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Exercise 1. Say that you (your friend) do (does) it every day (Sunday, week, winter etc.).
MODEL: -I like to do morning exercises. (every morning)
-I do my morning exercise every morning.
-Jane likes to sing. (every Sunday)
-My friend sings every Sunday.
1. I like to listen to English records. (every Sunday)
2. Nike likes to travel about the country. (every year)
3. My father likes to work in the garden. (every Saturday)
4. We like to spend our holidays at the seaside. (every summer)
5. Granny likes to watch TV. (every evening)
6. I like to play tennis. (every week)
7. Jane likes to go to the Zoo. (every Sunday)
8. Helen likes to play with her dog. (every day)
9. The little girl likes to listen to fairy-tales. (every night)
10. Olha likes to get letters from her pen-friend. (every week)
Exercise 2. Say that you (your friend) often (sometimes, never, etc) do (does) it. Use the following adverbs:
often regularly
never sometimes
usually seldom
always occasionally
MODEL: -They go to the country for weekends.
-I often go to the country for weekends.
-He studies at night.
- My friend never studies at night.
1. My parents come home late.
2. My father works in his room.
3. George repairs his TV set himself.
4. Jane plays the piano fore five hours every day.
5. We put out the light at eleven o’clock.
6. Alice works in the laboratory on Wednesday.
7. Helen spends long hours at the Picture Gallery.
8. We spend our holidays in the Crimea.
9. My brother plays football after classes.
10. Margaret does her homework in the evening.
Exercise 3. Guess the profession of the following persons.
MODEL: - David delivers letters and newspapers.
-Oh, so he is a postman, isn’t he?
1. William drives buses.
2. Richard mends shoes.
3. Mary acts in films.
4. Willis flies planes.
5. Alice sings in operas.
6. Susan makes dresses for women.
7. James writes detective stories.
8. Frank makes bread, cakes and rolls.
9. Victor earns his living by fishing.
10. Bill writes reviews on film.
Exercise 4. Ask if the following is true about somebody/something. Follow the model.
MODEL: -John likes classical music. (pop music)
-Doesn’t he like pop music?
-Yes, he does. (No, he doesn’t)
- Jake and John like to play chess in the evening. (in the morning)
- Don’t they like to play chess in the morning?
- Yes, they do. (No, they don’t.)
1. I often see Donald at the weekend. (Susan)
2. Jane does a lot of painting in her spare time. (read a lot)
3. He likes to play cards with his father in the evening. (mother)
4. Philip always repairs his radio himself. (TV set)
5. They cultivate wheat in this region. (rye)
6. Jane and Mary always help their mother to pick potatoes. (tomatoes)
7. It takes Diana long to get to the park. (stadium)
8. My brother lives in a fine comfortable cottage. (sister)
9. When we go to the forests we usually gather mushrooms there. (berries)
10. I sometimes read English books in the original. (always)
Exercise 5. Ask your friends if he (she, somebody else) does it every day (week, summer etc.)
MODEL: - We spend our holidays in the country.
- Do you spend your holidays in the country every year?
- Yes, we do.(No, we don’t)
- Peter does his morning exercises with open windows.
- Does he do his morning exercises every day?
- Yes, he does. (No, he doesn’t)
1. Helen comes home at five o’clock.
2. Mother tells Betty fairy-tales before bedtime.
3. I come to see my old aunt on Sundays.
4. They do their shopping in the afternoon.
5. Father reads newspapers after dinner.
6. They eat porridge for breakfast.
7. I go to the library on Mondays.
8. Bob listens to the radio programmes in the morning.
9. Mother wakes me up at seven o‘clock in the morning.
10. On Sunday mornings Olha likes to listen to the radio programmes.
Exercise 6. 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.
