B) Respond to the negative sentence of your fellow-student as in the model. Use contracted forms in speech. Work in pairs

Model: The pupils aren't playing football.

- No, they aren't. They're reading a newspaper.

XIV. a) Write all the possible questions to which the following sentences are the answers, b) Each sentence describes a certain situation in a concise way. Some points of the situation are already known to you. Find out some more details about the situation by asking questions. Work in pairs. Use conversational phrases:

A. 1. The elder daughter is passing the salt to her father. 2.I am thirsty now. 3. The father is having his cup of tea. 4.I must leave in a quarter of an hour. 5. The children are working in the garden. 6. The students are reading the text. 7. The girl is going to write a letter.

B. 1. I'm ready to go down to the canteen. 2.I am finishing this article. 3.I prefer a glass of soda-water. 4. The waitress is already bringing in our tea. 5. You forget about the meeting of our club. We must leave at once to be in time for the beginning of the discussion.

XV. Read and write in words:

a) 4, 14, 44, 9, 19, 90, 12, 38, 157, 673, 821, 1239. 1955, 2018, 3687, 271, 299, 945, 9212, 322;

b) 23/I 1964; 7/XI 1945, 22/VI 1941; 5/XII 1982.

XVI. Choose the right word:

to leave - to stay

1. He... home in summer. 2. He... at home in summer. 3. We... in Moscow, while our father is in the North. 4. He is... the Urals very soon. 5. They never... town for the vacation. 6. When will you...? 7.I don't think I'll... at the Ivanovs' more than a fortnight. 8.I can't... here any longer, the lectures begin at 9 o'clock, I must... at once. 9. Our cousin is... for Volgograd, he is going to... and work there. 10. Why are you...? We are going to have a meeting. 11. He is... with us for another week, isn't he? - No, he is... tomorrow morning, I am afraid. 12. When they... I shall... quite alone in the room.

to come - to go

1. He usually... home in time. 2. Our father... to his office at a quarter to 9, as a rule. 3. The dean... to the University at a quarter to 9. 4. If they... to the Crimea in August I shall miss them. 5. Look, daddy is already... home. 6. Where are you...? I am... to the University. Our studies begin at 9 o'clock.

still - more - another

1. It is already October but it is... rather warm. 2. Give me... pencil, this one is too small. 3. Give me... glass of water, I am... thirsty. 4. Give me some... water, please. 5. We need... time for the translation, I am afraid. 6. "I don't want to get up," says little Kitty, "it is... very early." 7. Will you give me some... milk? 8. He asks for... apple. 9. Let me have some... pudding, it is very tasty. 10. Help yourself to some... pie. 11. Help yourself to... piece of pie. 12.I can't eat the porridge, it is... very hot. 13. It is... early, you needn't hurry. 14. I should like to have some... salad. 15. Nick is not at home. He is... at the Institute. 16. It is... snowing. 17. The students need... practice in these words. 18. She is going to buy some... milk. 19. Try to get... books on English literature. 20. May I have... ticket to the Bolshoi Theatre? 21. Will you please give me some... porridge? 22. They are...talking.

XVII. Fill in prepositions if necessary:

A. 1. Pass... me the salt, please. 2. Pass the salt... me. 3. Give the bread... me. 4. Show this text... the teacher. 5. Show... the teacher this book. 6. He is going to come... half an hour. 7. Look... the boy. How dirty he is! 8. I see a new wall-newspaper... the corridor. 9. The children are playing... the garden. 10. Are you going... home? - - No, I am going... the library. 11. They have breakfast... 8 o'clock... the morning. 12.I dine... 3 o'clock... the afternoon. 13. What do you see... this picture? 14. Excuse me, may I go...? 15. Please, come.... We are just beginning our lesson. 16. The bell is ringing, the students are coming... the room. The teacher is entering... the room. 17. The bell is ringing and the students are leaving... the room. 18. He is leaving... St.Petersburg, you know.

B. 1. Will you wait... me, I'll come... a minute. 2. Are you ready... the answer? 3. Have some fruit... pleasure. 4. Help yourself... some fruit, please. 5. I prefer an apple... ice-cream. 6. The children are ready... breakfast. They are waiting... their father. 7. Let's have some herring to begin.... 8. What do you say... an ice-cream? 9. As... me I prefer a piece of cake... sweets. 10. A waitress is coming... our table. What shall we order? 11. The pudding is... your taste, I hope. 12. Going to the river is......the guestion, it's too cold to bathe today. 13. Father usually comes... home... time. 14. We must pay the waitress... the dinner. 15. I'm fond... vegetables and meat.

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