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,’ I said.
‘What
are you doing?’ she asked.
‘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.
He
never get up early on Sundays. He even got up very late last Sunday.
But
just now his aunt telephoned him said that she arrived by train and coming to
see him. He said he still having breakfast made his aunt very suprised because
it was one o’clock. (49 words)
Exercises
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 are playing football. They always play football in the
street. They always play football in the street. Now a little boy is kicking the
ball. Another boy is running 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.
2. We never work after six o’clock.
3. The shops always close on Saturday afternoons.
4. Do you always go to work by car ?
5. Our teacher collects our copybooks frequently.
6. Sometimes we spend our holidays abroad.
7. I often buy gramophone records.
8. Do you ever buy gramophone records ?
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.
POLICEMAN
: 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 to 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 drivergot 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 uswhat happened :
Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A
friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he
(lend) me a book. Iread a
few lines, but I didn’t
understand a word. Every day
I thought about postcards. My holiday passed quickly, but I didn’t send any cards to my friends. On the
last day, I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I didn’t 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 verbs in bracket so that they tell us what will happen.
Our neighbour, Captain
Charles Alison, shall sail from Potsmouth tomorrow. We will
meet him at the harbour early
in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has
sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o’clock, so we shall haveplenty of time. We’ll see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. Hewill be away for two months. We are very proud
of him. He will take part in an important race across the
Atlantic.
F. In the paragraph below, the
verbs in italics tell us what
happened. Write the passage again. Change the verbs in italics so that they
tell us what will happen.
I will 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’. Before the play, the producer will give a short speech. He will speak 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 will 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.
