Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise 8. Make the necessary' substitutions and reproduce the dialogues.

1. 
   /4: Does your geography class start at 8.30?
   

8. 
   It starts at 8.30 on Tuesday and at 11.30 on Thursday.
   

(/4: English, German, French)

2. 
   A: Did you go there by bus or by underground?
   

B_t: I went there by underground.
A: How long did it take you to get there?
By It took me forty’ minutes (to get there).
(By bus, car; B₂: half an hour, fifteen minutes)

3. 
   A: How often did Peter go to the library?
   

8. 
   Twice a week.
   

(A: go to see his mother, go for a walk; B: three times, four times)

4. 
   A: Do you often go out?
   

8. 
   No, not very often. Three or four a month.
   

(B: two or three, four or five)

5. 
   A: Did you drive to the office in Peters car?
   

B: No, I didn’t. I went there by bus.
(A: Nick’s, Ben’s; B: by underground, tram)

6. 
   A: Your son is also at college, isn’t he?
   

B: Yes, he is. He’s a second year student.
(A: Peter. John, his son; B: first, third, fourth)

7. 
   A: You also go to the office by bus, don’t you?
   

B: No, I don’t. I always go by tube.
(A: tube; B: bus)
Exercise 9. Insert prepositions or adverbs where necessary. Give a summary of the text.
Mr Brown is a British business man. He works ... a firm. Yesterday Mr Brown woke seven o’clock. He got... and did his physical exercises. ...
that he went... the bathroom.
He washed, brushed his teeth and shaved. Then he went... the sitting-room. It was half... seven.
His wife brought him his breakfast. ... breakfast Mr Brown looked ... the “Financial [farnaenjl] Times.”
... ten minutes ... eight he left ... work. Mr Brown drove ... his office. It took him an hour to get there.
Mr Brown said “good morning” to his colleagues. He had a lot of things to do. He dictated letters ... his secretary, looked ... the letters and telegrams, made phone calls and received visitors.
... half past four Mr Brown finished (|'finijt| закончил) work and drove home. He got home ... half past five. His wife and children were ... home. He had dinner... his family. ... dinner he played chess ... his son.
At ten o’clock he listened ... the latest news. Then he had a shower and went ... bed.