8. Задайте к предложениям общий, альтернативный, специальные и разделительный вопросы.

1. My friend works at the plant. 2.He speaks English well. 3. Every day our manager has business talks. 4. My children are pupils. 5. We have English lessons every week. 6. Our telephone is on the desk. 7. They have got offices in different cities. 8. After breakfast my wife and I go to the Ministry. 9. Her daughter has a two-room flat in Petersburg. 10. Her parents teach the French language at the University. 11. We have many offers from German firms. 12. We get a lot of letters and cables every morning. 13. My sister’s children are students. 14. The engineers of our plant can speak two foreign languages. 15. Mr White discusses a lot of problems during the talks.

9. Заполните пропуски предлогами или наречиями. Задайте вопросы к тексту.

My friend and I work at a firm. We are economists. The economists ...our firm learn foreign languages. My friend learns German. He knows English quite well. I learn English. We go ... our lessons ...Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ... the lessons we answer the teacher’s questions and read English. We do not speak Russian ... our teacher ... the lessons. ... home we translate exercises ... Russian ... English and learn words.

10. Измените предложения в соответствии с образцом.

He usually shaves at 7, but today he … at 8.

He usually shaves at 7, but today he is shaving at 8.

1. I usually drink tea in the morning, but this morning I … coffee. 2. They usually play in the garden in the afternoon, but this afternoon they … in the park. 3. She usually washes the dishes at night, but tonight she … clothes. 4. He usually reads his newspaper at night, but tonight he … a book. 5. She usually drinks tea alone, but today she … tea together with her friends. 6. They usually leave at 5, but today they … at 4. 7. He usually types his letters, but today his secretary … them.

They don’t usually walk to work.

Then why are they walking to work today?

1. He doesn't usually write with his left hand. 2. He doesn't usually lunch alone. 3. She doesn't usually stand by the window. 4. You don't usually sit with your feet on the desk. 5. We don't usually use calculators. 6. She doesn't usually criticize us. 7. She doesn't usually bring the tea round. 8. I don't usually make a fuss about nothing.

11. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глагол в форме Present Continuous Tense.

1. She (not work), she (swim) in the river. 2. He (teach) his son to ride. 3 Why Ann (not wear) her new dress? 4. The aeroplane (fly) at 2,000 metres. 5. What Tom (do) now? – He (clean) his shoes. 6. This fire (go) out. Somebody (bring) more coal? 7. It (rain)? – Yes, it (rain) very hard. You can’t go out yet. 8. You (not tell) the truth. – How do you know that I (not tell) the truth? 9. Who (move) the furniture about upstairs? – It’s Tom. He (paint) the front room. 10. Mrs. Jones (sweep) the steps outside her house. 11. What you (read) now? – I (read) “Crime and Punishment”. 13. Someone (knock) at the door. You (not go) to answer it? – I (go) in a minute. I just (get) out of my bath. 14. My mother doesn’t usually make cakes on Mondays, but she (make) one today as my aunt (come) to tea tomorrow. 15. Where is Tom? – He (lie) under the car. 16. Can I borrow your pen or you (use) it at the moment? 17. Why you (type) so fast? You (make) a lot of mistakes. 18. You can’t see Ann because she (rest) She always rests after lunch.19. The children are very quiet. Go and see what they (do). 20. I can’t hear what you (say). They (repair) the road.