Глаголы в скобках поставить в правильном времени: present simple or present continuous he still (try) to find a job but there (not/be) much work available at present. believe me, i (think) of you all the time. i (not/know) how they (make) both ends meet. they (have) six children and (not/earn) very much. my mother (think) that hitch-hiking (be)dangerous. the police (look) into the matter now. people (like) stability in life. they (open) a new mcdonald's tomorrow. the english (believe) that their home (be) their castle. mike (arrive) in three days. we can't wait until he (come everyone (look forward) to seeing him. when he (have) a problem to solve he will work at it until he (find) an answer. the equator (run) round themiddle of the earth. the english (like) coalfires even though they (not/pro¬duce) much heat. my brother (not/care) very much what he (look) like. a hot-air balloon (float) because hot air (be) lighter than cool air. a hot air balloon (consist) of a basket in which the pilot and the crew (stand), a gas burner and a large balloon. as soon as doctors (find) an answer to aids, they will beable to cure people. you (look) great after your holiday! - yes, i (feel) wonderful! you can borrow my walkman unless you (lose) it. have i told you about how ann (get on) at college? he (be) intelligent but he (lack) common sense. the house (be) in good condition but it (need) to be repainted. he (waste) his time looking for a job there, they (not/ take) any staff on now. the man who(live) opposite us sometimes (come) over for a cup of coffee. if i (have) a headache i generally (take) an aspirin. in england it always (rain) and the wind constantly (blow)! if you (heat) ice, it (melt).

he is still trying to find a job but there is not much work available at present.believe me, i think of you all the time.i don't know how they make both ends meet. they have six children and do not earn very much.my mother thinks that hitch-hiking is dangerous.the police are looking into the matter now.people like stability in life.they are opening a new mcdonald's tomorrow.the english believe that their home is their castle.mike is arriving  in three days. we can't wait until he comes. everyone is looking forward to seeing him.when he has a problem to solve he will work at it until he finds an answer.the equator runs round the middle of the earth.the english like coalfires even though they don't produce much heat.my brother doesn't care very much what he looks like.a hot-air balloon floats because hot air is lighter than cool air. a hot air balloon consists of a basket in which the pilot and the crew stand, a gas burner and a largeballoon.as soon as doctors find an answer to aids, they will be able to cure people.you look great after your holiday! - yes, i feel wonderful! you can borrow my walkman unless you lose it.have i told you about how ann is getting on at college? he is intelligent but he lacks common sense.the house is in good condition but it needs to be repainted.he is wasting his time looking for a job there, they're not taking any staff on now.the man who lives opposite us sometimes comes over for a cup of coffee.if i have a headache i generally take an aspirin.in england it always rains and the wind constantlyblows! if you heat ice, it melts.

1. in english, there is a special name for people whose identity has not been established or disclosed for one reason or another: for men, the name john doe is used, and for women jane doe. analogs are found in other languages.

2. every two hours a new word is added to the english dictionary. this is about 4000 words per year!

3. the first english dictionary was written in 1755.

4. the oldest english words that are used now: town, i, we, two, three.

5. english is spoken by 1 billion people, and this is every 7th person on the planet.

6. english is the official language of the sky. when making international flights, pilots communicate in english, regardless of their native language and nationality.

7. of all the english words, the "pronunciation" is most often pronounced incorrectly!

8. for 8 years in the english dictionary there was a ghost word "dord". this word does not exist; it has entered the dictionary due to a typing error. the word lasted in the dictionary from 1932 to 1940.

9. the @ symbol in english is called the at sign or the at symbol.

10. the # symbol has several names in english: hash, pound sign, number sign.

  1 what was claire doing when you phoned her? she was listening to music. did she turn the radio off? no, she didn't. she wanted to listen to music programme.- что клара делала, когда ты ей звонила? она слушала музыку. она выключила радио? нет. она хотела послушать музыкальную программу.

2. i was reading a book last night when i heard my sister shouting. what happened? she wasdoing the washing up when a plate brоke and she cut her finger. я читал книгу поздно ночью, когда услышал крик моей сестры что случилось? она мыла посуду, когда тарелка разбилась. и она порезала палец..

3 we were standing   by the door when the children were walking in. did you see what they looked like? no. they were wearing scary costumes. - мы стояли у двери, когда дети проходили мимо. вы видели, как они выглядели? нет. они были в карнавальные (страшные) костюмы.

4 what were you doing when he fainted? i called an ambulance.    что вы делали, когда он упал в обморок? я позвонил в больницу.