Английский для умных. Учебное пособие для тех, кто хочет и может разобраться в тонкостях грамматики и повысить уровень своего языка

8) Reading the book, she was making notes

9) Having been tired after a long working day, they decided to have a rest

10) Cleaning the house, she was listening to music

11) Having invited all the acquaintances, she went on to do other preparations

12) Having read the account, he went to the meeting

13) Looking from the window, he was thinking about his future plans

14) Having seen this picture, he decided that he wanted to be a painter too

15) Having finished the performance, the artists came for the bow

16) Preparing the dinner, she was speaking on the phone

17) Having noticed her in the distance, he decided to call her

18) Having seen all the sights, we went to the museum

19) Listening to the lecture, the student were making notes

20) Having had a snack, we went on with our trip

21) He was nervous answering the questions

22) Having checked-in, we went to the duty-free

23) Walking down the main road, they were going to different shops

24) Having washed himself up, he went to get dressed

25) Translating the text, he was often looking some words up in the dictionary

26) Having come back home, she switched on the TV

27) Listening to music, she forgot about everything

28) They were enjoying the summer day, resting on the beach

Глава 17

Упражнение 1

1) I read a book and listened to music

2) I need money, I want to buy food

3) We met some interesting people at the party

4) I met an interesting person at the party

5) She had an apple and some bread for breakfast

6) We live in a big house. There is a beautiful garden with nice trees

7) I am going to buy a table and chairs

8) I need a pen and paper

9) I have a car

10) Can I ask you a question?

11) Is there a hotel nearby?

12) Do you have children

13) Paris is an interesting city

14) Lisa is a student

15) Jane is an interesting person

Упражнение 2

1) What is the name of this street?

2) I am looking for a job?

3) Who is the best player in your team?

4) Kate is wearing a new dress today

5) Can you tell me what time is it now?

6) This is an interesting book

7) My office is on the first floor

8) He is an engineer

9) Kate’s husband is a doctor

10) Do you live in the city center

11) He is such an honest child?

12) Excuse me, were is the nearest bank?

13) There is a mistake in the sentence

14) The sky is blue and the sun is shining

15) We were in an excellent restaurant yesterday

16) My brother is in the army

17) You need rest!

18) Write your name at the top of the page

19) I have a daughter

20) There is a table in the center of the room

21) Paula is learning how to play the piano

Упражнение 3

1) Where is the bus station? The bas station is next to the gas station

2) Tv antenna is on the roof

3) There is a post box between the building and the bus stop

4) The dog is lying in front of the fire place

5) Do you speak English at work?

6) She had a bad day today

7) I have a color TV set. The TV is on the small table in the corner of the room

8) There is a pen, a book and paper on my table

9) My brother is a teacher. He works at school

10) There is a guitar on the chair next the piano

11) There was a piano in the corner of the room. He was sitting for hours at the piano, playing his favorite pieces of classical music. He was a wonderful pianist

12) Who will he do in the future?

13) The weather was very bad yesterday in the morning. The sky was grey and it was raining. But in the middle of the day the weather started to change. It stopped raining and the sun came out of the clouds. It was very warm after lunch. I didn’t want to stay at home and went for a walk in the garden. There were many girls and boys in the garden and we were playing all evening. I came home, drank tea, had a sandwich and went to bed. I was sleeping very well at night

14) I get up at half past seven in the morning and go to bed at a quarter to eleven in the evening

15) There are three rooms and the kitchen in our new flat

16) If you want to write something on the board, you will need a piece of chalk

17) May is the fifth month in a year

18) Saturday is the sixth day in a week

19) What day is it today? IT is the 9^th of May

20) The third lesson today is English

21) After school I usually go home

22) I usually come home at a quarter to five

23) My friends live in a small town. This is a new town. All the streets are wide and straight. There are beautiful buildings and many trees, so the air here is very clear. There are many beautiful parks and gardens. People like to go there in the evenings. There are schools, libraries, supermarkets, a hospital, a theatre, movie theatres, etc.

24) I get up early in the morning, go to the bathroom, get the water running and wash myself up

25) I have lunch after the third lesson

26) There is a new school at the corner of the street

27) My colleague told me that there will be a big meeting on the 10^th of February

Упражнение 4

1) Slow down! You can’t drive at 50 miles an hour!

2) Life is full of surprises

3) The Philippines are situated in south-east Asia

4) I don’t know much about literature and art