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ann sees paul putting-on his coat and says: where you (go), paul?
paul: i (go) to buy some cigarettes. you (want) an evening paper?
2 ann: no, thanks. you are always buying cigarettes, paul. how many you (smoke)
a day?
paul: i (not smoke) very many—perhaps 20. jack (smoke) far more than i (do). he
(spend) £10 a week on cigarettes.
3 mary (see) peter standing at the bus stop.
mary: hello, peter. what bus you (wait) for?
peter: hello, mary. i (wait) for a 9 or a 14.
4 mary: you usually (go) to work by car, don't you?
peter: yes, but the car (belong) to my mother and she sometimes (want) it. she (use) it today to take tom to the dentist.
5 mary: i usually (go) by car too. jack (take) me because he (pass) my office on his way to the factory. but this week he (work) in a factory in the opposite direction: so i (queue) like you.
6 peter: here's a 9 now. you (come) on it or you (wait) for a 14?
mary: i (think) i'll take the 9. if i (wait) for a 14 i may be late, and if you (be) late at my office everyone (look) at you.
7 mary and ann (wait) outside a telephone box. inside the box a boy (dial) a number.
mary: you (know) that boy?
ann: yes, he's a friend of my brother's. he (phone) his girl friend every day from this
box.
8 mary: where he (come) from?
ann: he (come) from japan. he's a very clever boy; he (speak) four languages.
9 mary: i (wonder) what he (speak) now.
ann: well, his girl friend (come) from japan too; so i (suppose) he (speak) japanese.
10 it is 8.30. tom and ann (have) breakfast. they both (open) their letters.
tom: no one ever (write) to me. all i (get) is bills! you (have) anything interesting?
11 ann: i've got a letter from hugh. he (say) he (come) to london next week and (want) us to meet him for lunch.
12 peter: you (have) traffic wardens in your country?
pedro: no, i (not think) so. you (not see) them in my town anyway.
what exactly a traffic warden (do)?
13 peter: he (walk) up and down the street and if a car (stay) too long; at a parking place or (park) in a no-parking area he (stick) a parking ticket to the windscreen.
14 look! he (put) a ticket on tom's car. tom will be furious when he (see) it. he (hate) getting parking tickets.
15 customer: i (want) to buy a fur coat. have you any nice coats for about £500?
assistant: i'm afraid we just (close), madam. it's 4.55, and we always (close) at 5.00
sharp on fridays as mr jones the manager (not want) to miss his favourite television
programme.
16 it is friday evening and the brown family are at home. mrs brown (listen) to a concert on the radio; mr brown (read) a paper, george brown (do) his homework and ann brown (write) a letter.
17 mr brown always (read) his newspapers in the evenings. mrs brown sometimes (knit) but she (not knit) tonight.
18 mr black often (go) to the theatre but his wife (not go) very often.
he (like) all sorts of plays.she (prefer) comedies.
1) Ann sees Paul putting-on his coat and says:
Where are you going, Paul?
I am going to buy some cigarettes. Do you want an evening paper?
2) Ann: No, thanks. You are always buying cigarettes, Paul.
How many do you smoke a day?
Paul: I don't smoke very many. Jack smokes far more than I do. He spends £10 a week on cigarettes.
3) Mary sees Peter standing at the bus stop.
What bus are you waiting for?
I am waiting for a 9 or a 14.
4) You usually go to work by a car, don't you?
Yes, but the car belongs to my mother and she sometimes wants it. She is using it today to take Tom to the dentist.
5) I usually go by car too. Jack takes me because he passes my office on his way to the factory. But this week he is working in a factory in the opposite direction: so I am queueing like you.
6) Here's a 9 now. Are you coming on it or are you waiting for a 14?
Mary: I think I'll take the 9. If I wait for a 14 I may be late, and if you are late at my office everyone looks at you.
7) Mary and Ann are waiting outside a telephone box. Inside the box a boy is dialing a number.
Mary: Do you know that boy?
Ann: Yes, he's a friend of my brother's. He phones his girl friend every day from this box.
8) Mary: Where does he come from?
Ann: He comes from Japan. He's a very clever boy; he speaks four languages.
9) Mary: I wonder what he is speaking now.
Ann: Well, his girl friend comes from Japan too; so I suppose he is speaking Japanese.
10) It is 8.30. Tom and Ann are having breakfast. They both are opening their letters.
Tom: No one ever writes to me. All I get is bills! Do you have anything interesting?
11) Ann: I've got a letter from Hugh. He says he is coming to London next week and wants us to meet him for lunch.
12) Peter: Do you have traffic wardens in your country?
Pedro: No, I don't think so. You do not see them in my town anyway.
What exactly a traffic warden does?
13) He walks up and down the street and if a car stays too long; at a parking place or parks in a no-parking area he sticks a parking ticket to the windscreen.
14) Look! He is putting a ticket on Tom's car. Tom will be furious when he sees it. He hates getting parking tickets.
15) Customer: I want to buy a fur coat. Have you any nice coats for about £500?
Assistant: I'm afraid we are just closing, madam. It's 4.55, and we always close at 5.00
sharp on Fridays as Mr Jones the manager does not want to miss his favourite television
programme.
16) It is Friday evening and the Brown family are at home. Mrs Brown is listening to a concert on the radio; Mr Brown is reading a paper, George Brown is doing his homework and Ann Brown is writing a letter.
17) Mr Brown always reads his newspapers in the evenings. Mrs Brown sometimes knitts but she is not knitting tonight.
18) Mr Black often goes to the theatre but his wife does not go very often.
He likes all sorts of plays. She prefers comedies.