Conditionals What can I do for you, sir? – I’d like to speak* to Mr. Davis. I’m sorry, he isn’t in. Would you like to see* somebody else? No, but would you take* a
A touch of ‘flu1 David woke* up with a headache2 and a sore throat. He called Joan and told her he felt* ill. She took* his temperature3 and saw* it was 102° (one hundred
How is your English getting on1? Have you noticed that every day you are learning new words and expressions? You can now hold* conversations2, read notices, ask your way – even argue with someone!
1. Поставьте глаголы из скобок в необходимую форму. It’s still snowing. It… (snow) for hours. (Все еще идет снег. Он идет много часов.) Steve… (date) four girls this weekend. (Стив ходил на свидание с
1. Задайте общие вопросы к предложениям. Н-р: Mary grows beautiful flowers in the garden. (Мэри выращивает красивые цветы в саду.) – Does Mary grow flowers in the garden? (Мэри выращивает цветы в саду?) The
1. Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в Present Simple, Past Simple или Future Simple. We… (go) roller-skating last Saturday. Our granny… (bake) meat-pies every weekend. We… (write) an essay tomorrow. I really… (enjoy) the opera
Some more traditions If you go to the Tower of London1, you will see* six ravens. These birds – or rather2 their ancestors – have been there since the eleventh century. But, today, they
Emergency…!1 The ninety-ninth lesson reminds2 me of the police. Why? – Because, if there is an emergency and you need the police Or an ambulance or the fire-brigade, You simply dial3 nine-nine-nine. The operator
1. Поставьте подходящее неопределенное местоимение somebody, anybody, nobody или everybody. Переведите предложения. Why is it so quiet here? – Because… came to my party. Can… give me a haircut? – I’m sorry, but there
Aphorisms Don’t criticise society1: only those who can’t get* into it do that. The only way to get* rid of2 a temptation is to yield to it. An ex-President, re-visiting the White House: “It’s