Exercise 1 Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous in the following sentences. 1. I am sitting in class just now. I (sit) in class at this exact same time yesterday. 2. I don’t want to go to the zoo today because it’s raining. The same thing happened yesterday. I (want, not) to go to the zoo because it (rain). 3. I (call) Roger at nine last night, but he (be, not) at home. He (study) at the library. 4. I (hear, not) the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep). 5. It was a fine day when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine). A cool breeze (blow). The birds (sing). 6. My parents (argue) about something when I (walk) into the room. 7. I got a parcel in the post office. When I (open) it, I (find) a surprise. 8. Ton went to his friend’s house, but the boys (be, not) there. They (play) soccer in the yard. 9. Stan (climb) the stairs when he (trip) and (fall). 10. I enjoyed my holiday last January. While it (snow) in Iowa, the sun (shine) in Florida.\

1) What are you doing here now? - We are listening to tape-recordings.
2) D you want to see my father?-Yes, I do. 
3) Michael knows German rather well. He wants to know English, too, but he has little time for it now. 
4) What magazine are you reading? - It is a French magazine. There is  good articles on sport here. Are you interested in sports? - Yes, I am. But I do not know French. 
5) We are having an English lesson now.
6) Does Lena usually prepare her homework at the institute? - No, she doesn't. As a rule, she works at home.- And what is she writing now? - Oh, she is writing an article for our wall newspaper.
7) Who is that man who is standing in the doorway? - Do you not recognize him? It is John, my cousin.
8) I have no time now,I am having dinner. 
9) Does your family leave St. Petersburg in summer? - Yes, we always go to the sea-side. We all like the sea. Mother stays with us to the end of August, but father returns much earlier 

Tchaikovsky - a town in the Perm region, the administrative center of the municipal district of Tchaikovsky and Tchaikovsky urban settlement. Founded in 1955 as an industrial community, the status of the city received in 1962. Its population is 83 202 [2] people. (2015).Tchaikovsky - prosperous environmentally city.According to the results of studies conducted GU "Perm Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring" in 2009, the level of air pollution in the city of Tchaikovsky defined as low air pollution index is 2.3.March 1, 1994 was formed a new administrative and territorial unit: the city of Tchaikovsky with the adjacent territory, with a surrounding area has been classified as the entire territory of present Tchaikovsky municipal district. October 9, 2005 the boundaries of the municipality again, in accordance with the change of the legislation were reviewed and Tchaikovsky created an urban settlement as part of Tchaikovsky municipal district.In accordance with the Charter of Tchaikovsky urban settlement, the terms "city Tchaikovsky" and "Tchaikovsky urban settlement" are used in the same meaning unless otherwise specified. City Day is celebrated on 12 June.Construction of the city began in 1956. The project developed city Moscow TSNIIP for Urban Planning, Design Team which is for the development and implementation of the project in 1980, was awarded the prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. The first, two-story houses bruschatymi began construction Kama area. In 1957, construction began on the Main area, in 1958 the first two houses on the main regions were inhabited. However, private residential buildings was built Zavyalovsky area. He was named the Hero of the Soviet Union SA Zavyalov. In 1978, in connection with the construction of the plant of precision instruments, began building high-rise apartment houses of the village and there was Dawn zarinsky district of the city. In 1985, construction began on Zavokzalnaya area.On January 1, 2015 populous city was in place from 1114 202 cities of the Russian Federation.On 14 September 2014 the Head of the urban settlement is Tchaikovsky Tretyakov Alexey V.