Work in pairs. Read the sentences from the listening task and answer the questions: 1. My parents watched me while I was playing
with the doll.
a. What two actions are described in this sentence?
b. Which of these two actions is shorter/longer?
c. Which action was complete?
d. Which action was in progress?
e. What structures are used to show this?
2. When my mother entered the room, I was
still holding the scissors.
a. What two actions are described in this sentence?
b. Which of these two actions is shorter/longer?
c. Were the actions complete or in progress?
d. What structure is used to show this?

christmas tragedy with happy end

christmas eve it’s a time when magical things happen.

i’d like to tell you a real story that happened last year on christmas eve.

that evening i together with a friend went to greet my grandparents who live not far from us. everything went very well, we were having fun, but finally were supposed to go home. we said good-bye to my grandparent and run home to have a party with my parents and their friends. as soon as i live on the 5-th floor, i never hesitate to use an elevator. i pressed the button, the elevator arrived, opened the door, we entered, pressed the necessary button, the door closed, and than we heard a strange sound that reminds sound of a dying light bulb, the light switched off and the elevator stopped.   all this happened 40 minutes before midnight. we were staying in that dark quiet box.

thanks god, i had my cellular phone with me, i called my parents, and they called the elevator repair company, but nobody answered there.

than my friend and i began to plead santa tearfully to do a miracle and let us out of the elevator. and i think that we asked him so earnestly to do a miracle, that that miracle happened: the light turned on and the door opened three minutes before midnight.

and we all had a really happy christmas.

 

john takes his dog out in the morning

джон взял свою собаку на прогулку утром

1.i am   made to laugh (by you.) 2. i am never allowed to   go to the river alone. 3. you   will be made to apologise (by me.) 4. little   johnny isn't   allowed   to stay up late. ( by his mother.)  5.my elder brother is allowed to read whatever he likes (by my parents.) 6. henry is never made to iron his cousin's clothes ( by his cousin.) 7. i am always made to   clean up my room (by my granny). 8. liza is   allowed   to   have parties in their house (by her parents).

did ira work in a bank from 1990 to 1995? did victor go shopping yesterday? did we enjoy the party last week? did mother do a lot of work last year?

where did ira work from 1990 to 1995? when did victor go shopping? how much work did mother do last year?

did he work every day?

did he write a letter?

could he swim?