3 Programme 3

Practice section

Text Two

Mrs. Smith Good morning, Mrs. Jones. / What splendid weather, isn’t it!

Mrs. Jones Yes, beautiful. / Some people are complaining though, of course.

Mrs. Smith Yes, it’s too hot… / or there’s not enough rain for the gardens…

Mrs. Jones O, have you heard about Patric Ellis? / He’s had another car accident!

Mrs. Smith No! How awful! / Was he driving too fast again?

Mrs. Jones I suppose so. / How wild the young men are these days!

Mrs. Smith And what do you think of Eva Browning? / She’s getting married again!

Mrs. Jones What a dreadful woman she is! / Three divorces! / She’ll lose count at this rate!

Mrs. Smith Ah, but we won’ Mrs. Smith, will we, Mrs. Jones!

Drill 1(R)

1 I’m sitting down now. And when I came in?

No, I wasn't sitting down when you came in.

2 He isn’t living in a flat now. And a year ago?

Yes, he was living in a flat a year ago.

3 John’s learning French now. And last year?

No, John wasn’t learning French a year ago.

4 They aren’t sleeping now. And when Smiths arrived?

Yes, they were sleeping when the

Smiths arrived.

5 The sun’s shining now. And when you got up?

No, the sun wasn’t shining when the Smiths arrived.

6 The children aren’t playing in the garden now. And when it started to rain?

Yes, the children were playing in the garden when it started to rain.

7 He’s talking to John now. And when you saw him?

No, he wasn’t talking to John when I saw him.

8 I’m not doing my homework now. And when I phoned?

Yes, I was doing my homework when you phoned.

Drill 2(R)

She’s very beautiful. It’s terrible weather.

How beautiful she is! What terrible weather!

1 She’s very beautiful. How beautiful she is!

2 It’s terrible weather! What terrible weather!

3 He eats very quickly. How quickly he eats!

4 He’s a greedy boy. What a greedy boy!

5 They are trying very hard. How hard they are trying!

6 That’s awful news. What awful news!

7 It’s very heavy. How heavy it is!

8 That’s a good idea. What a good idea!

Drill 3

I made the tea. John cleaned the car.

I was making the tea while John was cleaning the car.

It rained. I walked up the hill.

It was raining while I was walking up the hill.

1 I made the tea. John cleaned the car. I was making the tea while John was cleaning car.

2 It rained. I walked up the hill. It was raining while I was walking up the hill.

3 They watched television. I wrote some letters. They were watching television while I was writing some letters.

4 You talked to Mary. I talked to John. You were talking to Mary while I was talking to John.

5 I had a holiday. He worked hard. I was having a holiday while he was working hard.

6 You had a bath. The girls washed the dishes. You were having a bath while the girls were washing the dishes.

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7 Mary got ready. John fetched the car. Mary was getting ready while John was fetching the car.

8 The house burnt down. You slept. The house was burning down while you were sleeping.

Drill 4

1 Have you got any money? or time? I haven’t got much money, but I’ve got a lot of time.

2 Have they met any boys? or girls? They haven’t met many boys, but they’ve met a lot of girls.

3 Do they eat any fish? or meat? They don’t eat much fish, but they eat a lot of meat.

4 Did he catch any fish? or boots? They didn’t catch mush fish, but they caught a lot of fish.

5 Do they plant any trees? or flowers? They don’t plant many trees, but they plant a lot of flowers.

6 Has he got any hair? or teeth? He hasn’t got much hair, but he’s got a lot of teeth.

7 Did he drink any wine? or beer? He didn’t drink much wine, but he drank a lot of beer.

8 Are you buying any dresses? or blouses? I’m not buying many dresses, but I’m buying a lot of blouses.