8. My wife can cook very well.
9. My brother is married.
10. Those are cheap flats.
10. These are the answers. What are the questions?
1. No, they can’t buy these newspapers.
2. Yes, these are our maps.
3. No, I can’t drive a bus.
4. He is in the shop.
5. I can come home at nine.
6. My friends are fine.
7. I can.
READINGAND SPEAKING PRACTICE
1. Read these sentences. Underline the words from the Active Vocabulary.
Close your eyes. How many sentences can you recollect?
1. In the morning I have breakfast at home.
2. This foreign book is very difficult for me.
3. My children come home from school at two o’clock.
4. I would like to see theatres, museums and that sort of thing.
5. Those chairs aren’t cheap, they are very expensive.
6. Where can I listen to classical music?
7. That play is very long and boring.
8. I can meet you in front of the house.
9. My wife can’t work at night.
10. This place is great.
2. Now write and speak about these people.
Husband
At work in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
Can work at night
A busy man
Would like to buy a new flat
Wife
A lovely woman
Can cook well
At home in the evening
Can’t drive
Would like to have three children
Example: The husband is at work ......................................................
3. Put these word combinations in the logical order. Then, speak about the day of these people.
Meet the clients in the afternoon
Go to work
Help children with their homework
Be at work at the office
Get up
Come home
Have toasts for breakfast
Meet friends at home
Have lunch in a cafe
Have dinner
Go to bed
Finish work
Listen to music and relax
David and Clair.........................................
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4. Now speak about your workday and your weekend. Use the ideas in the table. Add your own ideas.
On Workday
Finish work
Start work
Work on the computer
Do English homework
Have lunch at work
Meet your boss
Come home in the evening
Cook dinner
Get up at 6 o’clock
At the Weekend
Relax
Meet friends in a bar
Listen to music
Go to the rock-concert
Play football
Play with children
Go to the restaurant
Help children with homework
Read newspapers
5. Make up dialogues putting the sentences in the right order.
A.
It’s O.K.
Good morning, Mr. Lester.
And how about the meeting with Mr. Chakai?
Good morning, David. How is our work?
Oh, it s very difficult to work with him.
B.
Oh. These documents on your desk?
Yes. They are very long and difficult to read.
Could you help me, Mary?
Yes, Susie. What is it?
I can’t understand these documents.
C.
Is she in the office?
Can I see her in the evening?
Could I speak to Fanny, please?
I think, yes.
Yes, Fanny and her husband come home at 8 o’clock.
Yes, please.
Can I come at 9 o’clock, then?
No, I’m sorry. She is not at home.
D.
Here. In front of the window.
Is this your new office, Jane?
Nice. Are these computers new?
There, near the desk.
Yes. Is it lovely?
Yes, they are new. They work very well.
Oh, yes. It is very nice. Where is your desk?
And where is your chair?
6. Read the dialogues and try to remember them.
A.
Debora: Excuse me?
Jack: Yes?
Debora: Could you help me, please.
Jack: Of course.
Debora: Can you tell me the way to a shop?
Jack: Yes. We have two shops in this street.
Debora: Are they good?
Jack: They are expensive, but very good.
Debora: That’s O.K. Thank you very much.
Jack: Not at all.
B.
Sam: Alice, could you help me?
Alice: Yes. What is it?
Sam: I would like to go to the theatre with my wife. Where can we see a good play?
Alice: At the Marlow Theatre.