Английский язык. Иваненко Т.И. - 122 стр.

     1. When F.D. Roosevelt took office in 1933 banks in many
parts of the country were failing.
     2. They were really having problems.
     3. I was waiting for my fellow at 6 p.m. yesterday.
     4. The chief was having lunch at 1 o’clock yesterday.
     5. I was writing a letter when you came in.
     6. Where were you hurrying when I saw you yesterday?
     7. I was dressing when the telephone rang.

    EXERCISE 4.
    A. Say and respond as in the model.
    – I don’t know what Mike was doing yesterday at 3.
    – He was speaking to the director.

     Prompts: 1) to look through the mail; 2) to wait for the Brit-
ish businessmen; 3) to read an urgent telex from GML; 4) to have
important talks; 5) to take Mr. Brown to the airport.

   B. Say and respond as in the model.
    – Mr. Duck was looking was looking through the cata-
logues at two yesterday.
    – No, he wasn’t looking through the catalogues at that time.
He was writing letters to foreign companies.

    Prompts: 1) to receive British businessmen; 2) to speak to the
secretary; 3) to study the offer of Bell & Co.; 4) to clarify the deli-
very terms with Mr. Bell; 5) to walk in the park.

    C. Ask and answer as in the model.
    – Were you looking the latest journals yesterday at 3?
    – Yes, I was. (No, I wasn’t.)

     Prompts: 1) to speak with your colleague on the phone; 2) to
expect the engineers from the factory; 3) to answer the customers’
letters; 4) to clarify some matters with the director; 5) to study an
enquiry for computers.


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