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Unit 40. I’ve been waiting.
You will hear short conversation between two speakers; at the end of
each conversation you are given a question about what was said. Read
the four possible answers and decide which one would be the best
answer to the question.
(1)
What are the speakers?
a) a boss and a secretary c) a doctor and a patient
b) a boss and an employee d) a secretary and an employee
(2)
Why is not Judy happy?
a) She’s been dancing all the evening.
b) She doesn’t like to dance.
c) Her husband has been dancing with other women.
d) Her husband dances better than she does.
(3)
How long has the women been waiting?
a) 60 minutes c) 10 minutes
b) 30 minutes d) 70 minutes
(4)
Where is the conversation probably taking place?
a) in a drugstore c) in a bakery
b) in a restaurant d) in an ice-cream store
II Listen to the conversation again and do the following tasks:
1. Fill in the blanks with the verb. Mind the proper grammar tense.
- Hello, Mrs. Right! ___________ the boss in?
- Yes, Chris, he ____________. He ______ in the office and he
__________ ___________________ for you.
- Oh, what time _______ he ___________?
- He _________ at twenty to ten.
- Twenty to ten? So he _______ ______ _______ for twenty
minutes.
(2)
2. Complete the sentences from the conversation with a verb in the
Present Continuous Tense.
- Hello, Judy. You _____ ________ _________ here for an hour.
Where’s your husband?
- He ________ with Mrs. Winston.
- Oh, yes. ______ _______ very well. He ________ _________
_______ all the evening.
- Yes, he ______. But he ________ _________ _________ with
me.
(3)
3. Fill in the blanks.
- Hello, Mrs. Parker. _______ you ________ to see Doctor Savage?
- Hello, Mrs. Baker. Yes, I ______________.
- How to long ________ you _________ __________?
- I _______ ___________ __________ since nine o’clock.
- Ah, so you _______ ________ __________ long. It’s only ten
past nine.
- No, I ________. I ______ _______ _______ this magazine. It’s
very interesting. ______ ________ an article about operations.
(4)
4. Fill in the blanks.
Unit 40. I’ve been waiting. - Yes, Chris, he ____________. He ______ in the office and he
__________ ___________________ for you.
You will hear short conversation between two speakers; at the end of
each conversation you are given a question about what was said. Read - Oh, what time _______ he ___________?
the four possible answers and decide which one would be the best - He _________ at twenty to ten.
answer to the question. - Twenty to ten? So he _______ ______ _______ for twenty
minutes.
(1)
What are the speakers? (2)
a) a boss and a secretary c) a doctor and a patient 2. Complete the sentences from the conversation with a verb in the
b) a boss and an employee d) a secretary and an employee Present Continuous Tense.
(2) - Hello, Judy. You _____ ________ _________ here for an hour.
Why is not Judy happy? Where’s your husband?
a) She’s been dancing all the evening. - He ________ with Mrs. Winston.
b) She doesn’t like to dance. - Oh, yes. ______ _______ very well. He ________ _________
c) Her husband has been dancing with other women. _______ all the evening.
d) Her husband dances better than she does. - Yes, he ______. But he ________ _________ _________ with
me.
(3)
How long has the women been waiting? (3)
a) 60 minutes c) 10 minutes 3. Fill in the blanks.
b) 30 minutes d) 70 minutes - Hello, Mrs. Parker. _______ you ________ to see Doctor Savage?
- Hello, Mrs. Baker. Yes, I ______________.
(4) - How to long ________ you _________ __________?
Where is the conversation probably taking place? - I _______ ___________ __________ since nine o’clock.
a) in a drugstore c) in a bakery - Ah, so you _______ ________ __________ long. It’s only ten
b) in a restaurant d) in an ice-cream store past nine.
- No, I ________. I ______ _______ _______ this magazine. It’s
II Listen to the conversation again and do the following tasks: very interesting. ______ ________ an article about operations.
1. Fill in the blanks with the verb. Mind the proper grammar tense.
- Hello, Mrs. Right! ___________ the boss in? (4)
4. Fill in the blanks.
