Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. Alice (take, not) the bus to school every day. She usually (walk) instead. (Take, you) the bus to get to school every day, or (walk, you)? 2. It (rain, not) right now. The sun (shine). (Rain, it) a lot here? 3. Right now I (look) at the board. (I, see) some words on the blackboard. 4. I (need) to call my parents today and tell them about my new apartment. They can’t call me because they (know, not) my new telephone number. 5. The tea is good. I (like) it. What kind is it? I (prefer) tea to coffee. How about you? 6. Right now the children (be) at the beach. They (have) a good time. They (have) a beach ball and they (play) with it. They (like) to play catch. Their parents (sunbathe). They (try) to get a tan. They (listen) to some music on a transistor radio. Тheу also (hear) the sound of sea gulls and the sound of the waves 7. Right now I (think) about sea gulls and waves. I (think) that sea gulls are beautiful birds. 8. Sam is at the library. He (sit) at a table. He (write) a composition. He (use) a dictionary to look up the spelling of some Words. The dictionary (belong, not) to him. It (belong) to his roommate. Sam (look) up words in the dictionary because he (want) to make sure that he doesn’ t have any misspelled words in his paper.
9. A: Which colour (prefer, you), red or blue?
В: I (like) blue better than red. Why?
A: According to this magazine article I (read) right now, people who (prefer) blue to red (be) calm and (value) honesty and loyalty in their friends. A preference for the colour red (mean) that a person (be) aggressive and (love) excitement.
B: Oh? That (sound) like a bunch of nonsense to me.
10. A: (Believe, you) in flying saucers?
B: What (talk, you) about?
A: You know spaceships from outer space with alien creatures aboard.
B: In my opinion, flying saucers (exist) only in people’s imagination.
ответ: 1. Не is the strongest boy in the whole school. 2. Of the two sisters Mary is the most beautiful. 3. Kate is the youngest of my five sisters. 4. Bob is the oldest of all my friends. 5. This is the best song I have ever heard. 6. Which do you like better, orange juice or lemon juice? 7. Iron is the most useful of all metals. 8. The Nile is the largest river in Africa. 9. Which of the two men is taller)? 10. Sam is worse than his brother. 11. Who is the happiest man in the world? 12. Let's go by car. It's cheaper than by train. 13. Hunger is the best cook. 14. How can I get to the nearest post-office? 15. Here is the latest news. 16. Mr. Everest is higher than Mr. Blanc. 17. Thailand is sunnier than Norway. 18. A car is more expensive than a bicycle. 19. Albert is more intelligent than Arthur.
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