Unit 5 grammar: there is (are). Some, any, No

TOPIC: FLAT

Illustrative Situations

/. Listen and imitate:

1. There is a cup on the table. The cup is clean.

2. There is a box on the floor. The box is large.

3. There is a glass in the sideboard. The glass is empty.

4. There is a knife on the plate. The knife is sharp.

5. There is a fork on the tin. The fork is dirty.

6. There is a bottle in the refrigerator. The bottle is full.

7. There is a pencil on the desk. The pencil is blunt.

8. There is a spoon in the тир. The spoon is small.

//. Listen and imitate the following questions and answers:

1. — Is there a cup on the table? — Yes, there is.

2. — Is there a box on the floor? — Yes, there is.

3. — Is there a cup in the sideboard? — No, there isn't.

4. — Is there a fork on the plate? — No, there isn't

5. — What's there in the refrigerator? — There is a bottle there.

6. — What's there in the cup? — There is a spoon there.

7. — What's there on the desk? — There is a pencil there.

8. — Is there a bottle or a cup in the fridge? — There's a bottle.

9. — Is there a fork or a knife on the tin? — There's a fork.

10. — Is there a pencil or a pen on the desk? — There's a pencil.

11. — There's a cup on the table, isn't there? — Yes, there is.

12. — There's no fork on the plate, is there? — No, there isn't.

13. — There isn't a spoon in the cup, is there? — Yes, there is.

///. Listen and imitate:

1. There are some cigarettes on the dressing-table. They are near that box.

2. There are some plates on the cooker. They are clean.

3. There are some bottles in the refrigerator. They are empty.

4. There are some shoes on the floor. They are near the bed.

5. There are some knives on the table. They are in that box.

6. There are some forks on the shelf. They're near those spoons.

IV. Listen and imitate the following questions and answers:

1. — Are there any cigarettes on the dressing-table? — Yes,

there are.

2. — Are there any plates on the cooker? — Yes, there are

(some).

3. — Are there any cups in the refrigerator? — No, there aren't.

4. — Are there any knives on the shelf? — No, there aren't (any).

5. — What's there on the floor? — There are some shoes on the

floor.

6. — What's there on the table? — There are some knives on the

table.

7. — Are there plates or glasses on the cooker? — There are some

plates there.

8. — Are there cigarettes or pencils on the dressing-table? — There are some cigarettes there.

9. — There are some shoes on the floor, aren't there? — Ye; there are.

10. — There are some plates in the refrigerator, aren't there? -

— No, there aren't. There are some bottles there

11. — There are no cigarettes on the dressing-table, are there

— Yes, there are some.

V. Listen and imitate:

A. 1. There is some rice in the jar.

2. There's some milk in the bottle.

3. There's some sugar in the jar.

4. There's some oil in the bottle.

5. There's some water in the jug.

6. There's some wine in the bottle.

B. 1. There isn't any butter in the fridge.

2. There isn't any cheese.

3. There isn't any beer.

4. There aren't any tomatoes.

5. There aren't any oranges.

6. There aren't any eggs.

7. The fridge is empty.

C. 1. — Is there any cheese in the fridge?—Yes, there is.

2. — Is there any butter in the fridge?— No, there isn't.

3. — Are there any eggs in the fridge? — Yes, there are.

4. — Are there any tomatoes in the fridge? — No, there

aren't.

Illustrative Texts

/. Listen to the text about Mrs. Smith's kitchen: Mrs. Smith's kitchen is small. There is a refrigerator in the kitchen. The refrigerator is white. It is on the right. There is an electric cooker in the kitchen. The cooker is blue. It is on the left. There is a table in the middle of the room. There is a bottle on the table. The bottle is empty. There is a cup on the table, too. The cup is clean.

//. Answer the questions:

Is Mrs. Smith's kitchen large or small? There is a refrigerator in the kitchen, isn't there? What colour is the fridge? Is it on the right or on the left? Is there an electric or a gas cooker in the kitchen? The cooker is white, isn't it? Where is it? What's there in the middle of the room? Is there a bottle on the table? There is a cup

_on the table, too, isn't there? Is it clean or dirty? Is there _a TVset in the kitchen?

///. Read the text and ask all types of questions on the text. IV. Tell about Mrs Smith's kitchen. V• What is your kitchen like? What's there in the kitchen? VI. Listen to the text about Mrs. Smith's living-room:

Mrs. Smith's living-room is large. There is a television in the room. The television is near the window. There are some magazines on the television. There is a table in the room. There are some newspapers on the table. There are some armchairs in the room. The armchairs are near the table. There is a radio in the room. The radio is near the door. There are some books on the radio. There are some pictures in the room. The pictures are on the wall.

. VII. Answer the questions:

Mrs. Smith's living-room is large, isn't it? Is there a TVset in the room? Where is it? What's there on the television? There is a table in the room, isn't there? Are there newspapers or maga­zines on the table? There are some armchairs in the room, aren't there? Where are the armchairs? Is there a radio in the room? Is it near the door or near the window? What's there on the radio? Are there any pictures in the room? Where are they?

VIII. Read the text and ask all types of questions on the text.

IX. Tell about Mrs Smith's living-room.

X. What is your living-room like? What's there in your living-room?

Practice

/. Bring some pictures to class. Make up your own utterances using the construction "there is/are":

a) affirmative and negative statements, both singular and plural;

b) questions/general, special, alternative, disjunctive/. Use the illustrative situations as an example.

//. Ask each other about your neighbourhood: e.g. A: Excuse me. Is there a laundromat in this neighbourhood?

В: Yes, there is. There is a laundromat on Main Street, next

to the supermarket.

Prompts: post-office, bank, library, bus station, cafeteria, super­market, clinic, church.

e.g. A: Is there a restaurant in your neighbourhood? B: No, there isn't.

A: Is there a cafeteria in your neighbourhood? B: Yes, there is. A: Where is it?

B: It's on Central Avenue, near the bank. Prompts: bakery, hospital, supermarket, department store, school, park, police station.

///. Make up similar dialogues.

e.g. — I'm hungry. Is there any cold meat in the house?

— No, there isn't any cold meat, but there's some bread and cheese.

— Oh, good.

Prompts: milk — cream; ham — sausage; cheese — bacon e-g- — Are there any apples in the house?

— No, there aren't, I'm afraid.

— Perhaps, there are some oranges.

— There aren't any oranges either.

— What a pity!

Prompts: lemons — bananas; sweets — biscuits; pears — plums

IV. Read the dialogues and learn them:

1. Marian: Is there a cup on the table?

Gwen: No, there isn't a cup. There aren't any cups in this room. All the cups are in the kitchen.

Marian: Is there any tea in that pot?

Gwen: No, there isn't any tea in the house. But there is some coffee.

Marian: No, we haven't got any coffee or tea.

* * *

2. Lucy: What's there in the cupboard?

Bob: There's some chalk, but there aren't any pencils. There's some bread and there are some cakes. There are some potatoes, but there aren't any apples.

V. Ask your partner what's there in his / her bag.

VI. Ask your partner what's there in his / her fridge.

Fluency

/. Listen to the texts, ask and answer questions:

1. Look at this picture. This is a classroom. There are some desks in the classroom. There is a blackboard on the wall. Is there a clock on the wall? Yes, there is a clock on the wall. Is there a table in the classroom? Yes, there is. Where is it? It is near the black­board. Are there any words on the blackboard? No, there are not. There are not any words on the blackboard. Is there a chair in the classroom? Yes, there is. Where is it? It is near the table. Are there any students in the classroom? No, there are no students in the classroom.

2. Look at this office. There are two desks and two chairs in this office. There are some papers on the desk. There is a shelf near the door and there are some books on the shelf. There are some files in the cabinet and there are some files on the shelf. There is a tele­phone on one of the desks. The walls and the windows in the office aren't very clean. There aren't any flowers in this office. There aren't any people.

3. Let's have a look at our sitting-room. It's large and comfor­table. Opposite the door there's a big piano. There's a bookcase next to the piano. On the right there's a fireplace. There's an armchair on each side of the fireplace. Opposite the fireplace there's a small table with an ash-tray and some newspapers on' it. By the table there's a small chair. On the extreme right there's a radio-set. There's a comfortable sofa on the left. There are two red cushions on the sofa. There's a standard-lamp near the sofa. There are two pictures and a big oval mirror on the wall. On the floor there's a thick carpet. Our sitting-room is light because there are two large windows in it. There are nice white curtains at the windows. The room is very cosy.

4. Our flat is very nice. It's in Chelsea. It's got two rooms: a living-room and a bedroom. The living-room is very big but the bedroom is small. There's a kitchen and a bathroom. The bathroom is a beautiful room with a big window, but the kitchen is rather small. The flat's got central heating. It's £ 40 per week.

The flat is near a park and it's near the shops. The underground station is five minutes' walk. We are very happy here.

Our neighbours are very nice. They are Jane and Bill Robin­son. They are in the flat downstairs. Jane is a nurse in a hospital and Bill is an engineer in a factory. *,

7 //. Describe: a) your classroom; b) your office; c) your flat; d) your neighbour's flat.

///. Listen to the conversation, ask and answer questions.

Agent: This is a nice flat, Miss Wilkins. Here's a plan.

Miss Wilkins: Mmm...

Agent: There's a living-room. There's a kitchen, a bedroom

and there's a toilet.

Miss Wilkins: Is there a balcony?

Agent: No, there isn't.

Miss Wilkins:...and a telephone?

Agent: No, there isn't a telephone.

Agent: Well, here's the kitchen.

Miss Wilkins: Hmm...it's very small.

Agent: Yes, it isn't very large, but there's a cooker and a

fridge. There are some cupboards under the sink. Miss Wilkins: Are there any plates? Agent: Yes, there are.

Miss Wilkins: Good. Are there any chairs in here? Agent: No, there aren't, but there are some in the living-

room.

Miss Wilkins: Hmm. There aren't any glasses! Agent: Yes, there are! They're in the cupboard.

Miss Wilkins:...and... er... where's the toilet?

IV. Give a brief account of the conversation. Role-play the conversation.

V. Here are some more questions you can ask when you are speaking to a house agent:

Is there a stove in the kitchen? Is there a lift in the building? Is there a TV antenna on the roof? Is there a radiator in every room? Is there a mailbox near the building? Are there any pets in the building? Are there any children in the building? How many rooms are there in the flat? How many floors are there in the building? How many windows are there in the living-room?

VI. Listen to another conversation:

Jill (on the phone): Hello, Steve. Here's Jill. I've got a free afternoon. Have you got enough time for lunch with me?

Steve: No, I'm sorry, Jill, I haven't. Why?

Jill: Well, I've got a newspaper advertisement

here. It's for a flat in Hampstead. It's got two bedrooms, a modern kitchen, central heating...

Steve: And has it got a garage?

Jill: Yes, it has.

Steve: I'm sure it has, Jill, but we haven't got

enough money.

VII- Read and role-play the conversation. VIII. Act out the following situations:

1. A house agent is on the phone and is giving you some informa­tion about a flat. Take notes and then tell another student about the flat.

2. Your friend has got a new flat. At the moment you are speaking about his new flat.

Writing

1. Write about your flat.

2. Write about your office.

3. Write a phone conversation between a landlord and a tenant.

Self check

/. Fill in the gaps with "there is, there are, this, the":

1.... a lot of trees in our street.... trees are old and big. 2.... an airport in our town.... airport is not far from the centre. 3.... is my brother. He is an engineer. 4.... no cigarettes in the box. 5. Sorry,... nobody in the office now.... secretary is out and... chief is at the meeting. 6.... is my new flat.... three rooms in it. 7.... hospital is two blocks from here. 8.... is Upping Street.... a lot of offices in it.... building at the far end of the street is my office. 9. Where is... typewriter?

//. Fill in the gaps with "some, any, no":

1. I'd like to buy... flowers. We haven't got... in our garden now. 2. There's... butter on the table, but there isn't... milk there. 3. Is there.. paper on the desk? — No, there isn't.... 4. Are there... pictures in this book? — Yes, there are.... 5. We haven't got... sugar. Go and buy... please. 6. There is... carpet in our bed­room, but there is one in the sitting-room. 7. There is... cheese on the table. Take... cheese from the fridge. 8. I've got.. intere­sting books to read. 9. Have you got... money? — Yes, I have....

10. There are... magazines here, but there are... on that shelf.

11. Have you got... new stamps? — No, I haven't got....

///. Translate into English:

1. У моего друга хорошая двухкомнатная квартира. Комнаты большие и светлые. В гостиной стоит стол и четыре стула. Справа

находится книжный шкаф. В левом углу телевизор и кресло. Спальня тоже большая. В ней находятся две кровати и гардероб. На полу красивый ковер. Кухня очень удобная. В ней стоит кухонный стол и несколько табуреток. Рядом с газовой плитой буфет. Напротив холодильник. Жена друга довольна, что у нее такая большая и удобная кухня. 2. В вазе есть цветы? — Да, в ней несколько роз. 3. В твоем чае нет сахара. Положи немного.

4. Есть ли английские журналы в вашей библиотеке? — Нет.

5. В нашей гостиной нет дивана, но есть два удобных кресла.

6. Есть ли молоко в холодильнике? — Да, там две бутылки моло­ка. 7. На письменном столе нет книг, там несколько журналов. 8. В классе есть мел? — Нет. 9. В хлебнице нет хлеба. Есть ли хлеб в буфете? 10. В этом районе есть библиотека? — Да, недалеко отсюда есть хорошая библиотека. 11. В нашем городке есть два интересных музея. 12. Что находится рядом с почтой? — Там магазин. 13. У тебя есть тетради? — Да, есть несколько штук. 14. В нашей квартире нет телефона. А у вас есть телефон?

UNIT 6

GRAMMAR: IMPERATIVES. OBJECTIVE CASE OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS. PREPOSITIONS.

Illustrative Situations

/. Listen and learn the imperatives:

1. Please, take the textbook out of your bag, Mary. Open it to page 45 and read text 4. Thank you. Close the book. Go to the black­board. Don't take the book with you. Put it on the desk. Take a piece of chalk and write the new English words on the blackboard. Thank you. Your mark is excellent. Sit down, please.

2. Don't copy out this text now. Do it at home, please. Write ten questions on the text, too. Listen to the text in the sound labora­tory. Learn the text.

3. Jack, take that book and give it to Peter. Now take the pen­cils from him and put them into your bag. Take your exercise-book out of the bag and put it on the table in front of me.

4. — Take this hat and show it to Ann, please. Now take it from her and give it to me.

— Here it is.

— Thank you. Now give us that blue tie, please.

— Here is the tie. Take it, please.

— Thanks. And give us that red one, too.

— Here you are.

Practice

/. Change the following sentences as in the example:

_e a. Give me that vase.

Give that vase to me.

I. Show me that picture. 2. Give her those flowers. 3. Send George that letter 4. Give Mrs. Jones these books. 5 Give the children these ice-creams. 6. Please, bring John that chair. 7. Take her these newspapers. 8. Pass him the salt, e g. Show that dictionary to him. Show him that dictionary.

1. Give that pen to her. 2. Bring that book to me. 3. Take this par­cel to Mary. 4. Send that telegram to Peter. 5. Show your bicycle to them. 6. Pass the bread to Helen. 7. Give that pencil to her. 8. Show your album to us. 9. Take that newspaper to Bob.

//. Put in me, him, her, us or them:

e.g. Give Tim this shirt. Give... this one, too. Give Tim this shirt. Give him this one, too. 1. Give Jane this watch. Give... this one, too. 2. Give the children these ice-creams. Give... these ones, too. 3. Give Tom this book. Give... this one, too. 4. That is my passport. Give... my passport please. 5. That is my coat. Give... my coat please. 6. Those are our umbrellas. Give.. our umbrellas please. 7. That is Jane's dictiona­ry. Give... the dictionary please.

///. Respond to the following turning indirect orders and requests into direct ones:

e.g. Tell John to come at 5. John, come at 5.

1. Tell Mary to wash the dishes. 2. Tell Fred to bring the record-player. 3 Tell your sister to phone me tonight. 4. Tell Lucy to type this letter. 5. Tell Kate to sweep the floor. 6. Tell Helen to dust the wardrobe. 7. Tell Mike to fix the bicycle. e.g. Tell Alec not to be late. Alec, don't be late.

1. Tell Mary not to close the window. 2. Tell Mike not to go out. 3. Tell Jack not to come in. 4. Tell Bob not to work so hard. 5. Tell Lucy not to miss the lecture. 6. Tell Roger not to make so much noise. 7. Tell Betty not to take the typewriter. 8. Tell Jack not to open the window.

IV. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:

1. Take the books... the table and put them... your bag. 2. Show me this map. Show it... me. 3. Go... the room... the corridor. 4. Take that pencil... the box and put it... front... you. 5. Come..., please. 6. Give these notebooks.. Lucy. 7. Take the magazine... her and show it... us. 8. Go... the blackboard.

Fluency

/. Listen to the conversations and learn them: 1. Steve: I've got a headache and a temperature.

Jill: Oh, dear. Stay at home then. Perhaps you've got flue.

Go back to bed and take some tablets. Steve: Yes, that's a good idea. Jill. Or phone Dr Ray.

2. Mrs. Jones: Come in, Bessie.

Shut the door, please.

This bedroom's very untidy. Bessie. What must I do, Mrs. Jones?

Mrs. Jones: Open the window and air the room.

Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.

Then make the bed. Dust the dressing-table.

Then sweep the floor.

3. Man: Give me a book please, Jane. Woman: Which book? This one?

Man: No, not that one. The red one. Woman: This one? Man: Yes, please. Woman: Here you are. Man: Thank you.

4. Man: Give me some glasses please, Jane. Woman: Which glasses? These glasses? Man: No, not those. The ones on the shelf. Woman: These?

Man: Yes, please. Woman: Here you are. Man: Thanks.

//. Situation: You are asking your daughter to do some work about the house.

Situation: You are the teacher. Give your students some instruc­tions.

Self check

/. Use the proper prepositions:

1. Please, take the cup... Jane and put it... the table. 2. Please

close your book and put it... your bag. 3. Please go... the door and close it. 4. Send the telegram... Mr. Smith. 5. Please take the _cnalk... the box.

//. Use the proper pronouns:

\. The children are hungry. Give... something to eat. 2. We are students. This is... classroom. 3 Take the book from the table and put... into your bag. 4. Betty has a temperature. Give... some tablets. 5. Ted is a schoolboy.. marks are good. 6. Those are our books. Give... our books, please.

///. Translate into English:

1. Дай мне тот карандаш, пожалуйста.— Черный? — Нет, красный. 2. Возьми вазу из буфета и поставь ее на стол. 3. Лек­ция очень интересная. Не пропусти ее. 4. Позвони Лене. Она сейчас дома. 5. На столе грязная посуда. Вымой ее. 6. Не бери мой словарь. Возьми словарь Ани. 7. Покажи нам свой но­вый велосипед.— Вот он.

UNIT 7

TOPIC. THE TIME. DAYS AND WEEKS.

THE MONTHS. DATES. GRAMMAR: BE (PRESENT). NUMERALS.

The Time

This is a clock There are two hands on the face of the clock. One hand is long and the other hand is short. The long hand is the minute hand. The short hand is the hour hand.

What time is it' It is twenty minutes to three. Look at the clock faces. What time is it?

1. It is three o'clock. (3.00)

2. It is six o'clock. (6.00)

3. It is nine o'clock (9.00)

4. It is ten minutes to seven. (6.50)

5. It is five minutes to six. (5.55)

6. It is twenty-five minutes to one. (12.35)

7. It is twenty minutes past nine. (9.20)

8. It is twenty-five minutes past twelve. (12.25)

9. It is ten minutes past ten. (10.10)

From one o'clock to two o'clock is one hour.

From one o'clock to six o'clock is five hours.

There are twenty-four hours in a day. How many minutes are

there in an hour? There are sixty.

Thirty is a half of sixty. (30='/₂60)

Fifteen is a quarter of sixty. (15='/4 60)

Look at the clock faces again.

10. It is half-past seven. (7.30)

11. It is half-past twelve. (12.30) 12 It is half-past nine. (9.30)

13. It is (a) quarter-past twelve. (12.15)

14. It is (a) quarter-past six. (6.15)

15. It is (a) quarter past eleven. (11.15)

16. It is (a) quarter to one. (12.45)

17. It is (a) quarter to five. (4.45)

18. It is (a) quarter to two. (1.45)

Days and Weeks

There are seven days in a week. The first day of the week is Sunday. The last day of the week is Saturday. The other days of the week between Sunday and Saturday, are Monday, Tuesday, Wed­nesday, Thursday and Friday.

Monday is the second day, Tuesday is the third day, Wednesday is the fourth day, Thursday is the fifth day, and Friday is the sixth day. Saturday is the seventh day, the last day.

There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year.

The Months

There are twelve months in a year. The names of the months are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, Sep­tember, October, November and December. January is the first month and December is the twelfth or last month.

What is May? May is the fifth month. What is August? August is the eighth month. What is November? November is the eleventh month

In Great Britain March, April and May are the spring months; June, July and August are the summer months; September, Octo­ber and November are the autumn months; December, January and February are the winter months.

Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four seasons

Questions: How many months are there in a year? What are the names of the months? What is the first month? December is the last month, isn't it? Is May the fifth or the eleventh month? What are

th spring (summer, autumn, winter) months? What are the four seasons?

Dates

Look at this picture. What is the date? Today is Wednesday, the seventeenth of January. What was yesterday? Yesterday was Tuesday, the sixteenth of January. And tomorrow? Tomorrow is Thursday, the eighteenth of January.

I st. January 1915... the first of January (January^the first), nineteen (hundred and) fifteen.

22nd October 1911... the twenty-second of October (October the twenty-second), nineteen (hundred and) eleven.

Jan.-January; Feb.-February; Mar.-March; Apr.-April; Aug.-August; Sept.-September; Oct.-October; Nov.-November; Dec.-December.

Practice

/. Read the following dates:

15 August 1432; 18 December 1683; 5 October 1156; 27 March 1745; 14 April 1832; 23 November 1935; 22 June 1937; 26 May 1567; 3 August 1432; 8 January 1965; 23 February 1918; 16 Septem­ber 1667

//. Say what time it is:

9.35; 11.30; 12.44; 2.15; 4.20; 8.50; 6.10; 5.30; 3.25; 7.15; 9.55; 5.45; 4.30; 2.45; 3.17; 1.40; 7.12; 1040; 12.50; 11.27; 8.25; 2.15

///. Read the numerals;

40; 60; 100; 90, 31; 57; 171; 365; 1583; 5 505; 75000; 13 407; 433; 45 672; 324 456; 95 655; 478 932; 1 342 458; 5 879 453; 432 258; 575; 48 260; 768 354; 7 245 672; 278; 439; 2 439; 66 769

IV. Name the days of the week.

V. Name the months of the year.

VI. Read the dialogues and make up similar dialogues.

I. — What day is it today?

— Today is Monday.

' — What day was it yesterday?

— Yesterday was Sunday.

— What day is it tomorrow?

— Tomorrow is Tuesday.

— What date is it today?

— Today is the eighth of October.

— What date was it yesterday?

— Yesterday was the seventh of October.

— What date is it tomorrow?

— Tomorrow is the ninth of October. 2. — What time is it by your watch?

— It is twenty minutes to eleven.

— By my watch it is half past ten.

— The right time is twenty-five minutes to eleven. So my watch is five minutes fast and your watch is five minutes slow

Self check

/. Translate into English:

1. Который час?— 10.45. (11.30; 12.15; 8.20; 5.40; 12.30; 4.10; 8.55; 9.05; 7.45). 2. Сколько времени по твоим часам?— 10.50. Мои часы отстают на десять минут,— А мои часы спешат на пять минут. 3. Какое сегодня число? — Сегодня вторник, 25 января. (Сегодня пятница, 9 июня. Сегодня среда, 12 июля. Сегодня суббота, 23 мая).

UNIT 8 GRAMMAR: PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Illustrative Situations

/. Listen and imitate:

1. Miss Grey is typing a letter.

2. Mrs. Ford is cooking.

3. Mike is playing chess with his father.

4. Jane and Mary are reading.

5. Peter and John are going to school.

6. The boys are watching television.

//. Listen and imitate the following questions and answers:

A. 1. Is Miss Grey typing a letter? — Yes, she is.

2. Is Mrs. Ford eating? — No, she isn't. She's cooking.

3. Are Jane and Mary reading? — Yes, they are.

4. Are the boys sleeping? — No, they aren't.

B. I. What is Miss Grey doing? — She's typing a letter.

2. What are Jane and Mary doing? — They are reading.

3. Who is cooking? — Mrs. Ford is.

4. Where are Peter and John going? — They are going to schoo

5. Who is Mike playing chess with? — He's playing chess wit his father.

r i Is Miss Grey typing a letter or reading a magazine?-

She's typing a letter.

2. Are the boys watching television or reading? — They ar watching television.

P. 1. Mrs. Ford is cooking, isn't she? — Yes, she is.

2. Jane and Mary are reading, aren't they? — Yes, they аи

3. Peter and John are going to work, aren't they? — No, the aren't. They are going to school.

4. Mike is not cooking, is he? — No, he isn't.

///. Listen to the dialogues. Learn them.

1. A: What are you doing? B: I'm cooking.

A: What are Mary and Fred doing?

B: They're studying English.

A: What's Tom doing?

B: He's eating.

A: What's Martha doing?

B: She's watching TV.

A: What's your dog doing?

B: It's sleeping.

2. A: Is Jim very busy just now?

B: Yes, he is. He is having breakfast. A: And Jack, is he having breakfast, too? B: No, he isn't, he is shaving.

3. A: What are you reading this week? B: "Lord Jim".

A: Is it a good book? B: A very good one.

4. A: What is Jill doing just now? B: She is talking to Paul.

A: And Kate?

B: Oh, she is dreaming.

5. A: Jane and Helen are in the garden at the moment. B: They are working, aren't they?

A: No, they aren't. They are playing cards.

6. A: Are you still typing? B: No, I am not.

A: What are you doing? B: I'm listening to music.

7. A: Who is playing the piano?

B: My sister is.

A: She is a good pianist, isn't she?

B: Yes, she is very talented.

Illustrative Texts

/. Listen to the texts and answer the questions:

1. There is a girl in this picture. What is she doing? She is sitting on a chair. She is reading a book. Where is the chair? It is near the table. There is a cat on the table. There is a dog under the table. The cat is sitting on the table. The dog is lying under the table on the floor.

Questions: Who is there in the picture? Is the girl sitting or standing? What is she reading? Where is the cat sitting? Where is the dog lying?

2. This is Mary. She is sitting at the table. There is a piece of paper on the table. Mary has a pencil in her hand. What is she doing? She is drawing a picture of a dog. She is holding a pencil in her right hand. Her left hand is on the table. Mary is wearing a white dress.

Questions: Who is this? What is Mary doing? What's there on the table? What has Mary got in her hand? What is Mary wearing?

Practice

/ Express your agreement with the following statements. Give some additional information. Use the prompts.

e.g. — Lucy is reading, (a magazine)

— Yes, she is She is reading a magazine.

1. Dick is writing, (a letter) 2. Donald is working, (in the gar­den) 3. The girls are playing, (volley-ball) 4. Betty and Kate are typing, (the documents) 5. Jane is washing, (the floor) 6. The men are drinking, (beer) 7. Mary is drawing, (a picture of a house)

//. Express your disagreement: e.g. — John is reading the Times, (the Telegraph)

— No, he isn't. He's reading the Telegraph.

1. They are playing cricket, (basketball) 2. She's dancing with Paul. (Jack) 3. The Browns are travelling about Italy. (France) 4. Victor is listening to the news, (music) 5. John is sitting beside Ann. (Mary) 6. He is talking to Lucy. (Alice) 7. She is waiting for Jane. (Mary)

///. Make up general questions using the prompts:

e.g. you/watch TV

— Are you watching TV at the moment?

— Yes, I am. or No, I am not. I'm fixing the sink.

1. the students/write a test. 2. Lucy/have an English class

3. Roger/swim 4. Peter/listen to the news 5. you/wait for Alice 6. Mary/do her homework 7. you/look for your gloves

IV. Respond to the following using an alternative question: e.g. — Helen is reading, (a newspaper or a magazine)

— Is she reading a newspaper or a magazine?

1. The children are playing, (volley-ball or tennis) 2. Mary is typing, (a letter or an article) 3. Mrs Jones is cooking, (lunch or dinner) 5. The students are writing, (a test or a dictation)

V. Respond to the following using a disjunctive question:

e.g. — Dick is writing, (a letter)

— He's writing a letter, isn't he?

1. The Baxters are travelling, (about France) 2. The boys are playing football, (in the yard) 3. Jane is reading, (an English book)

4. Judy is cooking, (meat) 5. Miss Green is typing, (documents) 6. The children are eating, (cheese)

VI. Make up similar dialogues. Use the prompts: e.g. — Is Nancy busy?

— Yes, she is washing her car.

Prompts: you — clean our yard; Bob — fix his bicycle; Lucy and Dick — wash their windows; Henry — clean his garage; Mrs and Mr Jones — paint their kitchen; Kate — do her homework; you — fix my TVset e.g. — Is Mike still answering?

— Yes, he is.

Prompts: Peter — smoke; you — translate the text; Lucy — cook; the children — sleep; Jack — eat; Jane — work; Kitty — watch TV; Mary — type; John — draw e.g. — Where is Walter?

— He's in the kitchen.

— What's he doing?

— He's eating breakfast.

Prompts: Betty/in the park/ eat lunch; Mr and Mrs Smith/in the dining-room/ eat dinner; you/in the bedroom/ listen to the news; you/in the living-room/play cards; Tom and Mary/in the yard/play baseball; Miss Jackson/ at the bar/drink coffee; Mike/in the library/ study English; Gloria/at a discotheque/dance e.g. — Who is calling?

— Peter is.

Prompts: answer — Mike; play the guitar — my sister; sing — Helen; speak to the dean—John; cook dinner—Gwen; dance—Alice

VII. Ask special questions with prepositional verbs:

e.g. — John is waiting for somebody, (who)

— Who is he waiting for?

1. They are talking about something, (what) 2. He is speaking to * somebody, (who) 3. She is listening to something, (what) 4. She is looking at something, (what) 5. They are waiting for somebody, (who) 6. She is looking for something, (what) 7. Peter is playing cards with somebody, (who) 8. I'm thinking about something, (what)

VIII. Respond to the following questions. Do it as in the exam­ple:

e.g. — What is Mike doing here?

— I've no idea what he is doing here.

1. Who is he waiting for? 2. What are they talking about?

3. Where is he going? 4. What is she cooking? 5. Who are they speaking to? 6. What is she typing? 7. Where are they travelling? 8. What is he looking at? 9. What are they looking for? 10. What are they listening to? 11. What is he doing now?

IX. Express solidarity:

e.g. — I am watching TV at the moment. (I)

— So am I.

1. We are cleaning our yard, (we) 2. Jane is washing the win­dows. (Dick) 3. Mike is fixing the TVset. (Roger) 4. The children are eating ice-cream, (their parents) 5. I am studying French. (Lu­cy) 6. We are playing cards, (we) 7. John is writing a test at the mo­ment. (Bob and Mary) e.g. — Mike is not watching TV. (I)

— Neither am I.

1. Kate is not eating her breakfast. (Alice) 2. George is not, working at the moment. (Harry) 3. Lucy is not dancing. (Mary)

4. Jane is not sleeping. (Helen) 5. Jack is not listening. (Peter) '6. Jane is not singing. (Kate)

Fluency

/. Listen to the texts, ask and answer questions.

1. It is 7.30. Frank is having breakfast and listening to some music on the radio. His wife Alice is carrying a tray with some coffee on it.

It is 11.30. Alice and her friends are having morning coffee.

They are talking about their husbands. One of them is wearing a very strange hat.

It is 12 o'clock. Frank is eating in the factory canteen. A lot of _men are standing in a queue. They are waiting for their lunch. jt is raining outside.

Frank and his friends are still having a break. They are stan­ding and talking about a football match this evening.

It is 8 o'clock in the evening. Frank and Alice are at home. Frank is watching television but his wife and his daughter Susan are not. Susan is reading and her mother is writing. Frank is watching a football match.

It is 11 o'clock. Susan is talking to Tom. He is phoning from Paris. "Are you having a good time? What's the weather like? Is it raining?" she wants to know. Frank and his wife are still wat­ching television. "Who is she talking to?" Frank is asking.

2. It is a fine day today. There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining. Mr. Jones is with his family. They are walking over the bridge. There are some boats on the river. Mr. Jones and his wife are looking at them. Sally is looking at a big ship. The ship is going under the bridge. Tim is looking at an aeroplane. The aero­plane is flying over the river.

//. Bring some pictures to class and describe them.

III. Listen to a telephone conversation:

Ann: Hello, Linda. It's me, Ann.

Linda: Hello. How are you?

Ann: Pretty good, thank you. And you?

Linda: Fine, thanks.

Ann: Is Jack at home?

Linda: No, he isn't.

Ann: Is he working today?

Linda: No, he isn't working today. He's in the kitchen.

Ann: What's he doing?

Linda: He's cooking.

Ann: What are you doing?

Linda: I'm reading.

Ann: Where are the children?

Linda: They are playing tennis in the yard.

IV. Role-play the conversation.

V. Make up your own telephone conversation. First write it and then act it out.

VI. Listen to the conversation, read and learn it.

Jean: Where's Sally, Jack?

Jack: She's in the garden, Jean.

Jean: What is she doing?

Jack: She's sitting under the tree.

Jean: Is Tim in the garden, too?

Jack: Yes, he is. He's climbing the tree.

Jean: I beg your pardon? Who is climbing the tree?

Jack: Tim is.

Jean: What about the dog?

Jack' The dog's in the garden, too. It's running across the grass. It's running after a cat.

VII. Say what the people in the classroom are doing.

Writing

/. Here is part of a letter to a relation in which you are descri­bing what various members of the family are doing at the moment:

We are having a very nice day. At the moment mother and baby are watching TV. Tony and Liz are listening to a record. Timmie is with Ann. They're playing a game. Father and Auntie are talking and drinking coffee. Uncle Fred is with Lucy. They're reading a book and I'm writing to you!

//. Write a paragraph in the same way about your family.

III. Here is a postcard from Bordeaux:

Dear Jill and Steve!

We're spending a wonderful holiday in Bordeaux. The sun is shining brightly and I'm thinking about you at home. At the moment Pam's swimming in the pool, the children are playing and I'm drinking a lovely cool beer at the hotel bar. It's all very expensive, but it isn't raining.

Love,

Jeff, Pam, Mark and Kate

IV. Write a letter in the same way about your holidays.

Games

1. What am I doing? A student mimes an action within a pre­selected situation (e.g. at home). Members of the class try to identify the acting. (You're...ing!)

2. The students try to guess what the people in the picture that is hidden are doing.

Self check

/. Use the proper forms of the verbs:

1. Everybody at 149 (be) very busy today. Mr. Anderson (clean) his apartment. Mrs. Wilson (fix) her kitchen sink. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (paint) their living-room. Mrs. Black (do) her exercises. Tommy Lee (feed) his dog. And Mr. and Mrs. Lane (wash) their car I (be) busy, too. I (wash) my windows.. and course, I (watch) all my neighbours. It's a very busy day at 149 River Street.

2. — What you (do) now?

— I (type).

— What you (type)?

— An article.

— Your husband (be) at home?

— Yes, he (read) something in the living-room.

— Where (be) the children?

— They (play) in the garden.

— How (be) your Mother? What she (do)?

— She (visit) her friend.

— And how you (be), Betty?

— Fine, thanks.

— Your husband (be) still in France?

— Yes, he (be).

— Give my best regards to him.

//. Translate into English:

1. Где Виктор? — Он в своей комнате.— Что он делает? — Он чинит радиоприемник. 2. Что ты пишешь? — Я пишу письмо своей сестре. 3. Аня все еще печатает? — Да. 4. О чем ты ду­маешь? — О своей работе 5. Что делают сейчас Джейн и Дик? — Они слушают музыку. 6. Что ты ищешь? — Зонтик.

U N IT 9 GRAMMAR: PRESENT CONTINUOUS (FUTURE)

Illustrative Situations

/. Listen and imitate. Study these example situations:

1. John and Mary are very busy today. They are giving a party tomorrow.

2. Jane is working hard. She is taking a test on Tuesday.

3. Tom is leaving for London tomorrow.

4. I am meeting Peter at the bus-stop at 6.

5. — Are you busy tonight?

— Yes, I am.

— What are you doing?

— I'm going to the pictures.

The construction "to be going-f-to infinitive"

1. I'm going to write some letters tonight.

2. My father is going to repair his car tomorrow.

3. Jane is not going to take part in the picnic. She is taking her exam tomorrow.

4. — What are your plans for tonight?

— I'm going to play bridge.

5. — Are you going to watch television on Friday night?

— No, I am not.

— Why not?

— Because I'm very busy on Friday.

6. — Is Tom going to visit Kate tonight?

— No, he isn't.

— What is he going to do?

— He is going to stay at home.

7. — You are going to invite Lucy to the party, aren't you?

— Yes, I am.

Practice

/. Read the dialogues. Make up similar dialogues. Use the prompts.

e.g. — Are you doing anything on Saturday morning?

— I'm working in the garden.

Prompts: on Monday evening — meet my mother at the stati­on; on Friday afternoon — visit my parents; tomorrow — clean the windows; tonight — fix my radio-set; on Sunday — write my report e.g. — Are you going to the theatre on Sunday?

— No, I'm not.

— What are you doing?

— I'm visiting my friends.

Prompts: cinema — play football; library — repair Ann's bicy­cle; Jane's party — study my English; concert — receive guests e.g. — Where are you going after classes?

— To the cinema.

Prompts: You — theatre; Mary — discotheque; John — bar e.g. — When is Lucy taking her test?

— On Tuesday.

Prompts: Robert — leave — on Friday afternoon; Alice —

come — in *^wo days; they — start — tomorrow morning; she — have her English class — this evening; you — see your parents — _on Friday evening _е„ — I have something to tell you.

' — What is it? — I'm going to London next summer.

Prompts: France; Italy; Germany; Rome; Warsaw; Washington

//. Answer the questions:

What are you doing tonight? What are you doing tomorrow? What are you doing this weekend? What are you doing after your English class today¹ Are you going to the theatre tonight? Are you meeting your friend on Saturday? Are you having a meeting today?

///. Tomorrow is Saturday. This is John's daily programme for tomorrow:

1. 9 o'clock — meet his cousin Lucy;

2. 10 o'clock — go to the pictures together;

3. 12 o'clock — have lunch;

4. 3 o'clock — play volley-ball in the park;

5. 6 o'clock — go to a discotheque

IV. What is your daily programme for tomorrow?

V. Read the dialogues. Learn them. Make up similar dialogues using the prompts:

1. — Is Tom going to play chess this evening?

— No, he isn't.

— What is he going to do?

— He's going to watch TV.

Prompts: you — repair your car — study English; Lucy — play tennis — cook; Kate — type — write her article; you — cook — read

2. — Where are you going to have dinner?

— At the canteen.

Prompts: spend your holidays — in the mountains; rest — at the seaside; have supper — at home; spend the weekend — in the country

3. — When are they going to start?

— In three days.

Prompts: Peter — leave — in a week; you — come back — on Friday; Helen — take her exam — next week; you-type the docu­ments — tomorrow morning :4. — Who's going to wash the car?

— Me.

— When are you going to do it?

— Right away.

Prompts: make dinner; type the article; wash up; fix the sink; send the letters; phone Lucy 5. — How are you going to spend the weekend?

— I'm going to the country.

Prompts: Jack — go to a party; you — visit my parents; Ali­ce — do some shopping; they — receive guests. 6 — I'd like to know whether Mary is going to take me to the pictures.

— Go and ask her.

Prompts: Victor — repair my bike; Lucy — take part in the picnic; Bob and Mary — come; she — invite Peter

7. — John is doing his homework.

— What is he going to do next?

— He's going to listen to the news.

Prompts: Mike — have a shower — have supper, Helen — study German now — watch television; the children — play foot­ball — do their homework.

8. — Is Mary drawing?

— No, she isn't. She is only going to.

Prompts: you — type; Victor — repair the car; John — do his exercises; Susan — eat; Mary — wash up

9. — Is Steve going to be a pilot or a sailor?

— He's going to be a sailor.

Prompts: your daughter — a teacher or a doctor; your son — a driver or a photographer; Philip — an architect or an engineer; Jane — a singer or a dancer

10. — Tom is not going to play cards, is he?

— No, he isn't.

Prompts: you — be present; Kate — come; Dick — write the test; Betty — play chess

VI. Say what you or your group-mates are going to do:

Victor, open your notebook; write an English sentence in your notebook; close your notebook; give the notebook to your friend; take it back; read text 5; translate the text; open your bag; take something out of your bag; put it on the desk

VII. Answer the questions:

What are you going to do after your English class? Where are you going to have supper? Are you going to watch TV tonight? You are not going to the pictures today, are you? What is your wife (sister, etc.) going to do tomorrow? Where are you going to rest

in summer? When are you going to visit your friend? Are you going to moscow this month? Where are you going to spend this weekend? What are you going to do on the weekend?

VIII. Say what you are going to do after the lesson/in the evening/'tomorrow/tonight/ on Sunday/ in summer.

Say what your wife (husband, son, brother, etc.) is going to do today/ on Saturday/ next week.

IX- Ask your friend about his (her) plans for tomorrow/to­night/this weekend/next week. Use the construction "to be going + to infinitive".

X. Miss Green is a typist. Say what she is going to do tomorrow.

1. 9 o'clock"— come to the office

2. from 9 to 11 — type some documents

3. 11 o'clock — take the documents to her boss

4. 11.30 — have lunch

5. 12 o'clock — start typing again

6. 5 o'clock — finish work

7. 6 o'clock — play tennis in the park

8. from 8 to 9 — write some letters to her friends

9. from 9 to 10 — watch television

10. from 10 to 11 — read an interesting book

11. 11 o'clock — listen to the news

Fluency

/. Listen to the text, ask and answer questions:

Tom and Susan are going to give a party this evening. A lot of people are going to come. The party is going to start at 8.30 so the first guests are going to come any minute. "When are you going to take off that apron?" Tom wants to know. "In a minute", is Susan's answer.

//. Listen to the conversations. Role-play the conversations.

1- Tom: Would you like to come to a party? Lucy: Well, I'd like to... but when is it? Tom: On Saturday evening.

Lucy: What a pity! I'm busy on Saturday.

Tom: What are you doing?

Lucy: I'm doing my homework.

Tom: Really!... Another time perhaps?

Lucy: Yes, thanks anyway.

2- George: What are you doing this weekend?

 

Harry: I'm going away. George: Oh, where are you going? Harry: I'm going to London. George: How long for? Harry: Just for two days.

3. Fred: You're working hard, George. What are you doing? George: I'm making a bookcase.

Give me that hammer please, Fred. Fred: Which hammer? This one? George: No, not that one. The big one. Fred: Here you are. George: Thanks, Fred.

Fred: What are you going to do now, George? George: I'm going to paint it. Fred: What colour are you going to paint it? George: I'm going to paint it pink. Fred: Pink? George: This bookcase isn't for me. It's for my daughter, Susan.

Pink's her favourite colour.

4. John: What are you going to do with that vase, Mary? Mary: I'm going to put it on the radio, John.

John: Don't do that. Give it to me.

Mary: What are you going to do with it?

John: I'm going to put it here, in front of the window.

Mary: Be careful! Don't drop it!

Don't put it there, John. Put it here, on this shelf. John: There we are! It's a lovely vase. Mary: Those flowers are lovely, too.

///.. Situation I: Your friend is inviting you on a picnic for the weekend, but you can't. You've got some other arrangements.

Situation 2: Tomorrow is Sunday. Your friend and you are dis­cussing plans for your day off.

Review

/. Listen to the text "Getting Ready" and answer the questions: Mrs. Forest is having a tea-party today. A lot of women are co­ming to tea with her this afternoon. They are coming from Brim-stead. They are some of the members of the Brimstead Women's Institute. Marian is the Secretary of the Institute — and a very good secretary, too.

She is getting the house ready for them: cleaning the rooms, putting the chairs and tables in their right places, opening and shutting windows, moving mats and curtains, dusting cupboards and putting out vases.

Richard is helping his mother. He is moving the heavy chairs, she is moving the light ones. "How many people are coming, Mot-her" — "Oh, dozens and dozens. Look at the list. I have it here somewhere."

Stella, Mrs. Forest's daughter, is in the kitchen. She is making a cake.

The Forests are very busy at the moment. They are expecting guests for tea today.

Questions: Why is Mrs. Forest so busy? Who is coming to Mrs. Forest's party? How is Mrs. Forest getting the house ready for the party? Who is helping Mrs. Forest in her preparations for the party? What is Richard doing? What is Stella doing?

//. Tell about Mrs. Forest's preparations for the party.

III. Listen to the text "The Tea-party", ask and answer questi­ons.

The Forests' sitting-room looks very nice. It is clean and tidy and there are bunches of pretty flowers in all the vases. The room is full of people. But some of the women on Marian's list are not coming to her tea-party. One of them is not very well; the hus­band of another is ill; two or three are busy; some are going to London for the day. But there are a lot of women at Marian-'s sitting-room. There is a lot of noise. They are all talking and they are not talking quietly.

The women are eating biscuits and cakes and drinking their tea. The cakes are tasty and all the guests are enjoying the meal.

It is 8 o'clock. The guests are leaving the house. They are saying good-bye and thanking the hostess for a pleasant party.

IV. Tell about Mrs. Forest's tea-party.

"• V. Listen to the text "Arthur is Very Angry".

It's late at night. Arthur is sitting in his bed and he's looking at his clock. His neighbours are making a lot of noise and Arthur is very angry.

The people in Apartment 2 are dancing. The man in Apartment 3 is vacuuming the carpet in his living-room. The woman in Apart­ment 4 is practising the violin. The teenagers in Apartment 5 are listening to loud rock music. The dog in apartment 6 is barking. And the people in apartment 7 are having a big argument.

It's very late and Arthur is tired and angry. What a terrible night!

VI. Ask and answer questions on the text. Retell the text. VII. Describe some pictures. Do it both in writing and orally.

Self check

/. Use the proper forms of the verbs:

Paul: Where (be) Kitty, Jane?

Jane: She (be) in the kitchen

Paul: What she (do) there?

Jane: She (make) a cake.

Paul: Johnny (be) still at school?

Jane: No, he (be, not). He (be) in the park with some of his

friends.

Paul: What they (do) there? Jane: They (play) football. Paul: When he (come back)? Jane: At 4 o'clock. Paul: And what you (do)?

Jane: I (write) a letter to my friend Lucy Grey. Paul: She (be going) to visit us this summer? Jane: No, she (be, not). Lucy and her husband (go) to Italy for

their holidays this year.

//. Ask all possible questions about the following sentences

1. The students are going to write a dictation. 2. She is going to send a letter to her mother. 3. The Browns are leaving on Monday

4. Betty is not coming to the party. 5. Mike is waiting for Lucy at the bus-stop.

///. Use the proper prepositions:

1. What are you looking...? 2. Who is she talking...? 3. You are waiting... Kate, aren't you? 4. What are they talking...?

5. Who is he writing...? 6. What are you thinking...? 7. What is she listening...? 8. Who are they travelling...?

IV. Translate into English:

1. Ты собираешься смотреть телевизор сегодня вечером?'— Да.— Я тоже. 2. Лавров уезжает во вторник. 3. Чем сейчас занимается Роберт? — Переводит статью. А что он собирается делать потом? — Он хочет сходить в кино. 4. Когда ты собираешь­ся навестить брата? — Завтра утром. 5. Ты едешь завтра за город? — Нет. Завтра я сдаю экзамен по английскому языку.

6. Мои друзья приезжают в воскресенье. Я собираюсь встретить их на вокзале. 7. Сегодня вечером я иду в театр.

UNIT 10

GRAMMAR: Indefinite Pronouns SOMETHING, ANYTHING, NOTHING, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY,

NOBODY, FEW, A FEW, LITTLE, A LITTLE, MANY, MUCH, A LOT OF

Illustrative Situations

/. Listen and imitate:

1 — There is something on the table. _ What is it?

— A bottle.

— There is something in the bottle.

— What is it?

— It's water.

2. — I've got something in my hand.

— What is it?

— It's a packet.

3. There isn't anything in the cupboard. It's empty.

4. There isn't anything in this bottle. I'm thirsty.

5. What have you got in your hand⁵ — I haven't got anything in my hand, or I've got nothing in my hand.

6. What is he doing? — Nothing. He isn't doing anything.

7. What are they drinking? — Nothing. They aren't drinking any­thing.

8. Richard: Are you doing anything this afternoon? His friend: No, nothing.

Richard: Let's go to the football match. Have you got any

money?

His friend: Not much.

9. Somebody is talking in the corridor.

10. Is anybody talking? — Nobody is talking.

11. Who is talking? — Nobody.

12. I'm helping somebody. Are you helping anybody?

13. She isn't helping anybody. Who are you helping? — Nobody.

14. Stella: There is somebody in the other room. Richard: No, there isn't anybody in that room.

Stella: Yes, there is. Somebody is moving round the room.

Go and see.

(Richard goes out. Then he comes back again.) Stella: Well, who is it? Who is in the other room.'' Richard: The room's empty. There isn't anybody there. But

the window is open, and the wind is blowing.

15. Freddy: Where's my screw-driver? It's somewhere in this

room, I know.

Marian: No, it isn't anywhere in here.

Freddy: And is my hammer anywhere in the house?

Marian: No, nowhere.

16. Has Mr. West many books' Yes, he has a lot of books. How many books has Mr. West? He has about two thousand books.

17. Has Mr. Green many books? No, he has not many books. He has only a few. How many books has Mr Green? He has about fifty books.

18. Has Tom much money' No, Tom has not much money. He has only a little money. How much money has Tom? He has about five shillings Has Tom's father much money? Yes, Tom's father has a lot of money. How much money has he? He has about five hundred pounds. (500)

19. Have we much sugar? Yes, we have a lot of sugar. We have about eleven pounds (II Ib). How much tea have we? We have

not much tea. We have only a pound and a half (ly)

20. There are few flowers in my garden. There are a few flowers in my garden.

21. I have little time today. I have a little time today.

22. There are too many mistakes in your exercises. You have so much fruit in your garden.

Practice

/. Make up your own dialogues. Use the prompts:

e.g. — There is something on the plate, (cheese)

— I think it's cheese.

Prompts: on the shelf — tea; in the bookcase — my dictionary; on the desk — your umbrella; on the bed — my book; under the bed — Kitty's ball e.g — Is there anything in the bag'

— Yes, there are some pencils there.

Prompts: in the cupboard — napkins; in the suitcase — shirts; on the balcony — chairs; on the desk — newspapers; on the wall — pictures e.g. — There is nothing on the desk.

— That's right. There isn't anything here.

Prompts: in the bag; in the cupboard; on the radio-set; in the bookcase; in the fridge; on the shelf; in the drawer e.g. — There is somebody in the office.

— I think it's Mr. Hanson.

Prompts: in the classroom — Miss Black; in the corridor — our teacher; in the library — Mary, in room 24 — Peter; in the dining-room — Mrs. Baxter; in the garden — Mike

_e g. — Is there anybody in the classroom?

— No, there is nobody there.

Prompts: in the English study; in the office; in the yard; in the corridor; in room 46; in the street; in the laboratory e.g. — There is nobody in the room.

— That's right. There isn't anybody there.

Prompts: in the laboratory; in the library; in the sitting-room; in room 34; in the dining-room; in the study; in the garden; in the kitchen; in the hall; in the bedroom e.g. — Have you got anything in your bag?

— No, I have nothing there.

Prompts: in your suitcase; in your hand; in your basket; in your fridge; on your balcony

//. Extend the statements. Do it as in the example:

e.g. There is something in the basket, (in the