questions. Work in pairs:
1. I have dinner at two. 2. I leave for the Institute at eight o'clock. 3.1 go to
the Institute by bus. 4. It has taken me three hours to do my homework. 5.
David has already repaired the radio. 6. It has taken me a fortnight to knit this
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sweater. 7.1 am going to have some practice in intonation at the laboratory.. 8. I
am going to the iheatre today. 9. Robert is going to press his coat. 10.1 do my
room with a vacuum-cleaner once a week. 11. You needn't switch on the light, it
is quite light. 12. Mary has gone to be&>43. It takes me a quarter of an hour to
have breakfast. 14. I lake a bath every morning. 15.1 go to the Institute by
Metro. 16. We are going to the skating-rink. 17.1 do my hair with a comb.
VIII.
Rewrite the sentences in the Present Perfect using the adverbs already,
just.
Model:My brother is going to repair the cassette-recorder. My brother has
already repaired the cassette-recorder.
1.1 am going to have some practice at the laboratory. 2.1 am going to clean the
flat. 3. John is going to shave. 4. They are going to have a rest in the country. 5.
Ann is going to turn off the gas. 6. The boy is going to brush his clothes, isn't he?
7.1 am going to turn on the light. 8. His family are going to listen to the seven
o'clock news, aren't they? 9. Who is going to have a bite?
10. What are you' going to do? 11. They are going to stay out of town for a
fortnight. 12. I'm going to look through his article.
IX. Make up as many sentences as you can according to the following models. Use
the words, word combinations and phrases of the lesson.
M o d e l 1: I am (not) going to turn on the light. I am (not) turning on the
light. I have (already, just) turned on the light. (I have not turned on the light yet.)
M o d e l 2; Are you going to turn on the light? Are you turning on the light?
Have you turned on the light (yet) ?
X. FiU in articles wherever necessary:
1. Mary has taken ... cold shower and is going to dress. 2. Let me have ...
look at your translation. 3.1 always do ... room with... vacuum-cleaner. 4. Let's
turn on... cassette-recorder and dance to ... music. 5. What are your fellow-
students doing? — Mary is playing ... piano. Peter and David are playing ...
chess. 6. I don't go to ... Institute by ... bus. I prefer to go there by ... vletro. 7.
How long does it take you to do ... homework? }. Something has gone wrong
with ... vacuum-cleaner. I am sure t's ... plug. 9. It is not pleasant to go by. .
Metro on such ... fine lay. Let's go on ... foot. 10. Will you turn on ... radio? I
should ike to listen to ... seven o'clock news. 11. It's ... pity you have lever
been to... England. 12. My parents are still in... town.
XL Fill in prepositions or adverbs wherever necessary:
1. Ann begins to work fttfhalf past eight. At half past twelve she goes .>Cto
lunch. After lunch she comes back*Ј$her office and work<S^*i|our o'clock. At
four o'clock she puts{U|her hat and coat and goes r^home. 2. The students .jftour
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group are never a minute latej^he classes. 3. It doesn't take me long to get 70 the
Institute. 4. When do you usually get 5. Will you turn Mhe ight? The children
are going bed. 6. We have turned и She :assette-recorder and are going to dance
r.i the music. 7. Vvlien corpe :A home I take Л my coat and hang it V^the hook.
Then go |^the bathroom, turn OAthe tap, wash my hands and dry hem >/V^he
towel. 8. What do you press your clothes >„иЛ" ). Have you cleaned ... the
table yet? 10. Let's hurry or we'll be ate hif the first lesson. 11. What kind of dress
are you going to ivear^rour party? 12. The button has come ".{^ my coat. — Shall
I sew it .\for you? 13. Why have you turned ...the radio? —lam going to
listen ... the seven o'clock news. 14. Are you going ..; bus? 15. HurryI'm short...
time. 16. Are you through ... your housework?
XII. Fill in the missing words:
A. 1. Something has gone ... with the cassette-recorder. Can you put it...? 2. She
is not up yet; she is still.... 3. The classes are
over. I am ... to go home. 4. I am ready to have a hot .... ... my
teeth and go to bed. 5. If you want to have a let's go for a walk. 6. I have ... my
hands and now I am going to ... them on the towel. 7, Before putting on my
clothes and shoes I always... them. 8. While the mother serves breakfast Susan and
Peter ... the flat and ... the beds. 9.1 am going to present my brother with a sweater
which I have ... myself. 10. In the evening we usually have some music or ... to
the radio or ... the TV programme. Sometimes we ... to see our friends or our
friends ... to see us. Once a week we go to the cinema or to the theatre. 11 . Do
you usually sit up late or do you ... to bed early? 12. Peter is a good
sleeper, he.........late and often has no time for breakfast. 13. If
the water feels cold on winter mornings you must rub yourself with the ... . 14.
There is a ... this evening at the club. 15. Something has gone wrong with the ... .
Will you have a ... at it? 16. Please, turn on (off) the ...! 17. Have you cleaned
the ...? 18. I'm ... for time, will you help me? /
B. 1. He is forty. His wife is thirty^five. He is*T. than his wife. 2. Dayiri is ten.
Bob is eight. Bob is^than David. 3. Se^nteen is\.f than ten. 4. In August
the/weather is generally^.: than in October. 5. In May the days arethan in March.
6. This book is ... interesting than that one. 7.1 think this exercise is the ...
difficult. 8. Hpwareyou? — Thank you. ГпкС today. 9.1 know German L than
English.
C. 1. ... your lessons and be off. 2. You look so smart tqdayi Where have you'...
your hair? 3. How could you possibly"... so many mistakes in your dictation? 4. If
you want to make a good sportsman you must ^. morning exercises every day. 5.
On her way home motty^r usually ... some shopping. 6. I'm pressed for time. Will
youL... the room yourself? 7. Skating will ... a lot of good. 8. I'd like you to ...
friends with all the students of your group. 9. Isn't it your turn to... a report today?
XIII. Form one sentence of the given two using the following model.
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M o d e l : This mistake is gross. That mistake is not so gross. That mistake is
not so gross as this one.
1. These apples are tasty. Those apples are not so tasty. 2. The Volga is long.
The Don is not so long. 3. My house is tall. Your house is not so tall. 4. Tom's
pronunciation is good. Your pronunciation is worse. 5. The winter in Moscow is
cold. The winter in London is not so cold. 6. Your mother is yoting. My mother is
not so young.
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