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L E S S O N 4

Grammar: 1. The Past Continuous Tense (прошедшее продолженное время).

2.O ther as a Noun.

3.The Negative Form of General Questions.

Text: Speaking about Theatres and Perform ances.

____________Booking Seats.____________________________________

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GRAMMAR

SECTION I

THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

STEP 1. READ THEDIALOGUESAND STUDYTHETENSE.

a)— Were you in the office at 3 yesterday?

— Yes, I was checking some reports.

b)When I arrived home yesterday Mary was watching the latest news on TV.

Past Continuous употребляется для выражения длительного

jдействия, происходившего в определенный момент в про­ шлом. Этот момент может быть выражен:

1)точным указанием времени (см. пример “а”);

2)другим действием, выраженным глаголом в простом прошедшем времени (см. пример “Ь”).

Вобоих случаях действие началось до этого момента и про­ должалось после этого момента.

Ряд глаголов в Past Continuous не употребляется (см. Lesson 1, part 1).

Форма глаголов в Past Continuous образуется при помощи

глагола to be в прошедшем времени и Present Participle смыслового глагола.

STEP Z.PRACTISETHEPAST CONTINUOUSTENSE.

Ex. 1. Say what you were doing yesterday.

Example: At 7*30 In the morning I was having breakfast.

•- at 9.15 in the morning;

•at 10.30 in the morning;

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•at 1.15 in the afternoon;

•at 4.00 in the afternoon;

•at 6.20 in the evening;

•when the TV news programme began;

•when your friend phoned;

•at 11 o’clock in the evening.

Ex. 2. Say w hat you were not doing last weekend.

Example: At 8.30 In the morning on Saturday I was not going (driv­ ing) to the office.

Ex. 3. Ask and answer questions.

Example: — At what time were you looking through the e-mail yes­ terday?

—From 9*15 to xo In the morning.

•to speak to the business partners on the phone;

•to look through the offers of foreign companies;

•to discuss business problems with the managers of the company;

•to drink coffee (tea) with the collegues;

•to make appointments;

•to have supper at home;

•to relax in front of TV;

•to speak about family problems with the members of the family.

STEP 3. COMPARE THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND THE PAST CONTINUOUS.

1.Yesterday at 10 Lucy was working in the garden.

2.Last weekend Lucy worked in the garden.

Употребляя Past Continuous, мы рассматриваем действие

Шкак длительный незавершившийся процесс, происхо­ дивший в прошлом (см. пример “1”).

Употребляя Simple Past, мы рассматриваем действие как

полностью завершившийся процесс, как факт, имевший место в прошлом (см. пример “2”).

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Ex. 4* Use the correct tense-forms.

SECTION II

“OTHER” AS A NOUN

READ, STUDYAND PRACTISE.

1.Mr Russel has got two sons. One of them is an engineer, the other is an actor.

2.I couldn’t reserve a room at this hotel. Let’s phone another.

3.Some of our businessmen are working on computers and the others are having talks.

4.Some people like having a quiet rest, while others enjoy active, open-air holidays.

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Местоимение other может употребляться как существи­ тельное. В этом случае оно имеет форму как единственного, так и множественного числа.

Ex. 5. Ask and answer questions as in the ежатр!е.

— W h a t d o y o u th i n k o f d e te c tiv e film s?

— S om e o f th e m a re good, b u t o th e rs a re b o rin g .

What do you think of Moscow streets / shops / airports? different resorts on the Black Sea? different TV programmes?

the office equipment of different foreign com­ panies?

the stations of the Moscow Underground? the foreign hotels you have stayed at? the weather in different parts of Russia?

Ex. 6. Choose and use another, the other, othersfthe others.

1.We’ve received two offers this month. One is for compressors Model 25,... is for Model 29.

2.Some London streets are crowded and noisy, b u t... are very quiet.

3.There were three short films in the cinema programme. One was very interesting and ... were boring.

4.When Tom arrived at the airport some people were checking in for the flight, while ... were waiting for the plane.

5.Some machines which the company offered met our customers’ re­ quirements, b u t... were not of high quality.

6.I didn’t like the book the salesgirl offered me and asked her to show me

7.Some English families have got their own houses and ... live in blocks of flats.

SECTION III

THE NEGATIVE FORM OF GENERAL QUESTIONS

READ, STUDY AND PRACTISE.

a)Haven’t you seen the new comedy? It’s very good. I recommend you to see it.

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b)Don’t you know this man? He is the Director of our company.

c)Didn’t you go to Brighton when you were in England? It’s the most popular resort near London.

d)Where is Ann? Isn’t she in the office?

e)Can’t Jane work on the computer?

Отрицательная форма общих вопросов выражает удивление и соответствует в русском языке вопросам, начинающимся со слов разве? неужели?

Вспомогательные глаголы, модальные глаголы и глагол to be в таких вопросах стоят в отрицательной форме.

Ex. 7* Express your surprise.

Exapmlei Tour friend says that he is going to visit the Bolshoi thea* tre for the first time.

You say: Haven’t you been to the Bolshoi theatre?

Your friend says that:

—he is going to learn to skate;

—he is going to visit St. Petersburg for the first time;

—he is going to learn to drive;

—he is going to work all summer;

—he would like to buy a TV set for the kitchen;

—he wants to know what facilities a 5-star hotel has;

—he wants to know what kind of books Akunin writes;

—he wants to know how long it usually takes to go through the Cus­ toms.

U N I T II

WORKING ON THE TEXT

Read the dialogues.

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SPEAKING ABOUT THEATRES AND PERFORMANCES

Mr Borisov is a great theatre goer. So after the talks he asked Mr Stanley:

Borisov: What is on at London theatres now?

Stanley: There is a bit of everything. The Royal Opera House (Covent Garden) is famous for opera and ballet perform ­

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Mr Borisov went to the Barbican Centre to book seats for “Romeo and Juliet”. At the booking office he saw some people who were buying tickets. Mr Borisov spoke to the cashier.

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1all year round — круглый год

2as a m atter o f fact — фактически, собственно говоря

3There was a full house. — Театр был полон. (зд. слово house выступает в значении ‘театр, зрительный зал’).

4 Here are your tickets. — Вот ваши билеты. (Ср.: Here you are).

N O T E T I 1 E P R O N O U N C I A T I O N : the R oyal O pera House

the National Theatre ['naefnal]

the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

Stratford-on-Avon

Ex. 8. Agree or disagree. Give your reasons.

1.You can see different kinds of performances at London theatres.

2.The Royal Shakespeare company performs only in Stratford-on- Avon.

3.There were no curtain calls for the actress who played the part of Desdemona in the performance “Othello”.

4.The actor who played the part of Othello was rather ordinary.

5.Mr Stanley recommended Mr Borisov to go to Stratford and see some performance there.

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1..At the booking office of the Barbican Centre there was a big choice of tickets for the Saturday perfonnance.

2.Mr Borisov bought very good seats for Sunday.

Ex. 9. Say w hat you remember from the text about:

*1. the programme of the London theatres;

2. the Barbican Centre in London;

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3.the performance “Othello” Mr and Mrs Stanley saw;

4.the seats Mr Borisov booked for the Sunday performance.

Ex. 10. Think and answer.

1.Why did Mr Borisov ask Mr Stanley about the programme of the London theatres?

2.Why does the Royal Shakespeare Company perform both in Strat­ ford and in London?

3.Why did Mr Stanley recommend Mr Borisov to see a performance at the Barbican Centre and to book seats in advance?

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1.Why did Mr Borisov decide to see “Romeo and Juliet” at the Barbi­ can Centre?

2.Why did he decide to buy seats in the stalls?

U N I T I II

WORKING ON WORDS

both ... and ...

Ex. i i . Ask and answer.

Example: —Which city is more famous for places of interest — Lon­ don or Paris?

—I think, there are wonderful places of interest both in London and in Paris.

1.In what country are there better holiday resorts — in Spain or in It­ aly?

2.Which sport is more popular — football or hockey?

3.Do English people live in their own houses or in flats?

4.Can we see only opera perfomances at the Bolshoi theatre or do they put on ballets too?

5.Which park is bigger — Sokolniki or Izmailovsky?

6.Can we buy food only at big supermarkets or at small shops too?

7.Does the Maly theatre put on only classical plays or modem ones too?

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a large (small) choice of smth

Ex. 12. Speak about different places.

Example: I went to the House of Books yesterday. There is a large choice of books there.

1.the furniture shop;

2.the travel agency;

3.the booking office of the Odeon cinema;

4.the Ashan supermarket;

5.the Car Centre;

6.the Market of electronic products;

7.the duty-free shops at Sheremetyevo;

8.“the Sport-Master” shop.

What is (was) wrong with...?

Ex. 13*Speak as in the ежатр1е:

—Ididn’t Пкеthe hotelInSochiwhere 1stayed lastsummer.

—What was wrong with it?

—The service was bad.

1.I didn’t like the serial I watched on TV last week.

2.I didn’t like the plane by which I flew to Egypt.

3.My friend says that he doesn’t like the Fitness Centre where he goes every week.

4.I don’t like Sheremetyevo-1 airport.

5.The people of this company don’t like the computers on which they work.

6.The furniture my friends bought for their new flat is not very good.

7.There were no curtain calls for the actor who played the part of Hamlet.

except / except for

Ex. 14*Supply the missing word.

1.Nina visited all places of interest in St. Petersburg ... the Russian Museum.

2.My friend has seen all Chekhov’s plays ... “Ivanov”.

3.The Seller’s terms suited us ... the delivery dates.

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4.The cast was wonderful... the actor who played the leading part.

5.At the talks we clarified all the matters ... the Seller’s guarantees.

6.Mary and Nick have visited a lot of resorts in the Crimea ... Sudak.

7.I liked the film ... the end which was rather boring.

8.All planes left on time ... flight L35 for Oslo.

9.There were a lot of good tickets for all performances ... the one on Saturday.

10.The goods of the company meet our requirements ... tools Model 91 which are of poor quality.

U N I T IV

KEY STRUCTURES AND SPECIAL POINTS

ARTICLES

Ex. IS. a) Supply articles where necessary.

1.Now the English people don’t go to ... cinema as often as some years ago. They usually stay at home and watch films on television or on ... DVD-player.

2. ...Sovremennik Theatre is one of the most popular Moscow theatres.

3.There will be ... new concert hall in our district next month.

4.What do you like better,... theatre o r ... cinema?

5.Last night Gloria went to ... Barbican centre to see ... new per­ formance. ... performance was excellent, ... cast was extremely good, expecially ... actress who played .. leading part.

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