UNIT8 GRAMMAR: PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Illustrative Situations
/. Listen and imitate:
1. Miss Grey is typing a letter.
2. Mrs. Ford is cooking.
3. Mike is playing chess with his father.
4. Jane and Mary are reading.
5. Peter and John are going to school.
6. The boys are watching television.
//. Listen and imitate the following questions and answers:
A. 1. Is Miss Grey typing a letter? — Yes, she is.
2. Is Mrs. Ford eating? — No, she isn't. She's cooking.
3. Are Jane and Mary reading? — Yes, they are.
4. Are the boys sleeping? — No, they aren't.
B. I. What is Miss Grey doing? — She's typing a letter.
2. What are Jane and Mary doing? — They are reading.
3. Who is cooking? — Mrs. Ford is.
4. Where are Peter and John going? — They are going to schoo
5. Who is Mike playing chess with? — He's playing chess wit his father.
r i Is Miss Grey typing a letter or reading a magazine?-
She's typing a letter.
2. Are the boys watching television or reading? — They ar watching television.
P. 1. Mrs. Ford is cooking, isn't she? — Yes, she is.
2. Jane and Mary are reading, aren't they? — Yes, they аи
3. Peter and John are going to work, aren't they? — No, the aren't. They are going to school.
4. Mike is not cooking, is he? — No, he isn't.
///. Listen to the dialogues. Learn them.
1. A: What are you doing? B: I'm cooking.
A: What are Mary and Fred doing?
B: They're studying English.
A: What's Tom doing?
B: He's eating.
A: What's Martha doing?
B: She's watching TV.
A: What's your dog doing?
B: It's sleeping.
2. A: Is Jim very busy just now?
B: Yes, he is. He is having breakfast. A: And Jack, is he having breakfast, too? B: No, he isn't, he is shaving.
3. A: What are you reading this week? B: "Lord Jim".
A: Is it a good book? B: A very good one.
4. A: What is Jill doing just now? B: She is talking to Paul.
A: And Kate?
B: Oh, she is dreaming.
5. A: Jane and Helen are in the garden at the moment. B: They are working, aren't they?
A: No, they aren't. They are playing cards.
6. A: Are you still typing? B: No, I am not.
A: What are you doing? B: I'm listening to music.
7. A: Who is playing the piano?
B: My sister is.
A: She is a good pianist, isn't she?
B: Yes, she is very talented.
Illustrative Texts
/. Listen to the texts and answer the questions:
1. There is a girl in this picture. What is she doing? She is sitting on a chair. She is reading a book. Where is the chair? It is near the table. There is a cat on the table. There is a dog under the table. The cat is sitting on the table. The dog is lying under the table on the floor.
Questions: Who is there in the picture? Is the girl sitting or standing? What is she reading? Where is the cat sitting? Where is the dog lying?
2. This is Mary. She is sitting at the table. There is a piece of paper on the table. Mary has a pencil in her hand. What is she doing? She is drawing a picture of a dog. She is holding a pencil in her right hand. Her left hand is on the table. Mary is wearing a white dress.
Questions: Who is this? What is Mary doing? What's there on the table? What has Mary got in her hand? What is Mary wearing?
Practice
/ Express your agreement with the following statements. Give some additional information. Use the prompts.
e.g. — Lucy is reading, (a magazine)
— Yes, she is She is reading a magazine.
1. Dick is writing, (a letter) 2. Donald is working, (in the garden) 3. The girls are playing, (volley-ball) 4. Betty and Kate are typing, (the documents) 5. Jane is washing, (the floor) 6. The men are drinking, (beer) 7. Mary is drawing, (a picture of a house)
//. Express your disagreement: e.g. — John is reading the Times, (the Telegraph)
— No, he isn't. He's reading the Telegraph.
1. They are playing cricket, (basketball) 2. She's dancing with Paul. (Jack) 3. The Browns are travelling about Italy. (France) 4. Victor is listening to the news, (music) 5. John is sitting beside Ann. (Mary) 6. He is talking to Lucy. (Alice) 7. She is waiting for Jane. (Mary)
///. Make up general questions using the prompts:
e.g. you/watch TV
— Are you watching TV at the moment?
— Yes, I am. or No, I am not. I'm fixing the sink.
1. the students/write a test. 2. Lucy/have an English class
3. Roger/swim 4. Peter/listen to the news 5. you/wait for Alice 6. Mary/do her homework 7. you/look for your gloves
IV. Respond to the following using an alternative question: e.g. — Helen is reading, (a newspaper or a magazine)
— Is she reading a newspaper or a magazine?
1. The children are playing, (volley-ball or tennis) 2. Mary is typing, (a letter or an article) 3. Mrs Jones is cooking, (lunch or dinner) 5. The students are writing, (a test or a dictation)
V. Respond to the following using a disjunctive question:
e.g. — Dick is writing, (a letter)
— He's writing a letter, isn't he?
1. The Baxters are travelling, (about France) 2. The boys are playing football, (in the yard) 3. Jane is reading, (an English book)
4. Judy is cooking, (meat) 5. Miss Green is typing, (documents) 6. The children are eating, (cheese)
VI. Make up similar dialogues. Use the prompts: e.g. — Is Nancy busy?
— Yes, she is washing her car.
Prompts: you — clean our yard; Bob — fix his bicycle; Lucy and Dick — wash their windows; Henry — clean his garage; Mrs and Mr Jones — paint their kitchen; Kate — do her homework; you — fix my TVset e.g. — Is Mike still answering?
— Yes, he is.
Prompts: Peter — smoke; you — translate the text; Lucy — cook; the children — sleep; Jack — eat; Jane — work; Kitty — watch TV; Mary — type; John — draw e.g. — Where is Walter?
— He's in the kitchen.
— What's he doing?
— He's eating breakfast.
Prompts: Betty/in the park/ eat lunch; Mr and Mrs Smith/in the dining-room/ eat dinner; you/in the bedroom/ listen to the news; you/in the living-room/play cards; Tom and Mary/in the yard/play baseball; Miss Jackson/ at the bar/drink coffee; Mike/in the library/ study English; Gloria/at a discotheque/dance e.g. — Who is calling?
— Peter is.
Prompts: answer — Mike; play the guitar — my sister; sing — Helen; speak to the dean—John; cook dinner—Gwen; dance—Alice
VII. Ask special questions with prepositional verbs:
e.g. — John is waiting for somebody, (who)
— Who is he waiting for?
1. They are talking about something, (what) 2. He is speaking to * somebody, (who) 3. She is listening to something, (what) 4. She is looking at something, (what) 5. They are waiting for somebody, (who) 6. She is looking for something, (what) 7. Peter is playing cards with somebody, (who) 8. I'm thinking about something, (what)
VIII. Respond to the following questions. Do it as in the example:
e.g. — What is Mike doing here?
— I've no idea what he is doing here.
1. Who is he waiting for? 2. What are they talking about?
3. Where is he going? 4. What is she cooking? 5. Who are they speaking to? 6. What is she typing? 7. Where are they travelling? 8. What is he looking at? 9. What are they looking for? 10. What are they listening to? 11. What is he doing now?
IX. Express solidarity:
e.g. — I am watching TV at the moment. (I)
— So am I.
1. We are cleaning our yard, (we) 2. Jane is washing the windows. (Dick) 3. Mike is fixing the TVset. (Roger) 4. The children are eating ice-cream, (their parents) 5. I am studying French. (Lucy) 6. We are playing cards, (we) 7. John is writing a test at the moment. (Bob and Mary) e.g. — Mike is not watching TV. (I)
— Neither am I.
1. Kate is not eating her breakfast. (Alice) 2. George is not , working at the moment. (Harry) 3. Lucy is not dancing. (Mary)
4. Jane is not sleeping. (Helen) 5. Jack is not listening. (Peter) '6. Jane is not singing. (Kate)
Fluency
/. Listen to the texts, ask and answer questions.
1. It is 7.30. Frank is having breakfast and listening to some music on the radio. His wife Alice is carrying a tray with some coffee on it.
It is 11.30. Alice and her friends are having morning coffee.
They are talking about their husbands. One of them is wearing a very strange hat.
It is 12 o'clock. Frank is eating in the factory canteen. A lot of men are standing in a queue. They are waiting for their lunch. jt is raining outside.
Frank and his friends are still having a break. They are standing and talking about a football match this evening.
It is 8 o'clock in the evening. Frank and Alice are at home. Frank is watching television but his wife and his daughter Susan are not. Susan is reading and her mother is writing. Frank is watching a football match.
It is 11 o'clock. Susan is talking to Tom. He is phoning from Paris. "Are you having a good time? What's the weather like? Is it raining?" she wants to know. Frank and his wife are still watching television. "Who is she talking to?" Frank is asking.
2. It is a fine day today. There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining. Mr. Jones is with his family. They are walking over the bridge. There are some boats on the river. Mr. Jones and his wife are looking at them. Sally is looking at a big ship. The ship is going under the bridge. Tim is looking at an aeroplane. The aeroplane is flying over the river.
//. Bring some pictures to class and describe them.
III. Listen to a telephone conversation:
Ann: Hello, Linda. It's me, Ann.
Linda: Hello. How are you?
Ann: Pretty good, thank you. And you?
Linda: Fine, thanks.
Ann: Is Jack at home?
Linda: No, he isn't.
Ann: Is he working today?
Linda: No, he isn't working today. He's in the kitchen.
Ann: What's he doing?
Linda: He's cooking.
Ann: What are you doing?
Linda: I'm reading.
Ann: Where are the children?
Linda: They are playing tennis in the yard.
IV. Role-play the conversation.
V. Make up your own telephone conversation. First write it and then act it out.
VI. Listen to the conversation, read and learn it.
Jean: Where's Sally, Jack?
Jack: She's in the garden, Jean.
Jean: What is she doing?
Jack: She's sitting under the tree.
Jean: Is Tim in the garden, too?
Jack: Yes, he is. He's climbing the tree.
Jean: I beg your pardon? Who is climbing the tree?
Jack: Tim is.
Jean: What about the dog?
Jack' The dog's in the garden, too. It's running across the grass. It's running after a cat.
VII. Say what the people in the classroom are doing.
Writing
/. Here is part of a letter to a relation in which you are describing what various members of the family are doing at the moment:
We are having a very nice day. At the moment mother and baby are watching TV. Tony and Liz are listening to a record. Timmie is with Ann. They're playing a game. Father and Auntie are talking and drinking coffee. Uncle Fred is with Lucy. They're reading a book and I'm writing to you!
//. Write a paragraph in the same way about your family.
III. Here is a postcard from Bordeaux:
Dear Jill and Steve!
We're spending a wonderful holiday in Bordeaux. The sun is shining brightly and I'm thinking about you at home. At the moment Pam's swimming in the pool, the children are playing and I'm drinking a lovely cool beer at the hotel bar. It's all very expensive, but it isn't raining.
Love,
Jeff, Pam, Mark and Kate
IV. Write a letter in the same way about your holidays.
Games
1. What am I doing? A student mimes an action within a preselected situation (e.g. at home). Members of the class try to identify the acting. (You're...ing!)
2. The students try to guess what the people in the picture that is hidden are doing.
Self check
/. Use the proper forms of the verbs:
1. Everybody at 149 (be) very busy today. Mr. Anderson (clean) his apartment. Mrs. Wilson (fix) her kitchen sink. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (paint) their living-room. Mrs. Black (do) her exercises. Tommy Lee (feed) his dog. And Mr. and Mrs. Lane (wash) their car I (be) busy, too. I (wash) my windows .. and course, I (watch) all my neighbours. It's a very busy day at 149 River Street.
2. — What you (do) now?
— I (type).
— What you (type) ?
— An article.
— Your husband (be) at home?
— Yes, he (read) something in the living-room.
— Where (be) the children?
— They (play) in the garden.
— How (be) your Mother? What she (do)?
— She (visit) her friend.
— And how you (be), Betty?
— Fine, thanks.
— Your husband (be) still in France?
— Yes, he (be).
— Give my best regards to him.
//. Translate into English:
1. Где Виктор? — Он в своей комнате.— Что он делает? — Он чинит радиоприемник. 2. Что ты пишешь? — Я пишу письмо своей сестре. 3. Аня все еще печатает? — Да. 4. О чем ты думаешь? — О своей работе 5. Что делают сейчас Джейн и Дик? — Они слушают музыку. 6. Что ты ищешь? — Зонтик.
U N IT 9 GRAMMAR: PRESENT CONTINUOUS (FUTURE)
Illustrative Situations
/. Listen and imitate. Study these example situations:
1. John and Mary are very busy today. They are giving a party tomorrow.
2. Jane is working hard. She is taking a test on Tuesday.
3. Tom is leaving for London tomorrow.
4. I am meeting Peter at the bus-stop at 6.
5. — Are you busy tonight?
— Yes, I am.
— What are you doing?
— I'm going to the pictures.
The construction "to be going-f-to infinitive"
1. I'm going to write some letters tonight.
2. My father is going to repair his car tomorrow.
3. Jane is not going to take part in the picnic. She is taking her exam tomorrow.
4. — What are your plans for tonight?
— I'm going to play bridge.
5. — Are you going to watch television on Friday night?
— No, I am not.
— Why not?
— Because I'm very busy on Friday.
6. — Is Tom going to visit Kate tonight?
— No, he isn't.
— What is he going to do?
— He is going to stay at home.
7. — You are going to invite Lucy to the party, aren't you?
— Yes, I am.
Practice
/. Read the dialogues. Make up similar dialogues. Use the prompts.
e.g. — Are you doing anything on Saturday morning?
— I'm working in the garden.
Prompts: on Monday evening — meet my mother at the station; on Friday afternoon — visit my parents; tomorrow — clean the windows; tonight — fix my radio-set; on Sunday — write my report e.g. — Are you going to the theatre on Sunday?
— No, I'm not.
— What are you doing?
— I'm visiting my friends.
Prompts: cinema — play football; library — repair Ann's bicycle; Jane's party — study my English; concert — receive guests e.g. — Where are you going after classes?
— To the cinema.
Prompts: You — theatre; Mary — discotheque; John — bar e.g. — When is Lucy taking her test?
— On Tuesday.
Prompts: Robert — leave — on Friday afternoon; Alice —
come — in *wo days; they — start — tomorrow morning; she — have her English class — this evening; you — see your parents — on Friday evening е„ — I have something to tell you.
' — What is it? — I'm going to London next summer.
Prompts: France; Italy; Germany; Rome; Warsaw; Washington
//. Answer the questions:
What are you doing tonight? What are you doing tomorrow? What are you doing this weekend? What are you doing after your English class today1 Are you going to the theatre tonight? Are you meeting your friend on Saturday? Are you having a meeting today?
///. Tomorrow is Saturday. This is John's daily programme for tomorrow:
1. 9 o'clock — meet his cousin Lucy;
2. 10 o'clock — go to the pictures together;
3. 12 o'clock — have lunch;
4. 3 o'clock — play volley-ball in the park;
5. 6 o'clock — go to a discotheque
IV. What is your daily programme for tomorrow?
V. Read the dialogues. Learn them. Make up similar dialogues using the prompts:
1. — Is Tom going to play chess this evening?
— No, he isn't.
— What is he going to do?
— He's going to watch TV.
Prompts: you — repair your car — study English; Lucy — play tennis — cook; Kate — type — write her article; you — cook — read
2. — Where are you going to have dinner?
— At the canteen.
Prompts: spend your holidays — in the mountains; rest — at the seaside; have supper — at home; spend the weekend — in the country
3. — When are they going to start?
— In three days.
Prompts: Peter — leave — in a week; you — come back — on Friday; Helen — take her exam — next week; you-type the documents — tomorrow morning :4. — Who's going to wash the car?
— Me.
— When are you going to do it?
— Right away.
Prompts: make dinner; type the article; wash up; fix the sink; send the letters; phone Lucy 5. — How are you going to spend the weekend?
— I'm going to the country.
Prompts: Jack — go to a party; you — visit my parents; Alice — do some shopping; they — receive guests. 6 — I'd like to know whether Mary is going to take me to the pictures.
— Go and ask her.
Prompts: Victor — repair my bike; Lucy — take part in the picnic; Bob and Mary — come; she — invite Peter
7. — John is doing his homework.
— What is he going to do next?
— He's going to listen to the news.
Prompts: Mike — have a shower — have supper, Helen — study German now — watch television; the children — play football — do their homework.
8. — Is Mary drawing?
— No, she isn't. She is only going to.
Prompts: you — type; Victor — repair the car; John — do his exercises; Susan — eat; Mary — wash up
9. — Is Steve going to be a pilot or a sailor?
— He's going to be a sailor.
Prompts: your daughter — a teacher or a doctor; your son — a driver or a photographer; Philip — an architect or an engineer; Jane — a singer or a dancer
10. — Tom is not going to play cards, is he?
— No, he isn't.
Prompts: you — be present; Kate — come; Dick — write the test; Betty — play chess
VI. Say what you or your group-mates are going to do:
Victor, open your notebook; write an English sentence in your notebook; close your notebook; give the notebook to your friend; take it back; read text 5; translate the text; open your bag; take something out of your bag; put it on the desk
VII. Answer the questions:
What are you going to do after your English class? Where are you going to have supper? Are you going to watch TV tonight? You are not going to the pictures today, are you? What is your wife (sister, etc.) going to do tomorrow? Where are you going to rest
in summer? When are you going to visit your friend? Are you going to moscow this month? Where are you going to spend this weekend? What are you going to do on the weekend?
VIII. Say what you are going to do after the lesson/in the evening/'tomorrow/tonight/ on Sunday/ in summer.
Say what your wife (husband, son, brother, etc.) is going to do today/ on Saturday/ next week.
IX- Ask your friend about his (her) plans for tomorrow/tonight/this weekend/next week. Use the construction "to be going + to infinitive".
X. Miss Green is a typist. Say what she is going to do tomorrow.
1. 9 o'clock"— come to the office
2. from 9 to 11 — type some documents
3. 11 o'clock — take the documents to her boss
4. 11.30 — have lunch
5. 12 o'clock — start typing again
6. 5 o'clock — finish work
7. 6 o'clock — play tennis in the park
8. from 8 to 9 — write some letters to her friends
9. from 9 to 10 — watch television
10. from 10 to 11 — read an interesting book
11. 11 o'clock — listen to the news
Fluency
/. Listen to the text, ask and answer questions:
Tom and Susan are going to give a party this evening. A lot of people are going to come. The party is going to start at 8.30 so the first guests are going to come any minute. "When are you going to take off that apron?" Tom wants to know. "In a minute", is Susan's answer.
//. Listen to the conversations. Role-play the conversations.
1- Tom: Would you like to come to a party? Lucy: Well, I'd like to ... but when is it? Tom: On Saturday evening.
Lucy: What a pity! I'm busy on Saturday.
Tom: What are you doing?
Lucy: I'm doing my homework.
Tom: Really! ... Another time perhaps?
Lucy: Yes, thanks anyway.
2- George: What are you doing this weekend?
Harry: I'm going away. George: Oh, where are you going? Harry: I'm going to London. George: How long for? Harry: Just for two days.
3. Fred: You're working hard, George. What are you doing? George: I'm making a bookcase.
Give me that hammer please, Fred. Fred: Which hammer? This one? George: No, not that one. The big one. Fred: Here you are. George: Thanks, Fred.
Fred: What are you going to do now, George? George: I'm going to paint it. Fred: What colour are you going to paint it? George: I'm going to paint it pink. Fred: Pink? George: This bookcase isn't for me. It's for my daughter, Susan.
Pink's her favourite colour.
4. John: What are you going to do with that vase, Mary? Mary: I'm going to put it on the radio, John.
John: Don't do that. Give it to me.
Mary: What are you going to do with it?
John: I'm going to put it here, in front of the window.
Mary: Be careful! Don't drop it!
Don't put it there, John. Put it here, on this shelf. John: There we are! It's a lovely vase. Mary: Those flowers are lovely, too.
///.. Situation I: Your friend is inviting you on a picnic for the weekend, but you can't. You've got some other arrangements.
Situation 2: Tomorrow is Sunday. Your friend and you are discussing plans for your day off.
Review
/. Listen to the text "Getting Ready" and answer the questions: Mrs. Forest is having a tea-party today. A lot of women are coming to tea with her this afternoon. They are coming from Brim-stead. They are some of the members of the Brimstead Women's Institute. Marian is the Secretary of the Institute — and a very good secretary, too.
She is getting the house ready for them: cleaning the rooms, putting the chairs and tables in their right places, opening and shutting windows, moving mats and curtains, dusting cupboards and putting out vases.
Richard is helping his mother. He is moving the heavy chairs, she is moving the light ones. "How many people are coming, Mot-her" — "Oh, dozens and dozens. Look at the list. I have it here somewhere."
Stella, Mrs. Forest's daughter, is in the kitchen. She is making a cake.
The Forests are very busy at the moment. They are expecting guests for tea today.
Questions: Why is Mrs. Forest so busy? Who is coming to Mrs. Forest's party? How is Mrs. Forest getting the house ready for the party? Who is helping Mrs. Forest in her preparations for the party? What is Richard doing? What is Stella doing?
//. Tell about Mrs. Forest's preparations for the party.
III. Listen to the text "The Tea-party", ask and answer questions.
The Forests' sitting-room looks very nice. It is clean and tidy and there are bunches of pretty flowers in all the vases. The room is full of people. But some of the women on Marian's list are not coming to her tea-party. One of them is not very well; the husband of another is ill; two or three are busy; some are going to London for the day. But there are a lot of women at Marian-'s sitting-room. There is a lot of noise. They are all talking and they are not talking quietly.
The women are eating biscuits and cakes and drinking their tea. The cakes are tasty and all the guests are enjoying the meal.
It is 8 o'clock. The guests are leaving the house. They are saying good-bye and thanking the hostess for a pleasant party.
IV. Tell about Mrs. Forest's tea-party.
"• V. Listen to the text "Arthur is Very Angry".
It's late at night. Arthur is sitting in his bed and he's looking at his clock. His neighbours are making a lot of noise and Arthur is very angry.
The people in Apartment 2 are dancing. The man in Apartment 3 is vacuuming the carpet in his living-room. The woman in Apartment 4 is practising the violin. The teenagers in Apartment 5 are listening to loud rock music. The dog in apartment 6 is barking. And the people in apartment 7 are having a big argument.
It's very late and Arthur is tired and angry. What a terrible night!
VI. Ask and answer questions on the text. Retell the text. VII. Describe some pictures. Do it both in writing and orally.
Self check
/. Use the proper forms of the verbs:
Paul: Where (be) Kitty, Jane?
Jane: She (be) in the kitchen
Paul: What she (do) there?
Jane: She (make) a cake.
Paul: Johnny (be) still at school?
Jane: No, he (be, not). He (be) in the park with some of his
friends.
Paul: What they (do) there? Jane: They (play) football. Paul: When he (come back)? Jane: At 4 o'clock. Paul: And what you (do)?
Jane: I (write) a letter to my friend Lucy Grey. Paul: She (be going) to visit us this summer? Jane: No, she (be, not). Lucy and her husband (go) to Italy for
their holidays this year.
//. Ask all possible questions about the following sentences
1. The students are going to write a dictation. 2. She is going to send a letter to her mother. 3. The Browns are leaving on Monday
4. Betty is not coming to the party. 5. Mike is waiting for Lucy at the bus-stop.
///. Use the proper prepositions:
1. What are you looking ...? 2. Who is she talking ...? 3. You are waiting ... Kate, aren't you? 4. What are they talking ...?
5. Who is he writing ...? 6. What are you thinking ...? 7. What is she listening ...? 8. Who are they travelling ...?
IV. Translate into English:
1. Ты собираешься смотреть телевизор сегодня вечером?'— Да.— Я тоже. 2. Лавров уезжает во вторник. 3. Чем сейчас занимается Роберт? — Переводит статью. А что он собирается делать потом? — Он хочет сходить в кино. 4. Когда ты собираешься навестить брата? — Завтра утром. 5. Ты едешь завтра за город? — Нет. Завтра я сдаю экзамен по английскому языку.
6. Мои друзья приезжают в воскресенье. Я собираюсь встретить их на вокзале. 7. Сегодня вечером я иду в театр.
UNIT 10
GRAMMAR: Indefinite Pronouns SOMETHING, ANYTHING, NOTHING, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY,