Ex.1 Choose the correct tense (выбрать правильный вариант)

1. Pete has bought/has been buying a new house in the country.

2. I have been helping/have helped my mother to cook dinner all week.

3. My sister has been learning/has learnt English for two years now.

4. They have been painting/have painted twenty-five pictures.

5. She has been wanting/has wanted to visit Cyprus for a very long time.

6. He has been knowing/has known Mark for ages.

7. We have just been making/have just made an agreement.

8. People have been swimming/have swum in the sea since morning

1) My nephew likes skiing. Does my nephew like skiing? My nephew doesn't like skiing.

2) Our cousins are going to the cinema right now. Are our cousins going to the cinema right now? Our cousins aren't going to the cinema right now.

3)My elder brother washes his face every morning. Does my elder brother wash his face every morning?

My elder brother doesn't wash his face every morning.

4) My aunt wants to play the piano. Does my aunt want to play the piano?

My aunt doesn't want to play the piano.

5) I am climbing mountains at the moment. I am not climbing mountains at the moment. Вопрос задать нельзя.

6) My father is still watching TV. Is my father still watching TV? My father isn't still watching TV.

7) It rains in autumn in St. Petersburg. Does it rain in autumn in St. Petersburg? It doesn't rain in autumn in St. Petersburg.

8) It is snowing now in our town. Is it snowing now in our town? It isn't snowing now in our town.

9) He is speaking by phone now. Is he speaking by phone now? He isn't speaking by phone now.

10) Jane does her homework every evening. Does Jane do her homework every evening? Jane doesn't do her homework every evening.

I can play the harp - Я умею играть на арфе

I can't play drums - Я не могу играть на барабанах

The violin is a string instrument - Скрипка-смычковый инструмент

Piano sounds good - Пианино хорошо звучит

Guitar and drums are a good combination - Гитара и барабаны хорошее сочетание

Pipes are very loud - Трубы очень громкие

The violins are a bit quiet - Скрипки немного тихие

Musical instruments make beautiful sounds - Музыкальные инструменты издают красивые звуки

Piano and piano are keyboard instruments - Фортепиано и пианино это клавишные инструменты

Guitar is a stringed instrument - Гитара это струнный инструмент