The New Fatherhood

Ex.144 Review of Tenses. Complete the following passage using appropriate forms of the verbs in parentheses. In some cases, more than one choice may be possible. Be prepared to discuss your choices.

WRITING

An unusual order

A man …………………. (stay) in a foreign town. It ………………… (be) the first time he ………………. (be) there, and he ……………… (want) to try some unusual food. Earlier in the day he …………….. (see) a sign in a restaurant which ……………… (say): ‘We will cook anything you want’. So he …………………. (decide) to go to that restaurant and see if what he ……………… (read) on the sign ……………… (be) really true. As he …………….. (walk) there, he ……………… (try) to decide what strange thing he could order. He …………….. (arrive) at the restaurant, ……………….. (sit) down at a table, and after he …………….. (read) the menu he ………………. (call) the waiter to his table. The waiter …………….. (wear) a very elegant white suit and ………………. (hold) a silver tray in his hand. ‘I’d like an elephant’s ear on toast’ ………………. (say) the man. ‘Certainly sir’ …………….. (reply) the waiter and he …………….. (walk) off to the kitchen. The man ……………. (wait) and ………………. (wait). He ……………… (begin) to wonder what the waiter …………………… (do). After nearly 10 minutes ……………… (pass), the waiter ……………….. (come) back and ……………… (say): ‘I’m very sorry sir, but ….’

Ex.143 Translate the following sentences using the verbs in Present Perfect, Past Simple, Past Conti­nuous, Past Perfect.

1.Скільки ти не бачив їх?

2. Ми побачили їх ще до того, як вони звернули увагу на нас.

3. Де ти був? — Я щойно повернувся з відрядження.

4. Де він провів канікули? — Він провів їх на березі моря.

5. Тільки коли він пішов на роботу, він згадав, що забув дома гаманець.

6. Коли я виходив з кабінету, задзвонив телефон.

7. Він вже повернувся? Я можу з ним поговорити?

8. Сьогодні я вперше сів за кермо автомобіля.

9. То був перший раз, коли я потрапив на виставку су­часного живопису.

10. Глянь, що ти зробив зі своїми брюками.

11. Коли я прийшов додому, я побачив, що мій собака розриває книжку, яку я взяв у свого друга.

12. Минулого тижня вони посварилися, а сьогодні вона вже нищить всі листи, які колись одержувала від свого друга.

13. Коли Джеймс прийшов додому, він побачив, що на нього чекає чоловік у військовій формі

How do you think the story ends? Write at least 50 words.

Steve, who ____________ (play) in a high school rock band and ___________ (do) long-distance bicycling during college, __________ (find) a new pastime in his children, Molly and Max. He not only __________ (bathe), ____________ (change), and _____________ (feed) them but also gladly ____________ (take) the children on his fishing trips. Steve ___________ (view) his role in the practical aspects of baby care as typical of contemporary fathers: "Yesterday," he ______________ (say), "three other teachers and I ____________ (sit) in the office at school talking about our children. We ____________ (discuss) brands of diapers and whether our babies ____________ (eat) solid foods yet." Clearly, there ____________ (be) tremendous changes in the roles that fathers _____________ (play), especially in the early years of their children's care. Steve _____________ (feel) that it ___________ (be) more important for him to share in the raising of Molly and Max than it _____________ (be) to earn a little more money each year. He ____________ (want / not) to be a stranger to his own children.

Fathers ______________ (appear) to have far more capacity to care for small children than people ______________ (think) in the past. Traditionally, psychologists ______________ (assume) that the mother _____________ (be) the better-suited parent for early childcare—both temperamentally and biologically. But recent research ____________ (suggest) that, given a chance, fathers ____________ (be) as caring as mothers with their infants and toddlers. If Steve's success with his children _______________ (give) an indication of the future of fatherhood, more and more fathers _____________ (take) an active role in the raising of their children.

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