1. Madonna spoke about her forthcoming (предстоящем) tour in the interview.
2. What’s on tonight? – I don’t know. Let’s have a look at the TV guide .
3. Nancy is fond of cartoon strips .
4. What’s your favourite page in a newspaper? – A daily horoscope .
5. What’s your mom doing? – She’s watching her favourite documentaries.
6. I was watching a chat show when Sarah phoned.
7. I like reading the newspapers for all its interesting articles.
B Match
8. interesting wildlife documentary
9. international news
10. listen to drama
11. chat show
12. weather report
13. text message
14. fashion and beauty advice
15. police report
16. sports programme
C Fill in the gaps with off, with, on:
Go on . It’s interesting to listen to.
That dress goes well with your eyes.
We must use these cakes soon before they go off.
Her alarm clock went off at nine o’clock
D Put the verbs in the Past Continuous:
I was watching a cartoon when Sarah phoned.
At 5.30 last afternoon we were having dinner.
20. When she got up her mother was making breakfast.
What was Tom doing when you saw him?
When I looked out of the window it wasn't snowing.
E Put the verbs in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous:
Mary was driving to London when I phoned her.
Jane was doing her homework while Mary was watching TV.
Steve got dressed, did the washing up and then went to work.
The detective asked, “What were you doing at the time of the robbery?”
We went on holiday in July.
F Read the text and answer the questions.
Sun Shines On Fun Run
On 12th June, a ‘Fun Run ‘took place in the town of Sunnyfield. A group of sixteen-years-old students from the local high school came up with the idea and over 500 people of all ages took part.
Luckily, it was a sunny day. Everyone had fun running, walking or skate-boarding the 10-mile distance. Thanks the event, 2,346$ was raised for the charity ‘Cancer Care’.
Suzie Hamilton, one of the students who organized the run, said, “We wanted to do something useful for others and this seemed the most fun thing to do.”
The local headmaster was so proud, he decided to make the event part of the school’s years calendar.
Who planned the event?
A group of sixteen-years-old students from the local high school planned it.
How many people took part?
Over 500 people of all ages took part.
What was the weather like during the ‘run’?
It was sunny.
How far did they have to do?
They had to do the 10-mile distance.
What happened as result of the event?
The local headmaster decided to make the event part of the school’s years calendar.