Английский язык для начинающих English for the Beginners (стр. 13 )

1. The students of our group are improving their pronunciation in the language laboratory. And Andrew? (have dinner) 2. She is working hard in the library. And her sister? (read a book) 3. The lecturer is telling the students the latest data in tourism business. And the students? (to take the notes of the lecture) 4. The teacher is showing the experiments to the students. And Pete (to get ready for the seminar)

Ex.2. Give short answers to the following questions.

Model A: Are you preparing for a today’s lesson? - Yes, I am.

1. Is he reading a book? 2. Are they listening to the lecturer? 3. Are you taking the notes of the lecture? 4. Is the teacher telling them about the latest research data in economics?

Model B: Are they having dinner now? - No, they are not (aren't)

1. Is she writing a letter? 2. Are their parents watching TV? 3. Is he listening to the music? 4. Are you doing morning exercises now? 5. Is your sister working in the laboratory of statistics now?

Ex.3. Ask questions according to the model.

Model A: My friend's son is watching TV now (your friend's dau­ghter). - Is your friend's daughter watching TV too?

Pete is writing a letter (his sister). 2. This boy is going to school now (your sister's son). 3. Miss Smith is reading a book (Ms. Green). 4. Helen is listening to the radio (Mary). 5. The lecturer is showing the students a lot of diagrams (Mr. Smith).

Model B: I'm working hard (where).-Where are you working hard?

1.The students are improving their pronunciation (where). 2. She is getting ready (for what). 3. The lecturer is telling the students (about what). 4. He is writing (what). 5. They are working in the language laboratory (why).

Home Exercises

Ex.1. Put questions to the underlined words.

1. My friends are working at the library. 2. They are watching a TV program. 3. Harry is mastering his English in the language laboratory. 4. The lecturer is telling the students about the latest research data in economics. 5. His sister is listening to the music.

Ex.2. Translate into English.

1. Студенты готовятся к семинару. 2. Сейчас она усиленно работа­ет в библиотеке. З. Лектор показывает студентам диаграммы. 4. Эндрю и его друг конспектируют лекцию. 5. Сейчас они обеда­ют. 6. Она слушает музыку. 7. Ее брат читает книгу. 6. Этот ребенок идет сейчас в школу.

Present Indefinite and Present Continuous Compared

Class Exercises

Ex.1. Make up statements on analogy with the following ones.

1. It's four o'clock. My sister always does her homework at this time. But today she is playing the piano. 2. On Sunday morning they often read but today they are watching TV.

Ex.2. Make up your own short dialogues on analogy.

- Is Andrew listening to the music?

- No, he seldom listens to the music.

- What is she doing now?

- She is having dinner.

- Does she always have dinner at this time?

- No, she usually has dinner at 2 p. m.

Ех.3. Answer the questions.

1. Do you speak French? Are you speaking French now? What langu­age are you speaking? 2. Do you usually take the notes of the lectures? Are you taking the notes of the lecture now? 3. Are you writing now? Do you write much at your English lessons? 4. Are you liste­ning to the teacher now? Do you always listen to your teacher in English? 5. Do you work hard at the library? Are you working hard at the library now? 6. Is your friend reading now? Does he read English books? 7. Are you having dinner at the moment? When do you have your dinner as a rule?

Home Exercises

Ex.1. Insert either the Present Indefinite or the Present Continu­ous Tenses forms.

1. Where (to be) Mary? - She (to be) in the library. - What she (to do ) there? - She (to get ready for) the seminar. - She always (to work) at the library? - As a rule she (to do). 2. You always (to speak) English at your lessons? - Yes. 3. What they (to discuss) now? - They (to speak) about their coming exams. 4. He often (to work) in the laboratory of physics? - Yes, he (to work) there every week. 5. Where you (to go)? - I (to go) to the University. - You (to be going) to have an English lesson? - No, I (to want) to see my friend. – Oh, I (to see). 6. - What. Andrew (to do) at the moment? - He (to listen) to the taped lesson. - He often (to listen) to the taped lesson at this time of the day? – Quite often.

Ex.2. Translate into English.

1. Как правило, мой отец встает в 8 часов. 2. Я всегда читаю после ужина. 3. Где Харри? Он работает в библиотеке. 4. Она работает в лингафонном кабинете каждый день. 5. Что делает Элен? - Она готовится к семинару.

Part V. Past Continuous

Class Exercises

Ex.1. Turn the following verbs from the Present Continuous Tense into the Past Continuous Tense forms. Read them.

a)  is missing, are taking the notes, are planning, are telling, is checking, am improving;

b)  are mastering, is visiting, am monitoring, are going, am making, is sleeping, am waiting.

Ex.2. Put the following affirmative sentences into interrogative and negative forms according to the model.

Model: The students were listening to a lecturer. — Were the students listening to a lecturer? - The students were not (weren't) listening to a lecturer.

1. The lecturer was telling the students about the latest research data in higher mathematics. 2. Harry and his friends were planning to work in the lan­guage laboratory. 3. I was reading a book when he came. 4. The students were sitting in the lecture-hall when the lecturer came in. 5. The teacher was checking on the progress of each student. 6. He was mastering English in the language laboratory. 7. She and her friends were preparing for the seminar all day yesterday. 8. Andrew was sleeping from 12 p. m. till 4 a. m. yesterday.

Ex.3. Make the following statements affirmatives.

1. You weren't reading a book when she opened the door. 2. They weren't looking up for this word in the dictionary when the teacher called your name. 3. She wasn't watching TV last evening. 4. Were the students listening to the taped lesson in the language laboratory? 5. He wasn't wor­king hard in the laboratory of physics during his lab work. 6. Harry wasn't preparing for the seminar in the library when I saw him. 7. I wasn't liste­ning to the lecturer attentively. 8. Were you taking the notes at the lecture on mathematics yesterday?

Laboratory Work

Ex.1. Give short answers to the following questions.

Model: Were you reading a book yesterday? - Yes, I was.

1. Was she preparing for the seminar when you came in? 2. Were the students listening to the lecturer attentively? 3. Were they discussing the problem at the meeting? 4. Was Harry sleeping in the morning?

Ex. 2. Change the sentences according to the model.

Model: Mike was reading a book, when she came in (they). - They were reading books when she came in.

1.  My sister was working in the laboratory of physics all day yesterday (our friends). 2. Andrew was waiting for me for two hours (Andrew and Helen). 3. Our teacher was checking on the progress of each student when the dean came in (she). 4. They were preparing for the lecture when the light went out (Mr. Smith). 5. We were listening to the lecturer attentively while you were day dreaming. (Mary). 6. My brother was writing a letter when the telephone rang (you).

Ex.3. Respond according to the model.

Model A: They were taking the notes at the lecture on economics. - And at the lecture on mathematics? - They weren't ta­king the notes at the lecture on mathematics.

1.  Andrew was writing a letter to his friend. And to his teacher? 2. Harry was listening to the taped lesson. And to the radio? 3. They were working hard in the language laboratory. And in the laboratory of physics? 4. They were preparing the demonstration of experiments. And for the exams?

Model B: He was waiting for Helen. (They... Andrew). They were waiting for Andrew.

1. Our friends were listening to the taped lesson (she... radio). 2. Ann was preparing for the seminar (the students... the exams). 3. I was telling Harry a story (Mary... a poem). 4. Our friends were taking the notes of the lecture on higher mathematics (I... on economics).

Ex.4. Ask questions according to the model.

Model A: Andrew was writing a letter (Helen). - Was Helen also writing a letter?

1. They were preparing for the exams (Andrew). 2. Victor was tel­ling Ella a story (Ann). 3. We were sitting in the lecture-hall (they). 4. Robert was taking the notes of the lecture (you). 5. She was reading the notes in her note-book (they). 6. We were listening to the lecturer (Ann). 7. Mary was writing a letter (they). 8. I was waiting for my brother (our friends). 8. Harry and Andrew were working in the language laboratory (Helen).

Model B: They were listening to the radio (our sister). - What was your sister doing?

1. The teacher was checking on the progress of each student (you). 2. Harry was mastering English in the language laboratory (their friends). 3. Ann was reading a book when he came (his friends). 4. The students were planning to work in the laboratory (Helen).

Class Exercises 2

Ex.1. Change the following commands into questions and answer them. Ask your group-mate whether:

he was listening to the taped lesson yesterday; his sister was waiting for him, when he came; when she was reading a book; where his friends were waiting for him; why he was not preparing for the seminar with you yesterday.

Ex.2. Make up short dialogues on analogy, with the following ones.

1. - All the students of our group were taking the notes of Adam Smith’s work the whole evening. And what about you? - I'm doing it now.