Unit 25

 

Vocabulary

 

ball мяч look after присматривать за

basket корзина make делать, изготовлять

dictionary словарь make a mistake делать ошибку

lecture лекция, читать лекцию pass передавать, проходить мимо

music музыка walk the dog выгуливать собаку

policeman полицейский be broken быть сломанным

policemen полицейские be sorry сожалеть

the police полиция be tired (of) устать

salt соль quickly быстро

Arabic арабский right now прямо сейчас

Indian индийский the same тот же самый

strange странный, чужой, незнакомый

 

Ex. 1. Translate the sentences into Russian, then back into English. Analyze your mistakes and translate the sentences into English one more time:

 

1. I am going to give him a ball as a birthday present. – What? A ball? He doesn’t like sport! 2. We are going to meet at the same time in the same place. 3. There is a basket of pears on the table and a box of oranges under it. 4. Can you do shopping right now? 5. May I take your dictionary? – I’m afraid not. I need it myself now. 6. Look! He is running so quickly! 7. She is lecturing to her class of eighty students. 8. Don’t lecture me! 9. On Tuesday she gives a lecture on English Literature. 10. I am tired of her talking. 11. I am tired of watching TV. Let’s go for a walk. 12. Some people are dancing to the music in the park. 13. What kind of music does he like to play? 14. I am so sorry. 15. We are sorry for being late. 16. She is sorry for him. 17. What is your uncle? – He is a policeman. 18. Where is the nice jug which always stands here? – It is broken. 19. The police know about you! 20. You are going to deceive the police, but they are not fools. 21. Don’t forget to walk the dog. 22. You must walk the dog regularly. 23. Pass me the salt and the pepper, please. 24. She always passes close by me without a word. 25. Don’t make a mistake; listen to your mother. 26. Do you like Arabic music and dances? 27. The book is rich with examples of Indian culture and life. 28. Who looks after the children when you go to work? 29. I don’t like strange people coming into my house. 30. It is strange to see him here again. 31. My grandmother is making a dress for me now. 32. Anyone can make a mistake. 33. I’m going to make coffee right now.

 

Ex. 2. Study and practise:

 

That’s Strange!

A: What are you doing?

B: I’m sleeping on the floor.

A: That’s strange! Do you usually sleep on the floor?

B: No, I never sleep on the floor, but I’m sleeping on the floor today.

A: Why are you sleeping on the floor?

B: Because my bed is broken.

A: I’m sorry to hear that.

 

Ex. 3. Answer the questions:

 

1. Do you speak French? Are you speaking French now? What language are you speaking? Does your sister (brother, etc.) speak English? 2. Do you play tennis? Are you playing tennis now? Does your friend play tennis? 3. You are answering my questions, aren’t you? Do you always answer questions well? 4. Are you reading a newspaper now? Do you ever read newspapers at the lesson? 5. Are you listening to me? Do you always listen to me carefully? 6. What are you doing here? 7. Do you sing? Are you singing now? 8. Do you dance? You are not dancing now, are you? 9. Do you work hard at English? 10. Is Mike reading now? Does he read English texts well? 11. You are not doing your homework now, are you? When do you do your homework? 12. Do you smoke? Is your friend smoking now? 13. You aren’t having dinner at the moment, are you? When do you have dinner?

 

Ex. 4. Respond as in the Model:

 

Model: A: Tom’s making a lot of mistakes!

B: But he doesn’t usually make mistakes.

 

1. Steve’s answering the telephone! 2. Ned’s taking the children to school! 3. Mike’s helping his wife! 4. Jack’s looking after the baby! 5. Peter’s walking the dog! 6. Steve’s carrying his wife’s basket! 7. John’s cleaning the window! 8. The Baxters are spending their holidays at home! 9. They are working late! 10. The dog’s sleeping on your bed! 11. Mary’s driving her husband’s car!

 

Ex. 5. A: – Mike usually smokes German cigarettes.

B: – But today he’s smoking French cigarettes.

 

He usually...

1. drives a German car; 2. travels by air; 3. lectures in Spanish; 4. reads a German newspaper; 5. plays Italian music; 6. drinks English beer; 7. uses an English dictionary; 8. has lunch in a café; 9. listens to the news in English; 10. writes in Spanish; 11. speaks English; 12. goes to Indian films; 13. sits beside Margaret; 14. walks to his office.

 

Ex. 6. Learn the dialogues and make up similar dialogues:

 

1. – What’s Kate doing at the moment?

– She is making lunch.

– Does she make lunch every day?

– No, she doesn’t.

 

2. – What is Mike going to do tonight?

– He is going to watch TV.

– Does he watch TV every night?

– Yes, he does.

 

3. – Where are Jack and Mary?

– They are travelling about Italy.

– Do they often travel abroad?

– Yes, they often do.

 

4. – Peter is playing tennis in the park.

– He often plays tennis, doesn’t he?

– Yes, he does.

 

5. – Mr Jones doesn’t usually smoke.

– Then why is he smoking today?

 

Ex. 7. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form:

 

1. Where (be) Mary? – She (be) in the kitchen. – What she (do) there? – She (cook) dinner. – She always (cook) it for the family? – As a rule, she (do) 2. What they (discuss) now? – They (speak) about their exams. 3. What Mike (do)? – He (translate) an article from Russian into English. – He (know) English well? – Yes, he (do). 4. He often (walk) to the plant? – No, he usually (go) by bus. 5. Where’s Peter? – He (have) his English lesson. – He always (have) it at this time? – Twice a week. 6. Mike (speak, not) Spanish. He (know) English. 7. Don’t go into the classroom! The students (write) a dictation there. 8. Shhh. The baby (sleep). The baby (sleep) for ten hours every night. 9. Right now I’m in class. I (sit) at my desk. I usually (sit) at the same desk in class every day. 10. Ali (speak) Arabic. Arabic is his native language, but now he (speak) English. 11. Can you hear those people? What they (talk about)? 12. What your father (do)? – He’s a teacher. 13. My parents (live) in Bristol. Where your parents (live)? 14. Where you (go)? – To the library. – You often (go) to the library? – Twice a week. 15. Our teacher (stand, not) right now. She (sit) at her desk. 16. It’s 6 p.m. Mary is at home. She (eat) dinner. She always (eat) dinner with her family around six o’clock. 17. Alice (take, not) the bus to school every day. She usually (walk) instead.

 

Ex. 8. Translate into English.

 

1. Как правило, мой отец встает в 8 часов. 2. Я всегда отдыхаю после ужина. 3. Где Виктор? – Он обедает. 4. Мой брат знает английский и сможет помочь тебе. Позвони ему сейчас. Я думаю, что он еще не спит. 5. Что делает Роберт? Он играет в теннис. – Он хорошо играет в теннис? – Не очень. 6. Как часто ты видишь свою сестру? – Два-три раза в месяц. 7. Мария сейчас в библиотеке. Она пишет статью. Она работает в библиотеке каждый день. 8. Где ты бываешь по вечерам? – Я часто хожу на занятия в университет. 9. Почему ты так часто опаздываешь? – Я не люблю рано вставать. 10. Дети обедают? – Нет, они играют в футбол. 11. Что ты делаешь сейчас? – Слушаю радио. Я всегда слушаю последние известия по утрам. 12. Мы часто ходим в театр. – Мы тоже. 13. Чем он сейчас занимается? – Думаю, что читает. 14. Пит не играет в шахматы. – Ник тоже. 15. Она обычно на работе в 10 утра, но сегодня oна дома. 16. Как часто ты встречаешь Виктора? – Кажду неделю, по четвергам. – Ты знаешь, где он живет? – Нет. 17. Кто знает французский? – Петров. 18. Кто играет на пианино? – Елена. Она хорошо играет на пианино. 19. Он никогда тебе не пишет, не так ли? – Нет, пишет. 20. Tы часто ходишь в кино? – Раз или два раза в месяц.