PRGRM_7 (Тексты), страница 2

1 He's sleeping now. when I arrive tonight
2 She's wearing a blue dress. at the party tomorrow
3 Steve's lying in the sun. while Terry's working hard
4 We're having lunch. at one o'clock
5 The boys are playing tennis. until five o'clock
6 I'm writing letters. all day tomorrow
7 You're watching television. until midnight
8 They're sitting an exam. in June

Drill 4 Peter broke the window. Who?
Who broke the window?

They need some paper. What?
What do they need?

1 Peter broke the window. Who?
2 They need some paper. What?
3 A hundred people died. How many?
4 The letter was for John. Who?
5 That boy over there did it. Which?
6 Mary took the old car. Which?
7 Something fell out of his pocket. What?
8 I want a dozen eggs. How many?

Drill 5 Are you going to bed early? going to a party
No, I'm not going to bed early, because I'll be going to a party.

Are they going to watch the match tomorrow? working
No, they're not going to watch the match tomorrow, because
they'll be working.

1 Are you going to bed early? going to a party
2 Are they going to watch the match tomorrow? working
3 Are you coming to the pictures tonight? doing my homework
4 Is he playing tennis with us tomorrow? sitting am exam
5 Are you going to phone him now? sleeping
6 Are they going to visit us next week? going to Scotland
7 Is he going to Rome immediately? having a holiday first

8 Are you going to ask them now? having their lunch

Programme 7

Exercise I
Re-write using the Future Continuous
Example: We are going to London tomorrow.
We'll be going to London tomorrow,

1 We're catching the 8 o'clock train.
2 My brother is meeting me at the station.
3 Our wives aren't coming with us.
4 They're staying at home.
5 We're arriving at Paddington Station at ten o'clock
6 My brother's staying overnight in London, but I'm not.
7 I'm returning on the 9 o'clock express.
8 My wife's picking me up at the station.

Exercise 2
Answer with a complete sentence
Example: He paid 50p for 50lb. of apples. How much do they cost?
They cost 10 pence a pound.

1 He has earned ‡1200 between January and June. What is his salary?
2 He has a bath every Wednesday and Saturday. How often does he have a bath?
3 He drove 250 miles in five hours. What was his average speed?
4 He eats at 8 o'clock, 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock. How often does he eat?
5 He goes to the pictures every Saturday. How often does he go?

Exercise 3
Add 'the' in the spaces where necessary

1 United Kingdom includes ... Great Britain and ... Northern Ireland.
2 John took a train from ... Waterloo Station and read ... Times on

journey to ... south coast of ... England.
3 He stayed the night in ... Grand Hotel, which is in ... Brook Street in ...
centre of ... Southampton.
4 His ship, ... Queen's Star, sailed next morning down ... English Channel

towards ... Atlantic Ocean.
5 They passed ... Channel Islands and John recognised ... Jersey, an island
he had once visited.
6 He went to ... North America, where he spent a week with an uncle who
lives in ... Canada near ... Lake Superior.
7 Now he's travelling by ... car across ... United States, along ... Mississippi
River and into ... Mexico.
8 "What was ... highest mountain in ... Himalayas before ... Mount Everest
was discovered?" "I don't know." "... Everest was, of course!"

Programme 7

Exercise 4
Example: John chose the red book. (Who/Which)
a) Who chose the red book?
b) Which book did John choose?

1 Mrs. Smith bought a newspaper. (Who/What)
2 The second bomb killed twenty people. (Which/How many)
3 The tall girl read the second paragraph. (Which/Which)
4 The tree fell across the road. (What/Where)
5 John wrote to Mary. (Who/Who)
6 Three people arrived at ten o'clock. (How many/When)
7 James ate a pound of chocolate. (Who/How much)
8 The big car needs a service. (Which/What)

Exercise 5
Choose the appropriate word for each gap

1 "This is a very ... problem to solve, but if you try ... you will find the
answer." "I've tried very ... but you've ... tried at all." (hard, hardly)
2 "Have you seen the boss ... ?" "No. He always comes ..., and I always
leave ..., so I ... ever see him now." (early, hardly, late, lately)
3 "How ... is it to the hotel?" "It's not ... from here. If you walk ..., it
won't take you ... to get there." "But I always walk .... I'm a ...
walker, but a ... driver." (long, far, fast, slow, slowly)
4 "My boss says he thinks ... of my work, but he doesn't pay me a ...
salary." "He thinks you'll climb ... in the organisation though."
(high, highly)

Exercise 6
Add the missing words

1 We are looking forward ... the holidays.
2 I'm scared ... dogs, but I'm not frightened ... large animals such as horses.
3 They insist ... setting ... very early. They have to be under way before six
o'clock ... any case.
4 He picked ... a lot of French slang while he was in the factory.
5 The ship made ... port because the sea was so rough.
6 If you are ... luck, it won't be pouring ... rain when you leave.
7 His friends pulled strings for him and he succeeded ... getting the job.
8 We need more help, but we'll get ... somehow.
9 Can you sort ... all these letters for me?
10 There's a possibility ... rain, but never mind.
11 He convinced us ... the need ... hard work.
12 He climbed onto the roof ... an effort ... rescue them ... the fire.