Answer the questions using the words in brackets.

Model: What are you doing? (daydream) – I'm daydreaming.

1. Why is Father making such a terrible noise? (teach the dog to bark)

2. What are you doing with the scissors? (cut out a dress)

3. Where are you hurrying to? (run to catch my bus)

4. Whatare you doing in this shop? (buy a mink coat)

5. Why are you leaving so soon? (go to the University)

6. Why is she playing the violin so late? (rehearse for a concert)

7. Why are the children listening so attentively? (listen to a favorite fairy tale)

8. What is George doing in the kitchen? (bake an apple pie)

Answer the questions using the words in brackets.

Model: Are you busy tonight? (Yes / meet a friend) – Yes, I am, I'm meeting a friend.

1. Is Ivybusy this afternoon? (Yes / go to the library)

2. Are they busy this evening? (No / have a rest)

3. Is Mary busy after tea? (No / have a nap)

4. Are you busy today? (Yes / have visitors)

5. Is Kate busy after lunch? (No / stay at home)

6. Are the Browns busy today? (No / have a holiday)

7. Is Red busy tonight? (Yes / go to the concert)

8. Are you busy this afternoon? (Yes / do up the flat)

Put the verb into the correct form.

Examples: Please be silent for a while. I am listening to the news.

Don't speak so loud. The child isn't sleeping yet.

Listen to those girls. What language are they speaking?

1. Please be quiet. I (try) to sleep.

2. Look! It (rain).

3. Why (you / look) at me like that? Am I green or something?

4. You (make) a lot of noise. Can you be a bit quieter?

5. Excuse me, I (look) for a phone box. Where can I find one?

6. (inthe theatre) It's a good play, isn't it? (you / enjoy) it?

7. Listen! Can you hear those children next door? They (cry) again.

8. Why (you / wear) your fur coat today? It's very warm.

9. I (not / go) to school this week. I'm on holiday.

10. I want to lose weight. I (not / eat) sweets now.

7. Complete these sentences using some of these verbs:

· get · become · change · improve · fall · increase · rise

Model: The water level is rising very fast.

1. The prices for food ... at the moment.

2. He is still weak but he ... stronger slowly.

3. These days life ... more and more expensive.

4. The weather ... every moment: now cold, now hot.

5. The cost of living ... . Every year things are more expen­sive.

6. Victor has gone to work in America. When he arrived, his English wasn't very good but now it…

7. The environment is already very bad and it … worse.

Read this conversation between Molly and Fanny. Put each verb into the correct form. The first one has already been done for you.

Molly: Hello, Fanny. I'm so glad to see you. What are you doing (you / do) these days?

Fanny: I (1) (train) to be a secretary.

Molly: Really? (2) (you / enjoy) it?

Fanny: Yes, it's quite interesting. How about you?

Molly: Well, I (3) (get married) soon and I'm very busy. I (4) (look for) a house.

Fanny: Really? (5) (you / do) it alone?

Molly: No, my fiancee (6) (help) me.

Translate into English.

1. На кого вы сейчас смотрите? – Я смотрю на эту старую даму. 2. С кем разговаривает Ваш друг? – Он разговаривает с нашим преподавателем.
3. О чем вы рассказываете своим друзьям? – Я рассказываю им о своем отпуске. 4. Вы сейчас пишете диктант? – Нет, мы делаем упражнение 9.
5. Куда вы идете вечером? – Мы идем в цирк. 6. Когда они приезжают в Москву? – Они приезжают утром. 7. Мы уезжаем в Минск. 8. Эти студенты делают упражнение или переписывают текст? 9. Кого встречают эти студенты? – Они встречают иностранных студентов. 10. Куда вы идете? – Я иду на фотовыставку.

Translate the jokes.

А. Капитан корабля кричит своим матросам: "Кто внизу?" "Это я, Билли, сэр", – отвечает один. "Что ты там делаешь, Билли?" "Я делаю … мм … ничего, сэр". "А Том там?" "Да, сэр". "А что ты там делаешь, Том?" "Я помогаю Билли, сэр".

В. Почему ты идешь под зонтом? (carry an umbrella). Ты думаешь, идет дождь?

- Нет.

- Но солнце тоже не печет (shine).

- Нет.

- Тогда почему же ты идешь под зонтом?

- Видите ли, когда идет дождь, папа берет зонт; когда печет солнце, мама хочет использовать его. Сейчас единственный случай (the only time), когда я могу использовать зонт.

Keys

5. 1. Yes, she is. She's going to the library. 2. No, they aren't. They're having
a rest. 3. No, she isn't. She's having a nap. 4. Yes, we are. We're having visitors. 5. No, she isn't. She's staying at home. 6. No, they aren't. They're having
a holiday. 7. Yes, he is. He's going to the concert. 8. Yes, we are. We're doing up the flat.

6. 1. am trying; 2. is raining; 3. are you looking; 4. are making; 5. am looking;
6. Are you enjoying; 7. are crying; 8. are you wearing; 9. am not going; 10. am not eating.

7. 1. are rising / are increasing / are falling; 2. is getting; 3. is getting / is becoming; 4. is changing; 5. is rising / is increasing; 6. is improving; 7. is getting / is becoming.

8. 1. am training; 2. Are you enjoying; 3. am getting married; 4. am looking for; 5. Are you doing; 6. is helping.

9. 1. Who are you looking at now? – I'm looking at that old lady. 2. Who is your friend speaking with? – He's speaking with our teacher. 3. What are you telling your friends about? – I'm telling them about my holidays. 4. Are you writing
a dictation now? – No, we're doing exercise 9. 5. Where are you going tonight? – We're going to the circus. 6. When are they arriving in Moscow? – They're arriving in the morning. 7. We're going to Minsk. 8. Are these students doing an exercise or copying a text? 9. Who(m) are these students meeting? – They're meeting foreign students. 10. Where are you going? – I'm going to a photo exhibition.

Прошедшее длительное время

(The Past Continuous Tense)

Время Past Continuous обозначает действия, которые происходили или не происходили в точно указанное время в прошлом. Признаками этого времени являются: at 6 o'clock в 6 часов, when she саmе... когда она пришла, from 6 till 7 o'clock с 6 до 7 часов, the whole evening целый вечер, while в то время как, пока.

Время Past Continuous образуется: to be (was, were) + глагол + -ing.

We were watching TV yesterday at five.– Мы смотрели телевизор вчера в пять.

Проанализируйте образование вопросительных и отрицательных предложений: When my mother came home, I was reading my book.– Когда мама пришла домой, я читал книгу.

Were you reading your book when your mother came home?– Ты читал свою книгу, когда мама пришла домой?

I was not reading my book when my mother came home.– Я не читал книгу, когда мама пришла домой.

Обратите внимание на следующие предложения, не путайте употребление времен в них:

My mother came home at 6 о'clock yesterday.– Моя мама пришла домой в шесть вчера. – В данном предложении употреблено время Past Simple,так как действие однократное.

My mother was cooking dinner at 6 yesterday.– Мама готовила ужин в шесть. – В данном предложении употреблено время Past Continuous,так как действие было в процессе.

Past Continuous – это не время, которое выражает действия, которые долго протекают, – это время, которое выражает действия, протекающие в точно указанный момент. Поэтому неверно будет сказать:

She was traveling for a long time.–Она путешествовала долгое время.

She was studying in London for three years.– Она училась в Лондоне в течение трех лет.

В данных предложениях необходимо употребить время Past Simple,
т. е. предложения будут звучать следующим образом:

She traveled for a long time.

She studied in London for three years.

Exercises

Here is a page from Mr Cook's diary.

8.00 – collect the car from the garage

10.30 – meet the manager

2.00 – lunch with Peter

4.30-5.30 – visit the dentist

7.30 – the organ concert at the Cathedral

10.00 – walk the dog

11.00 – drive Mother home

Write sentences saying what he was doing at these times:

At 8 o'clock he was collecting the car from the garage.

At 10.45 he...

At 2.20...

At 5 o'clock...

At 8 o'clock...

At 10.05...

At 11.10...