ответьте на вопросы: 1. Where do most of English people prefer to live? 2. Why are the houses in the country more expensive than the flats in big cities? 3. What types of houses do you know in England? 4. What are the most popular types of houses among English people? 5. Is it easy or difficult nowadays to buy a house? Why? 6 .How can you buy a house?

JULIA: Hello, Kevin, (1) I haven't seen (I/not/see) you for ages. How are you?

KEVIN: I'm fine. How about you? (2) You look (you/look) well.

JULIA: YES, I'm very well thanks. So, (3) are you going (you/go) somewhere or (4) are you  meeting (you/meet) somebody off a train?

KEVIN: (5) I'm going (I/go) to London for a business meeting.

JULIA: Oh. (6) Do you often go (you/often/go) away on business?

KEVIN: Quite often, yes. And you? Where (7) are you going (you/go)?

JULIA: Nowhere. (8) I'm meeting (I/meet) a friend. Unfortunately, her train (9) has been (be)  delayed - (10) I've been waiting (I/wait) here for nearly an hour.

KEVIN: How are your children?

JULIA: They're all fine, thanks. The youngest (11) has just started (just/start) school.

KEVIN: How (12) is she getting (she/get) on? (13) Does she like (she/like) it?

JULIA: YES, (14) she thinks (she/think) it's great.

KEVIN: (15) Are you working (you/work) at the moment? When I last (16) spoke (speak) to  you, (17) you were working (you/work) in a travel agency.

JULIA: That's right. Unfortunately, the firm (18) went (go) out of business a couple of months  after (19) I had started (I/start) work there, so (20) I lost (I/lose) my job.

KEVIN: And (21) you haven't had (you/not/have) a job since then?

JULIA: Not a permanent job. (22) I've had (I/have) a few temporary jobs. By the way, (23)  have you seen (you/see) Joe recently?

KEVIN: Joe? He's in Canada.

JULIA: Really? How long (24) has he been (he/be) in Canada?

KEVIN: About a year now. (25) I saw (I/see) him a few days before (26) he went (he/go). (27) He had been (he/be) unemployed for months, so (28) he decided / he'd decided  (he/decide) to try his luck somewhere else. (29) He was really looking forward (he/really/look forward) to going.

JULIA: So, what (30) is he doing (he/do) there?

KEVIN: I've no idea. (31) I haven't heard (I/not/hear) from him since (32) he left (he/leave).  Anyway, I must go and catch my train. It was really nice to see you again.

JULIA: You too. Bye. Have a good journey.

KEVIN: Thanks. Bye.