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Exercise 1. Say and respond as in the model.

Model I

· I don’t know what Mike was doing yesterday at 3.

· He was speaking to the director, I think.

1. to look through the mail

2. to wait for the British businessmen

3. to read an urgent telegram from GML

4. to have important talks

5. to take Mr Brown to Minsk 2 Airport

Model II

· Did you go to see Jane last night?

· Yes, I did. She was writing when I came.

1. to speak to somebody on the phone

2. to work with some offers

3. to look through the mail

4. to read a business journal

5. to watch a film on TV

Model III

· The director was looking through the catalogues at 2 yesterday.

· No, he wasn’t looking through the catalogues at that time. He was writing letters to foreign companies.

1. to receive British businessmen

2. to speak to the secretary

3. to study the offer of GML

4. to clarify the delivery terms with Bell & Co

5. to watch news on TV

Model IV

· Were you looking through the latest journals yesterday at 3?

· Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

1. to expect the engineers from the factory

2. to answer the customers’ letters

3. to clarify some matters with General Director

4. to study an enquiry for chemical equipment

5. to revise the prices for new calculators

Exercise 2. Compare the use of the Past Continuous and the Past Simple Tenses.

1. It was a cold winter night. It was snowing hard and I wanted to get back home quickly.

2. Jack fell off the ladder when he was painting the ceiling.

3. We waited for a bus for nearly an hour. We gave up in the end and walked home.

4. What were you doing on the corner last night around 9 o’clock? - I was waiting for a bus to go down town.

5. When I opened the envelope, I was delighted to see a picture of my friend’s family.

6. I dropped my bag when I was running for a bus.

7. Peter was wearing a white shirt and grey trousers when I saw him.

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