• It’s a bargain!

• They were on special offer.

• It really suits you.

• That’s too much!

• I’m just looking.

READING

2 .1. Read the text.

GOOD MOTHERS - REAL MEN.

My husband has just come home from the supermarket. He doesn’t usually do any housework, but today I’m very busy. I had an appointment at the hospital, so he said he’d give me a hand and do the shopping. It has taken him two hours more than it normally takes me!

As we unpack the bags, he suddenly says, ‘Oh no! I forgot to buy the oil!’ Then, a moment later, ‘Oh no! You wanted me to get some sugar as well, didn’t you? Sorry, I forgot.’

Then I ask, ‘Did you get any rice?’

‘You wanted rice?’ he replies.

‘It was on the shopping list I gave you.’

‘Sorry. I left it in the car.’

I then notice what he HAS bought. He’s got six tins of pineapple - they were on special offer; two kilos of cheese - it was reduced because tomorrow is its sell-by date; and a large jar of chocolate spread - he likes it. When I complain about this, he gets upset and says he was only trying to help.

I don’t know. Sometimes I get angry about things like this, but then at other times I almost feel sorry for him. He is 32 years old and he doesn’t know how to look after himself. He can’t cook, he can’t iron his own shirt, he doesn’t know how the washing machine works and obviously he doesn’t know how to do the shopping. He doesn’t really think this is men’s work. That's what his parents taught him.

I think my husband is too old to change now, but I’m bringing up my son and daughter in a different way. I want my son to know how to cook and sew and keep the house clean, just like my daughter can. My son’s friends said he was a girl and he would never be a real man. But I tell him a real man can look after himself and support his wife by sharing the housework. When he is older, he will thank me - and so will his wife!

2.2. Comprehension questions.

1. Who usually does the shopping in the family?

2. What did he buy?

3. How does she feel about it?

4. How is she bringing up her children?

5. Do you ever make a shopping list before you go out?

2.3. Find in the text what the writer says about the following.

1. A real man …..............................................................

2. Shopping list .............................................................

3. Hospital …..................................................................

4. Chocolate spread ......................................................

5. Rice …........................................................................

6. Special offer …...........................................................

7. Thirty-two …..............................................................

8. Washing machine …...................................................

2.4. Complete the following sentences.

1. He doesn’t usually ___________ any housework.

2. I had an ____________________ at the hospital.

3. He’d__________________ me a hand.

4. It has ________________ him two hours.

5. It was on the ______________ list I gave you.

6. He’s got six ______________ of pineapple.

7. They were on special ______________.

8. It was ______________ because tomorrow is its sell-by date.

2.5. Write down the phrases connected with housework.

1. To do the s__________

2. To do h_____________

3. To c_________

4. To k______ the house c_________

5. To s__________ the h__________

6. To i__________ shirts.

7. To m________ c__________

8. W__________ m____________

Look at the examples from the text:

2 kilos of cheese; 6 tins of pineapple, a jar of chocolate spread.... Write the shopping list.

G RAMMAR

Present Continuous

+	I am waiting for someone.
-	She isn’t driving.
?	Are you reading this book?
?	What are you doing now?

The sun rises in the east.	They’re wearing sunglasses.
I don’t know.	He’s working in the USA for a month.
We’re saving money for a new car.	I usually have a cup of coffee for breakfast.
Does she love him?	They’re studying politics this year.
They don’t work on Saturdays.	She isn’t wearing a uniform.
It’s snowing.	Eight million people live in London.
She doesn’t have a flat, so she is living with her friends.	Who are you phoning?

2.6. Look at these rules and add the examples from the box.

Present Simple:

• Routines, things we do every day

1. I work in the hotel.

2. She frequently watches TV.

3. __________________________________________

4. __________________________________________

• Facts, general truths

1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

2. This item costs $10.

3. _________________________________________

4. _________________________________________

• Verbs which are not used in Continuous

1. I don’t like shopping.

2. Do you feel upset?

3. _________________________________________

4. _________________________________________

Present Continuous:

• Things which are happening now

1. She’s sewing now.

2. What are they doing at the moment?

c) ___________________________________________

d) ___________________________________________

• Describing pictures and people

1. She’s lying on the sun lounger.

2. He isn’t wearing a suit.

c) ___________________________________________

d) ___________________________________________

• Things which are happening over a longer period of time

a) They’re having an English course.

b) I’m reading “War and Peace”.

c) ___________________________________________

d) __________________________________________

• Temporary actions, different to the routine

a) My car is off the road, so I am travelling by bus this week.

b) She’s a student, but she’s working as a waitress for the summer.

c) ___________________________________________

d) __________________________________________

2.7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. How do you make this soup? It ____________________ wonderful. (taste)

2. Anna can't come to the phone because she ________________________________ her hair. (wash)

3. _________ you ___________________ for your exams at the moment? (study)

4. Can you be quiet, please? I _______________________ to the radio. (listen)

5. He ________________________ at the moment. (sleep)

6. They ________________ for lunch once a month. (meet)

7. John! Answer the door, please! I _________________________________ dinner. (cook)

8. It __________________ a lot in this area in winter. (rain)

2.8. Underline the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1. We have / We're having a house near the beach.

2. Do you know / Are you knowing what's happening?

3. I used to love basketball but I think I'm preferring / I prefer volleyball now.

4. I don't enjoy / I'm not enjoying cooking very much.

5. He's thinking / He thinks that school is boring.

6. She thinks / She's thinking of going to university.

7. I'm feeling tired so I think I'm deserving / I deserve a holiday.

8. Those clothes are looking / look great on you!

2.9. That – Those, It – Them? Cross out the words that are wrong in these sentences.

1. I really like that / those sunglasses. Where did you get it / them?

2. I really like that /those shirt. Where did you get it / them?

3. I really like that / those skirt. Where did you get it / them?

4. I really like that / those boots. Where did you get it / them?

5. I really like that / those tie. Where did you get it / them?

6. I really like that / those jacket. Where did you get it / them?

7. I really like that / those earrings. Where did you get it / them?

8. I really like that / those gloves. Where did you get it / them?

10. Do you remember these items? Put down the names of the items. Are they singular or plural?

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What pair do you wear:

- on your hands? - on your face to see better? - inside your shoes? - on your ears? - on your legs? - on your feet? -when you sleep? - when you take your shoes off?