Question

ответьте на вопросы, используя подсказки в скобках. Обратите внимание на времена глаголов в вопросах. 1. How long will it take him to become a doctor? (six years) 2. How long does it take you to get to the restaurant? (40 minutes) 3. How long did it take her to prepare this salad? (2 hours) 4. How long does it take your son to cook an omelette? (10 minutes) 5. How long did it take Bob to master English? (about 5 years).

Ex2. Задавайте общие вопросы о плохих предложениях.

1. It's time to get up. 2. It was getting dark. 3. It takes him 3 minutes to get dressed. 4. It will be late to apologize. 5. It rained heavily last night.

Ex3. Преобразуйте предложения в время.

1. It's a pity to find him ill. 2. It seems to me that Anna is 17. 3. It will be foggy. 4. It won't take much time to mend your shoes. 5. It isn't far from here to the city centre.

Ex4. Разделите следующие отрицательные предложения на три группы: «Погода и природные явления», «Время и расстояние» и «Оценка действия, связь с фактом». Переведите предложения.

1. It always rains in autumn. 2. It was impossible to reach her by phone. 3. It snowed heavily last December. 4. It was six o'clock already. 5. It is much cheaper to get here by train. 6. It was getting cold. 7. It is early morning. 8. It's 10 degrees above zero. 9. It's quite expensive to buy a brand new car. 10. It's quite far from the post-office. 11. It will be 5 kilometres to the village. 12. It was quiet and mysterious up in the mountains. 13. It wasn't cloudy this afternoon. 14. It's noon. 15. It won't be easy to find an experienced baby-sitter.