Lesson 2
Now, Often, Always
Breakfast or
Lunch?
It was Sunday, I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed
until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window.
It was dark outside. ‘What a day!’ I thought. It’s raining again ‘just then,
the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. ‘I’ve just arrived by train’, she
said. ‘I’m coming to see you.’
‘But I’m still having breakfast,’
she asked.
‘What are you doing?’ I
said.
‘I’m having breakfast,’ I
repeated.
‘Dear me,’ she said. ‘Do
you always get up so late? It’s one o’clock!’
Comprehension
and Composition
A.
Answer these
questions in not more than 50 words.
The writer always get up late on Sundays. Telephone rang, it was my aunt
Lucy. ‘I’ve arrived by train’, she said. She coming to see him. He said, ‘I’m
still having breakfast’. She is very surprised. She said, ‘do you always get u
so late? It’s one o’clock!’
B.
Write out
these paragraph. Give the right form of the words in brackets:
I am looking out of my window. I can see some children in the street. The
children playing (play) football. They always playing (play) football in the street. They always playing (play) football in the street. Now a little
boy kicking (kick) the ball. Another boy running (run) after him but he cannot catch him.
C.
Write these
sentences again. Put the words in brackets in the right place:
1. She rarely answers my letters.
(rarely)
2. We never work after six o’clock.
(never)
3. The shops always close on
Saturday afternoon. (always)
4. Do you always go to work by car?
(always)
5. Our teacher frequently collects
our copybooks? (frequently)
6. We sometimes spend our holidays
abroad. (sometimes)
7. I often buy gramophone records.
(often)
8. Do you ever buy gramophone
records.(ever)
Lesson 3
What happened? (Past tense)
What
happened?
Read this short conversation. Pay close attention to the verbs in italics.
Each of these verbs tells us what
happened.
Policman : Did you see the
accident, sir?
Man : Yes, I
did. The driver of that car hit that
post over there.
Policeman : what happened?
Man : A dog ran
across the road and the driver tried
to avoid it. The car suddenly came towards me. It climbed on the pavement and crashed into that post.
Policeman : What did you do?
Man : I ran across the street after the dog.
Policeman : Why did you do that? Were you
afraid of the car?
Man : I wasn’t afraid of the car. I was
afraid of the driver. The driver got out of
the car and began shouting at me. He
was very angry with me. You see, it was my dog.
Exercises
D.
Give the
correct form of all the verbs in brackets. Each verb must tell us what happened:
Last summer, I went (go) to Italy. I visited (visit) museums and sat (sit) in public gardens. A
friendly waiter taught
(teach) me a few words of Italian. Then he lent (lend) me a book. I read (read) a few lines, but I didn’t understand (not understand) a word. Every day I thought
(think) about postcards. My holiday passed (pass) quickly, but I didn’t send (not
send) any cards to my friends. On the last day, I made (make) a big decision. I got (get)
up early and buy
(buy) thirty-seven cards. I spent (spend) the
whole day in my room, but I didn’t write (not
write) a single day!
Lesson 4
Simple future tense
I’ll see you
tomorrow.
These sentences tell us about the future.
Read them carefully. Note that the word shall is often used with I and
We.
Pay close attention to the words in italics:
I shall see you tomorrow. I’ll see you at 3 o’clock.
We shall travel by air. We’ll be at the
airport tomorrow morning.
George will
be here this evening. He’ll come by
train.
Alice will
meet him at the station. She’ll be there
at 5 o’clock.
The train
will arrive at 4.55. it’ll
be here soon.
You will
miss the train. You’ll be late.
They will
come here on foot. They’ll walk from
the station.
Exercises
E.
Give the
correct form of the verbs in brackets. Change the verb in brackets so that they
tell us what will happen.
Our neighbour, Captain Charles
Alison, will
sail (sail) from Postmouth tomorrow.
We will meet (meet) him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be (be) in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous
little boat. It has sailed acros the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison set out (set
out) at eight o’clock , so we shall have (have)
plenty of time. We shall see (see)
his boat and then we shall say (say)
goodbye to him. He will be (be) away for two months. We are very
proud to him. He will take part (take part) in an
important race across the Atlantic.
F.
In the
paragraph below, the verb in italics tell us what happened. Write the passage again. Change the verbs in italics
so that they tell us what will happen.
I shall go to
the theatre with my friend Reg. Reg and I shall see the
first performance of a play called “The End of the Road”. After the play, the
producer will give a short speech. He will spoke to the audience about the play. The play will be very successful and I think a great many
people will enjoy it very much.
G.
Put in shall or will
1. The plane will arrive in two
hours’ time.
2. I shall wait here until he comes.
3. When shall we see you again?
4. I shall send you a telegram fro
Nassau.
5. My secretary will write to you
shortly.
