Illustrative Situations

7. Listen and imitate:

1. Jane's parents live in Moscow. She visits them every year.

2. I finish work early. As a rule I come home at 4.

3. We play tennis but we don't play golf.

4. Lucy speaks German but she doesn't speak French.

5. Every morning he cleans his teeth. He always cleans his teeth in the morning.

6. She gets up at 7 o'clock from Monday to Saturday, but on Sunday she gets up at II o'clock. She usually gets up at 7 o'clock.

7. They like films. They see all the new films. They often go to the cinema.

8. He's got a radio and a television. He sometimes listens to the radio, and he sometimes watches television.

9. Her brother lives in London. She doesn't. She sees him four or five times every year. She occasionally sees him.

10. He doesn't usually smoke, but at Christmas, after dinner, he has a cigar. He rarely smokes cigars.

11. She doesn't like whisky. She never drinks whisky.

12. — Do you read much, Frank?

— Yes, I do. I'm very fond of reading.

13. — Arthur is a keen footballer.

— Is he really? Does he play football every day?

— Yes, he does.

14. — Do you like jazz?

— Not very much, I'm afraid.

— Do you?

— Yes, I do.

15. — What are Jack and Judy doing this evening?

— They are going to the theatre.

— Do they go to the theatre every evening?

— No, they don't.

16. — Do you play chess every day?

— No, I don't, but Jim does.

— Does he really?

— Yes, he does, he is very fond of it.

17. — Where are you going to spend your summer holidays?

— In France.

— Do you usually spend your holidays in France?

— No,I don't.

18. — What are you doing this evening, by the way?

— I'm going swimming.

— Really? Do you often go swimming?

— Oh, about once a week.

19. — Does Susan like dancing?

— Yes, she does, but she prefers reading.

— Doesn't she find it rather boring, dull, uninteresting? — I don't think so.

20. — How do you usually spend your holidays?

— I go to Scotland.

— And how about your wife?

— Oh, she usually stays at home.

21. — What time do you usually get up?

— About seven o'clock.

— And how about John?

— Oh, he never gets up before eight.

22. — When do your classes begin?

— At nine.

23. — Where do you work?

— At a plant.

— What do you do?

— I'm an engineer.

24. — Why does Paul come home so late?

— He is very busy at his office.

25. — Who cooks your meals?

— My daughter does.

26. — Which of you speaks Italian?

— Helen does.

27. — I am looking for Alice.

— Are you?

— Yes, I want to take her to a dance.

— I'm sorry, I don't know where she is.

28. — What do you think of space travel?

— I think it's very exciting.

— So do I, but Mary doesn't.

— Doesn't she?

— No, she thinks it rather useless.

29. — I don't play cricket.

— Neither do I.

30. — Mike is a clever fellow. He knows several foreign langua-

ges.

— He speaks French, doesn't he?

— Yes, he does.

31. — Betty doesn't want to take part in the picnic, does she?

— No, she doesn't. She says she's too busy.

32. — You don't know Mary Smith, do you?

— Yes, I do. She lives next door.

33. — You like detectives, don't you?

— Yes, I do.

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES