Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. 1 A: Why - are you smelling... (you/smell) the soap?
B: It
(smell) lovely. It's like roses!
2 A: Why
(you/taste) the soup?
B: To see if it
(taste) good. I think
it needs more salt.
3 A 1
(feel) very tired
B: You should go to bed early.
(see) Andy this evening.
B: 1
(see). So you don't want to
come to the cinema with me. do you?
A: How much
(the bag of apples weigh)?
B. I don't know yet. The man
(weigh) the bag now.
6 A 1
(think) about buying a new car soon.
B: Why? 1
(think) your car is fine.
You don't need a new one.
7 A What
(you/look) at?
B: The sky. It
(look) as if it's going to rain.
8 A: I really
(enjoy) home-made food.
B: So do I. and I
(enjoy) every bit
of this meal.
9
A: Why
(you feel) the radiator?
B. It
(feel) cold in here. Is the
heating on?
10 A: That famous opera singer
(appear)
at the opera house tonight.
B: Yes. He
(appear) to be feeling
better after his operation.
11 A: Chris
(be) a sensible person, isn't
he?
B: Yes, but in this case he
(be)
rather foolish
12 A: My dad
(fit) the old blind from
the living room in my bedroom today.
B. Really?
(it/fit) that window?
13 A: My back
(hurt)
B: Why don't you lie down for a while?
i’d like to tell you about a book by a russian novelist, nikolai gogol. it’s called “the government inspector”. it’s a satirical play. i’ve recently read this book in my literature lessons.
let me tell you a bit about this book. the action takes place in a small provincial town. the main character is khlestakov. he’s a young man who is silly and broke. but he’s a very self-loving man. he tells lies with pleasure. khlestakov has careless a fantasy. he arrives in the town and is mistaken for the government inspector.
as you can imagine, the plot is very interesting and funny. the comedy shows human stupidity and greed. also the problems of society are shown there.