In the Office

Secretary: Good afternoon, Mr Smith.

Mr Smith: Good afternoon, Miss Wild. Did you finish those letters?

Secretary: Yes, sir. I typed them and signed them for you.

Mr Smith: Did you photo-copy them?

Secretary: Yes, sir. 1 photo-copied them and posted them.

Mr Smith: Did Mr Jackson arrive?

Secretary: About two o'clock, sir... but he didn't stay. He didn't

have time.

Mr Smith: What did he want? Secretary: Oh ... I didn't ask, sir. Mr Smith: Er ... Did you telephone Mrs Smith? Secretary: Yes, I did ... but she wasn't in.

Mr Smith: Hmm ... And the table at "Mario's" for tonight? Secretary: Yes, sir, I reserved a table for two, at eight o'clock. Mr Smith: Good! Did Lulu telephone? Secretary: Yes, sir.

/. Listen to the conversation "In the Office" and say what kind of work the secretary did while Mr Smith was out.

II. Listen to the conversation again and reproduce the ques­tions Mr Smith asked his secretary.

III. Act out the conversation.

IV. Situation: When you were leaving for work you asked your daughter to do some work about the house. At the moment you are asking her whether she did what you asked her to do.

Prompts: dust the carpet, wash the floor, post the letter, buy potatoes, water the flowers, walk the dog.

It Wasn't Your Fault

Arthur Tigers went out to lunch at 12 o'clock. It's now 2.30 and he's just walking into his office. His secretary is typing. Before Arthur went to lunch, he told his secretary, Miss Bradley, to ring him at the restaurant if a man called Mr Powell came to see him. Arthur came back from lunch only a second ago. Miss Bradley: (nervously) Good afternoon, Mr Tigers. Did you

have a good lunch? Arthur: Yes, thank you, Miss Bradley. It was very good.

Did anyone phone while I was out?

Miss Bradley: No. Nobody phoned, but ... er ... Mr Powell came. Arthur: What? But he's the man I told you about?

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Miss Bradley: Yes, I know, but ...

Arthur: Well, if you know, why didn't you phone me? Mr Powell has some very important information. I wanted to talk to him as soon as possible I told you all that before I left. Didn't you under­stand me?

Miss Bradley: Yes, of course, I understood you, Mr Tigers, but...

Arthur: I even gave you a card with the name and phone

number of the restaurant! I put it on your desk.

Miss Bradley: But that's just it! You didn't give me the card. You

didn't put it on my desk!

Arthur: What do you mean? Of course 1 did. I took the card

out of my wallet just before 1 went to lunch! Look! It isn't in my wallet now' (suddenly) Oh! Miss Bradley: Mr Tigers, what's that card on the floor? It fell out

of your wallet a second ago. Arthur: That card? It's ... er ... it's the card I thought I

gave you. Miss Bradley: You see! You forgot! That's why I didn't phone.

I didn't know where you were. Arthur: No. I'm very sorry, Miss Bradley. It wasn't your

fault. I apologise. Miss Bradley: That's all right. Please forget it.

/ Listen to the conversation "It Wasn't Your Fault" and answer the questions:

When did Mr Powell come? Why is Arthur angry when Miss Bradley tells him this? What does Arthur think he did before he left? Why didn't Miss Bradley phone Arthur? What are Arthur's exact words when he apologises? What is one thing we can say in English when someone apologises to us?

//. Listen to the conversation again and imitate the voice on the tape.

III. Read the conversation and analyse its language peculiari­ties.

IV Find in the text appropriate English phrases for the following:

Что вы имеете в виду? Кто-нибудь звонил, пока меня не было? Видите, вы забыли' В том то и дело! Я хотел поговорить с ним как можно раньше. Разве вы не поняли меня? Что? Ведь он как раз тот человек, о котором я вам говорил. Почему вы мне не позвонили? Что это за карточка на полу? Она выпала из Вашего бумажника секунду назад. Это как раз та карточка.

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которую я думал, что отдал вам. Поэтому я не позвонила. Я не знала, где вы находитесь Никто не звонил. Я сказал вам об этом, прежде чем ушел. Это не ваша вина Я извиняюсь. Ничего. Забудьте об этом. Конечно, я поняла вас.

V Reproduce the phrases from the conversation where the following verbs are used: know, tell, understand, go, take, forget, come, fall, want, leave, give, put, think.

VI. Reproduce the questions used by the speakers.

VII. Act out the conversation.

VIII. Imagine you are Miss Bradley. Tell what happened at the office today.

Hard-working Students

Hans: Hello, Miguel. What time do you start classes in your

school? We don't start until 9.30. Miguel: You're lucky! We start at 8.45 and the teacher doesn't

like it if we are even a minute late. I don't think you do

much work in your school. Hans: Nonsense! We do work! I didn't come to England to waste

my time. I even did an hour's homework on Saturday —

before I went to the party.

/. Listen to the conversation "Hard-working Students" and answer the questions:

When do Miguel's classes start? What doesn't his teacher like? Does Hans work hard?

//. Read the dialogue and analyse its language peculiarities.

III. Find in the text appropriate English phrases for the fol­lowing:

Чепуха! Мы таки работаем¹ Тебе повезло. Мы не начинаем раньше 9 30. Учитель не любит, если мы хотя бы на минуту опаздываем. Я не для того приехал в Англию, чтобы попусту тратить время В котором часу вы начинаете занятия в вашей школе? Я думаю, вы не много работаете в вашей школе.

IV. Respond using the emphatic present or past.

e.g. — Don't you like swimming? (only/July/when/hot)

— Yes, I do like swimming, but only in July when it's hot. 1. Doesn't he ever go to the theatre? (only/rarely) 2. Didn't

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she eat any potatoes? (only/few) 3. Don't they understand French? (not speak/very well) 4. Doesn't Peter want to see Mary? (not want/see John) 5. Didn't they enjoy the party? (be/very tired) 6. Don't you want to learn French? (not have/time) 7. Doesn't Mary like Peter? (not want/marry him) 8. Didn't the children do the exercise? (not understand/it) e.g. — Doesn't he like football or tennis?

— He doesn't like football, but he does like tennis, e.g. — She only goes to England occasionally.

— She does go to England, but only occasionally.

1. Didn't they want to see Peter or Mary? 2. He only takes a holiday in winter when he isn't busy. 3. Doesn't your husband drink wine or beer? 4. Don't you like my new shirt and tie? 5. Don't you like dogs or cats?

V. Act out the conversation "Hard-forking Students".

VI. Ask your friend questions about his English classes.

VII. Tell your friend about your English classes, your progress in studying English.

Listening Victor's Boss is Angry

Victor usually gets up at 7 a. m. He does his morning exer­cises for twenty minutes, takes a long shower, has a big breakfast and leaves for work at 8 o'clock. He usually drives his car to work and gets there at 8.30.

This morning, however, he didn't get up at 7 a. m. He got up at 6 a. m. He didn't do his morning exercises for 20 minutes. He did them for only 5 minutes. He didn't take a long shower. He took a very quick shower. He didn't have a big breakfast. He had only a cup of coffee. He didn't leave for work at 8 o'clock. He left for

work at 7.

Victor rushed out of the house an hour earlier this morning be­cause his car is at the repair shop and he had to take the bus. He walked a mile from his house to the centre of the town. He waited 15 minutes for the bus. And after he got off the bus, he walked half a mile to his factory.

Even though Victor got up early today and rushed out of the house this morning, he didn't get to work on time. He was 45 minutes late and his boss got angry and shouted at him.

/. Listen to the text and say why Victor's boss was angry with him.

II. Listen to the text again. Agree or disagree with the following

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statements. Give additional information to prove your agreement or disagreement.

1. Victor usually gets up at 7 a.m. 2. Today Victor got up at 7 as usual. 3. He wasn't in a hurry this morning. 4. Victor got to work by car today. 5. Victor came to work 45 minutes early today.

///. Make substitutions:

e.g. Mary was 10 minutes late for work. Jack/5 minutes Jack was 5 minutes late for work.

1. Lucy/half an hour; 2. The boss/an hour; 3. We/20 minutes; 4. Mr Turner/a quarter of an hour; 5. Miss Green/25 minutes; 6. they/five minutes, e.g. I was half an hour early for work today.

I. The secretary/an hour; 2. The boss/half an hour; 3. Mr Robinson/20 minutes; Victor/40 minutes; 4. The typist/half an hour; 5. I/a quarter of an hour.

IV. Imagine you are Victor. Explain to your boss why you are late.

V. What time did you get up today? Were you in a hurry this morning? Did you do morning exercises? When did you leave home for work? How did you get to work? Did you have to wait for the bus long? How long did it take you to get to work? You weren't late for work, were you? Are you sometimes idte for work?

A Busy Day

Bill had a busy day yesterday, because his parents came from San Diego. He got up early and ate breakfast. In the kitchen he saw Darlene and Meg and he told them about his parents. He did the breakfast dishes and began to clean up the house. He even made his bed. His parents came late in the morning and he met them at the door. They left for lunch together but Bill forgot his keys and had to return to the house. Then they went to a restaurant. After lunch Bill's parents left for San Francisco.

/. Listen to the text "A Busy Day" and say why Bill was busy yesterday.

II. Listen to the text and pick out irregular verbs. Name both the infinitive and the form used in the text.

III. How did Bill prepare for his parents' visit? When did his parents come? Where did Bill and his parents have lunch? What did Bill's parents do after lunch?

IV. Tell about Bill's busy day yesterday.

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V. a) Read the list of Bill's parents' activities yesterday; b) Write a paragraph describing their activities.

Bill's parents' activities yesterday

get up; leave San Diego; forget their sunglasses; go back home; take the coast highway to Los Angelos; find Bill's house with no difficulty; meet Bill's roommates; take Bill to lunch; eat at a "~ restaurant; tell Bill about the family, have a good time at the restaurant; go back to Bill's house; say good-bye to Bill and his roommates; leave for San Francisco.

After Work

Harry Evans is a young factory worker. Every evening at 5 o'clock exactly the same thing happens. A bell rings at 5. The men stop work, turn off their machines, run out, put their overcoats on, and hurry home. It is now 7 o'clock; and the factory is empty. Two hours ago a bell rang. The men stopped work, turned off their machines, ran out, put their overcoats on and hurried home.

At 5 o'clock Harry always buys an evening paper when he leaves the factory and then goes home on his motorbike. He gets home at 5.30 and always washes his hands and face, takes off his work clothes and puts on a good shirt. He eats quickly. He leaves home at 6.30 and meets his friends in town. It is 7 now. Two hours ago Harry bought a paper when he left the factory and went home on his motorbike. An hour and a half ago he got home, washed, took off his work clothes and put on a sports shirt. He ate quickly. Half an hour ago he left home and met his friends in town.

/. Listen to the text "After Work", ask and answer questions^ on the text.

II. Say what Harry usually does when his working day is over and what he did today, too.

III. Say what you usually do on week-days and what you did today, too.

IV. Ask your friends what they usually do on week-days and whether they did it today.

Jack Martin

My name is Jack Martin. 1 work in an office near here. I work from about nine o'clock in the morning until six o'clock each day. Actually, I only work five days a week. I don't go to work on Sa­turdays or Sundays.

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Usually I have breakfast and dinner at home. I have lunch in a restaurant near my office. In the evening I sometimes listen to the radio or watch television. I never go to the cinema. Occasionally I go to a party at somebody's house. Every night I go to bed early and go to sleep immediately. I usually sleep soundly all night.

Last year I used to get to work at eight o'clock every day. I used to set the alarm clock for six in the morning. At 6.00, I used to get up immediately and get dressed quickly. I used to have breakfast at 6.30 every morning. For breakfast I used to have porridge, toast and coffee. Then I used to leave the house at about a quarter to eight. I used to get to the office at eight o'clock and start working immediately. Every day I used to work until seven o'clock in the evening.

Sometimes I didn't get home until nearly 8.30 at night. I used to have dinner quite late. There wasn't time to listen to the radio or watch television last year.

/. Listen to the text "Jack Martin" and answer the questions:

What is Jack's daily routine on week days this year? What did Jack use to do last year?

//, Tell about Jack Martin.

III. Say what you don't do now but what you used to do some time ago.

Robert Can't Concentrate

Robert felt bad this morning. He got up, washed and shaved and dressed very slowly and then got himself some breakfast. He usually has a large breakfast but this morning he did not feel hungry at all, so he had only a piece of toast and a cup of coffee.

Robert has an important examination in a few weeks and he wanted to prepare for it. He sat down after breakfast and looked at his books, but he could not concentrate. After a while he looked at himself in the mirror. What he saw was not very nice. His eyes were red and he was also very pale. Just then his sister knocked on the door.

"What you need is fresh air", she said. "You study too much". They went for a walk in the park and sat in the warm spring sun for a while. Afterwards Robert felt much better and found he could concentrate on his books.

/. Listen to the text "Robert Can't Concentrate".

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//. What did Robert do in the morning? Why couldn't he concen­trate? What made Robert feel better?

/// Retell the text.

Our New Secretary

The telephone rang and our new secretary Miss Simpson answered it.

"May I speak to Mr Calder, please?" a voice said. "Who is speaking, please?" Miss Simpson asked. "Mr Alan Bright", the voice said. Miss Simpson put her hand over the mouthpiece and spoke to Mr Calder. "It's Mr Alan Bright, sir", she said. "He wants to speak to you" "What, again!" Mr Calder exclaimed. "He wants to sell us those new typewriters, doesn't he?" "Yes, sir¹" Miss Simpson said. "He called yesterday!"

"And he rang me five times last week. We don't need new typewriters. I told him that yesterday", Mr Calder said. "What shall I say, sir?" Miss Simpson asked.

"Say that I'm not in the office", Mr Calder said crossly.

Miss Simpson spoke into the receiver. "Mr Bright", she said, "I am afraid you can't speak to Mr Calder now. Mr Calder says that he's not in the office".

/. Listen to the text "Our New Secretary" and answer the questions:

Who called Mr Calder? What did the man want? Why didn't Mr Calder want to talk to him? What did Mr Calder till Miss Simpson to do? What did Miss Simpson say to the caller?

//. Retell the text.

Maria Gomez

Maria Gomez was born in Peru. She grew up in a small village. She began school when she was six years old. She went to elemen­tary school, but she didn't go to high school. Her family was very poor, and she had to go to work when she was 13 years old. She worked on an assembly line in a shoe factory.

When Maria was 17 years old, her family moved to the United States. First they lived in Los Angelos and then they moved to San Francisco.

When Maria arrived in the United States she was unhappy She missed her friends back in Peru, and she didn't speak one word of English. She began to study English at night, and she worked in a factory during the day.

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Maria studied very hard and now she speaks English well. She's still studying at night, but now she's studying typing. She wants to be a secretary.

Maria still misses her friends back home. But she's very happy now and she's looking forward to her future in her new country.

/ Listen to the text "Maria Gomez" and answer the questions' Where is Maria Gomez from? Where does she live now' //. Listen to the text again and answer the questions.

Where was Maria borr.⁵ Where did she grow up? At what age did she go to school? When did she have to start work? When did Maria's family move to the United States? Why did Maria feel un­happy when they arrived in the United States? What did Maria have to do⁵ How is Maria getting on now?

///. Tell about Maria's life.

IV. Imagine you are Maria Gomez Your new friends want to know about the main events in your life. You are answering their questions.

V Tell about the main events in your life:

When and where were you born? Where did you grow up? At what age did you go to school? Did you do well at school? What subjects did you like best? When did you finish school? What did you do after school? What Institute did you graduate from? When did you graduate from the Institute? What did you do upon gradua­tion? Where do you work now? Are you a candidate of science? When did you defend your thesis?

VI. Interview your friend about the most important events in his/her life.

VII. Write your biography.

Self check

/. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:

Miss Green is a typist. She works .. an office. She goes ... the office ... five mornings every week.

Yesterday she arrived .. the office a few minutes nine o'clock. She looked ... the clock .. the wall. She was not late ... work. She took ... her hat and coat and put them ... a hook . the wall. Then she went . . her desk, took the cover . the typewriter,

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sat down and put a sheet ... paper ... the machine. She began to type. She sat ... her desk and typed all morning.

... half-past twelve Miss Green stopped work. She put ... her

hat and coat and went ...... lunch. She had lunch ... a restaurant

... a friend. ... lunch she went ...... her office and worked ... five

o'clock. ... five o'clock she put the cover......the typewriter, put ...

her hat and coat, left ... the office and went ... home.

//. Ask questions to which the following statements are the answers:

1. On five mornings every week. 2. At nine o'clock. 3. No, she wasn't. 4. All morning. 5. At a rest,' ^rant. 6. With her friend. 7. She went back to her office. 8. At 5 o'clock.

///. Translate into English:

1. Текст был трудный, и мне пришлось пользоваться словарем. У меня ушло около двух часов, чтобы перевести текст. 2. — Ты вчера слушал последние известия? — Конечно, я всегда слушаю новости по вечерам. 3. Поторопись. Отец просил нас не опазды­вать. 4. Вчера у нас было собрание. Мой начальник выступил с докладом. Его доклад всем понравился. 5. Сегодня я вышел из дома в 8.20 и пришел на работу на 15 минут раньше. 6. Вчера моя сестра уехала в Лондон. Она вернется через две недели. 7. Пожалуйста, попроси Виктора, чтобы он позвонил мне сегодня вечером.

Fluency

/. a) As you know Steve Baxter is a journalist. He's a very busy man. Look at Steve's diary and see what he did last week. Monday 21st 9.00 —visit the BBC Television Centre

14.00 — opening the art museum Tuesday 22nd 10.15 — interview Lord Harley

14.15 — press conference at the British Museum Wednesday 23rd 9.30 — discuss new project with Mr Short

15.00 — meet reporters from Canada Thursday 24th 11.00 — interview Sam Jones

14.00 — press conference at Hilton Hotel

Friday 25th 10.00 — phone Scotland Yard (Chief Inspector

Marks)

b) Ask all types of questions on Steve's daily activities last

week.

c) Imagine you are Steve Baxter. You had a busy week from Monday 21st to Friday 25th. Tell your friends what you did during the week.

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//. Look at Ann's diary on page 136 and say what Ann usually does and what she did yesterday.

///. Read the text "A Busy Day" on page 124 and tell about one of Mr Hanson's busy days at the office.

IV. What was yesterday's working day at your office like? Was there anything particular about iP

V. Were you busy last week? And what about the members of your family?

VI. Do you sometimes travel abroad on business? When did you last go abroad? What did you do there?

UNIT 17 GRAMMAR: PAST CONTINUOUS

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS Illustrative Situations

1. Yesterday evening John was at home. He was watching tele­vision. One of the programmes was interesting but the phone rang in the middle of it. It was his friend.

Questions: What was John doing yesterday evening? What happened in the middle of the programme? Who was it'

2. Mr Collins got to the airport early. He sat in the lounge for a while. Then they called out his flight and he went to the plane.

He was sitting in the lounge when they called out his flight. Questions: What did Mr Collins do when he got to the airport? What was he doing when they called out his flight?

3. — What were you doing between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday

evening?

— I was watching television.

— Was Jack watching television, too?

— No, he was writing letters.

4. — Betty was doing her French homework when Bob came to

see her last Saturday.

— Did he help her?

— Yes, he did, but he didn't enjoy it.

5. — I was very busy last night.

— Were you?

— Yes, I was studying English.

— Really?

6. — David came to see me unexpectedly last night.

— Oh, did he? What were you doing when he came?

— I was having dinner.

— How inconvenient!

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Practice

/. Say what you or other people were doing some time ago. Use the prompts.

e.g. The whole day yesterday I was busy, (write an article) I was writing an article.

1. On Sunday I was in the library, (prepare for one's exam)

2. At 11 a.m. on Saturday I was at the University, (write a test)

3. We were in the country on the weekend, (fish) 4. All day long yesterday I was out. (work in the garden) 5. At 7 o'clock yesterday evening we were still at the office, (have a meeting) 6. From 10 till 12 on Sunday Victor was busy, (repair the TV set) 7. At 10 a.m. yesterday I was at home, (clean the flat) 8. Yesterday afternoon we were at the stadium, (play football) 9. On Friday morning I was at work, (make an experiment)

//. Teacher: — At 10 p.m. yesterday I was watching TV. Were

you also watching TV at that time, Mary?

Student: — Yes, I was. (or No, I wasn't, I was doing my

homework)

The students take over the role of teacher. Teacher: At 7 p.m. yesterday I was playing volley-ball. What were

you doing, Mary? Student: I was writing letters.

Teacher: What was your husband (son, etc) doing at that time? Student: He was cleaning the car.

/// Teacher: a) Guess what I was doing from 5 to 6 yesterday evening by asking me questions:

e.g. — You were reading, weren't you?

— You weren't cleaning the flat, were you?

b) Guess what my husband was doing at the same time: e.g. — He was writing a letter, wasn't he?

— He wasn't watching TV, was he?

c.) Guess what my son was doing at the same time: e.g. Was he playing tennis?

IV. Ask your partner what he (she) was doing at 8 p.m. yester­day; who he (she) was talking to when you saw him (her), where he (she) was travelling in summer, if he (she) was working at his (her) thesis on the weekend; what problem he (she) was discussing with his (her) co-workers; what he (she) was doing in the labora­tory when you saw him (her); where he (she) was hurrying when you met him (her); who he (she) was waiting for when you saw him (her); if he (she) was watching TV last night.

V. a) Here is a list of some things that Mary did yesterday (and the times at which she did them):

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8.45—9.15 — have breakfast 16.00—18.00-watch television

9.15—10.00 — read a newspaper 19.00—20.30—cook

10.00—12.00 —clean her flat 21.00—22.00—listen tome news

12.45—13.30 —have lunch 22.00—24.00—type

14.30—15.30 —wash some clothes

b) Now ask all types of questions about what Mary was doing at these times yesterday.

VI. Make sentences with "when" for these situations:

Situation: We had a lecture on art yesterday and the rector of the University came in the middle of it.

We were having a lecture on art when the rector of the Univer­sity came in.

1. Mr Robinson turned the radio on and listened to the first part of the concert. Then the phone rang. 2. We were at a dance last night. In the middle of it someone shouted: "Fire!". 3. Robert drove to London yesterday. Halfway there the car broke down 4. The television programme was interesting yesterday but my friends called on me in the middle of it. 5. We had a dictation yester­day. The bell rang in the middle of it. 6. The Browns were at the dinner table when the telegram arrived. 7. Robert went to the bus-stop and waited. At that time it began to rain.

VII. Make up complex sentences using the prompts:

e.g play/talk to smb

While the children were playing Mrs Smith was talking to

her neighbour.

Prompts: 1. have a bath/wash the dishes; 2. make tea/clean the car; 3. listen to the news/read the papers; 4. have a holiday/work hard; 5. write an article/do one's homework; 6. repair the tape-recoder/do the housework; 7. look through business papers/type e.g. to work this morning/an accident

I was walking (riding) to work this morning when I saw an

accident

Prompts: \. breakfast/the telephone; 2. tennis/rain; 3. TV/my cousin; 4. lesson/bell; 5. the guitar/string; 6. newspaper/bus; 7. in the park/a friend; 8. homework/noise outside; 9. golf/a telegram

VIII. Complete these sentences using Past Continuous or Simple Past.

1. When we went out... 2. Who were you talking to ...? 3. It was raining ... 4. When I got to the lesson ... 5. I was ringing the doorbell when ... 6. When I opened the door ... 7. While Mary was playing the piano ... 8. ... his father was sleeping. 9. When I arrived home ...

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10. All day long yesterday ... 11. On Sunday morning ... 12. ... 1 was resting. 13. While John was swimming ... 14. This afternoon ... 15. From 5 till 6 on Friday ... 16. When I got up ... 17. While I was talking to my friend ... 18. The whole month ... 19. ... yesterday morning 20. I was having tea ...

IX. Use the prompt verbs both in Past Continuous and in Simple Past:

e.g. do exercises

At our English lesson we were doing exercises. We did 6 exer­cises (write letters; make telephone calls; do lectures; take exams; type articles; learn poems; read fan letters; translate articles)

X. Ask questions:

e.g. — Jill went out with someone yesterday.

— Who did she go out with?

1 When I saw Harry he was waiting for someone. 2. When James came Mary was looking for something. 3. Mike was writing to someone when I entered the room. 4. He wanted to talk to some­one at the police station. 5. When I saw Gemma she was talking to someone. 6. He wanted to talk about something very important. 7. Betty went out with someone. 8. When I came Roger was liste­ning to something over the radio. 9. He went there for something.

XI. Say what you (your friends, relatives) wanted to do once but didn't do:

e.g. — We were going to travel by train but then we decided to go

by car.

1. Tom wanted to invite Peter but then he changed his mind. 2. Mary intended to become a teacher but then she changed her mind 3. My mother wanted to go shopping but then she decided not to. 4. My sister wanted to go to the cinema at first but then she decided to go shopping. 5. James intended to play cricket on Saturday but then he decided to play golf. 6. We planned to leave at 5 a.m. but left at 8 a.m. 7. They intended to boating but then decided to stay home because of the weather.

XII. Make up short dialogues. Do it as in the example:

e.g. — Did she get married?

— No, she was going to get married but then she changed her mind.

XIII. Ask and answer questions: e.g. — Who was he talking to?

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— I've no idea who he was talking to.

Prompts: Betty/dance with; Jack/wait for; they/listen to; Ma­ry/look for; they/talk about; the boss/speak to

XIV. Travel Schedule — Thursday

7.30 Arrive at NBC studios.

7.45—9.00 Have breakfast with the producer of Musical

Box

9.15 Leave the studio.

9.15—10.30 Drive to the Concert Hall in Pasadena.

11.00—12.30 Interview jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.

12.30 Return to the motel.

13.00—13.45 Have lunch with Dee Dee's manager.

14.00—17.00 Take photographs of Dee Dee's Bridgewater.

18.00 Leave the concert hall to return to the motel.

19.30—midnight Attend a party in Hollywood.

Practice

1. Sue Barnes is a young Scottish music journalist on her first visit to California. Look at the travel notes above for the last day of her visit. In pairs, ask and say what Sue did: 1. before lunch; 2. after lunch; 3. in the evening.

Fluency In a Park

This is what happened in a park yesterday when it began to rain.

An old lady was feeding some pigeons. Two old men were sitting on a park bench and talking A young man was looking at the flowers. A young couple was walking hand in hand. Some children were playing volley-ball. When it began to rain the two old men got up and stood under a tree. The old woman put a newspaper over her head and the young man put his umbrella up. The young couple and the children began to run as fast as they could.

/. Listen to the text and answer the questions:

What was the old lady doing when it began to rain? What were the two old men doing? What was the young man looking at? What were the young couple and the children doing? What did the people in the park do when it began to rain?

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//. Say what was going on in the park yesterday.

What was it like?

Maggie is asking Stephen about the time he spent in Amster­dam. Stephen: I really enjoyed Amsterdam. I was living in a flat in the centre of the town.

Maggie: What sort of flat were you living in? Stephen: It was very old and very dark, but it had atmosphere.

I was sharing with some other people actually. Maggie: What sort of people were you sharing with? Stephen: Oh, just students. I was working in an office at the time. Maggie: What sort of office were you working in?

/. Listen to the conversation between Maggie and Stephen and say what Maggie wants to know. What are her exact words?

II. Act out the conversation.

III. Situation: Maggie spent a year in France. Stephen wants to know what it was like.

A Visit from Jeff

Jill: Hello, Jeff. You're back.

Jeff: Yes, I phoned you last night but you didn't answer.

Jill: But we didn't go out.

Jeff: Then what were you doing at 7.30 last night?

Jill: I don't know. At 8.30 I was watching television.

Steve: I heard the phone, but I was cleaning my shoes when it

rang. I had shoe polish on my hands, so I didn't answer it.

I called Jill but she was drying her hair, so she didn't hear

it Then I was walking to the phone when it stopped. Jeff: Ah, I see. .Well, we arrived back yesterday afternoon. We

left at 3.30. When we left France the sun was shining and

when we landed in London, it was raining. Jill: What did you do in Bordeaux? Jeff: Oh, several things. Pam lay in the sun and swam in the sea.

We went on excursions and saw a lot of interesting places.

Pam bought some souvenirs, we wrote postcards, took

photographs and the children made new friends. Pam spoke

French to the waiters. Steve- Did you like it there then? Jeff: I thought it was wonderful. I ate a lot, I drank wine, I slept

until 10 every morning and I spent all my money!

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/. Listen to the conversation "A Visit from Jeff" and say where Jeff and his family spent their holidays.

II. Listen to the conversation again and reproduce the phrases with the irregular verbs in Simple Past.

III. Say how Jeff and his family spent their holidays.

IV. Act out the conversation.

V. Situation: Yesterday you phoned your friend several times during the day but he was out. You want to know where he was and what he was doing

A Quiet Evening

Mr Jones was at home at 8.30 that evening. His wife and children were at home, too. Mrs Jones was in the kitchen. She was making tea. Jane was laying the table. David was in the sitting-room. He was reading a book. All this was quite normal but Mr Jones knew there was something wrong about the house. He was going to ask his wife about it when he saw that the television-set was not working. When the family sat at the table Jane told Mr Jones that the TV set was out of order, and the programme that evening was interesting. "Then let's talk about something", said Mrs Jones. But there was nothing to talk about. So the children went to bed. Mrs Jones went to sleep, too. Only Mr Jones was glad. He sat down in a comfortable armchair, took his pipe and began to read an interesting book.

/. Listen to the text "A Quiet Evening", ask and answer questions on the text.

II. Retell the text.

III. Say a) what the members of your family were doing when you came home yesterday; b) what your colleagues were doing when you came to your office this morning.

An Accident

Two cars were going along Cambridge Street. An Englishman was driving a Rolls-Royce, and a foreign student was driving a V. W, The Englishman was driving slowly arid carefully. The student wasn't driving carefully... he was looking at a girl. She was walking along the street. She was wearing a short skirt, and she was carrying a handbag. The traffic-lights were green.

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A dog was sitting beside the traffic lights. A cat was sitting on the opposite corner. Suddenly the dog saw the cat. It ran across the road. The English driver saw the dog. He braked quickly. The V. W. crashed into the Rolls-Royce. The girl saw the accident. She ran to a telephone box. The police came immediately.

/. Listen to the text "Accident" and answer the questions:

Where did the accident happen? Who was driving a Rolls-Royce? a V. W.? How did the accident happen? Who saw the accident⁷* What did she do?

//. Say how the accident happened.

III. Did you ever see an accident? How did it happen?

A Robbery

There was a robbery at 151 River Street yesterday afternoon. Burglars broke into every apartment in the building while all the tenants were out.

The man in apartment 1 wasn't home. He was washing his clothes in the laundry. The woman in apartment 2 wasn't home either. She was visiting a friend in the hospital. The people in apartment 3 were gone. They were having a picnic at the beach. The man in apartment 4 was out. He was playing tennis in the park. The college students in apartment 5 were away. They were attending a football game. And the elderly lady in apartment 6 was out of town. She was visiting her friend in New Jersey.

Yesterday was an unfortunate day for the people at 151 River Street. They had no idea that while they were away burglars broke into every apartment in the building.

/. Listen to the text "A Robbery" and say what happened yesterday afternoon at 151 River Street.

II. Listen to the text again. Say what the people in different apartments were doing.

1. The man in apartment 1 wasn't home. He ... 2. The woman in apartment 2 wasn't home either. She ... 3. The people in apartment 3 were gone. They ... 4. The man in apartment 4 was out. He ...

5 The college students in apartment 5 were away They ... .

6 The elderly lady in apartment 6 was out of town. She ... .

/// Ask all types of questions on the text. IV. Retell the text.

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V. I called on you yesterday afternoon but none of the members of your family was at home. Where were you and your family?

Friday the 13th

Yesterday was Friday the 13th. Many people believe that Friday the 13th is a very unlucky day. I, myself, didn't think so ... until yesterday.

Yesterday I cut myself while I was shaving. My wife hurt herself while she was making breakfast. My son poked himself in the eyes while he was putting on his glasses. Our daughter spilled soup over herself while she was eating dinner. Both our children hurt themselves while they were playing outside. And we all got wet paint all over ourselves while we were sitting in the park across the street.

Yesterday was a very unlucky day.

/. Listen to the text "Friday the 13th" and say whether Friday the 13th was a lucky day for the writer.

II. Answer the questions.

What day was yesterday? What happened to the writer (his wife, his children) yesterday? Where did the family get wet paint all over themselves?

///. Retell the text.

IV. Was yesterday a lucky day for you?

V. Make up sentences with reflexive pronouns. Use the prompts. e.g. We/all this work.

We did all this work ourselves.

1. little girl/all that ice-cream; 2. Arthur/all that wine; 3. Tom/ the car; 4. I/this difficult exercise; 5. Susan/all the dishes; 6. the children/the room; 1. Tom and Peter/all that work; 8. We/all these books; 9. Mary/dinner; 10. I/the text; 11. The boys/the table; 12. We/the homework.

Self check

/. Choose the correct verb tense.

1. While I was having/had breakfast this morning my sister phoned from Mexico. 2. When I was seeing/saw his face I was realising/ realised my mistake. 3. I was writing /wrote a letter to my penfriend last night. 4. I was taking/took an umbrella because it was raining/rained. 5. It was a cold winter night.

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It was snowing/ snowed hard and I was wanting/wanted to get back home quickly.

//. Put the verbs into the correct forms.

A. 1. — What you (read) when I (come)?

— A very interesting detective. I (take) the book from the library yesterday.

2. Ann still (wait) for me when I (arrive). She (get) angry because I (be) late again.

3. — Where you (hurry) when 1 (meet) you?

— I (go) to the station to meet my mother.

4. I (drive, not) fast when the accident (happen).

5. I (come) to the station an hour before the train's departure. While I (wait) for the train I (read) a newspaper.

6. The telephone (ring) when we (have) dinner. My wife (answer) the phone.

B. The students (talk) excitedly when the teacher (come) in, but they (stop) at once when the teacher (speak). He (walk) across the room and (begin) to write questions on the blackboard. While he (write), the students (sit) down, (take) out their pens and (prepare) themselves for the test. The teacher (finish) wri­ting, (sit) down in front of the class and (open) a book. He (read) his book the whole time while the students (answer) the questions. When the bell (ring) at four o'clock, most of them (still, write). The teacher (tell) them to stop working and he (collect) their answer papers. When they (leave) the room he (begin) to correct the papers.

///. Translate into English:

1. Пока машинистка печатала документы, я разговаривал с главным инженером. 2. — Чем ты занимался в понедельник с 8 до 10 вечера? — Готовился к экзамену. 3. Ты вчера был за­нят, не так ли? — Да, я писал статью.— Жаль. Вчера в универ­ситете была очень интересная лекция. 4. — С кем ты разгова­ривал, когда я тебя встретил? — Со своим двоюродным братом. 5. Вчера вечером мы все были дома. Я читал весь вечер. Моя жена смотрела телевизор, а дети играли в шахматы. 6. — Что вы обсуждали на вчерашнем собрании? — Мы говорили о нашем производственном плане. 7. — Кто помог тебе перевести ста­тью? — Я перевел ее сам. 8. Она никогда не рассказывала о себе. 9. — Кто подписывал документы? — Вы сами их подпи­сали. 10. Мне не пришлось звонить Николаю. Он сам мне по­звонил. 11. Мы никого не просили о помощи и сделали всю работу сами. 12. Они сами рассказали мне об этом.

UNIT 18 GRAMMAR: SIMPLE FUTURE