V. Compare British and Russian food

For Example: For breakfast Russians usually have a cup of tea or coffee and a sandwich with butter and cheese. Some prefer to have yoghurt or porridge. British people usually have cornflakes with milk, toast with marmalade or honey and tea. Some people also eat sausages, eggs and bacon with their breakfast.

VI. Prepare written reports on the following topics

• British climate;

• British people;

• British humor;

• British way of life;

• British’s good sides;

• British’s bad sides

Grammar: The Future Continuous Tense

Будущее длительное время выражает будущее действие в процессе его совершения, т.е. незаконченное длительное время.

The Future Continuous Tense употребляется:

• Для выражения длительного действия, которое начнется до определенного момента в будущем, и все еще будет продолжаться. На него может указывать обстоятельства времени: at 5 o’clock – часов, at that moment – в этот момент:

EX: I shall be having an exam at 9 o’clock tomorrow.

Завтра в 9 я буду сдавать экзамен.

• Для выражения намерения совершить действие в будущем:

EX: I shall be working tonight.

Я собираюсь поработать сегодня вечером.

Образование The Future Continuous Tense:

shall / will be + Participle I

Для построения вопросительной и отрицательной формы используется shall / will be:

EX: I shall be sleeping tomorrow at 10 o’clock.

Shall I be sleeping tomorrow at 10 o’clock?

I shall not (shan’t) be sleeping tomorrow at 10 o’clock.

Exercises

EXERCISE 1. Give your own examples with the usage of The Future Continuous Tense (10 – 15 sentences)

EXERCISE 2. Open the brackets using The Future Continuous. Translate.

1. Will you have a cup of tea? – No, thank you. I (to have) lunch soon. 2. I hope I (to sleep) well tonight). 3. My boys (to go) back to college in a week, and I (to be) alone again. 4. I must go now. They (to worry) what has happened to me. 5. I’m sure they (to meet) me there. 6. I don’t want to disturb you. I know you (to pack). 7. It’s just the time to see him. He (to work) in his little garden. 8. He is supposed to be very busy then. He (to prepare) for his exams. 9. What game he (to play) tomorrow. 10. I suppose you (to meet) your friend.

EXERCISE 3. Translate into Russian and explain the usage of the Future Continuous

1. I'll be still working when you arrive. 2. This time tomorrow he'll be lying on the beach. 3. They will be watching television from eight o'clock till midnight. 4. I will be buttering the bread while my mother is slicing the tomatoes. 5. We'll be arriving at Heathrow at 6 o'clock. 6. What will your family be doing at this time tomorrow? 7. I am not coming to the party as I shall be taking my driving test. 8. - Why must I take a book? - You'll be sitting on the train for hours.

EXERCISE 4 Give interrogative and negative transforms of the following sentences. For Example:

1.I’ll be working at my French at 12 o’clock tomorrow. 2. She’ll be making a report at this time tomorrow. 3. You’ll be waiting for me at 3 p.m. tomorrow. 4. He will be working in the lab at the usual time. 5. I’ll be seeing her tomorrow. 6. They will be leaving for Rome soon. 7. My uncle will be leaving in a few days.

EXERCISE 5. Choose the right variant. Use Future Continuous or Future Simple. 1. This time tomorrow they (will sit)/(will be sitting) in the train on their way to Chicago. 2. I (will be)/(will being) at home if you need anything. 3. Don’t phone Jim from 5 till 6 he (will be having)/(will have) English. 4. He (will come)/(will be coming) at eight in the evening. 5. – I’m not sure I’ll recognize Eve. I haven’t seen her for ages. – She (will wear)/(will be wearing) a dark blue pullover and jeans.

EXERCISE6. Translate into Russian 1. Go home child, or your parents will be worrying about you. 2. We are going to the conference today. You will be sitting next to me. 3. We have to be back at ten o’clock. Nelly will be waiting for us in the library. 4. Will you have lunch with me on Monday? – I’d love to, but I’m afraid I’ll be taking my exam then. 5. I don’t feel well enough to go to the station to meet John. – I shall meet him for you. Tell me how I shall recognize him. – He will be wearing a blue suit and a black cap. 6. Maurice is tired. He will be coming to bed soon. 7. “Today is the 1st of September. The evenings will be getting long soon” said my aunt.

EXERCISE 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Continuous Tense. Watch the use of the Future Continuous Tense

1.I’ll call for her at eight. – No, don’t. She still (have) breakfast then. 2. I (wait) for you when you come out. 3. He (fly) over England tomorrow at 2.00 p.m. 4. She (plant) roses when he comes. 5. Joan (play) ping-pong in the recreation room after school. 6. When you arrive I probably (pick) fruit. 7. I’ll come at three o’clock. – Good, I (expect) you. 8. What do you think the children (do) when we get home? – I expect they (have) their supper. 9. The garden (look) its best next month. 10. The doctor is over sixty, but he doesn’t want to retire. I think he still (working) when he is seventy. 11. Don’t call for me at six. I (have a bath). 12. Don’t ring them up at seven in the morning. They (sleep). 13. Don’t write Mother about the accident. She (worry). 14. Don’t leave the child alone. He (cry). 15. Don’t tell Granny about it. She (grumble). 16. Don’t expect him to come next Saturday. He (work).

EXERCISE 8. Answer the questions in the Future Continuous Tense, using the given suggestions

1.What will she be doing on Sunday? (make a dress). 2. What will you be doing at this time next week? (bathe in the Black Sea). 3. What will grandfather be doing when we arrive? (work in the garden). 4. What will he be doing at the University for five years? (study chemistry). 5. What will they be doing at this time tomorrow? (fly to Kiev). 6. What will she be doing at the concert tomorrow? (sing Russian folk-songs). 7. What will he be doing at this time the day after tomorrow? (interview a foreign delegation). 8. What will she be doing next term? (lecture at the Institute of Foreign languages).

EXERCISE 9. Translate into English using The Future Continuous

1. Я должна идти, он будет меня ждать. 2. Я легко могу представить, что случится, когда я приеду домой. 3. Он сейчас заграницей, но он пишет, что приедет через неделю. 4. Останься еще немного, мы скоро будем пить чай. 5. Мы, как обычно, встретимся с ним вечером. 6. Полагаю, он опять будет говорить об этом. 7. Он скоро снова придет повидаться с нами. 8. Я буду звонить ему в восемь.

EXERCISE 10. Translate into English using The Future Continuous or Future Simple

1.Мы будем ждать вас у памятника. 2. Интересно, что она будет делать завтра в это время. 3. Они покажут этот фильм завтра в это время. 4. Я уверена, она все поймет. 5. Как вы будете добираться туда? 6. Собака залает, если чужой (stranger) подойдет к двери. 7. Говорят, что зима будет холодной. 8. Завтра в это время корабль будет приближаться к Ливерпулю. 9. Официант принесет кофе, мороженое и фрукты через пару минут. 10. Завтра мы увидимся.