Some and any

Unit 84 - I E G - Some and any

 

84.1

1. We didn’t buy any flowers.

2. This evening I’m going out with some friends of mine.

3. ‘Have you seen any good films recently?’ ‘No, I haven’t been to the cinema for ages.’

4. I didn’t have any money, so I had to borrow some.

5. Can I have some milk in my coffee, please?

6. I was too tired to do any work.

7. You can cash these traveller’s cheques at any bank.

8. Can you give me some information about places of interest in the town?

9. With the special tourist train ticket, you can travel on any train you like.

10. If there are any words you don’t understand, use a dictionary.

 

84.2

1. I was too surprised to say anything.

2. There is somebody at the door. Can you go and see who it is?

3. Does anybody mind if I open the window?

4. I wasn’t feeling hungry, so I didn’t eat anything.

5. You must be hungry. Would you like something to eat?

6. Quick, let’s go! There’s somebody coming and I don’t want anybody to see us.

7. Sally was upset about something and refused to talk to anybody.

8. This machine is very easy to use. Anybody can learn to use it in a very short time.

9. There was hardly anybody on the beach. It was almost deserted.

10. ‘Do you live anywhere near Jim?’ ‘No, he live in another part of town.’

11. We slept in a park because we didn’t have anywhere to stay.

12. ‘Where shall we go on holiday?’ ‘Let’s go somewhere warm and sunny.’

13. They stay at home all the time. They never seem to go anywhere.

14. I’m going out now. If anybody phones while I’m out, can you tell them I’ll be back at 11.30?

15. Why are you looking under the bed? Have you lost something?

16. Anybody who saw the accident should contact the police.

17. Sue is very secretive. She never tells anybody anything.

 

84.3

1. Which bus do I have to catch?                  Any bus. They all go to the centre.

2. Which day shall I come?                            I don’t mind. Any day.

3. What do you want to eat?                         Anything. I don’t mind.

4. Where shall I sit?                                        It’s up to you. You can sit anywhere you like.

5. What sort of job are you looking for?     Any thing. It doesn’t matter.

6. What time shall I phone tomorrow?      Any time. I’ll be in all day.

7. Who shall I invite to the party?               I don’t mind. Anybody you like.

8. Which newspaper shall I buy?                Any one. Whatever they have in the shop.

 

                   
 

 

 

 

 

 

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A friend of mine My own house On my own / by myself

Unit 81 - I E G - A friend of mine     My own house    On my own / by myself

81.1

1. I am writing to a friend of mine.

2. We met a relation of yours.

3. Henry borrowed a book of mine.

4. Ann invited some friends of hers to her flat.

5. We had dinner with a neighbor of ours.

6. I went on holiday with two friends of mine.

7. Is that man a friend of yours?

8. I met a friend of Jane’s at the party.

81.2

1. I don’t want to share a room. I want my own room.

2. I don’t watch television with the rest of the family. I’ve got my own television in my room.

3. Sue doesn’t need to borrow from me. She’s got her own money.

4. Julia is fed up with working for other people. She wants to start her own business.

5. Henry is extremely rich. He’s got his own private jet.

6. You can give him advice but he won’t listen. He’s got his own ideas.

7. The Isle of Man is an island off the coast of Britain. It is not completely independent but it has its own parliament.

81.3

1. Why do you want to borrow my car? Why can’t you use your own car?

2. How can you blame me? It’s not my fault. It’s your own fault.

3. He’s always using my ideas. Why can’t he use his own ideas?

4. Please don’t worry about my problems. You’ve got your own problems.

5. I can’t make her decisions for her. She must take her own decisions.

81.4

1. Brian never goes to a hairdresser. He usually cuts his own hair.

2. Mary doesn’t often buy clothes. She usually makes her own clothes.

3. Paul is a singer. He sings songs written by other people but he also writes his own songs.

4. We don’t often buy bread from a bakery. We bake our own bread.

81.5

1. Did you go on holiday on your own?

2. I’m glad I live with other people. I wouldn’t like to live on my own.

3. The box was too heavy to lift by myself.

4. ‘Who was Tom with when you saw him?’ ‘Nobody. He was by himself.’

5. Very young children should not go swimming by themselves.

6. I don’t think she knows many people. When I see her, she is always by herself.

7. I don’t like strawberries with cream. I like them on their own.

8. Do you like working with other people or do you prefer working by yourself?

9. We had no help decorating the flat. We did it completely on our own.

10. I went out with Sally because she didn’t want to go out on her own.

 

  

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See somebody do and see somebody doing

Unit 66 - I E G - See somebody do and see somebody doing

66.1

1. Did anybody go out?                                  I don’t think so. I didn’t see anybody go out.

2. Has Jill arrived yet?                                  Yes, I think I heard her arrive.

3. How do you know I took the money?    I know because I saw you take it.

4. Did the doorbell ring?                               I’m not sure. I didn’t hear it ring.

5. Can Tom play the piano?                          I’ve never heard him play the piano.

6. Did I lock the door when I went out?    Yes, you did. I saw you lock it.

7. How did the woman fall in the river?    I don’t know. I didn’t see her fall.

66.2

1. We saw Ann waiting for the bus.

2. We saw Dave and Helen playing tennis.

3. We saw Clare having a meal in a restaurant.

4. We heard Bill playing the guitar.

5. We could smell the dinner burning.

6. We saw Linda jogging.

66.3

1. Listen to the birds singing.

2. I didn’t hear you come in.

3. Did anybody see the accident happen?

4. We listened to the old man tell his story from beginning to end.

5. Listen! Can you hear a baby crying?

6. I looked out of the window and saw Tim on his bike cycling along the road.

7. ‘Why did you turn around suddenly?’ ‘I thought I heard somebody say my name.

8. We watched the two men run across the garden, open a window and climb through it into the house.

9. Everybody heard the bomb explode. It was a tremendous noise.

10. Oh! I can feel something crawling up my leg! It must be an insect.

11. I heard somebody slam the door in the middle of the night. It woke me up.

12. When we got home, we found out cat sleeping on the kitchen table.

 

  

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Every peel of fruit and vegetable should be placed at the foot of a tree, you will save a lot of garbage and "feed the tree for free."