Read and number the sentences of B in the correct order to make up a dialogue between A and B. A. 1 Hi, Nataly, haven't seen you for a long time What have you been doing? 2 Wales? What can be interesting about it? No big cities, no beautiful scenery, no interesting facts... 3 What do you mean? Don't the Welsh speak English? 4. Is Welsh different from English? 5 Interesting. And what about the cities? I heard that there are few cities there, rather small ones. 6 (Looking through the book): You are right. It says, "Cardiff is an industrial city, which also has a castle, a cathedral, a university." OK. But what about the scenery? 7 I've always thought that Wales is a kind of green fields, forests and farms. 8 Tell me a few words about the Mount Snowdon.
Present Continuous (настоящее продолженное время)
Construction
I/you/we/they/he/she/it + am/is/are + verb + -ing
Example
He + is + reading (a book)
Three cases in using Present Continuous:
1) Actions, that happening right now:
That girl is playing tennis.
Та девочка сейчас играет в теннис.
2) Actions, that happening in present but not at this moment:
Now I’m living in New York but it’s temporary.
Я сейчас живу в Нью-Йорке, но это временно.
I'm working hard on my English to get into university.
Я налегаю на английский, чтобы поступить в университет.
3) Something you planned and agreed with other people
Как правило, это планы, в осуществлении которых человек на сто процентов уверен. Если вы записаны к стоматологу, созвонились с другом, чтобы встретиться ровно в пять, собираетесь сдавать экзамены, и расписание известно — смело используйте Present Continuous.
Чтобы собеседник понял, что речь идет о будущем, добавляют слова-маркеры: завтра, в следующий вторник, сегодня вечером и т.д.
I’m visiting my dentist tomorrow.
Я завтра иду к стоматологу.
Are you meeting Sam tonight?
Ты сегодня встречаешься с Сэмом?
I’m having my exam at 11.
У меня экзамен в 11.
1. It's rude to eat with your mouth open.
2. Are you absolutely certain about doing it?
3. I am addicted to watching sports on TV, but I'm not really into playing!
4. Study immediately before going to sleep. You'll remember a lot more the next day.
5. We were unlucky to lose the game, we deserved to win.
6. I don't mind being alone, but it's better to be with other people.
7. What you don't want to remember, you forget (?)
8. Playing games is a fun way of improving your memory skills.
9. Experts say that it is pretty dangerous to do bungee jumping.
10. Most people are worried about losing their job, so they're trying best at working.
11. I was really so surprised to see you. I was happy to come.
12. It is impossible to succeed, if you are not ready to work hard.