Task 10. Answer the questions. Choose the right variant

Comprehension

Task 9. Choose the right sentence in The Present Continuous Tense.

Task 8. Make up your own sentences using The Present Continuous Tense.

Present continuous

Настоящее продолженное время (The Present Continuous Tense) выражает действие, которое происходит в момент речи. (Сравните: Я иду в школу. Я хожу в школу.) Образуется с помощью глагола to be в настоящем времени и причастия настоящего времени (Participle I) смыслового глагола.

I	am	reading a magazine now.
He, She	is
We	are
You
They

Вопросительная форма

Are	You	reading a magazine now?
Is	He

Отрицательная форма

I	am not	reading a magazine now.
He, She	is not

Настоящее продолженное время может выражать действие, относящееся к ближайшему будущему. Конструкция to be going to do something употребляется в значении «намереваться», «собираться».

He is leaving tomorrow.	Он уезжает завтра.
I am coming home in two days.	Я вернусь домой через два дня.
I am going to talk to him.	Я собираюсь поговорить с ним.

Exceptions:

Глаголы, обозначающие чувства и восприятие, не употребляются в продолженных временах: to love, to feel, to know, to see, to hate, etc.

1. a) They are looking through the magazines.

b) They are looked through the magazines.

2. a) We are having a tour around the city at the moment.

b) We having a tour around the city at the moment.

3. a) He have hired a taxi now.

b) He is hiring a taxi now.

4. a) The children is playing volleyball.

b) The children are playing volleyball.

5. a) Mary are taking books from the library now.

b) Mary is taking books from the library now.

1. Why is Birmingham called "the workshop of the world"?

a) Birmingham is the largest industrial centre of Britain today.

b) It was the place where Industrial revolution began.

c) Many people want to locate a business there.

2. What is the geographical position of Birmingham?

a) It lies just in the centre of England.

b) It is located in Scotland.

c) It is in the watershed of the Rivers Severn and Trent.

3. What is the leading branch of the modern economy in the city?

a) Manufacturing is the main industry in Birmingham.

b) The leading branch of the economy is the service sector.

c) Tourism plays a great role in the city economic development.

4. Why is Birmingham considered to have the largest urban nature reserve in Europe?

a) There is Sutton Park covering 2,400 acres of land.

b) There is a vast land of parkland open spaces.

c) The city centre consists of numerous parks and squares.

5. Are there any places connected with famous residents of the city?

a) Beautiful parks of the city were described in the book “The Lord of the Rings”.

b) Moseley bog, Sarehole Mill and Perrott's Folly are connected with many famous bands and musicians.

c) Moseley bog, Sarehole Mill and Perrott's Folly inspired J. R. R. Tolkien to describe these places in his book “The Lord of the Rings”.

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