5 Oral Practice

5.1 Dramatize the following dialogues Give your own versions.

1. A: Do Helen and her sister often go to the cinema?

B: Yes, I think so.

A: Do you think they will go on Saturday?

B: I’m sure they will.

2. A: Are you ready to leave?

B: Not yet. I need ten more minutes.

A: When you are ready we’ll have a cup of coffee or tea before we leave.

3. A: I quite forgot to make a few calls. Before we leave I’ll phone my mother and Peter.

B: Can’t you phone them when we come back?

A: I’ll be tired when we arrive and it’ll be after midnight. So I’ll phone her now.

5.2 Define the social situation and the social roles of the partners in the dialogue. Dramatize it.

A: When we arrive in New York, I’ll phone Jessie, and ask her to come to our place. When she comes I’ll bring her in here. I won’t tell her anything about you until she arrives… But after she’s here you’ll come out of that room.

B: Do you think she’ll recognize me?

A: No, I don’t think so. At least, not until you speak. You know, all of us change. After so many years.

B: That’s going to be quite a scene.

Lesson Four

1 Grammar Exercises. Situations and Drills

1.1 Practise in using verbs in the Past Simple (Indefinite) Tense.

Walk / Walked and Get / Got

Did he walk ...? Did he get ...?

He didn’t walk... . He didn’t get ... .

Was / Were Was he ...? Were they ...?

He wasn’t ... . They weren’t ... .

1.1.1 Do these transformation exercises at speed.

He worked / Did he work?

a) Model: A: I learned English words on Monday?

B: Did you learn them on Tuesday too?

Prompts

1) I watched television on Sunday.

2) I travelled home on the taxi on Friday.

3) I played tennis on Monday.

4) I helped my younger brother with mathematics on Thursday.

5) I returned home late at night the day before yesterday.

6) I listened to pop music on Saturday evening.

He wrote / Did he write?

Revise the forms of the verbs

to meet - met - met; to wear - wore - worn; to eat - ate - eaten; to leave - left - left; to buy - bought - bought.

b) Model: A: I wrote a letter to my parents yesterday.

B: Did you write a letter to your parents last week too?

1) I wore a new evening dress to the restaurant on Saturday.

2) I went to the theatre last Sunday.

3) I came to the Academy at 7.30 yesterday.

4) I saw Kate in the park after classes on Wednesday.

5) I met my school teacher on Monday.

6) I ate two sandwiches for breakfast the day before yesterday.

7) I left my English textbook in the classroom on Friday.

8) I bought a woollen sweater for my father.

1.1.2 Substitution Drill. Do this at speed.

Model: How long ago did you leave school?

get to the Academy = How long ago did you get to the Academy?

your friend = How long ago did your friend get to the Academy?

a) How long ago did you come?

1) she 6) get to the University

2) buy a coat 7) have lunch

3) Mary 8) the children

4) return home 9) go to bed

5) they 10) mother

b) Why did Oleg choose these pictures last time?

1) you 6) Oleg’s brother

2) yesterday 7) a new cassette recorder

3) cloth 8) your friend

4) a black suit 9) stay after classes

5) buy 10) Nelly

c) Who opened the door at night?

1) window 6) my dictionary

2) in the evening 7) yesterday

3) closed 8) Kate’s umbrella

4) my book some minutes ago 9) did one’s homework

5) took

1.1.3 You are surprised at what happened yesterday or some other time in the past because the same thing is happening now. Contrast the Past Simple and the Present Continuous Tenses.

Model: A: She wore new shoes with high heels yesterday.

B: Did she? She is wearing new ones (shoes) now.

Prompts

1) She did her homework yesterday.

2) Peter repaired his car the day before yesterday.

3) He had a French lesson yesterday.

4) Mother did some shopping two days ago.

5) Mary made a new skirt last week.

6) They cleaned the flat on Saturday.

7) He painted the doors and the floor last month.

8) Ann translated the articles yesterday.

1.1.4 Your partner is surprised at what you tell him because this isn’t what usually happens.

Model: А: My grandmother got up at 9 o’clock yesterday.

B: Did she? But she usually gets up at 6.

Prompts

1) The boss - come to work at 11 o’clock / 8.

2) Peter - wear new jeans / old ones.

3) Our teacher - wear modern clothes / old-fashioned clothes.

4) She - have dinner at the restaurant / at home.

5) My sister - buy a ready-made costume / have clothes made to customer’s order.

6) They - go to see their friends on Sunday / go to the country.

7) Oleg - write a letter to his parents / send telegrams.

8) The girls - listen to the classical music / popular.

1.1.5 Make sentences with “Only ... ago.” Study the situation and use it as a model.

Situation: The lecture started at 8 and it is now 8.02. “You’re late again, John” the lecturer says. What does John answer?

Answer: But the lecture started only two minutes ago !

1) Kate’s handbag is worn out. She bought it in September and it is only November now. Why is she angry?

2) The TV set has got out of order. You repaired it in May and it is July now. What do you say?

3) Mother says that you should eat sandwiches and drink a cup of coffee. You had lunch at the canteen at 12 and it is 1 o’clock now. What do you say?

4) Your watch is 20 minutes slow. You showed it to the watchmaker in August and it is September now. What do you think?

5) Your friend left at 9. At 9.05 you telephoned him. What does his mother say when you ask for him?

6) Father is surprised that you are still reading the book. But you began only the day before yesterday. What do you say?

7) You woke at 7 and it is 7.05 now. You are still in bed. Your mother says: “Wake up.” What do you answer?

8) You are looking for the magazine. You put it on the desk when the lesson began. Now the lesson comes to the end. What do you say to your friend?

9) You brought your vacuum cleaner from the repair shop on Wednesday and it is only Friday but it doesn’t work. Why are you angry?

10) You are surprised that your sister can play the piano so well. She has had music lessons only for two months. What do you say?

1.1.6 Practise in constructing negative sentences.

Didn’t Do

Model: the radio yesterday = I didn’t listen to the radio yesterday.

Prompts

1) the newspaper last night

2) a grammar test last week

3) a new flat last month

4) to see my old friend last Sunday

5) his homework in physics yesterday

6) the dishes in the morning

7) to the theatre last Saturday

8) a profession to her calling

9) football yesterday as it was raining

10) the flowers in the house and in the garden in the morning

1.1.7 Practise in constructing questions with Why didn’t ...?

Model: A: Mr. Smith usually reads all the articles in the newspaper ‘The Times’. He read the magazine yesterday.

B: Why didn’t he read all the articles in the newspaper ‘The Times’ yesterday?

1) We always watch new films on TV. We watched the new film on TV the day before yesterday.

2) They always send us letters before the holidays. They sent us a telegram in December.

3) Mike often gives Kate flowers. He gave her flowers for her last birthday.

4) The boys usually play chess in the evening. Yesterday they played volley - ball on the sports ground.

5) My father often goes to Moscow on business trip. He went to St. Petersburg on business trip last Monday.

6) Grandmother always goes for a walk in the evening. She stayed at home yesterday.

7) We always listen to the news. We listened to the news last night.

8) Olga always wears shoes with low heels. She wore the shoes with low heels in the theatre on Sunday.

9) We often have dinner at the cafe. We had dinner at the cafe yesterday too.

10) Jane always buys white bread. She bought brown bread.

11) Lena always goes to see her parents on Saturdays. It was Saturday yesterday. She telephoned them.

12) We often go to the country for the weekend. We stayed in town over the last weekend.

1.1.8 Rewrite the text to show what Nancy Jackobs did yesterday (Mind that the shift to the Past Indefinite is not necessary in some sentences).

Nancy Jackobs is a young teacher. She teaches mathematics at school. She arrives at school at 8 o’clock. The bell rings at 8.30 and Nancy enters the classroom. The lesson begins. Classes are over at 2 o’clock. Mary goes to the cloakroom, puts on her coat and catches the bus home. Sometimes she stays behind to help school students with their lessons. When she comes home she puts on a sports – suit and goes jogging for half an hour. Then she has a quick meal and gets down to her routine evening work. She loves her work and finds it very rewarding (стóящий).

1.1.9 Put 15 questions to the text (“Yes/No” and “Wh” – questions).

1.2 Put questions to the sentences whick are answers to them. Follow the model.

Model: a) Where did you go last Saturday?

I went to the theatre last Saturday.

b) Do you go to work by bus? – No, I usually go there by tram.

1. I went to the seaside with my friend.

2. No, I don’t wear jeans and T-shirts to work.

3. She has bought a woollen sweater for the present.

4. Mary made a new skirt last week.

5. Because it was very cold.

6. It usually took me half an hour to get there.

1.2.1 Revision of the grammar. Make sure that you have learnt to use the Past Indefinite Tense. Translate the sentences into English. Work at speed.

1) Я видела Олега в театре в субботу.

2) Он носил шерстяной свитер и фланелевые брюки прошлой осенью.

3) Ты учила латынь в прошлом году?

4) Кто работал в вашем саду в прошлое воскресенье?

5) Почему ты не отремонтировал машину позавчера?

6) Почему она не выбрала профессию по призванию?

7) Кто вернулся домой очень поздно в понедельник?

8) Я не перевела текст вчера.

9) Как давно ты убирала квартиру?

10) Как давно ты ездила к своим родителям?

Translate the sentences into English.

a) Mind the place of As soon As

1) Как только она приедет, я позвоню тебе.

2) Мы поедем на дачу, как только закончится дождь.

3) Я куплю новую сумку, как только получу деньги.

4) Как только закончится лекция, я пойду в студенческую столовую.

5) Я позвоню тебе, как только вспомню её адрес.

b) Mind the place of If.

1) Я пойду в библиотеку, если я не найду книгу дома.

2) Если я буду в Москве, я схожу во все известные музеи.

3) Я подожду (wait for) тебя после занятий, если ты не пойдёшь в читальный зал.

4) Ты будешь выглядеть очень элегантно, если ты купишь серый костюм и тёмно-серые туфли на высоком каблуке.

5) Если погода будет холодной, мы не будем гулять по вечерам.

1.3 Practise in using Has/Have and Is/Are Having

a) Illustrative Situation

Situation 1:

There is a computer in front of the 1) Ask who that computer belongs to.

boy. It belongs to the boy. His 2) So, what can you say about the boy?

father has presented it to him.

The boy has a computer.

Situation 2:

It is 7 a.m. now and Lena is in 1) Where is Lena now?

the kitchen. There is a cup of 2) What is she doing?

coffee in front of her on the 3) How often does she have a cup of

table. The coffee is strong and coffee?

hot. Lena likes it very much.

Lena is having a cup of coffee.

She has one very morning.

b) Special comments.

So you see two different uses of ‘Have’. One of these different uses of ‘Have’ means to do something. When ‘Have’ means to do something, it may have a continuous tense as it is shown in Situation 2.

Study the following sentences. Identify those in which ‘Have’ means to do something.

1) I have a cold shower every morning.

2) My parents have a country house.

3) Kate has sandwiches for breakfast every morning.

4) John has very nice blue eyes.

5) Mary has a painting lesson every Friday.

6) I have a cup of tea and some cakes at 11.30.

7) My friend has a very good job in a foreign firm.

8) The boys have good skates.

9) The students have their English every week.

10) I have breakfast at home and dinner in the students’ canteen.

c) Make sentences with Has/Have or Is/Are Having for these situations.

Model 1: There is a nice fur coat in Mary’s wardrobe. It belongs to her. Mary has a fur coat.

Model 2: There is a cup of tea in front of Mary now. Mary is having a cup of tea.

1) Jane can’t drive a car yet. That’s why she is in a car now with a driving - teacher.

2) Oleg is in the Academy. He is in the lecture hall with other students.

3) It is evening. The family is round the kitchen table.

4) Mary’s mother is on the operating-table now. There are two surgeons near her.

5) I am in the bathroom. The water is very nice.

6) Olga and Ann go to the country house at weekends. It belongs to their parents.

7) The boy keeps his books on a big shelf.

8) Mother usually cooks meals on a gas stove.

9) I don’t go to the Academy these days. I have passed all the exams successfully.

10) These fashionable clothes belong to Helen. She likes them very much.