Exercise 23

Express your surprise or disbelief at these actions.

Model: -It's two o'clock. Pete is sleeping now.

- Is Pete really sleeping now?

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

1.Nick is cooking his dinner.

2.It's six o'clock. Nelly and Jane are getting up.

3.It is eight o'clock. Nick is clearing the table.

4.Nick is washing his little brother.

5.Jane is looking after her little sister.

6.The pupils are speaking with the American girl.

7.It is two o'clock. Everyone is resting.

8.Don't make a noise. Father is working in his room.

9.Nelly is writing a letter to her friend.

10.Helen is washing her dress.

Exercise 24.

Ask your friend why (how, where etc.) he is doing it.

Model: - Bob is waiting for Mary. (where)

- Where is he waiting for her?

- At the Metro station.

1.Tom and Jane are hurrying along the street.(where)

2.The children are listening to Bob very attentively.(why)

3.They are discussing a serious problem.(what problem)

4.The man is running after the trolley bus.(why).

5.They are having lunch with Bill and Kate.(where).

6.Susan is waiting for the postman.(why)

7.Father is watching TV.(what programme)

8.Helen is lying in bed.(why)

9.The secretary is speaking over the telephone.(who...to)

10.The director is having lunch now.(where)

Exercise 25.

Speak on the following situations:

l.It's nine o'clock in the evening. Tell your friend what the members of your family

are doing at that moment.

l.You’re standing at a big railway station. Tell your friend what you can see there.

3.You are at a big department store. Describe what you can see there.

4.Tell you friend where the members of your family are at present and what you

suppose they are doing.

The Past Continuous Tense

Exercise 26.

Express your agreement as in the model.

Model: - Helen was having her dinner at 3 o'clock.

- Yes, she was having her dinner at 3 o'clock.

1.Dick was making a report at 7 o'clock.

2.Jane was writing a poem for the wall newspaper.

3.Robert was having his English at 10.

4.Olha was preparing for her exams in May.

5.Ann was playing the piano the whole morning.

6.Helen was digging potatoes all Friday morning.

7.The children were making a fire when it began to rain.

8.Ann was writing on the blackboard when the bell rang.

9.Tom was writing a letter when mother returned home.

10.Peter was hurrying to the canteen when we met him.