| 1) Длительное действие, совершающееся в момент речи | You are going a bit too fast. I can’t catch up with you. Look! A big girl is walking slowly to the sea. Where is N.? – He is reading a book in the library. |
| 2) Длительное действие, совершающееся в настоящий период времени | All the women are wearing thin dresses because it is a hot day. The Smiths are staying at the hotel. They are on holiday now. Spring is setting in. Nature is awakening from its winter sleep. |
| 3) Действие как непрерывный процесс | The earth is always moving and the sun is ever shining. The population of the world is constantly rising. |
| 4) Будущее действие, когда высказывается намерение или уверенность в его совершении | They are leaving for the seaside on Sunday. They are coming back from their trip tomorrow. |
Примечание: глаголы, выражающие чувства, восприятия и умственные состояния, а также некоторые другие глаголы не могут обозначать действие или состояние как процесс, совершающийся в определенный момент, поэтому они не употребляются во временах группы Continuous.
К числу таких глаголов относятся: to love, to like, to hate, to want, to wish, to desire, to see, to hear, to feel, to notice, to know, to understand, to remember, to forget, to believe, to recognize, to seem, to appear, to possess, to contain, to consist и некоторые другие.
Упр. 1. Запомните обстоятельства времени, с которыми обычно употребляются:
Present Continuous: now, at the present moment, at this moment
Past Continuous: at that time yesterday, at 5 o’clock yesterday, when he came
Future Continuous: at this time tomorrow, when she comes, at 3 o’clock tomorrow
Упр. 2. Прочитайте текст, заменяя местоимение I местоимениями you, he, we, they и внося другие нужные изменения. (При описании действий людей на картине употребляются глаголы в настоящем продолженном времени):
а) I am sitting at a concert. I am listening to the music. I am thinking about the music piece. I am looking at the conductor. I am holding a programme of the concert in my hands. I am trying to concentrate on the music.
b) I’m standing at the corner of the street. I’m waiting for my friends. I’m not looking at anybody. I’m reading today’s newspaper.
Упр. 3. Сделайте предложения вопросительными и отрицательными:
1. She is speaking Polish. 2. You are thinking about your family now. 3. Charlie is reading a book. 4. It is raining. 5. They are taking their examination. 6. The teacher is writing on the blackboard. 7. These students are staying at my friend’s.
Упр. 4. Составьте вопросы и ответы по образцам:
Model: What are you doing? – I am singing a song.
a) to draw (portrait); to eat (an apple); to play (chess); to write (a letter); to hold (a stick); to try (to concentrate on my work); to examine (a picture); to shoot (a film sketch); to work (on my report); to watch (a TV programme); to look through (a magazine).
Model: Where are you going? – I am going home.
b) to hurry (to the studio), to run (to the bus stop); to sit (opposite the window); to look (through the window); to shoot (on the set); to stand (by the door); to hang the picture (on the wall).
Model: Why are you hurrying? – I am hurrying because I am late.
c) to smile (to be happy); to wait for the break (to be tired); to laugh (to be glad to see); to shout (to be noisy); to cry (to be sorry for); to close the window (to be cold).
Упр. 5. Перефразируйте вопросы по образцу:
Model: About whom are you speaking? – Who are you speaking about?
1. With whom are you working? 2. At whom are you looking? 3. For whom are you waiting? 4. About what are you thinking? 5. To whom are you listening? 6. About what is he dreaming? 7. With what brush is he painting? 8. For what are you looking? 9. To whom does this painting belong? 10. At what institute do you study?
Упр. 6. Употребите глагол to be (am, is, are) в нужном лице и числе:
1. He … sleeping now. 2. We … drinking tea now. 3. They … going to the University now. 4. I … not watching TV now. 5. … my mother working now? 6. He … not playing. 7. … your sister having a rest now? 8. What … you doing? 9. They … walking? 10. I … not writing a letter. 11. We … listening to the music. 12. … she playing golf now? 13. Carry … cleaning the house at the moment. 14. What … you and your sister doing? 15. … your teacher reading now? 16. … the students writing a test-paper?
Упр. 7. Прочитайте и запомните слова к тексту “The First Demonstration” by Petrov-Vodkin:
· to close [klouz] закрывать · to cry [krai] кричать, плакать · to emphasize [`emf¶saiz] подчеркивать · to hear [hi¶] слышать · to hurry [`hLri] спешить · to be in a hurry спешить · to laugh [la:f] смеяться · to light up [`lait`Lp] освещать · to look through [qru:] просматривать · to prepare [pri`pe¶] готовить(ся) · to rest [rest] отдыхать · to ring [riŋ] звонить · to ring up звонить по телефону · to run [rLn] бежать · to shout [òaut] кричать · to stay [stei] оставаться · to walk [wÉ:k] ходить (пешком), гулять · walking stick [`wÉ:kiŋ`stik] трость · to watch [wÉtò] наблюдать · chess [tòes] шахматы · festive [`festiv] праздничный · masterpiece [`ma:st¶pi:s] шедевр · notes [nouts] записи, конспекты · report [ri`pÉ:t] доклад · right after сразу после · still [stil] все еще · task [ta:sk] задача · through [qru:] через, сквозь · to look at смотреть на · to listen to слушать · to wait for ждать · to look for искать
Интернациональные слова:
demonstration [,dem¶nstreiòn], over the radio по радио, over the telephone по телефону
Упр. 8. Прочитайте и переведите текст:
“The First Demonstration” by Petrov-Vodkin
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This is a picture by Petrov-Vodkin, portraying a worker’s family. The action takes place right after the October Revolution. The worker in the foreground is talking to his wife. His smiling wife is looking at him. She is holding him by the arm and is saying good-bye to him. He is leaving for the demonstration and she is staying at home with the baby. The baby is still sleeping in his bed. The clock on the wall shows that it is about 6 o’clock in the morning. The older boy sitting by the window is waiting for his father because they are going to the festive demonstration together. The style of the furniture in the room emphasizes the period. The sunlight coming through the window gives a festive atmosphere to this scene. The picture is a masterpiece of Soviet art. It belongs to the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery.
