10 Programme 10

Practice Section

Text Three

The nights are drawing in.

I’m looking forward to sitting by a nice fire.

The leaves on the oak trees turned yellow.

You are not going bald, are you!

Mrs. Smith: Quite chilly, isn’t it, Mrs, Jones?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, summer’s over. The nights are drawing in.

Mrs. Smith: I prefer autumn anyway. It gets so hot in summer I can’t sleep.

Mrs. Jones: You’re right. I’m looking forward to sitting by a nice fire again.

Mrs. Smith: We’re getting old, I suppose. The seasons flash past so quickly.

Mrs. Jones: The leaves on the oak trees have turned yellow already. Beautiful!

Mrs. Smith: My hair’s going grey. No one says that’s beautiful.

Mrs. Jones: The trees will soon be bare. You’re not going bald, are you, Mrs. Smith!

Drill 1

1 I like going on holiday. I’m looking forward to going on holiday.

2 He doesn’t like waiting for his girlfriend. He objects to waiting for his girlfriend.

3 He likes seeing Mary. He’s looking forward to seeing Mary.

4 They don’t like working on Sundays. They object to working on Sundays.

5 She likes eating French food. She’s looking forward to eating French food.

6 We don’t like doing what he says. We object to doing what he says.

7 I like talking to Bill. I’m looking forward to talking to Bill.

8 The men don’t like doing overtime. The men object to doing overtime.

Drill 2

1 The children are laughing happily. seem The children seem happy.

2 The Smiths were talking angrily. sound The Smiths sounded angry.

3 The old man got up tiredly. feel The old man felt tired.

4 The girl was smiling sadly. appear The girl appeared sad.

5 Mary is dressed beautifully. look Mary looks beautiful.

6 Peter and John are shouting excitedly. sound Peter and John sound excited.

7 The lions were sleeping peacefully. seem The lions seemed sleeping.

8 The chicken was coked splendidly. taste The chicken tasted splendid.

Drill 3

1. I’ll write the book in six months. It’ll take me six months to write the book.

2. He drove to London in two hours. It took him two hours to drive to London.

3. They do the trip in thirty minutes. It takes them thirty minutes to do the trip.

4. We’ll do the job in three days. It’ll take us three days to do the job.

5. She cooked the meal in half an hour. It took her half an hour to cook the meal.

6. You can fly to Spain in an hour and a half. It takes you an hour and a half to fly to Spain.

7. He’ll finish his studies in three years. It’ll take him three years to finish his studies.

8. They walked to the station in a few minutes. It took them a few minutes to walk to the station.

Drill 4

1. I am very interested in the course. The course is very interesting.

2. The boys were really excited by the match. The match was really exciting.

3. The children are quite fascinated by the story. The story is quite fascinating.

4. We were rather surprised at the price. The price was rather surprising.

5. I was really amazed at the difference. The difference was really amazing.

6. He is very worried by the report. The report is very worrying.

7. We were quite bored by the lesson. The lesson was quite boring.

8. They were really thrilled by the film. The film was really thrilling,

Drill 5

1 Does she like tea or coffee? She prefers tea to coffee.

2 Do they enjoy visiting museums or going to the theatre? They prefer visiting museums to going to the theatre.

3 Do you like swimming or sunbathing? I prefer swimming to sunbathing.

4 Does he like cooking himself or eating in restaurants? He prefers cooking himself to eating in restaurants.

5 Do they drink beer or wine? They prefer beer to wine.

6 Does he normally walk or take buses? They prefer walking to taking buses.

7 Do they eat onions or garlic? They prefer onions to garlic.

8 Do they wear yellow or red shirts? They prefer yellow to red shirts.

Exercise 1

It was raining when I woke up last Saturday. It always rains when I am not working. We had planed to go to the seaside, but in the end we decided to go to the theatre instead. We missed the bus, and arrived late. We had arranged to meet Joe outside the theatre and he had been waiting for twenty minutes when we got there. The play had already start when we went in. It’s Monday again today, and I am working as usual. I have been sitting here in the office for the last two hours, but I have not done much work yet - I feel (am feeling) too fed up to work. I have already had my holiday this year. I went to Scotland in July and, of course, it rained (was raining) every day. Tomorrow I am going to book (I’ll book) a holiday for next April in Spain.

Exercise 2

1 We got accustomed to (stand) up all day long.

2 You won’t get away with (steal) that book.

3 We used to (enjoy) ourselves before they objected to us (sing)

4 I am looking forward to (begin) my new job.

5 He was busy (clean) the car when I arrived.

6 We couldn’t help (notice) that he hadn’t washed his face.

7 We didn’t go in because we were afraid of (disturb) them.

8 He used to (cook) for himself, but now he is used to (eat) in restaurants.

Exercise 3

1 She does (did) the housework while Robin is (was) at school.

2 My father came to the school to see the headmaster yesterday.

3 Peter has been in hospital for three weeks now.

4 His friends went to the hospital to see him every Saturday.

5 They sent the thief to prison for six months.

6 The murderer has been prison since the end of the war.

7 I go to church every Sunday . I saw Mrs. Smith while I was at church last week.

8 The stranger asked me the way to the church.

Exercise 4

1 The roses smelt beautiful.

2 He was trying hard, but it seemed impossible for him to win.

3 The news sounded serious, but he didn’t appear worried.

4 He drove home hurriedly before it grew dark.

5 You look very well after the holiday.

6 The meat looks good but it doesn’t taste good.

7 The fire was burning bright but it didn’t feel warm there.

8 They arrived late. The coffee tasted fine but it was getting cold.

Exercise 5

Example: He became hungry. (a. get b. grow)

a)He got hungry. b) He grew hungry.

1 a) The weather got much colder b)The weather grew much colder c)The weather turned much colder

3. a) He is getting angrier b) He is growing angrier

4. a) He grew deaf b) He went deaf

5. a)Her hair grew white. b)Her hair went white. c)He hair turned white.

5. a)The bread has got stale and the milk is getting sour.

a)The bread has gone stale and the milk is getting sour.

6 a) John is growing much taller. b) John is getting much taller.

7 a) The corn got yellow. b) The corn went yellow c) The corn turned yellow

8 a) The days get longer b) The days grow longer in the spring