Ex.1. Supply Past Progressive and comment on the use. 1. When Ann turned on the television, the weatherman (give) the weekend forecast for Europe. 2. At ten o’clock it (rain) heavily. 3. She (cook) in the kitchen at the moment. 4. I was busy the whole day yesterday. I (write) an article. 5. We were at the library from 3 to 7 p.m. We (prepare) for the credit. 6. He was in the country at the weekend. He (fish). 7. On Friday morning I was at work. I (make) an experiment. 8. The child (lie) as I entered. 9. You couldn’t see well for it (grow) dark. 10. He still (think) over the problem when the telephone rang. 11. While Jane (look) for the key we (stand) in front of the closed door. 12. While the parents (have) dinner we (play) games in the yard. 13. When he came back to the office, the secretary still (type) the document. 14. You didn’t believe I (tell) the truth just now. 15. It (snow) all night. 16. She (leave) yesterday but suddenly fell ill. 17. I (not, listen), so I missed what he said. 18. We stayed because we (enjoy) ourselves. 19. He (garden) all weekend. 20. It was a nice party. All the guests (enjoy) themselves. Ben (sing) a song, Kate and Fred (dance), Sam (eat) and we (play) cards.

1. Take another helping .of.. salad. 2. I think I'll trouble you ..for. a second cup of tea. 3. Will you please pass ..me. the sugar. 4. She is going to make some fish soup .for. dinner. 5. Marmalade is made ..from. orange peel. 6. The egg is eaten .with.. a small spoon. 7. Their meal consisted .of.. two courses. 8. What can you recommend .for/as.. the first course? 9. The meat is done ..with. a turn. 10. No sugar .for.. me, thank you. 11..At.. midday people have their meals .at.. home or .in/at.. the canteen. 12. Custard is made .from.. eggs and milk. 13. The fish is just.to.. my liking. 14. Evening meal goes .under.. various names .in.. England. 15. I don't take milk .in.. my tea. 16. Help yourself ..to. some pastry. 17. Broth is made ..by. boiling chicken. 18. Will you please hand .over.. the salt-cellar? 19. What do you usually order .for.. dessert? 20. The way to refuse .from.. a dish is .by.. saying "No, thank you." 21. You may ask ..for. a second helping.

The Kazakh proverb says: "Flowers are only flowers in their meadow," a man in his homeland is a man. " The word contains the age-old secret of the truth about Man and Homeland, carefully guarded from generation to generation. Only the feeling of the Motherland, the comprehension of its unity with it, its involvement in the life and fate of the Fatherland makes us real people.

"Birch cotton" in the north, the mighty pine forests of Borovoe, the golden fields of virgin land, the gray feather grass of the Great Steppe, the mountain masses of Alatau and Tien Shan are all my Kazakhstan. When I was writing an essay about my Motherland in the lower grades, it was these pictures that struck me: the vast expanses, beauty and diversity of the nature of my homeland. I'll never stop admiring them. How special is Nature's mother's favor to the land of Kazakhstan. The poetic heritage of our people contains a lot of fascinating pictures of the beauty of our native land, its vast expanses, snow-white mountain ranges, the azure waters of lakes ... Great akyns sang the beauty and history of the Kazakh land. I was always interested and worried about one story, because without the past there is no future. The people's memory keeps and transmits from generation to generation glorious and tragic events in the life of the Kazakh people. My imagination painted images of glorious batyrs, valiantly defending their homeland. They saw me in the majestic figures of the glorious warriors Karasai and Agyntai - the Batyrs, standing on one of the central squares of the city. Now I'm seventeen, and in the words "My Motherland - Kazakhstan" I'm already putting another meaning. It is not just a beautiful country with an inimitable centuries-old history and culture. Kazakhstan is a young, free, independent state, successfully developing its economy and moving ahead of the road of reforms and reforms to the prosperity and stability of our country. I think the main wealth of any state is its people, their lives, concerns and aspirations, sorrows and joys.