VI. Complete the sentences using the Past Continuous.



1. The young man WAS NOT PLAYING (not / to play) tennis at 6 o’clock yesterday evening.

2. The girls WERE LISTENNING (to listen) to music at 2 o’clock this afternoon.

3. The older man WAS READING (to read) a book at 9 o’clock Sunday evening?

4. You ARE WORKING (to work) at noon last Saturday?

5. The couple WAS TRAVELING (to travel) at that time last summer.

6. The students ARE NOT STUDYING (not / to study) at that moment.

7. The children WAS SWIMMING (to swim) in the river at 4 o’clock.

8. The boy WAS WALKING (to walk) his dog at 8 o’clock last night?

9. The man WAS NOT PREPARING (not / to repair) his car at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

10. The women WAS TALKING (to talk) on the phone?

VII. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. As I WAS DOING (to do) the washing-up, I BROKE (to break) a glass.

2. We WERE WALKING (to walk) in the woods, when the storm BEGAN (to begin).

3. John WAS REPAIRING (to repair) his motor bike when his father ARRIVED (to arrive).

4. I WAS EATING (to eat) my lunch when the phone RANG (to ring).

5. He WAS RIDING (to ride) his bike to school when he DROPPED (to drop) his bag.

6. We SAW (to see) a bad accident as we WERE DRIVING (to drive) to the airport.

7. Tom WAS WATCHING (to watch) the match when the TV BROKE DOWN (to break down).

8. He WAS TALKING (to talk) when she CAME (to come) into the room.

VIII. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

A. Steve HAD (to have) an accident yesterday. He WAS DRIVING (to drive) his car when a bird FLEW (to fly) into his windscreen. He WAS TRYING (to try) to stop quickly but he CRASHED (to crash) into a wall. Luckily, he WAS NOT  (not / to be) hurt.

B. Last week I WENT (to go) to a talk by a famous writer. He WAS TALKING (to talk) about his new book when I ARRIVED (to arrive). He WAS GIVING (to give) such an interesting talk that I WAS (to be) disappointed when it ENDED (to end).

C. Julie TIDIED (to tidy) her bedroom last weekend. While she WAS TIDYING (to tidy) it, she FOUND (to find) some of the toys she HAD (to have) when she was a child. She DID NOT WANT  (not / to want) to throw them away, so she PUT (to put) them in a box and STORED (to store) them in the attic.

X. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Марк вчера весь день выглядел виноватым, потому что утром накричал на сестру.

2. Она была очень довольна, когда осматривала свою новую машину.

3. Марта очень нервничала, когда сдавала свой первый экзамен.

4. Уильям был напряжён, когда выступал с презентацией перед участниками семинара.

5. Ты же хорошо подготовился к экзамену. Почему ты отвечал так растерянно, когда профессор задавал тебе вопросы?

6. Фред рассказывал забавную историю о том, как он познакомился с девушкой в лифте, как вдруг мы застряли.

7. Вчера вечером Хилари играла роль одинокой женщины, которая отправилась в путешествие по Южной Америке.

8. Весь прошлый месяц мы занимались организацией международной конференции. Теперь мы чувствуем себя очень уставшими.

9. Тед очень воодушевился, когда узнал, что его любимая группа давала концерты в его городе.

10. Его родители были очень взволнованы, пока шла операция.

1. Mark looked guilty all day yesterday because he yelled at his sister this morning.

2. She was pleased as she inspected her new car.

3. Martha was very nervous when she took her first exam.

4. William was stressed when he was showing presentation to the seminar.

5. You prepared well for the exam. Why did you answer so dissapointed when the Professor asked you questions?

6. Fred was telling a funny story about how he met a girl in an Elevator when we got stuck.

7. Last night, Hilary played the role of a lonely woman who went on a trip to South America.

8. We have been organizing an international conference for the past month. Now we feel exhausted.

9. Ted was very excited when he found out that his favorite band played concerts in his city.

10. His parents were very anxious while the operation was going on.

Unit 3.3

I. Study the list of the words.

to turn smth. on – to move the switch on a machine, light, etc so that it starts working

to turn smth. down – to reduce the level of sound or heat that a machine produces

to turn smth. off – to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as television, engine, light etc stop operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc.

to make a decision – to decide

cook (n) – someone who prepares and cooks food

careful (adj) – giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something

slow (adj) – moving, happening, or doing something without much speed

psychologist (n) – someone who has studied the human mind and feelings

to behave (v) – to do or say things in a particular way

behaviour (n) – the way that you behave

triangle (n) – a flat shape with three sides

square (n) – a shape with four equal sides and four 90° angles

to make eye contact – to look at each other

reason (n) – the facts about why something happens or why someone does something

queue (n) – a line of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something


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