A book, a play, a part, a day
An apple, an end, an arm, an aim
The [ðə] forces, the state, the waves, the changes
The [ð׀] apples, the arms, the aims, the end
This book – these books; this town – these towns
That thing – those things; that day – those days
My book, my box, my thing, my house
His book, his box, his things, his house
Her book, her box, her things, her house
Its work, its form, its name, its length
Note: The part’s name – наименование детали.
Its name – ее (детали) наименование.
Our town, our things, our work, our house, our friend
Your town, your things, your work, your house, your friends
Their town, their things their work, their house, their friends
The possessive (притяжательный) pronouns
My – мой; his – его; her – ее; its – его, ее; our – наш; your – твой, ваш; their – их.
The relative (относительный) pronouns
Me – меня, мне; him – его, ему; her – ее, ей; it – его, ее, ему, ей; us – наc, нам; you – тебя, тебе, вас, вам; them – их, им.
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The nouns in the Singular
Scientist (ученый), science (наука), research (исследование), an exercise (упражнение), a student (студент), a book (книга), an instrument (прибор), a device (устройство, прибор), a tool (инструмент), a method (метод), an approach (научный подход), a technique (метод, прием), a talk (выступление, сообщение), a paper/a lecture (доклад), an experiment (эксперимент), a thing (вещь), a series
[’siəriz] (серия), a hypothesis [hai’pouθisiz] (гипотеза), a man [mæn] (человек, мужчина), a woman [«wumən] (женщина).
The nouns in the Plural
Scientists, sciences, researchers, exercises, students, books, instruments, devices, tools, methods, approaches, techniques, talks, papers, lectures, experiments, things, series [’siəri: z] (серии), hypotheses [hai’pouθisi: z] (гипотезы), men [men], women [«wimin].
The articles and the pronouns
A, an, the, this (этот), these (эти), that (тот), those (те), many (много), much (много), here (сюда, здесь), there (туда, там).
The adjectives
Good (хороший), right (правильный), correct (верный), interesting (интересный), complicated (сложный), easy (легкий), reliable (надежный), reasonable (подходящий, приемлемый), nice (приятный, славный), eligible (подходящий, проходной), relevant (релевантный, соответствующий, уместный), valid (валидный, cocтоятельный, действительный, непросроченный), invalid (несостоятельный, просроченный), sophisticated (сложный, высокоусовершенствованный, всеобъемлющий), different (другой, иной, разные), see (видеть), saw (видел), seen (увиденный), tell (сказать), told (сказал), told (сказанный).
The phrases and sentences
I am a researcher (исследователь). He is a good scientist. It is correct. The method is complicated. It is a good paper. These are reliable devices (приборы). We were students. It was a reasonable hypothesis. They were right. Pete is right. The experiment is complicated. This is his book. These are reasonable hypotheses. This is a good series of experiments. These men and women are scientists. These are good papers. That was correct. These are their books. I see you. He saw them. They saw us. I saw her. She saw me. His paper (статья) is good. Her hypothesis is correct.
Could you speak slowly, please? Говорите медленно, пожалуйста.
Can you tell me the time, please? Скажите, пожалуйста, сколько времени?
Could you tell me the time, please? Не могли бы вы сказать мне, сколько времени сейчас (the same, but more polite).
What is the time, could you tell me? Который час, не скажете?
Will you step aside a little, please? Посторонитесь (отодвиньтесь немного), пожалуйста.