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      1. Where did Amy spend her last holiday? 2. What would you like to do? 3. Why can’t you leave the city? 4. What did Amy enjoy during her stay in the country? 5. What was the best thing that happened to her there? 6. What was special about this hard work? 7. What did Amy invite you for? 8. Where did she get the pies from?

      AREA WHERE YOU LIVE

      2.

      Fred: Jack, I hear that you are moving.

      Jack: You’re right.

      Fred: But when are you going to move?

      Jack: Next weekend, I hope. We are buying a house in the suburbs. I’m tired of living in the city, and the kids need more space to play.

      Fred: But why didn’t you tell me? I’m your best friend, I thought.

      Jack: I’m sorry, Fred. Moving in is very busy work, and I do not have time to do anything these days. I meant to call you last weekend. Ask my wife. I said that I wished I’d called you.

      Fred: What did you want to talk about?

      Jack: I’m happy you asked. I want to invite you to my new house.

      Fred: That’s very nice! When?

      Jack: I hope you can come next weekend.

      Fred: Isn’t that when you are planning to move?

      Jack: Er, yes. I thought you could drive your truck when you came to visit.

      Fred: Ha, ha! Jack, if you want me to help you move, all you have to do is ask. I’d be happy to help.

      Training 3

      Fred: “I heard that Jack was moving. I was quite shocked, when I heard the news, because I am his best friend. But he had never told me that he was planning to move! So I went up to him and asked why he hadn’t told me about it. He said that moving was very busy work and he didn’t have time to do anything. He told me that he had meant to call me. To be honest, I don’t really believe him. But it doesn’t matter much, though. Moving in is very tiring work indeed. He invited me to his new house for the following weekend. But he had already told me the date when he was planning to move and it was the same weekend! When I told him that, he said I could drive my truck when I came to visit. I was a bit hurt that he asked me to help that way. I would agree to help him anyway if he wanted me to.”

      1. What is Jack going to do? 2. Did he tell you about it? 3. What could be Jack’s reasons for not telling you about the moving? 4. Do you believe Jack? 5. Does it matter that Jack didn’t call you? 6. Which weekend did Jack choose to invite you to his new house? 7. Why did Jack invite you to visit him that weekend? 8. Why did you feel hurt?

      Training 4

      Jack: “I met Fred in the street yesterday. We used to be friends back in high school and he still thinks that I am his best friend. He asked me when I was going to move, and I said next week. The thing is I am tired of living in the city, the kids need more space, so we’re moving to the suburbs. I think living in the suburbs is much quieter and healthier. You can really feel at home there without all that city noise and rush. And the children can play safely in the garden or in the street. Fred seemed upset, because I hadn’t told him that we were moving. I didn’t know what to say, so I lied. I told him that I had meant to call him, but there was so much to do I didn’t have any time. Then I invited him to our new house. I thought if he drove his truck, he could even help me move. I hope he doesn’t think that I only invited him because I needed his help.”

      1. Were you happy to meet Fred in the street? 2. When are you moving? 3. Why are you moving? 4. Where are you moving? 5. Is it an easy thing to move to the country? 6. Why was Fred upset? 7. How did you explain that you hadn’t called Fred? 8. Did you tell the truth? 9. Why did you lie? 10. Where did you invite Fred? 11. What was your real reason to do it?

      5. DAILY ROUTINE

      1.

      Lucy: My father has the weirdest routine.

      Alex: I bet my mother has a stranger daily routine.

      Lucy: Oh yeah? What does she do every day?

      Alex: Well, she sleeps until four in the afternoon. Then she drinks four cups of coffee and writes for four hours.

      Lucy: Four must be her favourite number.

      Alex: After that she spends an hour in the garden, and another four hours working. Then she does whatever she wants for a while, then she goes to sleep.

      Lucy: That’s strange, but my father is stranger. He wakes up at three in the morning and runs six miles. Then he makes himself breakfast and goes to his office. He’s a businessman. He stays there from six in the morning until eight at night.

      Alex: That sounds terrible. Has he ever complained?

      Lucy: No, I think he likes it.

      Alex: I know my mum loves her routine because it is uniquely hers.

      Training 1

      Lucy: “My father used to have the weirdest daily routine. He used to work for sixteen hours a day, seven days a week. He used to have a four-hour night sleep. He used to go to bed late and get up very early. That was the hardest period in his life – his firm almost went out of business during the recession but he managed to save it. He would get up at three in the morning. He would run six miles. Then he would take a shower and make himself breakfast. He would go to his office at six. He would work there non-stop until eight at night. At home he would have dinner and work for another two hours. He would watch the latest news on TV at eleven o’clock and crash out. My father still works hard but not as hard as he used to.”

      1. What kind of daily routine did your father use to have? 2. How many hours a day did he use to work? 3. How many hours a day did he use to sleep? 4. When did he use to go to bed? 5. When did he use to get up? 6. Why did he have to work so hard? 7. What would he do in the morning? 8. What would he do during the day? 9. What would he do in the evening?

      Training 2

      Alex: “My mother used to have a very strange daily routine. She used to go to bed in the morning. She used to get up late in the afternoon. She used to work eight hours and she used to sleep twelve hours a day. She used to write four detective novels a year. She would get up at four in the afternoon. She would drink four cups of coffee and she would write for four hours. Then she would spend an hour in the garden and after that she would write for another four hours. She would do whatever she wanted for a while and would go to bed at four in the morning. My mother loved her daily routine because it was uniquely hers. Her daily routine is different these days. She still writes detective novels but not as many as she used to.”

      1. When did your mother use to go to bed? 2. When did she use to get up? 3. How many hours did she use to work? 4. How many hours did she use to sleep? 5. How many detective novels did she use to write? 6. When would she get up? СКАЧАТЬ