Exercise 19

a) Tell your friend about:

1) your school

2) your room

3) your classroom.

b)Have a talk with your friend about:

1) his new flat;

2)a modern flat with all conveniences; 3)sport facilities in your gym.

The Present Continuous Tense

Exercise 20.

Express your agreement as in the model: Model:-It is eight o'clock. Nelly is getting up. -Yes, she is getting up.

I. It is seven o'clock. Mother is cooking breakfast.

2.It is half past eight. Betty is having a bath.

3.It is a quarter past eight. Mother is clearing the table.

4.Look at Ann! She is cleaning her brother's boots.

5.Look at my little brother! He is reading a book.

6.Listen to Mary! She is singing a new song.

7.Open the door! Somebody is knocking.

8.Wait a minute! I am putting on my coat.

9.Don't be noisy. Mother is sleeping.

10.I am sorry, but Betty is waiting for me.

Exercise 21.

Express your disagreement and say that you (your friend) are (is) doing something

else at that time.

Model:- It is seven o'clock. Nick and Nelly are drinking tea.

- No, they aren't. Nick is getting up, while Nelly is switching on the light.

l. It's a quarter to eight. Mr. Smith and his wife are watching TV.

2.It is a quarter past seven. Jane and Jack are doing their morning exercise.

3.It is eight o'clock. Nick is playing chess with his father.

4.It is two o'clock. Helen and Jane are laying the table.

5.It is evening now. Olha is playing with her little sister.

6.It is eleven o'clock. Jane and her sister are doing their hair before the mirror.

7.It is early morning. Father and Mother are talking about the weather.

8.It is hot afternoon. Betty and Mary are lying under the tree.

9.It is five o'clock. Mr. Brown and his wife are having their supper.

10.lt is ten o'clock. Mr. Reed and his wife are packing things into the suitcase.

Exercise 22.

Ask your friend if he (somebody else) is doing the same.

Model: -Mother and Jane are in the kitchen. Mother is cooking dinner.

- Is Jane cooking dinner, too?

- Yes, she is.(No, she isn't.)

1.Ann and Alec are in the library. Ann is looking through the newspaper.

2.Dan and Tom are is class. Dan is drawing a picture.

3. John and Dolly are in the dining-room. John is looking out of the window.

4.David and Kate are in the garden. David is repairing the fence.

5.Bob and Tom are in the street. Bob is crossing the street.

6.Marry, and Ann are in the bathroom. Mary is brushing her teeth.

7.Susan and Kate are on the balcony. Kate is watering the flowers.

8.Mother and Father are at home. Father is watching TV.

9.Jane and Alice are at the shop. Alice is buying a white dress.

10.Nick and Pete are in the sitting-room. Nick is listening to the radio.