1. Do you know these books? Match the contents with the titles. Two titles are extra.
1) This is a story about a wonderful country
which is situated behind the wardrobe door. a) Robinson Crusoe
Its inhabitants are under the rule of the cruel
White Witch. The poor animals are waiting
for the humans and the king of the wood
Aslan to destroy the kingdom of the White b) Mowgli
Witch and her spells.
2) One hot summer day a curious little girl saw
a rabbit who could speak and had a watch in the c) Gulliver's Travels
vest pocket. The rabbit was in a hurry. The girl
followed him and so her adventures began.
3) A sailor survived after the shipwreck and found d) The Lion, the Witch
himself on an uninhabited island. He managed to and the Wardrobe
build a house, grow crops and even make
friends with one of the aborigines.
4) A pack of wolves found a human baby in e) Ivanhoe
the jungles. They didn't eat it up, but brought
him up as a member of the animal world. f) Alice in Wonderland​

Поставьте глагол в скобках в правильную форму – Present Simple или Present Continuous.

Water ... at 0 degrees Celsius. (freezes)

I ... to my sister at the moment. (am talking)

How often do you ... them? (visit)

Kelly ... chocolate. She is allergic to it. (does not eat)

Hurry up! Everybody ... for you. (is waiting)

Задание 2. Внимательно прочитайте предложения и решите, в каком необходимо употребление Present Simple, а в каком – Present Continuous.

boil

a) Water is boiling. Can you turn the kettle off?

b) Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

go to bed

a) It is very late. I am going yo bed now.

b) My little sister usually goes to bed at 9 o'clock in the evening.

work

a) John works very hard. He is a great specialist.

b) You are always working. Can you do something else?

live

a) I am living with my cousin until I find my own accomodation.

b) My brother lives in a big city.

think

a) What is he thinking about?

b) I think it is a brilliant idea.

Задание 3. Составьте предложения с глаголами-исключениями. Помните о разных случаях их употребления.

Oh, this chicken ... nice. (smells)

I can't meet with you tomorrow. I ... my lawyer in the morning. (am seeing)

"What is this noise?" "My neighbours ... a party". (are having)

Please, be quiet. My mother ... a headache. (has)

Do you understand what I ... ? (mean)

Past Continuous - продолжительное время. Образуется путем использование глагола to be во второй форме (was/were) и смыслового глагола с ing-овым окончанием (Ving). Применяется для обозначения действия, длившегося в определенный момент Маркеры времени -  this evening at 7 pm, at midnight, all day и т.д. Если в произошло несколько действий одновременно, также употребляется Past Continuous (We were listening to music, while she was talking to us), для обозначения недолгого промежутка времени в редко используется для выражения неодобрения (He was always losing our keys while on holiday)

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