1.7 Поставьте глаголы в нужную форму

SUE: Brian! How nice to see you! What (1) are you doing (you/do) these days?

SEAN: I (2) ……………....……..(train) to be a supermarket manager.

SUE: Really? What's it like? (3) ………………………….(you/enjoy) it?

SEAN: It's all right. What about you?

SUE: Well, actually 1(4) …………. (not/work) at the moment. I (5) (try) to find a job but it's not easy.

But I'm very busy. I (6) ………………………….. (decorate) my flat.

SEAN: (7) ……………… (you/do) it alone?

SUE: No, some friends of mine (8) ……………………………. (help) me.

1.8 Вставьте глаголы (get, change, rise, increase, recover), используя Present Continuous

1. The population of the world is rising very fast.

2. Ken is still ill but he ……………………….. slowly.

3. The world …………………………….. .

4. The cost of living …………………………….. Every year things are more expensive.

5. The economic situation is ………………………… worse.

1.9 Составьте специальные вопросы к следующим предложениям

1. As far as I can hear, they are talking Chinese, but I’m not sure.

What language are they speaking?

2. She is wearing a very beautiful Valentino dress.

……………………………………………………………………………………...

3. They are having a great time at Sue’s party.

……………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………………………………………………...4. She is reading the book “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens now.

……………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………………………………………………...5. The concert has just started. Shakira is singing her most famous song now.

……………………………………………………………………………………...6. Sarah and Michael are getting married at St. Patrick’s Cathedral right now.

……………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………………………………………………...7. She is drinking vodka. I think, she will be quite drunk in a couple of hours.

……………………………………………………………………………………...8. You are laughing at my anecdotes. They must be very funny.

……………………………………………………………………………………...

1.10 Прочитайте историю и поставьте глаголы в Present Simple или Present Continuous

In the Bar

I am (be) in the bar. I am sitting (sit) at the bar stand and ……………. (wait) for my boyfriend to come. We often ………….. (go) to this bar. It …….. (be) our favorite place. Paul, my boyfriend ……………………… (go) in his car to the bar. He …………… (be) stuck in Oxford Street, cause there is a traffic jam. I know, that he …………………. (get) angry. He ……………………. (not like) to be late. I ……………..……..(try) to call him at the moment but he ………….. (not be) available.

OK. I am in high spirits. I ………………………. (look) around. The man, who ……………………. (sit) left to me, ……………………. (drink) whisky. He is quite drunk. He …………………. (stare) at me and …………….. (smile). Now he ………………….. (stand up) and ……………………. (move) in my direction. The barman …………………… (watch) us. He …………………… (mix) and ………………….(shake) cocktails. The drunk ……………………… (try) to get a crush on me. Not a chance. I ………………… (tell) him to piss off. What a loser! I ……………………… (be) usually not that rude, but he ………….. (be) too drunk and pushy.

I ……………………… (ask) the barman what time it is. It is a quarter to eight. My boyfriend …………….. (not be) here. He ……………………… (try) still to get to the bar. I ………………………… (drink) the second martini. I …………………………. (get) bored. The people around me ………………….. (chat) merrily. Some men ……………………….. (hypnotize) the TV screen. They ………………………. (watch) football. Brazil …………………… (play) against France in the semifinal. The long-legged blonde …………………………. (flirt) with the barman. She ………………………. (make) eyes at him and ……………………….. (smile). Her friend ………………………….. (smoke) and ………………………….. (talk) to somebody on the cell phone.

Something …………………………. (happen) outside. The police officer …………………….. (come) in. He …………………… (look) serious. He …………………….. (ask) everybody to stay where they are. The people ……………………(wonder) what ……………………….. (happen). There is terrible noise outside. Somebody ……………………….. (shoot). The police sirens ……………………… (wail). I …………………………. (try) to contact my boyfriend but in vain.

I feel relieved. He …………………….. (come in). He ……………………. (tell) me about the accident. We …………………….. (order) dinner…