Answer the questions: 1. What arts do you know? What are the most popular ones? 2. Why is theatre becoming less and less popular? Are you a theatre-goer? Why (not)? 3. Do you often go to the cinema? Why (not)? 4. What are your favourite arts? Why? Exercise 1. Decide if the verb in brackets should be in the present simple or the present continuous. 1. He ——- (live) with his parents at the moment. 2. Some areas of Italy ——– (become) drier. 3. She ——– (work) as a lab technician. 4. She ——– (plan) to study for a degree. 5. I —— (have got) two sisters. 6. In her job, she ——– (answer) the phone. 7. People ——– (live) longer and longer. 8. This month they ——– (work) on a new project. Exercise 2. Decide if the verbs should be in the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Story 1 It was a hot day, so I —— (decide) to prepare salad for lunch. Outside, the children ——- (play) in the garden. Suddenly I —- (hear) a loud noise, followed by a scream. I —– (run) outside to see what —— (happen). Story 2 On my first day at work I was a bit nervous. I —- (get) up early, —- (have) a shower, and —- (drink) some coffee. I was too nervous to eat. I —- (think) I —– (look) very smart. I —– (wear) a suit and my best shoes. I —- (walk) to the bus stop and —- (wait) for the bus. While I —- (wait), I —– (notice) that people —– (look) at me in a strange way. I —- (try) to ignore them, and when my bus —- (arrive) I —- (get) on and —- (find) a seat. 30 minutes later, I —- (arrive) at my office. Just as I —- (get) off the bus, I —- (look) down and —- (realise) that I —- (wear) shoes of different colours…
1. My brother is leaving St. Petersburg for
Moscow tonight, and I'm looking
forward to seeing him.
2. - how Long does it take You to
make purchases? - It takes me about
half an hour.
3. - Have you ever been to the Tretyakov
gallery?
- Yes.
"When was the last time You were there?"
"Two years ago.
4. there is a lot of snow outside. It snowed all night.
5. - do you hear the music?
"Yes, my brother plays the piano
"How long has he been playing?"
- He has been playing for two hours (since
he came home)
6. - What are you looking for?
"I've lost my key, and I can't find it anywhere.
7. Have you heard the latest news? Our
players won the match last night.
8. when I entered the conference room, the Professor
was making a report, and the students were
listening intently.
9. After Ann graduated from high school, she
decided to go to University. She
passed the exams with excellent grades, because she was well
prepared for the exams.
10. - Before I graduated from University, I studied
English (mastered the language) for
five years.
- When did You join the English-speaking club?
"When I was a sophomore.
Объяснение:
1. My brother leaves St. Petersburg for
Moscow tonight, and I'm looking
forward to seeing him.
2. - how Long does it take You to
make purchases? - It takes me about
half an hour.
3. - Have you ever been to the Tretyakov
gallery?
- Yes.
"When was the last time You were there?"
"Two years ago.
4. there is a lot of snow outside. It snowed all night.
5. - do you hear the music?
"Yes, my brother plays the piano
"How long has he been playing?"
- He has been playing for two hours (since
he came home)
6. - What are you looking for?
"I've lost my key, and I can't find it anywhere.
7. Have you heard the latest news? Our
players won the match last night.
8. when I entered the conference room, the Professor
was making a report, and the students were
listening intently.
9. After Ann graduated from high school, she
decided to go to University. She
passed the exams with excellent grades, because she was well
prepared for the exams.
10. - Before I graduated from University, I studied
English (mastered the language) for
five years.
- When did You join the English-speaking club?
"When I was a sophomore.