O R A L P R A C T I C E Lessons 1 - 25 - Shenker

Grammar Notes
16.1
16.2
16.3
16.4
16.5
16.6
16.7
16.8
16.9
Words and Expressions
ROOMS AND FURNITURE (the hall / a coat rack / an umbrella stand / a mirror; the living room / a sofa /
an armchair / a coffee table / a bookshelf / the dining room / a dining room table / a chair / a
sideboard; the kitchen / a sink / a cooker / a cupboard / a refrigerator (fridge); the bedroom / a
bed / a bedside table / a wardrobe / a chest of drawers; the bathroom / a wash basin / a bath
(tub) / a shower / a toilet (WC))
EXPRESSIONS (Listen to me! / I can't hear you. / I'll call back later. / Come home soon. / Slowly but
surely. / How did you guess? / That's good to hear. / Don't get depressed. / It's getting late.)
Examples in Grammar Notes
16.1
16.2
16.3
16.4
16.5
16.6
16.7
16.8
16.9
Oral Practice 16
Ann's watching a video.
What are they doing?
I'm trying to make dinner. / What are they doing?
Don't get depressed. / It's getting late.
I can't hear you.
I'll call back a little later
The kids are making too much noise.
Ann's watching a video.
Paul's listening to rock music.
present progressive
use of the present progressive
"make" and "do"
"get" = "diventare"; "get" = "arrivare"
"can" + verbs of perception
use of "I'll"
"too much" and "too many"; "too" + adjectives
"watch", "look" and "look at"
"listen" and "listen to"
Janet is working at home. / Is Janet working at home? / Janet isn't working at home. / Jeff and Peter
are studying. / Are Jeff and Peter studying? / Jeff and Peter aren't studying. / to write - writing /
She's writing a book. / to make - making / He's making a model of the Titanic. / to hope - hoping
/ Ann and Simon are hoping to see you. / to plan - planning / They're planning to go away next
weekend. / to stop - stopping / We're stopping here for the night. / to begin - beginning / I'm beginning
to understand the problem. / to open - opening /to listen - listening / The children are
opening their presents. / She's listening to a talk show on TV. // writeing / makeing / planing
The phone's ringing. Can you answer it? / Sorry, I can't. I'm washing my hair. / Well, I'm cooking
dinner. / Let it ring, then. They can leave a message on the answering machine. / The company is
growing. / We're selling our products all over the world. / We're making progress. / Business is
improving.
MAKE - I made an apple pie yesterday. / This factory makes electronic components. / These
clothes are made in Italy. / DO - What are you doing? / I'm doing my homework. / What is Patrick
doing? / He's doing the accounts. / I made two mistakes in my dictation. / Can I make a quick phone
call? / The children are making progress at school. / She made a good impression at the interview.
// I did two mistakes...
It's getting late. / I'm getting tired. / What time did you get home? / We got home very late. / I got
to school just in time.
The fog is getting worse. / I can't see the road signs. / I can smell something burning. / Did you turn
off the oven? / I've got a bad cold. / I can't taste anything. // I don't hear you.
I'll go. / I'll do it. / I'll tell him. // I call back later.
too much noise / too much traffic / too much smoke / too many cars / too many buses / too many
people / What was your trip like? / Terrible! There was too much traffic. / The swimming pool was
so crowded! / There were too many people... / and there was too much noise. / Those earrings are
too expensive. / "Gone with the Wind" is a great film, / but it's too long. / Why didn't you finish
the test? / Because it was too difficult. // too much people / too much difficult
Did you watch the quiz show on TV last night? / I watched half the programme, then I turned it off
and went to bed. / The teacher looked at my homework. / Can I look at your newspaper? / Look!
/ Look at me! / Look! It's snowing. / Look at those grey clouds.
Listen! / Listen to me! / Listen carefully to the instructions. / Why don't you listen to me? / Stop,
look and listen! / Look left, look right, then cross.