Exercise 18. Ask questions to the underlined words.

Model: The secretary sends emails in the morning.

Who sends emails in the morning?

When does the secretary send emails?

 

1. My working day lasts eight hours. 2. This June Daniel expects to get a bachelor’s degree. 3. Mrs Kennedy’s son wants to go to college. 4. Frank’s parents live in Chicago. 5. The book costs three dollars. 6. I prepare bacon and eggs on the frying pan. 7. We work five days a week. 8. Mr Palmer speaks Danishwell. 9. My parents don’t like loud music. 10. I sleep with the windows wide open. 11. On Saturday morningthe Franklins go to church. 12. We offer reliable equipment. 13. Mrs Smithrarely talks to her husband. 14. The working day of a bank clerk begins at 7 a.m. 15. During the afternoon I often have meetings with clients. 16. My flight leaves from Heathrow at 18.45. 17. Our friends Bob and Carol are famous newspaper reporters. 18. It usually takes mehalf an hour to get up, wash, and dress. 19. I have no relatives in Moscow.

 

 

Exercise 19. Put the verbs into the correct form of the Present Simple Tense.

 

1. Mary and John often (go) to the pictures. 2. The President of the U.S. (live) in the White House. 3. Jet engines (make) a lot of noise. 4. The swimming pool (open) at 9:00 and (close) at 19:30 every day. 5. You (not to write) to your pen friend very often, but he (write) to you every month. 6. The sea (cover) two thirds of the world. 7. What you (do)? - I am an electrical engineer. 8. Donald (not to know) French, he (speak) Swedish. 9. She (have) many friends at the University. 10. I generally (get up) at 7 o’clock. 11. What this sentence (mean)? 12. Children whose parents (read) a great deal usually (become) good readers themselves. 13. Where your father (come) from? - He (come) from Scotland. 14. I (play) the piano, but I (not to play) very well. 15. If you need money why you (not to get) a job? 16. Alice usually (be) at home at 9 p.m. 17. Andrew and Nick (not to go) to school by bus every day. Most mornings Andrew (go) by bicycle and Nick (walk). 18. There (be) a girl downstairs who (want) to see you. 19. Bad students never (work) hard. 20. My little brother (collect) butterflies and stamps.

 

 

Exercise 20. Put the verbs into the correct form of the Present Simple Tense.

 

1. Ann (know) many American folk songs. 2. He (be) a handsome boy? 3. How often Liz (go) to the cinema? 4. Loud music (give) me a headache. 5. She (work) from Mondays to Fridays. She (not to work) at weekends. 6. Who (know) where Ann’s parents live? 7. He (be) always in a hurry. 8. How well your friend (speak) English? 9. Bad driving (cause) many accidents. 10. How long it (take) you to get to your office? 11. In today's Britain children (start) their education at the age of five. 12. Where the Prime Minister of Britain always (live)? 13. How long your classes usually (last)? 14. I (have) a car but I (not to drive) it very often. 15. How many cigarettes a day you (smoke)? 16. I (not to understand) the word “deceive”. What “deceive” (mean)? 17. It often (rain) in autumn. 18. In England the traffic (keep) to the left but on the Continent it (keep) to the right. 19. What time the banks (close) in Britain? 20. Where you usually (stay) when you (go) to Moscow?

 

 

Exercise 21. Read Susan’s complaints and then rewrite the sentences explaining why she is upset.

 

Harry! I’m Really Upset!

 

1. When we sit in the living room, you always watch TV and never look at me.

2. When we eat breakfast together, you always read the newspaper and never talk to me.

3. When we go to parties, you usually sit with your friends and rarely dance with me.

4. And you are lazy! You never help me.

5. When our windows are dirty, you never wash them.

6. When our car is broken, you never fix it.

7. And when our cats are hungry, you never feed them.

8. Sometimes I think you don’t love me.

 

Why is she upset with Harry?

 

1. When they sit in the living room he always.......................…..

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Exercise 22. Translate these sentences.

 

1. Анна хорошо поет и танцует. 2. После занятий студенты обычно занимаются в библиотеке. 3. Он преподает французский язык. 4. Я редко езжу в командировки. 5. Мы обычно дома в воскресенье вечером. Я люблю проводить вечера дома, послушать музыку, посмотреть телевизор или почитать книгу. Я ложусь спать не поздно, но люблю рано вставать. 6. Ходите ли вы на прогулку после обеда? 7. Интересно, почему Виктор мне не звонит? 8. Он никогда не рассказывает мне о своей работе. 9. Где ты обычно проводишь отпуск? - Как правило, на юге. 10. Николай живет далеко отсюда, не так ли? - Да, очень далеко. 11. Ты обычно обедаешь дома или в столовой? - Как правило, дома. Я живу недалеко от работы. 12. Мисс Лейн преподает в школе или в институте? 13. Какие игры нравятся вашим детям? 14. Мы предпочитаем обедать дома. 15. Сколько времени у вас уходит на дорогу на работу? 16. Мой брат не курит.