Signboards Вывески (таблички)

ATTENTION ВНИМАНИЕ

ADMISSON BY TICKET ONLY ВХОД ТОЛЬКО ПО БИЛЕТАМ

ADMISSION FREE ВХОД БЕСПЛАТНЫЙ

BARBER'S SHOP ПАРИКМАХЕРСКАЯ

BEWARE OF CARS! БЕРЕГИСЬ АВТОМОБИЛЯ

BE WEAR OF THE DOG! ОСТОРОЖНО! ЗЛАЯ СОБАКА!

BOOKING OFFICE КАССА БРОНИРОВАНИЯ БИЛЕТОВ

BOX OFFICE КАССА

BUS STOP ОСТАНОВКА АВТОБУСА

CAUTION ОСТОРОЖНО

CAUTION: AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC БЕРЕГИСЬ АВТОМОБИЛЯ

CHEMIST' S АПТЕКА

CINEMA КИНОТЕАТР

CLOSED ЗАКРЫТО

DANGER! ОПАСНОСТЬ!

DEPARTMENT STORE УНИВЕРСАЛЬНЫЙ МАГАЗИН

DETOUR ОБЪЕЗД

DRUGSTORE АПТЕКА

EMERGENCY EXIT ЗАПАСНОЙ ВЫХОД

ENTRANCE ВХОД

EXIT ВЫХОД

FASTEN SAFETY BELTS! ПРИСТЕГНИТЕ РЕМНИ!

FIRST AID СКОРАЯ ПОМОЩЬ

FIRST AID POST МЕДПУНКТ

FIRST FLOOR ВТОРОЙ ЭТАЖ // ПЕРВЫЙ ЭТАЖ

GROUND FLOOR ПЕРВЫЙ ЭТАЖ (ВЕЛИКОБР.)

HAIRDRESSER'S ПАРИКМАХЕРСКАЯ

HOTEL ГОСТИНИЦА

HOURS:...TO... ЧАСЫ РАБОТЫ: С...ПО...

INFORMATION СПРАВОЧНОЕ БЮРО

INQUIRY OFFICE СПРАВОЧНОЕ БЮРО

KEEP OFF THE GRASS! ПО ГАЗОНАМ НЕ ХОДИТЬ!

LOOK OUT! ВНИМАНИЕ!

MEN ДЛЯ МУЖЧИН

MOVIE THEATRE КИНОТЕАТР

NO ADMISSION ВХОД ЗАПРЕЩЁН

NO ENTRY ПРОХОД (ВХОД) ЗАПРЕЩЁН

NO PARKING СТОЯНКА ЗАПРЕЩЕНА

NO PHOTOGRAPHING ФОТОГРАФИРОВАТЬ ЗАПРЕЩЕНО

NO SMOKING НЕ КУРИТЬ

NO STOPPING СТОЯНКА ЗАПРЕЩЕНА

NO SWIMMING КУПАТЬСЯ ЗАПРЕЩЕНО

OFF ВЫКЛЮЧЕНО

ON ВКЛЮЧЕНО

ON SALE ПРОДАЕТСЯ

OPEN ОТКРЫТО

PARKING СТОЯНКА

POST OFFICE ПОЧТА

PRIVATE BEACH ЧАСТНЫЙ ПЛЯЖ

PRIVATE PROPERTY ЧАСТНАЯ СОБСТВЕННОСТЬ

PULL К СЕБЕ

PUSH ОТ СЕБЯ

RESERVED ЗАБРОНИРОВАНО

REST ROOMS ТУАЛЕТЫ (ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫЕ)

ROAD CLOSED ПРОЕЗД ЗАКРЫТ

SECOND FLOOR ТРЕТИЙ ЭТАЖ//ВТОРОЙ ЭТАЖ

SERVICE ENTRANCE СЛУЖЕБНЫЙ ВХОД

SMOKING AREA (ЗОНА) ДЛЯ КУРЯЩИХ

SMOKING SECTION (ЗОНА) ДЛЯ КУРЯЩИХ

STOP! DON'T WALK СТОЙТЕ! ПРОХОД ЗАПРЕЩЕН

TAKEN ЗАНЯТО

TICKET-MACHINES КАССЫ-АВТОМАТЫ

TRAM STOP ТРАМВАЙНАЯ ОСТАНОВКА

WALK! ИДИТЕ!

WARNING! ВНИМАНИЕ!

WC ТУАЛЕТ

WOMEN ДЛЯ ЖЕНЩИН

WET PAINT ОСТОРОЖНО! ОКРАШЕНО!

Exercise 1. Choose the right variant:

Example: The flight lasted / was lasting three hours.

1. It was 8.00 in the morning. A lot of people stood / were standing at the bus stop, waiting to go to work.

2. A magnificent oak tree stood / was standing in the middle of the garden.

3. I studied / was studying politics at university.

4. He studied / was studying the effects of radiation when he suddenly died.

5. When I woke up this morning it rained / was raining.

6. It rained / was raining every single day of the holidays.

7. I asked him what he thought / was thinking about.

8. I thought / was thinking the play was extremely good.

9. A What did you do / were you doing with that electric drill?

B I was putting up some book shelves in my bedroom.

10. A What did you do / were you doing with that electric drill?

B I put it back in its box in the tool cupboard.

11. A What did you do / were you doing before you took this job?

B Nothing, actually. I only left school a few months ago.

12. A What did you do / were you doing in my bedroom just now?

B The light was on, so I just went in to turn it off.

13. The poor chap died / was dying. All we could do was comfort him.

14. The poor chap died / was dying early last morning.

Exercise 2. Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Past Coutinuons.

a. I _______ (watch) TV when Mark ______. (phone).

b. What _____________ (you/do) at the time of the murder?

c. She _____________ (jump) into the river and ___________ (rescue) the drowning boy.

d. I _____ (see) my first baseball game while I _______ (live) in New York.

e. Where __________ (you/go) when you ___________ (get off) the train?

f. We ________ (ring) the police because the neighbours _________ (play) their music too loud.

g. He ____________ (write) the whole composition during the lunch hour.

h. She ___________ (write) to her brother when he ____________ (walk) through the front door.

i. ___________ (you/work) in Spain this time last year? Yes, I ___________ (go) out there in '93.

j. Mum and Dad ______ (sleep) when I _________ (get) home last night.

k. What _____ (that news reader / say) just then? I don't know. I _______ (not / listen).

l. Someone ________ (take) a photo of me while I ___________ (have) a bath.

m. “__________ (you / see) the match last night? ” “No. I ________ (try) to get some work done.”

n. We ________ (not/know) what to do when the сomputer ______ (break down).

o. It __________ (rain) outside and the children __________ (cry), so we ___________ (decide) to play a game.

Exercise 3. Are the verbs correct?

a. The kitchen caught fire while we were having dinner.

b. The sun shone so we decided to go for a walk.

c. I'm afraid I wasn't hearing what you said.

d. Alan read a newspaper when he heard a strange noise.

e. She was knowing she was being followed.

f. The boss walked in while I played a computer game.

g. I was walking home from work when a dog attacked me.

h. He was reading the entire book, from start to finish, in two hours.

i. What did you do when you saw someone trying to steal your car?

j. I didn't see the last goal because I looked at the sky at the time.