Key 11.11A-11.13E2.6B Nouns with a plural form + singular or plural
verbs: 'acoustics'
1 are 2 is 3 are 4 is 5 is 6 are 7 Are 8 are
9 Are 10 have 11 has 12 has 13 has 14 are
2.6C Nouns with a plural form + plural verbs:
'trousers'
I have 2 are ...They 3does 4 these/those ...
They 5 brains 6 Congratulations 7 are
8 haven't... them 9 them 10 have
II aren't... are 12 don't
2.6D Context
1 is 2 are 3 show 4 is 5 is/are 6 own 7 are
8 is 9 is 10 are 11 are 12 spends/spend
13 are 14 are 15 favour/favours 16 make
2.7 Gender
2.7A Male and female word forms: 'waiter/
waitress'
I sister 2 uncle 3 nephew 4 bachelor, spinster
5 nuns 6 cows 7 hens 8 mares 9 sow 10 ram
II actress 12 waitress 13 prince 14 lionesses
15 goddess 16 heiress 17 heroine 18 widower
19 saleswoman 20 female 21 queens
22 bridegroom 23 daughter 24 aunt 25 nieces
2.7B Identifying masculine and feminine through
pronouns: 'He/She is a student'
1 she 2 She 3 he 4 his 5 She 6 her 7 his
8 He 9 she 10 her 11 she 12 her
2.7C Context
1 She 2 actors 3 She 4 Prince 5 she
6 princess 7 mother 8 Miss 9 she 10 Sisters
2.8 The genitive
2.8A How to show possession with 's, s' and the
apostrophe (') on its own
1 This is a child's bicycle. 2 This is the teacher's
pen. 3 He described the actress's career.
4 That's a stewardess's job. 5 These are the
children's toys. 6 This is a women's club. 7 It's a
girls' school. 8 This is the residents' lounge.
9 This is James's umbrella. 10 That is Doris's hat.
2.8C The use of's and s' with non-living things:
an hour's journey'
1 an hour's delay 2 two days' journey
7 seven years' work 8 the earth's surface
9 at death's door 10a year's absence2.8D Omission of the noun after's
1 the hairdresser's 2 the chemist's 3 my aunt's
4 St Andrew's 5 Marks and Spencer's2.8E Context
1 animal skins 2 a leopardskin coat 3 the earth's
wildlife 4 children's clothing 5 ladies' coats
6 an actress's fur coat 7 the crocodiles' revenge
8 customers' skins3 Articles
3.1 The indefinite article: 'a/an' (1)3.1 A General statements with 'a/an' and zero (0)
1 Small computers aren't expensive.
2 Quartz watches don't last for ever.
3 I like a play with a message.
4 I admire a politician who is sincere.
5 Big cities are always fascinating.
6 Even efficient systems can break down.
7 Road maps are always out of date.
8 Rules are meant to be broken.
9 A restaurant shouldn't charge too much.
10 How much does a car radio cost?
11 Buses leave here every hour.
12 How long do letters take to get here?3.1 В The 'plural form' of 'a/an'
1 They're architects.
2 Do you want any/some potatoes?
3 Doctors need years of training.
4 How well can cats see in the dark?
5 Have you got any cats at home?
6 Why should compact discs be so dear?
7 I borrowed some compact discs.
8 Can you lend me any/some compact discs?
9 Why are cars so expensive?
10 There aren't any cars in the street.2.8B Apostrophe s ('s/s'), compound noun or 'of?
1 That's a man's voice. 2 (-) 3 That's the
committee's decision. 4 It's no one's fault.
5 This is a copy of Keats' poetry. 6 (-) 7 (-) 8 (-)