Where are Jack and Mary now?

Why isn't the key in the desk?

Why aren't they busy today?

Exercise 21. Say the same about yourself (your friend, your mother).

Model: – My father is an architect.

– How interesting! My father is an archi­tect, too.

1. Peter's mother is a housewife.

2. I am very busy today.

3. My sister Gina is twenty years old.

4. My uncle's house is in the centre of the city,

5. My parents are in the country now.

6. Our teacher is an Englishman.

7. My favourite colour is blue.

8. My grandparents are pensioners.

9. My friends are at the seaside now.

10. Mr Brown is an excellent doctor.

Exercise 22. Agree or disagree with the following using words sometimes, often, usually, never.

Model: The telephone is busy at ten o'clock.

Yes, the telephone is often busy at ten o'clock.

– It is cold in this room.

– No, it is never cold in this room.

1. She is happy to see you.

2. The days are fine in August.

3. His songs are popular with young people.

4. The boy is sleepy in the evening.

5. His lectures are very interesting.

6. The headmaster is busy at that time.

7. My mother is tired after her work in the garden.

8. The girl is careless with her books.

9. His stories are very interesting.

10. John's hands are dirty.

Exercise 23. Ask if the following is true about you (your friend, somebody else).

Model: – Jane is an excellent dancer.

– Is Mary an excellent dancer, too?

– Yes, she is. (No, she isn't.)

1. Robert is from Coventry.

2. My sister is much better now.

3. Bob is present at the lesson.

4. The book is interesting.

5. The grass is green in spring.

6. Nick is a great theatre-lover.

7. Nick's flat is on the second floor.

8. Mrs Green is a nurse.

9. All houses in this street are five-storeyed buildings.

10. Jane is a good listener.

Exercise 24. Ask questions as in the model.

Model: – She is a good teacher. (mother)

– Isn't she a good mother, too?

1. Jack is clever and serious. (witty)

2. Mary is naughty and disobedient. (lazy)

3. The book is very interesting. (too long)

4. It's snowy and cold today. (windy)

5. Robert is strong and healthy. (brave)

6. The puppy is as white as snow. (funny)

7. I'm so tired. (ill)

8. John is a good listener. (quick learner)

9. Jane is very pretty. (clever)

10. These armchairs are small. (cozy)

Exercise 25. Answer the following questions, then ask your friend these questions.

1. Are you a good singer?

2. Is tennis your favourite sport?

3. Where are your friends now?

4. How old are you?

5. What colour are your eyes?

6. When is your birthday?

7. Where is the Thames?

8. Where are your books?

9. What is your father?

10. Who is your best friend?

Exercise 26. Ask questions as in the model.

Model: – Mary is at home. (at her office)

– Why isn't she at her office?

1. The carpet is on the floor. (on the wall)

2. The apples are in the box. ( fridge)

3. My son feels worse today. (in hospital)

4. The money is in my pocket. (purse)

5. It's nine o'clock. The pupils are in the corridor. (in the classroom)

6. The man is robbed the bank. (prison)

7. The weather is very fine and the children are indoors. (in the park)

8. Susan has a high temperature. (in bed)

9. The books are on the floor? (shelf)

10. The picture is very valuable. (in the museum)

Exercise 27. Read the text about Jane Samson, then complete and ask the questions below, let your partner answer them.

Jane Samson is a waitress from a small town in California. She serves food and drinks in a motorway restaurant just outside the city. She has a tiring job. She stands and walks all day.

Jane gets up between ten and eleven o’clock every morning and starts work at four o’clock in the afternoon. The restaurant is very busy in the evening. Men and women from important American companies have dinner with their customers and friends. Jane works very quickly, and she is always very polite. She is never rude to her customers.

She finishes work at ten o’clock and arrives home at eleven o’clock at night. Then she phones her friends and her parents in New York. She doesn’t go to bed at eleven o’clock. She sometimes goes to a disco – about once a week, but she usually watches television. She often goes to bed between two and three o’clock in the morning.

Questions:

1. Where ___from?

2. What ___ do?

3. Does ___ sit in an office?

4. When ___up?

5. Is ___empty in the evening?

6. Does ___slowly?

7. Is ___sometimes rude?

8. When ___arrive home?

9. Who ___phone?

10. Does ___to bed early?

Exercise 28. Answer the following questions.

1. Where do you live?

2. When do you usually get up?

3. What do you usually do before work/school?

4. What do you usually do after work/classes?

5. What are your interests?

6. What do you do in autumn?

7. What is your favourite season?

8. Do you like winter?

9. How hard do you work?

10. How do you spend most of your free time?

Exercise 29. a) Tell your friend

1) what you usually do after classes;

2) how you usually help your mother about the house;

3) how you cook dinner for the family.

b) Have a talk with your friend on

1) your sport activities;

2) your work in the library;

3) your participation in the drama club.

Exercise 30. Memorize the following proverbs and rhymes.

1. The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.

2. The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.

3. A new broom sweeps clean.

4. Barking dogs do not bite.

5. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

6. Health is above wealth.

7. Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

8. A bully is always a coward.

9. All cats are grey in the dark.

10. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

THE SEASONS

This is the season when fruit is sweet,

This is the season when school friends meet,

When noisy and gay, and brown in the sun,

With their books and bags to school they run.

This is the season when mornings are dark,

And birds do not sing in forest and park.

This is the season when children ski,

And Father Frost brings the New-Year tree.

This is the season when snowdrops bloom,

When nobody likes to be in his room.

This is the season when birds make their nests,

This is the season we all like best.

This is the season when nights are short,

When children are full of fun and sport,

Playing, swimming all the day,

With a happy song on a sunny day.

Exercise 31. Read the following jokes, retell them.