Exercise 2. Read and translate the sentences. Find and comment on the substantivized adjectíves 1. Haven is where the police are British, the cooks are Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and all is organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the cooks are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, the police are German and all is organized by the Italians. 2. Mr. Alexander is writing a book on fundamentals of English Grammar. 3. The prospect of a new business deal gave her a high. 4. His illustrated talk presented the highs and lows of his journey. 5. The place was deserted; all the locals had left with the summer residents. 6. The rest had done him good, he knew that. 7. Another thought struck Ursula all of a sudden. 8. Why do you ignore the obvious? 9. The navy was in the thick of the fighting. 10. She always tries to see the best in people. 11. The authorities are very much concerned with the number of the homeless on London streets. 12. He was a German through and through. 13. It's a possible. I'll think about it later. 14. From the sublime to the ridiculous there is only one step.
1. These are your gloves, aren't they?
2. She's not looking for an exit, isn't she?
3. Granny has a lot of things to do, hasn't she?
4. There are a lot of children at the stadium, aren't there?
5.They could dance well, couldn't they?
6. Little children couldn't write, could they?
7. Bill was in the country, wasn't he?
8. Bill went to the country, didn't he?
9. Helen didn't go to the country, did she?
10. Helen wasn't in the country, was she?
11. Her friends spent a month in the country, didn't they?
12. Her friends spend a month in the country, don't they?
13. It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?
14. Mike will go to the circus, won't he?
15. There is a monkey in the cage, isn't there?
16. There will be many animals in the Zoo, won't there?
17. Susan won't go to the Zoo, will she?
18. You don't want to buy a present for me, do you?
19. You can't buy anything for them, can you?
20. Mark never drinks Cola, doesn't he?
1) Originally the university was called Imperial Moscow University, but in 1940 it was changed to Moscow State University named after Lomonosov
2) Shuvalov and Lomonosov are the founders of this university
3) 1. The biggest clock in Russia is located on the main building of MGU
2. Nowadays people from 87 counties are getting education in MGU
3. graduates from MGU of various faculties including physics, chemistry are Nobel laureates.