Exercise 18. Fill in the blanks to streamline the use of the Continuous Tenses.
The words in brackets are given to help you.
1. At the moment he … the street (to cross). 2. Tomorrow at 9 o’clock
they … a composition (to write). 3. The composition … by him now (to write).
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4. Her daughter … the text from 5 till 6 o’clock yesterday (to translate). 5. The
children … TV now (to watch). 6. At present the students … the material about
the educational system in the country (to study). 7. The material about the ed-
ucational system … by the students now (to study). 8. At the moment Mary …
the book into the bookcase (to put). 9. He … the exam at 10 o’clock tomorrow
(to take). 10. The students … texts during the English classes tomorrow (to
translate).
Exercise 19. Make up sentences according to the models to practise the use of
the Continuous Tenses.
Model A:
Они пишут сочинение сейчас.
They are writing a composition now.
1. Они посещают музей сейчас. 2. Студенты посещают лекции на про-
тяжении всего семестра. 3. В данный момент они отвечают на вопросы.
4. В настоящее время обучающиеся сдают экзамены. 5. Они переводят
текст сейчас.
Model B:
Он переводил статью вчера весь вечер.
He was translating an article the whole evening yesterday.
1. Он отвечал на вопросы вчера в течение двух часов. 2. Студент го-
товился к занятиям весь вечер вчера. 3. Она посещала занятия по ан-
глийскому языку в течение нескольких месяцев в прошлом году. 4. Пре-
подаватель проверял тесты студентов вчера с 15.00 до 17.00. 5. Он читал
газету вчера все утро.
LISTENING
Exercise 20. Listen to the text “Education in the USA”.
Before listening: mind the words and phrases given to comprehend better the
information you are going to listen to.
Private schools — частные школы;
each state — каждый штат;
to offer — предлагать;
educational institution — образовательное учреждение.
After listening: agree or disagree with the following statements and add some
more information if needed.
1. The USA has a national educational system. 2. Each state in the USA has
its own educational system. 3. There is no difference between “high schools”
and “higher schools”. 4. High schools provide only general courses of study.
5. Universities are educational institutions of high education.
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