Topical vocabulary. to be short of time = to be pressed for time; spare time; on the way home, on the way to, in town

to be short of time = to be pressed for time; spare time; on the way home, on the way to..., in town, out of town; to be through with smth; to look through smth. (newspaper, article, text); to look forward to smth. (doing smth.); to manage to do smth., to look in; to listen in; to watch a TV programme; to go to the laundry; the hairdresser, the barber, the cleaner's; to have one's hair done, one's clothes cleaned, to have a manicure

Phonetic notes

Compound verbs have usually two primary stresses:

e. g. She is æ putting 'on her _\shoes. I must æ switch 'off the _\light.

Exercises

I. a) The material below it to be prepared for reading. Mark the stresses and tunes. Concentrate your attention on the vowel [Á] and the consonant [h]. b) Let your fellow-student read the exercise aloud for you to detect his errors in sounds and tell him what must be done to eliminate them:

[Á] 1. "What an odd clock," said Tom.

2. Lots and lots of clocks and watches have gone wrong.

3. Molly's got a spot on her frock.

4. A watched pot never boils.

5. Honesty is the best policy.

[h] 1. Helen's husband hates hot tea.

2. He held her hand in his.

3. The horn of the hunter was heard on the hill.

4. Healthful habits make healthy bodies.

5. He that has ears to hear let him hear.

6. My heart's in the Highlands.

My Heart is not here.

II. Before you start working at the text practise the sounds in the following words and word combinations:

A. 1. [Î] is going to, is putting on, is sweeping the floor, is washing the dishes.

2. a) Alveolars replaced by dentals: opened Ù the window, on Ù the radio, in Ù the bathroom, about Ù the house.

b) Loss of plosion: what Ù time, and Ù turned, and Ù cleaned, just Ù taken, just Ù come.

c) No glottal stop: is Ù awake, has Ù opened, turned Ù on.

B. 1. [Î] such a fine day, nothing the matter.

2. a) Alveolars replaced by dentals: on Ù the hook, at Ù the club, repairs Ù the plug.

b) Loss of plosion: about Ù going, haven't Ù been to, want Ù to have, goes out Ù to change.

c) No glottal stop: takes Ù off, what Ù about, goes Ù out, not Ù at Ù all.

III. 1. a) Listen to the recording of the text "A Student's Day". Mark the stresses and tunes. b) Practise the text for test reading. Listen to the recording very carefully until you can say it in exactly the same way.

A) Listen to the recording of the dialogue. Mark the stresses and tunes. b) Practise the dialogue for test reading. Listen to the recording very carefully until you can say it in exactly the same way. c) Memorize the dialogue and dramatize it.

IV. Transcribe the following sentences, mark the stresses and tunes and picture them on the staves:

1. Hello, Mary! 2. Look here, Mary, there is a concert this evening at our club. 3. Well, we haven't been there for ages. 4. Let me have a look at it. 5. We're going to be late, I'm afraid.

V. Answer the following questions:

1. (At) what time do you get up? 2. Is it light when you get up? 3. You do your morning exercises to music, don't you? 4. What do you do in the bathroom? 5. What do you do with a tooth-brush (a towel, a comb)? 6. Do you take a shower in the morning or before you go to bed? 7. What do you clean your teeth with? 8. What do you dry yourself on? 9. You do your hair before a looking-glass, don't you? 10. At what time do you usually have breakfast? 11. What must you do with the dishes after having a meal? 12. What do you usually do before you leave the University? 13. What do you clean your flat with? 14. (At) what time do you leave for the University? 15. It takes you long to get to the University, doesn't it? 16. How long does it take you to get to the University? 17. Do you go to the University by bus? 18. (At) what time do your classes begin? 19. What do you do when the classes are over? 20. Where do you usually have dinner? 21. Do you prepare for your English lessons at home or do you prefer to work in the University reading-room? 22. How long does it take you to do your homework? 23. Do you work at the laboratory every day? 24. When do you usually come home? 25. What do you usually do when you come home? 26. In what way do you help your mother about the house? 27. What do you do with an iron (a vacuum-cleaner, a broom)? 28. What do you usually do in the evening? 29. Do you often go to the theatre or to the cinema? 30. You are fond of skating, aren't you? 31. What do you do when you stay at home in the evening? 32. Do your friends often come to see you? 33. How do you spend the time when your friends come to see you? 34. You listen to the news every day, don't you? 35. What do you do when you are going to listen to the latest news? 36. (At) what time do you usually go to bed? 37. Who does the shopping in your family?

VI. a) Write the interrogative and negative forms of the following sentences. b) Ask and answer questions on the following statements as in the model. Use the Present Perfect Tense. Add a sentence or two to develop a situation.

Model: He has already repaired the iron. Has he repaired the cassette-recorder yet? No, he hasn't. But he is sure to do it soon.

1. Mary has already ironed the table-cloth. 2. I have already turned off the light. 3. The girls have already done the room. 4. It takes me long to prepare for my English lesson. 5. It has taken Peter five minutes to shave. 6. We are going to the skating-rink after classes. 7. My sister is very good at sewing. 8. Peter is going to repair our TV-set. 9. We are going for a walk after classes. 10. I must do some knitting today.

VII. a) Write questions to the parts of the sentences in bold type. b) Each sentence describes a situation in a concise way. Find out some more details about it by asking questions. Work in pairs:

1. I have dinner at two. 2. I leave for the Institute at eight o'clock. 3. I go to the Institute by bus. 4. It has taken me three hours to do my homework. 5. David has already repaired the radio. 6. It has taken me a fortnight to knit this sweater. 7.I am going to have some practice in intonation at the laboratory. 8. I am going to the theatre today. 9. Robert is going to press his coat. 10.I do my room with a vacuum-cleaner once a week. 11. You needn't switch on the light, it is quite light. 12. Mary has gone to bed. 13. It takes me a quarter of an hour to have breakfast. 14.I take a bath every morning. 15.I go to the Institute by Metro. 16. We are going to the skating-rink. 17.I do my hair with a comb.

VIII. Rewrite the sentences in the Present Perfect using the adverbs already, just.