Complex Sentences with Object Clauses
/. Respond to the following: e.g. — Did Mike enjoy the film?
— I don't know if he enjoyed it. Perhaps, he did.
1. Did Mary go out last night' 2. Did Robert leave early? 3. Did Victor find his umbrella? 4. Did they buy the car? 5. Did the TV set cost a lot? 6. Did Mike send a telegram? 7. Did Lucy know him before? e.g. — How much did they spend?
— I've no idea how much they spent.
1. Where did you put the vase? 2. Why did Helen miss the lecture? 3. What present did he choose? 4. When did he send the letter? 5. What language did Mr. Smith teach? 6. How much did Peter pay for the car? 7. When did Steve and Jill get married? 8. What did Jack tell Peter? 9. Who brought the tape recorder? 10. Where did they drive at the weekend? 11. Why didn't he invite Lucy?
//. Make short dialogues using the prompt words:
e.g. you/first/ hear "Carmen"
— When did you first hear "Carmen?"
— I don't remember when I first heard it.
1. See this film; 2. meet Mary; 3. hear "Aida"; 4. go to Moscow; 5. visit the art museum; 6. read this novel.
Fluency Ron Marston is Awful
Jane: What's Ron Marston like, Pauline?
Pauline: He's awful! He telephoned me four times yesterday and
and three times the day before yesterday. He telephoned
the office yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon.
My boss answered the telephone. Jane: What did your boss say to him? Pauline: He said: "Miss White is typing letters. She can't speak to
you now!" Then I arrived home at six o'clock yesterday
evening. He telephoned again. But I didn't answer the
phone!
Jane: Did he telephone again last night? Pauline: Yes, he did. He telephoned at nine o'clock. Jane: What did you say to him? Pauline: I said "This is Pauline's mother. Please, don't telephone
my daughter again". Jane: Did he telephone again? Pauline: No, he didn't.
/. Listen to the conversation "Ron Marston is Awful" and say whether Pauline loves Ron Marston or not. Why do you think so?
II. Listen to the conversation again and reproduce the questions Jane asked her friend.
III. Role-play the conversation.
A Damaged Telephone
Daisy: Dunston 238282.
Donald: Hello, Daisy. This is Donald.
Daisy: Oh, hello, darling.
Donald: What did you do yesterday, Daisy? You forgot our date,
didn't you? Daisy: Well, it rained all day, Donald, and I have a bad cold,
so I decided to stay at home!
Donald: Did you? I telephoned twenty times and nobody answered. Daisy: Oh, the telephone was damaged. They repaired it today. Donald: What did David do yesterday? Did he and Dotty go
dancing? Daisy: No, they stayed at home and played cards with the
children.
Donald: And what did you do? Did you play cards, too? Daisy: No. Sidney and I listened to the radio and studied. What
did you do yesterday, Donald?
Donald: I've just told you, Daisy. I tried to phone you twenty
times.
/. Listen to the dialogue "A Damaged Telephone"and answer the questions:
Why didn't Daisy keep her date yesterday? What did she do? What did David and Dotty do yesterday? How many times did Donald phone Daisy?
//. Act out the dialogue.
Shirley's Day Off
Shirley enjoyed her day off yesterday. She got up late, went jogging in the park, came home, took a long shower and had a big breakfast.
In the afternoon she went to the movies with her sister, and in the evening she had dinner with her parents. After dinner they sat in the living-room and talked.
Shirley drove home at 10.00 and went to bed. She had a very pleasant day off yesterday.
/. Listen to the text and ask your partner questions about Shirley's day off.
Ask him (her) whether Shirley had a pleasant day off yesterday; what she did in the morning; whether she went to the movies yesterday; who she went to the movies with; if she visited her parents; how they spent the time together; what time she drove home.
//. Tell about Shirley's day off.
III. Situation: Imagine you are Shirley's triend. You phoned her several times yesterday but she was out. She had a pleasant day yesterday. Ask her where she was and what she did.
IV. Tell about a day off you enjoyed.
V. Ask your friend how he spent his day off.
Self check
/. Put the verbs into the correct forms:
A. Mrs Brown's grandfather (live) with her and her husband. Every morning he (go) for a walk in the park and (come) home at half past twelve for his lunch.
But one morning a police car (stop) outside Mrs Brown's house at 12 o'clock, and two policemert (help) Mr Brown get out. One of them (say) to Mrs Brown "The poor old man (lose) his way in the park and (telephone) to us for help so we (send) a car to bring him home". Mrs Brown (be) very surprised but she (thank) the policemen and they (leave).
"But, Grandfather", she then (say), "You have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years. How you (lose) your way?" The old man (smile), (close) one eye and (say), "I quite (lose, not) my way. I just (get) tired and I (want, not) to walk home!"
Ask: who the grandfather lived with; where he went every day; what time he came home for lunch; what happened one day; what one of the policemen said; if the grandfather really ' lost his way; why the grandfather telephoned the police.
B. Arthur (be) back from London. He (go) there this morning. Deborah (be) at the station to meet him. "You (have) a good time in London?" she wants to know. "Yes, I ... , and I (meet) an old friend on the train this morning."
"The train (get) to London on time?" "No, it ... . It (be) late
again."
C. — Jack (be) very fond of football.
— But why he (go, not) to the football match yesterday?
— He (be) away on business.
— He often (travel) on business?
— Once or twice a month.
— Where he (go) last month?
— I (know, not), I (be) afraid.
//. Translate into English:
1. — Когда ты в последний раз видел Виктора? — 3 дня назад в институте. 2.— Тебе понравилась лекция? — Да, очень.— Мне тоже.— А моему брату не понравилась.— Неужели? 3. Кто навещал его вчера? — Билл. 4. Кого ты приглашала на день рождения? — Марию и Елену.— Почему ты не пригласила Эмму? — Она сейчас очень занята. Я ее приглашала, но она не пришла. 5. Ты ведь звонил ей вчера? — Нет, я звонил ей в четверг. 6.— Когда они вернулись из Лондона? — Неделю назад.— Сколько времени они там пробыли? — Месяц. 7. — Куда ты ходила вчера после занятий? — В библиотеку. Я провела там весь вечер. 8. — Мы ведь не переводили этот текст на прошлой неделе? — Нет, переводили. 9. — Вы просмотрели документы вечера? — Да, конечно. 10. Вы ведь раньше работали в университете, не так ли? — Да, я проработал там 10 лет. 11. Сколько ты заплатил за телевизор? — 10000 рублей. 12. — Разве ты не послал ему вчера телеграмму? — Нет, я забыл. 13. — Я не
знаю, приходил ли вчера Виктор.— Думаю, что приходил. 14. — Когда она ушла? — Не имею ни малейшего представления, когда она ушла.
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Illustrative Situations
/. Listen to the dialogues and learn them:
1. Jim was very busy last night.
— Was he really?
— Yes, he was. He had some typing to do.
— Were you busy, too?
— No, I wasn't.
2. You were at the cinema yesterday, weren't you?
— Yes, we were.
— Was the film interesting?
— No, it was boring.
— Was Steve at the cinema too?
— No, he was in the country.
— Were there many people at the cinema?
— Quite a lot.
3. A Mr Green called when you were out.
— A Mr Green? Was he short and fat?
— Yes, he was.
— Then he was Mr Robert Green.
— The Robert Green?
— Yes, Robert Green is a famous atomic scientist.
Practice
/. Answer the questions.
e.g. — Where is Joe?
— He was in the garden a minute ago. Perhaps he is still
there.
1. Where is Mary? (dining-room) 2. Where is Sarah? (shop) 3. Where are Mr and Mrs Hunt? (hotel) 4. Where's Peter? (laboratory) 5. Where are Sheila and Jane' (newsagent's) 6. Where's Simon? (gym) 7. Where are the boys? (yard) 8. Where is Alice? (library) 9. Where are the children? (park)
//. Say what the weather was like last year.
e.g. January/cold
It was cold in January
1. February/wet; 2. March/dry; 3. April/nice, 4. May/warm; 5. June/sunny; 6. July/hot; 7. August/pleasant; 8. September/ /beautiful; 9. October/nice; 10 November/wet; 11. December/ /cold.
/// Say that this wasn't true some time ago:
e.g. Miss Black is at work today, (yesterday) But she wasn't at work yesterday.
1. Today I am late, (yesterday) 2. This summer my parents are at the seaside, (last summer) 3. Tonight the programme is good, (last night) 4. Today I am busy, (yesterday) 5. This summer is warm, (last summer) 6. They are at home this evening, (yesterday evening) 7. The children are at school today, (the day before yesterday)
IV. Ask and answer questions- ,
e.g. — Where were you at one o'clock?
— I was at home.
Prompts: five past two? school
ten past three? work
quarter past four? the pub
half past five? the cinema
six? the supermarket
e.g. — When were you in England?
— I was there in January. Prompts: Europe? Febrary
Mexico? March
London? April
Spain? May
Holland? August
Italy? December
e.g. — Was your sister home on Tuesday morning?
— Yes, she was. (No, she wasn't) Prompts: you/there/four o'clock?
he/England/November?
it/cold/January?
she/at school/yesterday?
they/at work/five thirty?
it/hot/June>
you/New York/February
V. Teacher: I was in class yesterday. Were you, Mike? Student l:Yes, I was.
Т.: Were you'in class. Peter?
St. 2.: Yes, I was.
Т.; Helen, were Peter an ! Mike in class yesterday" St. 3.: Yes, they were.
Т.: And you? Were you in class, too? St. 3.: No, I wasn't. I was ill.
The students take over the role of teacher and make their own dialogues.
Prompts: be late for the class/today
be home/yesterday/at 9 p.m. at the dance/last Saturday at a concert/on Friday on holiday/in July free/on Friday evening busy/yesterday Teacher: I was on holiday in July.
When were you on holiday, Alice? St.l: I was on holiday in August. Т.: And you? When were you on holiday, Jack?
St.2.: I was on holiday in October.
The students take over the role of teacher.
Prompts: at the cinema/last; in Moscow/last; at the seaside;
at the market; in the country. Teacher: Last night at 9 p.m. I was home. Where were you,
Victor?
St.l.: I was also at home.
Т.: Where was your brother at that time?
St.l.: He was at the theatre.
The students take the role of teacher
Prompts: at 8 a.m./today; at 6 p.m./yesterday; during the summer holidays; last weekend; on Friday evening; on Sunday.
VI. Make up short dialogues. Use the prompts.
'• e.g. you/home/yesterday afternoon.
— You were home yesterday afternoon, weren't you?
— Yes, I was. (No, I wasn't) You/at the lecture/in the morning your parents/in the country/on Sunday Jack/at school/in the afternoon Lucy/at the library/yesterday you/late for the lecture/today
e.g. Jane/at school/on Monday
— Jane wasn't at school on Monday, was she?
— No, she wasn't. (Yes, she was)
1. You/at the movies/ yesterday; 2. Mike/at work/on Wednesday;
3. Betty/at your party/yesterday; 4. Peter/at the theatre/on Sunday; 5. Mary and Susan/at the skating-rink/on Saturday; 6. You/present at the meeting.
VII. Express solidarity: e.g. — I was busy yesterday. And you?
— So was I.
— Mary wasn't present. And Jack>
— Neither was Jack.
1. The Baxters weren't abroad this summer. And the Thompsons? 2. I was late today. And Victor? 3. We were at the theatre on Sunday. And you? 4. Jack wasn't interested in the exhibition. And Mary? 5. I was very tired after the lesson. And you? 6. We weren't in the country last weekend. And you? 7. I was at home yesterday evening. And Peter? 8 Susan wasn't at the seaside this summer. And Helen? 9. Jack wasn't at the meeting yesterday And Mike? 10. My children were at school this morning. And yours?
VllI. Express surprise:
e.g. — Mary was upset.
— Was she really?
e.g — Betty wasn't in when I called.
— Wasn't she?
1. Steve was out. 2. The children weren't interested in the circus. 3. Mary and Steve weren't at work on Tuesday. 4. We were disappointed. 5. The children were happy. 6. Mary wasn't pleased with our work. 6. Roger was absent. 7. The train was full. 8. Mike was late. 9. Jane wasn't present. 10. My father was angry.
IX. Respond to the following statements:
e.g. — Betty was on time. (Nick)
— I wonder whether Nick was on time.
1. Jane was in the south in summer, (her sister) 2. Mike was at the football match yesterday. (Victor) 3. Jack was at the lecture. (Mary) 4. I was pleased. (Helen) 5. Mr Smith was at the car race on Sunday, (his son) 6. Jane was present. (Helen)
What ... like?
/. Listen to the text.
Peter North is a journalist. He was in Mexico City last week, but he is in London now. He is talking to a friend. His friend wants to know about the city, the weather, the food, etc. These are the questions he asks.
What was Mexico City like?
What was the weather like? What were the people like? What was the food like?
Questions: What does Peter North do' Where was he last week? What questions does his friend ask him?
//. Think of questions for situations like this:
Your friend went to the theatre last night.
You ask: What was the play like5
1. July can be a very fine month in Ireland. Sometimes, however, there is a lot of rain. Your friend was in Ireland last July. 2. You want to know about Dublin. Was it beautiful, ugly or what? 3. You also want to hear about the traffic. Was it heavy, light, etc.? 4. Some people say the Irish are very friendly. Others say the opposite. You want to know your friend's impression. 5. You want to know about the hotel he was at. Was it good, bad, comfortable, etc? 6. You want to know about the prices. Were they high or low? 7. You want to know about the theatres. Were they good, bad or what? 8. You want to know about the girls. Were they beautiful, ugly or what?
There was (were) ...
There was a small demonstration in Hyde Park on Sunday. There were some demonstrators and some policemen in the park, but only a few. There were not any soldiers, but there were a few tourists. There were also some reporters there; in fact, there were quite a few. There were also some birds in the trees but they were not interested in the demonstration.
Questions: Was there a demonstration or a meeting in Hyde Park on Sunday' Were there many demonstrators in the park5 There were a few policemen in the park, weren't there? There weren't any soldiers, were there? Who else was there in the park5 Were the birds interested in the demonstration?
// Cover the questions and ask a) general b) special c) alternative d) disjunctive questions on the text.
///. Tell about the demonstration in Hyde Park.
IV. Tell about a meeting (or) a demonstration you attended some time ago.
V. Situations:
1. Your friend was at the cinema yesterday. At the moment you are asking him questions.
Prompts: the film/interesting?
a lot of people/at the cinema? where/your seats? a concert/before the film?
2. Your friend has come back from France. He has spent a year in Paris. You want to know about his trip. Prompts: Paris/ like?
the weather/like/in summer? much rain/in summer? it/cold/in winter? much snow/in winter?