tenses My friend, Olga, was ill in April and missed a few lessons in English and French. We went to her in turn, helped her to do hometask and told her about what happened at the Institute, since she was ill. She was talking us about his illness and books that she was reading now, when she had more free time... since she was ill.

Use Present Perfect I or the Past Indefinite - She was alone when her husband entered. He looked around the room surprisingly. ‘’What’s it?’’ – he asked. – ‘’I moved about’’. She smiled at him. – ‘’The house is not ready yet. You can’t do it’. – ‘’I have already done it’’. – When Molly entered the room, I said, "I have brought my old album with stamps. I have met your husband on the porch. He asked me to leave it to you". - "Good afternoon, " he said. "Can I see Mary?" - "She's not here”, - answered her mother. - I had a conversation with her, which she did not like, and she left." - "I called the doctor," - said his sister, coming into the room. When Robert came to himself, he asked: "Did you say that you called the doctor? Stop him if you can. I am quite healthy. I can't just imagine why I lost consciousness." - "Where is he? I need to see him." He has gone to the forest". - "Is father downstairs?" - "Yes, he is. "Did he go to the Smiths?" — "Yes, he did. - "What did Mr. Smith say?" "Father has not seen him". - She got up from the table. "I have to go locking the gate. It has got dark". - "Look," - he said, holding a brush in each hand, - what my cousin gave me! He left them on my dressing table". - The boy went out and read the rhyme clear voice . His mother spoke first. "Come here," she told him. "Who taught you this?" - "I invented it myself," - answered the boy. - My clothes are not in the room. They have tool it away. - He has picked a flower. "Look what I did", he said. - "Why did you do that?" "I don't know." - What have I done that my father has been annoyed so strongly? - Then they all went into the dining room and took their seats. “And my brother and I were having breakfast; Meg exclaimed suddenly, “I have absolutely forgotten". - Molly, happened something terrible. The neighbors on the porch they found the baby. - They say that the girl and her aunt sold her house and go somewhere to relatives.

use the Past Continuous: 1. While the porter and the driver are putting his things in the car, Jack lit a cigarette. 2. At this moment, he saw his brother. He is standing on the other side of the glass doors. 3. The woman said something to the boy, who was walking beside her. 4. When the boy fell asleep, he was still holding a new toy. 5. He awoke. The telephone is ringing near his bed. 6. Joe was happy that his brother was driving slower now. 7. She is sitting at the depth of the room, face to the door. She wore the same dress, and she is watching the three men boldly who is standing on the other side of the room. When Jack came up to her, she smiled at him. He felt clearly that the three men are watching him.

Guys! what does it mean "SpoilsportY"? spoilsport is a person who behaves in a way that spoils others' pleasure, especially by not joining in an activity. BUT what's this "spoilsportY"?

guys! help to explain the American SLANG airhead a.k.a. all about … beats me be good Blast bling blow away bummer can do catch-22 cheesy chicken chip in come off comp couch potato corny cough up crush (noun) cut it out dish it out Dog double take double up Drag Dude eager beaver Easy even-steven fed up fizzle Fluke Flunk

guys! how can I understand that "Take your own cheese"?

help to explain guys, please 1) hug themselves with the thought”, 2) “can be scored in а quiz”, 3) “if their pride needs to be salvaged by а little affectionate banter 4) the scale of the nation, 5) wealth of pride, 6) fill in gaps, 7) have а go, 8) beyond expectation, 9) tilt the balance, 10) beachfront shack, what do these phrases mean?

exercise #2 12. He felt better and better, because he was left by himself. Now nobody demanded that he behaved decently, there was no need to pretend that he is very polite. 13. Your memory consumption is not any better than mine, but you're much younger than me, although you are not so young. 14. We had to postpone our trip to the countryside, as the weather was getting worse and worse. "What a monstrous weather" cried the mother. 15. The beautiful is always pleasing to the eye. It is widely known. But the poor are not always able to appreciate the beautiful, sweet fruits of labor are unavailable to them. 16. I like his graying at the temples. Gray hair does not spoil a man, on the contrary, they make him look like a God, who punishes the cruel and is condescending to the weak. 17. She does not look like himself in a wedding dress, huge like "Titanic". It is hard to believe that this dress is worth such a mad money. 18. This watch is not just old; it’s antique, so one has to give it to the highly qualified watchmaker. Work is worth expensive, but this work should be expensive basically. 19. Give us a sandwich with egg, a cake and two coffees. No, sorry, one coffee and tea. With milk, please. Sugar is not necessary. 20. Clean me an orange. Oh, be careful, the knife is very sharp, do not cut yourself. 21. The Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the most remote regions of Russia. It is located in the North-Eastern part of Eurasia and bordered by the Okhotsk Sea in the West, by the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean in the East.

my exercise 1. The train was late for 2 minutes. You still have time to buy a ticket, prepare your money, you will need them. 2. The latest news on TV begins at ten o'clock. Don’t miss them. 3. The last edition of this book has already sold out. I'm afraid this is really the last edition, the other in the near future won’t be. 4. There was a stage at the far end of the hall which stood four people from the orchestra and played the waltz on. 5. She knew that further discussion of her report will not be. Maybe another time? The next speaker was already preparing to speak. 6. Please tell me where the nearest vegetable is? I need to buy green onions and potatoes. 7. Mother often has a special feeling for the eldest son, even if the eldest son is ten years older than younger. 8. Jane was one year older than Mary. She had thick black hair and dark blue eyes. I could hardly believe that she's only thirteen. She looked older than she was. 9. There were a plate with cookies, two cups and a sugar bowl on the table. The cookies were the cheapest. There is no fruit at all. The fruit is too expensive at this time. 10. She taught him, where the Black sea is, what the largest river is and what name of the highest mountain in Russia is. 11. Sit down and wait a little. A friend of my father's come soon. He is rather well-known lawyer and can give you good advice, so I hope you don't have to pay for the damages.