Сборник упражнений по английскому языку. Часть 2

Exercise 1. Some clothes and accessories are countable (a dress) and some are uncountable (trousers). Look at the words in the box and put them in two columns: Countable (C) and Uncountable (U).

Exercise 2. Do the Fashion Maze in pairs and decide what kind of person is your partner: a fashion victim or a slob.

II. Grammar section

Present Continuous.

Exercise 1. Continue the following sentences in the negative.

Example: Mother is talking on the phone. (sleep) – She isn’t sleeping.

1. The boys are playing. (study)

2. Mary is running. (walk)

3. The teacher is speaking. (read)

4. I am eating. (drink)

5. We are dancing. (jump)

6. They are listening to the radio. (watch TV)

7. John is standing. (sit)

8. Father is shaving. (wash)

9. Mother is cooking. (clean the floor)

10. Jenny is opening the door. (close the window)

Exercise 2. Answer the questions using the words in brackets.

Example: Are you drawing? (write a story) – No, I’m not. I’m writing a story.

1. Is he writing a letter? (watch TV)

2. Is Dad smoking in his room? (read a newspaper)

3. Are they listening to the radio? (talk with a friend)

4. Are you reading Byron’s poems? (learn them by heart)

5. Is she washing the dishes? (cook)

6. Is Jack playing the piano? (listen to concert)

7. Are you playing computer games? (study English)

8. Is Henry skating? (ski)

9. Are they having breakfast? (have lunch)

10. Are the students writing a dictation? (answer the questions)

Exercise 3. Match the beginning of the sentence on the left with the appropriate ending on the right.

Exercise 4. Read about Mark. Then fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

Present Continuous and Present Simple.

Exercise 5. Bill (5 years old) is having a bad dream. Everything is wrong! Look at the two lists below. Fill in the gaps in the sentences. Use Present Simple and Present Continuous.

Example: Bill usually has a shower, but today he’s having a cold bath.

Exercise 6. Put the verbs in the brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Caller: Good morning, 1) is (be) Mr Brown there?

Man: No, 2) … (not/be) here. He 3) … (work) at the moment. He usually 4) … (work) until 4 pm.

Caller: What about Mrs Brown? Where 5) … (be) she?

Man: She 6) … (do) the shopping. She always 7) … (do) the shopping on Wednesday afternoons.

Caller: Where 8) … (be) the children?

Man: They 9) … (play) football. They always 10) … (play) football after school.

Caller: How 11) … (you/know) all this? Who are you?

Man: I 12) … (be) the burglar!

Exercise 7. a) Complete the sentences with the verb in Present Continuous or Present Simple