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Vocabulary:

volume

to chase

to bark

to screech

a dressing gown

to point

a ceiling

to bang

to smile

Carol and her friends were having a party. They were all making a lot of noise. The record player was playing at full volume. Pete was playing his guitar and Polly was trying to play Tom’s clarinette. To make things worse, Tom had got his dog with him and it was chasing Carol’s cat round the room. Everybody was talking, laughing, singing and dancing. The dog was barking and the cat was screeching.

The doorbell rang. It kept ringing and ringing, but of course they didn’t hear it in all that noise. Then Carol suddenly noticed that there was somebody at the door. She opened it and found her neighbour from upstairs standing outside in his dressing-gown.

– Hello, Mr Smith. What are you doing out here in your dressing-gown? It’s very late. Come in!

Mr Smith pointed to the ceiling and shouted.

– Can you hear that noise? That’s my wife!

Carol listened. Somebody was banging on the floor of the flat upstairs.

– My wife is making that noise. She’s banging on the floor.

Carol smiled at Mr Smith.

– That’s all right, Mr Smith. Don’t worry. We’re making quite a lot of noise, too. Come on in and join the party!

Text Two

«When the Wall Fell In»

Vocabulary:

to dig a hole

an accident

a crack

to refuse

shock

insurance company

At six o’clock on April 21, 1996, the living room and front part of Mr Parker’s house fell in. Mr Parker was having construction workers dig a hole under the front of the house to add on another room. The workers weren’t there when the accident happened, so nobody was hurt. Reporters asked the owner, «What were you doing when the rooms fell in?»

He answered, «My wife and I were talking to the guests. We were showing them the cracks in the front room when we heard a loud sound. The cracks were growing larger, so we called the construction company. But it was too late. The construction workers were still driving here when the rooms fell in».

The owner’s wife was crying while the reporters were talking and refused to have her picture taken. «I was standing right here outside the front room when it fell in», she said. «It gave me the biggest shock of my life».

Mr Parker has told his insurance company about the accident, and it will pay to rebuild the house. The construction company says that the house will soon be as good as new. But many of the things in the house have been lost forever.

Text Three

«The Electronic Car»

Vocabulary:

a battery

an engine

to react

Thank goodness!

sharp

a bend

a sign

an edge

The electronic car is the most modern car in the world. My uncle had one. The car had no engine, no battery, no brakes, nothing. Instead it had an electronic computer. The computer reacted to the driver’s voice.

When my uncle said, «Thank goodness» the car started. And when he said, «Bread and Butter» the car stopped. One day my uncle was driving in the mountains. The road was very bad. There were many sharp bends. Then he saw a sign, «Stop! Road ends»

My uncle said «Bread and butter» but the car didn’t stop. Again he said «Bread and butter» this time a little louder. But still the car didn’t stop. Uncle was beginning to feel very frightened. «Bread and butter, bread and butter, bread and butter» he shouted. At last the car stopped at the edge of the cliff.

«Thank goodness! » said uncle.

Dialogue 1

«A Good Guide»

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Mother:

Nancy:

Mother:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Mother:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

This is a very nice house, Nancy.

Yes, shall I show it to you?

That’s a good idea. I like listening to a good guide.

Well, I am a good guide!

Really?

Just listen. Hm. Ladies and gentlemen. This is the house of the Miller family. We are now standing in the sitting-room.

V

Vocabulary:

a guide

to laugh at

to give a helping hand

a kettle

a washbasin

a lavatory

the ground floor

the first floor

to have a look

ery good!

Please, sir! You mustn’t laugh at the guide.

Hm... Excuse me... Er... guide.

Thank you. In the sitting-room there are a table and some easy chairs. Between the window and the door is a television-set. Near the window we see a settee and a radio.

Very interesting!

Here we are in the dining-room. In the dining-room the family has breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Is that so?

Now we are going into the kitchen and...

Hello, dear. Can you give me a helping hand?

Well, I... er... Yes, mother.

Would you put the kettle on, Nancy?

All right. Where are the matches?

Here. In front of your nose.

Oh.

Thank you, dear.

Now we are going out of the kitchen and are coming into the hall.

Excuse me, guide. How many floors are there in this house?

There are two floors. This is the ground floor and upstairs is the first floor.

And how many rooms are there on the first floor?

On the first floor there are three bedrooms and a bathroom.

Really?

Let’s go upstairs and have a look! Here are the stairs. Here we are on the first floor. This is the door to the bathroom.

What a big one!

Yes, it’s very big indeed. There’s a bath, a shower, a washbasin and here’s the lavatory.

The loo. You’re a very good guide, indeed, Nancy.

Dialogue 2

«Shall We Go On? »

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Peter:

Nancy:

Peter:

Harold:

Peter:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Peter:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Harold:

Nancy:

Father:

Nancy:

Father:

Nancy:

Father:

Radio:

Harold:

Father:

Peter:

Harold:

Mother:

Harold:

Peter:

Nancy:

W

Vocabulary:

to come in

cosy

lovely

to feel cold

sun spells

at any rate

here’s that music coming from?

From Peter’s room. Here it is.

Hello, Peter, may we come in?

Yes, do. I’m just listening to the record I got from Nancy.

Do you like the record, Peter?

Oh, yes, it’s a very good record.

So, this is your bedroom. Is it?

Yes, I have a bed, a small table, a chair and a cup-board for my clothes.

Yes, I see. It makes a nice study-room as well.

Shall we go on, Harold?

All right. The next one. See you, Peter.

Bye.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is Nancy’s room.

What a cosy room, Nancy.

Yes, I’ve got a bed, a nice dressing-table and a lovely chair.

And a lot of pictures on the wall, too.

Look, Harold. You can see our garden from my window.

Oh, yes. I can see the lawn, the flower-beds and a tree near the garage. Look, there’s Topper. He’s coming out of the garage.

Oh. I’m feeling cold.

Let’s go downstairs again. There’s your father in the sitting-room.

Hello, Father, what are you reading?

Oh, I’m reading Peter’s cowboy book.

That’s funny. It’s Peter’s book but you’re reading it.

Nancy, turn on the radio, would you?

All right. What’s on?

It’s time for the news.

And now the news. Police officer Warren says the drugs stolen from the factory in Essex will probably be smuggled out of the country along the south coast. There was a serious accident on the A1 near Harlow this morning. Now here’s the weather forecast: rather cloudy. Sunny spells near the coast. Wind moderate, west or southwest.

Those drugs again. The police must be all out to catch these smugglers.

Ah. They are pretty clever, those fellows.

Harold, shall we play football on the lawn?

All right. You’re goal-keeper then.

Wait a moment, boys, aren’t you hungry? Lunch is ready.

Ha, that’s better news!

Let’s all go to the dining-room.

Well, they are hungry at any rate.

Grammar Notes: Forms and Patterns

  1. The Past Continuous tense

(a)

Form:

was

were

+

verb

+

ing

(present participle)

I was talking

you were talking

he/she was talking

we were talking

you were talking

they were talking

Was I talking?

Were you talking

Was he/she talking?

Were we talking?

Were you talking?

Were they talking?

I was not (wasn’t) talking

you were not (weren’t) talking

he/she was not (wasn’t) talking

we were not (weren’t) talking

you were not (weren’t) talking

they were not (weren’t) talking

  1. We use the Past Continuous:

  1. to indicate that the action was going on at a given time in the past.

e.g.

At 6 a.m. I was still sleeping.

  1. to provide a past time frame for another activity.

e.g.

They were discussing the prices when the fire started.

  1. to indicate that two actions happened at the same time and lasted for the same period.

e.g.

While the fire brigade were fighting the fire, we were trying to save some of our works of art.

(с) Adverbials.

We use the following time expressions with the Past Continuous:

yesterday at 5; yesterday from 5 till 7; yesterday all day long; last year at that time, etc.

  1. Types of questions:

They were discussing the prices from 3 till 5 yesterday.

  1. Were they discussing the prices from 3 till 5 yesterday?

  2. Were they discussing the prices or the project from 3 till 5 yesterday?

  3. When were they discussing the prices?

  4. They were discussing the prices from 3 till 5 yesterday, weren’t they?

  5. Who was discussing the prices from 3 till 5 yesterday?

  1. Prepositions: adjective + preposition

After many adjectives we use particular prepositions:

angry about

worried about

nervous about

e.g.

I am worried about my exam.

good at

bad at

clever at

hopeless at

e.g.

I’m not very good at mathematics.

surprised at/by

shocked at/by

amazed at/by

e.g.

We were surprised at/by the size of the house.

famous for

well-known for

responsible for

e.g.

Brazil is famous for its coffee.

interested in

e.g.

I’m quite interested in photography.

afraid of

proud of

ashamed of

jealous of

capable of

fond of

tired of

e.g.

Are you afraid of spiders?

engaged to

married to

similar to

e.g.

Marianne is engaged to Alan.

nice of

kind of

good of

polite of

stupid of

e.g.

It was very nice of Simon to lend you the money.

nice to

kind to

good to

polite to

e.g.

A shop assistant should be polite to customers.

  1. Prepositions: noun + preposition

After many nouns we use particular prepositions:

difference between

e.g.

There are a lot of differences between living in the country and living in a city.

reason for

demand for

need for

e.g.

What was the reason for the accident?

increase in

decrease in

rise in

fall in

e.g.

There has been an increase in the price of petrol.

example of

cause of

picture of

e.g.

Have you got a photograph of your family?

answer to

solution to

reply to

invitation to

reaction to

e.g.

I got an invitation to dinner yesterday.

Drills

Drill 1.

Are they dancing?

  • I don’t think so. They weren’t dancing when I left them.

  1. Is she reading?

  2. Are they fighting?

  3. Is John singing?

  4. Are they shouting?

  1. Are Jack and Jill sleeping?

  2. Is Mr Brown watching television?

  3. Are the Smiths drinking coffee?

  4. Is Mary eating?

Drill 2.

Why didn’t you go out last night? (rain)

  • Because it was raining.

  1. Why didn’t you come to the party? (feel bad)

  2. Why did Harold want the pen? (write a letter)

  3. Why did they tell him to be quiet? (watch TV)

  4. Why did Nancy stay at home? (do the flat)

  5. Why didn’t he stop to talk to you? (hurry to the lecture)

  6. Why didn’t you come up to them? (speak to the Dean)

  7. Why did you switch off the radio? (work)

  8. Why didn’t you go to the skating-rink last week? (snow heavily)

Drill 3.

Were you eating and drinking when the policeman arrived?

  • I was eating, but I wasn’t drinking.

  1. Was he singing and fighting?

  2. Was she talking and crying?

  3. Were you and Peter dancing and shouting?

  4. Were the customers laughing and reading?

  5. Was he watching TV and singing?

Drill 4.

When did she meet Helen? (walk along the street)

  • She met Helen when she was walking along the street.

  1. When did you catch that cold? (skate on a frosty day)

  2. When did he write those nice poems? (have a holiday)

  3. When did she learn the language? (live in England)

  4. When did she hear that song? (listen to the concert on the radio)

  5. When did you buy that book? (read up for my exams)

  6. When did the boy hurt himself? (ride the bicycle)

  7. When did Philip lose his camera? (walk about the city)

  8. When did he ring you up? (have supper)

Drill 5.

I’m sitting down now.

– And when I came in?

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

He isn’t living in a flat now.

– And at that time a year ago?

  • Yes, he was living in a flat at that time a year ago.

  1. John’s learning French now. And at that time last year?

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

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

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

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

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

Drill 6.

I made the tea. John cleaned the car.

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

  1. It rained. I walked up the hill.

  2. They watched television. I wrote some letters.

  3. You talked to Mary. I talked to John.

  4. I had a holiday. He worked hard.

  5. You had a bath. The girls washed the dishes.

  6. Mary got ready. John fetched the car.

  7. The house burned down. You slept.

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