of worried about

EXERCISE 1. Put in the correct preposition.

1. It was very nice ___ you to do my shopping for me. 2. There has been an increase ___ the amount of traffic recently. 3. I’ sorry ___ the smell of paint in this room. 4. Are you excited ___ going on holiday next week? 5. I don’t think she is capable ___telling a lie. 6. He is totally dependent ___ his parents. 7. Nobody knew the reason ___ the train delay. 8. Money isn’t the solution ___ every problem. 9. The city centre was crowded ___ tourists. 10. Our house is similar ___ yours. 11. Jane is very fond ___ her younger brother. 12. Ann is married ___ an American.

Verb + preposition

accuse of apply to for approve of ask smb for believe in blame for care about/for complain to about congratulate on consist of depend on

die of divide into dream about/of explain to fill in with forgive for happen to insist on invite smb to laugh at leave for

listen to live on point at prevent smb from protect from/against provide with rely on remind about/of run into search for shoot at

specialize in spend on succeed in suffer from take care of talk to thank for throw at/to translate from/into wait for warn smb of/about

EXERCISE 2. Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs and the correct preposition.

warn ask explain wait search point blame take care live suffer

1. Have a nice holiday! ___ yourself! 2. Can you ___ this rule ___ me? 3. I have been ___ you for 20 minutes already. 4. Everybody ____ me ___ the accident. 5. My salary is not enough to ____. 6. She ____ very bad headaches. 7. Before you go into the house, I must ____ you ___ the dog. 8. Don’t ___ the knife ___ me. It’s dangerous. 9. When I finished my meal, I ____ the waiter ____ the bill. 10. Police are ____ the man who escaped from prison.

EXERCISE 3. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use a preposition.

1. I spend quite a lot of money _____.

2. Dave’s got his birthday today. I am going to congratulate ______.

3. His parents don’t approve ______.

4. Sue accused me ______.

5. We complained ______.

6. He’s very selfish. He doesn’t care ______.

Prepositions and Prepositional Adverbs as Idioms

EXERCISE 4. Study the examples and compose your own sentences with the prepositional phrases.

1. inside out

She turned this place inside out looking for her keys.

2. up and out

Why are you still sleeping? You’ll be late. Up and out of bed now.

3. on and on

That record plays on and on. I wish they would change it.

4. in and out

We won’t stay long at the party; just a quick in and out.

5. to and fro

The dog ran to and fro across the lawn.

6. for and against

Give me the arguments for and against this case.

7. down and out

Nobody loves you when you haven’t got any money and you’re down and out.

8. ‘round about

I dropped my keys in the sand ‘round about here somewhere, but I don’t know exactly where.