Lesson 2
Now, Often, Always
Comprehension and Composition
A. Answer these questions
1. The writer always get up
so late on Sundays
2. He got up very late last
Sunday
3. His Aunt
4. His Aunt has arrived by
train
5. She was coming to see the
writer
6. He said that he still
having breakfast
7. No, she doesn’t. His Aunt
already know about the writer’s bad habit
8. That’s one o’clock
B. Write out these paragraph
I
am looking out of my window. I can see some children in the street. The
children are playing football. They
always play football in the street.
Now a little boy is kicking the ball.
Another boy is running after him but
he cannot catch him.
C. Write these sentences again
1. She rarely answers my
letters
2. We never work after six
o’clock
3. The shops always close on
Saturday afternoons
4. Do you always go to work
by car?
5. Our teacher frequently
collects our copybooks?
6. We sometimes spend our
holidays abroad
7. I often buy gramophone
record
8. Do you ever buy
gramophone records?
Lesson 3
What happened? (Past Tense)
D. Give the correct form of all the verbs
Last
summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public garden. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a
few lines, but I didn’t understand a
word. Every day I thought about
postcards. My holiday passed quickly,
but I didn’t send any cards to my
friends. On the last day, I made a
big decision. I got up early and bought thirty seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I didn’t write a single day!
Lesson 4
Simple Future Tense
E. Give the correct form
Our
neighbor, Captain Charles Alison, will
sail from Potsmouth tomorrow. We will
meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Topsail is a famous little
boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight o’clock, so we will have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we will say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very
proud of him. He will take part in an
important race across the Atlantic.
F. In the paragraph below, change what happened become
what will happen
I
shall go to the theatre with my
friend Reg. Reg and I will see the
first performance of a play called ‘The End of the Road’. After the play, the
producer will give a short speech. He will speak to the audience about the
play. The play will be very
successful and I think a great many people will
enjoy it very much.
G. Put shall or will
1.
The plane will arrive in two hours’
time
2.
I shall wait here until he comes
3.
When shall we see you again?
4.
I shall send you a telegram from
Nassau
5.
My secretary will write to you
shortly
