I'm waiting

Julia: Mark? I'm at the station. I'm waiting for the train to

London. Mark: Hello, Julia. Glad to hear you. I'm waiting for you

here. Julia: What are you doing? Are you getting the dinner

ready? Oh, I don't hear you. The train is coming. I'm

arriving home in an hour. Bye.

Questions.

Is Julia waiting for the train at the station?

Where is she going to?

Who is waiting for Julia?

Is Mark waiting for Julia at home or at the station?

Mark is getting the dinner ready, isn't he?

I wonder if Mark is meeting Julia at the station?

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the proper tense form.

1. Where is Helen? - She (teach) her son to swim.

2. Why you (not wear) your new dress today? - We (go) to the party tonight.

3. The fire (go) out. Will you bring some more coal, please?

4. I (live) at a guesthouse at the moment as I (look for) a flat. Could you send this letter to my work address?

5. Someone (knock) at the door. Shall I answer it? - I (come) in a minute.

6. Why you (type) so fast? You (make) a lot of mistakes.

7. What (make) that terrible noise? - It's Jim. He (move) the furniture. He (paint) the floor in his room.

8. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they (do). - They (play) outside.

9. I can't hear what you (say), the traffic (make) too much noise.

10. You never (listen) to what I say. You always (think) about something else.

11. Look at that crowd! I wonder what they (wait) for. -They (wait) for the shop to open.

12. I (save) now because I (go) abroad on holiday in a month.

13. It's a pity you don't take any exercises. You (get) fat.

14. I usually get to work by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom's car.

15. Why you (put) on your coat? -1 (go) for a walk now.

16. You always (lose) your glasses and (ask) me to find them.

17. In spite of the awful weather now, we (have) a very good holiday here.

3. Ask and answer the questions:

\. I'm wearing glasses today as the sun is shining very brightly. (Why)

2. Helen, can I talk to you? "Sorry. I'm leaving in five minutes". (Who, when)

3. The teachers are discussing one of the approaches in language teaching. (Who, what)

4. My mother was ill last week. But she is feeling better these days. (How)

5. I am not going to the party on Sunday. My cousin is coming from Ireland and I'm meeting him. (Who, where, why)

6. Food prices are going up nowadays, (tag question)

7. Professor Green is leaving for Oxford next week. (Where)

8. Don't disturb Alex. He is working at his report. (General)

9. They are taking an English course at the university. (Where)

10. After the university course Rob is going to work in France. (When, where, who)

11. Professor Green is an experienced lecturer. While he is speaking, everybody is listening to him very attentively. (Who, why)

12. He is choosing his words carefully, as he is not sure if his audience understand him. (Why)

13. In industrial countries the need for energy is increasing very fast, (alternative)

14. The scientists are carrying out a series of new experi­ments in this branch of industry. (Who, what)

15. I'm typing my report as I'm leaving for the conference next Monday. (General, who, why, what)

4. Compare and choose the proper form.

1. She speaks/is speaking five languages.

2. Look at that man. He wears/is wearing such a funny hat.

3. Don't take that book back to the library. I am reading/ read it.

4. They have/are having two daughters and two sons.

5. Do you understand/are you understanding Spanish?

6. We think/are thinking opera is boring.

7. Be quiet! I am watching/watch my favorite program.

8. We don't enjoy/aren't enjoying this party at all. The music is too loud. But we are enjoying/enjoy going to big parties.

9. Alec and Mary are Scottish. They come/are coming from Glasgow. They'll be here very soon. They come/are coming by car.

10. Lisa can't answer the phone. She has/is having a bath.

11. Every hour the Planet Earth travels/is travelling 66,620 miles around the Sun.

12. Where is Jane? She listens/is listening to a French son» but she doesn't understand what it is meaning/means.

13. See you in the morning. I leave/I'm leaving now.

14. I can't stand horror films. I think/am thinking they are really silly.

15. Excuse me, dcx s this bus stop/is this bus stopping out­side the Post Office?

16. What do you do/are you doing? - I work in the travel agency.

5. Translate into English (the Present Indefinite - the Present Continuous).

1. Ты видишь ключ от почтового ящика? - Нет, я ищу его сам, но нигде не вижу. - Скажи мне, если най­дёшь.

2. Мой брат всегда читает газеты и играет в шахматы по вечерам. Сегодня вечером он этого не делает, так как ремонтирует наш телевизор. Я хочу посмотреть но­вый фильм и жду, когда он закончит свою работу.

3. Что делает мама? Моет посуду на кухне? - Нет, она печёт яблочный пирог к твоему дню рождения. Не за­бывай, что твои друзья приходят к нам сегодня вече­ром. - Я помню об этом очень хорошо.

4. Что делают все эти люди на площади? И почему они одеты в такие необычные одежды? - Здесь снимают фильм, а местные жители принимают участие в нём.

5. Ты идёшь куда-либо сегодня вечером? - Нет, я оста­юсь дома. Соседи приходят на чай. - И часто ты при­глашаешь соседей? - К сожалению, очень редко.

6. Я переезжаю на новую квартиру на следующей неде­ле. Сейчас я крашу полы во всех комнатах. - Твои ро­дители едут вместе с тобой? - Нет, они остаются в нашей старой квартире. - Кого же ты берёшь с собой? - Никого. Я один начинаю новую жизнь в прекрасной квартире.

7. Экономическая ситуация в этой стране ухудшается. Всё больше и больше людей теряют работу, а стои­мость жизни возрастает.

8. Том, о чём ты думаешь? Ты не слушаешь, о чём я вам рассказываю. - Вы всегда ко мне придираетесь. Я слушаю вас очень внимательно, но не понимаю, о чём вы говорите.

9. Ты слышишь шум? Кто-то стучится в окно. - Не волнуйся. Идёт сильный дождь, и ветер ломает ста­рые деревья в нашем саду.

10. Ты работаешь на этой неделе? - Нет, у меня отпуск. Сегодня вечером я встречаю подругу, и мы уезжаем к морю на несколько дней.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.

a)

1. Debbie (work) as an administrator at the university. She (organize) all the timetables and teaching schedules. She (work) very long hours at the moment because it's the start of the academic year but she (go) on a short holiday at the end of the month.

2. Simon and Sylvia (stay) in a cottage in the country this month. The cottage (belong) to a cousin of Sylvia's but the cousin is away: she (cycle) around Norfolk for a few weeks. Simon and Sylvia often (use) the cottage when Sylvia's cousin is away. They really (enjoy) being in the middle of the countryside.

3. The international School for Languages (do) very well at the moment. About two hundred students (take) eve­ning classes this term. Many of them (need) to learn a new language to improve their job prospects but some of them (learn) a new language purely for pleasure. The European languages (be) very popular but Japanese and Russian (get) more popular too. The school (provide)

good learning facilities and (organize) a range of study tours.

4. The world population (still increase) rapidly. Many peo­ple in the world (already starve) and many more (suffer) from malnutrition. The population (grow) fastest in the poorest countries where people (need) to have children to look after them in their old age and where many of their children (die) at a very young age.

b) Maggie and Jill, two friends, are talking at a party:

M: Jill, how nice to see you. I (not think) we've seen each other since that party at Jim's last year. How (you/get on)?

J: Oh, fine. Everything (go) very well.

M: (you still/go out) with Dave?

J: No, I'm not, but I (go out) with someone called Jeremy: I met him at my pottery class.

M: Is he here now?

J: Yes look, he's over there. He (talk) to Barbara.

M: Oh yes, I (see) him. (he/wear) a yellow jumper?

J: Yes, that's him.

M: Oh, he (look) really nice.

J: He is. I'll introduce you to him when he (come) over here. So what about you? How (life/treat) you?

M: Not too badly. I (still/work) at that awful cafe. I (keep) looking for other jobs but the problem is that I (feel) so tired when I (get in) that I (not have) much energy to look through all the job ads and everything. Oh, well, I (sup­pose) something else will come up soon.

J: I (hope) so. Oh look, Jeremy (come over) here, (you/want) to meet him?

M: Oh, yes.

7. Open the brackets. Retell the text: a) as a pupil: b) as a teacher.

At the Chemistry Lesson

Ben's chemistry teacher is giving a practical demonstration

to the class.

Teacher: Now watch carefully what I do, then I'll ask you some questions. First, I (take) a beaker of water and (heat) it gently over a bunsen burner. The temperature (rise) steadily until it (reach) 100°C. I (leave) the wa­ter to boil for several minutes and while I (waiting) I (prepare) an acid solution in this test-tube. Now look what (happen) to the water in the beaker. You will see that it (change) into water vapor. Next, I (take) the prepared acid solution and (add) it carefully to the contents of the beaker. Now, if I take a 50p coin out of my pocket and drop it into the acid solution will it dissolve? Ben! Ben: Oh, no, Sir! Because in that case you wouldn't drop it in!

Task: Try to describe your English lesson.

8. Role-play the following conversations. Make up your own dialogues on analogy.

Can you Help me?

Thomas is a student. He's staying with the Taylors, an Eng­lish family.

Thomas: Hello, Mrs Taylor. Can you help me? I'm doing my homework and I can't understand this word.

Mrs Taylor: Which one? Oh ... that's difficult. I can't help you now...I'm watching something....

Thomas: Oh? What are you watching?

Mrs Taylor: I'm watching a cowboy film.

Thomas: Can Mr Taylor help me?

Mrs Taylor: No, he can't now, Thomas. He's reading.

Thomas: What's he reading?

Mrs Taylor: He's reading a magazine.

Thomas: What about Kate?

Mrs Taylor: Oh, she can't help you now ... she's phoning

someone.

Thomas: Oh? Who's she phoning? Mrs Taylor: She's phoning her boyfriend ... you're asking a

lot of questions tonight, Thomas! Thomas: Am I? ... Well, I'm practising my English!

A Telephone Call

H: Who are you talking to?

I: Nobody.

H: Well, why are you holding the phone?

I: My watch stopped. I'm calling the time.

H: What number is the time?

I: 0-08.

High Jump

We are waiting for the last jumper.

Ted Kelly from England is going to jump.

The bar is at 2.30 meters.

Now he's beginning his last try.

Oh! He's crashed into the bar.

Ted is landing. The bar is falling. Is he hurt?

No, he is all right. He's getting up and walking away, but he

is a very disappointed man.