Ex. 17. 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 nought, nine two. 5. There are two hundred fifteen pages in this book. 6. Write down the following: zero point six hundred and twelve plus six point nought two. 7. This is twenty-five per cents of the total. 8. The game ended with the score three nought. 9. The temperature is two degrees below oh. 10. He was born in nineteen eighty-first.

Ex. 18. Translate into English. Write the numbers in full.

1. Он заплатил за это ожерелье (necklace) пятнадцать с половиной тысяч долларов. 2. Подождите полчаса, пожалуйста. Документы скоро будут готовы. 3. Нам нужно спешить. Самолет улетает через полтора часа. 4. Сколько безработных (unemployed) в этом городе?— На сегодняшний день 2338 человек. 5. Джейн купила три дюжины яиц. 6. Он родился 3 октября 1979 года. 7. На митинге присутствовало три тысячи студентов. 8. Тысячи студентов заканчивают колледжи Оксфорда и Кембриджа ежегодно. 9. Мил­лионы звезд ярко мерцали (sparkle) на черном южном небе. 10. Если тебе нужно вызвать пожарную команду (fire brigade), звони 01. 11. Его состояние (fortune) со­ставляет три миллиона долларов. 12. Одна четверть равна 25-ти процентам. 13. Этот замок (castle) был построен во времена Генриха V. 14. Один дюйм (inch) равен двум с половиной сантиметрам. 15. Эти дома были построены в девяностые годы девятнадцатого века.

WORD FORMATION

Nouns from verbs

The typical suffixes forming nouns from verbs

The nouns in the list below do not follow the above patterns:

advise — advice               choose — choice

behave — behaviour     complain — complaint

believe —belief (beliefs)         die —death

fly —flight                        practise — practice

grow —growth               prove —proof (proofs)

hate — hatred              serve — service

know — knowledge     speak — speech

live — life (lives)     think — thought

lose — loss                        weigh — weight

Ex. 1. Go over the list of nouns derived from verbs and group them according to the suffixes used.

admit — admission      improve — improvement

advertise — advertisement inhabit — inhabitant

announce — announcement insist — insistence

apologize — apology     interrupt — interruption

apply — application     introduce — introduction

appoint — appointment        invade — invasion

approve — approval     invent — invention

arrange — arrangement     marry — marriage

attend — attendance     mix — mixture

attract — attraction     operate — operation.

celebrate — celebration     pass —passage

combine — combination       perform — performance

confess — confession     permit — permission

continue — continuation       possess — possession

depart — departure     prefer — preference

describe — description     prepare — preparation

develop — development        produce — production

dictate — dictation       propose — proposal

disappoint — disappointment    protect — protection

discover — discovery     punish — punishment

divide — division                   qualify — qualification

educate — education     receive — reception

elect — election               recognize — recognition

employ — employment     refer — reference

enter — entrance               refuse — refusal

entertain — entertainment repeat — repetition

excite — excitement     revise — revision

exist — existence               satisfy — satisfaction

explain — explanation     solve — solution

hesitate — hesitation     suggest — suggestion

imagine — imagination     translate — translation

imitate — imitation      treat — treatment

impress — impression

Ex.  2. Complete the sentences using nouns formed from the verbs in brackets.

1. The ... of America was made in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. (discover) 2. I can't tell the ... between butter and margarine. (differ) 3. Susie takes after her father in .... (appear) 4. The staff at this hotel is excellent. They give very good .... (serve) 5. The ... to the park is through the gate over there. (enter) 6. The American ... of this word is different from the British. (use) 7. We'll have to stay at this hotel. There's no ... . (choose) 8. You need more... if you want to speak good English. (practise) 9. The police said they were awaiting further.... (develop) 10. He can't get over the ... of so much money. (lose) 11.She accepted his ... for his rude behaviour at dinner. (apologize) 12.There is a ... at the bottom of the letter, but I can't make it out. (sign) 13. I made an ... to see the dentist tomorrow (appoint) 14.The film didn't come up to our ... at all. (expect) 15. It will be very helpful if you continue your … . (investigate)

Nouns from Adjectives

The typical suffixes forming nouns from adjectives

The nouns in the list below do not follow the above patterns:

deep — depth long — length  young — youth

free — freedom poor — poverty warm — warmth

high — height proud — pride wide — width

hot — heat     strong — strength wise — wisdom

Ex. 1. Go over the list of nouns derived from adjectives and group them according to the suffixes used.

absent — absence                  perfect — perfection

beautiful — beauty      popular — popularity

certain — certainty      possible — possibility

confident — confidence     present — presence

convenient — convenience quiet — quietness

cruel — cruelty               real — reality

curious — curiosity     sad — sadness

dark — darkness               safe — safety

elegant — elegance       shy — shyness

equal — equality               sick — sickness

fluent — fluency               similar — similarity

foolish — foolishness     stupid — stupidity

frequent — frequency     tidy — tidiness

generous — generosity     tired — tiredness

happy — happiness     ugly — ugliness

ill — illness                            violent — violence

independent — independence weak — weakness

patient — patience       wicked — wickedness

Ex. 2. Complete the sentences using nouns formed front the adjectives in brackets.

1.... is one of the world's great problems. (poor) 2. I think it shows ... of character to admit you are wrong. (strong) 3. Summer came and the ... became quite oppressive. (hot) 4. I was told that you have a ... for a computer operator. (vacant) 5. The ... of the road is not great enough to take large trucks. (wide) 6. ... is the mother of invention. (necessary) 7. ... on the screen is one of the most topical issues. (violent) 8. If you want to find a good job you should gain more ... . (confident) 9.The ... of the water in this lake is more than twelve metres. (deep) 10. He is famous for his .... He gives large sums of money to charity. (generous) 11. I am sure that his ... was caused by overwork. (ill) 12. After staying in England for a couple of months he spoke English with greater ... . (fluent) 13. Please have a little ... . We'll have to wait for another hour. (patient) 14. The ... of this bus service is about one every ten minutes. (frequent)