4. Answer the following questions using the words in brackets:

1. When was she speaking to a girl? (when you met her in the street) 2. When were you hurrying to the the­atre? (when they met you yesterday) 3. When was the boat sailing (when we arrived at the river-port) 4. When was the bus waiting for a group of tourists? (at 10 o’clock

1. m. yesterday) 5. When were they planning to make a voyage up the Dnieper? (when I came home) 6. When was he reading a book? (when they knocked at the door)

5. Put the Infinitives in brackets in the Past Con­tinuous or the Past Indefinite Tense (active):

I (to come) from a little town in England and had never before lived in a big city. London (to be) a new world to me and I (to want) to find out more about it for myself. On the day I (to arrive) in London, the weather (to be) fine. I (to go) for a walk in Kensington Gardens. The trees just (to burst) into leaf. People in light spring clothes (to walk) about. And to my surprise they (to walk) not only along the paths but also across the grass. I (to pass) a pool in which ducks (to swim); children (to play) in playgrounds, some hours (to pass). It (to be) time for me to go home. I (to come out) into the street. At stops people (to get) on and off public trans­port. I (to take) bus number 75 and in 15 minutes I (to be) at home.

6. Change the following sentences using the Passive Voice:

1. I was writing a letter all the evening. 2. They were criticizing my report at the conference. 3. He was translat­ing this article all the week. 4. My brothers were discuss­ing a new film when we came home. 5. They were planting trees in the morning.

7. Choose the correct form of the verb:

1. The people (were hurrying, hurried) to the sta­dium to see the football match. 2. A letter (was written, was being written, was writing) when she came. 3. At stops people (got off and on, were getting off and on) public transport. 4. We were not sure that we (went, were going) in the right direction. 5. They (were looking, looked) for the nearest café when they (met, were meet­ing) their friends.

Communicative situations

1. Write a letter to a friend who is coming for a stay. Explain how to get to your place from the railway station or the airport.

2. Ask a passer-by to tell you the way to the post-office.

3. You are on a bus. Ask a passenger if this is the right bus.

4. You show the way to a stranger.

5. You are in a taxi. You have an appointment at 9.30. Ask the taxi-driver to hurry.

Lesson 10 post-office exercises

1. Read and memorize the following words:

post-office поштове відділення

e.g. I got some postcards at the post-office,

stamp марка

letter лист

envelope конверт

e.g. Father stuck a stamp on the envelope. The stamp shows that he paid for sending the letter,

postcard листівка

mail пошта; поштовий

letter-box /pillar-box поштова скринька

slot щілина

e.g. We drop a letter into a slot of a pillar-box.

blank /form бланк rate тариф

e.g. What is the rate for a word in a telegram?

address адреса

e.g. Don’t forget to write the address on the postcard.

counter прилавок

parcel / package посилка

telegram телеграма

label етикетка

e.g. I need some air-mail labels.